Backwoods Solar:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sequoya Cross may just own—quite literally—the hottest company in North Idaho, but a lot of people still have no idea “I’ll wear a shirt that says ‘Backwoods Solar, Sandpoint,...
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Bonners Ferry Fire Department wins dance contest
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It wasn’t all tragic news for the Bonners Ferry Fire Department last week. The department scored about $50,000 worth of turnout gear after winning a dance video contest. What...
Undersheriff Hale resigns
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bonner County Undersheriff David Hale, Sheriff Daryl Wheeler’s second-in-command, resigned last week under fire from accusations of improper electioneering. Hale took heat earlier this month after he admitted to...
Church fire unites Bonners Ferry
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The loss of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry last week was a blow to the town. Even so, the community response demonstrated a solidarity that impressed city...
POAC presents: DakhaBrakha
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every once in awhile, I’ll hear someone say, “I wish we had some different types of cultural music come through Sandpoint.” For Pend Oreille Arts Council’s last show of...
Mad About Science: Fungus
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columinst Brought to you by the Sandpoint Library When I mention fungus, you probably have a wonderful mental image of Athlete’s Foot or Ringworm, or everyone’s favorite ex-football announcer advertising...
Laddies of the Day, revisited
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor “Be careful what you wish for” thought Ben Franklin as he flew his kite into a hot overhead electric line.Thought Julius Caesar over the Cobb salad he certainly hadn’t...
‘Panama Papers’ force resignation of Iceland’s Prime Minister
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist The “Panama Papers,” millions of documents released by a German newspaper, has uncovered major international financial misdealing. The papers were leaked from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm, which...
Summer Camp Directory:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The weather is growing mild and the days are getting longer here in the Panhandle, reminding us that summer is on the way. It’s also the time of year...
Shop downtown and support nonprofits at the same time
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If nonprofit organizations and charities are the lifeblood of our community, it goes without saying that the downtown merchants are the oxygen that breathes life into it. Aside from...
