The golden ticket to fun
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
About a decade ago, cuts in school funding forced the Sandpoint High School drama and music programs to think outside the box to ensure students’ …
Category: Arts & Culture
A kinder, gentler kind of film
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Living in a dramatic age when each day seems to bring some new calamity or crisis, quiet displays of empathy are refreshing. That’s truer as …
Shades of gray
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The ironies and contradictions in Passing, a 2021 Netflix film based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen, are apparent from the outset.
The …
208 Fiction: 2022 Contest Results
Welcome to the Sandpoint Reader’s first-ever 208 Fiction contest, in which we invited any and all writers to submit a work of fiction totaling exactly 208 words for consideration …
The science and importance of reading (Part 2)
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Today’s article is a deeper dive into how your brain processes reading. Due to the nature of the complexity of neuroscience, much of this article …
Reclaim Idaho film screening at the Panida
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
From the grassroots organization that brought Idahoans the successful ballot initiative to expand Medicaid in the state comes a documentary film about that 2018 effort, …
Disney delivers magic and mayhem with Encanto and The Book of Boba Fett
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Almost certainly banking on Americans hunkering down during the holiday season — it’s not like anyone’s getting anywhere via plane — Disney+ rolled out two …
POAC opens Joyce Dillon Studio
By Claire Christy
Reader Contributor
The Pend Oreille Arts Council invites the community to an open house event at the Joyce Dillon Studio on Friday, Jan. 7, from 5-7 p.m. …
Mad About Science: The science and importance of reading (part 1)
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Stop for a moment and contemplate how incredible it is that you are reading. As far as we are aware, primates — and humans in …
The origins behind the New Year’s song ‘Auld Lang Syne’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every year, as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, a familiar song is often heard crooned by half-drunk party goers as they ring …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss The Wardens, The Gothard Sisters Celtic Celebration, the Gun ‘n Horn Show, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
