Monday, January 27, 2025

When life feels rigged

The customer behind me joined the conversation, “You can have my tickets if you want to wait for them.” He’d overheard my plans for the million dollars we plan on winning through the grocery store’s Monopoly game and showed support. As I stood aside, an attempt to give the customer …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

When 'nice' isn't enough and kindness counts

Those new to Panhandle life experience a culture shock and it isn’t the transition to new weather patterns, roads and baristas; it’s adjusting to kindness. Unfortunately, what most accept as “nice” is the basis of civility and respect for others. Kindness goes well beyond the status quo, sparkly smile associated …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Nature's shenanigans bring physical rest, personal growth

When peeps line the store shelves and egg hunts are scheduled nobody wants to wait a moment longer for the glory of spring. When what falls from the sky should be glistening raindrops and instead, puffy white flakes accumulate on branches hearts grow discouraged. Come fall we’ll welcome those flakes, …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Interesting & Inspiring People: Erik Olson

“Small farms are a thing of the past,” Erik Olson’s voice thoughtful. He continued to explain that small farms comprise less than one percent of the agricultural community. Olson is part of that one percent as he continues his family tradition.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Interesting & Inspiring People: Edith Stolley

It takes a lifetime to build and cultivate something of significance and substance to look back upon. Bits of Edith Stolley’s life and family history glimmer in conversations, like flecks of gold in a river of sand, and evidence wisdom, strength and determination forged by life.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Mountain Springs Early Learning Academy to open fall of 2017

BONNER FERRY — Mountain Springs Early Learning Academy opens its doors for the first time this fall. Affiliated with Mountain Springs Church on Main Street, the academy offers a faith-based preschool and pre-K academic program open to the Boundary County community.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Interesting and Inspiring people of Boundary County: Treva Rawlings

The voices of many leaders and movements across the nation seem to grow louder as if strength rises from noise, but speaking with Treva Rawlings prove true strength and change come from a calm and tenacious resolve.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Behind the Scenes with Kelsey Steffen

BONNERS FERRY -- Being an entrepreneur and business owner didn’t make the short list when Kelsey Steffen entered adulthood, nor was speaking at the Bonners Ferry Women in Business conference until her husband Jason Steffen volunteered her.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Students jump with all their heart

BONNERS FERRY -- When school dismissed last Thursday afternoon from Valley View Elementary School, Mrs. Petesch welcomed students and volunteers back into the gymnasium. The sound of laughter and a few dozen red and white plastic jump ropes grazing the floor filled the gym as students participated in the 39th …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO