Hunting for history with the Elks
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
The weightlessness of being carried in father’s arms. A blast of sharp winter wind whistling through the crack of the door at …
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
The weightlessness of being carried in father’s arms. A blast of sharp winter wind whistling through the crack of the door at …
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
She lay in bed, musing about the churches, schools and civic centers that would one day replace the wild land that surrounded …
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
Scrambling onto his brother’s shoulders and waving his arms wildly in the air, he knew he could catch the teacher’s eye. Spotting …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Observant city residents and visitors may have noticed a new splash of art throughout public spaces in Sandpoint over the past nine months. After the …
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
Her speech well rehearsed, she had just settled into a light doze when a touch of turbulence brought her back to attention. …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Museum will close its doors to the public the week of Aug. 24 to heighten security measures after several items were stolen …
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
The early morning light bathed the trees in light on the shores of the Pend Oreille River, and Kristoffer Solheim relaxed in …
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
Laying her luggage on the bed (a real innerspring mattress, just like back home), she steps out the door and across the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Like most small towns across the nation, Sandpoint has celebrated our country’s independence on July 4 over the years with a great show of patriotism …
By Hannah Combs and Chris Corpus
Special to the Reader
Young Vernon Shook didn’t let anything stand in the way of his ambitions to become an engineer or doctor — …
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