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Bonner County History - Oct. 3, 2024
A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from P…
Forget your old excuses, just have fun exercising
I often hear people say they “hate” exercise.
It’s time to learn the facts about ulcerative colitis
About a month ago, I wrote about Crohn’s disease and told you that some of the symptoms for CD and ulcerative colitis were similar. I promised to circle back to UC, and that’s what we’re going to do today. Please n…
Are you generous or stingy as new residents find way here?
Sharing gets a little touchy when we’re talking where we live and all the people moving in. A friend stopped by the local DMV and learned just that day there had been 50 sets of license plates issued. City dwellers…
Clarksfork ferry finds new home at Newport crossing
100 Years Ago — 1920
Bonner County History - July 14, 2020
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Bonner County History - July 12, 2020
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Masters of trade still alive and well in Sandpoint
One of my favorite memories of the late ’30s and early ’40s was the sound of the triangle “bell” clanging down Third Street in Coeur d’Alene as the horse-drawn…
Are we being good ancestors?
Many of us went to grade school in the early 1950s. We remember standing in lines to get a sugar cube doused with polio vaccine. That vaccine was discovered by…
Bonner County History - July 9, 2020
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Breathe deep, calm down and improve your health
Are you doing the right things every day to protect your heart?
Let summer show its peace in the right places
Most of us are dealing with summer weirdness due to coronavirus. Routines being sort of normal but not really. Some things seem back — others not. And there is this sense of hovering. Waiting for regular life to be…
Dry conditions have area fire raging
20 Years Ago — 2000
One in 7 babies has a craniofacial cleft
Cleft lip and cleft palate are congenital disabilities that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form correctly during pregnancy. They’re right up on the list of most common congenital disabilities right under h…
Bonner County History - July 7, 2020
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Old school applies to pizza, fishing
She heats her cold pizza in the stove and yesterday’s coffee in a saucepan on the burner.