2025 Women of Wisdom to be honored at annual gala
By Reader Staff
The Women Honoring Women committee is preparing to celebrate its 2025 Women of Wisdom selectees with a gala brunch Saturday, June 14 at the Marigold Bistro inside …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight
Food bank partners with local gardeners to feed the community
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
This summer, the Bonner Community Food Bank, Gardens for Health Collaborative and the Lake Pend Oreille School District are partnering with local gardeners to bring …
Self-sufficiency, compassion and the philosophy of ‘chugal’
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The green-thumbed students at Lake Pend Oreille High School have been giving back to the community by building and maintaining gardens of all shapes and …
On cemetery picnics
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Contributor
A friend recently called me out for something I posted on social media. With a concerned look on her face, she asked: “Can we talk …
Erin Plue selected as Trout Unlimited’s Idaho director
By Reader Staff
Erin Plue has been chosen to lead Trout Unlimited’s Idaho program. Since 2020, Plue has led the organization’s watershed restoration work in North Idaho, including the Coeur …
First Presbyterian Church Pastor Kennaly announces retirement
By Reader Staff
After 30 years as an ordained pastor, Andy Kennaly is retiring as the faith leader of the First Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint.
Kennaly served as the solo …
Live Give 7B raises $228,000+ for local nonprofits in inaugural campaign week
By Reader Staff
The first-ever Live Give 7B giving week came to a close on April 18, with the results exceeding organizers’ expectations. With 480 donors contributing just more than …
The growing hunger
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.”
— Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner
There is, perhaps, no worse …
Public recycling bins set to debut
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Councilor Pam Duquette is preparing to roll out a pilot project providing a dozen recycling bins to locations ranging from City Beach to …
Innovia announces $30K in grants
By Reader Staff
Innovia Foundation’s Leadership Council for Bonner and Boundary counties announced grant awards totaling $30,000 at the community celebration of the Live Give 7B campaign on April 18. …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 