Author: Ben Olson

Taylor Hicks returns

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Something about Sandpoint just keeps Taylor Hicks coming back. Maybe it’s the lake, the mountains and the lush natural scenery. Maybe it’s the friends that make the area their...

Welcome to another great year!

By Dyno Wahl Reader Contributor If you are reading this in the Reader today, I hope you will join me at the Festival tonight! Each August the Festival at Sandpoint welcomes world-class performers to...

The Festival at Sandpoint: Week 1

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Thursday, Aug. 4 – Opening Night Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers headline this opening night to the 2016 Festival at Sandpoint. The Grammy Award-winning singer and keyboardist Bruce Hornsby...

Back to school with the Angels Over Sandpoint

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Every year, thousands of parents around the country struggle with the cost of sending their kids back to school. And every year, the Angels Over Sandpoint and Community Action...

BNSF repairs under way

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Don’t be surprised to see a few more cargo trains stacked up for the next few weeks. While some residents have been alarmed by the increase in stalled trains...

BID manager Kim Queen resigns

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Officials confirmed last week that Kim Queen, manager of the Sandpoint Business Improvement District, resigned from her job. According to Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce President Kate McAlister, the...

Residents seek city action against protesters

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Farmers’ Market fans fed up by anti-abortion protesters are seeking the city’s help to remove them. Although it wasn’t on the council agenda, about a half-dozen concerned citizens utilized...