By Mayor Shelby Rognstad Reader Contributor A draft of the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan is under way and through the planning process a number of missed opportunities came to light that the...
By Kody Van Dyk Special to the Reader The city of Sandpoint draft Parks Master Plan identifies disposing of city-owned green space located east of the Edgewater Best Western Hotel. It appears from media...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Nothing says summer like a beer at the beach. The only question at Sandpoint Beerfest: Which beer will it be? It’s no easy decision when there’s dozens upon dozens...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint’s plan for Canada geese management has escalated into a full-blown controversy. Opponents filled the Sandpoint City Council public comment period Wednesday night to push back...
By Jane Fritz Reader Contributor On the September 22, 2011, front cover of the Reader is a colorful illustration of a future lakeside Sandpoint with a story written by then editor, Zach Hagadone. I...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When it comes the Canadian geese at Sandpoint City Beach, there’s no simple solution —or at least, not one that will please everyone. In February, the Sandpoint City Council...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The fight to preserve local parks from the negative effects of Canadian geese is moving into its next phase. Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Director Kim Woodruff told council members...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When it comes to geese — and more importantly, their poop — the city of Sandpoint has no simple solution. They come in by the hundreds from month...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If variety is the spice of life, then there’s no better time to be a beer lover. With microbreweries springing up all over the country — including several right...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Coyotes at Sandpoint City Beach? Well, sort of. Sandpoint Parks and Recreation is trying out a new goose deterrent system with the placement of several coyote decoys at the...
