The big swim
Sandpoint’s Kevin Woodruff swims length of lake, from Buttonhook Bay to City Beach By Ben OlsonReader Staff The fact that Kevin Woodruff is even alive is a miracle, let alone that he swam 33...
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The king of play
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the sitcom Parks and Recreation, the director Ron Swanson is a deadpan libertarian who believes so much in small government that he wishes his own department didn’t exist...
Turf installed at War Memorial Field
Kids ran and played ball, some turning cartwheels and kicking up bits of cork in the process, on the new War Memorial Field turf Aug. 7, as city dignitaries milled about in preparation of...
Council approves ‘emergency repair’ of Lady Liberty pier at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Lady Liberty is in need of a footlift. That is, a large portion of the concrete pier on which she stands at City Beach in Sandpoint is in “bad...
Parks of the future
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint hosted several open houses on the Parks Master Plan ahead of a workshop Jan. 15 at the regular City Council meeting, gathering input on concepts...
Goose battle rages at City Hall
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...
Goose management plan sparks controversy
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...
City contracts GreenPlay for parks plan
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city is rolling out the next phase of its parks planning process by hiring contractor GreenPlay. A Colorado-based company specializing in parks projects, GreenPlay will work with the...
City OKs goose management plan at City Beach, other city parks
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...
Standing Guard
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...
