BOCC Chair Omodt tenders resignation
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff District 3 Bonner County Commissioner Luke Omodt submitted his letter of resignation to the county clerk on Aug. 20 — effective Saturday, Sept. 7 — putting an early end...
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Mad about Science: Powered Exoskeleton
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The idea of a powered human exoskeleton is an old one. Sigourney Weaver whooping the crap out of the xenomorph queen with a power loader in 1986’s Aliens is...
Bread and Cheesuses
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff I’ve started a cult. I began laying the foundations of my church in March when I rediscovered the Vitruvian food that is the grilled cheese sandwich, with its crisp-yet-soft...
Rounding up the horses
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The horses have finally found a home. In 2016, after Clay and Reno Hutchison unpacked two trailers and brought an intact 1920 Allan Herschell carousel into the light for...
‘What it means to be human’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Northwest’s favorite theater group, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, will return to Sandpoint for a free, open-air performance of the Bard’s magnum opus, Hamlet, Friday, Aug. 15 at...
Conductor Jan Pellant returns to Sandpoint for conservatory’s inaugural Concert for a Cause
By Reader Staff The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint will welcome back internationally recognized Maestro Jan Pellant to Sandpoint for its first-ever Global Concert for a Cause, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 16, from 7-9 p.m....
Mad about Science: Western Tanager
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Astute bird-watchers and casual backyard feeders may have the occasional good fortune to witness a brilliant feathered neighbor darting between the branches: the western tanager. This bird is relatively...
The Sandpoint Eater: Get out of town!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff Two weeks ago, I was exploring the wilds of the Canadian Rockies as a guest of Rocky Mountaineer — the luxury touring train that operates several routes in Western...
Leading the library
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When the former director of the East Bonner County Library resigned in early 2024, trustees embarked on a monthslong nationwide search for a replacement. After interviewing a number of...
This hobbit kills fascists
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Cultures as different as England post-1066 C.E. and Nazi Germany have manipulated myths and stories to substantiate their ideologies and shape their images. This practice is alive and well...
