Happy Fathers Day weekend! Check out what's in store this week. The 45th Annual ArtWalk Opening Reception is on Friday, June 17 with over 20 locations downtown with art exhibits to check out. Then on Saturday, June 18 the CHAFE-150 begins at City Beach, so keep your eyes out for cyclists as they will be all over the place riding for a cause. Or, if you'd like, you can also check out Forest Owners Field Day at the Pine Street Woods. Finally, it's Community Day at Schwetizer on Sunday, June 19 with tons of fun planned. Don't forget, there is Live Music all around town throughout the week!  

Entertainment Highlights:
• Farmers' Market - Farmin Pk., Wed, Sat
• Cornhole - Mickduff's, Thurs
• Live from 525 - FAS, Thurs
• ArtWalk Reception - Downtown, Fri
• Live Music -  Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 
• Schweitzer Opening - Fri
• CHAFE 150 - Sat
• Community Day - Schweitzer, Sun

     See entire Entertainment calendar»

Civic Happenings
• Morning show - KRFY, Tues,Thurs
• The Voice North ID - Podcast, Fri
• Benefit Dinner- FPC, Fri
• Fishing the... - City Beach, Fri-Sun 
• Forest Owners Field day- PSW, Sat

     See all Civic Happenings»

Town talk this week:
• Today on the 88.5 KRFY Morning Show, talk of mountain goat safety on the Scotchman Peak trail. On Thurs, longtime host Jim Healey returns to the Morning Show, and there are interviews on the CHAFE 150 bike ride plus Schweitzer's Community Day and Race the Wolf ultra run. 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»

Local music, live on air

Free to register, free to use. Check out the Sandpoint Classifieds! 
Employment: 21 listings, including:
• Screen-printer and CSA
• PT mailroom help $15/hr
Stuff for Sale: 32 listings, including:
• NordicTrack treadmill $0
• Irish Wolfhound pups $2,000
Rentals: 3 listings, including:
• 4 bed/2 bath $2,000/mo.
• Upper unit apartment $2,295

Outdoor Almanac

• The heavens: Last quarter moon, Mon. Tonight, a full super moon is on the calendar, dubbed the Strawberry Moon despite its yellowish hue.
• Rising and setting: Sunrise 4:42 a.m., Sunset 8:50 p.m.; 7 minutes of daylight gained this week.
• Air quality: Good thru Sat. 
• Lake level: Spring refill is under way; Lake Pend Oreille is currently 2,061.2 feet above sea level, forecast to rise to 2,062.53 feet by next Tues.
• Streamflows: Rains spur runoff; Moyie River currently 5,900 CFS, up from 3,890 CFS last Tues. Priest River currently 8,240 CFS, up from 6,770 CFS last Tues.
• Sandpoint forecast: The rains continue today, but by Wed mostly sunny skies are expected. We should then have at least partially sunny skies thru Mon. The evenings carry a small chance of rain Fri evening thru Mon. High for the week is Fri at 80, and low is this evening at 44.
  See more at Real-Time Outdoors»

- New and Notable -

Love trails + hiking? The Pacific Northwest Trail is one of the premier long-distance trails in the nation, and transverses our Selkirk Mountains on its way from Glacier National Park to the Pacific Ocean. The PNT Association is looking for a local for its region-wide board. Interested? Click for info.

Are you ready to ride? The CHAFE bike ride is this Sat, June 18, and it's a big fundraiser for the Rotary Club to support reading initiatives in our schools. There are multiple distances to ride, plus this year the Family Fun Ride is happening, free for all kids on a neat new route along the Sand Creek bike path. Get all the details at CHAFE150.org.

COVID update as of Thurs, June 9: 
• Bonner County: Past 7 days, 40 new cases, no new deaths. Vaccination rate 41%.
• All North Idaho:  Past 7 days, 214 new cases, no new deaths.
    - Details on COVID-19 Update page»
    - Schedule a vaccine appointment»

Week's Top News, June 8 - June 14: 

• ID gas prices increase 20 cents
  Cruises past the $5 mark
• New Idaho U.S. attorney confirmed
  Helped prosecute Aryan Knights
• Political leaders & groups respond
  To Patriot Front arrests in CDA
• Protections for wolverines restored
  Idaho has a stake in the debate too
• Schools scramble to fill vacancies
  ID schools are feeling the pressure
• KLT workshop generates ideas
  Supporting workforce housing
• Summer Community Day
  To be held Sunday, June 19
• Camp Bay barbeque planned
  To support lake access
• Project WILD opportunities
  Offering three educational courses