Festivus for the rest of us
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the uninitiated, Festivus is a holiday invented for an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld called “The Strike,” which involves the airing of grievances; feats of strength; a celebratory...
Category: Community Happenings
Have yourself a Royale little Christmas
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Get ready to dress your worst to celebrate the holidays with Royale, a Pacific Northwest cover band that infuses pop culture into every performance. The group will return to...
A (different kind of) Christmas Carol
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is perhaps no other Christmas story more impactful than Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol. The original work gave us timeless characters like Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Cratchit,...
Festival announces Kansas for 2025 lineup
By Reader Staff Fans of the band Kansas will be treated to classics, such as “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind” when the legendary group performs at War Memorial, in the...
‘One moment away from knowing someone who can change the world’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force gathered Dec. 10 to honor five community members who have exhibited outstanding dedication to preserving and advancing human rights. Cynthia Dalsing, Debbie...
Sandpoint to celebrate its inaugural SantaCon
By Reader Staff The SantaCon phenomenon is coming to Sandpoint for the first time, with the event scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Matchwood Brewing Co., as well as locations around town. For the...
Pend Oreille Chorale and Chamber Orchestra offers free holiday concerts
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will present two free concerts Friday, Dec 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m., both at the First Lutheran Church...
Blue Creek Press hosts double-header book signing with local author Sandy Compton
By Reader Staff For 21 years, Blue Creek Press has published books of fiction, poetry, political commentary, travelogues, short stories and more — all steeped in a sense of the Inland and Intermountain West...
Bonner Homeless Transitions joins fundraising campaign to combat homelessness in Idaho
By Reader Staff Bonner Homeless Transitions announced its participation in the 2024 Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge, a statewide fundraising campaign to support housing-related nonprofits and help end homelessness in Idaho. The challenge runs...
Reader to celebrate anniversary milestones with community party at Matchwood
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s amazing how fast 10 years goes by. At this time in December 2014, I was frantically putting together the relaunch of the Sandpoint Reader after it went out...
