A connection to the past
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s often said that journalists write the “first draft of history.” In the case of North Idaho native and former journalist Gary Pietsch, he has a chance to add...
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Mostek and Stockman: Exploring the history of Bonner County’s Pearl Harbor casualties
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As with countless communities across the United States, the people of Bonner County were shocked and angered by the news that forces of the Japanese Empire had attacked ships...
‘Knowledge is power’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It was 71 years ago when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by 48 different member countries of the United Nations, marking Dec. 10 as Human Rights...
Festival names interim E.D., office manager
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The first time Ali Baranski experienced The Festival at Sandpoint, much less Sandpoint itself, she was crossing the Long Bridge to attend a Michael Franti show in 2010. She’d...
A delicious decade
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As the Dish at Dover Bay restaurant enters its 10th year in business, owner Gary Peitz and executive chef Eddie Sneva have plenty to celebrate. For one thing, rarely...
‘The saloon will never come back’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It is a well known fact that Sandpoint’s early history was rough and tumble. When researchers excavated the original townsite on the Sand Creek peninsula preceding work on the...
Simple. Clean. Beautiful.
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Like most great innovations, EarthLab Cosmetics was born out of sheer necessity. Jennifer MacDougall and her mom, Diane Peterson, began looking into gentle, natural alternatives to traditional makeup when...
Mad About Science: Medieval cuisine
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Movies, television and film have given us an idea on what medieval food must have been like: slop and watery gruel for the peasants while the aristocracy bathed in...
City, consultants hear public feedback on Memorial Field changes
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint and consultant firm Bernardo Wills Architects hosted a public workshop Nov. 25 on the future design of War Memorial Field. The gathering at City Hall...
High wind advisory active until Thanksgiving Day
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for the northern Panhandle region of Idaho from 4 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 27 until midnight, Thursday, Nov. 28. Forecasts show...
