The Straight Poop: Drake about town
By Drake the Dog
Reader Columnist
Where am I taking my humans today? Sandpoint stay-cation, baby! Everybody sing now: “This town is my town, this town is your town, from …
Category: Pets & Animals
How one pup came back from the dead
By Dr. Marty Becker
Reader Contributor
Lazaruff/Relic was supposed to be dead. That’s what the workers who found him in an abandoned house thought — that he had died of …
Repair mission restores Sandpoint osprey cam
By Reader Staff
The osprey pair at Sandpoint’s Memorial Field, dubbed “Sandy and Pete,” have returned from winter migration — and the avian stars already putting on a show as …
The Straight Poop: Salon DeMars
By Drake the Dog
Reader Columnist
Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot, can you tie them in a …
Pet care on demand
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Jenifer Wirz has seen just about everything in her years as a pet sitter and trainer. The Sandpoint entrepreneur is now launching Sandpoint Pet Sitting, …
Bobcat sighted on Long Bridge
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A bobcat seeking shelter on the Long Bridge caused a stir Monday, with a Sandpoint Police Department Facebook post on the sighting becoming a minor …
Animal shelter to pursue dog park project
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The longstanding effort to establish a local dog park just got $25,000 closer to reality.
Panhandle Animal Shelter Executive Director Mandy Evans announced this week …
DogFest “Walk and Roll” celebrates service dogs
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Now that we’re in the dog days of summer, it’s high time for a fundraiser supporting our best four-legged causes.
Canine Companions for Independence is …
Banding of Sandpoint osprey to be livestreamed
By Reader Staff
An incredible opportunity to view a biologist in action at the Memorial Field osprey nest is just days away with the Project Osprey Banding event – and …
Animal Shelter to launch ‘Operation Donation Station’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Panhandle Animal Shelter has announced they are building a new donation and sorting facility just west of their current thrift store location.
The 4,500-square-foot facility …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss out on holiday fun with Turkey Trots, Family & Friends Day, Tree Lighting Ceremonies, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
