Willy Wonka play auditions Sept. 20-21
By Reader Staff It’s been a long time in the making, as the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to the initial rehearsals and planned performances of Growing Dreams Productions’ Willy Wonka, The Musical. Local...
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Fun and feedback
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The first Ponderay Neighbor Day, held in 2017, was meant to be a one-time way for the city of Ponderay and Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail to...
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist North Idaho recently made the national news cycle thanks to the fact that we’re currently rationing health care, operating under “crisis standards of care” at all of our...
Emily Articulated
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff I’ve been thinking about my high school English class a lot lately and the care my teacher, Mrs. Auch, took in instructing us on the proper way to write...
Mad About Science: Colonizing Mars, Part 1
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Our subject today is too large to confine to a single page. Fortunately, the crew at the Reader tolerates my nonsense when I try to pull off something as...
Idaho conservative lawmakers attempt to legislate against vax requirements
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A handful of Idaho lawmakers, joined by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (who is challenging fellow Republican Gov. Brad Little for his job in November), gathered Sept. 15 on the...
BoCo to workshop anti-mandate resolution
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For the third week in a row, Bonner County commissioners discussed a possible resolution meant to solidify the board’s stance against alleged unconstitutional mandates, most in relation to the...
Where are all the workers?
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff This article is the introductory piece in an ongoing series during which the Reader will examine various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers. When the state entered...
Council approves plats for Boyer Meadows, University Place Phase 2A subdivisions
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Council members voted Sept. 15 to move two subdivision projects forward on North Boyer Avenue, voting 4-2 to approve the preliminary plat for the 21-lot Boyer Meadows...
Back of the Book: Thank you, and you, and you
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff After my recent wedding, I took it upon myself to handwrite thank-you notes to everyone who attended or helped with the big event. This was not my original intention....
