Gratitude from a grump
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Upon reviewing my past eight or so months of “Back of the Book” essays, I came to the conclusion that I’ve been a real downer this year. That was...
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‘Scott does seem to be pretty upset with this’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Reader previously reported that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee used ranked-choice voting on Aug. 20 to select three nominees to replace District 3 Commissioner Luke Omodt, who...
Sand Creek Regatta returns for fifth year of DIY watercraft competition
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint’s signature celebration of homemade watercraft and big pirate energy is back for its fifth iteration, with the Sand Creek Regatta scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7. Boaters are instructed...
City gearing up to begin Fifth Ave./Pine St. traffic signal project
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After more than a year of planning and discussion, the relocation of the traffic signal at Fifth Avenue and Church Street to the intersection of Fifth and Pine Street...
Ponderay to cut ribbon on Phase 1 of Field of Dreams Recreation Complex
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been 31 years since Floyd McGhee and Mike Read first envisioned a dedicated regional sports facility in Ponderay. Then conceived of as the McGhee Sports Complex, that idea...
City hosts free outdoor screening of The Sandlot
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s hard to find a more potent piece of cinematic nostalgia than the 1993 classic The Sandlot, which tells the raucous yet family-friendly tale of a rag-tag band of...
A-list Alien(s)
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff With Alien: Romulus in theaters now — and because I haven’t been able to make it to the cinema to see it yet — I contented myself with rewatching...
City Beach Lady Liberty statue going in for repairs
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Few other Sandpoint landmarks are more photographed than the replica of Lady Liberty at the end of the City Beach pier — however, those snapshots will have to wait...
Court determines arson suspect’s competency is ‘significantly impaired’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Arson suspect Jennifer S. Meyer was in Bonner County court again Aug. 21, appearing with Public Defender Catherine Enright to hear how a recent competency evaluation would affect the...
