Got stress?
By The Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society
Special to the Reader
If you’re feeling stressed or out of sorts, a 20-minute walk in a natural, forested setting can produce positive changes …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Dirt-y Secrets
By Ranel Hansen
Reader Columnist
Let’s call this midsummer since it really only began in July. This year we must be careful and be responsible. Luckily, we can garden and …
Turf installed at War Memorial Field
Kids ran and played ball, some turning cartwheels and kicking up bits of cork in the process, on the new War Memorial Field turf Aug. 7, as city dignitaries milled …
Trail Dispatches: What’s happening with Pend Oreille Pedalers
By Jason Welker
Reader Contributor
There’s something happening in those hills on the edge of town. If you’ve been on a walk in the Syringa Trail Network or above the …
There’s dogs in them thar hills
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The only thing more fun than jumping into a mountain lake at the end of a grueling North Idaho trail is doing so with your …
Catch and release
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We fish in my family. Sure, I can remember times when my dad, brother and I packed shotguns on our many trips into the mountains …
A mountain of mountains
By Clara Cave
Reader Contributor
When people think about cross-country ski racing, they may assume that this sport only occurs when the snow flies, but serious Nordic athletes know this …
Mysteries of the deep
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
In this three-part series, we explore the formation of Lake Pend Oreille and the things that may lurk in its unknown depths.
In August 1866, …
KNPS unveils plaque for donated arbor
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society unveiled a plaque and officially dedicated a new arbor July 21 at a small ceremony.
The arbor was donated by …
USFS releases Buckskin Saddle project decision
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Forest Service released a draft decision, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Buckskin Saddle Integrated Restoration Project on July …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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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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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.
