Lost in the ’50s canceled, but not discontinued
By Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s annual classic car event and celebration of decades gone by, Lost in the ’50s, has been canceled for 2020.
Event organizers took to Facebook to share …
Category: Cornavirus
W. Bonner Libraries set reopening date for May 11 (hopefully)
By Reader Staff
West Bonner County library officials announced plans to reopen their facilities Monday, May 11, but with the caveat that conditions will “hopefully” be right to again throw …
LPOSD board votes to continue distance learning until May 29
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its May 6 virtual meeting to extend distance learning until May 29 — …
‘We’re all in this together’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Citing the global coronavirus pandemic that has forced the closure of countless businesses and public gatherings, Festival at Sandpoint organizers announced May 4 that there …
The modern mix
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
I can remember, in detail, the best mixed CD I ever received. Titled Lyndsie’s Awesome Mix No. 7, it was part of a series …
Where the bananas belt
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The local libraries have been closed for more than a month and my personal collection of DVDs has run dry. The TV antenna, which captures …
What kind of puzzler are you?
By Matthew Weatherman
Reader Contributor
In these times, more and more folks are turning to their game cupboards for inspiration. Whether your quarinteam has many members or you are isolating …
‘Building the airplane while we’re flying it’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Trying to describe the rollout, administration and distribution of funds from the Paycheck Protection Program, national media headlines in recent weeks have been filled with …
The year that never was: part 3
Editor’s note: We reached out to a few graduating seniors at Sandpoint High School to ask how the coronavirus has affected their final year of secondary education. We asked each …
Voting in the age of coronavirus
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It didn’t take long for Bonner County elections officials to realize that the coronavirus pandemic would require major changes to how they managed the polls …
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
