By Nancy Foster Renk Reader Contributor Dr. C.C. Wendle had uncovered a story that was explosive — literally. An unidentified civilian employee at the Navy’s research facility in Bayview told Wendle about plans to...
By Ellie Klippel Reader Columnist Editor’s note: This week, the East Bonner County Library’s exploration assistant and SHS student Ellie Klippel is guest writing “Mad About Science.” Regular columnist Brenden Bobby said Klippel has...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Every Monday, since Oct. 5, 2009, the calendar on my phone has reminded me to “take care of Uncle Jimmy.” And I finally did. Uncle Jimmy was my mother...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist A simple grain is responsible for sustaining the tremendous population of humankind — as true today as it was nearly 12,000 years ago. It’s also the source of aggravation...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff “And what rough beast, its hour come round at last/ Slouches toward Bethlemen to be born?” — W.B. Yeats, “The Second Coming,” published 1920 It’s impossible that I recollect...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Kevin Costner’s baseball diamond looks like a T-Ball field compared to the city of Ponderay’s proposed Field of Dreams Recreation Complex, named after the classic 1989 film. Mayor Steve...
By Sandy Compton Reader Columnist They’re making hay in southwestern Montana; cutting record harvests in the Big Hole, Horse Prairie, and the Beaverhead and Madison valleys. These water-rich bottoms are sandwiched between spectacular Montana...
By Reader Staff The Beardmore Building in Priest River is celebrating 100 years on Friday, July 28, featuring informative and entertaining events to benefit the Rex Theater. The evening schedule begins with an open...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint may be the seat of Bonner County, and therefore capture the lion’s share of attention, but its little sister city Dover is every bit as compelling in its...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s a confession I make at the risk of committing blasphemy, but I’ve never thought huckleberries are much of a novelty. That’s not to say I don’t like them,...
