ARTICLES BY DWAYNE PARSONS FEATURE CORRESPONDENT
'Madame Butterfly' helps opera soar in region
The Inland Northwest Opera is recreating the opera scene in the Pacific Northwest.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Quilters create comfort for hospitalized youth
HOPE — Some 40 Christian ladies from many parts of the Inland Empire gathered for a weekend of quilt-making to benefit Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. The retreat took place at the Litehouse-family facility on the shoreline of Lake Pend Oreille in Hope, Idaho.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Indoor farmer's market set to bloom in county
COCOLALLA — A new model of farmer’s market has opened its doors to the public near Cocolalla Lake along Highway 95 south of Sandpoint.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Fish & Game officers are honored
SANDPOINT — There isn’t much Tom Whalen hasn’t seen as conservation officer for Idaho Department of Fish and Game during his decades-long career.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Ponderay receives grant for Black Rock cleanup
PONDERAY — Cleanup of the Black Rock area can move forward thanks to an $840,000 brownfield multipurpose grant received by the city earlier this summer.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Pend Oreille River holds priceless memories
On the most beautiful day of the summer, my wife and I, along with two other couples, took a trip along the Pend Oreille River on motorized pontoon boat. As we glided along the river, seeing the river in its glory opened a memory bank of once-forgotten thoughts and experiences …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
A bird's-eye view of Lake Pend Oreille
HOPE — Lake Pend Oreille is 43 miles from the Long Bridge at Sandpoint to Button Hook Bay at Farragut State Park. That’s a pretty significant journey by boat, but always a pure pleasure for those willing and able.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
The ins and ways of the Pend d'Oreille Bay Trail
SANDPOINT — Several years ago I had the privilege to work closely with the Ross and Hazel Hall family through many of their early challenges to bring Ross Hall Sr.’s shoreline vision into reality.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Passing down words of wisdom & love
SANDPOINT — I first met Robert A. Martin at the church I attend in Sandpoint. I was intrigued by his appearance. He had a definite air of compassion. I thought he might be the great-grandfather of the three young children he and his wife, Laurel, had in tow.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
