Teacher runs marathon for her students
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Ask any teacher what the most difficult part of the lockdown has been and invariably they’ll respond that they miss their students.
When Sandpoint Waldorf …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Bulldog Bench announces scholarship winners
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bulldog Bench, the booster club for Sandpoint High and Middle schools, announced the names of the 2020 SHS scholarship winners on May 27.
Maddie …
Trees as old as time
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
My first spring in Sandpoint, I visited a friend at her cabin and she wouldn’t let me leave without a visit to “the big tree.” …
FSPW awards scholarships to Bonner County students
By Reader Staff
With budding scholars across the country preparing to continue their education, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness is proud to lend a helping hand.
The wilderness organization awarded …
An ode to skunk cabbage
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Childhoods are defined by a range of smells, both good and bad. Fresh laundry. School lunches. Dad’s cologne. Locker rooms.
Being a child of North …
Happy camper
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Imagine a place where the coronavirus doesn’t really exist. Where the petty squabbling on social media is just a silly memory. Where there are no …
A few thoughts on the blessings of retirement
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
The online music retail industry is seeing a surge in sales, thanks in large part to the abundance of free time many are experiencing amid …
Clearing the way
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A windstorm ripped through North Idaho in mid-March, leaving thousands of residences without power and just as many trees blocking roads and damaging structures.
Many …
County asks hikers to park safely at trailheads
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County Road and Bridge Department released a statement May 1 asking users of recreational sites to park safely at trailheads to avoid tickets and potential …
Runoff projections forecast smooth refill for LPO
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Current measurements are pointing toward a typical spring runoff and refill for Lake Pend Oreille, according to the Army Corps of Engineers — information the …
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TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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Coming up this week! Don’t miss the Banff Film Festival, CHAFE150 Registration, the Reader Community Party, 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.
