The Sandpoint Eater: My choice is chocolate
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist There are moments when the world feels too loud to recognize. Lately, for me, politics has been one of those things. The elections left me carrying a heaviness like a...
Author: Ben Olson
Marcella Nelson: Short in stature but big in service and commitment
By Reader Staff Longtime area residents are well familiar with Marcella Nelson, who celebrated her 97th birthday in October 2025. Though famously petite, Nelson has played an outsized role in the Ponderay and Sandpoint...
ITD taking steps to restrict left turns off Lakeshore Drive onto U.S. 95
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Pending weather conditions, the Idaho Transportation Department announced May 27 that crews would begin work as early as that evening on re-striping the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and U.S. Highway...
Commissioners of the five northern counties deny PHD budget
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Commissioners from the five northern counties met with Panhandle Health District May 20 to vote on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, which includes an ambitious expansion and restructuring of clinical...
‘Some of the worst legislation I’ve ever seen’
Sandpoint City Hall holds off on repealing short-term rental regs to align with new state law By Zach HagadoneReader Staff One way or another, the city of Sandpoint will be required to repeal its...
A few thoughts… On $1.8 billion dollars and lilacs
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist “The Trump administration announced on Monday the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department and Democrats, forging a...
Mad about Science: Magnetic recording
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The last time Brenden Bobby took a week off from “Mad About Science,” we wrote about 1950s technology — including the invention of video tape. That entry turned out to...
101 Women award $11K grant to Priest Lake Food Bank
By Reader Staff Local philanthropic organization 101 Women Sandpoint announced the recipient of its 2026 spring grant cycle, awarding $11,000 to the Priest Lake Food Bank. The food bank plans to use grant dollars...
Sandemonium pandemonium at the library
By Reader Staff Sandemonium, the perfect Sandpoint-sized comic con, is back Saturday, May 30 for one of two nerdy parties. The celebration of fan culture, science fiction, fantasy, games and everything else that makes...
Goosebumps acquired
A short list of the best use of music in cinema By Ben OlsonReader Staff The usage of music in cinema is, arguably, just as important as the images captured on the screen. Whether...
