‘Back to Our Roots’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When choosing the theme for the 2024 Fourth of July parade, the Sandpoint Lions Club decided to honor Sandpoint’s history with the theme “Back to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When choosing the theme for the 2024 Fourth of July parade, the Sandpoint Lions Club decided to honor Sandpoint’s history with the theme “Back to …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Pend Oreille Arts Council will draw inspiration from the father of impressionism, Claude Monet, Friday, June 28 for its annual Art Party fundraiser. “Monet’s …
By Reader Stafff
The CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo bicycle ride is celebrating its 17th year on Saturday, June 15, tallying another year of supporting the Book Trust Program of the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Xadrian Knepper started her dance journey at the age of 6, learning the art form and performing at Allegro Dance Studio in Sandpoint. She’s come …
By Reader Staff
For the past three years, thousands of people have come together to celebrate and affirm the dignity and equality of the LGBTQ+ community with the Sandpoint Pride …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Whether it was the high fashion, the roaring lifestyle or the suggestion of socially acceptable naughtiness, the Prohibition Era continues to fascinate us a century …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Dust off those bell-bottoms and prepare for debauchery all in the name of a good time and a good cause, as the Angels Over Sandpoint …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A piece of Schweitzer history is paying off big-time for local nonprofits.
Announced by Schweitzer Mountain Resort at the end of the winter season, Chairs …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Hope Elementary School has been hosting an annual Spring Fling fundraiser for eight years now, and in that time, the event has evolved into a …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When it comes to describing this Sunday’s Cinco de Mayo fundraiser at Trinity at City Beach, Cami Murray keeps it simple: “food, booze and a …
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