Sandpoint’s silent residents
An exploration of local cemeteries By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Wandering the grassy paths of any of Sandpoint’s historic cemeteries, it’s hard not to wonder what cruel twist of fate might have sent each grave...
Category: History
Anchoring a community
BoCo museum renews lease, plans for future expansions By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After seven years of uncertainty, the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum renewed its lease in Lakeview Park on Sept. 2. The...
Western conifer seed bugs
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff September in Bonner County means three things: the tourists have mostly packed up with the endless convoy of RVs rambling back to wherever they came from, school has started and...
Mad about Science: Jellyfish
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Human beings are often regarded as the pinnacle of evolution when it comes to life on Earth. As a species, we are capable of modifying our environment at scales never...
Origins of a misnomer
By Ben OlsonReader Staff I’ve written several times in these pages about the strange proclivity Sandpointians have of saying “Third Street Pier” instead of the actual name, “Third Avenue Pier.” Like using the grammatically...
Screening at the Panida, The Majestic is a nostalgic drama starring Jim Carrey
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff While Jim Carrey is far and away best known for his signature rubber-faced comedy roles, his first major foray into drama came with the 2001 film The Majestic. Carrey performs...
Mad about Science: Armaments of the Roman Legions
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Rome was one of the most feared empires of the ancient world. To this day, it is still held up as the premier example of conquest and control by showcasing...
LPO Rep presents The Lady with All the Answers
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Back before Facebook and Reddit, the average American turned to advice columnists for counsel on life’s everyday issues; and, for decades, one woman answered more than any other: Ann Landers. ...
9/11: 25 years later
A look at one of America’s most trying days, by the numbers By Ben OlsonReader Staff Of all the numbers that mean something to the United States, perhaps 9/11 is the one that leaves us...
Iconic band Lovin’ Spoonful to play Panida
Hits include ‘Do You Believe in Magic?’ and ‘Summer in the City’ By Reader Staff Widely hailed as “America’s answer to The Beatles,” Lovin’ Spoonful has contributed many hits to the world. After the...
