Hunting for connection
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff I shot a turkey the other day — the first one I’ve ever shot, and really the first bird I’ve ever bagged. Unlike a lot of my country-kid pals back...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Happy trails
FSPW founding Director Phil Hough passes the torch to Rose Olson By Zach HagadoneReader Staff For 21 years, Phil Hough has been the face — and motive power — behind Friends of Scotchman Peaks...
Sno-ciety celebrates snowsport culture
By Reader Staff There’s a chill in the air, which signals it’s time for another Warren Miller ski and boarding film showcasing the best of global snowsport culture — this time, with a Saturday,...
A few thoughts… On golf, extended sport seasons and being average
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It’s the end of golf season. Mourning should be over by April. Mariners fans are mourning, as well, though baseball season is not quite over as I write this. Nor...
Avalanche center hosts ski movie fundraiser
By Reader Staff The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center is already preparing for those snowy winter days with a fundraising party Thursday, Oct. 9 at MickDuff’s Brewing Company (220 Cedar St., in downtown Sandpoint). Beginning...
The Lost Rescue of ’77
When the rock gave way and so did the system By Earl LuncefordReader Contributor In 2017, Fremont Shields and I were developing the first new route on the remote North Face of Gunsight Peak...
City of Sandpoint to host Travers Park Sports Complex open house
Ribbon cutting planned for new learning trail, Rotary Picnic Pavilion By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Though the James E. Russell Sports Center has been welcoming users for months, the city of Sandpoint is hosting an...
Chainsaw therapy
By Ben OlsonReader Staff “Ugh,” I sighed, slamming shut my laptop. It’s a common way to end a period of scanning national news stories. Between attempts to bypass our First Amendment rights, the president...
Feel It All screening and Q&A scheduled for Mental Health Week
Ethan Murray Fund hosts pro skier, documentary filmmaker and mental health advocate By Ben OlsonReader Staff You’ve likely heard this before from those visiting resort towns like Sandpoint: “It must be paradise to live...
From citizen science to civic duty: Vote ‘yes’ for clean water
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Whether it’s boating on Lake Pend Oreille, floating on the Pack River or lounging at City Beach, the best parts of summer have one thing in common: water. Water is...
