Rebuilding home
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Contractors began work Nov. 13 on Phase 2 of the Pack River Delta wildlife restoration project, which includes the addition of eight islands and 10 borrow areas. The work...
Category: On The Lake
Local artists finish mural on wall at Hope Bridge
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the world gives you graffiti, make art. After Hope resident Kathleen Huntley began noticing more frequent incidents of graffiti on the prominent wall beside the Hope Bridge, she...
IDL rules in favor of Idaho Club community dock near Trestle Creek
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller handed down a decision Oct. 27 approving the Idaho Club’s request for an encroachment permit for its 105-slip North Lake community dock...
New Camp Bay hearing set for Oct. 25
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor It’s been out of the public eye for months, but the battle over public access to Lake Pend Oreille at Camp Bay is not over. The latest court hearing...
City of Sandpoint sees final report of downtown waterfront design team
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city councilors viewed the final report of the downtown waterfront design competition Oct. 18, capping a process that began with a solicitation for teams in February and resulting...
City accepting applications for 2023 City Beach goose hunt
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The application period for permits to participate in the second annual city authorized Canada goose hunt at Sandpoint City Beach is open until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, with...
Final Downtown Waterfront design nearing completion
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The calendar is ticking down to the culmination of the city of Sandpoint’s Downtown Waterfront Design Competition, which envisions a wide range of short- and long-term projects affecting everything...
Public sounds off on proposed Trestle Creek development
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Officials, developers and members of the public gathered Sept. 6 for a public hearing regarding the Idaho Club’s permit request for a community dock at Trestle Creek. The...
Bonner County can do more to protect water quality
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Idaho is lucky to have environmental experts looking out for public health when it comes to land use decisions that impact water quality. These experts were on hand to...
The Idaho Club renews push to develop Trestle Creek, threatening imperiled fish
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor A proposal to build luxury housing and a large private marina at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille poses major threats to bull trout, which are...
