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Today's 7Bee podcast features Georgia Simmons, a trustee with the Bonner General Health Foundation and chairperson of the annual Heart Ball; Molly Rickard, and Erin Binnall, community development manager and public information officer with Bonner General Health and the BGH Foundation; as we talk about the annual event, the foundation and renovation of the hospital's Emergency Department, which is the recipient of funds raised at this year's event.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene sits down with Sandpoint head football coach Ryan Knowles and offensive coordinator Jeremy Thielbahr. The pair are brothers-in-law and both graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1997. They both went on to play college football, but at rival schools. Thielbahr was a running back and tight end at Washington State University while Knowles was a defensive end at the University of Idaho. In college, Knowles and Thielbahr got to face each other four times and in their final meeting in 2001 lined up directly across from one another. Both went onto to pursue coaching careers after graduating and eventually found their way back to the place they call home — Sandpoint. In this interview, the pair reflects on their journey together, what it was like playing each other in college, the impact longtime SHS football coach Satini Puailoa had on their lives and the values they are trying to instill on the players in the Bulldog football program.

In today's 7Bee Podcast, reporter Rachel Sun Interviews Ken Larson, the advisor for Sandpoint High School's ACES (Aerospace Center of Excellence Sandpoint) and the North Idaho High School Aerospace program, along with Anna Filce, Ken's first student in the program, about how the aerospace program got started.

In the 12th episode of the 7Bee Podcast, News editor Keith Kinnaird interviews Jane Fritz about the geese at Sandpoint City Beach and the city's program to remove them.

In today's episode, managing editor Caroline Lobsinger interviews Boy Scout Troop 111 about this year's scaled-down Polar Plunge in the time of COVID.

In this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene recaps the top local sports storylines of 2020. He looks back on the success of the Sandpoint girls basketball team this past winter, the installation of artificial turf at War Memorial Field, the historic run by the Sandpoint football team this fall and much more. Dylan will have a story in Thursday's paper that breaks down the top 10 local sports stories of 2020.

In this episode of the 7Bee podcast, Rachel Sun interviews hospice volunteer Anne Ross about her work helping care for hospice patients, and her own family's experience with hospice.

In today's episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Managing Editor Caroline Lobsinger and General Manager Bill Davis discuss some of the top Daily Bee stories from the past month.

Wes Hamlet's nabbing of a 37-pound, 40 1/20-inch world record Kamloops rainbow trout made him a celebrity. National and international news outlets spread word of the catch far and wide. Derby rules, meanwhile, dictated that the fish be presented to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

On this episode of the 7Bee Podcast, Sports Editor Dylan Greene sits down with Will Love, the Sandpoint girls basketball head coach and journalism teacher at Sandpoint High. Love started his own podcast back in May focused on highlighting basketball coaches in the state of Idaho. He talks about why he started the podcast, how much its helped him with his coaching and discusses his favorite guests. He also briefly discusses what to expect from the Sandpoint girls basketball team this season.