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 Reader Staff
Local philanthropic organization 101 Women Sandpoint announced the recipient of its 2024 fall grant cycle, awarding $10,000 to the Sandpoint Teen Center.
The nonprofit Sandpoint Teen Center …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
In preparation for this week’s column, I clicked open my browser to search for the latest buzz around Millennials. I conduct this search regularly enough, …
By Sarah Garcia
Reader Columnist
The annual Pend Oreille Water Festival has been a rite of passage for the youth of Bonner county for the past 24 years. In mid-May …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
An orchestra is all about creating something bigger than the sum of its parts, and that’s a perfect metaphor for El Sistema.
The international orchestral …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
There is something that happens to almost all humans in their lifetime, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, gender,or religion. It’s an experience that unites us …
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