‘Support the boobs, drink the beer’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Benefit local cancer support services while having a blast with 7B Women’s Boobs ’n’ Beer 5k Fun Run and Oktoberfest. The fourth annual event will take place Saturday, Sept....
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Scenic Half Marathon: A run with a view
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Take your mark, runners, it’s time for the annual Scenic Half Marathon. Presented by the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, the route traverses Lake Pend Oreille over the iconic...
CAL celebrates 40 years
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Forty years ago, the Community Assistance League was formed by a small group of philanthropists eager to create a nonprofit where local women could affect real change in Sandpoint....
Cornhole tournament set to take over First Ave. this weekend
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Back after a successful inaugural event, the Sandpoint Cornhole Classic tournament will take over historic First Avenue in Sandpoint on Saturday, Sept. 14. The tournament is co-presented by MickDuff’s...
Wentworth, master thief
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Somewhere on the dark, quiet streets of south Sandpoint, Wentworth the cat is on the prowl, searching for another pair of flip-flops to steal. The sandal-stealing feline, owned by...
Bumper to bumper with history
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For decades, two car shows have served as bookends for the busy summer season in Sandpoint: Lost in the ’50s in May and the Injectors Car Show in September. ...
Sandpoint Teen Center reopens in two locations
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the past 15 years, the Sandpoint Teen Center has provided a nurturing, safe and fun environment for area teenagers. In 2018, the building that housed the Teen Center...
Archaeological find near Grangeville could rewrite history
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For upwards of 16,000 years, some of the earliest evidence of human habitation in the Americas lay buried in Idaho, waiting to be discovered. According to research published Aug....
Prepare thyselves for merriment
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Hear ye! Hear ye! Damsels, lords and ladies, knights, knaves and wenches. Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth I is most excited to welcome all to the splendor and enchantment...
YMCA offers free memberships to all seventh-graders
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Beginning Sunday, Sept. 1, all students entering seventh grade in the Inland Northwest will have free access to YMCAs in the region through Aug. 31, 2020. “At the YMCA...
