The Sandpoint Eater: Farewell old friend
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist This past weekend, after nearly 40 years together, I said goodbye to a constant companion. I never dreamed I’d cry over the loss of a kitchen appliance, but...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Prepare thyselves for merriment
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Hear ye! Hear ye! Damsels, lords and ladies, knights, knaves and wenches. Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth I is most excited to welcome all to the splendor and enchantment...
YMCA offers free memberships to all seventh-graders
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Beginning Sunday, Sept. 1, all students entering seventh grade in the Inland Northwest will have free access to YMCAs in the region through Aug. 31, 2020. “At the YMCA...
‘I call drag an act of bravery’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Queen B Drag Shows first took Sandpoint by storm in 2012 in an effort to give members of the local LGBT community a space and a night to call...
With a boulder on my shoulder
By Justin Henney Reader Contributor I like to ride my bike uphill. But, since someone told me about an app with which you can compete against yourself or other riders who have done the...
Schweitzer Alpine Racing School open for registrations
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor It’s hard to imagine, but ski season is right around the corner. With two new lifts to shuttle skiers from Cedar Park to the top of Lakeside Chutes —...
Katie Begalke: Reaching out to women in need
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The road to healing from personal trauma is a long one. And for Katie Begalke, it led to Sandpoint. The survivor of an abusive marriage, Begalke understands how lonely...
Jet lag day
By Marjolein Groot Nibbelink Reader Contributor I grew up in the Netherlands and have traveled to 20 countries between 2006 and 2016, but it’s been at least five years since I traveled to a place...
Get ready to rubble
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Crews led by city-contracted construction firm Sonray Enterprises will close Cedar Street from Second Avenue to First Avenue and Main Street beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3 — the first section...
Mad About Science: Asteroids
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Apocalyptic science-fiction scenarios are in the headlines again as a giant chunk of rock is expected to whizz by Earth in September. Some people, including everyone’s favorite electric car...
