Travers Park tree protest nears one week mark
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
While the Sandpoint City Council approved the final contracts for the James E. Russell Sports Center on Sept. 27, and construction crews erected fencing Oct. …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Altered perspective
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The last time I went up in a small aircraft from the Sandpoint Airport had to have been sometime between 2001 and 2002. A high-school …
DEQ seeking comment on Black Rock cleanup plan
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s been a long time coming, but the effort to connect Ponderay with its Lake Pend Oreille waterfront is teeing up to enter the first …
Council gives final greenlight for construction of James E. Russell Sports Center
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After more than a year of planning — and rising community debate in recent months — Sandpoint City Council members voted Sept. 27 to give …
Schweitzer unveils winter plans and updates
By Reader Staff
Schweitzer will debut an array of new features this winter, including a high-speed quad and revamped guest arrival experience.
“Every winter at Schweitzer is an opportunity to …
Fire season fizzles out
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Autumn weather has officially set in to the relief of firefighters across the state. The Idaho Department of Lands released its final statewide fire update …
Fall drawdowns planned for Pend Oreille, Priest Lake
By Reader Staff
Resource managers will begin the fall drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in keeping with the typical schedule of holding the lake at its …
In search of conkers
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
My old Montessori school once stood imposingly tall — for a toddler — between the Sandpoint Charter School and the roaring traffic of U.S. Highway …
The Lumber Jill: Give of your driveway, give of your heart
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
It was, perhaps, not my finest moment.
I might have treated one Sandpoint land baron as a proxy for them all.
I might have …
Public sounds off on proposed Trestle Creek development
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Officials, developers and members of the public gathered Sept. 6 for a public hearing regarding the Idaho Club’s permit request for a community dock …
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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.
