Coming clean
By Ben Olson Reader Staff People think a lot in the shower. Next time they’re sudsing up, they might consider Jennifer Wood, who has been making artisanal soaps and keeping North Idaho clean for...
Category: Arts & Culture
Collier book accepted into naval library
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint author and retired combat helicopter pilot Bill Collier was treated to a special honor this week when his first book was accepted into the Emil Buehler Naval Aviation...
Take a walk through Sandpoint’s past
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Thanks to the Sandpoint Historic Preservation Commission, with an assist from the Bonner County Museum, residents and visitors alike are able to hold an abundance of Sandpoint history in...
BoCo Rodeo hosts range of additions at the arena in 2019
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County Rodeo organizers are saddling up a number of new exhibitions, acts and events for the 2019 competition, set for Friday-Saturday, Aug. 2-3 at the Bonner County Fairgrounds....
Bringing positive change to the table
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Justine Murray has been running into more hummingbirds than normal. While hiking in the mountains. At her home. At friends’ houses. While visiting the site where her son, Ethan,...
A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Every summer for the past 37 years, the Festival at Sandpoint has raised its iconic white tent and drawn folks from all over the country to our little corner...
Reader staff picks for the Festival at Sandpoint
Lyndsie’s pick: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ 2018 release “Tearing at the Seams” opens with driving drums followed by a layer of groovy bass guitar, then horns, an organ...
MCS Without Borders welcomes Yakima Music en Accíon and developing global talent
By Kathi Samuels Reader Contributor For the past seven summers, the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has invited students from different countries to create a collaborative youth orchestra featuring talented students from around the globe....
ArtWalk encore
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Those who missed the opening ArtWalk 2019 receptions are in luck: venues for the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s 42nd ArtWalk will host another round of receptions Friday, July 26....
Forget Netflix, watch ‘Austin Powers’ on the Panida big screen
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff If you’ve noticed a lot more Netflix ads on Facebook touting films like “Austin Powers,” it’s not your social media algorithm offering up those pitches. The streaming giant is...
