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Lou Domanski Chess Festival registration ends April 9, tournament April 11 By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s still time to register for the annual Lou Domanski Chess Festival in Sandpoint. Registration remains open until the...
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Emily Strizich receives statewide award for trail work and stewardship
By Reader Staff The Idaho Recreation and Parks Association has named Emily Strizich as the recipient of the 2026 Professional Award for Parks, Trails or Conservation, recognizing her work building and maintaining trails, developing...
Winners named in annual community writing contest
By Reader Staff Sandpoint Writers on the Lake announced the winners of its annual writing contest, held March 14 and drawing scribes of all ages to the Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County...
Ponderay Rotary supports the city of Ponderay with AED equipment
By Reader Staff Ponderay Rotary recently announced that it has purchased and donated an automated external defibrillator for Ponderay’s skating rink, The Pond, and held a training session for the staff and club members...
Holocaust documentary Carla the Rescuer to screen at the Panida
Event features Q&A with firsthand Holocaust witness Carla Peperzak By Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force invites the community to a special screening of Carla the Rescuer, a documentary on Holocaust...
The Festival at Sandpoint adds Portugal. The Man, Switchfoot to summer lineup
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint has announced two new additions to its 2026 summer concert series lineup: Portugal. The Man and Switchfoot. The alt-rock band Portugal. The Man will perform Saturday, Aug....
‘Might makes right’ is wrong for the U.S. and the world
By Georgia EarleyReader Contributor During a CNN interview with Jake Tapper in January, Steve Miller, top adviser to the current administration, stated while discussing the potential U.S. annexation of Greenland and other military actions: ...
Independent and local — always
By Ben OlsonReader Staff When the Reader was founded in 2004, it was owned by three college friends who wanted to provide an alternative voice in North Idaho. When Zach Hagadone, John Reuter and...
Mad about Science: Horses
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Dogs have earned the moniker of “man’s best friend,” but it may be more accurate to relabel them as “man’s oldest friend.” Dogs were domesticated around 14,500 years ago, becoming...
Registration deadline nears for Lou Domanski Chess Festival
By Reader Staff Registration for the annual Lou Domanski Chess Festival closes Thursday, April 9, after which this year’s crop of competitors will be solidified for the Saturday, April 11 competition at Community Hall...
