‘A celebration of rowing’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Patricia Sudick is a longtime rower who noticed that something was missing on the tranquil autumn waters of the Pend Oreille River. When Sudick moved to Priest River and...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
RFK, Jr. to speak at Water Summit
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Ask anyone who lives in North Idaho what the most important environmental asset is and nine out of 10 will likely say Lake Pend Oreille. Watching out for our...
(F)all aboard
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As the Newport/Priest River Rotary Club launches its season of fall rides aboard the Scenic Pend Oreille River Train (SPORT), many riders will seize the chance to see North...
Scenic Half Marathon: A run with a view
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Take your mark, runners, it’s time for the annual Scenic Half Marathon. Presented by the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, the route traverses Lake Pend Oreille over the iconic...
Cornhole tournament set to take over First Ave. this weekend
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Back after a successful inaugural event, the Sandpoint Cornhole Classic tournament will take over historic First Avenue in Sandpoint on Saturday, Sept. 14. The tournament is co-presented by MickDuff’s...
On The Lake: We’re 10 years old; that’s 1 million in Waterkeeper years
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper turned 10 this past January and we didn’t even get to go to Triple Play. Instead, we’re going to memorialize this milestone like the data-driven...
YMCA offers free memberships to all seventh-graders
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Beginning Sunday, Sept. 1, all students entering seventh grade in the Inland Northwest will have free access to YMCAs in the region through Aug. 31, 2020. “At the YMCA...
With a boulder on my shoulder
By Justin Henney Reader Contributor I like to ride my bike uphill. But, since someone told me about an app with which you can compete against yourself or other riders who have done the...
Schweitzer Alpine Racing School open for registrations
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor It’s hard to imagine, but ski season is right around the corner. With two new lifts to shuttle skiers from Cedar Park to the top of Lakeside Chutes —...
Trail Dispatches: When the ride description says “bring your bear spray,” you know you’re in for an adventure
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor I had seen Scott Bourassa’s posts on the Bike Bonners Ferry and Ride 7B Facebook groups for months. Each Monday a ride description is posted to the different North...
