Oktoberfest at Beet & Basil
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Beet & Basil Restaurant in Sandpoint will be hosting a special Oktoberfest fundraiser for the East Bonner County Library on Sunday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The family-friendly...
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Local Band Spotlight: Browne Salmon Truck
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For the Sandpoint band Browne Salmon Truck, spontaneity is key. For Drew Browne, Samantha Carston and Truck Mills – get the name now? – everything from how they met...
Ultrarunning: Not for the faint of heart
By Ben Olson Reader Staff You’ve heard of 5K and 10K races. You’ve seen people run half-marathons and marathons. But there’s a more elite category of running that makes these shorter distances seem like...
Let’s go shopping: Fall For Sandpoint pairs downtown retailers with area nonprofits
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Writer Want to support your local downtown retailers and area nonprofits at the same time? Grab your pocketbook and take a stroll downtown Saturday, Oct. 14, where the Sandpoint...
Prescribed burning planned
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Fire managers on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests plan to conduct prescribed burning across multiple Ranger Districts in the coming weeks. The planned burning will include a combination of...
Sam Owen fire chief Wathen retires
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Bob Wathen has been the first and only fire chief for the Sam Owen Fire District since it was founded in 2002. Under Wathen’s leadership, the district has grown...
Where to listen to some great music this weekend
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Summer is officially over Friday, but the live music scene is just warming up in Sandpoint. Here’s a short compendium of the live music going off this weekend in...
Fire restrictions lifted across North Idaho
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Cooler temperatures and recent rainfall influenced the U.S. Forest Service to lift fire restrictions across North Idaho Monday. The region has been under Stage I or II fire restrictions...
Crosstoberfest: A Cyclocross event for cyclists of all stripes
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Get ready for a weekend of dirt and fun at the 6th annual Crosstoberfest, an event showcasing one of the more unique bike events; the Cyclocross. Cyclocross (CX) is...
Stand-Off at Ruby Ridge: 25 Years Later
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a five-part series on the stand-off at Ruby Ridge, which happened 25 years ago in North Idaho. In this installment, we’ll cover...
