Such great heights
By Don Otis Reader Columnist The streets were deserted and the sky filled with smoke as we pulled into Bishop, California in late August afternoon. We were hoping for late summer blue skies and...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Schweitzer’s Fall Fest back for 23rd annual beer extravaganza
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s been an interesting summer. We’ve had early heat waves, forest fires, earthquakes, smoky skies. It’s hard to believe that this weekend marks the end of summer operations for...
Understanding soil fertility
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist Every garden season brings new insights and knowledge, so I hesitate to call myself a “master gardener”. Presumed expertise is often shocked into submission by surprises and failures in...
Learjet family’s daughter to speak at Bird Museum
By Reader Staff For Shanda Lear-Baylor, inspiration isn’t something that comes from inside the brain. That conclusion is not just based on her life but her family’s as well. In her 55 minute multi-media...
Healing Garden seeks volunteers
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Have you ever been down to the Healing Garden by Bonner General Health and noticed how beautiful the landscaping looks? Chances are, you are admiring the work of a...
The importance of landscape irrigation
By Dan Eskelson Reader Columnist Landscape irrigation is a term to describe the artificial application of water to a landscape. To keep your gardens thriving requires the careful management of irrigation practices. The following...
Skater competition set to blast off next weekend
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Grab your helmet and strap on those knee pads, skaters—the King of the Kongcrete skating competition awaits! Set for Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Concrete Lake skate park, the...
Local climber aims to bag all 66 ‘14er’ peaks in contiguous U.S.
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Don Otis is always trying to reach a higher place. Two weeks ago, he completed two Fourteeners (peaks above 14,000 feet), and has set his sights to bag the...
Bonner County Fair and Rodeo:
By Scout Anatricia Reader Staff Maybe you’re the kind of person who can’t get enough of wrestling greased pigs. If so, don’t just sit around hoping for one to run through your yard. Head...
On your marks, get set… swim!
By Scout Anatricia Reader Intern There’s nothing quite like the sight of several hundred people breast-stroking their way to the finish line at the end of the 1.76 mile Long Bridge. And that’s exactly...
