Monday, January 20, 2025

ARTICLES BY BOB GUNTER CORRESPONDENT

Selle shares tales of early-day ice harvests

Sandpoint Furniture/Carpet One, home of The Ponderay Design Center and Selkirk Glass & Cabinets (208-263-5138), sponsors this column.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Old P-51's 'attack' on town flies into history

(Last week, I had a picture in the paper of an old P-51 Mustang. I received several calls from people with questions about the plane. I recalled that Don Johnson was a member of the class that took an aviation course back in 1946, so I gave him a call. …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Traveling here and there in historic Bonner County

One would be hard put to find a more colorful history than that of our area of the world. The other night I started a-rocking and took a mental trip all the way from Priest Lake to Sandpoint. I would like to share my meandering journey with you.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Documentary offers look at soldiers' lives

When I saw in the Daily Bee that cinematographer Erik Daarstad had chosen his film, “Fighting for Life,” to screen at the Panida’s Little Theater on this Saturday, I recalled a phone call I received a few years ago.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Tyee steams to life thanks to Markham

(Today, I want to tell you a story about a steamboat that refused to go away.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Exam highlights failures of modern telephones

(Recently my grandson, Everett, accompanied me to get my eyes checked. I noticed through doctor-induced blurred eyes that he was talking on his cellphone with a foreclosure smile on his face.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Growing up in Sandpoint was great for young kids

Sandpoint Furniture/Carpet One, home of The Ponderay Design Center and Selkirk Glass & Cabinets (208-263-5138), sponsors this column and it will appear in your Daily Bee each Sunday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Winter fun meant plenty of sledding, snowball fights and sleigh rides

Sandpoint Furniture/Carpet One, home of The Ponderay Design Center and Selkirk Glass & Cabinets (208-263-5138), sponsors this column and it will appear in your Daily Bee each Sunday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Community took care of everyone during Great Depression

Sandpoint Furniture/Carpet One, home of The Ponderay Design Center and Selkirk Glass & Cabinets (208-263-5138), sponsors this column and it will appear in your Daily Bee each Sunday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Summers in Sandpoint meant life was a ball on the beach

Sandpoint Furniture/Carpet One, home of The Ponderay Design Center and Selkirk Glass & Cabinets (208-263-5138), sponsors this column and it will appear in your Daily Bee each Sunday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Humbird Lumber attracted family to community

(During the filming of the Sandpoint Centennial Movie, Erik Daarstad and I had the opportunity to hear Lloyd Larson tell about growing up in Sandpoint — he was 87 at that time. Today, I want to share with you some of the experiences Lloyd shared with us on that day …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Documentary gets animated in telling of Disney's cinematic glory

Folks, today we have the opportunity to experience another “Visit with Erik” at the Panida Little Theater. Cinematographer Erik Daarstad has chosen to show the delightful “Frank and Ollie.” The film will be of interest to anyone junior high and high school age. If you grew up with the Disney …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pioneers' love of community helped build Sandpoint

(Lately, I have been wondering why people move to a town. It seems to me that some people fall in love with a town and want to become part of its history and growth. There are some that leave where there live because they can’t tolerate it anymore. They find …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Markham, Coons families among first white settlers

Folks, today we are going to look at two more pioneers that contributed in a positive way to the making of our area of the country. They came with their own distinct talents and used these talents to make a home for themselves and their family. They are Robert Coons …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Commercial fishing once thrived in area

(Today, Ron Chaney, in his own words, tells about commercial fishing on Lake Pend Oreille.)
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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