The Bogey Room offers year- round, 24/7 virtual golf
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s a common complaint among golfers in the Pacific Northwest that the first few rounds of the already short season are usually spent knocking the …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
City breaks ground on skatepark expansion
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Community members gathered May 30 for the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2 of the skatepark expansion at Travers Park. Sandpoint Community Planning and Development Director …
Albeni Falls Dam meeting draws contentious crowd
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the first of two public meetings offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam, representatives engaged …
Building butterfly waystations
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
By the time Idaho had adopted the monarch butterfly as its state insect in 1992, the migratory insects were already starting to grow scarce in …
FSPW launches summer hike season
By Reader Staff
The Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness are kicking off their series of summer hikes with a forest ecology-themed trek Monday, June 1 on the Pillick Ridge Trail.…
City to break ground on Phase 2 of Travers skatepark expansion
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint will join Dreamland Skateparks and the Bonner County Skatepark Association on Thursday, May 30 for a 3:30 p.m. groundbreaking on Phase …
Lakes Commission issues statement concerning delay in reaching summer lake level
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Lakes Commission Chair Ford Elsaesser issued a statement expressing concerns regarding the slow refill of Lake Pend Oreille due to maintenance issues at Albeni Falls …
City Beach lifeguard program will again be paused for summer 2024
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It will be another summer season without lifeguards manning the stands at City Beach, with officials citing “the demographic and shifting employment environment over the …
Building a legacy
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Those who have been around Sandpoint for a while might remember the soccer dynasty that lasted from the mid-’90s to late-2000s. Year after year, excellent …
A few thoughts… on golf
By Sandy Compton
Reader Contributor
I once golfed with a pastor who did well until the 13th hole. Then, the wheels came off. On the 16th tee, he put a …
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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 New Year’s Eve Celebrations, the Polar Bear Plunge, 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.
