Trail Dispatches: Trails for Health
By Deb Ruehle Reader Contributor “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” — Henry David Thoreau ...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Trail Dispatches: Trails for Conservation
By Regan Plumb Reader Contributor Trails may be most immediately associated with providing opportunities for fresh air and exercise, but there are more subtle factors at play just beneath the surface. Conservation is just...
Sick situation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As hunters hit the mountains this fall on their annual mission to fill their freezers, many harbored a concern that the meat they harvested might be tainted by chronic...
Mad About Science: Slavic folklore
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You might be wondering what a bunch of Slavic fairy tales are doing in a science article. That’s good. Curiosity and skepticism are important traits to have while reading,...
Support downtown retailers this holiday season
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Imagine for a moment what Sandpoint would be like without our downtown shopping district. Driving through other towns across the country, it’s hard to miss the fact that most...
Mayor’s Roundtable: Why the City Beach land swap is good for Sandpoint
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor A draft of the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan is under way and through the planning process a number of missed opportunities came to light that the...
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Mexico has only one gun store, which may explain: Between 2009...
Sandpoint P&Z gets first look at airport plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission took in a presentation Nov. 19 on the airport component of the recently launched Comprehensive Plan update, hearing from consultant Miriam...
City approves Memorial Field design contract
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It again fell to Mayor Shelby Rognstad to break a tie Nov. 20, as the Sandpoint City Council considered whether to approve a design contract for major changes to...
Executive order makes hemp transportation legal in Idaho
By Reader Staff Governor Brad Little issued an executive order Nov. 19 legalizing the transportation of hemp in Idaho in order to align with federal policy, though not without a few extra requirements. A...
