NEWS
Schweitzer open for season Friday By Reader Staff Thanks to consistent cold temperatures and hard work from the Schweitzer Mountain Resort mountain operations team, the resort is pleased to announce they will open for the 2018/19 ski season on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. “We have an amazing crew who understand how to maximize our snowmaking system at Schweitzer, and thanks to them, we’ve been able to make enough snow to get this season started,” said Marketing Manager Dig Chrismer. “Schweitzer’s investment in snow making really helps when the temps are right but we just aren’t getting the precipitation we need. With more natural snow in the forecast for this week, the combination of manmade and natural snow will be perfect for those warm-up laps on Midway this weekend.” The resort plans on limited operations and services Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 23, 24 and 25, with only the Basin Express Quad running from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Beginner terrain will not be available but private lessons and rentals will still be possible through Schweitzer’s Ski and Ride Center. Adult full-day lift tickets will be $45
Courtesy photo. and 2018/19 Sunday – Friday passholders will be able to ski on Saturday, Nov. 24. Schweitzer will close midweek and reopen on Friday, Nov. 30, with the full seven-
day-a-week operating schedule, weather permitting. “We will keep watching the forecast and as we get additional snowfall, we’ll add more lifts and terrain as we can,”
added Chrismer. “Till then, we really hope our Schweitzer friends and fans will enjoy getting the chance to make some turns while getting inspired for the rest of the season.”
For more information about Schweitzer’s hours of operation, latest weather conditions, and other details please visit www.schweitzer.com.
Medicaid expansion made law
UPS brings holiday cheer
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff
By Reader Staff
Some of Idaho’s most vulnerable residents are only a year away from access to health coverage. Acting Gov. Brad Little signed a proclamation Tuesday certifying Proposition 2, which voters passed by more than 60 percent to expand Medicaid. The Idaho Press re-
ports that barring any bumps in the road, the expansion should go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The next step is for Idaho Health and Welfare to submit its expansion plan to the federal government within 90 days, which reportedly shouldn’t be a problem. That sends the ball into the Idaho Legislature’s court, which will have to approve funding for
expansion during the legislative session, which begins in January. Medicaid expansion provides a health care solution for thousands of Idahoans caught in the so-called “gap.” They make too much to qualify for previous Medicaid requirements but too little to buy subsidized insurance off the health care exchange.
UPS is excited to announce the seventh year of “Fill the UPS truck.” In the seventh year of “Fill the UPS truck”, local UPS employees will be at Walmart accepting donations for Toys for Tots and the Bonner Community Food Bank. The event will be held at Walmart on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. There will be two UPS trucks on hand, one at each door. We ask that our community helps us fill the trucks with food, new unwrapped toys and or a cash donation. This will go towards helping our Bonner County neighbors in need this Holiday season. UPS thanks everyone for making the previous six years of the program a success. November 21, 2018 /
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