Local Band Spotlight: Browne Salmon Truck
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the Sandpoint band Browne Salmon Truck, spontaneity is key. For Drew Browne, Samantha Carston and Truck Mills – get the name now? – everything from how they met...
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Ultrarunning: Not for the faint of heart
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You’ve heard of 5K and 10K races. You’ve seen people run half-marathons and marathons. But there’s a more elite category of running that makes these shorter distances seem like...
Mad About Science: The weirdness of science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, science goes and throws some wild curveballs at you (that usually put you into a walk for first!). Unlike...
Tackling an itchy problem
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer For most people, the thought of a head lice infestation triggers anxiety, dread and an itching sensation. The thought of tiny insects laying eggs and sucking blood from...
Monarch School closing leaves some with more questions than answers
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer It was a regular Tuesday morning when Jamie Jones, the former academic director at the Monarch School in Heron, Montana, found out she’d be losing her job of...
Newport residents protest proposed smelter
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Newport-area residents are mobilizing for a fight over a proposed silicon smelter, which they believe was sprung on them without any public engagement. At packed meetings this week, Newport...
Volunteer appreciation picnic planned for Friends of Scotchman Peaks
By Reader Staff Volunteering for trail work is one of the most rewarding experiences out there. Not only do you get to improve beautiful trails throughout the area, but your work will be appreciated...
Roots music for the soul
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer When I first sampled the Dustbowl Revival’s newest album, a single thought came to mind: These guys would be incredible live. The album, which is self-titled, is a...
Radical Reels
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer For over a decade, the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s Radical Reels tour has been bringing Sandpoint a night of action-packed storytelling where the outdoors rule and crazy characters...
The Sandpoint faces of the CDA Symphony
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The Coeur d’Alene Symphony is starting its 36th season this weekend with the kickoff of this year’s theme: Voyage of Discovery. The theme stems from the symphony’s search...
