A legacy of rooting for our community
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor “We welcome a new story as each one ends,” says Simon Ronniger, when asked about the year in the life of a farmer. “The wintertime in the warehouse is...
Category: Arts & Culture
Utara After Hours: The Wildcrafters
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When it comes to the Wildcrafters, the band’s name couldn’t be more accurate. Hilary Petterson and her sister Chloey Davis crossed paths with future bandmate Josh Walters thanks to...
Ben Stein turns the tables
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Of all Sandpoint’s famous residents, Ben Stein might just be the most prolific around town. The speech writer, lawyer, actor, author and part-time Sandpoint local is a common summertime...
Tolerance is not a dying virtue
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the mid-1950s, a 7-year-old Gary Buck witnessed an act of compassion that stuck with him all his life. His father, a truck driver that had lived in Sandpoint...
Engage Sandpoint: One year later
By David Phillips Reader Contributor About a year ago, I wrote in the Reader about the new Engage Sandpoint service and my initial impressions. Those impressions were generally positive, as it seemed city administrative...
Sandpoint students win regional music competition
By Katherine Greenland Reader Contributor Five local students from the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint brought home distinguished medals from MusicFest Northwest on May 17. Jacinta Howard earned a gold medal in the violin category....
What’s in a name? (pt. 4)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Newport/Oldtown, Scotchman Peak, Talache,...
Where community and coffee collide
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s nearly 80 degrees in the roasting room at Scotchman’s Coffee on a sweltering, early-summer day. The small drum roaster heats up while the three of us — roaster...
Summer solstice: How to spend the ultimate 16 hours of daylight
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff On Friday, North Idaho will experience 16 hours, five minutes and 18 seconds of daylight. It marks the summer solstice, also known as the official start to summer in...
42nd annual ArtWalk kicks off Friday
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sometimes the best art is encountered when the observer is least expecting it. They’re shopping, just walking along the street or taking in a craft beer when there, on...
