Shakespeare in the Parks canceled
By Reader Staff Organizers for the annual Montana Shakespeare in the Parks announced May 4 that the 2020 show date has been canceled. “We are disappointed, but we fully understand the wisdom of Montana...
Category: Cornavirus
Lost in the ’50s canceled, but not discontinued
By Reader Staff Sandpoint’s annual classic car event and celebration of decades gone by, Lost in the ’50s, has been canceled for 2020. Event organizers took to Facebook to share the news. “Coronavirus precautions...
W. Bonner Libraries set reopening date for May 11 (hopefully)
By Reader Staff West Bonner County library officials announced plans to reopen their facilities Monday, May 11, but with the caveat that conditions will “hopefully” be right to again throw open the doors. According...
LPOSD board votes to continue distance learning until May 29
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its May 6 virtual meeting to extend distance learning until May 29 — ending the 2019-2020 school...
‘We’re all in this together’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Citing the global coronavirus pandemic that has forced the closure of countless businesses and public gatherings, Festival at Sandpoint organizers announced May 4 that there would be no 2020...
The modern mix
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I can remember, in detail, the best mixed CD I ever received. Titled Lyndsie’s Awesome Mix No. 7, it was part of a series of mixes my older sister,...
Where the bananas belt
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The local libraries have been closed for more than a month and my personal collection of DVDs has run dry. The TV antenna, which captures about four channels, is...
What kind of puzzler are you?
By Matthew Weatherman Reader Contributor In these times, more and more folks are turning to their game cupboards for inspiration. Whether your quarinteam has many members or you are isolating in solitude, puzzles are...
‘Building the airplane while we’re flying it’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Trying to describe the rollout, administration and distribution of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, national media headlines in recent weeks have been filled with words like “chaos,” “extremely...
The year that never was: part 3
Editor’s note: We reached out to a few graduating seniors at Sandpoint High School to ask how the coronavirus has affected their final year of secondary education. We asked each student how their lives...
