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You have heard the expression, “They couldn’t pay me enough to do that job.” What job would that be for you?
“There’s no job that I would not do. If it needs to be done, I will do it.” Brandon Espinosa Lignetics Sandpoint
DEAR READERS,
Publishing a newspaper every week is like putting together a puzzle, but the picture changes, the pieces morph and sometimes a strong wind comes along and blows you right back to the beginning. I had a long article extolling the virtues of all of our advertisers and contributors we regularly see in these not-so-hallowed pages, as well as an invitation to a special event, but something more pressing came up at the last minute, so now I’m left with this little box to tell the story (and, long-winded as I am, I’ve already used up half of it). I’ll be brief. The Reader turns four this week (well, actually, we’d be closer to 15 because the Reader first started in 2004 and published until 2012, and was brought back in 2015... you get the idea). We love our advertisers and contributors. They make the world go round for us. Last year we were the recipient of a lot of kindness from the community. This year, we’re giving some of it back. If you have advertised with us, written for us, sent in artwork or photography or otherwise helped us in any way, you’re invited to a special event at Matchwood Brewing Co. on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 5-10 p.m. We’re paying for all the food, so come hungry (drinks are up to you, though - we’re kind but we’re not stupid). There will be live music, door prizes, sappy speeches and we’ll even give away a full page ad to a lucky advertiser. Even if you can’t make it, we still love you. Just not as much.
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NEWS
Medicaid expansion lawsuit brought before Idaho Supreme Court By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the implementation of Medicaid expansion in the state Tuesday as part of a lawsuit filed by the Idaho Freedom Foundation. The lawsuit claims implementation of Medicaid expansion is unconstitutional, giving too much power the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the federal government, the Idaho Statesman reports. Medicaid expansion made it onto the November ballot as a citizen’s initiative and passed with about 60 percent of the
vote, making it Idaho law. Though Gov. Brad Little said he will honor the voters’ wishes, it is yet to be seen whether the Idaho Legislature will find space for the expansion in the state budget. The Statesman reports that the Foundation’s argument centers around a fear that the federal government could one day change how much it subsidizes Medicaid expansion, and Idaho would be left to foot the entire bill. As it stands, the federal government is expected to cover 90 percent of the cost if Idaho’s expansion goes into effect in 2020. The Idaho Attorney General’s Office said the Foundation’s
lawsuit is “frivolous, unreasonable and without foundation on several levels,” according to the Statesman. The Idaho Press-Tribune noted skepticism from Supreme Court justices during statements from both the Idaho Freedom Foundation and the AG’s office Tuesday. “Idahoans overwhelmingly voted to expand Medicaid in this state because they understand the fiscal and human impact it will have on their family, friends and neighbors — not to mention the state,” said Reclaim Idaho co-founder and well-known supporter of Medicaid expansion, Luke Mayville, in a statement Tuesday. “The Legislature has
already taken the first steps toward funding the program. There’s no reason they shouldn’t move forward and fulfill the will of the people.”
Volunteers for Reclaim Idaho gather to celebrate the passing of Proposition 2 last fall. Courtesy photo.
Idaho GOP proposes partisan city elections statewide By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff
If the Idaho GOP gets its way, statewide residents will be seeing an R or D next to candidate names in city elections. The Idaho Statesman reports that the party is supporting a push to turn city elections partisan within the state. According to a resolution passed last year by the Idaho Republican Party, the success of left-leaning candidates in Boise city elections and elsewhere are evidence enough that a change is needed. “Recent victories in the 2017 election by far-left candidates running in conservative legislative districts demonstrate conclusively that the Democrat party is exploiting the non-partisan loophole, taking advantage of low-turnout elections, and deceiving voters,” the GOP resolution reads. The resolution language echoes statements by Ada County Republican Party 4 /
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Chairman Ryan Davidson, who is heading up the effort to change municipal elections, the Statesman reports. In a YouTube video posted Jan. 1, 2018, he claims the only reason leftist or liberal candidates are successful in Idaho is because they’re able to hide their party affiliation. “There are certain things on the ballot I find to be a little strange, but they’re never really discussed, because, well, that’s just the way we’ve always done it,” he says in the video. That’s something that should change, Davidson says, because it’s resulting in a “Democrat takeover” of Idaho cities. “It’s time to end this nonsense,” he says. “When a tiny minority manipulates an election process to elect candidates whose views bear no resemblance to the majority of voters, they’re essentially stealing elections.” Both the GOP resolution and Davidson back their argument with a quote from Idaho
House minority leader Mat Erpelding, D-Boise. Talking with the Idaho Statesman after a Democratic loss of seats in the Idaho Legislature, he said that the party would focus on city elections while looking toward future state races. “In nonpartisan races, when we’re not saddled with the ‘D,’ when we are able to run on our values, we have tremendous success in elections,” he told the newspaper. The issue of whether or not local elections should be partisan is a contentious one. A great deal of city council activity involves routine bill paying and decision-making that tends to be more pragmatic than ideological. However, council members sometimes contemplate proposals and resolutions that break along traditional party lines. Sandpoint, Meridian and other Idaho cities have passed ordinances adding sexual orientation and gender identity to their list of protected classes in anti-discrimination laws, which provoked criticism
from the right. And when the Sandpoint City Council considered a resolution expressing a welcoming attitude toward properly-vetted refugees, the public meeting was flooded with conservative individuals who expressed outrage. The backlash led to the council abandoning the resolution. In his video, Davidson paints municipal governments as wholly ideological. He cites gun control, tax policy, spending decisions, free speech, LGBT issues, environmental regulation and marijuana laws as examples of potential city
issues that might be swayed by partisan allegiances. “City councils are mini legislatures,” he said. “They pass laws and policies, and that will always be governed by ideology.” While the Idaho GOP support for the proposal carries political weight, it means nothing until a member of the Idaho Legislature introduces it as a bill. No such lawmaker has yet stepped forward, although according to the Idaho Statesman, Davidson believes Rep. Gayann DeMordaunt, R-Eagle, is a possible candidate.
VA outreach planned By Reader Staff A representative from the Bonner County Veterans Service Office will be in Clark Fork to answer questions about current veterans’ benefits, assist with ongoing claims and take new claims for benefits for eligible veterans and their
dependents. Bonner Co. Veteran Service Officer Bryan Hult will be seeing veterans by appointment at the Clark Fork Public Library from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19. To schedule an appointment, call Lyndsie Halcro at (208) 255-5291.
NEWS
Avista and Hydro One kill merger after utility commission denial
U.S. 95 hit with double wrecks
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Avista and Hydro One announced last week that the two companies have made a “mutual decision” to end their proposed merger. The news comes after the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission denied the transaction, citing the Ontario government’s deep involvement in Hydro One’s operations, among other reasons. The Idaho PUC pointed out in its official order, released Jan. 3, that Ontario owns 47 percent of Hydro One’s shares. No other shareholder is allowed to own more than 10 percent. “Practically speaking, no one other than the Province can have a substantial influence on corporate affairs,” the order reads. The order also made note of public comments obtained at three public hearings in northern
Idaho, the majority of which were against the merger. “Given the number of people who testified and commented, and the broad scope of their testimonies and comments, it is impractical for us to enumerate every concern or thought expressed,” the Idaho PUC said. “However, the general nature of the public testimony and comments expressed concern over foreign ownership, foreign government control of the company, increased rates and negative service quality impacts.” The utility companies needed approval from state regulatory commissions in Idaho, Oregon,
Montana, Alaska and Washington in order to move forward with the merger. The Montana and Alaska commissions issued approval during the summer of 2018. Washington denied the merger in December, with Idaho following suit this month. “So, for all of Avista’s stakeholders, it remains business as usual,” Avista said in an email announcement to customers Friday. “As we pivot from the planned transaction, we look forward to continuing to build on our nearly 130year history as an independent regional utility serving the Pacific Northwest.”
The first car wreck on Highway 95. Courtesy Sandpoint Police. By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff
Monday was a busy day for police and a bad day for motorists on Highway 95, which was hit with back-to-back car wrecks. The first occurred Monday morning, involving three vehicles and one logging truck near Fry Creek Vet Clinic and Sherwoods Road. Traffic was
blocked as emergency crews cleaned up the wreckage. Hours later, the highway was closed again when a second two-car accident occurred at nearly the same location. By 3:17 p.m., crews had the new damage cleaned up. The incidents had some social media users vowing to request a speed reduction in the area from Idaho Transportation Department.
Project 7B presents ‘Listening to Bonner County’ to BOCC By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Results are now available from a survey of Bonner County residents regarding their concerns for the future. Project 7B Chair Daniel Shlaferman gave each Bonner County Commissioner a copy of the survey’s results Tuesday during the public comment portion of the board’s regularly scheduled business meeting. The document, titled “Listening to Bonner County,” was produced by a group of students from the University of Utah’s Department of City and Metropolitan Planning and focuses on planning issues in Bonner County. Shlaferman said Project 7B, a local non-partisan group seeking
to help county residents “understand and become more involved in land use planning,” invited the students to perform the research and that their lodging and other expenses were paid for by an Innovia Foundation grant. “They had never been here before, so they came in a completely neutral fashion,” said Carol Curtis, also with Project 7B, during the Tuesday meeting. “The whole point … is to foster communication between entities — nonprofits, counties, cities — so that people know what’s going on and feel empowered to be able to participate in an intelligent manner. It’s not (meant) to tell us what to do, it’s just to foster dialogue.” The results of the survey come from both an online ques-
tionnaire and a number of in-person “Listening Sessions” conducted in September at locales such as the Ponderay Walmart, Sandpoint High School, the Blanchard Community Center, senior centers and local libraries. Topics of main concern to Bonner County citizens — according to the results — include growth management, future water quality, rising house costs, open space preservation and traffic. “Listening to Bonner County” concludes with short-term, medium-term and long-term suggestions for how to combat issues facing Bonner County according to the survey. These issues are categorized as “the rural/urban divide,” “digital divide,” “housing,” “homelessness” and more. The document
The cover of “Listening to Bonner County,” which you can find at www.listeningtobonnercounty.org. Courtesy image.
also outlines ways to foster community engagement and productive discussion among community members.
Commissioner Dan McDonald said Wednesday that he’d had a chance to give the document a quick read and that he was skeptical whether the few hundred people the students interviewed constitute an adequate sample size of the county’s 43,000 residents. McDonald complimented the document’s appearance, but noted that the students did not meet with the board of commissioners or the county planning department before publishing information about density and housing issues. Read the complete 58-page document and learn more about the project at www.listeningtobonnercounty.org. Find project updates at www.facebook.com/ ListeningToBonnerCounty. January 31, 2019 /
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COMMUNITY
Idaho Children...
Intro to silk screening classes offered By Reader Staff
Bouquets: • Going through last year’s numbers, I was humbled to notice how much the community donated to the Reader. Whether through our monthly Patreon page, PayPal or the old-fashioned way (walking a check into our office, or snail mailing a card), we have been so grateful to receive your donations, Sandpoint. It really helps us pay the bills and keep this newspaper going strong. So, if you donated to the Reader in 2018, please accept my humble thanks. You are part of why this place is so great. GUEST SUBMISSION: • As a recently furloughed federal employee who works for the U.S. Forest Service, I want to say thank you to all the local businesses, citizens, and charity’s that offered assistance to federal employees during the recent government shutdown. The generosity offered during the shutdown was tremendous and widespread throughout not only our community but nationwide. My family and I are very humbled and grateful for the outpouring of support and would like to say thank you to all the folks who offered assistance. I would also like federal workers to join me in personally thanking folks and to return the favor by patronizing local businesses more, volunteering more, donating more, and give back to the communities that offered so much during the shutdown. Thank you! Very Sincerely, Cody Montgomery and Family Barbs • I read recently that the Idaho GOP is trying to make all municipal (city) elections partisan. In a world tearing itself apart politically, that’s the last thing we need. Let’s keep our local governments focused on the jobs they must do and not the letter they write after their name. I see nothing good coming from this. 6 /
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Come learn to use the state of the art Riley-Hopkins four color screen printing press at MakerPoint Studios. Their instructors are highly skilled and experienced artists who can help you achieve anything your imagination can conceive. From concept sketch to Adobe Illustrator design or handmade stencils to the multi-color end product, you will learn the skills necessary to make your own unique apparel and gifts.
The class fee is $71 ($2 incity discount) per session. The class requires a minimum of two participants and a maximum of six participants. Each session will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. at Makerpoint Studios, C106-14 1424 N. Boyer Ave. Register for the upcoming Wednesday, Feb. 13 session by Feb. 10. View monthly registration details and pre-register online at www.sandpointidaho.gov/parksrecreation or visit Sandpoint Parks and Recreation, 1123 Lake St. in Sandpoint or call (208) 263-3613.
Tap into your inner gymnast By Reader Staff Rhythmic and acrosport gymnastics classes, offered to ages 5-18 years, are a great way to tap into your inner gymnast. Rhythmics is a beautiful activity that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics, dance and manipulation of balls, clubs, hoops, ribbon and rope into skills and routines to music. Acrosport uses partners and groups working together to perform acrobatic skills of tumbling, lifts, balances, tosses and catches of partners in combination with dance. Gymnasts of all sizes are needed. Bases are bigger and strong. Tops are petite. Both classes are taught in a recreational format. Participants are asked to wear athletic clothing that is not too baggy, and to tie up shoulder-length hair.
The next session is Feb. 20March 28. The registration deadline for this session is Feb. 16. Classes take place at Sandpoint Community Hall. The beginners class is Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for ages five and up. The intermediates class is Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. for ages six and up. The advanced class is Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. for ages seven and up. Class fees are $43/session ($5 in-city discount). Multiple family member discounts apply. Scholarships are available at the P&R office. There is a minimum of five participants needed in each class level to run the respective class level. A maximum of 12 participants allowed in each class, so register early! Register online at www.sandpointidaho.gov/parksrecreation
Sailing improvement workshops By Reader Staff The Sandpoint Sailing Association and Sandpoint Parks and Recreation have teamed up to bring you a sailing improvement workshop. Classes will be held at the Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave. There is no need to pre-register. The Sail Trim Workshop will be offered Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The workshop will cover a wide range of information. Learn the general concepts of how sails
work, what shapes are the most efficient for different conditions and how specific sails controls modify sail shape to achieve the desired results. There will be a one hour lunch break. For more information and monthly schedules visit the Sandpoint Sailing Association’s web site at: http://web.sandpointsailing. com, or visit Sandpoint Parks and Recreation at 1123 Lake St., and online at www.sandpointidaho. gov/parksrecreation
Dear Editor, According to the Idaho State Department of Education, homelessness nearly doubled for Idaho children in well under 10 years – 4,758 children were living in Idaho without consistent housing in 2010-2011. This increased to 7,820 homeless children in 2017-2018. The shortage of affordable rental housing and an increase in Idaho poverty are listed as the two main reasons for homeless children in Idaho. I would think Idaho legislators would be concerned more about these already born children rather than attempting to break with the federal law Roe versus Wade. The Idaho Foodbank website states that more than 220,000 Idahoans, including more than 72,000 children, are “food insecure,” meaning they live at risk of hunger. More than one in six Idaho children, and about one in eight Idahoans are food insecure. Yet Idaho legislators are focusing instead on restricting women’s health choices in an attempt to force women to bring more children into an already desperate population. How insane do you have to be to not see that what’s actually needed instead is: sex education, free birth control, affordable housing and health care for women, equal pay and more jobs? Unless, of course, the legislators think that males will suddenly stop pushing females for sex on an almost constant basis. The Idaho Foster Care and Adoption website state that there are currently 1,818 children in foster care. These children have been put into an imperfect system by a governing society so concerned about controlling women, that they are blinded by the fact that there are already too many children and families suffering, neglected, abused and at risk. Idaho legislators are simply ignoring a crisis in the state to drum up support from their ill-informed base. Allowing already born children to go without basic necessities, lacking a sense of security for their basic survival, and to have little chance to be able to afford any advanced education, is a monumental travesty. Attempting to restrict women’s choices with her own health and wellbeing won’t stop abortion. Anyone who remembers the past can confirm, forcing women to make unsafe choices, when an unplanned pregnancy occurs, puts her in jeopardy of unsafe abortions. I’d suggest that those who are inclined to restrict women’s health choices think for a few moments about the children already at risk in Idaho including homelessness, hunger, neglect, bullying, emotional abuse, physical violence, rape, molestation, incest, prostitution, pornography, human trafficking, sexual exploitation and filicide. What are your priorities saying about you, Idaho? Cindy Aase Sagle
Three Ring Circus... Dear Editor, A regular three-ring circus blew through town recently, complete with a carnival barker, an amusing sideshow and a naive audience who seemed unaware of the intellectual sleight-of-hand which held them breathless. There were no banners, no tents, no sawdust on the floor of the SHS auditorium, yet it was a show for the ages. I’m referring to the Citizens Climate Lobby’s “Big Carbon Fix” which featured a “world renown climate scientist” held at the high school on Jan. 16. The carnival barker cum climate scientist was unable to pinpoint exactly where the climate was actually changing anywhere on the planet, but facts seemed not to matter in his presentation which consisted of a boring recitation of charts and graphs of dubious accuracy, complete with computer-modeled projections spelling doom and gloom for us all. Hidden in the presentation was the old socialist/ communist dream of a crippled U.S. economy under the guise of eliminating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by a severe restriction on the burning of fossil fuel. The sideshow consisted of a poster contest for students who showed an astounding lack of critical thinking in their nicely done artwork. While focusing on an improbable future calamity, the carnival barker “scientist” ignored the ongoing reality which currently affects all life on Earth: heavy metal poisoning. For the last 30 years, electrically conductive heavy metals in the form of nanoparticles have been dumped into the atmosphere on a global scale by the military industrial complex (Weisbach Stratospheric Seeding) in effect weaponizing the Earth for military purposes. Yet, the demonization of carbon remains a provable fraud, while no mention is made in the mainstream media of mankind’s greatest environmental disaster: “geoengineering” the planet. Quoting from a 750 page U.S. Senate Report issued in 1978, Chapter Five, written by Robert E. Morrison, Specialist in Earth Sciences, Science Policy Research Division, Congressional Research Service, “The Federal Government has been involved for over 30 years in a number of aspects of weather modification, through activities of both Congress and the executive branch.” As a result, the downstream consequences have been horrific. NBC News: “Scientists discover jaw-dropping levels of heavy metals found in whales.” Scientific American: “Autism risk linked to particulate air pollution.” The Guardian: “Dementia and Alzheimer’s become Britain’s biggest killer.” Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition “Aluminum contents of human milk, cow’s milk, and infant formula.” Able to break the blood/ brain barrier, these heavy metal nanoparticles are in our hair, our urine, and in our blood. Interested? Read “Under an Ionized Sky” by Elana Freeland, available at the library. Cort Gifford Sandpoint
HUMOR
Date like a moose I was browsing through local forums on Facebook the other day, and I ran across a post that caught my eye. Essentially, it was something about how wolves are the root of all evil because humans have to compete with them for food like elk, deer and moose. I have heard the argument before. It irritates me, as I do not believe there are any humans starving because they didn’t fill their hunting tag. However, this isn’t the part of the post that piqued my interest. In the hundreds of comments, and I do mean hundreds, people get real fired up over wolves, one comment in particular stood out. It was about the moose that are roaming around Sandpoint. The post essentially said that a couple of moose that having been roaming around Sandpoint, hanging out at Super 1 and occasionally window shopping down town. The moose have apparently decided to flee the mountains because they are fearful of a gang entity — specifically the Schweitzer Wolf Pack. The post said that moose “never” used to be downtown, and that now the Schweitzer Wolf Pack has amassed such numbers that the moose are living in fear, they would rather subject themselves to the dangers of town than risk their lives on the mountain. First of all, I have lived here for the better part of 40 years and always lived in town within walking distance to the center. I remember walking to school in sixth grade and seeing a moose crossing the railroad tracks next to Dub’s (a local burger joint for those of you who aren’t from Sandpoint). This was before the re-introduction of wolves to Central Idaho in 1995 and 1996. When I was in high school, a moose trampled our dog and mangled our swing set. Again, this was before the wolves were re-introduced into
our area. The point being, moose have been known to come hang out in town, and it doesn’t have shit to do with the emergence of any new super scary wolf pack. Native Americans believe that all living things are teachers, and if one takes the time to observe the animals they encounter, they will learn valuable lessons from them. That is where the concept of spirit or medicine animals is derived from. Maybe the moose are hanging out in Sandpoint because we are supposed to learn from them. Or maybe the few moose that wander around town are all from the same family of moose and have learned over the years that there is a vast supply of delicious shrubbery available, relatively hassle free, in the human world. I mean, let’s be real here, folks, the same two moose have been roaming around town for months now. It’s not like we have an entire herd in town. So what is the lesson the moose are trying to teach us? Well, for starters, I would say the lesson here is, “Work smarter, not harder.” Take note, city planners. But since this column is specifically geared toward the Singles in Sandpoint, that’s where I am going to apply the lesson. If you are having a difficult time traversing some of the typical spots for finding a date or mate, such as the bar scene or the gym, perhaps it’s time to take a page out of the moose’s handbook and change scenery. The moose is searching for something in the moose world that is as rare and exotic, much like a date in Sandpoint. Do you see where I am going with this? The Sandpoint moose has decided to take its search for food to a place where the supply is high and competition is scarce. An added bonus is that the moose’s presence is noticed and celebrated by the inhabitants of this promised land. Our local moose are photographed, watched, tracked, they even
have their own Facebook page. No one is threatening the moose, saying, “Hey you can’t just eat my bush whenever you want.” Humans are so humbled and surprised to see a moose munching on a bush, in their yard that the only thing they can do is take a picture of it. This strange and non-threatening response allows the moose to fulfill its desire to eat exotic bushes and sleep on well-manicured lawns without the fear of the stronger, well-toned mountain moose moving in on its territory. As a single in a small town, you must find a place where there is no one else like you in order to stand out. In the dating world, this would look a lot like a single man in a knitting class or a woman in welding class. I’M NOT SAYING THAT IT’S WRONG for men to knit and
women to weld heavy machinery. I’m just saying you have a better chance of standing out in these types of scenarios. You will become the moose of your class and have a greater chance at finding the optimal bush in the area. Or perhaps the moose is lazy, not smart. If this is your take on the scenario, try internet dating. Or perhaps the moose is being terrorized by a fictitious pack of wild canines, and exposing itself to an endless smörgåsbord is the only option it has left. Regardless on your take of the situation, daters, the next time you go out in search of love, channel your inner moose.
Laughing Matter
XOXO SQ
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3d modeling,, 3d printing By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Life imitates art, as they say. When it comes to 3D modeling, I’m pretty sure it’s life imitating art imitating life imitating art. Or something… In case you’ve been taking a nap for the past 26 years, 3D modeling is the practice of using a computer to create useful shapes. This is a gross oversimplification, because that makes it sound useless. It’s not useless. 3D modeling to the 21st century is what forging bronze was for the formerly neolithic man. Using a computer, you can flawlessly create a piece for a machine that’s too small and delicate to make by hand, or even with your run-ofthe-mill fabricator. 3D modeling and 3D printing go together like peanut butter and jelly, Abbott and Costello, Kim and Kanye. OK, maybe not as totally crazy as those two. 3D modeling gives us the ability to lay out whatever we imagine onto a surface, and 3D printing lets us bring it into the world. At that point, you’re only restricted by the machine you’re trying to print with and the material you’re trying to use! In the cases of extremely well-funded sources like cutting edge hospitals and scientific research facilities, doctors and researchers are going as far as building organs from cellular filament. I mean, you’ve watched “Grey’s Anatomy,” it must be true! But seriously, James Woo 8 /
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The Strati 3D printed car.
of Wake Forest School of Medicine in our country has demonstrated the ability to 3D print fully-functional skin. We aren’t talking prosthetics, we’re talking actual skin formed by a 3D printing device. So far, it’s only been applied to pigs, but our army has been pouring tremendous amounts of funding into this project to be able to help treat soldiers wounded by IEDs and burns from other weapons. If the fact that we’re able to print freaking skin doesn’t blow your mind, I don’t know how to help you. If skin isn’t your thing, how about cars? Local Motors is an Arizona-based company that 3D printed the Strati, the first-ever 3D printed car. Literally the whole thing came out of a printer. The first one was proof of concept, now they’re ready to start producing more by order. If you’re in the market for a new ride, maybe you should look them up. I guarantee you’ll have the coolest whip on the block. Want to know the coolest thing about the Strati? It only took 44 hours to construct. Eat your heart out, Henry Ford. 3D modeling isn’t strictly for printing things out. Just about every game you’ve played in the past 20 years has used extensive 3D modeling
to bring every manner of landscape from fantasy to sci-fi alive in front of your eyes. Most movies in the past decade likeand a half like wise use extensive 3D modeling (oft referred to as “CGI” for computer-generated imagery). Crossing the boundary between the digital world and reality with 3D modeling are holograms like the ones engineers designed to bring Michael Jackson and Tupac Shakur back to life… so to speak. To elaborate on that, that was actually a lighting trick used by stage actors dating back to 1862 called the Pepper’s Ghost trick. Cool as it may be, this isn’t an article about Pepper’s Ghost. If you’re curious, ask a librarian (they’ll yell at me later). Because of the prevalence of 3D modeling in every facet of budding industry, from entertainment to manufacturing, much of this is being taught in school right now. I’m sure some parents reading this have seen their kids bringing weird colorful plastic doohickeys home from time to time. The uninformed might think these to be tokens of a trivial fad, but the informed know that their children are getting prepared for a future unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Personally, I wish this had been taught in the Jurassic, when I went to school, so I wouldn’t have to play old-man catch up now. If you’ve got an interest in
this and would like to meet other interested souls or learn a bit more about 3D modeling and printing, there is a 3D printing club at the library that meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 4:30-6 p.m.. If I’m not mistaken, that means the next one is Feb. 27! Before I go, I wanted to give a shout out to my former coworkers who have been on the front lines of knowledge
dispersal after I left them high and dry to pursue my own adventures. Kudos to Emily, Vanessa, Joel, Kimber and Amanda for helping bring Sandpoint into the future, or present, or whatever time it was when I said the future was now… then. Be patient and thank a librarian. They bust their humps to help you succeed!
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• There are over 1 billion cars currently being used on Earth. Also, 165,000 new cars are produced worldwide every day. • The “new car smell” is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds. There is some question about the possibility that these chemicals pose a health risk. • 92 percent of all new sold cars in Brazil use ethanol as fuel, which is produced from sugar cane. • 75 percent of cars that Rolls-Royce has ever produced are still on the road today. You still can’t afford them. • Volkswagen owns Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Audi, Ducati and Porsche. • The average American spends about 38 hours a year stuck in traffic. • In Turkmenistan, car drivers are entitled to 31 gallons of free petrol a month. •There are more cars than people in Los Angeles. • The inventor of the cruise control was blind. • The vehicle with the highest mileage covered a total of 2,850,000 miles. The car? A 1966 Volvo 1800S. The owner drove an average of 80k miles/year. • Most new cars fake engine noise through speakers. They are quite silent otherwise. • Sweden’s Volvo made the three-point seatbelt design patent open and available to other car manufacturers for free, in the interest of safety. It saves one life every 6 minutes. • In the early years of the 20th century, horses were causing so much pollution with their poop that cars were seen as the “green” alternative.
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Teens who write, unite By Reader Staff By Reader Staff Teens who write, unite at the East Bonner County Library District Sandpoint Branch for “Away With Words,” a free young adult writing workshop led by Beth Weber. Weekly sessions begin on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 5:15 p.m. in the Sandpoint Library’s Teen Lounge and continue on Tuesdays through May. Young writers are invited to drop in for individual sessions or attend all sessions in the series. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Attendees will learn and be inspired by their peers and Sandpoint Literary Collective member, Beth Weber. “This is not really introductory, but more a way to learn through a sharing of work to improve writing skills,” said Kimber Glidden, The Library’s teen services coordinator. Beth Weber discovered she was a teacher at the age of 14. She began by teaching swimming, life-guard courses and coaching swim team for King County Park Departments in Washington. Beth received a BA in education with an English major and chemistry and psychology minors from the University of Washington. She continued her career as a middle school and high school English teacher in Metaline, Wash. Upon moving to Sandpoint over 30 years ago, she transitioned into life as violin instructor. She has conducted the Festival Youth Orchestra for nine of those years and is the organizer and administrator of the Festival at Sandpoint Summer Youth Music Camp. She was recently selected from an international pool of applicants to attend the Key West Literary Seminar’s Poetry Workshop led by U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Based on the merit of her poetry, she received a grant from the Idaho Commission on the Arts supporting her trip. For the past three years, Beth has studied poetry with six-times published poet and creative writing instructor, Jim Mitsui. She credits Jim for nurturing and helping to sustain her creative writing energy. Beth’s poetry can be seen in the Sandpoint Reader column “This Open Window.” Questions may be directed to Kimber Glidden (208) 263-6930 ext. 1245 or kimber@ebonnerlibrary.org.
KNPS meeting: ‘Selkirk Grizzly Bear DNA Project’ By Reader Staff The Kinnickinnick Native Plant Society is joining forces with Sandpoint Parks and Recreation to present Don Gay’s “Selkirk Grizzly Bear DNA Project” at the Sandpoint Community Hall on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9:45-11:30 a.m. Since 2015, this project has been collecting grizzly bear hair in the Selkirk Mountains for DNA analysis from scent trees that bears rub on and at sites where they are attracted by a lure. The information is used to determine the minimum number of grizzly bears in the U.S. portion of the Selkirk Recovery area and if that number is approaching the numerical goal for recovery. Information collected also yields information on
grizzly bear reproduction and gene flow with other recovery areas. Don Gay is a retired U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist. He has spent time working on Kootenai, Deschutes, Fremont and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests. He also served in Africa with the Peace Corps and completed international work with the Forest Service in Mali, Madagascar and Gabon. He lives in Naples. There is free admission to the presentation, and all are welcome to attend. For more information about this presentation, or about KNPS, visit www.NativePlanetSociety.org.
Buy a book from the Friends of the Library By Reader Staff Let’s face it: It’s cold outside. What better time to hunker down with the perfect book during these cold, gray days of winter? The Friends of the Library invite you to find the perfect book at their book sale on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are offering all nonfiction at half price and featuring our collections of mysteries and children’s books. Parents, they have gifts for you with a large array of beautiful art education how-to books for students of all ages. As usual, the Friends have a large selection of books for toddlers through teens at the regular cost of
25 cents for soft covers and 50 cents for hardbacks. Again, FOL is grateful for the generous community support.
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Progress on animal rights around the world: Argentina and India recognize ‘non-human’ persons By Nick Gier Reader Columnist
It’s likely you know — or at least have a friend of a friend who knows — one of the families who recently lost children in Sandpoint. I know I do, and while my first inclination was to find a way to help, anything I could think to do felt minuscule in comparison to the tragedy they’re going through. It got me thinking, what are you supposed to do for someone who is grieving? Here are some things to remember: • Everyone grieves differently. Abandon all expectations because, depending on the nature of the loss and a number of other factors, the person you’re aiming to comfort can be susceptible to crushing sadness, fluctuating denial and even rage. There’s no clean-cut definition for grief, so be patient and prepared for extreme and sudden changes. Just because you’ve experienced loss doesn’t mean you’ve experienced this person’s loss. • Try not to give advice. It can be tempting to offer help in the form of a path forward — “try this, call this person, read this book, try to get your mind on something else” — but this can actually cause some serious guilt for the person you’re trying to comfort. People heal at their own pace, and in their own ways. Several sources say being a great listener is the best help you can be. • Offer to help with specific tasks. It’s human nature to say, “Let me know if you need anything,” but streamlining that process makes things easier for all involved. Seemingly menial tasks — cooking, cleaning, walking the dog, shoveling snow — can suddenly seem like marathons to a grieving person. Ask for specific needs and tackle those. • Check in 6-8 weeks later. This is about the time when all those calls and offers to help start to taper off, so stick around. Although the world continues to turn, a grieving person’s world is forever changed. Dependable friends can make everything a bit more bearable. Hopefully these tips create a clearer path to providing the comfort we all want to give our friends in their times of need. Special thanks to counseling graduate student and wonderful friend Desi Westphal for helping collect information for this column. 10 /
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Many cracks have appeared in the hard shell that has enveloped, for centuries, the belief in human uniqueness. All the claims have fallen away: Some animals are self-conscious, some (even crows and parrots) have cognitive skills, whales and dolphins have their own languages and the great apes, crows, dolphins, and elephant painters use tools. The European Union’s Lisbon Treaty recognizes animals as sentient beings, and New Zealand and the U.S. have joined these 28 countries in this view. Three American states now allow a pet’s interests and feelings a role in any divorce settlement. Austrian scientists have proved that dogs have a sense of fairness. Dolphins have 40 percent more neo-cortical area in their brains than we do, and they have rich emotional and mental lives. They have passed the “mirror self-recognition test,” which proves that they join the great apes, whales, elephants and humans in possessing self-consciousness. Dolphins are also tool users: They take sponges in their mouths and dig out food in the sea floor.
In 2013, India’s environmental ministry proposed that dolphins and whales are “non-human persons with their own specific rights,” and performances by them in such venues as Sea World would be prohibited. Following up in 2014, India’s Supreme Court ruled that “every species has a right to life and security, and life means something more than mere survival or instrumental value for human beings.” The mental and emotional achievements of our primate cousins are well known. In addition to learning sign language (including making up new words) and teaching it to their young, chimps have been observed making tools and using herbal medicines. In July 2015, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Barbara Jaffe ruled that two chimpanzees were not legal persons. Attorneys for the Nonhuman Rights Project had argued that retired lab chimps Hercules and Leo should be freed from their cages and allowed to live in a sanctuary in Florida. In a previous ruling Judge Jaffe had granted the chimps a writ of habeas corpus, an age-old legal instrument that bars arbitrary imprisonment, and, in this case, that would assume chimp personhood. In her final brief Judge Jaffe corrected that implication, but she
did concede that this campaign “may someday succeed.” In May 2018, the New York County Supreme Court ruled 5-0 against granting habeas corpus to chimps Tommy and Kiko. Responding to the argument that these apes could not “carry out legal duties or be accountable for their actions,” one of the justices did concede that “the same is true for human infants and comatose human adults,” who have a right not be imprisoned arbitrarily. In 2014 a court in Argentina ruled that Sandra, an organutan in a Buenos Aires zoo, “was a non-human person.” This was an animal welfare case and not a request for habeas corpus. In another case in Argentina, however, a judge did find that a chimpanzee named Cecila was a non-human person, and she had been illegally imprisoned. Unlike Leo and Hercules, Cecila is now allowed to live the rest of her life in a sanctuary in Brazil. On Dec. 14, Steven Wise filed a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Happy, an Asian elephant. In the New York Supreme Court, Wise argued that “the zoo’s imprisonment of Happy deprives her of her ability to exercise her autonomy in meaningful ways, including the freedom to choose where to go, what to do, and with whom to be.”
Sadly, Happy awaits the decision in solitary confinement. Those who cannot conceive of non-human persons should expand their thinking just a bit. If God exists, God would be a person. If ETs exist, they would be persons. Expanding legal protection beyond the living realm, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, I believe wrongly, that corporations are persons. In 2017, the New Zealand government recognized the Whanganui River, sacred to the indigenous Maoris, as a person. Finally, in response to those in the “pro-life” movement, I believe that the criterion for a legal right to life should be, in contrast to the traditional requirement of rationality, the ability to feel pain. Laws pertaining to the humane treatment of animals recognize this, and, significantly, the medical consensus is that human fetuses do not feel pain until 22-28 weeks. Therefore, women should have a right to an abortion before that time. I challenge all those who claim to be “pro-life” to be consistent and join me in my vegetarian diet and my moral commitment to all creatures great and small. Nick Gier of Moscow taught philosophy at the University of Idaho for 31 years.
Wolf traps should be placed further from trails
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer Reader Contributor
One of my dogs recently got caught in a wolf trap for the second time in the last few years. The first time it was a snare around her neck, which nearly choked her to death. This time it was a double flat spring trap that caught her hind leg. While it was quite a traumatic endeavor to get her out, she completely recovered the next day. This is reassuring now but it still took many hours and several neighbors to get her out and back home. I very much appreciate the trapper, who later called to let me know that he removed the traps once he got what he wanted. However, I see several problems with this whole issue. The current Idaho Fish and Game Department rule states that
traps need to be set a mere five feet from the center line of a trail – that includes any road that is not paved, like for example Sand Ridge Road which connects Grouse Creek and Elmira Road. Most trucks won’t make it up this road in winter but it is frequented by snowmobiles and, in our neck of the woods, by skiers and hikers. We live up here year round with access to all the woods and have no way of knowing when and where traps are set. Trappers may mark the area at their own discretion, but tend not to as people either steal or disturb the traps. Though I abhor trapping any animal, I honor folks who want to make a living off the furs. I do wonder though whether there could be some etiquette to not set up traps right near frequented trails and neighborhoods where residents live year round. His sug-
gestion was to keep my dogs on the leash. I don’t know if you have cross-country skied with two dogs, but I have a hard time with that especially in deeper snow. My dogs are trained to stay near the trail but that doesn’t keep them out of traps set right on the edge of the trail. The IDFG is currently proposing a new rule to increase that distance to 10 feet from the edge of a trail and 300 feet from the edge of paved trails. While this is better than nothing, it does not seem enough to be safe for human and pet traffic. If this issue is of concern to you, please send comment to the Idaho House and Senate Resource Committee,
Photo by the author. which will consider this rule soon (adminrules@adm.idaho.gov) And if you are a trapper please consider the neighbors you are affecting when you are putting up traps. There are vast expanses of woods here that are not regularly visited by other people in the winter.
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Dollar Beers! 8pm @ Eichardt’s Pub Good until the keg’s dry
Live Music w/ Bright Moments Jazz 5-7pm @ Idaho Pour Authority Live Music w/ Jake Robin 5-8pm @ Pend d’Oreille Winery Live Music w/ Brian Jacobs & Chris Lynch 8-10pm @ Back Door Bar
Trivia Takeover Live 6-8pm @ Pend d’Oreille Winery Bring friends and family for a friendly, competitive game
Reader Reels pr 7:30pm @ Panid Movies from off point Reader an ings 5:30pm Frid
Music by DJ SKWISH 10pm-2am @ A&P’s Bar and Grill Hip-hop, reggae, modern electro, pop Live Music w/ Devon Wade 6:30-9:30pm @ MickDuff’s Beer Hall Celebrate first Fridays with country!
Live Music w/ Big Phatty and the Inhalers 7-10pm @ Eichardt’s Pub Come watch them Bogart that stage all to hell! Mugs and Music 6-8pm @ Laughing Dog Taproom Enjoy free live music featuring Brian Jacobs Live Music w/ Kevin Dorin 8-10pm @ Back Door Bar Live Music w/ Justin Lantrip 5-7pm @ Idaho Pour Authority Sandpoint Chess Club 9am @ Evans Brothers Coffee Meets every Sunday at 9am
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Night-Out Karaoke 9pm @ 219 Lounge Join DJ Pat for a night of singing, or just come to drink and listen Trivia Night 7-9pm @ MickDuff’s Use your brain, smarty pants! Wind Down Wednesday 5-8pm @ 219 Lounge With live music by blues man Truck Mills and guest musician Andrew Browne
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Groundhog Day Pre-Follies Party 6pm-12am @ 219 Lounge The fun-filled fundraising event features m by Right Front Burner, the official Follies ba The evening features entertaining appearance the “Queen of Ireland,” the 219’s local grou hog, a Tap Takeover, and more surprises. Fo VIP tickets will be auctioned off, regular Fo tickets will be for sale, and there will be draw held for the “Beat the Winter Blues” raffle
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Sandpoint Strikers Soccer Club fundraiser 5-8pm @ Idaho Pour Authority With No-Li Brewhouse beer on tap and liv Marty Perron and Doug Bond. Silent Auctio raffle prizes. Complimentary appetizers will b
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A weekly entertainment guide to keep you on your toes. To list your event free, please send an email to calendar@sandpointreader.com. Reader recommended
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Thursday Night Solo Series w/ Kyle Swafford 6-8pm @ MickDuff’s Beer Hall As seen in the band The Other White Meat
Hempire Genesis at The Hive • 6:30pm @ The Hive This is a convening of thought leaders in the rapidly growing hemp industry, and everyone ages 21-plus are welcome to attend. Learn from a panel of experts who know the ins and outs of the business, so you are not left in the dust. Networking and entertainment included. Includes speakers from Oregon and Colorado on hemp farming. $15 at LiveFromTheHive.com.
POAC presents: Cirque Zuma Zuma 7pm @ The Panida Theater Cirque Zuma Zuma combines the mystique of Africa with the excitement of a theatrical cirque performance. Live music and percussionists - performers bring talents and skills crafted from Kenya and Tanzania. $25 adults, $12 18 & under Karaoke 8-close @ Tervan Museum’s Free First Saturday 10am-2pm @ Bonner Co. History Museum Free admission to the Museum, sponsored by J.E. Electric
Inland Empire Sled Dog Races 9:30am @ Priest Lake Held at the Priest Lake U.S.F.S. Airport, 32203 Highway 57. Teams as large as eight dogs and as small as one dog will compete in this fun and competitive event. Free to watch. 208-443-3191
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ding with Beers! m @ SKaL Tap Room us and make your own Copper jewelry tools, provided by Weezil (our local Resance Viking craftsman). A variety of hand e Drinking Horns available for purchase!
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Live Music w/ Reese Warren 7-10pm @ Eichardt’s Pub
Oscar Shorts (Feb. 7-9) @ Panida Theater Screenings of the 2019 Oscar-nominated shorts - live action, animation, and documentary categories. Additional film times will be determined once the nominations are announced
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Back from the dead:
A sneak peak at those who bring you the Reader, four years after we came back from the dead
It was four years ago this week that the Reader came back from newspaper purgatory. Founded in 2004, the first iteration of the Reader published every week for over eight years until owners Zach Hagadone, John Reuter and Chris DeCleur threw in the towel and got real jobs. When Ben Olson and Keokee announced they were partnering to bring the Reader back in January 2015, it was anyone’s guess how long it would last. Now, four years later, this little alt-weekly is stronger than ever, with a loyal following of readers, advertisers and contributors. To celebrate four years back from the dead, we thought we’d turn the spotlight around and let you know a little about the people who make this publication happen each and every week. From the staffers to the contributors who write for nothing but glory, this is truly a community project that takes a lot of input to produce. The next few issues will share with you just who the faces are behind the Reader. We’ll start this week with our editorial staff: Ben Olson (publisher), Cameron Rasmusson (editor) and Lyndsie Kiebert (staff writer). 14 /
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BEN OLSON co-owner/publisher
Ben Olson was born and raised in Sandpoint, and graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1999. During high school he worked at Hidden Lakes Golf Resort, first as a cart attendant and later as a PGA teaching professional. He at-
tended Colorado State University, first majoring in history and later communications and journalism. After college, Ben moved to Los Angeles to work in the film industry, where he worked on over 100 television commercials and documentary films. The most noteworthy project he worked on was “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2006. Ben was a regular contributor to the first iteration of the Reader, which first published in 2004 and went out of print in 2012. He spent two years working for renowned
Cameron rasmusson editor
Of all Cameron Rasmusson’s talents and skills, one of them is not writing about himself. That’s doubly true for writing about himself in the third person, which feels about as natural as wearing underwear on his head.
An award-winning reporter, writer and photographer, Cameron has been a professional journalist for eight years. In addition to his job as Sandpoint Reader editor, he freelances for several local and state publications. He’s covered everything from City Beach goose poop to President Donald Trump’s inauguration and the Washington D.C. Women’s March. Cameron’s love of writing sparked at an early age during worldwide travels. Born into a missionary family, he spent formative months in central- and eastern-European countries like Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The result is a lasting journalistic interest in religion, which
LYndsie Kiebert staff writer
Lyndsie Kiebert was born and raised in Bonner County with a last name that made it so she couldn’t get away with anything. In 2008, Lyndsie won a poetry contest and was featured in the coffee table
book “Sandpoint: A Small Town with a Big Heart.” In it, she said she “always loved writing” and “expressing herself differently.” It was the first of many bylines, and one people like to point out to her while flipping through the book at the dentist’s office. Lyndsie graduated from Clark Fork Jr./Sr. High School in 2014 and attended the University of Idaho purely on scholarships, where she was a reporter and editor for both the university’s student newspaper, The Argonaut, and the student-run magazine, Blot. Lyndsie earned a degree in
director and photographer Mark Story as a photographic producer and location scout on Story’s fine art book “Living in Three Centuries.” During this time, Ben also worked as a freelance writer and photographer throughout his travels. In 2005, Ben’s novel “Wanderlost” was published by Alphar Publishing out of Los Angeles. He has also written three original plays, “Death of a Small Town in the West,” “Sperm! The Musical,” and “The Hunt for the Pend Oreille Paddler,” which were produced on the main stage of the Panida Theater. He is currently working on the
fourth, titled “The Last Brothel.” In what little spare time he has, Ben plays with his girlfriend Cadie in the indie rock band Harold’s IGA, which opened for Sublime with Rome at the Festival at Sandpoint last year. He and Cadie just returned from sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in Dec. 2018 and are now saving to buy their own ocean-going vessel. He enjoys snowboarding, hiking, sailing, canoeing, camping and anything else that gets him away from his desk. Ben has been publisher and co-owner of the Reader since 2015.
informed his reporting on stories like the religious underpinnings of the American Redoubt movement. After studying journalism and history at the University of Montana, Cameron began working his first professional job at the Bonner County Daily Bee as a staff writer. He grew to love Sandpoint for its culture, lake, mountains and people (no word whether or not that love is requited, but y’all are pretty nice most of the time). At the end of 2014, publisher Ben Olson recruited Cameron to be the editor of the relaunched Sandpoint Reader, which published its debut issue in January 2015. The
subsequent years brought many highs — and a few lows. Cameron, for instance, was hurt in 2018 when he wasn’t name-checked alongside Ben in robocalls attacking the paper, even though he worked hard to be included. In addition to the boating, skiing, hiking and kayaking that comes with the Sandpoint lifestyle, Cameron loves live music, books, games, TV — hell, pretty much all kinds of media. He has a special passion for movies, which motivates projects like the Reader Reels film series. In his spare time, he works on artwork and a fiction project that may or may not see the light of day.
Professional Writing and Journalism from UI in 2017, and went straight to work for the Sandpoint Reader. While she’d interned for the Reader over the summer of 2016, she wasn’t committed to a career in print until publisher Ben Olson brought her onto the paper as the one and only staff writer. In May, she celebrates two years with the alt-weekly. Lyndsie’s reporting covers everything from news to entertainment and everything between. Her favorite topics to write about include music, environmental issues and profiles of people who
do what they love. When she’s not covering the latest Bonner County public hearing, Lyndsie is likely on a walk with her border heeler puppy, Mac, who is undoubtedly the light of her life. She also enjoys coaching volleyball, hunting, baking, road trips, reading novels and writing things that don’t necessarily appear in the Reader. Lyndsie and her boyfriend, Alex, live on a family farm in Hope with Mac, their cat Pistol, six chickens and a pigeon named Henry.
LITERATURE
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poetry and prose by local writers edited by Jim mitsui
appearances The ice veneer of winter Crusts the edge of the lake Each footstep an experiment Walking on water, so to speak Visible bubbles white against The grey clay bottom Rotten fronds of grass weed Would suck a booted foot Like a hungry sea anemone The lowered water level Discloses detritus Of a summer day cut short a lost ball, pail, rusted bike wheel A white wall tire slimed green A tangled pile of Feathers and bones Frozen tracks of a four-wheeler Tested too early He asks, in frosted puffs “Are we there yet?” As the stroll turns to trek Five miles seems to double The experiments, tiresome Disaster’s threat numbs But I still place each foot As if the surface might crack No, not yet.
-Jackie Henrion
“Just thought of you folks after my husband and I took a walk along the ice-crusted edge of the lake from the Seasons to Ponderay.” Jackie Henrion hosts a weekly radio show “Songs-Voices-Poems,” on 88.5 KRFY and has an MFA in creative writing from Naropa University’s low residency program. A resident of Sandpoint, she enjoys the nature, culture, people, and contrasts from her hometown of Greenwich Village, New York.
Send poems to: jim3wells@aol.com
watching the watcher I walk up the trail in a dead man’s boots. They fit well. I ascend the hill on a damp, fall morning and the boots seem to shed the wet grass after last night’s rain. Today’s filtered daylight has no hope of drying up the forest floor. It’s covered in low bushes, dead plants, and brown grass, victims of summer’s heat and dryness. Those still living prepare for winter as they cannibalize the last bits of nutrients from their own drooping leaves. My pace slows as each footfall’s mild thud reverberates into the ancient floor, announcing the presence of a human one as word gets out. Like a rock dropped into a pond, sending ripples across the surface as it dives deeper into dark silence, birds sound their alarm and squirrels chirp alerts as I follow the path. A doe stands up, sounding out airy bleats as I come to a halt, but she’s seen me. My reputation precedes me as her keen senses honed to perfection claim advantage. Tail up, off she goes, into thicker cover. The estate’s trail is wide and comfortable, a mower having trimmed it down, allowing a stealthier visitation to the far fringe of the grounds. Slowing more, the steeper part is ahead, cresting on a ridge. This is where the real action is, where serious players reside; on the edge, points of transition, where horizons drop or plateaus begin. True to form, as I take those last steep steps my eye catches a gift off to the left. Antlers, probably a shed because they’re on the ground only thirty feet away. My right leg sways into the next stride but then I halt, frozen, wondering why I do not move. Catching up with ancient reflex, my mind discovers the antlers are attached to a drowsy head as Big Buck opens his eye. I had stopped before he looked, and not moving, he doesn’t notice me. He stays lying down, the bulk of his body hidden in the brown grass as his head holds his crown. His ear flutters, like a hairy periscope confirming sonar, using forest sounds to his advantage. A broad plateau behind him, he could retreat downhill. If something comes up the crackling brush from below, he ducks over the ridge behind. His coat color blends in, and we both live with layers of protection, ready for all that threatens. The mowed path intrudes, like most technology, overwhelming nature’s way. Though I have cheated, it is what brought me there as I take deep breaths. The cool morning air makes my nose drip but I let it run, for a flinch would sound the alarm. Body still, my mind’s first thoughts are numbers. One, two, three, four points on one branch: this is a big boy. My second thought is of the hunt, that had I had a gun, this buck of many seasons would be in his last, the perfect shot serving up death for breakfast. I wash my hands of that for I am not hunting, nor seeking to destroy. My intrusion on the mowed trail gives me a backstage pass, an unearned privilege, and as I release my selfish shame, I simply watch this star of the forest taking his encore bow. He closes his eye, returns to dozing, having seen the early show of morning light from his high perch. His muzzle droops as a sleepy head bobs. I share my breath with his. We linger, resting, and tarry in joy’s silence. I think about reaching for my pocket to pull out my phone, fumble the camera app open, zooming to max so I could prove my luck. But though he sleeps, I do not
move, leaving electronics to those with other lenses. I want no filters, sharing the ancient echoes of silence, through rest on the crest of the ridge, as heart energy expresses Mercy in the Garden. He opens his eyes and stands in a flash. I hadn’t moved, yet he looks stunned, disoriented. Another buck which I had not seen squares me down, staring right at me, younger, darker, but grand all the same as this Sentry Prince alerts his King, “There’s a jester in the court!” I do not move, as numbers flutter again, another big boy, and, in his prime. But the gig is up and judgment handed down as tails flare and bodies turn. The one who had been watching the watcher leads the way as the old buck follows, trusting the tip, and the beds are emptied, leaving Eden’s nest and Adam perfectly grieved. Over the hill, down the other side, the trail continues as I wonder about watching. Does everyone see the watcher inside? Are we alert? Do we notice? And do we notice the noticer with third eye seeing? When the watcher becomes the watched, unaware, will something wake us up? Or do we like to sleep, dozing in the scenery? Let someone tell us what we need to know. Why does Adam hide when God comes back? No one is to blame, not really! That still, small voice from deep within, the God who never sleeps or slumbers, watches our coming and going. Perhaps we’re the watcher after all. The birds chirp, the squirrels chatter, and the does follow instinct as The Path leads me home with my boots soaked in the water of life of a new day. -Andy Kennaly Andy Kennaly is an author, pastor, spiritual director, and bee keeper living in Sandpoint, Idaho. Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, he enjoys the Pacific Northwest’s land landscapes and lifestyle. As a writer-pastor, he explores mysteries and graces of Incarnation through writing about spirituality, bee keeping and gardening in sermon, poetry, and story. He currently serves First Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint and can be reached at akennaly@gmail.com.
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COMMUNITY
We Yoga:
Where connection and community are key
Win $100 with our 2019 media survey By Ben Olson Reader Staff
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The studio located upstairs at 104 Pine Street has been many things. A dance studio. A pilates studio. A bunkhouse for Schweitzer employees. An apartment. Like many locales, the 104 Pine Street studio is home to countless memories and stories, and WE Yoga co-owners Christine Matt and Kelly Thielbahr are ready to make even more by offering their unique brand of yoga in the beloved space. The bright studio features large windows, white walls and a high ceiling, all factors Matt said contribute to WE Yoga’s mission to provide “hospitality, beauty and inspiration.” It’s a warm haven away from the brisk cold outside, and a quiet getaway from the traffic of Pine and First Avenue. “It felt so right,” Matt said. “We knew that this was the space — even with the kitchen.” Yes, a kitchen adds to the very homey feel at WE Yoga, but to Matt and Thielbahr, it’s an opportunity to expand their offerings. “We’re going to offer cooking classes and different workshops, and really approach yoga from a whole-life perspective,” Matt said. Currently, WE Yoga offers 21 classes a week catered to every skill level, from veteran yogis to those new to the practice. Be16 /
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tween movement-heavy vinyasa classes to more easy-going “slow flow” classes, both instructors said they hope everyone can find a good fit at WE Yoga, which opened Jan. 1. “We really wanted to create something that enhances our yoga community rather than creating something that’s in competition with what’s existing,” Thielbahr said. “Hospitality” is the key word at WE Yoga, according to Matt. There are yoga mats available to borrow for free, mat storage for those who don’t want to pack their mat to and from class, two showers stocked with complimentary organic products and even warm, essential-oil-infused hand towels available. Matt said the hope is that it all adds up to provide “a good experience from the moment you enter until you leave.” “We want every single person that walks into this studio to have that warm welcome,” Thielbahr said. Matt and Thielbahr met through yoga, having made their journey into yoga instruction separately, and taught together at Sandpoint Hot Yoga before pursuing their own studio. “In my soul I am two things: a mother and a teacher. Yoga, for me, fuses the two,” Matt said. “I get to offer care and love through my instruction, through my adjustments, and then I get to teach and equip people to feel good in their own skin.” Thielbahr said she never in-
WE Yoga instructors practice in their studio, located upstairs at 104 Pine Street. Courtesy photo.
tended to teach yoga, but that she wouldn’t have it any other way. “The further I went along the path I was like, ‘I love this’ and to teach anything you have to really know it and understand it and love it,” she said. “The universe gave me the nudge that I needed into that role. I haven’t looked back.” But why “WE” Yoga? Matt said: “We want to be a place of community, a place where people feel a sense of acceptance and belonging. The name WE encompasses these values and reminds us that we are made for relationship and connection and that at some level we are all one.” Jamie Terry, Katie Bradish, Abby Helander and Rose Olson also teach classes at WE Yoga, rounding out a passionate group of women whose aim is to enhance Sandpoint through yoga and by simply providing a meditative, welcoming space. “I feel like we put so much love and intention behind that — just wanting people to truly feel comfortable, safe, warm and looked after,” Thielbahr said. To see a complete schedule of classes and list of membership options, visit weyogasandpoint. com. Book classes on the website, or on the MINDBODY app. Also find WE Yoga on Facebook and Instagram (@weyogasandpoint).
Every year around this time, the Sandpoint Reader teams up with SandpointOnline to host a media survey. We try to ask as many people as we can which forms of local media they use regularly. In exchange for taking three minutes out of your day, we enter all those who take the survey into a drawing to win $100 worth of dining and drinking certificates from MickDuff’s (good at either the Beer Hall or the Brew Pub). To take part in the survey, log in to this link: www.surveymonkey.com/r/ BS36NJX Why do we harass you every year with this survey? Well, to start with, we care about how you consume local media. We’re always interested in what forms of local media you read, watch or listen to, and especially what your thoughts are on that media. We want to know if you have trust in local media, and if not, why. We also want to know what percentage of the regional population reads us regularly. This is really beneficial for our advertising director, Jodi, who can point to results and show potential advertisers that our publication is consistently among the top of the field every year. Since 100 percent of our funding comes in the form
of advertising, we’re alal ways looking for ways to show our potential advertisers that their ad dollars are well spent. Most importantly, we appreciate receiving your comments at the end of the survey. You’d be surprised how much importance we put on reader feedback. We listen to your comments for story ideas, for ways we can improve and for features you’d like to see in the future. While a quarter of the comments are from trolls doing what they do best, the other three-quarters of comments are usually quite insightful and filled with great ideas for future stories. Some of the trends we’ve noticed over the years have been encouraging. The first year we did the survey, about 58 percent of those who participated said they read the Reader regularly. Last year, the same question generated a response of almost 70 percent. So, do us a solid and set aside three minutes of your day to take the media survey. You can either enter the link directly above or go to our Facebook page and click on the link. We’ll pin the post to the top of the page the next week. Even if you don’t care a spit about local media, it’s an easy chance to win $100 worth of drinks and food at MickDuff’s. Thanks for your time.
SPORTS
Where to watch the
Super Bowl By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Here at the Reader, we take sports very seriously. Ha. But in all seriousness, we weren’t created to regularly cover sports, nor do we plan to any time soon. Ironically, I seem to be the only competitive-sport lover on staff, and I couldn’t care less about the NFL. Nevertheless, the Super Bowl is upon us, and we’re acknowledging it. Whether you’re in it for the game, the halftime show or the commercials, there are plenty of places around town to get your football fix this weekend.
SATURDAY Sandpoint Eagles Lodge • 1511 Johnny Long Road, Sandpoint The Eagles is hosting a pre-game event on Saturday starting at 6 p.m. Attendees can cook their own ribeye steak to their liking and enjoy karaoke and dancing with DJ Pat starting at 8. For more details call (208) 263-3514.
SUNDAY (GAME DAY) Silo Bar • 477227 US-95, Ponderay Super Bowl Sunday at the Silo Bar means enjoying Happy Hour all day long. That
Kickoff at 3:30 p.m.
means 50-cent ribs, nacho plates and “kill the keg” of Icicle Brewing Company’s Dark Persuasion German Chocolate Ale for $3 a pint starting at 3 p.m. Sunday. Sweet Lou’s • 477272 US95, Ponderay Sweet Lou’s will be featuring a special Super Bowl menu on Sunday. Reservations are highly encouraged, as spots are filling up fast. Call (208) 263-1381. Laughing Dog Brewing • 805 Schweitzer Plaza Drive, Ponderay Enjoy the game and bring a dish for a potluck-style meal at Laughing Dog. 219 Lounge • 219 North First Avenue, Sandpoint The 219 will be airing the Super Bowl on six big screen TVs and running $1 off all cans and bottles of beer, as well as $3 craft beer specials. There will also be complimentary party trays of assorted meats, cheeses, smoked fish, veggies, dips and “219” wings. MickDuff’s Brewpub • 312
North First Avenue, Sandpoint Catch the big game at MickDuff’s Brewpub and enjoy food and drink specials during Happy Hour 3-5:30 p.m.
and ultimate nachos on special. Roxy’s • 215 Pine Street, Sandpoint Roxy’s is going potluck
style for the Super Bowl starting at 2 p.m. There will also be swag and 50 cents off both draft beers and well drinks.
MickDuff’s Beer Hall • 220 Cedar Street, Sandpoint The Beer Hall is offering $1 off core beer pints and $4 core beer pitchers 3-5:30 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday. As always, outside food is welcome. A&P Bar & Grill • 222 North First Avenue It’s Happy Hour all day at A&P’s Sunday, with $3 well shots and $1 off appetizers. Tervan Tavern • 411 Cedar Street, Sandpoint Catch the game at the Tervan and enjoy the Chow Wagon’s Super Bowl wings January 31, 2019 /
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HEALTH
A grain of salt
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
A column about the trials and tribulations of Parkinson’s Disease
A health column... sort of
Put your dogma on a leash By Ammi Midstokke Reader Columnist “Are you paleo?” a client asks me as I hand over a cookbook filled mostly with recipes for bacon kale quiche variants. “Nope,” I respond as I reach for a vegan alternative. It probably has a flax meal and tofu quiche recipe, but I’ve been afraid to look. If religious conviction is seemingly less en vogue, then we’ve replaced it with a new kind of dogma: identifying ourselves with a set of food rules, subscribing to their #rawfood Instagram account and applying the appropriate tattoos to our forearms. That is, until we run into a new set of health problems and are reborn into a new set of disordered eating rules. And just like with our Bible-thumping, doorto-dooring spreaders of the good word, we’re preaching our successes and salvation. This friend lost weight going keto, that friend intermittent fasts, another stopped eating red meat. And all of them have arrived. The intention is, of course, good. When people find a path that makes them feel better or saves them from the sin of those espresso-laden milkshakes, they want to share the good news. They want others to experience the same kind of satisfaction and sense of well-being. We need to take a moment to consider a little more carefully what we’re suggesting. It is true that we all have (unless a dog has learned how to read my column) the same-ish human bodies. Genetically speaking, none of us are particularly exotic. But as science shows us time and time again, there is no ubiquitous, perfect diet. The set of rules that resolve one person’s issues may cause another person’s problems. Got hereditarily high cholesterol? Bacon is not a super food for you. I would argue that it is impossible for us to know everything about food, nutrition, genetics, epigenetics or a particular human’s medical history. Inasmuch, it is presumptuous for us to wander around hocking our latest diet affair to friends, coworkers and naked people at the gym (or clothed people for that matter). The studies we have available to us — the kind that use placebo control, unbiased funding and are produced by people known as scientists — come up with pretty much the same data: eat a ton of vegetables and fruit, don’t take in more calories 18 /
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than you expend and don’t bleeping smoke. (The science also says, “Don’t drink alcohol,” but no one really wants to hear that one.) There is also all kinds of science to back up particular aspects of particular diets, but we are a little more confused about why one person responds well to one diet and another may not. Which is exactly why eating for optimal health is quite a different approach than eating for weight loss. Most of us know the basics of what we should be eating, though there is often some confusion about what qualifies as a vegetable. Surprisingly, neither corn nor lasagna are in that category, and yes, I have actually had to tell people this. If you are trying to improve your health with diet, the real work happens when we start asking questions like, “If we know what is good for us, why don’t we do it?” Ah. So our diet scripture, even if it were scientifically valid for the innocent bystander we’re preaching to, may not apply to them at all because they simply cannot implement it. And for any of us who has “failed” on a diet, attempting to follow a new set of rules often just reaffirms beliefs that we can’t follow rules. This message comes in various forms: “I am not good enough.” “Screw the rules.” “I’m fine with how I am, so long as it means I can eat this pie and then apply guilt and shame later.” Much like religion or our relationship with the cosmos, our relationships with food are personal and unique to our value systems. Ask any vegan. Or hunter. The next time you’re eager to share your success with someone, try explaining why that solution worked so well for you in particular. In this way, people can learn from the lessons that do resonate with them and take their own steps toward a healthier life. And whatever steps they take, cheer like they are the winning homecoming team. We need all the affirmation we can get. Ammi Midstokke is a nutritional therapist and author. When she isn’t saving people with vegetables, she is trying to get lost in the mountains. She can be contacted at ammi@twobirdsnutrition.com
By A.C. Woolnough Reader Columnist
Get MAD
After nearly 70 years on this planet, I figure I’ve been asked, “What does the A.C. stand for?” several thousand times. It’s now time to reveal the big secret: It doesn’t stand for anything. That’s true in a literal sense but doesn’t tell the whole story. My parents (who are no longer with us) and my brother (living in Cleveland) aren’t around to contradict my story, so my version is now the truth — future historians and biographers take note. I was born in 1950 and my folks had two contradictory notions for my name. They really wanted to name me after my paternal grandfather but didn’t want to give me his somewhat unusual name: Adariah Cotter Woolnough. They were concerned it might subject me to harassment while growing up. Their solution was to use his initials as my first name, and that’s why they put A.C. as my first name on my birth certificate. Thoughtfully, they gave me a middle name as well. For some unknown and unknowable reason, they never figured a name with only initials might prove problematic. When I was younger, I told people it was spelled A period, C period. Now that we’re in the digital age, it is spelled A dot, C dot. Growing up, it seemed everything that happened in school was based on the alphabet. When it was time for treats, it was alphabetical by last name. I was almost always last. To this day, I love the Zimmermans in the world because there was finally someone behind me in line. When it was time for shots or some other negative experience, it was alphabetical by first name. I think the universe used both methods when it came to giving out Parkinson’s disease — a double whammy because PD is not only chronic, it is also progressive. That makes me MAD. Over 37 years in public education, my goal was to be MAD all the time. I suspect most readers also want to be MAD. My dad (Robert—he had a “real” name), spent over 35 years in the Navy and was a veteran of three wars also MAD. He is one of my
heroes who inspired me to be MAD and to stay MAD. What am I MAD about? In my world, MAD is short for making a difference. It would make an elegant epitaph that I hope I deserve many years from now. One of my goals as an educator was to remove obstacles for both teachers and students, making it easier for them to succeed. Nowadays, I work to make a difference as a voice for the Parkinson’s community, educating, writing this monthly column, advocating, fundraising and promoting or participating in research. My dad also had PD. Some of my last memories were of a gentle, vibrant bear of a man with a shuffling gait, tremors and soft, slurred speech, and that inspires me to be MAD. Likewise, I want to be MAD every time I think of my two sons and three grandsons. That’s why I both promote and participate in research studies. Many estimates show that over half of the U.S. population has a family member, friend or acquaintance with PD. Remembering that PD is both chronic (it isn’t going away) and progressive (it is going to get worse) is a good reason to be MAD. PowerPAC (our local PD support group) is MAD. In coordination with Bonner General Health, we have officially started our Rock Steady Boxing program. This took hard work, time, money and cooperation. Almost half of our 30plus members are participating in these 90-minute fun (arguably) workouts led by our coach, Tom Seastone. He is certainly MAD. If you are interested or know someone with PD, PowerPAC meets on the second Monday of the month at our new location in the Sandpoint library. Everyone is welcome. It’s a good way to be MAD. Are you, the reader, getting MAD? If so, I encourage you to get on the smartphone, iPad or computer and Google one or more of the following: Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson’s Foundation, World Parkinson Coalition. American PD Association, Davis Phinney Foundation or MJ Fox Foundation. Once you have done that, get out the checkbook or credit card and donate. Get MAD, be MAD and stay MAD —make a difference.
STAGE & SCREEN
Reader Reels presents ‘The Favourite’ By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In the 18th-century English court of Queen Anne, it pays to watch your back, even if you think you’ve reached the top. Such is the situation for Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz), the queen’s confidant and clandestine lover, in director Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film “The Favourite.” Secure in her position as Queen Anne’s (Olivia Colman) most trusted courtier, Churchill wields immense influence over the nation through her close position to the crown. She finds her status challenged, however, when her impoverished cousin (Emma Stone) arrives at court seeking employment. Yet another hilarious, grip-
ping and insightful film from Lanthimos, who is quickly building a reputation as one of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, “The Favourite” stands among 2018’s most praised and award-nominated films. Local residents can watch the drama and comedy unfold for themselves when the Panida and the Sandpoint Reader present “The Favourite” as the latest in their Reader Reels film series. Show times are set for 7:30 p.m. tonight — Thursday, Jan. 31 — as well as 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. Over the course of his filmmaking career, Lanthimos developed a keen eye for dissecting human relationships across a variety of cinematic genres. His satire about dating and rela-
tionships, “The Lobster,” was a previous Reader Reels selection. Lanthimos ventured into more disturbing territory with his next film, the horror-thriller “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” which centers on the mysterious connection between a well-todo doctor and a manipulative teenage boy. “The Favourite” takes Lanthimos’ penchant for offbeat humor and puts it in 18th-century England, making it his first period piece. It proved to be a winning combination for the Academy, which nominated the movie for 10 Oscars. Coincidentally, co-stars Stone and Weisz find themselves in a similar rivalry to that of their characters, this time competing for the Best Supporting Actress award.
Colman is nominated for Best Actress, rounding out the performance nominations. The film is also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing.
Emma Stone in “The Favourite.” Courtesy image. Does “The Favourite” deserve to win the Academy’s heart when the Oscars take place on Feb. 24? Come check out the film this weekend at the Panida Theater and decide for yourself.
Feb. 1 @ 8pm
“green book”
held over by popular demand
Just a short drive across the Long Bridge...
Jan. 31 @ 7:30pm | Feb. 1 @ 5:30pm Feb. 3 @ 3:30pm
“The favourite” - a reader reels Little Theater
Feb. 1 & 15 @ 6PM (line) and 7pm (swing)
Line and Swing Lessons & Dance feb. 2 @ 7pm
POAC hosts cirque zuma zuma feb. 6-9 @ times on panida.org
oscar-nominated shorts feb. 14-16 @ 7pm | Feb. 17 @ 3:30pm
drinking habits
A comedy farce by Tom Smith on Panida's Mainstage
41 Lakeshore Drive (across the Long Bridge)
208.265.2001 ShogaSushi.com
Open for dinner Wednesday – Sunday 4:30-9pm Wed, Thu, Sun | 4:30-10pm Fri,Sat
feb. 20-23 @ panida.org for showtimes
“a star is born”
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FOOD
The Sandpoint Eater
It’s chili out there By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s cold outside, which means every town worth its weight in snow, including Sandpoint, is gearing up for their annual frosty festivities. Call it what you wish, winter fair, carnival or festival — it’s that time, when even we fair-weather wimps are likely to bundle up and head (briefly) outdoors. Ours Winter Carnival, in its 45th year, kicks off on February 15th, with the Weird and Wonderful Winter Parade of Lights, followed by an after party at Pend d’Oreille Winery and the Fat Pig. Most winter carnivals involve traditional winter pursuits such as elaborate ice or snow carving, ice hockey, skating, skiing, skijoring and dog sledding. Then there are the over-achieving organizers across the country who get creative with esoteric, crowd-drawing themes: The Whitefish Winter Carnival celebrates the story of Ullr, the Nordic god of snow, who, legend has it, settled in northwest Montana and made his home on Big Mountain. The bravest amongst us can head on over this week-end and ski right through town before jumping right into the Polar Plunge, Feb 2, on Whitefish Lake. whitefishwintercarnival.com/ To the south, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho is famous for its Fire & Ice Festival. Visitors can also catch the Polar Float Parade, where participants dress up in crazy and creative costumes and float down
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the Portneuf River. The town is filled with natural hot springs and the festival concludes with their annual Running of the Bulls, a race from one hot spring to the next — in swimsuits and flipflops. These are some hearty (or just plain crazy) folks! Additional info: fireice.lavahotsprings.org
Quebec, St. Paul, Minn., and Saranac Lake, N.Y., which have all been around for over 100 years. Long before sun lamps and snow-birding, these events were created to help locals beat the winter blues and heal cabin fever, while showcasing their Siberia-like destinations to warm -blooded tourists.
Talk about the dead of winter inspiration, in the mountain town of Nederland, Colo., you’ll find the Frozen Dead Guy Days (in honor of Bredo Morstol, who is frozen in a state of suspended animation and housed in a shed, on dry ice high above Nederland). They’re busy gearing up for coffin racing, more polar plunging (costumed), and a frozen t-shirt contest. frozendeadguydays.org
Closer to home, Banff launched a winter carnival in 1917, which operated successfully for many years, until 1958, when warm chinook winds blew through, eating the snow and ice. All events were canceled and soon the mountain village was filled with booze-filled revelers looking for action. They found it, in a Main street brawl that resulted in more than 50 arrests and cancellation of the carnival the following year. Everyone has a favorite winter carnival activity, and it
Some of the most elaborate festival sites include Montreal,
goes without saying that mine revolves around (indoor) food competitions. Traditional winter food wars include Hot Dish Cook-Offs (think Tater Tots, all dressed up with somewhere to go), Chocolate Challenges, Cinnamon Roll Bake-Offs (a favorite of mine), and the always popular Chili Contest. I have been both an entrant and a judge, and from either side of the oven, these events are always highly competitive and completely entertaining. If you have a hankering to ham (or beef) it up with your own recipe, you can do just that at the Winter Carnival Chili Cook-Off Party. Bring a crockpot of your best chili to Pierce Auto Center on Friday, Feb. 22, where you’ll compete against a brigade of other amateur chili chefs (including The Festival Gals). Or, if you’re cold, lonely or just plain hungry, show up,
eat some chili, and vote for your favorite entry. Hosted by Pierce Auto Center and the Festival at Sandpoint. Event is 3-5:30 pm. 30 Gun Club Road in Sagle. For more information call (208) 2634212 or: www.pierceautocenter.com This chilly weather screams for something to warm us up before we head out to all the Carnival adventures. While lots of western chili recipes are typically red, my favorite is Green Chile and White Bean Chili, served with limes, lots of cheese, roasted peppers, avocado and sour cream. And more cheese. Try whipping up a batch, and contest or not, it will be a winner with your crowd, too. For more information on our own hometown Winter Carnival adventures: http://sandpointwintercarnival.com/events/
Green Chile with White Beans Chili Recipe One of my favorite winter meals. I use dry beans (soak overnighted, and simmered for 2-3 hours). This recipe substitutes canned beans for faster preparation. Serve with corn bread or tortillas, and add a nice condiment bar of extra chiles, extra cheese, sour cream, avocado, cilantro and big wedges of lime.
INGREDIENTS: • 4 tablespoons olive oil • 2 pounds pork loin roast, cubed • 1 medium-size white onion, chopped (about 2 cups) • 1 poblano chile, seeded, chopped • 3 garlic cloves, minced • 1 tablespoon ground cumin • 1 tablespoon kosher salt • 1 27-oz can green chiles, undrained – process in Cuisinart or blender (with liquid) until chiles are finely minced • 2 (15.5-oz) cans white beans (such as cannellini or great Northern), drained and rinsed (or 10-oz dry beans) • 3 1⁄3 cups chicken broth • 6 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
DIRECTIONS: Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Add pork, and cook, stirring until crispy brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove pork from pan and set aside. Wipe Dutch oven clean. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over medium. Add onion, poblano, garlic, cumin, and salt, and cook, stirring often, until vegetables are soft and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Increase heat to high. Stir in processed green chiles, beans, broth, and pork, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 40 minutes. Add cheese and lime juice, stir until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.
Serves 6
MUSIC
This week’s RLW by Lyndsie Kiebert
A green future for Idaho farmers: Hempire Genesis event aims to inform future hemp farmers of Idaho By Ben Olson Reader Staff
It never hurts to plan for the future. For Idaho farmers, the cultivation of hemp as an agricultural crop is close to becoming a reality, especially now that Idaho Representative Caroline Nilsson Troy plans to introduce legislation in the near future to legalize hemp in Idaho. To help educate local farmers and others interested in the cultivation of this useful crop, Sandpoint businessman and hemp advocate Joel Bordeaux with Global CBD is hosting an event called Hempire Genesis at the Hive on Saturday, Feb. 2. “The objective of this event is to get the farmers in our area to come up and learn,” Bordeaux said. “We believe the farm bill will pass in Idaho, so we want
people to start thinking about hemp in the near future.” The U.S. Congress approved an $867 billion farm bill in December that would allocate billions of dollars in subsidies to American farmers. It would also legalize hemp, among other things. “Washington, Oregon and Montana all allow the cultivation of hemp,” said Bordeaux. “If we don’t pass this in this legislative session, we’ll continue to fall behind. For every year we wait to legalize the growth of hemp, our farmers will make half the money they could be making.” Hempire Genesis will feature guest speakers addressing the cultivation of hemp, such as Bordeaux, as well as Alf Wheeler from Zeoform, who has been leading the drive to replace plastic with biodegradable hemp fibers. “Hemp is a wonderful feed stock, full of cellulose,” said Wheeler. “We take cellulose and water using a patented mechanical process and we can create moldable pulp in 3D shapes.” Wheeler said hemp fibers could be used to form furniture, walls, instruments, doors, and conceivably anything else, all while being made from plant material. “You can make heirloom products that could last generations and be passed down, or make items that have a shorter life,” Wheeler said. “The common thing is, at the end of their life, these products can go into the ground and biodegrade leaving absolutely nothing toxic behind. This is a closed-loop cycle following
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the laws of nature, learning from mother nature.” Wheeler’s company, Zeoform, is based in Australia, but he has just recently established an LLC for the U.S. and hopes to spread the technology for others to cultivate. Despite the many beneficial uses of hemp — it can be used for everything from clothing to fuel to a replacement to plastic — Idaho remains one of the last states in the nation which currently outlaws the cultivation of hemp. Idaho currently considers hemp extracts with cannabidiol (CBD) to be a controlled substance unless it is derived from excluded parts of the hemp plant and contains no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the chemical in cannabis that produces the high. “This is more than CBD,” said Bordeaux. “It’s about creating jobs and income for our farmers. It’s about looking to hemp to replace plastic, to change the thought process. Instead of Idaho saying we can’t grow hemp because, ‘It’s going to lead kids to start smoking marijuana,’ we need to be thinking of our kids putting tons of plastic in our landfills in the future.” Bordeaux said Hempire Genesis is open for anyone interested in learning more, but it is mainly catered to farmers who want to have all the information to cultivate hemp. “We want farmers to know there is a market for this,” he said. “I also want to make Sandpoint a hemp capital. This could be really good for us economically, from a tourist standpoint. There is so much upside to us getting this happening here. Hemp is even more sustainable than timber – it takes 20, 30, 40 years to grow a tree, but you can grow a couple acres of hemp every year.” Tim Shaughnessy, an Oregon hemp farmer and owner of CO2 Dynamics, will also be speaking at the event, as well as Karen Sprague, a cannabis female entrepreneur and consultant. There will be presentations starting at 6:30 p.m., followed by music by DJ Bon Panda Breaks, drinks and a chance to speak with the presenters. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at HempireGenesis.com.
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… your Facebook feed more closely. I recently discovered a new “fact checking” feature after a friend shared a meme about Trump forcing North Korea to denuclearize. Just below the meme was a post with the header “Related Articles” and a “Truth-o-Meter,” which read “FALSE” and then a politifact.com story about how North Korea is not denuclearizing. The journalist in me says, “Thanks, way to go Facebook, false information is not cool, let’s call all these memes OUT.” But also, will such a feature convince my meme-happy, ultra-conservative Facebook friends that what they’re reading is the fake news they so readily point out in other cases? I don’t know, but I’m excited to see where this goes.
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Josh Clark opens his 10-part podcast “The End of the World with Josh Clark” with a simple sentence: “This is a love letter to humanity.” *swoon* Clark goes full nerd in this new series, a spinoff of his regular gig, “Stuff You Should Know.” “The End of the World” focuses on existential risks to humanity — in other words, what is going to put an end to humans, the only known life in the universe? Or, better yet, are we really alone? What if our lives are a simulation? What if AI takes over? What risks do climate change/black holes/the death of our sun/the rebirth of the Spanish flu really pose? And why does it matter? I’m about to finish episode six — “Physics Experiments” — and I don’t want the series to end. I’m listening on Spotify, but find “The End of the World” wherever you listen to podcasts.
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I recently installed a basic TV antenna at my house, resulting in about half a dozen channels and an unhealthy addiction to “Jeopardy!” I am no trivia buff by any means, but I’ve stockpiled just enough history, pop culture, literature and obscure mythological legends in my brain to know the answer about 10 percent of the time, which is apparently enough to get me hooked. Plus, over the past week I’ve known the answer to Final Jeopardy! twice, so I’m basically a genius according to my boyfriend. He kicks my ass when we watch “Wheel of Fortune,” though, so we’re a well-balanced household. January 31, 2019 /
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The Straight Poop: The quest for dog-friendly businesses in North Idaho ATT Wireless Store From Northern Idaho News, Oct. 10, 1941
SPOKANE COUPLE MAROONED 2 DAYS ON LAKE CRUISE A pair of amateur boatsmen, who spent 48 hours drifting on Lake Pend Oreille recuperated from shock and exhaustion at their home in Spokane Wednesday and vowed to “stay as far away from the lake as we can at least until next Sunday.” Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Davies were rescured from their 28-foot cabin boat late Tuesday after searching parties, organized by their son, had scoured the lake shores. Mrs. Davies arrived safely at Sandpoint as airplanes searched the lake in the “almost certain” belief the week-end boating trip had ended in disaster. Mrs. Davies revealed the motor of their boat broke down Sunday afternoon while they were in mid-lake. They drifted towars shore and threw out an anchor about half a mile from a beach residence. There they remained for 48 hours through one of the worst early season storms on record. Mrs. Davies said waves, which sometimes broke 10 and 12 feet high along the shore, tossed the small boat like a cork. They had hoisted a distress signal, but Mrs. Davies said a man who lived in the beach house paid no attention to the white flag or their screams for help because “he believed there was a party going on.” Late Tuesday, a motorist driving along the shore highway noted their signal, borrowed a boat and took Mrs. Davies ashore. Davies remained with the damaged cabin boat until help arrived. 22 /
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By Drake the Dog Reader Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? Sade’s “Smooth Operator” keeps playing over and over in my head. Is it because I, too, am a fashionable guy who is popular with the ladies and would love to live a jet-set lifestyle? Dream on, because here comes the clues: • Men like these things with lots of buttons…it makes them feel important. • I don’t own this (yet)… I just hang around with everyone I know all the time. • Consumer polls every year rate this the best in the field! • Items sold here are frequently found in the shower, the bathroom and even in your bed. • Customers come here frequently to learn new tricks. • The company has more than 16,000 U.S. retail locations — one of which is in Sandpoint. • This U.S. business is the second largest provider of its services. • And when the Mister fell asleep on his the other day … it downloaded a nap! I left my phone under my pillow last night, and when I woke up, it was gone, and there was a dollar there. I think it was the Bluetooth fairy. One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy — we’re getting a new leash on communications at the ATT Wireless store, located at 768864 Highway 95 in Ponderay. Alyssa Piehl, assistant business manager greets us with a smile. Look who is here: Captain Dan and his wife (parents to my buddy Hunter), are fetching a new cellular toy. Alyssa grew up here, attended Sandpoint High, NIC and graduated from Unitek in San Francisco with a major in emergency medicine. She has been at the store two years, because she “was sick of folks puking on her!” She collaborates with the small team of Adam Rounds, Store Manager and associate Kalum Donova. ATT is taking a bow-wow because they have been the BEST network for over 20 years. Alyssa shared with us that every year there is a random consumer poll (no employees). They are asked to rate network carriers about these topics: customer service, coverage and inventory. Let’s pawz to learn how this store is raising the woof on each category right here in the Point. Best customer service: This small store is pawsonal! The staff spends quality time with folks who love going retro with flip phones, those who have graduated to smart phones
and even our friend who has a mobile phone shaped like an Italian dumpling. Aww, he’s so fond of his gnocchia. Everyone here knows your name, and they are glad you came. My auntie, who just had a birthday (she is 29, plus shipping and handling), and her smartphone pack come to the store frequently to learn new tricks, such as video conferencing, Facetime, texting, downloading apps, attaching photos to email, hot spots and emoji definitions. I recently heard a customer asking Siri, “Surely I don’t need an umbrella today, do I?” Siri replied, “Yes, and don’t call me Shirley.” Turned out he had the Airplane mode on! Best inventory: According to Alyssa, Apple is the top dog right now. They have all the latest iPhone models, iPads and watches. If an item is not in stock, and it is hot, hot, hot, they can order it and deliver it right to your business or doghouse, or you can pick it up in the store. Breaking news: A new survey just revealed that 69 percent of folks check their phones while in the bathroom and 22 percent while taking a shower. I can’t picture myself without a camera phone! Best coverage: Watch out Clark Fork you can you hear me now! ATT is the BEST carrier when covering rural areas and the North Idaho region. Why? Because these top dogs are now paired with First Net, which is an emergency network for first responders. This exclusive wireless communications ecosystem is designed by first responders for first responders. It keeps the first responders in the service ‘fast lane’ 24/365, even during times of congestion. Now that’s fur-ward thinking because this communication upgrade was long overdue. Currently there are 24 more towers being added from Hayden to Noxon and all the way to Eastport. In addition to locals, customers come from Troy, Thompson Falls, Whitefish and beyond. ATT beat out Verizon, Consumer Cellular, Sprint and T-Mobile in 2018 for best growth and coverage. I’m sorry to report, Luke Skywalker — these guys are not on your Yodaphone network. Who is barkin’ lowest price out there? The ATT Wireless Sandpoint team offers discounts and promotions for our local businesses, such as Litehouse, first responders, active and retired military, Home Depot, Walmart, Sandpoint Consulting and many others. Go visit these guys and dig up yours. ATT Wireless Dog Rules: 1. We’re dog friendly if the dog is friendly — come on in.
Drake and Business Manager Alyssa Piehl.
2. No pups in the car, please. 3. Leashes optional, as long as we’re good boys and girls. 4. Leave your magical fibers in the store — they help improve coverage
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Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that’s like a regular window.
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“Henry is a real buzzwig around these parts.” Corrections: Yes, we screwed up the crossword last week. Sorry about that. I know when we make a mistake on the crossword, I’ll hear about it from at least a dozen people. Yeehaw. -BO
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