Jumping in
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I walked into the water up to my ankles and heard that all-too-familiar voice in my head: “What are you thinking?” The voice is familiar because I’ve heard it...
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The Duck Boat
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When I brought my then-girlfriend (now-wife of almost 14 years) to Sandpoint for the first time in 2002 or thereabouts, she said that my childhood must have been like...
Lake Pend Oreille on track for regular refill
By Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille sat just below 2,058 feet above sea level on May 20, keeping with predictions the Army Corps of Engineers shared earlier in the month that 2020 would see...
Runoff projections forecast smooth refill for LPO
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Current measurements are pointing toward a typical spring runoff and refill for Lake Pend Oreille, according to the Army Corps of Engineers — information the agency will be sharing...
Boaters beware bend way weirs in CF Delta
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters on Lake Pend Oreille to be aware of new bendway weirs in the Clark Fork Delta. Bendway weirs are similar...
Sandpoint grade-schooler catches record trout
By Reader Staff The Idaho fishing record books better make room for the spunk and creativity of 8-year-old Sandpoint girl Sophie Egizi, who reeled in a new catch-and-release record for Gerrard rainbow trout on...
Train pulling out of the station on second rail bridge
By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Since Burlington Northern-Santa Fe announced plans in the spring of 2017 to begin pursuing permits for building a second rail bridge to span Sand Creek and Lake...
Lake level timeline announced
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille will remain at summer pool through Sept. 18, after which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start a gradual drawdown until reaching winter lake elevation...
On The Lake: We’re 10 years old; that’s 1 million in Waterkeeper years
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper turned 10 this past January and we didn’t even get to go to Triple Play. Instead, we’re going to memorialize this milestone like the data-driven...
Lake Pend Oreille reaches summer pool level
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Boaters, beach-goers and lake recreators of all stripes rejoice — Lake Pend Oreille is officially at summer pool. Lake levels reached summer pool — 2,062 feet — around noon...
