Panida to introduce new managing director
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater announced Lauren Sanders as their new managing director, who will begin duties in early February. The move comes after former Managing Director …
Category: Profile
‘You really have to know this bird’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
For Mya Jinright, knowledge is power, and that power gives her an even greater chance at doing what she loves: rehabilitating and releasing injured and …
Driving ahead
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Understory Coffee closed in January 2019, many locals were sad to see owners Evan and Johnelle Metz move out of Sandpoint as they sought …
The hidden homeless
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The word “paradise” is often tossed around to describe towns like Sandpoint. But scratch beneath the surface in resort towns across the West and evidence …
Remembering Dann Hall
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A piece of Sandpoint — real Sandpoint — died this week when Dann Hall passed away on Nov. 28. The son of Ross and Hazel …
Local veteran spotlight: Luke Omodt
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Veterans Day is a reminder to honor those who have served and are currently serving. It’s also a time to recognize those members of our …
Stephen Drinkard, all and everything for a purposeful life
Longtime Sandpoint resident Stephen Charles Drinkard, 77, died Saturday, Oct. 30 at Bonner General Health after weeks of fighting a breakthrough COVID pneumonia he contracted while hospitalized for a surgery …
Home again, home again
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Even 850 miles later, Justine Murray and Matt Connery are looking to go hiking.
When the Reader caught up with the pair after completing their …
Where are all the workers? Part III
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
This article is the third piece in an ongoing series during which the Reader will examine various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers.
By now …
Back of the Book: Thank you, and you, and you
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After my recent wedding, I took it upon myself to handwrite thank-you notes to everyone who attended or helped with the big event.
This was …
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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 Festivus, Skiing with Santa, Hogwire, 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.
