On restaurant work
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I’ve found no greater sense of kinship in this world than while sitting at a restaurant bar on a Saturday night in summer, surrounded by fellow food service workers...
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Half a century of craftsmanship
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff It’s been 50 years since Sandpoint experienced its first Arts and Crafts Fair, and 43 since the Pend Oreille Arts Council adopted the event. Records show that before it...
Mad About Science: The Kardashev Scale, Part I
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Human beings are a global species, harvesting energy to transport supplies around the planet. We’re the only species we’ve ever observed that exists at such a scale, so it’s...
City budget highlights new positions, capital projects
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Among the items in the city of Sandpoint’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget are a number of big-ticket capital improvement projects, as well as a few expanded and new...
Sandpoint to present proposed $49.6 million budget for FY 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is proposing a fiscal year 2023 budget of $49,655,545 — up from $40,597,539 in FY 2022 — with the single biggest increase coming in the...
A perfect time for a swim
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Since its inception in 1995, the annual Long Bridge Swim has seen tens of thousands of swimmers cross the long stretch of water alongside the iconic Long Bridge. Some...
Mad About Science: Extinction event
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’ve all learned about one major mass extinction event in school. The end of the dinosaurs, gone in a singular dramatic flash! That’s not exactly true. While dinosaur extinction...
August is public’s opportunity to comment on goals, objectives of BoCo Comp Plan
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The window to weigh in on the Bonner County Planning Commission’s proposed changes to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Bonner County Comprehensive Plan is currently open, with...
BoCo accepts campground extension grant despite sheriff pushback
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 2 to accept grant funding from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation to expand the RV campground at the Bonner County Fairgrounds....
Library introduces new virtual reality flight simulator
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After flying more than 90 combat missions in Vietnam, Barney Ballard gave up flying in 1974. Thanks to a new piece of technology at the Sandpoint branch of the...
