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A tale of a real hero
Military Tales celebrates the country's military, and its servicemen and women and their service.
Bonner County History - Oct. 27 2020
Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.
Bonner County History - Oct. 15, 2020
Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.
Toss the sprays and let veggies, flowers and herbs police their garden
Over the years I have always stressed the benefits of organic, non-chemically adulterated gardens, grown in a healthy, non-dangerous way with the use of compan…
The art of pandemic living
It may seem like seven years since we began living with the pandemic consequences, but it’s been only seven months. And there are more uncertain months ahead o…
A devotion to Jesus: the parable of two people
The visit that Jesus made to the home of Simon the Pharisee is illustrative of what real devotion to Christ looks like. The incident focuses on a parable Jesus told about two debtors in Luke 7:36-50
A few of your favorite things (about the library)
If I were to ask you to tell me your favorite thing about the library, what would you say? Actually, I did ask you. Earlier this year, we conducted a big surve…
Bonner County History - Oct. 22, 2020
Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.
Don’t let the pre in prediabetes fool you
Prediabetes. It’s real. It’s common. It’s reversible. Remember that when your primary care provider tells you that you have it. But, also, don’t let the “pre” …
Random thoughts of good health and fitness
In today’s hectic world with people telling you where to go and who to be — don’t ya think it’s time to just be you and possibly do nothing?
Sometimes it's best to sit back and let the tide come in
This morning was gray. Gray sky. Gray mudflats. Gray water waiting to seep back in and cover the rippling mud. Lacing up hiking boots I set out along the small secluded beach adjacent to my sister-in-law's home on …
Gravel truck runs off ferry, stops traffic
The people, history and places of western Bonner County.
Bonner County History - Oct. 20 2020
Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.
Bonner County History - Oct. 18, 2020
Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.
Welcoming winter birds, and digging heirloom veggie, flower gardening
My wintertime flocks of chickadees, nuthatches, Juncos and a few chipping sparrows remain now to hold down the fort — i.e., front-deck bird-feeding station — a…
It is important to protect physical books
In his article titled “Object Lesson – Why we need physical books” published in the May 2015 issue of The New Republic, William Giraldi asserts that the physic…