The (pot)luck of the draw
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With age comes a more intimate understanding of the events and happenings of adult life. Potluck dinners are one of those events that seemed to occur out of thin...
Category: Arts & Culture
Paint, hide, find, repeat
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nancy Schmidt didn’t know she was a rock person until she moved to Bonner County from Pittsburgh about 14 years ago. “And now I have rocks everywhere in my...
The Fourth of July through the years
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like most small towns across the nation, Sandpoint has celebrated our country’s independence on July 4 over the years with a great show of patriotism and mirth. We reached...
From Yarnell to Hope
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff With Lake Pend Oreille stretched out before them, six Sam Owen Fire District firefighters gathered on a foggy Hope hilltop June 30, standing in silence save for birdsong and...
Female SHS grad deployed for historic combat launch
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Air Force fighter pilots and maintainers have traditionally been male, but the future looks a lot different as more and more females join the ranks of these career fields...
Mad About Science: Spears
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Aside from the wooden club, so-called “cavemen” are often depicted with wooden spears. While it’s true that the spear is among the most primitive weapons used by humans, spears...
Keepin’ time with Craigie
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As I began writing down adjectives to describe John Craigie’s new album, Asterisk the Universe, I found myself jotting down words like “full,” “balanced” and “satisfying.” It sounded like...
City of Sandpoint seeking artists for Silver Box Project
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint has put out a call to artists in the search for this year’s sculptures for the Silver Box Project. The first sculptures in this annually rotating art-on-loan...
When the world loses its marbles
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’re like me, sometimes you need a break from the troubling world for an hour or two. Between the coronavirus and ongoing protests around the country about racial...
Wine, women and wicked ninja skills
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County is seeing an influx of ninja activity. These ninjas do not practice mixed martial arts, but are instead known to carry mixed bags of drinks and snacks....
