‘The story of Bonner County’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Helen Newton took a U.S. history class at Sandpoint High School in the late 1950s, she was required to do an oral presentation on the topic of her...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Sandpoint Winter Carnival: Week 2 events
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The annual Winter Carnival spans from Feb. 14-23, featuring a bevy of events, including everything from parades to parties. Here’s an edited schedule of events for the second and...
Mad About Science: Baby chicks
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s February, which can mean one of two things: It’s cold enough to freeze your hand to your car door and make you call in sick to work, or...
I want my America back
By James Richard Johnson Special to the Reader I want my America back! I grew up in the Midwest in the 1950s and want back the America that stood for what I believed to...
Emily Articulated: The front porch effect
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist When you date someone, you’re inevitably exposed to their interests, their way of thinking and, generally, a perspective that’s outside of your own. When you date an architect, you’re...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Pay day: Sauntore Thomas, 44, of Detroit, had planned to deposit...
Hearing in gun ban lawsuit scheduled for Feb. 25
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Court documents show that Bonner County has filed a motion to stay its lawsuit against the city of Sandpoint, which challenges the legality of The Festival at Sandpoint’s weapons...
Judge upholds Sagle asphalt plant approval
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Second District Court Judge Jeff M. Brudie handed down an opinion Feb. 5 in the case of the hotly contested Sagle asphalt plant proposal, affirming the Board of Bonner...
That’s a re-wrap
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff So-called “yarn bombing” is usually done in secret. One day, a fence or signpost is just what it appears to be; the next, after a night-time visit from ninja-like...
Bonners Ferry theater faces blowback for policy banning weapons
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The drama over so-called “gun free zones” has spread from Sandpoint — where for months county and city officials have sparred in court over The Festival at Sandpoint’s no-weapons...
