The Battle of the Thai Restaurants
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Ten years ago, there was only one. Today, there are four. Now, the Sandpoint Thai restuarants battle for dominance in a no-holds-barred grudge match to see who will be...
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Sandpoint Lions Club announces raffle winners
By Ben Olson Reader Staff I know of four people who are celebrating a little extra after the Fourth of July weekend. The Sandpoint Lions Club has announced the winners of its annual raffle....
Senior Center: the tree stays
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The fate of the 140-year-old ponderosa pine in the Sandpoint Senior Center parking lot has been sealed: it will stay. After some number crunching and numerous redesigns of the...
Community holds strong in Cape Horn fire
Story by Cameron Rasmusson Photos by Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s nothing like a crisis to show the true nature of a community, and the Cape Horn Fire is no exception. When the blaze first...
Sandpoint SummerFest:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Picture this: you’re enjoying a leisurely drive down a beautiful country lane. Rounding the corner, a pristine lake comes into view. You notice some cars parked in a...
Sandpoint Fire Department:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Earlier this year, Sandpoint Fire Department Captain Jake Hilton received an envelope in the mail postmarked from a town called Sikeston, Missouri. Inside, there was a photograph of...
Sandpoint Lions Club gearing up for the Fourth
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like fireworks? Parades? Toys for tots? The annual Easter Egg hunt? Thank the Lions Club. The Sandpoint charter of the Lions Club has been helping the community of...
‘Live @ the Office’ with John Craigie
By Ben Olson Reader Staff We’ll be hosting John Craigie in the Sandpoint Reader office for our monthly “Live @ The Office” concert this Sunday, June 28 at 6 p.m. If you haven’t been...
Plight of the Holy Broke
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kent Ueland knows a thing or two about loss. After fronting the popular and rising band the Terrible Buttons for five years, the band fell apart. Among the casualties...
Queen B. Drag show anything but a drag
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the going gets tough, the tough… put on a dress? It’s certainly true for John Dowling. When he puts on his high heels and make-up, a remarkable...
