Tagged: Sandpoint local

Arts & Culture / Back of the Book / Featured / Living Life / Memories / Opinion / Personal history / Random Digital Madness / Soncirey Mitchell

September 15, 2026

My Sandpoint

By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff What does it take to call yourself an Idahoan or, better yet, a Sandpointian? I’ve lived along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille all my life. I grew up in...

Arts & Culture / Ben Olson / Community Happenings / Featured / Health / History / Holiday / Memories / Opening Hearts and Minds / Personal history / Profile / Random Digital Madness

May 24, 2026

Sandpoint’s ‘grand dame,’ Mary Faux

Beloved 97-year-old named first female grand marshal of ’50s parade By Ben OlsonReader Staff If Sandpoint were to have an official grand dame, Mary Faux would certainly be at the top of the list....

Community Happenings / Featured / History / Obituary / Profile / Zach Hagadone

May 3, 2025

Farewell to Helen Newton, the definition of an authentic Sandpoint ‘local’

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff One of Sandpoint’s truest champions passed away on April 25 — Helen Newton, aged 83, left us but she won’t be forgotten for her wit, humor and diligent intelligence,...