A newcomer’s guide to the Festival
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Whether you’ve seen every Festival at Sandpoint show since the ‘80s or this is your first time, there’s always room to make the experience more enjoyable for you and others....
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An interview with: Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Over 30 years ago, a trio of high school friends in Colorado started messing around and playing music for fun. When Todd Park Mohr, Brian Nevin and Rob Squires...
Temps to reach high 90s in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The dog days of summer have arrived. A wave of higher temperatures will hit North Idaho this weekend, with Friday and Saturday’s forecast calling for high 80s, with Sunday’s...
Smells of Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Ever stopped and just taken a whiff of Sandpoint? There are a plethora of olfactory sensations going on here in the panhandle – some pleasant, some not so much....
President Trump sinks to a new low in Helsinki
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: This is an opinion article written by Reader publisher Ben Olson. When President Donald Trump stood next to Russian President Putin in Helsinki on Monday, he had...
An interview with: Sublime with Rome
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you were alive in the ‘90s, or if you are currently living and breathing, you’ve probably heard of a little band called Sublime. The punk-ska-reggae-rock band blazed their...
Animal Shelter to launch ‘Operation Donation Station’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Panhandle Animal Shelter has announced they are building a new donation and sorting facility just west of their current thrift store location. The 4,500-square-foot facility will feature a parking...
One mother’s quest for action
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Just over a year ago, Dorothy Prophet took a phone call no mother wants to receive. Prophet was told her 25-year-old son Cade slipped and fallen over 40 feet...
Giddyup to the Draft Horse show
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Idaho State Draft Horse and Mule International Show will kick off this weekend and go from July 5-8, with different events happening each day. The annual show takes...
Panida films take us back to ‘80s
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s something so appealing about ‘80s movies. Whether it’s the over-the-top cheesy plots, the villains so evil they are laughable, the ridiculous montages fueled by awful pop music or...
