In the path of the bull
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It was my third sunrise in a row spent hiking up the Hog Back Ridge — an unrelenting rocky incline that affords its visitors an …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It was my third sunrise in a row spent hiking up the Hog Back Ridge — an unrelenting rocky incline that affords its visitors an …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
North Idaho may soon have a connection to a worldwide effort to launch a space-based internet service into every nook and cranny of the planet.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
On Friday, Sept. 11, an unidentified projectile hit the Lakeside High School football team’s bus as the team departed Clark Fork. It broke through two …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Fall-scented candles are unrealistic. That isn’t to say they don’t smell absolutely wonderful. Who can say no to cinnamon, apple, carmel and warm, abstract smells …
Breakfast lessons
By Lyndsie Kiebert
My first day of work was Mother’s Day 2011. In my navy blue polo and sensible, non-slip shoes, I arrived at Holiday Shores Marina at …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Upon walking into the Talache Designs booth at the Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint, it becomes clear that no two pieces of jewelry are the same. …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Perhaps even more famous than the state stone — the star garnet — is another sought-after purple gem found in the mountains of Idaho: huckleberries.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The sum of budgeted expenditures between the FY2020 and FY2021 Bonner County budgets are remaining largely the same — $64.2 million and $64 million, respectively …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
I’ve had my first car, a sporty little Ford Focus hatchback, for four years. It’s served me well as a reliable commuter, but I decided …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last week, Reader Publisher Ben Olson and Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone shared their “dream” Festival at Sandpoint lineup in lieu of a real 2020 schedule, since …
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