‘Go out with some dignity and honor’
Final LPOHS Teen Living class delivers plant starts to food bank By Ben OlsonReader Staff Lake Pend Oreille High School teacher Rand Rosecrans believes that learning to grow and preserve your own food isn’t...
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North Idaho nomenclature, redux
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Back in April, I wrote a Back of the Book essay titled “North Idaho nomenclature” that explored the wild and wooly sayings we often hear in our neck of the...
Goosebumps acquired
A short list of the best use of music in cinema By Ben OlsonReader Staff The usage of music in cinema is, arguably, just as important as the images captured on the screen. Whether...
Mark Fuhrman dies at 74
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Former Los Angeles Police Detective and longtime resident of Sandpoint and Spokane, Mark Fuhrman, died May 12 in Kootenai County. He was 74 years old. In 1996, Fuhrman was convicted...
Sandpoint’s ‘grand dame,’ Mary Faux
Beloved 97-year-old named first female grand marshal of ’50s parade By Ben OlsonReader Staff If Sandpoint were to have an official grand dame, Mary Faux would certainly be at the top of the list....
Sideboob’s ’90s prom concert expected to sell out
Nostalgia-inspiring side group includes Sandpoint’s own Shook Twins By Ben OlsonReader Staff The 1990s are so hot right now. What better way to celebrate the music — and questionable fashion decisions — of that...
Vandalism and tampering of control devices on pedestrian Long Bridge could mean full closure
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff As inspectors with the Idaho Transportation Department are addressing deteriorating concrete beams beneath the deck of the pedestrian portion of the Long Bridge, some users are making that work more...
Army Corps outlines spring operations
Lake level on schedule to reach summer pool by mid-June, first replacement gate due 2027 By Ben OlsonReader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a public meeting May 7 at the Sandpoint...
One party to rule them all
By Ben OlsonReader Staff North Idaho wasn’t always like this. Believe it or not, there was a time in the not-too-distant past when North Idaho was a more politically balanced region. Our district often...
Retro-soul group The California Honeydrops to play Panida
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s something about soul music from yesteryear that hits just right. Exemplifying that, Oakland, Calif.-based ensemble The California Honeydrops will play a special concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May...
