A vision for the future
Community Resource EnVision Center explores a bold new option for bringing the community together By Ben OlsonReader Staff Katie Begalke has a vision and it’s one that aligns perfectly with her work as the...
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Emily Articulated: Reflections of fall
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist And just like that, it feels like fall. It’s not the temperature, exactly. Nor is it the reddening leaves or the turning of a calendar page. It’s the way the...
Bring back the nondiscrimination ordinance
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems like every year or so, The New York Times finds an opportunity to write about Sandpoint and surrounds — sometimes telling everyone in the world they should move...
Sandpoint Oktoberfest returns to Granary Arts District
By Reader Staff Hoist your steins, don your lederhosen or dirndls, and ready yourselves for a good time — the Sandpoint Oktoberfest is returning for its third year from noon-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct....
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...
‘The idea of the challenge’
30 years of the Long Bridge Swim By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The 30th annual Long Bridge Swim went off without a hitch on Aug. 2, when nearly 840 swimmers tested their endurance, speed and...
City of Sandpoint gauging interest in City Beach lifeguard program
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Though beach season is about as far away on the calendar as it could be, the city of Sandpoint is looking ahead to potentially staffing City Beach with lifeguards...
Litehouse YMCA, city of Sandpoint seeking lifeguards for the season
By Ben Olson Reader Staff An integral part of the summer season in Sandpoint involves recreating in Lake Pend Oreille, which requires a number of lifeguards to ensure everyone exits the water safely at...
A history of healthy communities
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Since its founding more than 175 years ago, the YMCA has always been about healthy communities. Seven months ago, the epicenter of health and social activity that was Sandpoint...
YMCA acquires Sandpoint West Athletic Club
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The biggest name in community-centered health is coming to Sandpoint. Officials recently confirmed that the YMCA intends to acquire the Sandpoint West Athletic Club. While the details are still...
