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MARCH NIBJ: Workshops help set businesses on path to success
When Brent Baker first thought about holding economic development workshops, his vision was to help businesses in …
MARCH NIBJ: Economic development taking a community-centered approach
Economic development groups aren't what they used to be. And that, Pend Oreille Economic Partnership's Brent Baker said is a good thing. Instead of offer…
MARCH NIBJ: Training helps Idaho Forest Group chart strong future
Idaho Forest Group's training programs are helping attract new employees and show potential career paths. Among them is IFG's registered apprenticeship program…
Valor: A Tribute to Veterans
Honoring those who serve.
Bill Hunt: Missing in action; never forgotten
Bill Hunt was 31 when he was last seen alive. Leaning up against a tree, badly wounded, the Special Forces ranger provided cover for a wounded comrade that …
Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice
When thinking of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country, images of rows upon rows of white headstones from Arlington Cemetary may come to m…
American Legion mural project to honor veterans
The American Legion Post 55 is working to add a mural honoring veterans on the outside of the Veterans of Foreign War and Veterans Alliance building in Bonners…
Roger Gregory
Roger Gregory remembers the soldiers. One, who was lying on a stretcher, as he waited to be taken to a helicopter from the MASH hospital to a facility furth…
Tuffy and the 93rd Transportation Company
I’d like to share the experience’s of my friend Larry who served in Vietnam as a crew chief of a Huey helicopter in the 93rd Transportation Company.
Louis Ray Lefebvre
Born in Bonners Ferry on Dec. 11, 1933, Louis Ray Lefebvre served in the Army from 1957 to 1977.
Gerald Higgs
Gerald Higgs served as a repair division chief and fire marshall aboard the battleship USS New Jersey from 1987 to 1988.
The Gaffield family, serving generationally
Both sides of the Gaffield family have served for generations across the U.S. military branches.
Dustin Woelfle
At 19 years old, Dustin Woelfle received a call from a Navy recruiter asking if he'd llike to meet. At that meeting, Woelfle signed up for a six-year term due …
Jeff Petersen
Jeff Petersen has served in the military for nearly 22 years.
Steve Powell
Steve Powell spent 15 months on my tour in Vietnam.