Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Bonner County Fairgrounds, Sandpoint Ending Hunger, Bite-by-Bite returns to the Bonner County Fairgrounds on October 10 from 5 to 8 pm, raising support for the Bonner Community Food Bank as it prepares to move into a larger facility in Ponderay. Small plates from local restaurants anchor the evening, alongside silent and live auctions, a paddle raise, and new games this year. Confirmed restaurants include 113 Main, Baxter's, Beet and Basil, Flavor

October 17-24 | Venues throughout Sandpoint Sandpoint Idaho Film Fest brings a week of independent cinema to Sandpoint October 17 through 24. The inaugural festival features films across eleven categories, including documentary, animation, action sports, and locally made narrative work. Screenings and related events take place at venues throughout Sandpoint, bringing filmmakers and audiences together around a wide range of creative work. The festival was created by local orga

October 3 | Matchwood Brewing Company, Sandpoint NAMIWalks Far North Idaho returns October 3 at Matchwood Brewing Company on Oak Street. Registration opens at 9:30 am, followed by an opening ceremony at 10 and the 5K walk along the Dover Sandpoint Trail at 10:30. Organized by NAMI Far North Idaho, the event raises funds for free mental health programs serving Bonner County while bringing participants together in support of mental health awareness, community connection, and lo

The people who feed, equip, and care for the Bulldogs every week By Like Media Team Every Friday night, the lights come up on eleven players at a time. But long before kickoff, and long after the final whistle, a much bigger team is at work. The moms cooking dinner for 75 hungry players. The equipment crew making sure every helmet, jersey and pad is where it needs to be. The athletic trainer standing ready on the sideline for whatever the game brings. None of them wear a Bull

Ray Miller, 1944–2026. Everybody in Sandpoint knew his name. Almost nobody knows his story. By Steve Russo Last year, we told you how Sandpoint football came back to life. How John Knowles and Mike McNulty kept the coals warm through the lean years. How a storm named Satini Puailoa rolled in off the lake in 1994. And how a staff of local teachers who loved the game and cared about the kids would, three seasons later, win the only state championship in Sandpoint High School hi

Advanced, physician-led care that helps the body heal itself By Like Media Team After years of building Idaho Pain Clinic and Sandpoint Surgery Center, husband-and-wife team Dr. Sorin Ispirescu and Alyce Ispirescu expanded their approach to care with the launch of Glow Aesthetics & Wellness. "It felt like a natural next step," Dr. Ispirescu says. "Apply that same standard of medical care to aesthetics and wellness, so patients could look and feel their best without ever leavi