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November 15, 2024

The Panida turns 97

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

For a 97-year-old, the Panida Theater looks pretty darn good. The historic theater and “living room of Sandpoint” will throw a special birthday party on …

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November 13, 2024

Do you have old copies of the Reader lying around?

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Thanks to support from the community, Bonner County Historical Society and the East Bonner County Library District, the Reader has begun archiving the editions that …

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November 6, 2024

Bye bye Blird-ie

By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff

The Panida Little Theater will open its doors Tuesday, Nov. 12, for the year’s final installment of KRFY Community Radio’s Little Live Radio Hour, featuring …

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November 6, 2024

Keeping the home fires burning

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Everyone needs a little help from time to time. That’s the mantra of North Idaho Firewood Rescue. Now, the nonprofit organization — which has helped …

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November 6, 2024

Taking stock at the brink

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

There was an internet phenomenon from 2015 called “The Dress,” which seems appropriate to remember right now.

A week before her daughter’s wedding, a British …

Arts & Culture / Ben Olson / Featured / Music

November 3, 2024

Spooky Halloween sounds that aren’t the theremin

Whether listening to a scary movie’s ominous background music or your favorite Halloween songs, there are some pretty creepy-sounding instruments out there. Everyone always thinks of the theremin around Halloween, …