Over the stigma and thru the woods
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the four years since her son, Ethan, was shot and killed by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy, Sandpoint woman Justine Murray has not quit moving — both figuratively...
Category: Community Happenings
Long live the cemetery
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In May, the Hope Cemetery puts on a show. Thanks to volunteer clean-up efforts, the freshly-pruned lilacs are able to thrive. With undergrowth now tamed, some hidden headstones are...
The time travel soundtrack
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff American pop culture has proven again and again the power of nostalgia. Movie remakes, band reunions and the return of past fashions have dominated the mainstream as people —...
Lost in the ’50s weekend has arrived
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Get ready for the sound of vintage motors revving, doo-wop music blaring over loudspeakers and a couple thousand people milling about downtown Sandpoint — it’s about to be Lost...
Reader earns awards for 2022 reporting at annual Idaho Press Club gathering
By Reader Staff Media professionals from across the state celebrated their achievements in reporting over the past year, with the annual gathering April 29 of the Idaho Press Club membership in Boise. Among the...
SHS Earth Club: The next stewards for the environment
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Earth Day might come just once a year, but for the Sandpoint High School Earth Club, it’s every day. With only four members, the club aims to bring awareness...
Celebrate Earth Day by helping clean up City Beach
By Reader Staff In celebration of Earth Day 2023, the Idaho Conservation League is partnering with the city of Sandpoint to host a clean-up event at City Beach and Lower Sand Creek. From 9...
‘Not an old man’s club anymore’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The year was 1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower was sworn in as the 34th president. Lucille Ball revolutionized television with her emerging comedic TV show I Love Lucy. Nikita Khrushchev...
Winter Carnival 2023: Week 2
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Each year for the past half-century, Sandpoint has hosted a Winter Carnival with the hopes of highlighting the town’s charms during arguably the grayest month of the year. This...
Winter Carnival 2023: Week 1
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff This February marks the 50th year of Sandpoint’s Winter Carnival: a two-week smorgasbord of events and business promos that brings a bit of life back to the melting snow...
