Giving back(packs)
Angels Over Sandpoint supplies 700 area families with free school supplies By Ben OlsonReader Staff Angels Over Sandpoint volunteers came together once again on Aug. 13-14 to support the children of Bonner County with...
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Becoming (in)human
By Ben OlsonReader Staff “Operator…” “Agent…” “Help…” “Rrrgh, just let me freaking talk to somebody, you son of a…” If anyone had overhead me trying to call my internet provider’s support line over the...
Talbott resigns as Panida Theater director
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Robb Talbott issued a letter of resignation to the Panida Theater Board of Directors on Aug. 6, ending his nearly two-year run as director of the historic downtown Sandpoint theater....
Hoisted by their own dotard
By Ben OlsonReader Staff In Act 3 of Hamlet, the titular character has been acting mad to throw off suspicion that he knows his uncle Claudius murdered his father and married his mother. Claudius...
The heart over Hope
By Ben OlsonReader Staff One of the saving graces of my life is owning a sailboat. I bought it with my buddy Jake Hagadone (brother to Reader Editor-in-Chief Zach Hagadone) about five years ago;...
Summer Music Series welcomes Portland guitar-pop band
Sunbathe joined by special guest Bart Budwig By Ben OlsonReader Staff Summer in Sandpoint is a magical time made even better by the abundance of free, outdoor live music. The annual Sandpoint Summer Music...
Festival Memories
Ben, Zach and Soncirey reminisce about the Festival at Sandpoint ‘The best bar in town’By Zach Hagadone I wrote about a few of my Festival at Sandpoint memories in 2020 — in the onset...
Suspect found deceased after Kootenai County firefighter shooting
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The gunman who shot and killed two firefighters and wounded a third at the Canfield Mountain recreation area in Kootenai County on June 29 was found deceased after an...
Scape Days returns at Snow Valley Garlic Farm
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Grab the kiddos and head over to the west side of the county for two days of fun and food at Scape Days. The weekend festival is open from...
Panida to show Independence Day as $5 movie
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Perhaps the second most famous instance of Will Smith smacking somebody in the face happened during the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day when he punched an alien. See it on...
