The Sandpoint Eater: Village people
By Marcia PilgermaReader Columnist I brought a few souvenirs home from my recent trip to Italy and France. In addition to a few well-earned (no regrets) pounds, it included a selection of grandkid-friendly and...
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Lesser-known games to liven up the holidays
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Family and friends coming together for the holidays is the perfect excuse to dust off the board games and reshuffle the cards; and, for most people, that means playing a...
‘A journey through Ireland’
A Celtic Christmas with Everdream By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The famed trio Everdream has once again made the more than 4,000-mile journey from Ireland to the Inland Northwest for their annual performance of A...
Mad about Science: Working trucks
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Living and working around here, we’ve seen our fair share of unique work trucks on the road. Logging rigs, cement trucks, garbage trucks — all of them perform specific and...
Holiday Gift Guide: Local gifts
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The holiday season is a busy and prosperous time for local businesses, which rely on the sales boost to carry them through the rest of the offseason. Unlike buying from...
A quiet, brooding masterpiece
Train Dreams is a film that captures the Gothic desperation of North Idaho By Ben OlsonReader Staff Underneath the paved streets, the brick buildings, real estate offices and fast-food joints, there exists another North Idaho. It’s...
Local dancers present fourth annual Nutcracker performance at the Panida
By Kristi StevensReade Contributor Allegro Dance Studio will present its fourth annual production of The Nutcracker, with performances Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m....
City Hall to host workshop on City Beach RV park concepts
Survey also active to gauge preferred priorities By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Area residents will have the chance to weigh in on how they wish to see the publicly owned RV park property at City...
BOCC to clarify partnership with Fair Board
Fairgrounds employees have no ‘reporting responsibility’ to Fair Board By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Fairgrounds has been at the center of a heated discussion since a special Bonner County board of commissioners...
Debut kids’ book from locally-raised author is a heartfelt exploration of family separation
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Kids’ books can be for entertaining, learning and explaining hard topics — and often all three. My House in the Sky, published in 2025 by Jeff Tedd Bock, is entertaining...
