Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Oct. 15, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: The presidential debate scheduled for this week was canceled, according to...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Rotary donates $50K to LPOSD after-school, literacy programs
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Rotary Club of Sandpoint donated $50,000 to the Lake Pend Oreille School District on Oct. 7 to benefit after-school programs and reading intervention for local students. The sum...
City launches continuous leaf pickup through Nov. 20
By Reader Staff The City of Sandpoint has scheduled its annual City-wide Leaf Pickup to start Thursday, Oct. 15 — a little earlier in the season than in past years because the program has...
Judge to hear Sandpoint’s motion for fees
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Kootenai County District Judge Lansing L. Haynes is scheduled to hear a motion for attorney fees and costs on Oct. 27, marking the latest movement in the lawsuit Bonner...
Litehouse collecting food donations for food bank
By Reader Staff Litehouse employee-owners will be collecting food donations for the Bonner Community Food Bank at Super 1 Foods in Sandpoint on Saturdays, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4...
MickDuff’s new space continuing apace
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been a little more than a year since MickDuff’s Brewing Company owners Duffy and Mickey Mahoney announced they had purchased and would be renovating the historic building at...
BGH begins Emergency Department remodel
By Reader Staff Bonner General Health began a projected three-month-long remodel of its Emergency Department on Oct. 12, requiring a temporary move of the department and patient entrance. The remodel is funded primarily by...
Community fundraiser set to benefit injured police officer
By Reader Staff The community is pulling together to support the family of Ponderay Detective Sgt. Mike Victorino who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near Lewiston on Aug. 15. Victorino was on...
Bonner County sees first COVID-19 deaths
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Panhandle Health District announced the first novel coronavirus-related deaths in Bonner County on Oct. 14: a man and woman, both in their 80s. No other details were released....
A few thoughts… on pure B***S***
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist The weather has been unseasonably warm, if you haven’t noticed, and I’ve whiled away a few days getting reacquainted with the prairies and island ranges of central Montana. Day...
