A dying cause
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If tourism is the lifeblood of a community like Sandpoint, philanthropy clubs are its heart and soul. Most of us don’t realize the importance of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If tourism is the lifeblood of a community like Sandpoint, philanthropy clubs are its heart and soul. Most of us don’t realize the importance of …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
As part of Sandpoint’s Winter Carnival, The Hive (207 N. First Ave.) will host a special showing of the International Wildlife Film Festival’s 2024 lineup …
By Reader Staff
Fifth-grade students at Farmin-Stidwell Elementary School decided they wanted to give something back to the community during the holiday season, sending care baskets to kids and adults …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There’s a theory that sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them. I wonder what the consensus is on delivered meals?
Since 2019, the students …
By K.L. Huntley
Reader Contributo
Up in the hills overlooking Lake Pend Oreille, there is a delightful woman who makes colorful prayer flags with messages of hope and peace. She …
By Linda Navarre and Todd Crossett, co-chairs, BCHRTF Members
Reader Contributors
“It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. Never let …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
January’s wet weather has the East Bonner County Library District ready for an early spring cleaning project — and this year, the entire organizational system …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
I came across a recent Facebook post on the Sandpoint Forum page so lovely that I spent the better part of a morning following its …
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