Chimney Rock June 2011

CHIMNEY ROCK CHRONICLES June 2011

Volume 6, Issue 2

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Rough start to summer

Craig Hill’s boat sank at Priest Lake in mid-May due to stormy conditions and heavy winds. Tens of trees were knocked down and damage was done to Blue Diamond Marina. Posters at www.PriestLaker.com said they’ve never seen such wave action on the lake. No one was injured.

High water could delay milfoil surveys

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

Photograph compliments of Tom Holman Northwest Images

BOISE – It may be a while, but once high water subsides, Idaho Department of Agriculture crews plan to work with Bonner County to survey areas targeted for noxious milfoil weed treatment this summer.

Surveys should take place in mid-June, but those may be pushed back due to high water. Tentative plans are to

start treatment in July, but that could be pushed back to August or even after Labor Day. Officials said this may be a good year to skip treatments.

The cool spring helped stunt plant growth, and typically, late season treatments are less effective.

Should treatments be skipped this year, the funding would be set aside for next year’s treatments in Bonner County. It hasn’t been deter-

mined how much money Bonner County will receive from the state’s milfoil program.

The surveys will help determine the funding level.

The state received $850,000 of one-time funding for milfoil in fiscal year 2011.

For FY 2012, ISDA received $900,000.

The Bonner County Invasive Species Taskforce recomSEE MILFOIL, 7

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Boat inspections starting at Oldtown

BY JANELLE ATYEO OF THE MINER

OLDTOWN – Those towing a boat into Idaho will have to stop for an inspection again “If introduced, this summer. The these mussels inspection could impact station at Idaho’s water Oldtown opened bodies and May 23 and recreation.” will operate through Celia Gould the sumAgriculture Director mer seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Of the 15 stations statewide, some have been in operation since mid-March, and seven vessels infested with invasive

zebra or quagga mussels have already been intercepted. The inspection station in Samuels, north of Sandpoint, also opened May 23.

If you are traveling a route where a boat inspection station is located and you are transporting a vessel (all watercraft, boats, jet skis, rafts, and non-motorized crafts) you must stop. The inspection takes anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on which state you’re traveling from.

Owners will be asked where they have boated in the previous 30 days. Vessels from states with infested waters get a more thorough examination. Idaho, Washington and Oregon do not have mussel SEE BOAT, 5

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OHV maps available SANDPOINT – Recreationalists can pick up the updated motorized vehicle use maps for the Priest Lake, Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint ranger districts on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.

The free map displays the roads and trails currently designated for motor vehicle use.

It’s the principal enforcement tool, intended to provide a clear depiction of legal motorized vehicle routes available to the public.

“Forest visitors must have the (map) in order to understand when and where they can use their vehicle, be it a highway vehicle, OHV, ATV, motorcycle or off-road fourwheel drive. Motorized travel will only be allowed on the designated roads and trails

displayed on the (map),” Forest Supervisor Ranotta McNair said.

The U.S. Forest Service will continue to post signs to inform visitors, but officials have found that posting routes as open or closed to particular uses has not always been effective.

“It will be the responsibility of forest users to get copies of the (map) and to ensure they are traveling only on routes designated for their particular motor vehicle use,” McNair said.

The map will be distributed alongside the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District’s motorized vehicle map, which was first introduced in 2010.

The new map does not replace the 2004 Idaho Panhandle National ForestsSEE MAP, 5

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West Bonner voters approve school levy

BY MICHELLE NEDVED OF THE MINER

PRIEST RIVER – Voters once again supported the West Bonner County School District, approving a $2.35 million levy by 61 percent, when only a simple majority was needed. There were 1,025 voting “yes” and 646 voting “no.”

The rate per $1,000 of valuation is $1.33, meaning the owner of a home valued at $150,000 after exemptions will pay $199.50 a year.

“West Bonner School District staff are deeply grateful for our community’s continued support for our school district and public education,” superintendent Mike McGuire said. “Approval of this levy allows us to continue important district programs for our students as well as the co-curricular program and our

sports program.”

The one-year levy is the biggest in the history of the school district due to a declining enrollment and record funding cuts from the state. Overall, Idaho funding per student is down from $5,696 in 2008 to $4,307 for next fall. The reduction of $1,389 multiplied by the district’s 1,250 students results in a reduction in funding of $1,736,837. The remaining levy amount is comprised mostly of items voters approved in 2008.

Approval of the levy is saving the district from going to a four-day school week, something the board of trustees was strongly against. The district had already made more than $1 million in cuts, by eliminating 16 positions in administration, teachers, counselors, a nursing position, custodians and secretaries.

In addition to paying for the district’s sports programs and making up $150,000 in an anticipated deficit from the 201011 school year, the levy will pay for curriculum, a junior high library technician, school resource officers, all co-curricular expenses including drama and music, critical or emergency facility repairs, technology, the gifted/talented program, library and school funds, unfunded school district salaries and benefits, academic decathlon, longevity stipends, community building utilities and custodial usage, and a $196,249 reserve fund.

Voters across Idaho are agreeing to increase their taxes to fund schools. Sixty-five of the state’s 115 school districts put levies before voters and of those, 54 were successful. That’s 83 percent.

OHV classes coming up BOISE – A new mandatory off-highway vehicle (OHV) education law took effect in Idaho last month, and a pair of classes is being offered locally.

All unlicensed riders who wish to operate an OHV on U.S. Forest Service roads are required to take an OHV safety course that teaches safe riding, proper machine sizing, weight distribution, responsible and ethical riding, proper handling and shifting, and riding within your ability.

Saturday, June 4 at the Bonner County Fairgrounds in Sandpoint, there will be a motorbike class at 10 a.m. followed by an ATV class at 2 p.m.

SEE OHV, 4

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OHV | FROM PAGE 3

Saturday, June 18 at Priest Lake State Park’s Dickensheet OHV education site, there will be a motorbike class at 10 a.m. and an ATV class at 2 p.m.

The course consists of a fourhour class with a written test and hands-on riding course.

Each student must bring a parent, a properly sized and reg-

istered ATV, pencil, approved helmet, goggles or face shield, gloves, long-sleeved shirt, long pants and boots. Bringing snacks and water is optional.

Register online at parksandrecreation.idaho.gov or contact Scott Hildesheim at 208-215-9550 or scott. hildesheim@idpr.idaho.gov.

The course is free.

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BOAT | Mussels are invasive species from Europe FROM PAGE 2

infestations at this time.

New this year is a boat inspection passport. Boaters that pass the checkpoints on a routine basis can be issued a passport, which will reduce inspection times. Inspectors are using a electronic device to gather data this year instead of a paper form. It’s programmed with information on 1,500 water bodies.

The hiring process is in the works for stations that are opening soon. Each station has at least two staff members on at all times.

Extra staff will be added on busier weekends. The Oldtown station saw nearly 6,000 boats between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends in 2010.

The boat inspection program is operated through the Idaho

Department of Agriculture for $800,000 per year. The program is meant to prevent quagga and zebra mussels from infesting Idaho waters.

“If introduced, these mussels could impact Idaho’s water bodies and recreation and likely impose a heavy maintenance burden on irrigated agriculture, power generation and water suppliers,” agriculture director Celia Gould said.

Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are invasive species native to Europe. They range in size from microscopic to the size of a fingernail, depending on the life stage. They are prolific breeders and attach themselves to hard and soft surfaces, fouling freshwater ecosystems and clogging intake pipes drawing water from infested water bodies. They cause significant maintenance

challenges for raw-water systems, costing millions of dollars a year to treat.

Although populations have been widespread in the Great Lakes for almost two decades, these mussels were found for the first time west of the Continental Divide in the past three years, specifically in parts of Nevada, California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

Idaho is seeking the public’s help to prevent the introduction of this invasive species.

Boats are the primary transporters of zebra mussels and quagga mussels. Mussels attached to watercraft or trailers can easily be transported to other water bodies. Water in boat engines, bilges, live wells and buckets can carry microscopic mussel larvae (veligers) to other water bodies. Multiple state and federal agencies are

urging boaters and watercraft users to clean, drain and dry boats and equipment before entering Idaho.

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MAP | FROM PAGE 2

Kaniksu National Forest Visitor Map or other maps with visitor information. The visitor map or snowmobile map provides information on over-snow and non-motorized routes, including mechanized trails, hiking, and horse trails.

Over-snow vehicle use is exempted from designations on the motorized vehicle map.

Regardless of what other maps (including the forest visitor map) may show as motorized routes, only those routes identified on the motorized vehicle use map are designated as open to public motorized use and legal for public motorized travel.

The map does not display routes for campgrounds or other visitor facilities, while the visitor map does not display routes currently designated for motor vehicle use.

Forest visitors are urged to stop by any local ranger

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Clip, save, post on your bulletin board

district office or the forest supervisor’s office and pick up a free map.

Forest Service law enforcement personnel and forest protection officers will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, protecting public safety and national forest resources, McNair said.

“Educational and cooperative relationships with users will support enforcement efforts by promoting compliance.

“We are making a concerted effort to get the routes marked across the districts to help our forest visitors better navigate through the forest.”

Call a local Forest Service office with questions about the new map, especially during this first season of implementation. Additional information about the map is available on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests website, or contact Greg Hetzler at 208-265-6603.

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MILFOIL | FROM PAGE 1

mended priority areas for treating with herbicides earlier this year. They include public boat launch sites and swimming areas, as well as marinas and other high use areas.

ISDA’s milfoil growth surveys determine if milfoil is present and the feasibility of treatment.

From the survey, the state will decide how many acres will be treated this year.

Factors such as water depth, water flow and drinking water intakes can complicate treatments and can exclude areas from treatment or reduce treatment efficacy, said Pam Juker, spokeswoman for ISDA.

Herbicides will be applied and divers will pull the weeds in areas they believe have the highest likelihood of success and provide the most public benefit.

At Priest Lake, work with divers and herbicides will continue. Small patches of milfoil were found in six locations around the lake. Each of those areas was treated in 2010.

Those sites will be revisited in 2011, and surveys will continue to identify any new populations.

“Every effort will be made to find and remove the plants to prevent its spread and protect this unique resource,” Juker said.

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Countywide, Bonner County’s population grew, but its small Westside towns lost a few people in the last 10 years.

Population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday, March 10, show that the city of Priest River has 1,751 people, hav-

ing lost three since the 2000 census. Oldtown lost six residents, now totaling 184 people.

Bonner’s county seat, Sandpoint, grew 7.8 percent to 7,365 people while neighboring Ponderay saw a 78.2 percent growth. Ponderay’s population shot up by 499 people since the 2000 census.

It now totals 1,127.

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Board members: chairman Chris Warren, vice chairman Stuart Wagner, Gene Nett, Gordon Cook and Dan Mack. Secretary Mary Meek; Maintenance Chris Morris.

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The commissioners meet quarterly, usually the first month of the quarter. Business number: (208) 443-3205; Manager: Diane Munk.

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population in Priest River and Oldtown are under 18. Hispanic populations increased by 25 people, to 28 percent.

Priest River is 93.3 percent white with 36 people calling themselves Hispanic.

The state of Idaho totals 1,567,582 people, a 21.1 percent increase.

Bonner is the eighth largest county in the state, moving up one space, passing Nez

Perce County. Bonner County’s population is 40,877, up from 36,835 10 years ago.

That’s an 11 percent growth or 4,042 new residents. The population is 94.4 percent white and 2.2 percent Hispanic.

Next-door Shoshone County lost about 1,000 people or 7 percent of its population.

Eight Idaho counties lost people.

Library board fills position PRIEST LAKE – The Priest Lake Library board of directors filled an empty seat with Michelle Barnes.

She will begin her term this month.

The library will soon be installing new and more public access computers, and upgrading its public access computer area.

The Summer Reading Pro-

gram will be held the week of June 27 through July 1.

“We’ll soon be placing a picnic table or two outdoors for patrons to use,” board member Rosemary Yocum said.

“Landscaping continues under the leadership of volunteer Bob Stutz.”

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