Festival Memories
Ben, Zach and Soncirey reminisce about the Festival at Sandpoint ‘The best bar in town’By Zach Hagadone I wrote about a few of my Festival at Sandpoint memories in 2020 — in the onset...
Author: Ben Olson
ICF helps fund childcare scholarships
By Reader Staff The Idaho Community Foundation recently awarded United Way of North Idaho a $12,000 grant from its Idaho Future Fund to support the ALICE Childcare Scholarship Program. The funds will help families...
Law enforcement in Idaho, surrounding states, ramp up to stop speeding
By Reader Staff A multi-state law enforcement crackdown on speeding is set to take place from Sunday, July 20-Saturday, July 26, with increased patrols across Idaho, as well as Alaska, Montana, Oregon and Washington....
New pieces selected for Sandpoint Silver Box Art on Loan Project
By Reader Staff The Silver Box Art on Loan Project is back with another annual cycle, after Sandpoint officials announced the selected artists and sculptures for 2025-’26. Now in its eighth year, the public...
Clover fire listed at 100% contained
By Reader Staff The Clover fire near Naples is now 100% contained, as of the evening of July 14, according to the Idaho Department of Lands. The fire is estimated to have burned about...
Regional library consortium votes to dissolve
Cooperative Information Network, which includes West Bonner, will be no more as of Sept. 30 By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Members of the Cooperative Information Network met July 16 at the Coeur d’Alene Library and...
Sandpoint P&Z recommends eliminating city’s area of impact
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After months of consideration, and a meeting with the Bonner County board of commissioners, the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted July 15 to recommend eliminating the city’s area...
Pee-wee as Himself is a gripping portrait of a complex artist — never a ‘sad clown’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Watching the two-part HBO Max documentary Pee-wee as Himself, it’s tempting to draw associations with a novel like Heinrich Böll’s The Clown or an opera like Pagliacci. Both are...
Slug Tales From Zone 6: Watering in summer
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Keeping plants happy in summer heatwaves is no small feat, and, if done incorrectly, it can balloon water bills to ridiculous proportions. Balancing time, money and a garden’s needs...
Mad about Science: South American megafauna
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I have very fond memories of my fourth-grade year at Hope Elementary. Mr. Nietman devoted nearly the entire year to the study of the rainforest and the impacts it...
