Category: Profile

Community Happenings / Health / Living Life / Profile / Volunteer Spotlight

December 13, 2023

Raye of Hope

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

For the past six years, Raye Johnson has experienced a different Christmas than most 10-year-old girls. While others are home playing with their presents, sitting …

Arts & Culture / Community Happenings / Music / Profile

December 6, 2023

Local musician Chris Paradis releases new album Way Up Yonder

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

For such a small town, Sandpoint has always been blessed with an inordinately high number of talented musicians. One of the more prolific artists in …

Local Elections / Opinion / Profile

November 1, 2023

An Election Day for the books

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

I did the math the other day, and figured out I’ve covered Sandpoint City Hall under six mayors: David Sawyer, Ray Miller, Gretchen Albrecht-Hellar, Marsha …

Arts & Culture / Featured / Opinion / Profile

October 25, 2023

Zombies: the democratic monster

By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff

Classic movie monsters usually have a long literary tradition in Gothic or horror novels, but that isn’t the case for the zombie, which made the …

Community Happenings / Education / Local Elections / Politics / Profile

October 11, 2023

Candidate Questionnaire 2023

Compiled by Zach Hagadone, Soncirey Mitchell and Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates to ask questions about how they would …

Education / Profile / Sports and Outdoors

August 30, 2023

Mind, body and running shoes

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

For Matt and Angie Brass, it all comes down to teamwork. Longtime coaches for cross-country and track at Sandpoint High School, the husband-and-wife duo have …

Arts & Culture / Profile

July 26, 2023