Anchoring a community
BoCo museum renews lease, plans for future expansions By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After seven years of uncertainty, the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum renewed its lease in Lakeview Park on Sept. 2. The...
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BoCo museum fundraises with community yard sale
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Historical Society and Museum is raising funds for general operations with a community yard sale Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lakeview Park...
Farewell to Helen Newton, the definition of an authentic Sandpoint ‘local’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One of Sandpoint’s truest champions passed away on April 25 — Helen Newton, aged 83, left us but she won’t be forgotten for her wit, humor and diligent intelligence,...
Help us archive the Reader
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s an old saying declaring the news is the “first rough draft of history.” Day by day and week by week, journalists keep track of the constant march of...
From the homestead to the horizon
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the face of great change, it’s not uncommon to feel helpless. It’s the only constant, after all, along with the passage of time. As time marches on and...
Community, cake and a time capsule
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff This year marks half a century since locals teamed up to officially incorporate the Bonner County Historical Society and, in turn, envision a home for the county’s history with...
Mysteries of the deep
By Hannah Combs Reader Contributor In this three-part series, we explore the formation of Lake Pend Oreille and the things that may lurk in its unknown depths. In August 1866, Civil War General Thomas...
Beehives to bangs: Hair through the ages
By Hannah Combs Reader Contributor Have you found yourself lately standing in front of the mirror, hoping that quarantine will last the three months it takes to flesh out a proper handlebar mustache? Have...
Movies in the Park journeys to Berk in ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Among the many milestones of parenthood is waking up one day to realize you’ve gained an encyclopedic knowledge of some movie or TV show (or both) that you would...
Take a walk through Sandpoint’s past
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Thanks to the Sandpoint Historic Preservation Commission, with an assist from the Bonner County Museum, residents and visitors alike are able to hold an abundance of Sandpoint history in...
