Officials: Lake will be mostly dry in summer 2021
By Clayton Rau Special to the Reader *FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO ABILITY TO DETECT A JOKE, OR WHO CANNOT READ PAST A HEADLINE, THIS IS AN APRIL FOOL’S ARTICLE THAT RAN IN THE...
Category: Humor
If North Idaho was a board game
By Ben Olson Reader Staff What if North Idaho was a board game? How do you think it would look, and what exactly would be a good strategy to win? In the interest of...
Slide rules of engagement
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff My winter sport is driving. I’m not entirely sure when I developed this weird affinity, but I suppose it began when I took drivers’ ed during the legendary Winter...
Short stories define ‘Country Drunk’ with humor
By Reader Staff Sandpoint area writer J.J. West announces the recent release of Campfire Tales, the second in a series of humorous short stories about rural life in North Idaho. Arranged into 34 tales...
Smells like school spirit
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 meant to imitate freshly...
Work, work, work
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 6 a.m. and marched...
Adventures in ar-car-ology
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 this year it was...
Catch and release
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We fish in my family. Sure, I can remember times when my dad, brother and I packed shotguns on our many trips into the mountains to gather firewood —...
In the reign of cats
By PollyAnna Reader Contributor In desperate times — or daily times — I’m not above binge-watching a solid stream of cat videos. Has anyone figured out just why cat videos are so appealing? I...
When the world loses its marbles
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’re like me, sometimes you need a break from the troubling world for an hour or two. Between the coronavirus and ongoing protests around the country about racial...
