By Jason Welker
Reader Contributor
I had seen Scott Bourassa’s posts on the Bike Bonners Ferry and Ride 7B Facebook groups for months. Each Monday a ride description is posted …
By Sharon Lewis
Reader Contributor
Have you ever experienced walking along a city street or suburban sidewalk and suddenly feeling calmer, more relaxed and maybe a little less anxious? If …
By Chantilly Higbee
Reader Columnist
In early July, our team was getting ready to patrol Lake Pend Oreille from our pontoon boat. As I started the motor, I knew right …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
In recent summers, the debate over wake on Bonner County waterways has been nothing short of turbulent.
As boaters desire larger wakes for recreating, waterfront …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Time to grease those bearings and perfect that kickflip. The 14th annual King of the Kongcrete skateboard competition is dropping into the Concrete Lake Skatepark …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every summer for the past 37 years, the Festival at Sandpoint has raised its iconic white tent and drawn folks from all over the country …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Bonner County Rodeo organizers are saddling up a number of new exhibitions, acts and events for the 2019 competition, set for Friday-Saturday, Aug. 2-3 at …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Driving up to the newly purchased property known as the Pine Street Woods, it’s obvious that Kaniksu Land Trust has been busy. A new, wide …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Watching Quinn Dunn and his three-legged Great Dane Layla play together at the Ponderay Dog Park, no one would know they had moved to town …
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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This week in Sandpoint: Yee-haw! Family fun is in full swing this week at the Bonner County Fair, where you can take in the sights, sounds, and delicious food of this annual event! See all happenings ’round town this week, Aug. 19-25:
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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»
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