The end of the Festival at Sandpoint?

In The Reader (Oct. 17, 2019 ), Mr. Olson is attempting to publicly shame the county commissioners for trying to take over the Festival at Sandpoint. Judy Heraper’s letter to The Daily Bee (Nov. 3, 2019) states that she believes the city needs to not only rehire Ms. Dyno Wahl but also issue her a public apology.

If The Festival does not survive it will be for two reasons: the repeated unforgivable bad choices of Dyno Wahl and the city of Sandpoint violating Idaho state law.

Idaho state law is not subjective. It is not to be ignored because a person or group does not agree with it. The county commissioners have the right to demand that Idaho state law is upheld.

To Ms. Heraper: Were you driving on the same roads when Ms. Wahl was driving drunk? My family was. How many times has Ms. Wahl driven under the influence and not gotten caught and stopped from hurting or killing someone?

How did Ms. Wahl even hold the position as director of The Festival at Sandpoint with four prior DUI convictions>

The consequences for her actions are a joke. No jail time? No revocation of her driver’s license? Ms. Heraper wants Ms. Wahl to get her job back and restore her good standing in the community? Five DUI convictions. How about all the people who have lost their lives/livelihoods because of people like Ms. Wahl. Do they or their families get another chance?

MOLLY ERRETT

Sandpoint