The growing hunger
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.” — Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner There is, perhaps, no worse feeling than going hungry....
Category: Volunteer Spotlight
Public recycling bins set to debut
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Councilor Pam Duquette is preparing to roll out a pilot project providing a dozen recycling bins to locations ranging from City Beach to the downtown core, Farmin...
Innovia announces $30K in grants
By Reader Staff Innovia Foundation’s Leadership Council for Bonner and Boundary counties announced grant awards totaling $30,000 at the community celebration of the Live Give 7B campaign on April 18. The grants will benefit...
Chamber recognizes April Volunteer and Business of the Month
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce announced its Volunteer and Business of the Month for April, honoring Jack Peterson and Evans Brothers Coffee, respectively. Peterson is the associate station manager at KRFY 88.5 FM...
How to help Bonner Homeless Transitions transform lives
By Patty Shook Reader Contributor Finding yourself homeless in Sandpoint can feel desperate. Not long ago, Kate and Steve arrived from Utah, hoping to leave their drug problems behind. When staying with Kate’s parents...
KLT welcomes volunteers for Sled Hill gardening work
By Reader Staff Kaniksu Land Trust welcomed volunteers from Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. and Gardens For Health Collaborative into the garden space at the historic Sled Hill this week to begin breathing new life...
Casting for a cause
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes, inspiration comes from unexpected places. When Jess Westbrook had the idea to use fly fishing as a tool to support children in foster care, it came from how...
Raising the roof
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After 50 years at the same address, Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. is embarking on a capital campaign to open a modern campus across the street from its current location....
The Memory Maker
By Ben Olson Reader Contributor Of all the human emotions, grief is perhaps the most complicated — and the most universal. Most of us have lost someone we loved, and there’s not one single...
A dying cause
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If tourism is the lifeblood of a community like Sandpoint, philanthropy clubs are its heart and soul. Most of us don’t realize the importance of institutions like the Lions...
