Mad About Science: Spinosaurus
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I don’t know about you, but my eyes have been bouncing between the thermometer and the mountains with hopes of jumping into that perfect point on the graph of...
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The Sandpoint Eater: A pie by any name…
By Marcia Pilgerim Reader Food Columnist Summer has officially arrived, and with a freezer filled with three gallons of rhubarb syrup and a few gallon bags of diced rhubarb, I’m ready. My anticipation of...
Sandpoint Filmmakers Network launches movie night
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Film lovers rejoice: Starting this month, you can watch some of the world’s best movies at the Panida Little Theater with a like-minded audience. The Sandpoint Filmmakers Network, a...
Behind the wheel
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “You can tell a lot about a person by how they parallel park,” said Robert Ashbrooke. This month, the 80-year-old Westwood resident marks 50 years of working as a...
Point/Counterpoint:
Point: Sandpoint traffic woes By Herb Wiens Saturday, on the way back from the boat launch at Laclede, I decided to experience the thrill of navigating Sandpoint’s downtown core. I turned my crew-cab truck,...
How one town said ‘no’ : 25 years later
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Brenda Hammond sat in the balcony of the then Sandpoint High School gym in May 1991. She was there to hear members of the Kootenai County Task Force,...
The Traffic Transition: A look back on the big switch-over
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For some residents, the change to two-way traffic in downtown Sandpoint may feel like it came out of nowhere. Even so, it’s a transition that has been decades in...
CAL Scholarships prepare the next generation
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Community Assistance League (CAL) presented nearly $30,000 in scholarships to 20 students on Wednesday at the Sandpoint Center inside the Columbia Bank Building. The scholarships were awarded graduates...
City ponders local dog park
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Despite some council misgivings, the proposed Sandpoint dog park received the city’s support Wednesday in time to pursue grant funding. While the council decision shows city support for a...
In books we trust:
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor One day each month of the school year, Deb Davis’ second-grade students at Farmin Stidwell elementary school in Sandpoint have a big celebration when the books they have ordered...
