By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Sandpoint is going Bavarian on Saturday, Oct. 12 with its second annual Oktoberfest celebration in the Granary Arts District. Local breweries and vendors will congregate around Matchwood Brewing (513...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff First celebrated as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, the Veterans Day holiday has come to honor all who served the United...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After flying more than 90 combat missions in Vietnam, Barney Ballard gave up flying in 1974. Thanks to a new piece of technology at the Sandpoint branch of the...
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor John “Doc” Ivy served five tours in Vietnam from 1966-1971. He was introduced in the Reader on May 23, 2017, as my beloved veteran neighbor. Today, at age 72,...
By Russ Fankell Reader Contributor For the first 30 years after my service I never thought much about Veterans Day. To me it was just another day that brought up more bad experiences and...
