Clearing the way
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A windstorm ripped through North Idaho in mid-March, leaving thousands of residences without power and just as many trees blocking roads and damaging structures. Many local trails systems also...
Category: Community Happenings
Leadership Sandpoint supports Free Meal Initiative
By Katherine Greenland Reader Contributor There’s something about the human spirit that comes alive in times of duress. Nearly 17 million Americans filed for unemployment in the last three weeks. An increasing number of...
POAC creates at-home art bags for local students
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In an effort to continue bringing art to local children while schools are closed, the Pend Oreille Arts Council is adapting its Kaleidoscope art teaching program to meet kids...
‘Need help, give help’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Leo Hunsaker knows what it feels like to both need — and ask for — help. The 25-year-old has in the past faced mental health challenges and for a...
Idaho Gives kicks off April 23
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff North Idahoans well know the positive effect nonprofits can have on communities. Meanwhile, the negative impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic is also becoming more and more apparent, making...
Home to Home Kickstarter launched
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Promoted on the Panhandle Animal Shelter’s Facebook page any given week are dogs, cats, birds, goats, guinea pigs and more. However, a good portion of these animals are not...
Mill Town Distillery offers locally made hand sanitizer
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff North Idaho’s own Mill Town Distillery, which is known for producing artisan spirits from grain grown on a small farm in Dover, is adding to its resume by stepping...
Social distancing without social isolation
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The COVID-19 crisis has touched every aspect of life. From income to routine, it seems everything is at the mercy of a virus that is hard to understand and...
‘Like a storm that will eventually pass’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Among the many dramatic changes stemming from the global coronavirus pandemic is that social events, including funerals and church services, have had to alter their operations to ensure these...
Love letters for today
By Jeanna Hofmeister Reader Contributor If you were 15 in the 70s, long before the days of free long distance and the internet, you lived and died by the daily mail, hoping your summer...
