Happy summer solstice! The first day of summer brings with it some great events. Start off your week with the Panida Pride Film Festival tonight, June 21. Then, hit up the local Farmers Market on Wed or Sat, June 22 & 25. Follow that up with the POAC 6th Annual Art Party at the Sandpoint Organic Agricultural Center on Friday, June 24. Then it's decision time, and you'll have to pick and choose from three area events: Race the Wolf at Schweitzer Mountain, Garlic Scape Days in Priest River, or the Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival in Metaline Falls, all on Saturday and Sunday June 25-26. As always, there is Live Music all around town throughout the week!  

Entertainment Highlights:
• Farmers Market - Farmin Pk, Wed, Sat
• Cornhole - Mickduff's, Thurs
• Pride Film Festival - Panida, Tues
• POAC Art Party - At SOAC, Fri
• Touch a Truck - Hope, Sat
• Race the Wolf - Schweitzer, Sat-Sun
• Bigfoot Fest. - Metaline Falls Sat-Sun
• Garlic Scape Days - PR, Sat-Sun

     See entire Entertainment calendar»

Civic Happenings
• Morning show - KRFY, Tues,Thurs
• The Voice North ID - Podcast, Fri
• Pest Control Workshop- GTN, Sat
• Art as Theater - Panida, Sat-Sun
• Celebration Dance - PEC, Sat

     See all Civic Happenings»

Town talk this week:
• Today on the 88.5 KRFY Morning Show, talk of peak bagging this summer. On Thurs, longtime host Jim Healey returns to the Morning Show lineup. Airtime each day is 8 a.m. at 88.5 FM; stream or hear podcasts at  KRFY.org»
• On The Voice North Idaho, host Bill Litsinger talks on topics of the day. Podcast airs at 11 a.m. Fri on The Voice North Idaho»

Go, find Bigfoot! The second annual Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival is this Sat-Sun, June 25-26. There will be talks by Bigfoot researchers from around the world, a free Bigfoot film festival, more than 60 vendors, and fun haps including a 5K run, cornhole tourney, magic show and more. Get the details at: MFBigfoot.com»
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Free to register, free to use. Check out the Sandpoint Classifieds! 
Employment: 15 listings, including:
• Media Sales account rep
• Screen Printer and CSA
Stuff for Sale: 23 listings, including:
• AKC Labrador Retriever Pups $1,350
• 14 ft. Cargo Trailer $4,000
Rentals: 1 listing, including:
• Vacation Rental

Outdoor Almanac

• The heavens: New moon, next Tues. The northern summer solstice began today. This is when the sun is farthest north for the year and begins its six-month return southward. It's officially summer!
• Rising and setting: Sunrise 4:43 a.m., Sunset 8:52 p.m.; 1 minute of daylight gained this week.
• Air quality: Good thru Sat. 
• Lake level: Spring refill is under way; Lake Pend Oreille is currently 2,061.91 feet above sea level, forecast to rise to 2,062.05 feet by next Tues.
• Streamflows: Rains spur runoff; Moyie River currently 2,750 CFS, down from 5,900 CFS last Tues. Priest River currently 7,300 CFS, down from 8,240 CFS last Tues.
• Sandpoint forecast: This week is looking great with nothing by sunshine thru Tues. Some moderate winds are expected Tues thru Thurs. High for the week is Mon at 84, while the low of 46 will hit Thurs evening. 
  See more at Real-Time Outdoors»

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Festival wake-up call. The Festival at Sandpoint's Aug 4 concert with the Beach Boys has sold out. Other stellar acts are likely to fill as well. Check the July 28-August 7 lineup and if there are shows on your must-see list, remember to get those tix, at FestivalAtSandpoint.com»

Help BGH help us all. The 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment by Bonner General Health is under way. The annual survey helps show BGH where to devote its resources to build a healthier community. It takes less than 10 minutes and respondents stay anonymous. Take the survey»

COVID update as of Thurs, June 16: 
• Bonner County: Past 7 days, 28 new cases, no new deaths. Vac rate 41%.
• All North Idaho:  Past 7 days, 153 new cases, no new deaths.
    - Details on COVID-19 Update page»
    - Schedule a vaccine appointment»

Week's Top News, June 15 - June 21: 

• YMCA hosting summer challenge
  Summer Bucket List Challenge
• East Hope fundraising raffle
  For continued park improvements
• Area waters running high
  Rains push water levels
• Grizzly threatens hunters
  Killed in self defense
• Hike into the clouds
  The Schweitzer Nature trail
• Walleye fishing on Lake Pend Oreille
  Yields big rewards for anglers
• Judge drops cannibalism charge
  In Northern Idaho murder case
• Pair in custody for cafe burglary
  Holderman implicates Buck
• Flooding closes Lightning Creek Rd.
  Due to significant damage