🌱 Schweitzer Fall Fest 2026 and 10 more events

Hi Kootenai! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Inland Beaches: Fall Fest at Schweitzer Mountain Resort
• LIVE MUSIC at Smokesmith BBQ at Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
• Labor Day - Holiday at LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 50 degrees.
• Wednesday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
• Thursday: Cloudy, showers around; cool, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kootenai

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Inland Beaches: Fall Fest →
  Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Schweitzer Mountain Rd, Sandpoint
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 4
• LIVE MUSIC at Smokesmith BBQ
  Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Smokesmith Bar-B-Que, 102 S Boyer Ave
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• LIVE MUSIC at Smokesmith BBQ
  Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Smokesmith Bar-B-Que, 102 S Boyer Ave
  6:00 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - Holiday
  LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT Ponderay, ID 83852
  5:00 am
• Schweitzer Fall Fest 2026 →
  Schweitzer
  2:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Group Level Up Networking Luncheon →
  Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Marigold Bistro, 1st floor conference room, in the Umpqua Bank Building, Downtown Sandpoint
  11:30 am
Thursday September 10
• General Membership Luncheon - State of the Cities sponsored by Numerica Credit Union
  Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Marigold Bistro 414 Cedar Street Sandpoint, ID 83864
  11:30 am
• Cancer Support Group meetings
  Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce 1205 Highway 2 Suite 101 B, Sandpoint, ID 83864 corner of Highway 2 and Olive
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• LPO Open House
  Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High Sandpoint, ID 83864
  4:00 pm
• Armchair Boogie →
  Panida Theatre Inc, 300 N 1st Ave, Sandpoint
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• LIVE MUSIC at Smokesmith BBQ
  Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Smokesmith Bar-B-Que, 102 S Boyer Ave
  6:00 pm
• Fall Fest 2026 →
  Schweitzer, Sandpoint
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Operations Assistant Store Manager In Training in Ponderay. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Ponderay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kootenai here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ponderay

• Aug. 30, 2026 (bonnercountydailybee.com)

Sandpoint

• Sandpoint embraces its monarch moment at festival (bonnercountydailybee.com)
• Bonner County History - Aug. 30, 2026 (bonnercountydailybee.com)
• Polson's Morgan Delaney wins Libby Invitational (hagadonenewsnetwork.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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