Shop Small in Sandpoint this season
By Reader Staff ‘Tis the season when newspaper ads, radio and TV commercials, online offers and more are screaming to get your attention. So fill the gas tank and fight the traffic; brave the...
Author: Ben Olson
Fire on 4th Street: Northwest style cooking at its best
By Reader Staff Wildwood Grilling’s new hire, Chef Matt Curmi, recently teamed up with Pacific Northwest’s Chef Tom Douglas to host the “Glorious Wood Planked and Smoked Pacific Northwest Dinner” at the Hot Stove...
Give thanks for the wild Scotchman Peaks
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor As we gather with family and friends this week and count our blessings, let’s remember to give thanks for the wild landscapes that we live nearby. Although we may...
Thoughts Concerning Quantum Physics
By Philip A. Deutchman Reader Contributor In the Oct. 26 issue of the Reader, there was a column by Suzen Fiskin about the Science of Quantum Happiness. The article discusses “experiments” done by a...
Mad About Science: Football
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Thanksgiving is upon us! Let the tryptophan-induced coma commence! Well, we would, if it were a thing. The tryptophan (an amino acid) isn’t what’s putting you to sleep. It’s...
Emily Articulated: What is a Millennial?
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist What is a Millennial? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as … wait, wrong century. You’ve undoubtedly heard the term Millennial before. Just...
The Sandpoint Eater: From Festival to Fromagerie
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist When the turkey’s been picked from the carcass, the stuffing polished off and that stuffed-belly feeling wanes, we’re left to reflect on the holiday that brought us together...
‘Giving Thanks’: The 6th annual Thanksgiving concert by the Shook Twins at the Panida Theater
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Katelyn and Laurie Shook have a lot to be thankful for. For the sixth year in a row, Sandpoint’s own Shook Twins have returned to their hometown to show...
Profiles of the Redoubt: Sean Statham
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sean Statham grew up and went to school in Boise. Seven or eight years ago, Statham and his wife came to the decision that Boise wasn’t working for them...
The American Redoubt Series: The Redoubt, as told by founding voice James Wesley, Rawles
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer James Wesley, Rawles was not interviewed for this story. Citing bad experiences with the Coeur d’Alene Press and Spokesman-Review, among others, Rawles responded to my request with an...
