An exercise in frustration
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s official: traveling is back. Though the number of people passing through TSA checkpoints hasn’t quite reached pre-pandemic levels, the seven-day average is the highest it has been since...
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CobraJet celebrates 10 years of bringing the ruckus
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Bands are eerily similar to relationships. They require a lot of effort, patience and attention. Egos need to remain in check for the partnership to work. The highs are...
Comparing apples to apples
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Funny things happen to a person when they turn 40. They start amassing crock pot recipes and have flannel shirts older (and sometimes more cherished) than most of their...
Short-term gains for long-term losses
By Ben Olson Reader Staff One of my favorite times to walk around downtown Sandpoint is “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” as Frank Sinatra put it. All the drunks from the...
Worst. Date. Ever.
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Usually when Valentine’s Day draws near, we take time to show our significant others how much they mean to us. This year, though, I can’t help but remember the...
Sweet sounds in a small setting
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The last time Andy Cabic of the popular folk group Vetiver played in Sandpoint, he stood on the biggest stage around at the 2015 Festival at Sandpoint. This time,...
Schweitzer offers slate of free activities
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We’re right in the thick of winter and Schweitzer has a few events coming up that will provide access for free, as well as a few other interesting events...
It’s never too late to make sweet music
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you asked a room full of musicians what inspired them to learn an instrument, some would probably say their love was awakened by a great piece of music. ...
Sharing the love, one card at a time
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last year, Donna Price hoped to collect about 200 Valentine’s cards from the community to distribute to local senior centers and assisted living facilities. “I originally had just contacted...
The snow that binds us together
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last week’s snowstorms felt like traveling back in time — back to Old Sandpoint, when events like that would occur a half dozen times throughout a normal winter season....
