SOLE hosts 20th annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
By Reader Staff
Though there’s little to no snow in the lowlands, it’s time to grab your friends and family Friday, Jan. 10 to celebrate the local SnowSchool at the …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Privatization of City Beach
By Bonner Co. Republican Women, Inc.
Reader Contributors
As Republicans, we believe in free market capitalism, private entrepreneurship and private property rights. Still, we also believe in the inalienable collective …
Lakes Commission reschedules meeting on Albeni Falls Dam gate replacement project
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The anticipated meeting of the Lakes Commission on Thursday, Jan. 9 will be rescheduled to Friday, Jan. 10, as the previous date has been declared …
Celebrating conservation and our community
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Staff
As 2024 winds down, we are deeply thankful to our community for supporting conservation efforts across North Idaho. Your involvement in preserving our stunning landscapes …
Lemonade out of lemons
By Justin Henney
Reader Contributor
I like racing my bike in bad weather. If the conditions are going to be unfavorable, then I want them to be extremely unfavorable — …
Sandpoint City Council nixes giving employees free JER Sports Center memberships
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council backed away from a proposed resolution that would have given city employees free memberships to the James E. Russell …
Lady Liberty statue reinstalled at City Beach following repairs
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s miniature Statue of Liberty is back on its pedestal at City Beach after a monthslong restoration and repair effort.
The city of Sandpoint announced …
Give thanks for the wild
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
This has been a tough year. I am sure I am not alone. Faced with shoulder surgery and some personal challenges, I had trouble sleeping. …
Ice skating rink to open in Ponderay
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Anybody growing up in North Idaho can attest that ice skating is a sport that usually happens only when conditions are just right. It can’t …
In quest of ‘lost apples’
By Reader Staff
When Stan Myers bought the family’s six-acre property above Denton Slough in Hope about 25 years ago, the former dairy farm came with about 18 old apple …
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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 Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, 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.
