Fore before the Fourth
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Before the Old Fashioned Fourth of July festivities bring the streets of Clark Fork to life on Monday, community members and visitors alike will have …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Before the Old Fashioned Fourth of July festivities bring the streets of Clark Fork to life on Monday, community members and visitors alike will have …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Chevron station on the corner of Main Street and Highway 200 in Clark Fork has existed in that spot “since Clark Fork started selling …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Old-time North Idahoans reminisce about the days when hippies and loggers joyously coexisted. Some argue they still do.
A similar symbiotic relationship will be on …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Johnson Creek Access Site in Clark Fork will be closed until approximately April 1, 2020 due to the Idaho Fish and Game’s Clark Fork …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s nearly 80 degrees in the roasting room at Scotchman’s Coffee on a sweltering, early-summer day. The small drum roaster heats up while the three …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last weekend’s above-average temperatures brought with them Bonner County’s first taste of fire season, as a burn pile on Mosquito Creek Road in Clark Fork …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Dustin Drennen says he’s about to tell you the “short version” of how he ended up as a musician and writer practicing his craft …
By Toni Kolb
Reader Contributor
I think back on my fluctuating childhood and smile. The ups and downs — it was a journey of memory making. I remember the seasons …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A representative from Bonner County Veterans Service Office will be in Clark Fork from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions about current veterans’ …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Clark Fork Library is a staple of many east Bonner County kids’ childhoods, but none so much as for Vanessa Hood Birch (9) and …
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