City hosts free outdoor screening of The Sandlot
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s hard to find a more potent piece of cinematic nostalgia than the 1993 classic The Sandlot, which tells the raucous yet family-friendly tale …
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A-list Alien(s)
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
With Alien: Romulus in theaters now — and because I haven’t been able to make it to the cinema to see it yet — I …
Fire districts seeking public feedback amid new strategic planning process
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
With an eye toward growth in Bonner County, the Sagle and Westside Fire Districts are planning for the future.
The districts — which make up …
City Beach Lady Liberty statue going in for repairs
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Few other Sandpoint landmarks are more photographed than the replica of Lady Liberty at the end of the City Beach pier — however, those snapshots …
East Bonner Library trustees approve boundary line adjustment with West Bonner
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The West Bonner County Library District got its wish for a boundary expansion, following the vote at an Aug. 20 joint meeting of its board …
Court determines arson suspect’s competency is ‘significantly impaired’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Arson suspect Jennifer S. Meyer was in Bonner County court again Aug. 21, appearing with Public Defender Catherine Enright to hear how a recent competency …
Babylon Berlin reemerges with a triumphal fourth season
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A handful of critics seem a little bemused by the popularity of Babylon Berlin.
The New York Times referred to a “a small core of …
Twister blows into Panida for $5 film screening
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Disaster movies have been with us almost since the beginning of film — with the 1933 earthquake-and-tsunami “adventure in speculation” Deluge generally regarded as the …
BOCC Chair Omodt tenders resignation
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
District 3 Bonner County Commissioner Luke Omodt submitted his letter of resignation to the county clerk on Aug. 20 — effective Saturday, Sept. 7 — …
Sandpoint Mayor Grimm fronts 1% local option sales tax to fund street repairs
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint residents weary of degraded street conditions throughout the city may have the opportunity to weigh in on a 1% local option sales tax that …
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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.
