Scenic Newport train offers June dates
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Scenic Pend Oreille River Train, or SPORT, is offering June rides in addition to their regular fall color routes held in September and October. …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
‘Throttle down’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Mountain Mafia Entertainment’s annual Mountain Havoc event is said to be “pure vehicular violence.” What that means, exactly, is probably best put by the professional …
Trail Dispatches: National Trails Day benefits popular local trails
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
It’s time for a little spring cleaning on local trails, and National Trails Day, June 1, is the ideal time. This June 1 the Idaho …
Champion racer to speak at CHAFE 150 dinner
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
CHAFE 150 has been recognized for years as a world-class bicycle race. This year, it’s getting the world-class athlete to match.
Tristen Chernove, a Paralympics …
Like North Idaho trails? Thank the Pend Oreille Pedalers
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you enjoy biking or hiking the many trails scattered around North Idaho, chances are you have the Pend Oreille Pedalers to thank.
The nonprofit …
May 22 declared Jerry Kramer Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When it comes to local legends, no name has made as much noise in the past year as NFL legend Jerry Kramer, and for good …
Conservation Corner: A day in the woods
By Sarah Garcia
Reader Columnist
On the second Thursday every May the quiet secluded Delay Farms in Careywood roars to life with the sounds of over a thousand students, volunteers, …
Whatever you do, don’t call it ‘folf’
By Kevin Davis
Reader Contributor
It was a cold and cloudy January afternoon when I pulled into the parking lot. The guys had already assembled at the picnic bench, where …
Kramer returns to Sandpoint for Panida event
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sports legend Jerry Kramer is back in town later this month for a night of reflection on a dramatic career.
Sponsored by Sandpoint Area Seniors, …
Everything you need to know about ultrasports (part 1)
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Growing up in the ‘80s, it seemed Ironman triathlons were king. We watched them on TV, talked about them in school and had our favorite …
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Here's a chance to get in on the decision-making for the next super for the Lake Pend Oreille School District. Meet the three finalists, one a day, today till Wednesday.Got an interest in education and our local schools? Today through Wednesday, the Lake Pend Oreille School District is inviting everyone in the community to "Meet the Candidates" being considered for LPOSD superintendent, to replace outgoing Shawn Woodward.
Kendon Perry of Farm Bureau Financial Services will facilitate these interactive sessions with the three finalists under consideration.
Seassons will be held at Sandpoint High School, 410 S. Division in the Commons room. Each day's sessions will be 1:30-2:15 p.m., as follows:
Monday, June 17: Paul D Peterson. Currently interim superintendent of the Scappoose School District in Oregon. He holds a bachelor's degree from WSU and a master's from Heritage University.
Tuesday, June 18: Dr. Paula J Vincent. A Sagle resident, she was most recently chief administrator of the Heartland Area Education Agency in Iowa and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.
Wednesday, June 19: Tom Albertson. A lifelong resident, he is currently principal at Sandpoint High and holds a master's from the University of Idaho as well as a sixth year educational specialist.
See more about the candidates at www.lposd.org.
"I try not to let possessions rule my life. It seems the older we get, the more crap we haul around with us. It used to be I could fit everything I owned in my car. The rest was just junk that could be dispatched without a sentimental feeling in the least.
This was not the case last month when I sold my beloved pickup truck, Ol’ Blue.
The period of time I owned and drove Ol’ Blue was one of the favorites of my life. It was 2011, and I had just returned to Sandpoint after living and writing in an RV for the better part of two years around the West..."
Read more at sandpointreader.com.
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By Ben Olson Reader Staff I try not to let possessions rule my life. It seems the older we get, the more crap we haul around ...Today is the last day we are accepting submissions for the 2019 ArtWalk cover design contest. The submissions we've received so far have been phenomenal! So much better than last year, which makes our job selecting the winner that much more difficult.
The winner will be announced Thursday morning, with their artwork gracing the Reader's front cover.
Remember, there's a kid's division, too!
Send all submissions to [email protected] or slip them under our office door.
The winner will receive $100 in dining/drinking credits!
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This week in Sandpoint: Head up to Schweitzer for the 5th Annual 7B Sunday. With free chairlift rides, hiking, biking, wine tasting, lots of food and more, it’s fun for the whole family! See all events happening ’round town this week, June 17-23:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
November’s Sandpoint in Pictures winner. There is a touching sentiment behind this photo, which captured November’s photo contest prize. And a new contest is in full swing for December, too. Submit a photo, see local pics, and vote at SandpointPictures.com»
