Fundraiser slated to help Bird Aviation Museum
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center will be holding a special black tie fundraising event next month to celebrate the lives of Drs. Forrest and Pamela Bird and...
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Angels’ Back to School program a hit for 14th year
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the 14th year, parents and students alike lined up at Farmin Stidwell Elementary School on Tuesday to receive some much-needed assistance by the Angels Over Sandpoint Back to...
Beacon faces lawsuit threat
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A small independent paper and the Hagadone Corporation are butting heads over a photograph the media company claims was misused. Terri Ivie, editor of the River Valley Beacon, said...
LPOSD plant levy voted down
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A high voter turnout marked the Lake Pend Oreille School District Plant Levy election, which residents roundly rejected with 2,953 in favor and 5,493 opposed. With 23 of Bonner...
Pretty Lights brings EDM to Sandpoint:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you can say one thing about electronic dance music shows, it’s that it’s a sensory experience unlike any other. There’s the music, sure, but when you add in...
Mad About Science:
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist What a big and scary word. It sounds like something your insurance agent would repeat over the phone eight times trying to scare you into staying into your policy...
A grand celebration of music
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Music Conservatory at Sandpoint (MCS) is about to spread its wings a bit. The acclaimed organization dedicated to all things music will now occupy the entire building at...
Environmental groups win national victory for clean water
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A coalition of environmental organizations, led by Waterkeeper Alliance, reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and two industry trade associations to settle a lawsuit challenging...
I Half-Agree with the Libertarian Party:
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist I always enjoyed lecturing about the libertarians when I taught political philosophy. They style themselves as serious thinkers; and, calling themselves the “Party of Principle,” they choose theoretical consistency...
Return of the Junk:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Jennifer Wood, there is no such thing as junk—only rusty gold. The fifth generation Bonner County resident started the popular Funky Junk Antique Show in 2007 and has...
