COVID-19 update
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho has made national headlines in the past week both for its dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases — part of a nationwide trend of increased caseloads as the country...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Beyond the game
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Fresh out of college and piecing together part-time jobs, I applied to coach volleyball at Clark Fork High School. I’d always intended to help out my alma mater however...
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Happy National Nut Day. Talk about timing! But it’s just a fluke, folks. I’m speaking of tree nuts and peanuts, and this is a holiday I can embrace like...
The future of community theater is… complicated
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It seems everything has been turned on its side during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one area that has been especially hard hit is community theater. With social distancing guidelines...
Pine Street Woods earns national award
By Reader Staff For Katie Cox, executive director of Kaniksu Land Trust, any recognition for the success of the Pine Street Woods project belongs to the community that made it happen. That would include...
Voices in the Wilderness
By Jayden Winslow Reader Contributor Straddling the summits and flanks of northwest Montana’s Cabinet Mountains lies the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness Area. Over 94,000 acres of primitive, rugged and pristine Montana landscape that welcome exploration...
Fun and frightful festivities
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff ’Tis the season for silly costumes, sweet treats and spooktacular Sandpoint parties. Whether you’re a young witch craving something caramel-covered or an old ghoul seeking pumpkin beer to quench...
Phantom footsteps and the graves next door
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Everybody is afraid of something. When I was 7 years old, there was a period of time lasting about a year when I was consumed by the fear of...
Mad About Science:
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Everyone knows the image of the executioner: a burly hooded man wielding a massive axe, like the shadow of death itself. As All Hallows’ Eve draws nigh, we will...
‘See the humanity’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Amid a long season of discontent, local professional photographer Marsha Lutz felt compelled to do something to make a statement about inclusion, diversity and community. It started a few...
