An interview with: George Thorogood & the Destroyers
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the opening guitar riff rings out for “Bad to the Bone,” followed by a strong kickdrum snap at the Festival at Sandpoint on Saturday night, expect the crowd...
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POAC’s Arts and Crafts Fair coming to the Beach
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern In the heat of a Sandpoint summer, community art attractions abound. Coordinated by the Pend Oreille Arts Council (POAC), the annual Arts and Crafts Fair coming up this weekend...
Feeling the heat? Relief could be in sight
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With temperatures lingering in the 90s for the past ten days and smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Montana throwing a haze in the sky, August 2017 has...
Feeling the heat? Relief could be in sight
By Ben Olson Reader Staff With temperatures lingering in the 90s for the past ten days and smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and Montana throwing a haze in the sky, August 2017 has...
Sandpoint Rotary and CHAFE 150 present check for $50k
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff CHAFE 150 volunteers and Sandpoint Rotary present a check to the Lake Pend Oreille School District for $50,000 at the Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday. Photo by Cameron Rasmusson.
Why I’m tired of my president whining and badmouthing America
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Right off the bat, I’ll say that I have never been a fan of Donald Trump. I never watched his TV show, I never stayed at his hotels. What’s...
Classic liberalism: What your college professor didn’t teach you
By Christian Rose Reader Contributor The American left is becoming increasingly insufferable. Eight years of Barack Obama’s stewardship of the fundamental progressive reshaping of our political landscape, cultural identity, and central-planning-style-economics have made the...
Wildwood Grilling and Yoke’s partner for golden ticket giveaway
By Reader Staff Wildwood Grilling and Yoke’s Fresh Market are collaborating to do a Golden Ticket Giveaway on Thursday, August 10. Wildwood Grilling, a local manufacturer of grilling planks and other wood smoking products,...
Single in Sandpoint: The rise of a queen
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist One of the many creatures residing in my home is a cat. Her name is Maple. She is an orange ball of hell fury. She was about three or...
Church to host Peace Market
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern The First Presbyterian Church is slated to host a performance from an world relief youth choir for a special event focused on community engagement and education. The church has...
