‘Back to Our Roots’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When choosing the theme for the 2024 Fourth of July parade, the Sandpoint Lions Club decided to honor Sandpoint’s history with the theme “Back to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When choosing the theme for the 2024 Fourth of July parade, the Sandpoint Lions Club decided to honor Sandpoint’s history with the theme “Back to …
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“We possess a spirit that will not be conquered.
Should we be attacked, you will find a race of Amazons in America.”
—Abigail Adams to …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Step up, singles, it’s your day to shine!
I don’t really understand most holidays. It seems like we arbitrarily celebrate the same things over and …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s almost America’s 242nd birthday, which usually means food, fireworks, booze and late-night emergency room visits for digit reattachments.
To celebrate the Fourth of July …
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
It’s Fourth of July time, and Sandpoint is going to be swarming with people longing for that little piece of Americana.
Our beautiful little idyllic …
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