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🌱 Schweitzer Fall Fest 2026 and 10 more events
Make time for Inland Beaches: Fall Fest on the Kootenai Patch calendar
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!
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- 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 ★
- Inland Beaches: Fall Fest →
Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Schweitzer Mountain Rd, Sandpoint
5:00 pm
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- LIVE MUSIC at Smokesmith BBQ
Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Smokesmith Bar-B-Que, 102 S Boyer Ave
6:00 pm - LIVE MUSIC at Smokesmith BBQ
Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Smokesmith Bar-B-Que, 102 S Boyer Ave
6:00 pm - Labor Day - Holiday
LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT Ponderay, ID 83852
5:00 am - Schweitzer Fall Fest 2026 →
Schweitzer
2:30 pm - 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 - 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
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - 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
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
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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)
Ok Kootenai! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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