The vision of Karin Wedemeyer
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
She is a leader, visionary, artist, scientist, wife, mother and she is directing an upcoming opera. She loves Janice Joplin, and she hopes to be …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
She is a leader, visionary, artist, scientist, wife, mother and she is directing an upcoming opera. She loves Janice Joplin, and she hopes to be …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has a talented jazz ensemble that has worked hard in preparation for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival beginning Feb. 22 …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint is a land of plenty with a lot of poverty. There are those living in excess, and there are those battling deprivation daily. The …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
In June 2016, Harry Amend received a call regarding Jim Straw, principal of Freeman High School. Amend was asked to come in and “keep the …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
It is a small miracle that there is orchestra music available at all in our community. As the “Concert Mistress” of the Pend Oreille Choral …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
The future is looking bright for Rick and Randy Evans of the popular Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Sandpoint. The pair have announced they are …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Back in biology class, in the late ‘90s, I learned that our bodies were made of cells containing tiny “brains” called nuclei, with 46 chromosomes. …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
In the wake of the recent fliers distributed around Sandpoint, I asked comedian Nathan Brannon about what he thought about the contents which stated: “Negroids …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
The practice of aikido is all about harmony.
It’s an art that transcends time and place. And for the past couple years, the place for …
By Jodi Rawson
Reader Contributor
Last summer I was approached by a stranger while swimming. “Could I ask you about your tattoos?” he asked. He was from Canada, and he …
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