Tagged: independence day

July 2, 2024

‘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 …

July 3, 2019

By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist

“We possess a spirit that will not be conquered.
Should we be attacked, you will find a race of Amazons in America.”
—Abigail Adams to …

June 29, 2018

By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist

Step up, singles, it’s your day to shine!

I don’t really understand most holidays. It seems like we arbitrarily celebrate the same things over and …

June 29, 2018

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

It’s almost America’s 242nd birthday, which usually means food, fireworks, booze and late-night emergency room visits for digit reattachments.

To celebrate the Fourth of July …

July 4, 2017

By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist

It’s Fourth of July time, and Sandpoint is going to be swarming with people longing for that little piece of Americana.

Our beautiful little idyllic …