SEPTEMBER
11th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE:
The Annual
Sportsman's
Dinner and
Silent Auction
will be held on
Saturday,
September 24
from 5-8 PM at
the Blanchard
Community
Center, 685
Rusho. Come and
enjoy a silent
auction of new
and used
sporting,
camping, hunting
and fishing
items plus gift
certificates and
lots of fun
miscellaneous
items.
Admission is $8
per person, $5
for children 12
and under and
includes a
delicious meal
of meats,
side-dishes,
salads, desserts
and beverages.
Everyone
welcome! For
more information
call the
Blanchard
Community Center
at
208-437-1037.
SEPTEMBER
2nd, 2011
PRESS RELEASE:
IMMEDIATE/submitted
by Barbara Hornby,
BASIC
GET ACQUAINTED WITH
OUR NEW SCHOOL BOARD
TRUSTEE
BLANCHARD COMMUNITY
CENTER on Thursday,
September 8th
at 7 PM
After serving for
ten years on the
West Bonner County
School Board, Mr.
Ken Corning resigned
late last year. At
the January 2011
board meeting the
four remaining
trustees elected Mr.
Phil Hixson of
Blanchard to fill
the vacancy left by
Mr. Corning as our
area (Zone 5)
representative.
Mr. Hixson is a
relatively new
resident of Idaho,
but has been
vacationing in this
area for the last 30
plus years. He has
served on the Board
of Managers for
Stoneridge Resort
for the past seven
years. After
retiring as a
Natural Resources
Manager with the
Corps of Engineers
(COE), he and his
wife, Shirley, a
former Home
Economics middle
school teacher,
built their
retirement home in
at Stoneridge.
Mr. Hixson graduated
with a degree in
Biology from Fresno
State College in
1969 and taught
fifth and sixth
grade classes for
the next eight
years. During his
summers he served as
a Park Ranger in the
National Park
Service. While
employed by the COE,
he also taught
classes at Walla
Walla Community
College and the
University of Idaho.
“I really want to
meet the people. I
need to know who I
represent, as well
as what concerns
they might have
about the education
of our local
children. It will
also give them a
chance to get to
know me and what my
feelings are
regarding
education.”…Mr. Phil
Hixson
Mr. Hixson looks
forward to meeting
informally with
parents and others
on Thursday,
September 8th
at 7 PM at the
Blanchard Community
Center, 685 Rusho.
For information call
437-1037.
SEPTEMBER 2011
PRESS RELEASE:
IMMEDIATE/Submitted by
Barbara Hornby
BLANCHARD COMMUNITY CENTER ,
685 Rusho
BASIC:
10 AM monthly meeting,
Thursday, September 8th.
No guest speaker. Please
note: The Cort Conley
presentation previously
scheduled for September 10th
has been CANCELED due to
illness.
Two
Cooks With Love:
Final “Elegant Meal” of the
season, 5-8:30 PM,
Wednesday, September 7
Reservations call:
509-891-5980. The community
extends a big thank you to
Roxane and Scott Cook and
their wonderful crew.
Cooking Series:
Master
Chef, Steve Geving
offers cooking classes once
per month, 10:30 AM- 1:30 PM
on select Wednesdays. The
next class is Wednesday,
September 21. Call Steve
(208) 437-0426
Meet
Mr. Phil Hixson, New West
Bonner County School Board
Trustee:
7 PM, Thursday, September 8th.
Mr. Hixson looks forward to
meeting informally with
those he represents; parents
and others who are
interested in the education
of our local children.
Country Breakfasts:
7 AM-11 AM. Monday,
September 12th
and September 19th.
Open to the public and
supported by donations
determined by what you want
to give.
Annual Sportsman’s Dinner
and Silent Auction:
5 PM- 8 PM, Saturday,
September 24th.
Enjoy a meal of delicious
meats, salads, desserts and
beverages and a silent
auction of new and used
sports related items, lots
of gift certificates, and
other goodies. $8 adults,
$5 children 12 and under.
We are still in need of
items for the auction.
Art
Classes:
Furniture Painting
(previously scheduled for
September 10th)
has been rescheduled for 10
AM- 4 PM, Saturday,
September, 17th.
There will also be an art
class on Saturday, October 8th.
Call Clancie (208) 437-4072.
Quilting/Stitching:
Blanchard Stitchers meet the
2nd Tuesday of
each month at the Blanchard
Inn, 10 AM, and the 3rd
and 4th Tues.
each month at the Center
from 9 AM-2 PM. Call Patsy
(208) 437-0969
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Spirit Lake Fire District:
BASIC special guest
speakers, 7 PM, Thursday,
October 13th. The BASIC
meeting will be at 6 PM just
previous to the SLFD
program.
Fall
Doll Tea:
11 AM, Saturday, October 22nd.
$6.00 admission includes a
light lunch, tea, lots of
dolls to admire and a live
auction of new and used
doll/tea related items.
Bring your favorite doll,
teapot, teacup, apron and/or
hat for show-and-tell.
Medicare Open House:
9 AM-2 PM, Wednesday,
November 2nd.
Annual Holiday Bazaar:
9 AM-4PM, Saturday, November
5th (A limited
number of $20 booth spaces
are available NOW;
half are already taken).
Application forms can be
printed from the “Arts &
Culture” section at the
Blanchard Community website.
BASIC Election of Officers:
10 AM, Thursday, November 10th.
Annual Community Christmas
Party:
1-4 PM, Sunday, December 5th.
Free fun, toys, Santa and
Chili!
For
information about these
“open to the public”
activities or to rent the
center at reasonable rates
for private parties/meetings
call the Blanchard Community
Center at 208-437-1037.
Reserve NOW for private
holiday parties. ->
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PRESS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
July 2011
FAMILY FUN at the Blanchard
Community Center, 685 Rusho -
Everyone Welcome!
Saturday, July 23rd One Summer Nite-Picnic
on the lawn, DJ Music and dancing.
Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, and
a picnic meal for your family or
purchase a meal for $2.50 specially
prepared by Don Bishop. The fun
begins at 6 PM and there is no
charge to come and enjoy the music
and fun.
Kids Summer Arts Camp for Children
continues on Wednesdays and
Thursdays at 9 AM. The camp will
run until the closing recital on
July 28th. And on August 17 a
special children's art class
will feature doll making and an
assemblage project. Call Clancie
for details. 437-4072
Saturday, July 30th, KIDS FUN
DAY! Bring the entire family
for a day of games, water balloon
fights, old fashion contests, and
fun with the Pena and Edwards
families guiding the
activities. The day will also
include the annual Stick horse Race
(sponsored by Stoneridge
Resort) with a gunshot start by Fred
Ghio and a free lunch sponsored by
BASIC. Everything is free (with
the exception of the cakewalk).
Don't miss the fun from 11 AM-3 PM!
Country Breakfasts with Chef Don
Bishop continue on select
Mondays from 7 am-11am -- July
18 & 25, August 1, 8,15, 22 &
29. This program is open to the
public and is supported by
donations in any amount.
Coming Saturday, August
6th-- "Screening for Crystals"
with Dean Yongue at 2 PM. This
special free program is for all
ages. Kids can do screening and
Dean will talk about going
safely into old mines and caves,
plus hand-held GPS use.
For information about any of
these programs or the Blanchard
Community Center call:
208-437-1037.
PRESS RELEASE: Immediate
June 2nd, 2011
JUNE HAPPENINGS AT THE BLANCHARD
COMMUNITY CENTER
The Blanchard Community Center (685
Rusho) is booming with activity
during the month of June. The
annual live auction will be held
Saturday, June 18th with preview
time set for 9 AM and the auction
starting at 11 AM. The event is
open to the public with free
admission. It features new and used
items including lots of business
gift certificates (golf packages,
river rafting, train trips, meals at
restaurants, hardware items, gift
baskets and so much more). This
auction is always lots of fun and
promises bargains galore. Larry
Cunningham is the official
auctioneer and concessions will be
open for your lunch enjoyment.
Please don't miss this fun event.
Your participation helps to support
BASIC and the community center. So,
be there to honor all the hard work
and programs at the Center.
Other activities at the Center in
June include the BASIC meeting at 6
PM on Thursday, June 9th with a
special program at 7 PM: "Growing
Hostas and Iris" with Robert and
Linda Karr from Newport Naturals
/Spruce Corner Iris and Alpaca
Farm.
On Saturday, June 25th at 6 PM the
live band , "Mojo" will perform a
FREE concert on the lawn at the
community center. Bring your lawn
chairs. Food can be purchased from
special vendors.
Country Breakfasts in June are
scheduled on select Mondays from 7
AM-11 AM ( June 6, 13 and 27). The
meals are cooked by Don Bishop and
an all-volunteer team. The
breakfasts are open to the public
and are supported by donations in
the amount of your choosing. This
program is going strong and well
attended. Special thanks to Idaho
Community Foundation Northern Region
Greatest Needs Fund for the recent
award of a grant to help complete
the pantry in support of this
wonderful program.
"Two Cooks With Love" catering
returns to the center for "Elegant
Dinners" on June 22nd from 5 PM-8:30
PM. They will only be doing 6 meals
this summer. The monthly Master
Chef Cooking Class will also take
place on June 22nd featuring "The
Cuisine of Spain" from 10:30 AM-1:30
PM. For reservations for the dinner
or to sign-up for cooking classes
call 509-891-5980 or 208-437-0426
A quilter's tea promoted by
Blanchard Stitchers will be held on
June 21st. For information call
Margie at 208=437-0368.
A FREE Summer Arts Camp for children
begins on June 23rd continuing on
Wednesdays and Thursdays. To
register your child or for
information call Clancie at
208-437-4072
For general information about all
programs call the Blanchard
Community Center at 208-437-1037.
PRESS RELEASE: Immediate
May 17, 2011
Kitchen Progress in Blanchard thanks
to
INWCF,
Margaret F Galbraith Fund
Blanchard
Area Seniors, Incorporated (BASIC)
recently completed the kitchen
center island at the Blanchard
Community Center thanks to a $7,500
grant awarded in 2010 through the
Margaret F. Galbraith Fund within
Inland Northwest Community
Foundation.
The island is
the main preparation area for foods
and storage of cooking utensils and
dry-goods. The project took nearly
a year to complete but it has been
well worth the wait and hard work.
The unique blue-pine cabinets were
designed by BASIC board members
(with community input) and custom
made, in Blanchard, by Cozy Cabin
Furniture. The stainless steel
counter top, and (required)
prep-sink were made by Krueger Sheet
Metal of Spokane, Clark’s Electric
of Newport installed the electrical
components and Floors N’ More of
Priest River, provided the finishing
touch of baseboards.
Along with this
wonderful progress comes a new
“Country Breakfast” program that
began in March and is operated
entirely by volunteers. Don Bishop,
a retired school teacher, is doing
the cooking and bringing new tastes
to Blanchard. The meals are
offered on select Mondays from 7
am-11 am at the Blanchard Community
Center, 685 Rusho. They are open to
all age and income levels and are
supported on a donation basis.
Two lower
cabinets and upper wall-mount units
are still needed before the kitchen
will be fully completed but, as it
is right now, it is fully functional
and licensed as a commercial-grade
kitchen. It has gotten great use
for fundraisers, meetings, potlucks
and special events. Additionally,
the kitchen is rented by Master
Chef, Steve Geving who teaches
monthly cooking classes and “Two
Cooks With Love” catering who will
be serving 6 elegant dinners this
summer.
We are proud of the kitchen progress
at the Blanchard Community Center
that was made possible through the
generosity of the Margaret F.
Galbraith Fund within Inland
Northwest Community Foundation. We
are equally proud of those who
dedicate their time, energy and
talent to make Blanchard a beautiful
and unique place to live.
To view photos of happenings in
Blanchard and the kitchen island
click here.
A breakfast schedule is also listed
on the website or can be picked up
at the
center.
Photos are also accessible on the
“Blanchard Idaho” Facebook page. For
more information call the Blanchard
Community Center at 208-437-1037.
May 1st, 2011
BLANCHARD PRESS RELEASES
Submitted by Barb
Hornby, Blanchard Area Seniors, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE
#1: Immediate
SPECIAL PROGRAM-
THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE FENCE:
Book
Talk and signing
by author, Joyce
Nowacki
PLUS A GREAT ASIAN
LUNCHEON
by Gary and Dottie
Thompson
SUNDAY, May 15th
from 1-5 PM at Blanchard Community
Center, 685 Rusho
Admission is free
for the program that starts promptly at
1 PM. In addition to discussion,
Chinese artifacts will also be shown and
books will be for sale with author
signing. Immediately following the book
presentation Asian food will be served
to those who want to purchase a meal.
The cost of the meal is $6 per adults,
$3 for children under 10 years old.
Meal tickets will be sold at the door.
The menu includes: Chicken
stir-fry with rice, egg roll, deep-fried
lemon chicken and Asian pickled
vegetables. A silent auction of Asian
items will also be held during the
event.
The novel, The Other Side of the Fence
centers around the Chinese burial
grounds between the eastern edge of the
Rathdrum Lions Club parking lot and the
city’s Pinegrove Cemetery. An unknown
number of Chinese immigrants were buried
in the immediate area, many having
worked on laying track for the Northern
Pacific Railroad. Little is known of
their ancestry or their exact
gravesites.
Back Book
Cover:
The Lions Club’s
decision to pave their parking lot is
halted when an old Chinese graveyard is
found. The discovery surprises everyone
except Wong Jie. Her parents are buried
there, and it is her wish to join her
ancestors when her time comes. Jie is 96
years old, and that may be soon. Molly,
her granddaughter, wants to help
preserve the cemetery and make Jie’s
wish come true. The North Idaho city
leaders would rather see a parking lot.
Molly and Jie have a fight on their
hands as they battle city hall.
The tale told by
Jie to Molly about their ancestors, the
Chinese immigrants brought in to help
build the Northern Pacific railroad in
the 1880s, is richly detailed in this
heartwarming, multi-generational story
of a people, a family and a town.
BIO :
Joyce Nowacki, is a
freelance writer and owns Write Offsite,
a marketing and business management on
consultant basis. She authored news
columns for both the Post Falls Tribune
and Spokesman Review for eight years
total. She teaches writing classes for
North Idaho College Workforce Training.
Joyce lives in Spirit Lake, Idaho, with
her husband, Wayne, of 43 years, whom
she swears keeps her around to see what
she will do next. They have two
daughters and 5 grandchildren. A native
of North Idaho, she served three terms
as Trustee on the Lakeland School Board
of Education, Rathdrum, Idaho.
May 1st, 2011
PRESS RELEASE #2 : Immediate
BLANCHARD ANNUAL
PLANT and RUMMAGE SALE:
Starting Monday,
May 16 and running each day until Sunday
May 22 from 9 am until tired (Closing
early on Sunday) at 26299 Hwy 41,
Blanchard ID. Donations of
GENTLYused items will be
accepted before, and during the Sale!
Plant donations are also needed. Call to
schedule delivery or pick-up of rummage
or plants: Barb (208) 437-4480, Sandy:
(208) 437-2010 or the Center: (208)
437-1037. Donations are tax-deductibleand proceeds benefit Blanchard Area
Seniors, Inc. and the Blanchard
Community Center.
January 7th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE: Immediate
A Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Sarah Jones
Memorial Scholarship Fund (administered by
Blanchard Area Seniors, Inc.) will be held
on Sunday, January 23rd from 1-4 pm at the
Blanchard Community Center (685 Rusho).
Proceeds from this fundraiser will pay for
scholarships for deserving students living
in the Blanchard area. The cost is $6.00
for adults, $3 for children over the age of
12 and $1 per child under the age of 12. No
one will go away hungry! Please come and
support this worthy cause in remembrance of
Sarah Jones.
Blanchard Area Seniors, Inc (BASIC) holds
monthly meetings, programs, art and cooking
classes and other fun activities for
everyone to enjoy; participation and
membership is open to all age groups. We
are presently seeking volunteers and
donations for weekly Country Breakfasts that
will be scheduled on select Mondays,
starting in March and continuing throughout
the year. Everyone welcome! See
www.blanchardidaho.net
and click on "calendar" to see a breakfast
schedule, as well as, upcoming activities in
Blanchard. For more information or to
volunteer call: 208-437-1037.
Blanchard
Area Seniors, Incorporated (BASIC)
recently completed the kitchen
center island at the Blanchard
Community Center thanks to a $7,500
grant awarded in 2010 through the
Margaret F. Galbraith Fund within
Inland Northwest Community
Foundation. 
