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• Sandpoint Arbor Day is Saturday

  May 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 The 14th annual Sandpoint Arbor Day ceremony and arboretum open house takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in Lakeview Park, next to the Bonner County Historical Museum …

• Sandpoint to fight milfoil by hand

  May 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 SANDPOINT – City officials in Sandpoint are declining an offer from the Idaho Department of Agriculture to apply herbicide in Lake Pend Oreille near city beaches to eradicate Eurasian milfoil. …

• Long-distance relationship: Sandpoint couple scores backpacking Triple Crown

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 After enduring six months backpacking the Appalachian Trail, Phil Hough and Deb Hunsicker were pretty sure their relationship was good for the long haul. They confirmed they could go the …

• North Idaho hikers find peak place close to home

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 The Scotchman Peaks area northeast of Lake Pend Oreille is a roadless area the Sandpoint couple prizes. For seven years, Hough and Hunsicker have been leaders in Friends of the … 3

• Backpackers gear down for long distance hikes

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 Phil Hough and Deb Hunsicker have winnowed their long-distance hiking gear to a base weight (sans food and water) of 15-19 pounds, depending on how many luxuries they bring, such … 1

• Entrepreneurs to vie in Schweitzer pitch contest

  March 8, 2012 in Business on Page A1 Organizers of the Chairlift Pitch Contest want to spin the idea of the elevator pitch into something more quintessentially Sandpoint. Next Thursday they’ll send seven area business owners to the … 1

• Coldwater Creek to sell 26.5 million shares at discount

  October 21, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Sandpoint women’s clothing retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. said it will sell 26.5 million shares of common stock and raise roughly $21.1 million and use the money to push through a …

• Franti, fireworks set to wrap up Festival at Sandpoint

  August 11, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Little-known fact about the Festival at Sandpoint: Some people bob around in boats on Lake Pend Oreille and enjoy the concerts for free. Actually, the boat will be the only …

• Cross-country racers hit finish line

  June 28, 2011 in City on Page A6 Four mostly middle-age Sandpoint men have bicycled across the country in 6 days, 9 hours and 28 minutes to raise $80,000 for autism. Wayne Pignolet, 51, describes his experience with …

• Out & About: Rare namesake born at Wild Horse Island

  April 24, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 For the first time in more than a century, a wild horse has given birth on Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island.

• Vietnam War copter headed to Sandpoint

  March 27, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B2 SANDPOINT – A group of veterans in North Idaho has purchased a military surplus H-34 helicopter they hope to display in Sandpoint as a Vietnam War memorial. “It will be …

• Sandpoint aircraft maker and Spokane flight center share training resources

    February 26, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Sandpoint-based Quest Aircraft has formed a partnership with Spokane Turbine Center, a nonprofit, church-supported training center for mission aviators. Quest will now use Spokane Turbine Center’s million-dollar flight simulator and …

• Children’s clinic blends therapies

  December 26, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Imagine having a child who requires not only speech therapy, but also occupational therapy and possibly physical therapy. Then you are told your younger child also needs at least one …

• Riders from Sandpoint focus on autism

  December 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 For the past 12 years, David and Lisa Barth, of Sandpoint, have cocooned around their small family, maxed out with the day-to-day challenge and joy of raising an autistic son. … 9

• Fulfilling a need inside the Cedar Street Bridge

  December 12, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 When Shery Meekings first walked into the Cedar Street Bridge Public Market in downtown Sandpoint, her mind began to race. As an artist, she viewed it as a place where …

• Prep roundup: Wiese hits 3; Newport wins

  December 7, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 Courtney Wiese banked in a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to lift Newport to a 38-37 nonleague girls basketball victory over visiting Timberlake on Monday night. The Tigers (3-3) had …

• Technology improves Schweitzer experience

  November 21, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations Schweitzer Mountain Resort has long been a favorite Inland Northwest ski destination, and this season the resort is betting that technology will take them another step toward the top.

• Youths can get involved through CAL Teens

  November 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 More than three decades ago as a group of families were gathered on the beach in Sandpoint for some fun and relaxation, the women began talking about the needs of …

• Sculpture uses salvage materials

  October 17, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 As you enter Sandpoint, there are signs proclaiming this resort area as a walking town. But this community is quickly evolving into much more than a place where you can …

• Things are looking up at Cedar Street Bridge

  October 10, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 It has been nearly two years since Sandpoint’s Cedar Street Bridge was forced to close temporarily, and since then it seemed the popular shopping venue would never recover. Home to …

• Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail plan to be unveiled

  September 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I7 It has been more than a year since proponents of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail began organizing workshops, holding meetings and seeking public input, and now they are ready to …

• 24-hour bike ride rallies community to help fight cystinosis

  September 5, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 When they first established a foundation in honor of their son who is fighting a rare genetic disease, Brian and Tricia Sturgis never imagined their efforts would not only raise …

• Handle on Business: Sandpoint Pita Pit to open mid-September

  August 29, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I4 About 20 new jobs will begin in Sandpoint in mid-September when a new Pita Pit restaurant opens at First Avenue and Bridge Street. Built in the 1950s as a service …

• Mayor: Proactive economic approach keeps Sandpoint strong

  August 29, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 According to Sandpoint Mayor Gretchen Hellar, if one were to ask members of this community how they thought the Sandpoint economy was faring, the answers would be diverse. “Every citizen …

• Grand jury indicts North Idaho trio on drug charges

  August 24, 2010 in Idaho A grand jury in northern Idaho has indicted three Bonner County residents on charges of delivering and trafficking drugs. 6

• Stay and Play: Get sidetracked to Sandpoint

  August 19, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 If there’s one problem with Sandpoint, it’s that there is too much to do. Between Schweitzer Mountain and City Beach, the Festival at Sandpoint and the Panida Theater, there is …

• Council vote to quit flouride hurts Sandpoint’s youth most

  August 15, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 If there is one word that pushes buttons for Sandpoint residents these days, it is fluoride. After years of debate, the Sandpoint City Council voted 4-2 last month to remove … 13

• Furor over fluoride hard to swallow

  July 28, 2010 in City on Page A1 Ten years ago, a push to put fluoride in our water failed, barely, at the polls. The forces of fluoridation vowed to keep up the fight. 55

• Sandpoint to stop fluoridating water

  July 26, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Sandpoint will quit adding fluoride to the municipal water system that also serves communities from Kootenai to Dover. 1

• Sandpoint ends fluoridation

  July 25, 2010 in City The Sandpoint City Council has voted to quit adding fluoride to the municipal water system that also serves communities from Kootenai to Dover. 5

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