Scenic Newport train offers June dates
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Scenic Pend Oreille River Train, or SPORT, is offering June rides in addition to their regular fall color routes held in September and October. In conjunction with the...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
‘Throttle down’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Mountain Mafia Entertainment’s annual Mountain Havoc event is said to be “pure vehicular violence.” What that means, exactly, is probably best put by the professional drivers themselves. Driver Justin...
Trail Dispatches: National Trails Day benefits popular local trails
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor It’s time for a little spring cleaning on local trails, and National Trails Day, June 1, is the ideal time. This June 1 the Idaho Trails Association will have...
Champion racer to speak at CHAFE 150 dinner
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff CHAFE 150 has been recognized for years as a world-class bicycle race. This year, it’s getting the world-class athlete to match. Tristen Chernove, a Paralympics gold medalist, three-time world...
Like North Idaho trails? Thank the Pend Oreille Pedalers
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you enjoy biking or hiking the many trails scattered around North Idaho, chances are you have the Pend Oreille Pedalers to thank. The nonprofit volunteer club dedicated to...
May 22 declared Jerry Kramer Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When it comes to local legends, no name has made as much noise in the past year as NFL legend Jerry Kramer, and for good reason. Both Bonner County...
Conservation Corner: A day in the woods
By Sarah Garcia Reader Columnist On the second Thursday every May the quiet secluded Delay Farms in Careywood roars to life with the sounds of over a thousand students, volunteers, and natural resource professionals...
Whatever you do, don’t call it ‘folf’
By Kevin Davis Reader Contributor It was a cold and cloudy January afternoon when I pulled into the parking lot. The guys had already assembled at the picnic bench, where they bantered and waited...
Kramer returns to Sandpoint for Panida event
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sports legend Jerry Kramer is back in town later this month for a night of reflection on a dramatic career. Sponsored by Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc., and set for...
Everything you need to know about ultrasports (part 1)
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Growing up in the ‘80s, it seemed Ironman triathlons were king. We watched them on TV, talked about them in school and had our favorite athletes, much like baseball...
