Just before the last band hit the Sledfest stage, Kaniksu Land Trust officials stopped the music.
Then, KLT staff and board members got on the stage, circled by the community, and announced they'd done it. They'd saved the Sled Hill. The community had raised the $2.1 million needed to buy and begin infrastructure work at the site.
"We have saved the Sled Hill together," Katie Cox, KLT executive director, said. "This is your Sled Hill."
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