Caroline Lobsinger

Supporters say Prop 1 is needed to give all Idahoans a chance to vote, while critics claim the initiative on Tuesday's general election ballot is nothing more than an effort to limit the existing one-person, one-vote system.Both sides got a chance to share their perspective at a two-and-a-half-hour forum Friday night on Proposition 1, which, if passed, would end the current closed primary system in favor of an open primary and ranked choice system.

A trio of familiar faces will be sworn into office in Idaho Legislative District 1.

Funds raised by the campaign will go toward emergency medical expenses, ongoing care for his sister and nephew and funeral costs for his niece.

Everdream members — Mary McCague, Jean Kelly and Emer Barry — are pictured at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima, Wash., as the musicians kick off their annual "A Celtic Christmas" tour. The band will be performing at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint on Tuesday, Dec. 10, and at the Midge and Peper Smock Family Theater at the Kroc in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 11-12.

SANDPOINT — A range of items are appearing before the Board of Bonner County Commissioners on Tuesday.

Among the many stories told about St. Francis of Assisi is the story of the beggar. As the story is often told, the young Francis was selling cloth and velvet in the market on behalf of his father when a man came up to him begging for money. After his business deal had ended, Francis ran after the beggar and gave him everything in his pockets. He was mocked and ridiculed by his friends and rebuked by his father when he got home.

SANDPOINT — “Maybe Christmas,” the Grinch thought, “doesn’t come from a store.”

SANDPOINT — With days to go, the Toys for Tots drive is about $14,000 short of its goal of ensuring every child has a merry Christmas.

Both the beloved book and the movie version of “The Polar Express” celebrate the magic and meaning behind Christmas. It is no wonder that Ty Swartout quickly fell in love with both the book and the 2004 movie. A few years ago, when the family found out that the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel’s Polar Express in Williams, Ariz., offered a real-life version of the tale, they quickly made plans to take their son on the trip.

SANDPOINT — Two of the county's three commissioners abstained from voting on a measure to act on Bonner County Sheriff Darryl Wheeler's resignation, effectively ending the motion.