June weather to determine fire season
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Predicting nature may ultimately be a fool’s errand, but being prepared for whatever Mother Nature throws at us — especially when it comes to fire season — is something...
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After 45 years at Beach, Arts and Crafts Fair moves downtown
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Change isn’t easy. And it’s made even harder after almost 50 years of consistency. The change, in this case, is the relocation of the Pend Oreille Arts Council Arts...
Alternative: Part 3
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Ninety kids. Ninety stories. Geoff Penrose, principal of Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High School, takes that philosophy to heart, and it’s something proven in just one conversation with two...
North Idaho outdoor brand earns TV slot
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nothing says summer in North Idaho like a weekend of camping in the great outdoors. It helps if there’s also the sweet sound and scent of high-octane, race-fueled offroad...
Alternative: Part 2
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff At Lake Pend Oreille High School, there’s no homework. Students call teachers by their first names. In most every case of late or incomplete work, there are second chances....
‘Anything in my power’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Of all the threats to pregnant women — chemicals, litter boxes, hot tubs and more — Sandpoint woman Jessica Rachels didn’t know she was putting her unborn baby at...
Basketball school expands, plans camps
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff After just half a year at Northside Elementary, the Basketball School of Sandpoint has grown enough to merit a change of venue. Starting June 5, BSS will now be...
No-wake violation fines doubled
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Commissioners approved higher no-wake zone fines Tuesday, doubling the infraction cost and making subsequent infractions even more costly. Fines for no-wake zone violations were previously $75 for...
Lake levels off, forecasted to drop
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Northwest River Forecast Center predicts Lake Pend Oreille water levels will go down from here, as the lake hovered just over 2,064 feet since Sunday. Mid-Wednesday, Lake Pend...
Forest Service approves Green Mt. exploratory drilling
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The U.S. Forest Service Sandpoint Ranger District announced Thursday approval of the Green Mountain Exploratory Drilling project on the southeast end of Lake Pend Oreille. The exploratory drilling, headed...
