Ottomaton
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is a burning question in the minds of many KRFY Panhandle Community Radio listeners: Who is this “Otto” and where does he find the inspiration to put together...
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The people’s river
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Pack River begins its life high in the Selkirk Mountains. Starting as melted snow that accumulates in Harrison Lake, it spills down the mountain. The clear alpine freshet...
Dark History: Murder on the Monarchs
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The rock beaches along the eastern shores of Lake Pend Oreille are an idyllic place today. With the Green Monarch Mountains rising more than 3,000 feet above the water’s...
Lake Pend Oreille approaches summer pool on June 19
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After a slow refill due to metal defects discovered on a spillway gate at Albeni Falls Dam, Lake Pend Oreille approached summer pool elevation on June 19. By press time,...
Army Corps updates timeline for full lake level
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released an update on operations at Albeni Falls Dam, stating that Lake Pend Oreille would reach its full summer pool of 2,062.5 feet...
The Bogey Room offers year- round, 24/7 virtual golf
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s a common complaint among golfers in the Pacific Northwest that the first few rounds of the already short season are usually spent knocking the rust off their swing...
On bullies
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Recently, one of the young people in my life shared that they had been experiencing significant bullying in school. It broke my heart to hear how cruel kids can...
Albeni Falls Dam meeting draws contentious crowd
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged with hundreds of concerned...
Building butterfly waystations
By Ben Olson Reader Staff By the time Idaho had adopted the monarch butterfly as its state insect in 1992, the migratory insects were already starting to grow scarce in the northern part of...
Lakes Commission issues statement concerning delay in reaching summer lake level
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lakes Commission Chair Ford Elsaesser issued a statement expressing concerns regarding the slow refill of Lake Pend Oreille due to maintenance issues at Albeni Falls Dam. “The economy of...
