Enjoying the sight, sounds of the American goldfinch

We are fortunate this summer that a pair of American goldfinch have found comfort with our finch feeder and our garden.

Lightning sparks fires across Boundary County

BONNERS FERRY — A spring thunderstorm rolled across Boundary County on May 17, igniting fires on two different properties with lightning strikes.

River fog: The mist of early morning

Many times as an amateur photographer on a cold fall or winter evening I have seen skies that are clear and the Kootenai River shimmering in the surrounding night light and anticipate what is to come. The next morning I come out of the house to see a clear sky. As I left the house the air was thick with anticipation but when I got outside to see a clear picturesque morning I saw nothing but fog. The sky was a veil of haze, I couldn’t see the river, couldn’t see the sky, the fog has blocked my view. It was like a river of clouds.

Wrestling

SANDPOINT — Jesse Sandelin (160) and Evan Barajas (106) helped the Badgers take an early 18-0 lead, before Sandpoint turned the tide and won the annual Battle for the B-Cup wrestling dual 47-30 recently at Sandpoint High School.

The western bluebird: one of nature's finest!

Last Friday was a cloudy, rainy, chilly day and my mood matched the weather. Then I saw a western bluebird, and for the rest of the day I felt it was a “bluebird day” in spite of the weather. I was in the area of McArthur Lake when a male and female western bluebird landed in a budding tree nearby. Fortunately for me they were within camera range as I clicked away.

JV football team doing well

BONNERS FERRY — The Bonners ferry Badgers JV football team crushed the Priest River Spartans 48-6 on Friday, Oct. 12, improving their record to 4-3.

Kootenai Valley Fog; a river 'mist'ery!

“In nature, everything has a job. The job of the fog is to beautify further the existing beauties!” — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Local student aims for state in history contest

BONNERS FERRY — The National History Day® Contest (NHD) was founded in 1974 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and since its beginning, it has blossomed into an international competition, impacting the lives of millions of students and teachers.

Bear grass is blooming

While on the south and west face of Harvey mountain last week with my daughter Cara and grandson Ashur, we rounded a corner and were surprised by the hundreds of bear grass blooms filling the side of the mountain in front of us. The magnitude of blooms was the largest I had ever seen and one I won’t forget.

Victoria Ellersick McClellan King

Victoria Ellersick McClellan King

Bull Bash returns to Bonners Ferry

BONNERS FERRY — In a cloud of whirling dust and thunderous hoofbeats, man versus beast once again came to the Boundary County Fairgrounds as the Selkirk Saddle Club presented the annual Bull Bash, a sanctioned event by Elite Professional Bullriders, on June 9.

Traveling back in time: This date is Bonners Ferry history

History for May 19th, 2016

Traveling back in time: This date in Bonners Ferry history

100 Year

City to hire firefighters

The Bonners Ferry City Council gave Bonners Ferry Fire Chief Pat Warkentin five thumbs up on Tuesday, approving the hiring of four, full-time firefighters.

KRBC takes home bronze at GABF

The Kootenai River Brewing Company attributes their recent win at the largest commercial beer competition in the world to using the finest, quality ingredients, not using additives, being more interested in quality than quantity, and then letting their brews bask until perfection.

BFFD receives VIKING gear

BONNERS FERRY — The men who volunteer to protect the homes and businesses are not only dedicated to this community — they can also dance.

Media team up to host candidate forums

Events to highlight contested county, legislative races

Bonner County media and the Selkirk Association of Realtors are teaming up to help area voters do just that as the Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint Online, and the Sandpoint Reader are hosting a pair of candidate forums at the end of the month.

Boundary Community Hospital: Here to help with emergencies and COVID-19

The COVID-19 Pandemic has had many negative impacts on the medical field, but one unanticipated impact is on community members who are experiencing time-sensitive emergencies like stroke and heart attack.

Kellogg killer gets life without parole

Majorjon Kaylor will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing a family of four in Kellogg.

Doris Verna Jantz, 95

Doris Verna Dirks Jantz passed away on June 11, 2024.