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At its heart, "Steel Magnolias" is about friendship and love. Inspired by real-life women in a small Louisiana town and their bonds, it seemed natural for Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theatre to take on the classic play following its successful production of "Legally Blonde." After all, both shows are about female bonds and community and are among LPO Rep founder Keely Gray&apos...

The Boundary County Fair is from August 6-10. Learn about all exciting events and activities at this years fair with staff writer Emily Bonsant.  For more information visit the Boundary County Fair website.  

Connections.  At the heart of it, libraries are about connections: books, movies, information, and, increasingly, people. And those connections have the potential to transform lives and communities. And, in fact, they already are. In this week's 7Bee Podcast,  join us for a conversation with Brendan Mooney, IT manager at the East Bonner County Library; Alex Gray, technology teacher at Sandpoi...

Come along and hear about 4th of July Events in Bonner and Boundary Counties. Bonners Ferry Events Freedom Festival at 11 a.m. on Main Street and Lincoln Street. Bonners Ferry 4th of July parade, 3 p.m. in historic downtown, live music at Boundary County Fairgrounds, 4 p.m.-9:15 p.m. Fireworks at 10:10 p.m.  Eastport 21st 4th of July Parade at 1 p.m. Sandpoint Lions Parade, 10 a.m. Clark Fork Fun...

In this week's episode of "What's in the  Community," Emily Bonsant covers coming events, such as the "Forget Me Not" walk/run at the BFHS/BCMS track,  Borders 3 Jamboree Car show on Friday and the BFHS Class of 2024 graduation on Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m.  To make pledges for the June Walk-a-thon in support of the Hope House Back to School Bash email thehopehouse9...

In this episode we bring back "What's in the Community" series where we highlight community events happening in Bonner and Boundary Counties. Boundary County Memorial Day Parade is Monday,  May 27 at downtown Bonners Ferry.   Sandpoint's Memorial Day Observances are hosted by the Sandpoint VFW starting at 9 a.m. at the  Pinecrest Cemetery, with a lunch at the VFW Hall. Sign up...

In the latest edition of the 7Bee Podcast, join reporter Caroline Lobsinger as she talks with Keely Gray of Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theater about the company's newest production, "Legally Blonde: The Musical".  Much like the classic movie starring Reese Witherspoon, the musical follows Elle Woods on her journey of self-discovery and the power and importance of being unreservedly...

It's likely the historic wreck recently found in the greater Sandpoint area was deliberately sunk. But who is she? What is the vessel's story? Ah, that remains the mystery. In this edition of the 7Bee Podcast, reporter Caroline Lobsinger talks to Chris McNaughton, Austin Smith and Cailey Vallone, part of a team behind the exploration of the wreck, about the discovery, the dive and why it...

Get the scoop on the Idaho Republican Presidential Caucus with BF Herald reporter Emily Bonsant and special guest, Dave Wenk with the Boundary County Republican Central Committee. To learn more about the caucus read our article "Boundary County presidential caucus March 2 ." To learn about your voting precinct visit voteidaho.gov To learn your caucus voting location visit idahorepublican...

Join Bonner County Daily Bee Sports Reporter Max Oswald and Bonners Ferry Herald Reporter Emily Bonsant as they cover local news for LPOSD, BCSD and WBCSD winter sports teams in the pre-season up until Dec. 23, 2023. Get catch up on all things, Wampus Cats, Spartans, Bulldogs and Badgers sports on the December Sports Round-up. For more local sports coverage visit www. BonnerCountyDailyBee.com and...

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant covering the feral cats population issue in Boundary County.   To read the full story visit our website and read "Boundary County’s feral cat population is concerning."

In today’s podcast, come along for a special conversation between the community and Tony McAleer, a former white supremacist and co-founder of anti-hate group Life After Hate, and filmmaker Peter Hutchison. The pair recently teamed up to record a documentary “The Cure for Hate” which details McAleer's journey to Auschwitz to bear witness to the horrors of the Holocaust — and to atone for the...

Join Bonner County Daily Bee sports reporter Max Oswald and the Bonners Ferry Herald reporter Emily Bonsant, as they discuss the highlights of the Fall sports seasons for Sandpoint, Priest River, Clark Fork and Bonners Ferry High Schools. To keep up to date on local sports in Bonner County visit our website at bonnercountydailybee.com. To follow all things Badger sports visit bonnersferryherald.co...

When she was younger, Clarity Partridge saw a future in helping animals. But it didn't take long for her to turn her focus to helping people, specifically through helping them as a state trooper. Come along as we talk to the Sandpoint High School sophomore as she talks about attending the ISP Leadership Education & Development Academy this summer. (To read our story, go online to bit.ly/3...

In this episode, Evie Seaberg - new city and education reporter with the Bonner County Daily Bee, shares some happenings in Sandpoint from her first 3 weeks with the Daily Bee. She addresses a traffic light change downtown, the city's waterfront design competition, school district events, a Sandpoint Girl Scout troop's trip to Europe and water treatment concerns in the community.

Imagine going into an unfamiliar woods with just a knife, a tarp, your bow and some basic camping supplies. That's exactly what outdoorswoman Karie Lee Knoke did when she got onto season nine of the History Channel's "Alone." Listen to her recap her experience from start to finish -- with some unexpected details in between!

Clark Fork football camp hosted by former NFL stars, Priest River's Landon Reynolds named top 10 defensive lineman in the state, Sandpoint fields first ever travel softball team, Bonners Ferry's Nik Bertling looks to help Boundary County track and field athletes... I thought sports would die down this summer, but they certainly did not! Listen for a short recap, and for the full stories...

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer, Emily Bonsant, in this week's podcast covering Best Of for Bonner and Boundary Counties, Nominations for the Top 20 fastest growing businesses in North Idaho and 4th of July events in Boundary County. To nominate or vote for Best Of Bonner County, visit the www. BonnerCountyDailyBee.com To vote for Boundary County Best Of, visit www. BonnersFerryHerald....

Come along with 7Bee Podcast for a conversation about all things coffee with Randy and Rick Evans of Evans Brothers Coffee. The Sandpoint-based coffee roaster recently won its third Good Food Award — a recognition of EBC's quality and dedication. Sit back, grab a cup of Joe, and enjoy.

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant in the week's podcast covering the Boundary County School District's Maintenance and Operations Levy on the March 14 ballot. Podcast covers the story " BCSD levy meeting attracts small crowd " from the Feb. 23 edition of the Herald. On March 14, the Boundary County School District is requesting a renewal of the existing levy...

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant as she interviews high school senior Trinity Gaffield's recovery and victory after recovering burns in a fire. This interview is from  the story "Boundary County Excellence: Trinity Gaffield overcomes burns to shine at BFHS" which ran in the March 2 edition on the Bonners Ferry Herald. Boundary County Excellence, is a new column a...

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant as she sits down with BCSD101 Superintendent Jan Bayer to discuss how the district is responding to a the Title IX Compliant , which alleges BCSD is not providing equal opportunities for female athletes. For more information on the complaint visit our website and read articles:  "BCSD responds to Title IX complaint" or "BCSD recei...

In this week's 7Bee Podcast, reporter Caroline Lobsinger talks to Keon Hedayati, writer and director of "Karma Bums", a new independent movie about two vagabonds who are fed up with their lives and decide to head north to Canada to start their lives anew. Joining the conversation is lead actor Brandon O'Dell.

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant in this week's episode covering the city of Bonners Ferry considering a local option tax in order to pay for the shortfall in the general budget. This podcast is the second part of BFH Episode 9: City of Bonners Ferry budget shortfall . To learn more about the budget shortfall and the proposed local option tax or visit our website and read...

Join Bonners Ferry Herald staff writer Emily Bonsant covering all things Bonners Ferry High School winter sports. Hear about badger boys basketball program eyeing state, Braeden Blackmore making 1,000 point in his high school career, Badger girls wrestling take first at tournaments, Badger cheer in competition mode and much more. Follow us on Facebook at Bonners Ferry Herald, on Instagram and Twit...