‘We (still) live in a yellow submarine…”
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For more than 50 years, the Beatles have endeared themselves to the music world one amazing song at a time. In commemoration of 1968’s classic animated feature “Yellow Submarine,”...
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Prepare thyself for merriment
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Chivalry isn’t dead. It’s alive and well at the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire. For the second year, the Faire takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1-2 at 784 Shingle Mill...
Angels, Washington Trust give to schools
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It was a good week for students in the Lake Pend Oreille School District. Two different Sandpoint organizations each showed support for students in the school district by organizing...
11 years of Funky Junk
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If it exists, you can probably find it in one form or fashion at the Funky Junk Festival. For over a decade, the grassroots antique and craft show will...
The New Normal
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For those who live in and visit North Idaho, clean air and natural beauty often top the list for why they’ve chosen this region. Small business owners rely on...
Shakespeare in the Park: A free activity for the whole family
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Scoundrels, knaves and thespians alike, gather ye to the Bonner County Fairgrounds Sunday, Aug. 19 for a free performance of William Shakespeare’s “Othello.” The show is produced...
If you build it
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is one ultimate goal that many in the Boy Scouts of America seek before their 18th birthday: Eagle Scout status. For Sandpoint High School student Aiden Ackerman, 17,...
The future of kindness
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Tuesday was a good day for kindness. Lenny Hess, owner of 7BTV in Sandpoint, presented representatives from local nonprofit Underground Kindness with a check for $500 to further their...
Triple digit temps expected
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The National Weather Service released a heat advisory for the panhandle into the weekend, with triple digit temperatures and higher-than-normal humidity expected. “Very hot” temperatures are expected through Friday,...
Historic Brown House demolished
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Brown House – the former home of Jim and Jean Brown, who once owned Schweitzer Mountain Resort and substantial land holdings in Bonner County – was demolished Wednesday...
