Scotchman Peaks decision is not mine, it is yours
By U.S. Senator Jim Risch
Reader Contributor
When you vote next month in the primary election, language will be included on the ballot asking the community to decide “Do you …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Ski race raises $160K for research of rare disorder
By Jani Gonzalez
Reader Contributor
On the last Saturday in March, a 2.5-mile ski race raised money and hope for children and adults living with cystinosis, a rare genetic disorder …
Winter birding is a blast
By Brian Baxter
Reader Contributor
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Winter Birding Day began with a blast of winter weather. March 24 started out with about four inches of snow …
Free boating courses offered
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting Boat Idaho courses on April 14, May 5 and June 9 for the boating public wanting to learn basic …
Bonners Ferry forests preserved in conservation easement
By Cameron Rasmussson
Reader Staff
About 5,000 acres of forestland near Bonners Ferry will be preserved under a conservation easement in an agreement announced Wednesday by Idaho Department of Lands …
Fishing for education
By Reader Staff
Attention all Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club (LPOIC) members, anglers and, more importantly, mothers and fathers. Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club is always looking for ways to …
F3T: Not just for diehards
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Do you fly fish? Do you want to learn more about the sport? Did you feel something deep in your soul stir when Brad Pitt’s …
Want to create awareness? Set a world record
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
If running 100 miles in full firefighting gear sounds crazy, it’s supposed to.
The founders of the nonprofit Plant Positive, Gwen Le Tutour and Katie …
Indoor shooting range approved in Ponderay
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Ponderay City Council approved a special use permit for an indoor shooting range Monday. It will be the first range of its kind in …
All about ospreys
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
We all remember the great osprey rescue of 2017, when two orphaned osprey chicks at Memorial Field were relocated to adoptive nests after their parents …
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, the Heart Ball, Low Bar Chorale, 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.
