Con artists, armed Boy Scouts and Santa Claus
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Nobody knows who wrote the first letter to Santa Claus, but the practice didn’t catch on in mainstream America until a con artist named John …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Nobody knows who wrote the first letter to Santa Claus, but the practice didn’t catch on in mainstream America until a con artist named John …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A Sandpoint High School senior put her name in the Boy Scouts of America history books on Oct. 1 when she achieved the highest …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s always been assumed that those who live in North Idaho are a hardy lot. The Polar Bear Plunge proves that and more.
Each year, …
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