Category: Community Happenings
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The East Bonner County Library District has already proved itself committed to expanding the library’s reach beyond the walls of its brick-and-mortar branches by offering services through the Bookmobile,...
By Reader Staff It has been almost 100 years — exactly — since the Rex Theater opened its doors in 1923 in the historic Beardmore Block of Priest River. In its day, the space...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For many, the prioritization of certain health care services over others is a monetary necessity. Dental work falls by the wayside in favor of paying for an important medication,...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff First celebrated as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, the Veterans Day holiday has come to honor all who served the United...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Scary Reader Staff Whether you celebrate the spooky season with gore or chocolate — maybe both? — there’s a local Halloween event with your name on it. Here are just a few:...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Winter in North Idaho is a beautiful time of year, but for those in need, staying warm can be difficult. That’s where the nonprofit Firewood Rescue comes in. Started...
By Pete Hicks Reader Contributor Jeffrey Rich, known to many of us as Sprouts, blessed our community for more than 40 years. My family only got the chance to know him about nine years...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Each September for the past couple years, Sandpoint has come alive with local spirit at the Sand Creek Regatta. Usually under a drizzling rain, Sandpoint locals gather with truckloads...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Sandpoint will see its seventh annual Walk for Hope event on Sunday, Sept. 4, as participants take off from Dog Beach at 5 p.m. and walk the length of...
By Reader Staff BNSF announced that contractors have installed the final deck girder segment on the second rail bridge over Lake Pend Oreille during the first week of August, bringing the project into the...