FSPW launches summer hike season
By Reader Staff The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are kicking off their series of summer hikes with a forest ecology-themed trek Monday, June 1 on the Pillick Ridge Trail. Led by Kootenai National...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
City to break ground on Phase 2 of Travers skatepark expansion
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint will join Dreamland Skateparks and the Bonner County Skatepark Association on Thursday, May 30 for a 3:30 p.m. groundbreaking on Phase 2 of the skatepark...
Lakes Commission issues statement concerning delay in reaching summer lake level
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lakes Commission Chair Ford Elsaesser issued a statement expressing concerns regarding the slow refill of Lake Pend Oreille due to maintenance issues at Albeni Falls Dam. “The economy of...
City Beach lifeguard program will again be paused for summer 2024
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It will be another summer season without lifeguards manning the stands at City Beach, with officials citing “the demographic and shifting employment environment over the last few years.” That...
Building a legacy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Those who have been around Sandpoint for a while might remember the soccer dynasty that lasted from the mid-’90s to late-2000s. Year after year, excellent players kept putting Sandpoint...
A few thoughts… on golf
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor I once golfed with a pastor who did well until the 13th hole. Then, the wheels came off. On the 16th tee, he put a drive so far out of...
Kendal Mountain Tour returns to Sandpoint
By Reader Staff The Kendal Mountain Tour is returning to the Panida Theater for the second time since 2022, with screenings on Friday, May 3 of films featuring the adventure and great outdoors of...
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...
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....
