Travel the gravel
The Panhandle Gravel Series: A trio of bike races cut from a different cloth By Ben OlsonReader Staff Some people are just built differently. While most bicyclists avoid gravel roads like the plague, riders...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Dear Earth
By Savannah WillisonReader Contributor Dear Earth, I’m writing to you today to express my gratitude toward you. How you’re always changing, adapting, demanding. Thank you for the sunshine, it’s been needed. Thank you for...
Slug Tales from Zone 6: Identifying native spring flowers
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Tulips, daffodils and crocuses may get all the attention in spring for their early, colorful blooms, but they’re nowhere near as sweet-smelling, beneficial or long-lasting as Idaho’s native flowers. April...
‘Mud, glorious mud’
The healing power of getting dirty By Jeannine TidwellReader Contributor It emerges from the ground with a soft, wet, earthy smell in the spring and summer. When the sun hits it, it shines. You...
Following repeated damage, officials warn against driving vehicles on city park grounds
By Reader Staff Sandpoint City Hall is urging the public not to drive their vehicles on public fields, citing five incidents since December of drivers causing “extensive damage and costly repairs” at Hickory Park,...
Construction ongoing at marina adjacent to Trestle Creek
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Construction is ongoing at the Idaho Club’s 88-slip marina adjacent to the mouth of Trestle Creek, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporarily halted activities Dec. 22, due to...
Travers Park Project honored with state award
By Reader Staff The overhaul of Travers Park in Sandpoint has earned statewide recognition, with the Idaho Recreation and Parks Association naming the project its 2026 Outstanding Park or Facility. Announced in an April...
City of Ponderay launches long-awaited Black Rock cleanup project at Bay Trail
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The city of Ponderay kicked off a project years in the making April 7, when crews began construction to remediate contamination at the “Black Rock” site on the shoreline of...
IRS recognizes Panhandle Bike Ranch as nonprofit
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After months of waiting, the Panhandle Bike Ranch has achieved federal recognition from the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The designation is a milestone in founders Jennifer and...
Checkmate
Lou Domanski Chess Festival registration ends April 9, tournament April 11 By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s still time to register for the annual Lou Domanski Chess Festival in Sandpoint. Registration remains open until the...
