Hawaiian Days bring sun to the gloom

Tanna Yeoumans Staff Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years AGO

Carolyn Matyi, Sherri Woomert, Suzanne Lublin, Judy Carson, Craig Anderson, and Dorothy Sims show off their festive wear for the Hawaiian themed party. Photo by Tanna Yeoumans

The ladies at Mountain West Bank feel the spirit of Hawaiian Days. From left: Diane Eisenhour, Stacy Leonard, Teresa Norman, Samantha Young, Jayne Fitch, and Teshra Robles. Photo by Mandi Bateman

Photo by Mandi Bateman Derrick Grow and Dianna Zills are ready to hit the beach during Hawaiian days at the Boundary County Public Library.

Courtesy photo The employees at Columbia Bank weren’t afraid to get their feet wet!

Photo by Mandi Bateman It’s not Hawaii without palm trees! The courthouse was ready to to celebrate Hawaiian Days.

The ladies at Mountain West Bank feel the spirit of Hawaiian Days. From left: Diane Eisenhour, Stacy Leonard, Teresa Norman, Samantha Young, Jayne Fitch, and Teshra Robles. Photo by Mandi Bateman

Photo by Mandi Bateman Derrick Grow and Dianna Zills are ready to hit the beach during Hawaiian days at the Boundary County Public Library.

Courtesy photo The employees at Columbia Bank werent afraid to get their feet wet!

Photo by Mandi Bateman Its not Hawaii without palm trees! The courthouse was ready to to celebrate Hawaiian Days.

BONNERS FERRY — Craig Anderson, director of the Boundary County Library, has not only stepped up and brought books to seniors in the community who reside in the Restorium and the Boundary Community Hospitals extended care facility, but he has also brought adventure,

Community members came together to celebrate a Hawaiian themed day throughout Bonners Ferry. The cafeteria of the hospitals extended care facility was decorated with the tropical theme, and residents were able to enjoy ginger ale with a skewer of fruit and a roasted shish kabob while enjoying some time in the sun lit room.

Several other places in town joined in with the festivities of the day, dressing up and displaying tropical decorations.

Mountain West Bank, Columbia Bank, the library, the courthouse, middle school, and several other places around Bonners Ferry came together to celebrate the euphoria of a warm tropical day in the midst of the newly waning snow.

With colorful decor, smiling faces, and the sun shining cheerfully through the windows, community members came together with bright smiles and upbeat attitudes toward everyone that crossed their paths.

Bringing brightness and joy to the lives of those nearby, may bring a smile and light step to those that not merely spread their encouragement, but to those that encounter the ripple of effect that one small act of kindness, one smile, or nice compliment to a stranger, may accomplish.