When Gail Bolin presented a talk on the declining numbers of Monarch Butterflies at the East Bonner County Library last winter, she would have never guessed that she was starting a movement.
Inspired by the presentation, a group of community members have come together to share knowledge and create space for one of the most dramatically threatened wildlife species - the Monarch Butterfly.
Originally begun to sell excess garden produce in 1988, the Sandpoint Farmers Market today showcases vendors selling jewelry, meat, baked goods, tea, tinctures, flowers, crafts,.
Every school year, the LPOSD has established an early release school schedule dumping students onto the streets of Sandpoint wandering about town until parents can get off work to pick them up. School districts and teachers unions across the Inland Empire have negotiated these contractual early releases to allow for so-called "profession development" or "professional peer learning days."
A look at the events, activities, and meetings taking place around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.