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04/11/2024

Your 2024 Bonners Ferry High School "Duke's Claybusters "

03/28/2024

This last weekend, three Claybusters and their coaches traveled to Walla Walla Washington to shoot in the 70th annual Camas Prairie Handicap Shoot.

Two Claybusters, Trenton Myers and Garrick Patty, earned their way by winning the top shooter awards in the 2024 10-week winter league. For Trenton and Garrick, this was the first time attending an event of this size and scale.

The Camas Prairie Handicap is a 4-day 900-round trap shooting competition consisting of three rounds of 100 singles targets, four rounds of 100 handicap targets, and two rounds of 100 doubles targets.

Over 265 participants took part in the 4-day event.

The Claybusters didn't bring home any trophies this year, but they brought home the grand experience of this competition and made many new friendships.

Despite windy and, at times, rainy weather, the Claybusters met the challenge head-on.

Here are the High Over-All Combined (HOAC) scores for the entire 4-day event.

Melanie Campbell HOAC = 703/900
Trenton Myers HOAC = 694/900
Joe Campbell HOAC = 712/900
Garrick Patty HOAC = 676/900
Ron Campbell HOAC = 750/900

The Claybusters are gearing up for several springtime trap shoots around the Northwest.

Congratulations and great shooting!

Coach Ron Campbell

01/29/2024

Garrick Patty takes this week's high score, for the third week.

Great shooting Garrick and congratulations!

01/29/2024

Week 3 league update:

Charlotte Holman 16, Linus Holman 35, Sebastian Holman 26, Trenton Myers 38, Cora Nichols 37, Noah Nichols 31, Kelsey Noble 22, and Garrick Patty 40.

01/22/2024

Bonners Ferry Gun Club League Updates

Week two of the S-R shoot was also the first week of the 10-week Camas Prairie Trapshooting Association leagues and our local Bonners Ferry Gun Club leagues. The Camas takes the number of participants into account, so BFGC only gets to submit their top 3 scores.

In the local leagues, shooters compete for the best score out of 50 birds. The first 25 are shot from the 16-yard line and the second 25 are shot from a handicap position. The handicap is determined by a score shot on the singles line plus two. Shooters must then stand at that yardage on the trap field for the best overall score of 50 birds.

Temperatures were bitter cold plunging into the negatives before the windchill. Many shooters held fast and came out to compete regardless. Scores were affected by the frigid temperatures. BFGC submitted the following scores: S-R Division III 168-200, and the Camas score was 64-75. DCB scores were 144-200 in the S-R and 54-75 in the Camas. Locally, Jerry Schilling won Class A with a score of 39-50. Dean Nelson won Class B with a score of 29-50.

The weekly scoresheet for January 14: Bill Bustillos 39, Kristie Campbell 36, Melanie Campbell 37, Ron Campbell 35, Michael Compton 19, Gene Frederickson 21, Dean Nelson 29, Jerry Schilling 39, Amanda Myers 29, Mike Pruitt 24. For the DCB, Joe Campbell 27, Trenton Myers 37, Kelsey Noble 21, and Garrick Patty 39.

The women’s team took a hit as there weren’t enough participants to submit a full score knocking them out of the running for the S-R shoot, and the Claybusters started the Camas in 10th place with a 54-75.

The week of January 21, the weather returned to tolerable temperatures for winter shooting and more participants came out to enjoy the sport. The scores for Division III were 257-300 for the S-R and 68-75 for the Camas. The DCB overall score for the S-R was 225-300 and in the Camas, they scored 62-75. Melanie Campbell won Class A and Dean Nelson took B Class for a second time.

Weekly scoresheet: Bill Bustillos 39, Kristie Campbell 39, Melanie Campbell 40, Ron Campbell 38, Gene Frederickson 23, Amanda Myers 37, Dean Nelson 33, Mike Pruitt 20, Charley Runnion 28, Jerry Schilling 34, and Dennis Smith 33. For the DCB, Charlotte Holman 22, Linus Holman 34, Sebastian Holman 31, Trenton Myers 36, Cora Nichols 35, Noah Nichols 31, Kelsey Noble 23, and Garrick Patty 40.

Bonners Ferry Gun Club winter hours are Saturday at 10 am for youth and any shooter after youth leagues, and Sunday at 10 am. Feel free to come on out and shoot with us, and don’t forget, shoot straight and keep your powder dry!

01/22/2024

Week 2 league update:

Charlotte Holman 22, Linus Holman 34, Sebastian Holman 31, Trenton Myers 36, Cora Nichols 35, Noah Nichols 31, Kelsey Noble 23, and Garrick Patty 40.

01/22/2024

Week 2 of league shooting Melanie Campbell took A Class and for the second week in a row Dean Nelson took B Class...

Congratulations and great shooting!

08/16/2023

06/15/2023

Bonners Ferry Claybuster team member Trenton Meyers shot a 97/100 today, which is a fantastic score. To make this even better, he shot the first 79 without a miss, earning him his 50 and 75 straight patches.

Congratulations, Trenton!!!

Coach Ron Campbell said, "Your coaches and all the Claybuster team members are so proud of you. We're excited to see you earn your 100 straight patch."

Go Claybusters!

06/12/2023

Bonners Ferry Gun Club Vice President, Wally Dinning and Treasurer, Ken Brink presented gifts of appreciation to club Secretary, Kristie Campbell and President, Ron Campbell for their hard work and dedication to keeping both the club running smoothly and the Claybusters program such a success.

"We love this club and it's members," explained Ron. "I made a promise to former President, Lonny Jelinek before his passing, that we would take good care of the kids and of the club... and I will keep my word!"

He continued, "We are humbled by this recognition."

04/07/2023

The calm in the midst of chaos, that is what Peace Officers and the public hear when they call or radio the Boundary County Sheriff’s 911 dispatch center. This coming week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) it is held annually during the second week of April to honor telecommunications personnel for their commitment, service, and sacrifice.
In 1994, President William J. Clinton signed Presidential Proclamation 6667, declaring the second week of April as NPSTW. This week is a time to celebrate and thank telecommunications personnel across the Nation who serve our communities, citizens, and public safety personnel 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“In Boundary County we are fortunate to have such an amazing team of men and women serving as Communications Officers for the Sheriff’s Office,” said Sheriff Kramer.

02/06/2023

Top shooters this week...

Kamen Nelson 24/25
Dillon McLeish 22/25
Trenton Myers 21/25
Wyatt McDonald 21/25

02/06/2023

Top shooters this week ...

A Class
Ron Campbell 41/50 ( shooting 25/25 in the first round )

B Class
Dennis Smith 33/50

A Class
Ron Campbell 41/50
Michael Compton 40/50
Dean Nelson 39/50

B Class
Dennis Smith 33/50
Kristie Campbell 31/50
Dustin Myers 31/50

12/21/2022

This week's top shooters:

Saturday, December 17, 2022

12 degrees... snowing heavy

1 Kamen Nelson - 41/50
2 Dillon McLeish - 34/50
3 Noah Nichols - 33/50

Great shooting guys considering the weather conditions...

Remember no practice on December 24...

Merry Christmas!

Coach Ron Campbell

09/28/2022

There has been a recent speed change as you travel south from Bonners Ferry dropping the speed limit from 60 mph to 45 mph. This extends south of the Golf course on US95. Idaho Transportation Department made the change to improve safety in the area.

08/04/2022

What happened After an 85-year closure to hunting, fishing and trapping, Myrtle Creek Preserve is once again open and accessible by sportsmen thanks to approval by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission in July. The preserve is a vast piece of real estate in the Kootenai River Basin in the Panhandle, sp...

05/20/2022

Free Fishing Day is coming fast

04/17/2022

Congratulations Claybusters!!

04/15/2022

By Connor Liess, Public Information SpecialistThursday, April 14, 2022 – 12:13 PM MDT Duck seasons will be pushed back to Jan. 31 in parts of the state, and will mostly align […]

04/15/2022

04/14/2022

Bonners Ferry Community blood drive is coming up and we need 34 more donors to meet our needs in the community. The drive is on Tuesday, May 17th follow this […]

04/14/2022

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03/12/2022

WAY TO GO CLAYBUSTERS!! 4 years at #1!!

I finally got the final results for The 2022 Spokesman-Review Inland Northwest Trapshoot... We took top honors again!

I'm so proud of all of you! Through all the bad weather and blinding sunshine coming off the snow-covered fields... you stuck it out and showed those other 46 teams that the Bonners Ferry High School Duke's Claybusters are #1 GO CLAYBUSTERS!!!

Coach Ron Campbell

11/18/2021

Linda Lederhos stopped by our noon meeting to talk to us about Care-N-Share. Care-N-Share provides things of need to area children at Christmas time for the last 39 years in Boundary County.

Rotary Club of Bonners Ferry President Ron Campbell presented a check to Care-N-Share to help this amazing effort to bring joy to the children of our community.

To donate contact Linda Lederhos at 208 290-1483 or send to : 515014 hwy 95, Bonners Ferry or drop off at Mt West Bank, the Court House or El Internet.

11/18/2021

Rotary Club members Glenda Novinger, Jenny Fessler, Ron Campbell, and Kevin Callos present a check to MT Hall Food Bank treasurer Linda Lederhos. Happy Thanksgiving!

11/18/2021

Rotary Club President Ron Campbell presents a check to the Bridgeway Assembly of God Foodbank administrator Rikki Wright and worker Wanda Johnson.

Rotary is "Service Above Self".

Please donate to our community food banks when you can, there is a great need.