Return of the Junk:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Jennifer Wood, there is no such thing as junk—only rusty gold. The fifth generation Bonner County resident started the popular Funky Junk Antique Show in 2007 and has...
Category: Arts & Culture
Nerds of the world, unite!
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s safe to say no one realized just how nerdy Sandpoint really is a year ago. In August 2015, Sandemonium’s debut year made the town’s significant geek cred abundantly...
Bikes, brews and blues:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I remember the first time I rode a motorcycle. I was 12 years old and I bought a Honda XR250 dirt bike with my lawn mowing money. When I...
Fjord Horse Show gallops into Sandpoint for the first time
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff For the first time in the thirty-year history of the Pacific Northwest Fjord Promotional Group (PNFPG), Sandpoint will host the 29th International Fjord Horse Show this weekend at the...
Kambara Quest Foundation launches student exchange
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The purchase of Quest Aircraft by Japanese conglomerate Setouchi Holdings is bearing cross-cultural fruit with a new student exchange program. Thanks to the establishment of the Kambara Quest Foundation...
Lessons from the woods
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I’m back from my annual family retreat in Montana. Prior to this year’s trip came a caveat from Ryanne, the spokesdaughter of my bossy children. “Mom,” she admonished,...
Trout and About Festival swims into town
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff One evening in Missoula, Reg Crawford of Trout Unlimited walked into the Top Hat Bar which had begun showcasing children’s bands. She thought they were a blast, so she...
Opening Hearts and Minds:
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist What do the Declaration of Independence, Columbus’ sails, and Henry Ford’s first Model T have in common? Give up? They were all made of hemp, and the Model T...
Hast thou forgotten about Shakespeare in the Parks?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This weekend, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) will take us back to the days of traveling bards and minstrils with the performance of “Richard III” at the Bonner...
Rotary donates $50k to LPOSD from CHAFE 150
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Rotary and CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo donated a check Wednesday for $50,000 to the Lake Pend Oreille School District (LPOSD) to assist children on the autism spectrum....
