Forest Service outlines changes to Green Bay campground
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to locations to camp and recreate on Lake Pend Oreille, it’s hard to find better than Green Bay. The rocky beach east of Garfield Bay in...
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A permanent home for EMS
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Though it will take a few more weeks to fully move in, Bonner County Emergency Medical Services had its first shift change in the new EMS Station 1 on...
Spacepoint hosts rocket tech innovator Stoke Space for special Sandpoint event
By Reader Staff Spacepoint is bringing another special event to Sandpoint, highlighting opportunities in the space industry and connecting locals with some of the leaders in the field. The nonprofit, with a mission of...
Dist. 1B Rep. Sage Dixon retires ahead of November election
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Idaho District 1B Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Ponderay, has stepped down from his seat in the Legislature, bringing to a close his fifth term in office prior to the November...
A world-class voice for a world-class message
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Country musician Ty Herndon rose to fame in 1995 with the release of his ballad of love and loss, “What Mattered Most,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard...
Gratitude from a grump
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Upon reviewing my past eight or so months of “Back of the Book” essays, I came to the conclusion that I’ve been a real downer this year. That was...
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor On Sept. 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act, preserving 54 areas as wilderness, totaling 9.1 million acres in 13 states. More importantly, it envisioned additional...
The Sandpoint Eater: Summer’s finest friend
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I have yet to buy a tomato all summer long. Lucky for me, there’s no need. I have longtime, lovely neighbors on either side of my home who supply...
Mad about Science: Boring machines
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist One of my high-school teachers told me something that would shape my worldview: “Only boring people get bored.” This was a masterfully diabolical dig at an entitled student (yours...
‘Nature, My Muse’
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council will host the new exhibition, Nature, My Muse, by local mixed-media artist Teresa Rancourt, beginning Friday, Sept. 6 with an opening reception at the POAC Gallery...
