End of season report:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff All good things must come to an end, and what a glorious end it was at Schweitzer on Sunday, April 11. The sun was shining, there was a fresh...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Sandpoint Showstoppers offers drama opportunities for local youth
By Reader Staff If you know a third- through sixth-grader with an interest in learning about the dramatic arts through entertaining, interactive activities with their peers, check out Pend Oreille Arts Council’s new after-school...
In response to hate mail
By Brenda Hammond Reader Contributor The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force sends its deepest sympathy to the victims of hate mail received recently by neighbors in our community. We are appalled by the...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: April 22, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: The End Polluter Welfare Act has been introduced to Congress by...
BGH Foundation Board presents ER Dept. with $200K check
By Patty Hutchens Reader Contributor It was with great pleasure that the Bonner General Health Foundation Board recently presented the Emergency Department with a check for $200,000 to help fund recent improvements and upgrades....
Mad About Science: Paint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As the weather turns warmer, more of us are out there working on projects that might involve paint. Have you ever stopped and thought about what exactly paint is...
Rock Creek Mine approval determined unlawful
By Reader Staff Backers of the Rock Creek Mine, proposed near Noxon, Mont., and the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, will need to go back to square one, as a federal district court judge halted the...
Final deadline for 2021 health insurance is April 30
By Reader Staff The state health insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho, has announced the final day to enroll in 2021 health insurance — without a qualifying life event — is Friday, April 30. “This...
BGH defers local vaccine efforts to pharmacies, other providers
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Novel coronavirus vaccination appointments opened earlier this month for anyone 16 and older across Idaho. Meanwhile, in Bonner County, providers are seeing a decrease in demand — so much...
A love letter to Mother Earth
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor Dear Mother Earth, What a year it has been. Last April as the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, many of us went home in isolation from each other and, at...
