Shifting space
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After four years of operating a studio gallery space at 104 S. Second Ave., local artist Woods Wheatcroft is closing the doors — but not before hosting one more...
Category: Community Happenings
Join the Idaho Conservation League for summer fun and lake stewardship
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor With summer upon us, Lake Pend Oreille’s glistening water beckons. Whether dusting off your paddleboard, plotting kayak camping adventures, scheming new tricks on your wakeboard or simply throwing sticks...
‘The best kept secret in Sandpoint’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Not everyone is lucky enough to know someone with a boat or own one themselves, but thanks to the Sandpoint Sailing Association, getting on the water is a piece...
New radio documentary People of the Salmon debuts on public radio and podcast platforms
By Reader Staff The Idaho Mythweaver announces the release of its newest public radio documentary and podcast episode, People of the Salmon. It will be broadcast live at noon Monday, May 26 — Memorial...
The Modern Gentlemen and Peter Noone headline at Lost in the ’50s
By Reader Staff Sandpoint will travel back in time once again for the annual Lost in the ’50s weekend, complete with a lineup of concerts fit for tapping your saddle shoes and twirling your...
Don’t get lost at Lost in the ’50s
By Reader Staff Sandpoint is about to be abuzz with locals and tourists alike swarming downtown for the annual Lost in the ’50s celebrations Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17. See below for a breakdown...
Nazis and nonviolence
By Timothy Braatz Reader Contributor In 1939, Nazi officials established gas chambers and began murdering tens of thousands of German citizens they considered “unfit.” The victims of the so-called “T-4” program included elderly Germans...
First Presbyterian Church Pastor Kennaly announces retirement
By Reader Staff After 30 years as an ordained pastor, Andy Kennaly is retiring as the faith leader of the First Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint. Kennaly served as the solo pastor at First Presbyterian...
Farewell to Helen Newton, the definition of an authentic Sandpoint ‘local’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One of Sandpoint’s truest champions passed away on April 25 — Helen Newton, aged 83, left us but she won’t be forgotten for her wit, humor and diligent intelligence,...
Artful living
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As George Washington once said, “True friendship is a plant of slow growth,” which is perhaps a fitting sentiment for a new endeavor between Verdant Plants and Ttrash Glass...
