Cougar Fire area closure rescinded
By Ben Olson Reader Staff More than two months after it was first detected, the Cougar Fire is finally just a memory. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests announced Wednesday it was rescinding the roads,...
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Local author honored as ‘Writer of the Year’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff To know Captain Bill Collier is to read his words. The author of two nonfiction books highlighting his experiences as a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam and later flying...
Carousel of Smiles to host workshops
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Carousel of Smiles will host the first of a series of pony restoration workshops next weekend. The workshop will take place Friday, Oct. 12 from 5-8:30 p.m. at...
Dark • Synth • Pop
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Pop music has come a long way since New Kids on the Block. Once considered overly saccharine and commercial, the evolution of pop in recent years has seen the...
Ben Olson is a degenerate
By Zach Hagadone Reader Contributor Dear Robo-Caller, Let’s be clear: Ben Olson is a degenerate, as your recent robocall impugning him and the Sandpoint Reader put it. He’s much less a degenerate now than...
Schweitzer announces 2019 management changes
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Schweitzer Mountain Resort announced upcoming management changes this week that will go into effect for the 2018-19 season. After 25 years with Schweitzer, Activities and Events Director Mary Weber-Quinn...
VA outreach planned
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A representative from Bonner County Veterans Service Office will be in Clark Fork from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions about current veterans’ benefits, assist with ongoing...
Robocalls attack Reader publisher
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A series of widespread robocalls late last week and this week attacked the Sandpoint Reader and its publisher and co-owner, Ben Olson. The robocalls homed in on Olson’s education...
From Sandpoint to Northern Ireland
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s a long way to Northern Ireland from the Panhandle, but Maya Goldblum hasn’t forgotten her roots. The Sandpoint-born singer songwriter is playing a series of local shows next...
Sadie Sicilia returns for another Panida show
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s easy to take for granted how special it is to grow up in a musical family. For Sadie Sicilia — formerly Sadie Wagoner— the experience has helped shape...
