Dirt-y Secrets: June is the gardener’s favorite month
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“June is bustin’ out all over!”
— Carousel, by Rodgers and Hammerstein
This is the month gardeners wait for all year. Seeds are planted and …
Tagged: spring
Mad About Science: Pollinators and plants
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Blue skies interrupted by walls of thick gray clouds, the occasional downpour of rain and a sporadic coating of morning snow are all signs that …
Dirt-y Secrets: Spring has (mostly) arrived
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
“It is one of those April days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and …
Mad About Science: Baby chicks
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s a bit of an annual tradition this time of year for me to write about baby chicks. If you’re tired of seeing me write …
The Sandpoint Eater: Dear Mother
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
My birthday was last week. Every year as it draws close, I use the day as a yardstick to measure my goals list for the …
A few thoughts … On spring and winter
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
Spring managed to surprise me this year. Again. I walked to the river and discovered fresh-grown catkins hanging from an errant Sitka alder that has …
Weight limits in effect on county roads
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Thanks to the abrupt arrival of spring and the thawing that comes with, weight and speed restrictions have been posted on all Bonner County roads …
Gardening with Laurie: Spring at last!
By Laurie Brown
Reader Columnist
After a several false starts, spring is finally really here. The cottonwoods went from bare to leafed out in about three days. The dandelions are …
Single in Sandpoint: March Madness
By Scarlette Quille
Reader Columnist
Spring is the most misrepresented season of all. For decades humans have been passed down the notion that spring is all about baby chicks, budding …
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 