Bonners Ferry's biggest community celebration of the year returns July 16 through 18. The Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce hosts three days of downtown festivities, including the Rotary Wine Walk on Thursday evening, an all-day performance by the Jam Shack Band on Friday, and a full Saturday lineup with another live band. Expect Crazy Dayz sales at area businesses, the Saturday farmers market, vendors lining Main Street, family games, and traditions that have anchored the we

Lace up Saturday, July 18. The Kootenai River Run sends 5K and 10K runners off from the Boundary County Fairgrounds at 8 am, with an out-and-back course winding through Bonners Ferry's northside neighborhood and across the Kootenai River. The race has been going strong since the 1980s and is part of the Kootenai River Days weekend. Entries are accepted through race morning. Net proceeds benefit the Bonners Ferry High School cross-country program and local college scholarships

Built on consistency, with families returning year after year By Like Media Team Tim and Wendy Bertling opened Selkirk Kennels in Moyie Springs thirty years ago, just minutes from Bonners Ferry. They started small, grooming dogs out of their house while raising their kids. Looking back, Wendy says, "It was a way for me to be home with my kids but also help provide for our family. Then it turned into something much bigger than I expected." The boarding kennel came next, and