GFHC feed families through community gardens
By Reader Staff Although Mother Nature has put summer to bed, the Gardens For Health Collaborative continues to grow new ideas and plant seeds of opportunity. GFHC sprouted in 2021 and is made up...
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The Follies 20th anniversary recap
By Ben Olson Reader Staf Sandpoint felt just a little weirder last weekend, as the 20th anniversary of The Follies, held by the Angels Over Sandpoint, brought the community together for a good cause....
The Sandpoint Eater: Stocking up
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I’m getting ready for a couple of trips, and though I didn’t have a lot of time to spare, I spent the weekend prepping and cooking all the food...
Have a holly, jolly craft fair
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Bonner County Fairgrounds hosts its two-day Christmas Craft Fair, plus the fifth annual Gingerbread House Contest, Saturday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Nearly 100 vendors will sell...
Keeping the community warm with Coats 4 Kids
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Coats 4 Kids brought its annual October fundraiser to a close and has begun handing out everything Bonner and Kootenai county community members need to stay toasty this winter:...
Party on, Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Downtown Sandpoint hosts two fall festivals on Saturday, Oct. 14: Apple Fest and Harvest Fest. From Farmin Park to City Beach, Shopping District members have gone all out for...
Paws and all
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Many in Bonner County consider both the human and non-human needs of their household equally important. With that in mind, several local organizations are teaming up to offer a...
Community joins forces to feed kids while summer meal program is on hold
By Reader Staff For local children, summer vacation is a time for swimming, biking and playing with friends. For the 40% of children in east Bonner County who depend on free and reduced-cost meals...
Baked with love
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Ann Neal, former bakery manager at Winter Ridge Natural Foods in Sandpoint and an avid baking hobbyist at home, heard about Community Loaves from a friend in Bellingham, Wash.,...
Food Bank seeking Thanksgiving food donations
By Ben Olson Reader Staff No matter what state the economy is in, it should always be a priority to keep the people fed. That’s the mission of the Bonner Community Food Bank, and...
