So long, Ol’ Blue
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I try not to let possessions rule my life. It seems the older we get, the more crap we haul around with us. It used to be I could fit...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
Scenic Newport train offers June dates
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Scenic Pend Oreille River Train, or SPORT, is offering June rides in addition to their regular fall color routes held in September and October. In conjunction with the...
Woolnough pens book about living with Parkinson’s
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A former educator and principal of Sandpoint High School from 1992-2001, A.C. Woolnough is well-versed with the written word as a powerful form of expression. When he was diagnosed...
What’s in a name? (pt. 3)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the third installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Sagle, Schweitzer, Colburn, Selle,...
Bring on the mid-week dance party
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A handful of nationally-touring bands will make their way into Farmin Park this summer to perform free, family-friendly shows, and if that sounds too good to be true, that’s...
Radius Film Festival back for the second year
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s real cinematic talent in the Inland Northwest. The problem is getting it in front of an audience. Enter the Sandpoint Radius Film Festival. The festival’s central idea is...
A party all about pups
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Dogs of all kinds make the world a better place. But it could be argued that dogs raised and trained through the nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence may take...
Sandemonium back for its fourth year
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s a year of change for Sandemonium. The first is obvious for those who have enjoyed previous years of the event, a celebration of all things nerdy. Rather than...
Calls for EIS choose alarmism over analysis
By Ken Brown Reader Contributor In a recent article piece, environmentalist Matt Nykiel asserted that an Environmental Impact Statement should be conducted prior to U.S. Coast Guard approval of BNSF’s proposed rail bridge over...
Ch-ch-ch-changes at the Reader
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We have some pretty exciting developments here at the Reader we want to let you all know about. Starting the second week of July, original Reader co-owner and former...
