Rounding up the horses
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The horses have finally found a home. In 2016, after Clay and Reno Hutchison unpacked two trailers and brought an intact 1920 Allan Herschell carousel …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The horses have finally found a home. In 2016, after Clay and Reno Hutchison unpacked two trailers and brought an intact 1920 Allan Herschell carousel …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One day after a panel of judges heard presentations from the three teams in Phase 2 of the city’s downtown waterfront design competition, the Sandpoint …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If the renovation of the historic Carousel of Smiles was a horse race, it would be rounding the bend and heading for the home stretch.…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If there’s one word that encapsulates the Carousel of Smiles restoration project for Reno Hutchison, it’s “magic.” Reno and her husband Clay have brought the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Carousel of Smiles will host the first of a series of pony restoration workshops next weekend.
The workshop will take place Friday, Oct. 12 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
“Destiny” and “fate” aren’t words to be used lightly, but in the case of the Carousel of Smiles story, they might be the only …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The mission to bring the magic of a carousel to Sandpoint is one step closer to completion this weekend as the Carousel of Smiles …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The Carousel of Smiles restoration project will reveal the assembled but unrestored carousel Dec. 16 and 17 at the Bonner County Fairgrounds.
Saturday, Dec. …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Art and gardens go together like peas and carrots. For this reason, the annual Garden of Artistry Fine Art Show is always a July activity …
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