IPNF gives away free Christmas trees
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Do you know what the best word in the English language is? Free! The Idaho Panhandle National Forest is offering every fourth grader a free Christmas tree permit through...
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City selects new administrator
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city search committee has selected Jennifer Pearson Stapleton as the final candidate for the new city administrator position. A Montana native, Stapleton brings with her almost 25 years...
The Worst of Circumstances:
By Zach Hagadone Reader Contributor As surely as the sun rises and winter leads to snow, trust in Idaho leaders to stumble over themselves in a race to be counted on the wrong side...
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior I made a wrong turn into a seemingly ordinary driveway. And you’ll never guess what I found at the end of it. OK, this s not a...
A bird’s-eye view:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’ve ever gazed down from an airplane and appreciated the abstract quality that a birds-eye view can give to the world, you’ll probably like Tricia Florence’s work. Florence’s...
The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff A walk anywhere near a grocery checkout station can cause serious pre-turkey tension. At least a dozen magazines scream for your attention with persuading headlines, tempting you to purchase...
Climate change group discusses the future
By Nancy Gerth Reader Contributor On the heels of the hottest, driest summer on record in North Idaho, which sparked a record wildfire season, and on the eve of critical international talks on climate,...
Reader fundraiser showcases 4 local bands
By Dion Nizzi Reader Contributor When the Sandpoint Reader began its second incarnation in January, it was considered a crap shoot. Free weekly community print publications are disappearing all over the country, and to...
Seeking the big ones:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille is a pretty special body of water. You already knew that, though, didn’t you? Did you also know that Lake Pend Oreille is the fifth deepest...
A reason to give thanks:
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A week before Thanksgiving, there’s hardly a moment to spare at Bonner Community Food Center. The lobby is a model of controlled chaos. Ringing phones punctuate conversations between office...
