Cheers to the locals
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Sandpoint isn’t operating at full summer capacity, welcoming tourists from all over the world and serving itself up as a perfect mountain town getaway, it is home to...
Category: Community Happenings
Outdoor Experience turns 35
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint may have changed a bit in the past three decades, but one thing remains the same: we have always loved the outdoors in this community. For many, where...
Summertime, and the eatin’s easy
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Just in time for the run-up to summer, a number of new local eateries — both brick-and-mortar and mobile — are gearing up to serve hungry locals...
Support the Healing Garden with ‘Spring for the Garden’ art sale fundraiser
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Of the many gardens in the Sandpoint area, few produce as much good feeling as the Healing Garden. Located at the north of Bonner General Health (520 N. Third...
June Parks and Rec programs
By Reader Staff Plan ahead for June — especially as the kids will be out of school — with a selection of programs offered by Sandpoint Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces. Online registration is...
Litehouse presents check to YMCA to help fund youth programs
By Reader Staff Litehouse, Inc. on May 7 presented a check to the local YMCA, which bears the company’s name, to help fund two programs focused on training and empowering local youth in valuable...
Toilet paper, and so much more
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Local artist Kally Thurman has spent the pandemic reacquainting herself with her love of painting. The longtime art teacher discovered profound inspiration in a household object that received coveted...
Sandpoint Farmers’ Market sets May 1 opening day
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Spring has sprung in North Idaho and the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market is eager to launch into the 2021 season. Market Manager Kelli Burt announced the market would return after...
‘We’ll be back’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For the second year in a row, Sandpoint’s Lost in the ’50s — a celebration of the cars, fashion and music of the 1950s — has been canceled. “It’s...
MCS hires a new director of music
By Reader Staff Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that is true for Sandpoint’s local school of performing arts. The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint recently announced a new face, Dr. Matt Goodrich,...
