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In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, sports editor Dylan Greene sits down with Mel Dick, a past president of the Sandpoint Rotary Club, to discuss his recent cycling trip across the U.S. Mel traveled from Sandpoint, Idaho, all the way to Key West, Florida, and along the way got a taste of the sights and sounds of rural America. He visited some memorable places and stumbled across plenty of people...

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, our friends up at the Bonners Ferry Herald (senior reporter Victor Corral Martinez and advertising specialist Jennifer Wright) host the show for the first time and give us an update on all the latest happenings in Boundary County.

In today's episode, reporter Rachel Sun interviews Sandpoint resident Gilma Gonzalez about her 15-year-long journey to United States citizenship — and why it was so important to her.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene reads a story he wrote about longtime Clark Fork volleyball coach Cindy Derr that will publish in Tuesday's paper. Cindy passed away at the age of 65 just over two weeks ago. Her legacy at Clark Fork High and in the community is one that will last forever, and her presence will be sorely missed. Read the full story in Tuesday&apo...

Sagle resident Lilly Mitsui has been raising puppies to become service dogs on and off for 25 years. In today's episode, hear her talk to reporter Rachel Sun about her experiences, why she does what she does and the puppies she's raised. Read more on Lilly and her puppies here .

Local hunters, anglers and sportsmen celebrated their love for the outdoors and for their respective sports at the annual Bonner County Sportsmen Association's annual Gun 'n' Horn show, held March 5-7.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Bonner County Daily Bee Sports Editor Dylan Greene reflects on the 2020-21 season for the Sandpoint girls basketball team and looks back on the journey they took to get to state for the seventh time in the last eight years. 

In today's episode, reporter Rachel Sun talks to 93-year-old musician and Sandpoint resident Les Tucker about his life playing music.

The novel coronavirus pandemic may have put a damper on some of Schweitzer Prime Timers' social activities, this group of skiers — all 50 years old and up — are still carving out plenty of fun on Schweitzer Mountain Resort.

Today's 7Bee podcast features Georgia Simmons, a trustee with the Bonner General Health Foundation and chairperson of the annual Heart Ball; Molly Rickard, and Erin Binnall, community development manager and public information officer with Bonner General Health and the BGH Foundation; as we talk about the annual event, the foundation and renovation of the hospital's Emergency Department,...

7Bee Podcast sits down with West Bonner Library District Director Katie Crill to talk about renovation of the Priest River Library. The district is about halfway through a $800,000 construction project approved by voters November 2016. 

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene sits down with Sandpoint head football coach Ryan Knowles and offensive coordinator Jeremy Thielbahr. The pair are brothers-in-law and both graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1997. They both went on to play college football, but at rival schools. Thielbahr was a running back and tight end at Washington State University while Know...

In today's 7Bee Podcast, reporter Rachel Sun Interviews Ken Larson, the advisor for Sandpoint High School's ACES (Aerospace Center of Excellence Sandpoint) and the North Idaho High School Aerospace program, along with Anna Filce, Ken's first student in the program, about how the aerospace program got started.

In the 12th episode of the 7Bee Podcast, News editor Keith Kinnaird interviews Jane Fritz about the geese at Sandpoint City Beach and the city's program to remove them.

In today's episode, managing editor Caroline Lobsinger interviews Boy Scout Troop 111 about this year's scaled-down Polar Plunge in the time of COVID.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene recaps the top local sports storylines of 2020. He looks back on the success of the Sandpoint girls basketball team this past winter, the installation of artificial turf at War Memorial Field, the historic run by the Sandpoint football team this fall and much more. Dylan will have a story in Thursday's paper that breaks down the...

In this episode of the 7Bee podcast, Rachel Sun interviews hospice volunteer Anne Ross about her work helping care for hospice patients, and her own family's experience with hospice.

In today's episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Managing Editor Caroline Lobsinger and General Manager Bill Davis discuss some of the top Daily Bee stories from the past month.

Wes Hamlet's nabbing of a 37-pound, 40 1/20-inch world record Kamloops rainbow trout made him a celebrity. National and international news outlets spread word of the catch far and wide. Derby rules, meanwhile, dictated that the fish be presented to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

On this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene sits down with Will Love, the Sandpoint girls basketball head coach and journalism teacher at Sandpoint High. Love started his own podcast back in May focused on highlighting basketball coaches in the state of Idaho. He talks about why he started the podcast, how much its helped him with his coaching and discusses his favorite guests....

The Bee's newest reporter, Rachel Sun, introduces herself and reads one of her favorite stories from her first two months at the newspaper — an article about the nonprofit Firewood Rescue, originally published on Sept. 29.

After sharing her five favorite and most memorable stories in her first 100 days at the Daily Bee, reporter Aly De Angelus shares five more stories that made an impact. Tags: Sandpoint, Bonner County, community

In Part 1, Daily Bee reporter Aly De Angelus shares five of her favorite stories that she has written. Stay tuned for Part 2 in which Aly will delve into more of her most memorable stories.

In the second episode of the 7Bee Podcast, news editor Keith Kinnaird tells us a little bit about himself and discusses an important topic — the Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse. He talks about the six categories that missing persons cases are broken into and examines the unsolved cases in Bonner County.

In Episode 1 of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene sits down with Duane Ward. Ward is a 1961 Sandpoint High School graduate who has coached in Sandpoint for 50 years. In this episode, Ward talks about the history of War Memorial Field and reflects on what it was like to play under legendary football coach Cotton Barlow.