Author: Lyndsie Kiebert

When the world loses its marbles

By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’re like me, sometimes you need a break from the troubling world for an hour or two. Between the coronavirus and ongoing protests around the country about racial...

Original songs about familiar feelings

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Originality is everything for Newport, Wash.-based band Shedroof Divide. Husband-and-wife duo Randi and Mike Lithgow along with Randi’s mother, Tina Shaw, and friend Jessica Martin make up the four-piece...

Jumping in

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I walked into the water up to my ankles and heard that all-too-familiar voice in my head: “What are you thinking?” The voice is familiar because I’ve heard it...

Practice makes perfect (pizza)

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff According to Panhandle Pizza Kitchen owner Mike Johnson, a great pizza starts with four ingredients: water, flour, salt and time. Yes, time — not thyme. Patience is the key...

A rumble of hope

01 Reader Staff When rounding the corner of the Bonner County Courthouse last Tuesday, June 2, to see who was amassing to protest the killing of George Floyd, I said to my colleague Zach...