Got Wood?
By Kevin Davis, USFS Reader Contributor Picture a healthy river or stream with cold, clear water running over boulders and cobbles through a shady corridor of tall evergreen trees with overhanging shrubs lining the...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Fjord Horse Show gallops into Sandpoint for the first time
By Cameron Barnes Reader Staff For the first time in the thirty-year history of the Pacific Northwest Fjord Promotional Group (PNFPG), Sandpoint will host the 29th International Fjord Horse Show this weekend at the...
Going for the Gold:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When most people retire, they plan to live quietly and catch up on the activities that eluded them during a lifetime of work. It was no different for...
Community efforts enhance region’s mountain bike trail system
By Reader Staff Thanks to ongoing efforts from The Pend Oreille Pedalers (POP) Selkirk Recreation District (SRD), the city of Sandpoint and Schweitzer Mountain Resort, mountain bike enthusiasts now have the opportunity to ride...
Culverts and the fish who love them
By Kevin Davis, USFS Reader Contributor Do you enjoy fishing in North Idaho? Or, perhaps you like to fish for kokanee on Lake Pend Oreille? Are you fly fisherman that enjoys the seclusion of...
Seventh-grade football program to debut
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Football has been a defining school experience for innumerable students. Now local seventh graders can count themselves among them. Local sports volunteers Mose Dunkel and Owen Rust are organizing...
A newcomer’s guide to Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint draws people to our fair community from all over the area. Some come for just a night, some stay for the whole two weeks. If...
Head over heels
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Bonner County Fair is steeped in the lifeblood of the community. For nearly 100 years, county residents have gathered at the fair to examine livestock, enjoy a little...
Community fun — just add water
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Intern In the early ‘90s, Eric Ridgway drove Sandpoint’s Long Bridge every day. For a man who describes swimming as his “therapy, joy and meditation,” it isn’t surprising to hear...
Soccer clubs claim both Julyfest Championships
By Happy Hans Reader Contributor It was a good weekend for Sandpoint soccer clubs. Both the Grey Monarch and Green Monarch Futball Clubs brought home the gold at the 44th Julyfest soccer tournament in...
