COEUR d’ALENE Children’s Village may not receive the $291,000 in federal COVID-19 rescue funds that Kootenai County approved last year for payroll subsidies, after the county’s legal counsel determined the nonprofit is not eligible for the money.
One provides fun and entertainment, the other provides safety and care.
Together, Silverwood Theme Park and Children's Village make quite the kid-focused team.
For at least 11 years, Silverwood has presented Children's Village with gifts of funds donated by passengers aboard the park's historical Steam Train No. 7, mostly when they are being shaken down during a theatrical train robber show.
From the train alone, just more than $25,000 was raised this season. Silverwood owners Gary and Jeanne Norton added another $75,000 to give Children's Village a nice round gift of $100,000.