Beware, Friday the 13th! This week has some great events to keep your mind off it. To start off, you can join the Full Draw Film Tour at the Panida on Thursday, May 12. Next up are two events for Saturday, May 14: Sandemonium Lite, the self-proclaimed event for nerds, which is being held at the East Bonner County Library, or if sailing is more your schtick, you can join in on 'The Weekend Sailor' playing at the Panida. There is plenty more fun to be had in, and around town from art classes to educational presentations. Enjoy all Sandpoint has to offer!

Entertainment Highlights:
• Farmers Market - Farmin Pk., Wed, Sat
• Full Draw Film Tour - Panida, Thurs
• The Weekend Sailor - Panida, Sat
• Sandemonium Lite - EBCL, Sat 
• Live Music - Downtown, Wed, Fri, Sat

     See entire Entertainment calendar»

Civic Happenings
• The Sound of Music - Panida, Wed
• Celtic-style Felting  - PSW, Thurs
• Ice Age Mega Floods - EBCL, Thurs
• Backpacking 101- TB Shop, Thurs 
• Flamenco Seattle- Panida, Fri 
• Fabric & Craft Sale- HCC, Sat 
• Little Black Dress Gala- BCFG, Sat

     See all Civic Happenings»

Town talk this week:
• Today on the 88.5 KRFY Morning Show, the lowdown on summer trail programs and activities, with four speakers: Cori Callahan of Friends of Scotchman Peaks, Tom Dabrowski with Idaho Trails Association, Jason Welker of Pend Oreille Pedalers and Marcy Timblin of Kaniksu Land Trust. On Thurs, the Local Decision 2022 series for the May 17 primary concludes, with a final set of interviews with the five candidates for District 1 Idaho Representative, Seat A. Airtime is 8 a.m. at 88.5 FM; stream or hear podcasts at KRFY.org»
• On The Voice North Idaho, host Bill Litsinger interviews Christine DeNova from Life Choices Pregnancy Center; plus discusses a recent letter by Helen Newton on choice, gun control and immigration. Podcast airs at 11 a.m. Fri on The Voice North Idaho»

Monitor the drought. The spring rains are surely helping, but most of Bonner County remains classed as "abnormally dry" – much better than most of Idaho which is in severe to extreme drought. See conditions for Idaho and the country at the U.S. Drought Monitor»

Free to register, free to use. Check out the Sandpoint Classifieds! 
Employment: 13 listings, including:
• Assemblers $18/hr.
Stuff for Sale: 18 listings, including:
• Tri-Color Bernedoodle Puppies
Rentals: 7 listings, including:
• 2 Bed apt. in Sandpoint $1,200/mo.

Outdoor Almanac

• The heavens: Full moon, Sun. Watch for the so-called "blood moon" total lunar eclipse Sun evening. Maximum eclipse begins at 9:11 p.m. and ends at 9:32 p.m.
• Rising and setting: Sunrise 5:10 a.m., Sunset 8:14 p.m.; 21 minutes of daylight gained this week.
• Air quality: Good thru Sat. 
• Lake level: Spring refill is under way; Lake Pend Oreille is currently 2,056.99 feet above sea level, forecast to rise to 2,057.89 feet by next Tues.
• Streamflows: Warmer weather encourages runoff; Moyie River currently 2,720 CFS, up from 1,190 CFS last Tues. Priest River currently 4,080 CFS, up from 2,190 CFS last Tues.
• Sandpoint forecast: Get your yard work done Tues and Wed, which look to be our only sunny days before it returns to a gloomy and wet week that may even carry a small possibility of snow on Fri and Sat. Those sunny days bring with them a chance of frost Tues and Wed evenings, and possibly Fri as well.
  See more at Real-Time Outdoors»

- New and Notable -

Ready to VOTE? The Idaho primary is next Tuesday, May 17 – and early voting is possible right now through Friday. On the Republican ballot there are hotly contested races locally for assessor and two commissioner seats plus District 1 legislative seats in Senate and House. Statewide there are fractious races for Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Secretary of State, Attorney General and more. Research the candidates, see sample ballots and info on how and where to vote, at Sandpoint Election Central»

COVID update as of Mon, May 09: 
• Bonner County: Past 7 days, 23 new cases, no new deaths. Vaccination rate 41%.
• All North Idaho:  Past 7 days, 101 new cases, three new deaths.
    - Details on COVID-19 Update page»
    - Schedule a vaccine appointment»

Week's Top News, May 4 - May 10: 

• State appoints NIC board positions
  New members may shift balance
• Senate seat contested in District 7
  District formerly included Sagle
• The Yarn Table and its success
  The power of a place
• North ID water supply outlook
  April storms slow snowmelt runoff
• 1.4 pounds of meth found
  Resulting in trafficking charge
• Mad about Science: Virtual reality
  Visit Sandemonium to learn more
• Sandpoint supports Marsy's Law
  Ensures crime victims' rights
• McGeachin wants total abortion ban
  Eliminate rape & incest exceptions
• Behind the walls of Idaho PAC
  Group of 5 men, most not from ID
• BHT readies for fundraiser
  5th Annual Little Black Dress Gala
• Looking for walleye in LPO?
  Here's what you need to know
• County upholds zone change
  Previous Selle Valley approval
• Idahoans to receive $843K
  In TurboTax settlement