Category: Sports and Outdoors
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Public interest in the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness shows no sign of waning, with hundreds turning out Tuesday night for a second public meeting at Clark Fork High School....
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Editor’s Note: Scott Rulander finished the CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo at the head of the pack, tying with Scott Starbuck for first place with a finishing time of 7...
Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Between Lake Pend Oreille, Priest Lake, the Pend Oreille River and the Clark Fork River, Bonner County has no shortage of water-related recreational opportunities. Boaters, swimmers, paddlers and shoreline...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Last week, something terrible yet all too possible happened: A woman hiking with two dogs near Priest Lake suffered injuries in a black bear attack. She was life-flighted...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the third year in a row, wine is king at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Northwest Winefest kicks off July 15 and 16, with 80 different wines from 20 regional...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Classic watercraft lovers rejoice — this weekend marks Sandpoint’s 15th annual Antique and Classic Boat Show, hosted by the Inland Empire chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes a documentary film comes along and reminds us how resilient and powerful human beings really are. The upcoming documentary “Sense the Wind” playing Friday, July 7 at 7...
By Jen Heller Reader Contributor “You feel so alone when your child is sick.” Nanci Jenkins works full-time with Panhandle Health District, but it’s obvious that her unpaid job — supporting the families of...
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor Perhaps you developed an appreciation of the Tour de France, as I did, while watching Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong dominate what was historically a European sport. Or maybe,...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Sponsored by the Sandpoint Library Try saying that one ten times fast: “Leeds-ICK-thiss” A weird name for a truly weird fish. Leedsichthys was a colossal filter-feeding fish that swam...