A sanctuary in the city
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The dream of the North Idaho Native Plant Arboretum in Lakeview Park began in 1997, when Master Gardener Lois Wythe sought out a community of kindred spirits with whom...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Despite petitions, feds approve expanded Northwest gas pipeline
By Alex Baumhardt Oregon Capital Chronicle Federal regulators are allowing construction to begin on expanding a controversial gas pipeline running through North Idaho, Washington, Oregon and northern California. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued...
County approves Panhandle Bike Ranch development in Sagle
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Bonner County Hearing Examiner approved a conditional use permit on April 22, sought by Scott and Jennifer Kalbach to build a downhill mountain bike recreational facility in Sagle....
Local man to circumnavigate lake on paddleboard to support Ethan Murray Fund
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Nate Christensen made the decision to leave North Idaho, he wanted to head out with a bang. Christensen plans to circumnavigate Lake Pend Oreille’s shoreline solo on a...
Dirt-y Secrets: Spring has sprung and it’s time to plan for May flowers
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “It is one of those April Days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” ...
My drug of choice
By Chris White Reader Contributor “What do you think, can he handle this pitch?” “No, he’s too little to handle that much heat.” “Ahh, let’s see what he can do with it.” Moving it...
Earth Day: An enduring movement
By Phil Hough Reader Contributor In the 1960s and 1970s, political and cultural movements rose up to challenge and change society. These mass movements gave rise to iconic protests and demonstrations. This was participatory...
Public hearing draws full crowd for proposed Sagle Panhandle Bike Ranch
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The developers of a mountain bike park slated to break ground in Sagle on May 1 were met with a capacity crowd April 17 when the Bonner County Hearing...
Let the officials officiate
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Emeritus More than 14 million people tuned in to watch the Final Four matchup between the Iowa and UConn women’s college basketball teams earlier this month, setting a new record...
Sandpoint Sailing Club screens Success, chronicling Race to Alaska
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the summer of 2023, four North Idaho sailors embarked on an adventure that saw them racing from Port Townsend, Wash. to Ketchikan, Alaska with nothing but the wind...
