This Week in Sandpoint

Happy Thanksgiving week. Start the week off with free community meals beginning Wed, Nov. 26 at the Burger Dock and continue Thurs at The Hoot Owl, the Tervan, and the Methodist Church, with St. Joseph's hosting its soup kitchen on Fri, offering welcoming spaces for anyone wanting a holiday dinner or connection. Thanksgiving morning brings the Annual Turkey Trot food drive, inviting participants to walk, trot, or run while supporting the local food bank. Fri, Nov. 28 the Sandpoint Holiday Tree Lighting ushers in the season with music, treats, performances, and Santa's arrival. The Festival of Trees Charity & Cheer Window Walk also begins on Fri, followed by a Friends & Family event on Sat, Nov. 29 and the Christmas Jubilee Concert on Sun, Nov. 30. Sat there's even more festivities, including the Holiday Market with local makers and youth vendors, and The Shook Twins: Giving Thanks concert, creating a lively weekend of community celebration.
Don't miss out! Bookmark our Entertainment Calendar
Entertainment Events:
- Bluegrass Workshop Tues
- Karaoke Night Tues
- Burger Dock: Community Meal Wed
- Taste of Tango Wed
- Eve-ning of Gratitude Wed
- Happy Thanksgiving Thurs
- Annual Turkey Trot Thurs
- Hoot Owl Meal Thurs
- Methodist Church Meal Thurs
- Tervan Thanksgiving Dinner Thurs
- Black Friday Art Bash Thurs
- St. Joseph's Soup Kitchen Fri
- Tree Lighting & Santa Fri
- Eagles Christmas Craft Fair Sat
- Schweitzer Opening Day Sat
- FOT: Friends & Family Event Sat
- Holiday Market Sat
- Shook Twins: Giving Thanks Sat
- FOT: Christmas Jubilee Concert Sun
- Live Music Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun
Go to Entertainment Calendar
Civic Calendar Highlights:
- Teen: Content Creators Tues
- Popcorn Garland Class Tues
- Teen: Coding Club Tues
- 3D Design Wed
- Reg. Deadline: Watercolor Cards Wed
- Reg. Deadline: Macrame Hanger Thurs
- Teddy Bear Ornament Sat
- Lakes Commission Meeting Sun
Go to Civic Calendar
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Nest squatters! Local osprey returned from winter migrations... but found geese occupying their Memorial Field nest. The osprey pair built a new nest in the lighting arrays on the field. The geese have left; the osprey can be sighted only occasionally
New or notable online. Check these out:
- Artist: Maria LarsonOriginal Art
- Alpenglow ConstructionBuilding/Constr.
- Sandpoint Equipment RentalsBig Gear!
- John Anderson LibraryEthnology
- Expat tax servicesWilliams & Schiller
- Wholesome, gritty westernsPaul Cox
- Sandpoint vacation rentalsDM Vacations
Sandpoint Idaho News
LPOIC fall derbyKicks off
Tots adds Christmas cheerFor all
Bingo games gobble upThe holiday fun
Young philanthropists raiseOver $100K for BTAA
Invasive spongy moth found in Sandpoint for second year in a row
Sandpoint celebrates12 Days of Giving
Council approves Bridge St.Sidewalk expansion
Holiday tree lightingEvent set
Bonner Community Food Bank receives$1,500 from Arby's fundraising
Martinez-Perez pleads Not guilty to lewd conduct
Bill would create 'Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway'
Click to see more news headlines
In this week's Sandpoint Reader:
- Sandpoint City Council votes to amend non-discrimination ordinance
- Sandpoint P&Z delays vote on short-term rental ordinance change
- Evans Bros. responds to coffee tariffs, uncertainty over exemptions
Click to read the flip-page edition
Be in informed voter. City elections are coming Nov 4. See who is on the ballot in Sandpoint and surrounding cities, plus info on ballot measures and all the deets on how and where to vote. Go to Sandpoint Election Central.
