History on the menu
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff W e tend to think of the foods in our Thanksgiving spread as the definition of “traditional” American fare — as intrinsic to our provincial identity as, well, apple...
Author: Lyndsie Kiebert
A family rooted in forestry preserves land for the future
By Marcy Timblin Reader Contributor Roger Gregory’s heritage is rooted in forestry. His father came to Sandpoint in 1907 at the age of 18 to work in the lumber camps as a horse logger,...
Mad About Science: Toilets
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There is one universal truth about Thanksgiving: what goes in, must come out. Poop is gross, but at least we live in an age of controlled bodily waste. During...
In the hunt for a few more years
By Tim H. Henney Reader Contributor “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Those historic, heroic words were by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill...
Panida seeks new managing director
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff After just more than a year as managing director of the Panida Theater, Veronica Knowlton is stepping down to accept a new job as operations manager of the Festival...
Layers of fairgrounds investigation unfurl in public records
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff It’s been just over a week since Bonner County Prosecuting Attorney Louis Marshall, Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler and Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon released a joint statement urging...
A talk in the park(ing lot)
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city councilors unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding Nov. 16 with the Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency to pursue redevelopment of the downtown surface parking lot between Main and...
What the woolly worm told me
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Everyone knows about the prognosticating powers of the groundhog, recognized each February when Punxutawney Phil does or does not see his shadow, indicating the remaining length of winter. The...
The official winter welcome
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the five years since its inception, Jack Frost Fest has grown from a modest, ticketed concert event to a free, all-day celebration of music, community and, above all,...
The Sandpoint Eater: Dare to share
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist A few sure signs that Thanksgiving is just around the corner: friends are calling me for recipes and turkey-cooking advice, and wise-daughter Ryanne reminds me (almost daily) during phone...
