Smelter project ‘on hold’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff PacWest Silicon, the Canadian company hoping to build a smelter in Newport, Wash., has broken its prolonged silence with a letter to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. The letter is...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Council puts turf out to bid
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The long-debated resurfacing of War Memorial Field with artificial turf took a small but important step forward Feb. 5, when the Sandpoint City Council unanimously voted to permit city...
‘A bridge too far’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since late January, Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad has found himself on the receiving end of dozens of phone calls and emails from gun rights proponents angry about what they...
Racist robocaller Scott Rhodes, who targeted the Reader, faces a $13M fine from FCC
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since 2015, Sandpoint area residents have received anonymous robocalls attacking a range of targets, including Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad and, beginning in September 2018, Sandpoint Reader Publisher Ben Olson....
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: “Something happened,” but npr.org reports no one knows why victims of...
A grain of salt: Seasonal affect for the resistant
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist When the sadness hits, I know it. It’s different from other kinds of sadness; it’s a kind of tender response to the humdrum of everyday life, when suddenly I...
Saluting the jazz of Gerry
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As a young boy in the 1930s, Gerry Mulligan fell in love with the sound of big band jazz. He pursued music in high school, which set him on...
‘Powerful and unique ideas’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The artistic work of North Idaho youths will take center stage as the Pend Oreille Arts Council hosts its 16th annual Student Art Show, kicking off Friday, Feb. 7...
Soup-er Heroes
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor It may be just another cold Wednesday in Sandpoint, but in the basement of the Gardenia Center it is feast day — for some, a celebration. Free hot soup...
The Sandpoint Eater: Old fashioned ribbing
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Though I’ve been gone for nearly 30 years, this time of year makes me wax nostalgic for the rituals of my former ranch life. Back then, at first light...
