Outdoor Shooting Range open for business
By Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Department on May 2 reopened the public outdoor shooting range on Baldy Mountain Road.
Department officials said they are instituting additional procedures …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
City receiving further guidance on statewide reopening plan
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council received a wide-ranging update on how city services, facilities and programs will emerge from current COVID-19 restrictions amid the unfolding of …
Gardening for the Apocalypse
By Emily Levine
Reader Contributor
With what seems to be the end of the world chomping at our heels and we stand feeling helpless before the diminishing supply in the …
Earth Day at 50
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
A new, or novel, virus has paused our normal activities with other people. Group events and gatherings are on hold for now. Stay-at-home work feels …
Boaters beware bend way weirs in CF Delta
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters on Lake Pend Oreille to be aware of new bendway weirs in the Clark Fork Delta.…
Trail Dispatches:
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
After decades of trespassing across private property to reach the west slopes of Gold Hill, dirt bikers, mountain bikers, hikers and hunters now have an …
Euthanasia for the forest
By Barry Rosenberg
Reader Contributor
Some individuals are able to ask their physician whether suicide is a reasonable option to end their pain and suffering. Many of the trees on …
A tale of two Col(l)ins
By Regan Plumb
Reader Contributor
It seems implausible enough that a contemporary outdoor recreation center could be pulled together in a matter of months with little advance notice during Sandpoint’s …
Checkmate, mate
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Join fellow chess enthusiasts for a one-day chess tournament that harkens back nearly three decades in Sandpoint.
The Lou Domanski Chess Festival tournament will begin …
‘Everyone’s welcome but cats’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Dogs of North Idaho: It’s your time to shine.
The Eichardt’s K-9 Keg Pull returns Sunday, Feb. 23 as the final event in Sandpoint’s annual …
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TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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Community Calendars
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.
