On your marks, get set, Fun Run!
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s time to lace up those running shoes and hit the trail—the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, to be exact—for the 4th Annual Bay Trail Fun Run. Located along the...
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Vanderford’s to feature local authors
By Ben Olson Reader Staff What does a lake monster, a psychic, time traveling, murder, Christianity and a Small Town Ho have in common? No idea? They are all subjects of books by local...
Human Trafficking in the U.S.
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series on human trafficking. In the first article [May 26 issue] we shared an incredible true story about human trafficking...
County working with feds on emergency planning
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff In any job, practice makes perfect, and that’s doubly true when human lives are on the line. This week at Bonner County Emergency Management, practice is the order of...
The Lovers’ Retreat
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Some time ago, I surprised my girlfriend Cadie with a weekend at one of the many amazing vacation rentals in the area. We ended up having such a great...
Sing, sing, sing
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor I have written before about when, with fellow USAF draft dodgers in Georgia and later with jolly collegians in California, we harmonized our way through the early 1950s. Or...
Benghazi: the GOP is beating a dead horse
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The GOP House Select Committee on Benghazi has interviewed 100 witnesses, spent $7 million of its own funds, and has forced other agencies to spend an additional $13 million....
Mad About Science: Giant numbers
By Brenden Bobby With Sandpoint Library Reader Columnist Oh no, it’s a post about math! Hide your kids, hide your wife, hide your high school textbook! It’s okay, I promise. You know how we...
Aviation is soaring in Sandpoint
By Jim Ramsey Reader Staff Aviation is taking off in Bonner County, playing an increasingly important role in its economy, with at least a half dozen entities providing solid jobs and exciting career possibilities...
Shakespeare Sundays at the Panida
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As a lover of the English language, I can’t help but give a nod to one man who probably influenced it more than any other; William Shakespeare. Not only...
