WHITE BIRD —The White Bird Library is beginning to work on the 2022 Community Calendar. If you are new to the area, stop by the library and pick up one of the four or five that are still available for this year. The calendar contains pictures and a short note on area history (this year is pa…
Farm and Ranch, Spring 2021 issue for North Central Idaho.
The Idaho County Free Press presents this year's Get Acquainted 2021. The 38th annual issue …
WHITE BIRD — Alcoholics Anonymous: A women’s AA group will begin meeting each Wednesday, at 4 p.m. at Pleasant View Baptist Church, in the Fellowship Hall. The first meeting is today. Call Joy at 808-482-0871 for information.
WHITE BIRD — The annual Fathers Day Weekend rodeo backdropped by the Salmon River is on course for performances at 5 p.m. each day June 18-19, with entries open 10-7 p.m. on June 7. See icarodeo.com or the White Bird Rodeo Facebook page for details.
WHITE BIRD — The annual Fathers Day Weekend rodeo backdropped by the Salmon River is on course for performances at 5 p.m. each day June 18-19, with entries open 10-7 p.m. on June 7. See icarodeo.com or the White Bird Rodeo Facebook page for details.
WHITE BIRD — The American Legion White Bird Post will be meeting May 1. There will be discussions concerning the events taking place around Memorial Day, May 31. This will include the different ways that the Legion post will be honoring the 95 veterans who are interred in the White Bird ceme…
WHITE BIRD — Idaho State Police is investigating last week’s commercial vehicle accident that resulted in a fire and shut U.S. Highway 95 down for more than two hours.
WHITE BIRD — The White Bird Library Committee meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. For now, they are meeting in the Fellowship Hall of Pleasant View Baptist. They would like to remind everyone the library is open and serving the Salmon River community. They have a new phon…
WHITE BIRD — Elli Klapprich rode to success last weekend, being chosen as White Bird rodeo queen for 2021.The 14-year-old freshman at Grangeville High School follows in the family tradition in taking on the crown.
WHITE BIRD — The Canyon House will be closed this coming weekend, April 17-18, due to family memorial services being held. The memorial service for Evelyn Dewitt will be at 4 p.m. at the White Bird Cemetery. Following the service, everyone will go over to the old mill site on Deer Creek Road…
It is a ways off the beaten path, but a 1,300-acre slice of western Idaho elk country is now much more accessible, according to a wildlife advocacy group, and greatly improves public access to surrounding federal and state lands, as well. Originally donated to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundati…
WHITE BIRD — Mark your calendars for upcoming events and meetings. April 7, the White Bird Library Committee will begin holding its regular, monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. They will hold their meetings in the Fellowship Hall of Pleasant View Baptist Church.
WHITE BIRD — “Sometimes it’s difficult for people when things change, but we are really excited to be there and offer our services to the community and those who visit,” Heather Surerus said. Heather and her husband, Dan, purchased Hoot’s Café on U.S. Highway 95 outside of White Bird in Janu…
WHITE BIRD — The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office is in search of a volunteer campground host for the Hammer Creek Campground and recreation site.
COTTONWOOD – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office is in search of a volunteer campground host for the Hammer Creek Campground and recreation site. Situated along the Lower Salmon River, Hammer Creek is located just three miles from White Bird.
A variety of Easter egg hunts are set throughout Idaho County. Following is a list of those activities:
WHITE BIRD — The Royal Gem Rebekah Lodge will be holding their Easter Bake Sale this Saturday, April 3, at the IOOF Hall from 9 a.m. until baked goods are gone. The funds raised are used for the annual scholarship that the Lodge provides for graduating seniors in the White Bird area.
WHITE BIRD - The annual Just For The Hill Of It bike ride benefit for the Syringa Hospital hospice was a no-go last year, but is on once again in 2021. The 13-mile hill climb of 2,200 feet starts from Hammer Creek Camp Ground and ventures up Old U.S. Highway 95 starting at 9 a.m. June 5. Reg…
WHITE BIRD — The saying “Idaho is too beautiful to trash” also applies to “White Bird is too beautiful to trash”! A friend stopped by the other day and showed me the back of his side-by-side, full of trash he had picked up between Hammer Creek and town. It was sad to see all the garbage. I s…
White Bird’s Canyon House will be celebrating its 18th anniversary with a sale Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety of espresso and beverages and gifts are also available in the shop. Stop by Canyon House just off U.S. Highway 95 at the entrance into White Bird. L…
WHITE BIRD — On March 21, the Idaho Pathfinders ATV club will hold a ride to Pittsburg Landing, with a BBQ on the Snake River. On the same day, the White Bird American legion will hold the 14th annual Joe and Ada Wilson Sausage Feed at the IOOF Hall in White Bird, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You…
WHITE BIRD — State investigation is continuing into a two-vehicle collsion on U.S. Highway 95 last weekend that sent two people to the hospital with injuries.
WHITE BIRD — Hey! Spring forward! Daylight Saving time is coming on Sunday, March 14. For those who have watched Heather C. count down the days until spring on FB, it’s almost here. How do I know, you might ask? I received my first veggie catalog in the mail last week. It’s a sure sign of spring.
WHITE BIRD — The Confluence Resort (formerly Hoots Café) is holding their grand opening all this month. Stop by, enter the prize drawing and take a look around. Looks great!
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office has extended the current temporary closure at the Hammer Creek recreation site into mid-March to complete improvements to the boat ramp. Construction at the site began in early January and, when completed, will provide additional …
WHITE BIRD — Hello from the awesome, little town of White Bird! I am the new town gossip (correspondent) for the Free Press. My wife, Sue, and I pastored Pleasant View Baptist Church in White Bird for about 16 years, left for about 13 years and returned here in October of 2019. It is so grea…
WHITE BIRD — Pleasant View Baptist Church, White Bird, recently hosted the Whispering Pines Baptist Association Men’s Conference. Pastor David Simmerman from Leoma, Tenn., led the conference. He challenged the men to lead their families as men of God, strong and courageous. The conference en…
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in White Bird.
A break in a snow/rainstorm Sunday, Jan. 17, produced a spectacular sky and small rainbow viewed here from the White Bird overlook.
WHITE BIRD — No injuries were reported from a vehicle fire last weekend that destroyed a pickup.
WHITE BIRD — A free children's Christmas movie night is set for Friday, Dec. 11, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., at White Bird Pleasant View Baptist Church, 110 Everest Street. The movie "The Star" will be shown and pizza and crafts will also be part of the evening. Parents are invited to stay. The movie…
Looking for Santa photo opportunities?
Sign up is now for low income families with children birth to 18, in Grangeville, Fenn, White Bird and Harpster. Sign up at the Department of Health and Welfare office, 216 S. C Street, Grangeville. If the door is locked, forms will be in a folder to the left of the door by the drop box. Fil…
Signup is now for low income families with children birth to 18, in Grangeville, Fenn, White Bird and Harpster. Sign up at the Department of Health and Welfare office, 216 S. C Street, Grangeville. If the door is locked, forms will be in a folder to the left of the door by the drop box. Fill…
Signup is now for low income families with children birth to 18, in Grangeville, Fenn, White Bird and Harpster. Sign up at the Department of Health and Welfare office, 216 S. C Street, Grangeville. If the door is locked, forms will be in a folder to the left of the door by the drop box. Fill…
High winds, blowing snow, multiple vehicle slideoffs and accidents, and highway closures marked Friday the 13th across the Camas Prairie.
Congratulations to Homer Brown, Hammer Down Excursions in White Bird, who was presented the Congressional Veterans Small Business Award from Senator Risch and Governor Little recently. Each of the small businesses given this award will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate.
Sign-up is now for low income families with children birth to 18, in Grangeville, Fenn, White Bird and Harpster. Sign up at the Department of Health and Welfare office, 216 S. C Street, Grangeville. If the door is locked, forms will be in a folder to the left of the door by the drop box. Fil…
BOISE — Governor Brad Little recently announced the Idaho Department of Commerce (IDOC) awarded $48.9 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for 102 projects across Idaho that support improved broadband infrastructure, equipment, and services.
Sign-up is now for low income families with children birth to 18, in Grangeville, Fenn, White Bird and Harpster. Sign up at the Department of Health and Welfare office, 216 S. C Street, Grangeville. If the door is locked, forms will be in a folder to the left of the door by the drop box. Fil…
WHITE BIRD —The seasons are changing fast now here on the Salmon River at White Bird. This spring and summer the White Bird Area Recreation District (WBARD) building rented rooms for birthdays and anniversary parties, several Salmon River Art Guild workshops with Stan Miller, an artist from …
The White Bird IOOF Hall played host to the community’s annual Halloween party last Saturday evening, Oct. 24, which featured games, a cake walk, and contests for costumes and pumpkin carving. Here, a colorful girl adorned with peacock feathers, casts for prizes at the fish pond.
Timber harvest operations along Forest Service Road 624, commonly known as Whitebird Ridge Road, will cause delays to travelers in the area.
WHITE BIRD – The annual community Halloween party will be held at the White Bird IOOF Hall on Saturday, Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m. The event will include contests for costumes (all ages), pumpkin carving (bring your pumpkins carved) and scarecrow decorating (bring decorated scarecrow) for kids and ad…
The Clearwater Economic Development Association (CEDA) and Panhandle Area Council will be host to a series of virtual meetings regarding broadband in rural Idaho.
White Bird Medical and Relief Fund, American Legion White Bird Post No. 152, and many additional White Bird volunteers spent the past weekend, Sept. 12 and 13, cutting wood for community members. This volunteer effort is an annual community tradition.
WHITE BIRD – A meet and greet for Idaho County Sheriff candidate Casey Zechmann is set for Friday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m., in White Bird, between Silver Dollar Bar and Red’s Café. Zechmann will discuss what he stands for and answer questions.
The Idaho County Free Press is seeking a White Bird-area person to cover the news as a correspondent. This includes getting news and photos in of what is happening in your area and being published weekly in the print edition as well as on-line. If you are interested in this job, contact news…
The Idaho County Free Press is seeking a White Bird-area person to cover the news as a correspondent. This includes getting news and photos in of what is happening in your area and being published weekly in the print edition as well as on-line. If you are interested in this job, contact news…
The Idaho County Free Press is seeking a White Bird-area person to cover the news as a correspondent. This includes getting news and photos in of what is happening in your area and being published weekly in the print edition as well as on-line. If you are interested in this job, contact news…
MOSCOW -- The University of Idaho has released its list of students graduating during spring commencement. A total of 1,616 students graduated.
The Idaho County Free Press is seeking a White Bird-area person to cover the news as a correspondent. This includes getting news and photos in of what is happening in your area and being published weekly in the print edition as well as on-line. If you are interested in this job, contact news…
