Bits ‘n’ Pieces: May 27, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Albert Watkins, the attorney for several defendants accused of rioting Jan....
Category: News in Brief
LPO to hit summer pool mid-June, despite early request
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The lack of rain and below-normal snowpack this spring have sparked a conversation about when, exactly, Lake Pend Oreille should reach summer pool. Some stakeholders believe that in years...
Reclaim Idaho files Quality Education Act initiative
By Reader Staff Reclaim Idaho filed a ballot initiative with the Idaho secretary of state April 28 called the Quality Education Act — an initiative that the grassroots group said would boost funding for...
Bonner Co. Republican Central Committee wants Woodward out of the party — and the Statehouse
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Republican Central Committee is seeking the “disaffiliation and resignation” of Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, for “conduct it deemed unbecoming of a member of the Republican Party.”...
Expect limited access to Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail parking area and trailhead through summer
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Visitors to the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail in recent weeks have been puzzled to see the trailhead closed. Located just to the north of the Seasons at Sandpoint condo...
Support the Healing Garden with ‘Spring for the Garden’ art sale fundraiser
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Of the many gardens in the Sandpoint area, few produce as much good feeling as the Healing Garden. Located at the north of Bonner General Health (520 N. Third...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: May 20, 2021
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Starting in 2022 all agricultural workers in Washington state will be...
Full steam ahead
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a letter of support for the “North Coast Hiawatha Restoration” as part of their May 11 business meeting consent agenda, the...
Best or worst legislative session in Idaho history? That depends on whom you ask
By Clark Corbin Idaho Capital Sun Depending on whom you ask, the 2021 legislative session was either a productive success on multiple fronts, or one of the worst sessions of all time. House Speaker...
Incumbents carry May 18 election
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County voters went to the polls May 18, delivering wins for incumbent candidates to the East Bonner County Library Board of Trustees, Pend Oreille Hospital Board of Trustees...
