The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Staff As the lone female on the crew, the bathroom situation is typically the most challenging for me. While the guys can simply sidle up to a tree or...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Emily Articulated: 1 Star
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist In my most recent article, I doled out “5-Star” reviews of the people and businesses that make this community great. I applauded the organizations and institutions that fill our...
Needs versus wants
By Helen Newton Reader Contributor Currently 15 cities in Idaho use taxing authority set up by the state for either resort city taxes or non-property local option taxes or both. These cities’ rates vary...
Mad About Science: Meatless meat
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Food plays a unique role in our lives: one part genetics, one part art, all parts necessity. Despite the multi-millionaire chefs on our TVs telling us otherwise, taste is...
Hope for elk
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff With rifles in hand and grey clouds all around, my husband Alex and I spent the rainy opening day of rifle season 2021 scaling a favorite ridge in search...
Where are all the workers – Part IV
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff This article is the fourth installment in a series during which the Reader has examined various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers. For previous parts, visit sandpointreader.com....
Candidates’ forum scheduled for Oct. 19
By Reader Staff The Sandpoint Reader, Keokee, KRFY 88.5 FM and the Selkirk Association of Realtors are teaming up to present a candidates’ forum Tuesday, Oct. 19 for the upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 2 election. The...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Oct. 14, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Staff East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Attorneys general from 19 states and D.C. are seeking to block...
Lakeshore Drive construction underway
By Reader Staff Construction began Oct. 6 at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and US-95 at the southern end of the Long Bridge, part of “efforts to improve US-95 near Sandpoint,” according to a...
COVID persists in Idaho, where half of eligible people are vaxxed
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff It has been five weeks since crisis standards of care were activated in North Idaho, as health care facilities became so strained by an uptick in coronavirus hospitalizations that...
