The most fun you’ll have in a parking lot
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As a born-and-raised Sandpointian, I’m always on the lookout for the next big “locals’ hangout” to remind me what this place is all about. I think I may have...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
SASi names new E.D.
By Reader Staff The board of the Sandpoint Area Senior Center recently announced the appointment of Cherie Coldwell as executive director effective Feb. 1. Coldwell is an Air Force veteran who served 10 years...
HUD designates Sandpoint Resource Center as ‘EnVision Center’
By Reader Staff On behalf of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, HUD Northwest Regional Administrator Jeff McMorris announced that the newly-opened Sandpoint Community Resource Center has been designated as...
What would Martin Luther King say?
By Brenda Hammond Special to the Reader What if Martin Luther King was here today — and asked to appear on one of the day-long news channels to comment on the events of Jan....
A mom on a mission
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Jessica Rachels is no stranger to educating people on the lasting effects of a virus — in her case, cytomegalovirus, which she contracted while pregnant with now nearly 15-year-old...
At the top of the hill
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the owners of the property known locally as “The Pine Street Sledding Hill” announced it would no longer be open to the public, many longtime locals acknowledged it...
Road Reflections
By Steve Klatt Reader Contributor Once again, the Bonner County Road Department is confronting a peculiar phenomenon — we are having some unusual winter weather. I hope that observation did not knock the wind...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you ever washed your hands and stopped to wonder what makes soap so special? How does this slippery bar of soap sitting in a tiny puddle of lukewarm...
Chamber awards winners of 2020 holiday window decorating competition
By Reader Staff The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of the third annual Holiday Window Decorating Competition. The winners will receive free advertising courtesy of our generous donors,...
Jan. 23 Virtual Idaho Womxn’s March will focus on young leaders
By Reader Staff Young activists, advocates and leaders will take center stage at this year’s Idaho Womxn’s March, where the focus will be on the future generation of leaders in women’s advocacy. “It’s important...
