Kinderhaven 2.0
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For 25 years, Kinderhaven served as a physical haven, sheltering local kids in need as they outnumbered available foster homes. That changed in May, when the longtime institution closed...
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I wanted a barn cat
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I’m a dog person. Most people can make assertions about what kind of person that makes me, and they’d likely be right. I am outgoing, energetic and enjoy the...
On the elk’s terms
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I nearly failed hunter’s ed. At least, that’s what it felt like at the time, as a 9-year-old girl who accidentally let her finger slide inside the trigger guard...
Wood View Acres land division changed from four lots to two
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff A minor land division applied for by the Bonner County planning director saw major modification on Sept. 21, with county commissioners approving a change from a four-lot split to...
Camp Bay Road decision will go back to Bonner Co.
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff First District Court Judge Cynthia K.C. Meyer remanded the vacation of Camp Bay Road back to the Bonner County Commissioners for a second time on Sept. 20, ruling that...
On staying
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff There’s a sense of awe surrounding North Idaho’s demographics. “Where have all the young people gone?” you ask, and then blame this anomaly on lack of affordable housing and...
On memories
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff If I want to remember when something happened, I scroll through the photos on my phone. I last cleaned out the folder in late 2019, and have since taken...
Bonner County proposes $81M budget
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Sticker shock is a natural reaction upon first seeing the proposed Bonner County budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which features a jump from $62 million in FY 2022...
On restaurant work
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I’ve found no greater sense of kinship in this world than while sitting at a restaurant bar on a Saturday night in summer, surrounded by fellow food service workers...
Exploding sunroofs and time travel
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff I very rarely indulge in extravagances, but when I bought an almost-new car in 2020, I decided that I wanted a sunroof. There was no logical reason for this...
