Ottomaton
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is a burning question in the minds of many KRFY Panhandle Community Radio listeners: Who is this “Otto” and where does he find the inspiration to put together...
Category: Random Digital Madness
Epicurean nibbles
By Reader Staff Anyone who has dined out in Sandpoint knows we are lucky to have so many talented local chefs for such a small town. Hosted by the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce,...
Dark History: Murder on the Monarchs
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The rock beaches along the eastern shores of Lake Pend Oreille are an idyllic place today. With the Green Monarch Mountains rising more than 3,000 feet above the water’s...
Radio club hosts Amateur Radio Field Day
By Reader Staff The Bonner County Amateur Radio Club and Bonner County Amateur Radio Emergency Service will host the ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day from noon-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 at House of...
Innovia Foundation awards $1M+ to area organizations
By Reader Staff Innovia Foundation has awarded $1,089,400 in grants to 112 organizations in eastern Washington and North Idaho through its annual Community Grants Program, including a number in Bonner and Boundary counties. The...
Mad about Science: Swainson’s thrush
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff June in Idaho means different things to different people; for some it’s a great time to drop the boat in the water, crack a cold beer on the lakeside...
Being old is awful… or is it?
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor “One never knows, do one.” — Fats Waller Other than outliving dear family members and cherished longtime friends (and dogs) the worst thing about being old are medical maladies....
Dick Sonnichsen’s latest crime novel brings the FBI to Sandpoint
By Reader Staff The newest book by regional writer Dick Sonnichsen is coming out from publisher Blue Creek Press, with Tumbleweed: Angela’s Sometimes Messy and Complex Odyssey To Find Her Voice. Sonnichsen’s second crime...
The city of Dover becomes a Monarch City
By Delia Trenbath Reader Contributor Congratulations to the city of Dover for becoming a “Monarch City” — the second community in the state of Idaho to proudly carry that title. The Dover City Council...
Unfrosted is not grrreat!
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Watching Jerry Seinfeld’s new movie Unfrosted, which is supposed to be a comedic counterhistory of the invention of the Pop-Tart, I’m reminded of an incident a long time ago...
