Bringing Sandpoint’s history to life
By Reader Staff
The Bonner County Historical Society will host a special screening of Sandpoint at the North End of the Long Bridge in conjunction with the Panida Theater (300 …
Tagged: Erik Daarstad
Hair like Erik’s
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
The more I came to know the recently departed sage of Sandpoint, Erik Daarstad, the more I thought about moving to Norway.
My God, if …
Erik Daarstad (June 27, 1935- March 13, 2023)
Erik Daarstad passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 after a short illness at age 87. He was born on June 27, 1935 in a small mining town located in …
Looking back
By Erik Daarstad
Reader Contributor
Having grown up during World War II and lived under German occupation for five years, I watched the planes drop the bombs that killed my …
The next generation of storytellers
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the advent of new technology and media, the art of storytelling has changed volumes in the millenia humans have inhabited the earth but, at …
Sandpoint Films offers free outdoor screening of ‘G-Dog’
By Reader Staff
G-Dog is a film about second chances. The documentary focuses on the charismatic visionary Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest who rescued kids from gangs by launching the …
‘Skid Row Marathon’ and ‘How to Defuse a Bomb”
By Erik Daarstad
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint Film Festival has added the showings of two feature documentaries as part of the Festival this year. Showing on Thursday night Nov. 1 at …
2018 Sandpoint Film Festival is better than ever
By Erik Daarstad
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint Film Festival started nine years ago presenting short films for a one-day festival. SFF is a nonprofit organization started by Janice Jarzabek in an …
Norwegians wanted!
By Erik Daarstad
Reader Contributor
Ever since President Trump made the comment in a meeting at the White House about Norwegians vs. inhabitants of certain “s-hole” countries, it has become …
Panida to celebrate 90 years
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
In the office above the Panida Theater hangs a calendar of epic proportions.
The timeline spans all the way from January 2016 to next …
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 