From Cynthia Taggart, Panhandle Health District spokeswoman: "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began supervising the project of sandbagging the city levee in front of the Kootenai River Inn early Wednesday morning.  The community surrounding the City of Bonners Ferry has stepped up to assist in filling and placing sand bags on the city levee. It is estimated that the sand bag project should be completed by late afternoon.  Tuesday, the City of Bonners Ferry held an emergency city council meeting to make a disaster declaration regarding the current flood danger from the rising Kootenai River.  The meeting was held to bring the stakeholders of our community together to prepare for the possibility of the rising Kootenai River affecting the infrastructure of the City.