Legals for March, 23 2023

Were calls ethical?

The week of the school election, the Herald ran a picture of students with vote yes signs who had “called nearly 1000 people” on the day of the election.

Porthill POE extended hours promising, but business uncertain

The Porthill Port of Entry crossing hours were extended to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., on March 31, previously from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Winter in North Idaho

Why men can't remember things…

Ken's Korner

Hospital celebrates CNA graduation

Boundary Community Hospital and North Idaho College are celebrating the graduates of the winter semester certified nursing assistant class in Bonners Ferry.

Pistol Range Day set for Saturday

If you love your guns and love to shoot, this Saturday at 9 a.m. will be a day you will not want to miss. The North Bench Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting its first PISTOL RANGE DAY fundraiser with shooting events for all levels and abilities. It doesn’t matter if you are an accomplished professional shooter or an amateur “pistolero,” it’s sure to be a fun day for everyone while supporting the volunteer firefighters in our community.

Badger girls beat North Idaho Christian 52-21

The Bonners Ferry Badgers jumped out to a 30-10 lead at half-time in route to the girls basketball team beating North Idaho Christian 52-21 for the second time in non-league play.

College grounds aerospace program

Aerospace Center will close at the end of 2020-21 school year

The North Idaho College Aerospace Center will close at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.

Valley View unveils first book vending machine in North Idaho

Valley View elementary school unveiled its book vending machine on Tuesday, June 8, the first in North Idaho.

GROW! receives funds from Forever Idaho North Grant Program

GROW!, or Gardeners for Regional Organic Well-being, has received a $2,346 grant from the Idaho Community Foundation’s Forever Idaho North Grant Program.

Militia groups pose ever-increasing concerns

As a Native Idahoan with family and friends from the north of the state to the south, I have grave concerns for the safety and well being of Idaho citizens from ever increasing numbers of militia groups, their threatening presence and rhetoric especially over the past four years.

Boundary County Victim Services receives grant

With sincere gratitude, Boundary County Victim Services (BCVS) would like to thank the North Idaho Action Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation for awarding our program with a generous grant in December 2017. This grant has afforded survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault who were in crisis, the opportunity to receive mental health counseling.

Health care in North Idaho and Uganda

This summer I was in Bwindi, Uganda. A very small rural village up in the mountains, a long windy dirt road to get there. As a nurse practitioner, I visited the community hospital. They are staffed 24/7 with nurse midwives who deliver all the babies. A general surgeon is available if a c-section is required. Because of the distance, women with high-risk pregnancies stay at a cottage by the hospital. While there, they have health education and education about caring for a baby.

Board did not forbid airing Obama talk

In response to the school board’s decision regarding President Obama’s speech to our children.

Sportsmen take a stance on hunting rights

BOISE — Some Idaho sportsmen and statewide conservation organizations, such as the Idaho Wildlife Federation (IWF), are currently at odds with potential legislation that would increase the allocation of big-game auction tags in the state. At the heart of this division is a fundamental dispute regarding hunting rights and how tags should be distributed among Idahoans.

C6-Zero: We seek to be good neighbor

A recent letter to the editor (“Stop the refinery, save the Kootenai River,” Aug 11) is filled with fabrications and misinformation. Allow C6-Zero to correct the record from the top down.

Join the 119th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Boundary County is where we call home. It is that time of year to count another group that also calls it home. It is time to survey our feathered friends that live within a seven one-half mile radius of downtown Bonners Ferry. No matter the weather, volunteers will begin at the first light of the day. From the Chickadee at the feeder, the dipper in the creek to the red-tailed hawk soaring up above. Our goal is to get a count of the birds that winter in the greater Bonners Ferry area.

Robins happily hop along … it's spring!

“The first day of Spring is one thing, and the first Spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” — Henry Van Dyke, Fisherman’s Luck.

Salmonella scare hurting local business

Owner of Evergreen Produce in Moyie Springs, Nadine Scharf is distraught over reports of salmonella in the sprouts they produce.