Bits ‘n’ Pieces: June 18, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: When protesters tried to topple a conquistador statue in Albuquerque, N.M.,...
Category: News in Brief
Lakes Commission to meet on June 25
By Reader Staff The Lakes Commission will host its next meeting Thursday, June 25 at the Priest River Events Center, with options to either attend in person with social distancing measures in place or...
City of Sandpoint seeking artists for Silver Box Project
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint has put out a call to artists in the search for this year’s sculptures for the Silver Box Project. The first sculptures in this annually rotating art-on-loan...
City to host trio of workshops on sidewalk conditions
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is hosting a workshop Thursday, June 18, addressing sidewalks as part of its Multimodal Transportation Master Plan. According to the city, “The pedestrian network in Sandpoint is...
Sandpoint organizations receive COVID-19 recovery grants
By Reader Staff Innovia Foundation announced 165 grants totaling $746,012 from the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds for North Idaho and eastern Washington — including five to Sandpoint-based organizations. The second round of...
Idaho enters final stage of reopening plan
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Governor Brad Little gave the state the green light June 11 to enter Stage 4 of the Idaho Rebounds economic reopening plan. Idaho just barely qualified to enter the...
Mayor issues ‘Love Lives Here’ proclamation
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Attendees to the June 17 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council exceeded capacity — restricted to no more than 20 people in Council Chambers to maintain COVID-19 social distancing...
City planning another roundup and relocation of geese at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For the second year in a row, the city of Sandpoint is taking action to capture and relocate Canada geese from City Beach. This year, the permit through the...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces: June 11, 2020
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Retired military generals were speedy in openly disagreeing with President Donald...
Planning commission recommends setback changes
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission voted at a hearing June 4 to recommend changes to Title 12. The proposed amendments, which will have to be approved by...
