Sandpoint to celebrate its inaugural SantaCon
By Reader Staff The SantaCon phenomenon is coming to Sandpoint for the first time, with the event scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Matchwood Brewing Co., as well as locations around town. For the...
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Pend Oreille Chorale and Chamber Orchestra offers free holiday concerts
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will present two free concerts Friday, Dec 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m., both at the First Lutheran Church...
Dune: Prophecy trafficks in uninspired inevitability
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s getting hard to justify the buzz around certain “prestige” series — in no small part because, somehow, despite having an endless supply of money and intellectual property, so...
Blue Creek Press hosts double-header book signing with local author Sandy Compton
By Reader Staff For 21 years, Blue Creek Press has published books of fiction, poetry, political commentary, travelogues, short stories and more — all steeped in a sense of the Inland and Intermountain West...
Warm feet, happy heart
By Reader Staff The Wednesday Morning Women’s Golf League recently met to bring socks they have collected for their annual Sock Drive, started by Mary Stevens more than eight years ago. After learning that...
Bonner Homeless Transitions joins fundraising campaign to combat homelessness in Idaho
By Reader Staff Bonner Homeless Transitions announced its participation in the 2024 Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge, a statewide fundraising campaign to support housing-related nonprofits and help end homelessness in Idaho. The challenge runs...
Lemonade out of lemons
By Justin Henney Reader Contributor I like racing my bike in bad weather. If the conditions are going to be unfavorable, then I want them to be extremely unfavorable — this way it’s more...
Reader to celebrate anniversary milestones with community party at Matchwood
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s amazing how fast 10 years goes by. At this time in December 2014, I was frantically putting together the relaunch of the Sandpoint Reader after it went out...
Idahoans defeated school vouchers — we can do it again
By Rep. Lauren Necochea Reader Contributor Our future depends on every child from every corner of Idaho receiving a great education. But when the Idaho Legislature convenes in January, special interest groups will launch...
Karen Matthee announced as new leader of BoCo Democrats
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Bonner County Democrats will have a new leader headed into the new year, with the election of Karen Matthee to the position following the departure of Linda Larson...
