Rising in the bread biz
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The first bread Heidi Dinning ever made was in the fourth grade in Sandpoint, when her class learned what happens when you combine yeast, flour, salt and sugar, butter...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Welcome to the Zombie Nest
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When learning to create art with papier-mâché, most recall building piñatas in grade school. Randy Wilhelm’s art students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have taken the medium to...
‘It’s about acceptance’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shephard was brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyo. — a murder that was denounced as a hate crime since Shephard identified as gay....
‘Community over competition’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Artists have a reputation for toiling alone, pouring their creative energies into their work in a solitary struggle between their vision and ability to bring it to fruition. While...
Selkirk Fire Chief Ron Stocking retires
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Ron Stocking is growing a beard. The outgoing Selkirk Fire, Rescue and EMS chief, who officially retired Oct. 11, said his days are over in the fire service —...
Sip, sip hooray
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Matchwood Brewing Co. owners Andrea Marcoccio and Kennden Culp opened their doors a year ago in Sandpoint, they had dreams that their brewery would be more than just...
‘Inland Northwest Ale Trail’ app brings area breweries to your fingertips
By Ben Olson Reader Staff An estimated 10 million people visit more than 4,100 craft breweries each year. These impressive numbers point to a rising trend among hop-lovers: beer tourism. For the past decade,...
‘Planting our crop’: The city of Ponderay makes its case for the Field of Dreams
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When Ponderay voters go to the polls on Nov. 5, among the items they’ll be asked to consider is whether the city should institute a local option tax —...
Mad About Science: 21st Century Agriculture
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist North Idaho is just a little bit country. It’s not unusual to see someone trotting a horse through most of our towns as though it were a rented scooter...
Emily Articulated: Connecting to process
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Grocery stores are magical places, with brightly colored goods presented in tantalizing perfection. I often start my shopping in these stores by walking down the produce aisle. With rows...
