Schweitzer FallFest celebrates 30 years
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A lot has changed on Schweitzer Mountain since 1993, but one can always count on the annual end of the summer season soiree known as FallFest. One part beer...
Category: Community Happenings
Shimmying to North Idaho
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor For years, I traveled to Portland, Ore., to take fusion bellydance classes at Rachel Brice’s Datura studio, then the center of the universe for tribal fusion — a fluid,...
‘This is your sled hill’
By Reader Staff Shortly before the final band took the stage at the inaugural SledFest fundraiser on Aug. 26, Kaniksu Land Trust Executive Director Katie Egland Cox made an important announcement to the community...
August-September Parks and Rec. programming
By Reader Staff Sandpoint Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces will be offering the following programming during the remainder of August and September of 2023. • Game night with the Lions Club. A FREE family...
The immortal bard, al fresco
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The dog days of summer have arrived in Sandpoint, and with them comes the annual tradition of an outdoor performance from Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. This year, the...
A recap of the 2023 Festival at Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For two weeks every summer, the Festival at Sandpoint builds a small village at War Memorial Field and hosts the biggest musical concerts in Sandpoint, only to break it...
Inaugural women’s symposium
A crowd of about 100 people turned out for the inaugural Womens’ Symposium held Aug. 16 at the Heartwood Center in Sandpoint. The event was billed as an evening to “learn the history and...
Final team advances to Phase 3 of downtown waterfront design competition
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One day after a panel of judges heard presentations from the three teams in Phase 2 of the city’s downtown waterfront design competition, the Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously...
POAC’s Arts and Crafts Fair to feature more than 120 artisans
By Kathy Hubbard Reader Contributor People who were children when the Arts and Crafts Fair started at City Beach are now bringing their grandchildren to the bigger and better fair in downtown Sandpoint, 51...
SledFest music lineup announced
By Reader Staff Kaniksu Land Trust’s highly anticipated SledFest is just around the corner, and the entire community is invited to join together for a day of music, dance and unforgettable memories. Taking place...
