A wild tradition
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Taran White has literally been fishing all of his life — his first trip aboard an Alaskan fishing boat occurred when he was just 2 months old. “My mom...
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Mad About Science: Cardboard science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Your Amazon box may have a big smile plastered across the front of it, but that does little to ease your frustrations when trying to cram 50 of them...
The Lumberjill: In praise of trees, exertion and Metallica T-shirts
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist I feel like I spend a lot of time in this column focusing on the fears and frictions generated by the interplay of my work and myself. From...
Hoodoo Valley rezone stages comeback
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners will hear a familiar file Thursday, Dec. 16, as Hayden-based company Daum Construction requests a Comprehensive Plan amendment and zone change of 160 acres in the...
Schweitzer makes foray into employee housing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Though it may seem like the conversation surrounding workforce housing is relatively recent, concern among businesses both big and small about lack of affordability and its effect on their...
The sounds of the season
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Conductor Jan Pellant has traveled a long way in his musical career to arrive in Sandpoint. Born in Prague, Czech Republic, and the son of professional musicians, Pellant has...
Mad About Science: Garbage science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s not much of a secret that 21st century humans have a garbage problem. We generate huge amounts of waste — a problem that’s compounded by our pursuit of...
Emily Articulated: Trespassing
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist “I thought runners were supposed to be good people,” the stranger spat, posturing while snapping photos of our license plates. I was recently issued a ticket for trespassing on...
Whiskey Jack short plats to see appeal hearing
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners will hear an appeal Thursday, Dec. 9 regarding two short plat applications in the Whiskey Jack area of Kootenai, where developer Tricore Investments, LLC, hopes to...
Sheriff levels open meeting law violation against BOCC over ice rink
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The rift between Bonner County commissioners and Sheriff Daryl Wheeler over a lease agreement for an ice rink to be built next to the Bonner County Fairgrounds continues to...
