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Western conifer seed bugs
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff September in Bonner County means three things: the tourists have mostly packed up with the endless convoy of RVs rambling back to wherever they came from, school has started and...
On Green Bay day use closure: Public lands are for the public
By Heidi DormanReader Contributor I read with disbelief in last week’s Reader about the closure of day use at Green Bay by the United States Forest Service. I live in the surrounding neighborhood and...
Where’s the beef, Sen. Risch?
By Jim JonesReader Contributor It must be election season again because I’m seeing many down-home TV ads of Jim Risch wearing his cowboy uniform and tossing hay to his cattle — as well as...
A Few Thoughts… On (American) football
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It’s football season! I have a number of favorite teams and players — first and foremost, the Seahawks and Sam Darnold, who hasn’t played since spraining his butt, but Drew...
Students unite at Sandpoint High School’s Longest Table
The Longest Table initiative has been uniting communities around the nation for years, and at the beginning of the 2026 school year, it brought together Sandpoint High School’s new and returning students to share...
Panida Board provides update on community rumors about the theater
By Amy FlintReader Contributor Because rumors are circulating throughout the community, the Panida Board would like to provide an update on the current theater status and upcoming plans. First and foremost is our financial...
A vision for the future
Community Resource EnVision Center explores a bold new option for bringing the community together By Ben OlsonReader Staff Katie Begalke has a vision and it’s one that aligns perfectly with her work as the...
PvP holds first performance of Good Faith Medical Judgment tour
The nonprofit Pro-Voice Project is launching its traveling stage production, Good Faith Medical Judgment: Idaho Physicians Speak, in Sandpoint on Friday, Sept. 25, after which the show will tour across Idaho. The performance will...
Actually, It Is Rocket Science ski and snowboard film to play at Panida
Teton Gravity Research will present its 31st annual ski and snowboard film Actually, It Is Rocket Science at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave., in downtown...
Screening at the Panida, Speak shows that hope can’t be silenced
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff In a cultural time and place where everyone is fighting to be heard, a group of high-schoolers show how courage, conviction and hope refuse to be silenced. That’s the premise...
Habitat for Humanity presents Jim-Isaac Chua in concert
By Reader Staff International award-winning pianist Jim-Isaac Chua will perform a special evening of live music benefiting Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Panida Theater (300...
End of the Line plays tribute to Allman Brothers
Fifty-five years ago, the Allman Brothers released At Fillmore East, one of the most influential live albums in the history of recorded music. The entire double album will be performed in full — along...