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. Bendway weirs are similar...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
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 authorized trailhead and trail...
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 the 50,000-acre Buckskin Saddle...
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 peak construction season. Add...
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 at 9 a.m., Saturday,...
‘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 Winter Carnival. This endearing...
Sandpoint Winter Carnival: Week 2 events
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The annual Winter Carnival spans from Feb. 14-23, featuring a bevy of events, including everything from parades to parties. Here’s an edited schedule of events for the second and...
Bringing sustainability to the slopes
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nearly two decades ago, David Rogers began designing and building bamboo fly rods. Though his interest in fly fishing played a part in the venture, Rogers said he was...
A new arbor for the arboretum
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor When members of the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society asked local builder Collin Beggs if he would build something to replace an aging arbor at the Lakeview Park arboretum, he...
Trail Dispatches: Winter is trail planning season
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor If you like to skin out of Schweitzer’s bounds, chances are you’re familiar with “Solar Ecstasy,” a south-facing slope off Uleda Ridge that offers some steep turns with great...
