Sandpoint Sailing Club screens Success, chronicling Race to Alaska
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the summer of 2023, four North Idaho sailors embarked on an adventure that saw them racing from Port Townsend, Wash. to Ketchikan, Alaska with …
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Schweitzer responds to ICL on environmental stewardship
By Taylor Prather
Reader Contributor
It’s been eight months since Alterra closed on the acquisition of Schweitzer, and while not much has changed from the guest experience perspective, there’s a …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers treating invasive flowering rush on local waterways
By Reader Staff
To selectively manage the invasive weed flowering rush, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albeni Falls Dam staff are performing herbicide treatments at six separate locations on dewatered …
Updates on the state of Lake Pend Oreille
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began the spring refill of Lake Pend Oreille on April 1, with the goal of raising the water from …
Mad about Science: Big ships
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Earlier this week, tragedy struck in Baltimore when the container ship the MV Dali collided with the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which …
Getting down to brassica tax
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Don’t be fooled by the smattering of snow on March 24 — the first day of spring came and went, signaling the start of gardening …
Sundown state
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
If you want a master class is hypocrisy and cynicism — and ever need a handy example for what irony truly is — look at …
What will Alterra’s acquisition of Schweitzer mean for the resort’s environmental practices and future?
Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
Like many other local skiers and riders, I was curious to see what the acquisition of Schweitzer by Alterra Mountain Company (AMC) would mean for lift …
Public hearing scheduled for Sagle bike park development
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A public hearing before the Bonner County Planning Department has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m. to take comments from the community …
Internal combustion therapy
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every spring for the past 20 years or so, around the time when the weather turns warm in earnest, I mark a personal seasonal resurrection: …
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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.
