Sandpoint shooting victim identified
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The victim in a shooting at the Meandering Moose last week has been identified, while the suspect remains at large. According to the city, Blas Salvador Alonzo “Duke” Dias,...
Author: Ben Olson
Enforcement ramps up on dogs in breweries, coffee shops
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint loves its dog-friendly businesses, but more rigorous enforcement of Idaho law may exclude eating and drinking establishments from that category. Up until recently, businesses like MickDuff’s Beer Hall...
Area fires grow, smoky air here to stay
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Cougar Fire made substantial moves over the weekend, as the blaze jumped Lightning Creek headed northeast and tripled in size. The fire, located five miles east of Hope,...
Gardening with Laurie: Cut Flowers = Poison?
By Laurie Brown Reader Columnist Most people, especially gardeners, love to have fresh-cut flowers in the house. They bring color, fragrance and a good feeling into the home. But while most flowers aren’t toxic...
Profiles of Graduates: CFHS Salutatorian Bryant Moore embarks on nursing career path
By McCalee Cain Reader Staff A bit of apprehension about the future is common among incoming college students. However, such is not the case for recent graduate Bryant Moore, who has his sights confidently...
The Herd: When the whole is less than the sum of its parts
By Tim Bearly Reader Contributor “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” — Friedrich Nietzsche O how I yearn to belong! O how I crave...
You Have Far More in You than You Know
By Joseph Perreault Reader Contributor This past weekend, several of my friends and I decided to take in the beauty of Priest Lake. On Saturday, we planned to leave one car at the Beaver...
Mad About Science: Procedural Generation
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Unless you’re an avid gamer, the phrase “procedural generation” probably hasn’t meant much to you up to this point. You have to admit, it looks more like the name...
Man to unicycle across Washington to raise money for Washington Elementary School
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern Justin Henney is a full-time parapro at Washington Elementary school, and he’s really good at unicycling. When he wanted to support the remarkable generosity of his fellow educators, his...
If you build it
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is one ultimate goal that many in the Boy Scouts of America seek before their 18th birthday: Eagle Scout status. For Sandpoint High School student Aiden Ackerman, 17,...
