‘What a long, strange trip it’s been’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the iconic Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died in the summer of 1995, a light went out in the world. However, Deadheads have kept his spirit alive by...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the iconic Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died in the summer of 1995, a light went out in the world. However, Deadheads have kept his spirit alive by...
Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer The evening of Wednesday, Aug. 9, marks a night of the Festival at Sandpoint focused on local talents in honor of Sandpoint legend Charley Packard, the singer-songwriter and beloved...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Charley Packard was a legend. That’s the easiest, quickest way to explain what he meant to those who knew him. When Charley spoke, you felt like there was nothing...
By Dion Nizzi Reader Contributor When the Sandpoint Reader began its second incarnation in January, it was considered a crap shoot. Free weekly community print publications are disappearing all over the country, and to...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are some famous pairings out there in the world; Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, peanut butter and jelly. Charley Packard and Eichardt’s. It’s hard to think of...