National Radio Day a time for recognizing community stations
By Dion Nizzi Reader contributor It took a little over four years for KRFY to get from a group of friends talking about the idea of community radio in North Idaho to flipping the...
Author: Ben Olson
Re-discovering your inner dreamer
By Fawn Miller Reader Contributor Remember when you had limitless dreams about what your life would be like someday? You know what I’m talking about—those dreams about becoming that one thing that lit you...
Idaho replaces 420 mile marker with 419.9 to thwart stoner theft
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Stoners, your days are over for decorating your walls with 420 mile marker signs. Idaho transportation officials said the iconic mile marker sign has now been replaced with 419.9...
Bear sticks head through cat door at Schweitzer condo
Doug Harder, who lives near Schweitzer Mountain, said a bear stuck its head through a cat door at his condo Thursday night. This is not Harder’s first run in with a bear. He said a...
Shakespeare in the Park debuts in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In its 43rd season, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) now features Sandpoint on its impressive list of performance stops. For the past 20 years, the closest we could...
Artists’ Studio Tour offers behind-the-scenes view of studios
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern The artistic events of the summer haven’t come to a standstill quite yet. The creative flow rushes past the Arts and Crafts Fair, through the Festival at Sandpoint and...
The Queen of Compost:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Mary Ann Jeffres has been referred to as a “saint” by Festival at Sandpoint’s Executive Director Dyno Wahl. For this article’s purposes, we’ll call her the “Queen of Compost.”...
The importance of landscape irrigation
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist Landscape irrigation is a term to describe the artificial application of water to a landscape. To keep your gardens thriving requires the careful management of irrigation practices. The following...
So you wanna build something?
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist Editor’s note: In Ted’s last column, he discussed the importance of making a plan before you build. In this Part II, he talks about scale drawings of your project...
Flying drones causing problems with firefighting
By Chris Balboni Reader Contributor Firefighters in the western United States have seen a new obstacle this season: drones. Labeled “hobby drones” by officials, the unmanned vehicles that typically carry compact video cameras have...
