Bonners Ferry, ID

The Idaho Horizons project, will hold a one day trainings for Horizons communities on 11th called “Leading Community Conversations”.

The training is planned for Mar.11th in Plummer. Attendees will meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Wellness Center. Communities attending the Plummer event will include Bonners Ferry, Silver Valley, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, St. Maries, Up River (Fernwood, Santa, and Emida), Bovill, Troy, Elk River, and Kendrick and Juliaetta.
The Idaho Horizons training “Leading Community Conversations” is the next in a series of community trainings through the Northwest Area Foundation-funded partnership with University of Idaho Extension.

This training will be led by David Beurle of Innovative Leadership Australia. David led communities through their community visioning sessions in the fall of 2007, and as promised by Horizons will return to motivate, engage and strengthen community during this training. Topics that will be addressed include: reconnecting your community by building enthusiasm, how to engage people in community-wide dialog, how to talk about rough subjects, how to deal with challenging personalities, and incorporating small town dynamics to build a”true community”.

The training is free and open to all members of Horizons communities, as well as other interested rural Idaho residents. Lunch will be provided to those attending the Grangeville and Plummer events.
More information about the Horizons program is available at http://extension.ag.uidaho.edu/horizons/training_regional.htm
Those planning to attend are asked to contact Meri Joswiak, Horizons program assistant, by email at merijoz@uidaho.edu or by telephone at (208) 885-8949.
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Spotlight on Families

Spotlight on Families will be an ongoing blog that features programs/events in Boundary County. If you have information you would like to see on Spotlight on Families please email Erika Thiel at ethiel@uidaho.edu

~Community Coalition For Families meets the 1st Thursday of each month (except August) at the Chic n’ Chop Restaurant. Community Coalition For Familes promotes a cooperative climate for volunteer groups and professional agencies to worth together and advocate for the betterment of residents of all ages and all cultures of Boundary County.

~ i2i presentation for youth and adults on physical and psychological effects of substance abuse May 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Bonners Ferry High School. Each family in attendance will be given a tool kit. Information: Laura Anderson (208) 267-3149.

~Health Fair This annual event will be held on Saturday, May 17th at the Boundary Community Hospital - lower level. For more information please contact Tina Wilson at 267-3141 ext 324 or email at tinaw@bcchmail.org

~ Summer and Fall Classes set at Bonners Ferry NIC Six non-credit courses - from learning fly fishing to conquering computer phobia - are being offered at North Idaho College’s Bonners Ferry Center starting in May. Students can also register for 17 fall credit classes at the Center. The fall semester begins Aug. 24. Courses range from Nursing Assistant (CNA) to Principles of Economics and Introduction to Psychology. All classes are taught at the Center, located at 6791 Main St. (next door to Far North Outfitters). For more information call 267-3878, or visit www.workforcetraining.nic.edu for a full list of both summer and fall courses.

~ Individual Education Program Workshop Attention parents and guardians of children with special needs: An Individual Education Program Workshop will be held Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wellspring Community Center, next to Far North Outfitters in Bonners Ferry. Child care will be available .
Bring your child’s IEP and/or 504 Plan:
* Talk with other parents.
* Learn to write an effective goal.
* Learn what “progress” is and how often it should be reported.
* Learn how to request accommodations.
* Learn what a Functional Behavioral Assessment is and when you might ask for one to be done.
* Learn about Behavior Plans and how your child can get one if he/she needs one.
* Learn how to use the Idaho Special Educational Manual (Bring your copy, if you have one).
Presenters: Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL) and Co-Ad, Inc.
Hosted by: Bonners Ferry Parent Support Group(Parents of Children & Adults with Special Needs)
Child Care available during workshop RSVP REQUESTED. To RSVP or additional information please call 267-7686

You are Invited!!!

Community Appreciation Celebration
Saturday February 16, 2008
10 am to 2 pm
Bonners Ferry Visitors Center

Join us for a community celebration to say thank you!

Sponsored by the Horizons Projects
For more information contact Shelly at 267-5932