Barbara Jean to play at Di Luna’s
By Dion Nizzo Reader Columnist Minstrel: [min-struh l] – A traveling musician, singer, or poet. Barbara Jean is a traveling minstrel in the purest and highest sense of the word. The musician often eluded...
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Dr. Pam Bird and friends killed in plane crash
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Bird Aviation Museum co-founder Dr. Pamela Riddle Bird, 58, and aviators Tookie Hensley, 80, and Don Hensley, 84, were the victims of an airplane crash Thursday morning. An inter-agency...
‘Waiting for Godot’ in review
By Kate McAlister Reader Contributor I remember asking my son about his writing techniques and how could he sit and write, literally for days at a time until the poem, story or article he...
The national scenic trail you’ve never heard of
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You’ve heard of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail, right? Wouldn’t it be great if we had our own long distance trail here in the Northwest? Wait...
U.S. Bike Route #10 opens through the Panhandle
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Two-wheeled warriors of America take heed, Idaho is about to join the movement. U.S. Bicycle Route 10 (USBR 10) will officially open following a ribbon cutting Friday, Oct. 9...
Fall into the outdoors
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Fall is a special time of year for locals. It feels like we get our town back from the summer hordes and there is still a little meat left...
Poverty in North Idaho
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Editor’s note: This article is the first in a multi-part series exploring the problem of poverty in Bonner County. Poverty in Sandpoint has long been regarded as an invisible...
Dr. Pam Bird killed in airplane crash
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader staff Bird Aviation Museum co-founder Dr. Pamela Riddle Bird, 58, and aviators Tookie Hensley, 80, and Don Hensley, 84, were the victims of an airplane crash Thursday morning. An inter-agency...
BareGrass releases debut album
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s something liberating about a band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For Chris Park, John Edwards and Jared Johnston, who collectively are known as BareGrass, the music they...
Robo call against mayoral candidate causes unrest
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Phones across Sandpoint started ringing Tuesday, delivering a recorded message attacking mayoral candidate Shelby Rognstad that many are calling racist, sexist and juvenile. Both candidates Rognstad and Mose Dunkel...
