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Making a Difference In the Community

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The Importance of Local

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How Can You Positively Impact Your Community?

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People making a difference in our hometown

How locally owned businesses contribute to a thriving community

Tips for making a difference right where you’re at

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CELEBRATING OUR FREEDOMS

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ife has been unpredictable, and at times frightening, frustrating and heartbreaking, during recent weeks—for us all. With new “normals” put in place to battle COVID-19 and keep our communities safe, and the addition of protests that began in late May, our world has been turned upside down. But at the end of the day, as we ponder the lives we’ve been able to build here in the United States, we can’t take for granted all of the freedoms that come with our great country. Through all the hardships, we are able to raise our voices and demand to be heard. Through our voices, we are able to lift others up while they may be silenced.

We live in a country like no other and are proud of the communities in which we live.

Despite the difficulties, we always come out stronger, and more united, than before.

On July 4, friends and families will once again gather to commemorate America’s independence. Though celebrations may be a bit different this year, and smaller, people will still come together to celebrate our great country—the place we all call

Take this time to reflect on all the blessings you and your loved ones have been bestowed, and focus on what we, as individuals and whole communities, can do to support each other. Our strong, hardworking families and communities are the backbone of this great nation.

I ask you to take a moment to recognize the great privilege we have as Americans, and the great work we have done and will continue to do, in building this place we call home.

Happy Independence Day!

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THIS MONTH, FAMILIES ACROSS THE U.S. WILL CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE. No matter how you choose to celebrate the Fourth of July (though an afternoon out on the water isn’t a bad way to spend the day), remember what it represents, and take a moment to reflect on how fortunate we are to live in a place where freedom reigns, and all have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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ESSENTIALS

The latest tips and trends in home, garden, finances and life

LIFE & COMMUNITY Fourth of July Celebration: Community rallies to ensure a grand event

BUSINESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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A Local Legend: Marcella Nelson on life, community and making a difference

IN FOCUS Back into the Wild: Area nonprofit cares for injured, orphaned wildlife

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TRAVEL & LEISURE

Rooted Health Clinic and Apothecary: Planting the Roots to Health

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Satisfaction Painting Inc.: Professional painting to suit your needs

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE 54 Tips and informational articles about living a healthy, active lifestyle

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Pyrotechnics: Fourth of July’s Bright Moment: Behind the scenes of America’s favorite Independence Day event

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Mountain, City, Sea: Can you really enjoy all three in one destination?

Explore the Downtown Art Scene: The annual ArtWalk returns to Downtown Sandpoint

BUSINESS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Intermountain Family Chiropractic: Get Back to Doing What You Love!

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Your local guide to the tastiest hot spots around town and local recipes

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Time to Celebrate with family and friends!

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t’s so easy to go digital right now. Even for those of us who may be a little technologically challenged, with the advent of COVID-19, our world was suddenly digitized. Meetings on Zoom, shopping on Amazon, orders on Walmart.com; all of these make our lives a little bit easier during a pandemic, for sure.

But now that we can begin to see a light at the end of the tunnel, I’d like to remind everyone to put down their phones, shut their laptops and shop locally!

Need a new sofa? Instead of buying some uncomfortable couch on Wayfair, head into Sandpoint Furniture, located across from Yoke’s in Ponderay. They have been local here for the better part of a century and run by two generations of the same three families. Not only will you get a more quality piece, you will also have the benefit of friendly, hometown customer service. Need a new mattress? There are tons of new startups online promising a great night’s sleep, but there is only one Jody Shapiro, and she works at Sandpoint Furniture. Her specialty is finding the most comfortable mattress for each individual customer. You can’t find that online.

Sandpoint, Ponderay, Bonners Ferry, Priest River … these little towns are the center of our lives here in Bonner County, and the local businesses are struggling. I know we’ve heard this all before, and many of us have done our part, which is fantastic. But as we move forward together, let’s keep the locals in the forefront of our minds.

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For gifts, you cannot beat the customer service that Deanna and her staff offer at Sharon’s Hallmark in Downtown Sandpoint.

This is also a company that has been in the same family for two generations—and helping people is their specialty.

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Support the very people who make these small towns what they are.

For local art to spruce up your home, try heading into Artworks Gallery on First Avenue in Sandpoint. Artworks is basically a coop of local artists, so you can find a huge variety of artful things in multiple styles for your walls, table or even your ears! Whiskey Jack Pottery is another First Avenue gem. Run by local Nicole Black, her designs are vibrant and fun—and well-priced.

Meadowbrook is another favorite of mine in Sandpoint. They always have exquisite things that add just the right amount of Northwest flair to any interior. They have a great selection of scented candles and other goodies as well to make your home smell as good as it looks.

unique piece for yourself, head on up—it’s worth the trip. While you’re there, try their gelato or one of their specialty coffees while you browse.

There are so many wonderfully diverse businesses in our area, and the above is just a smattering of all the fun shops to explore. For those of you who are new to the area, this is how you become a part of where we live. By shopping locally, not only do you get to know your neighbors, you also support the very people who make these small towns what they are. These little shops bring the personality and flavor to our lives that big cities lack. After all, isn’t that why we live here?

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Why Should You See a Financial Advisor?

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aving a boat is a dream come true for many. Being able to fish, tow the kids in a tube, or have the ability to take a slow evening cruise whenever you’d like is something just about everyone can enjoy. While there is pride in boat ownership, any boat owner will also be the first to tell you that the cost of operating a boat is always present. The joke among many owners is BOAT stands for “Bust Out Another Thousand.”

If you love being on the water but are hesitant about boat ownership, there are plenty of options around Lake Pend Oreille that can get you on the water for whatever activities you enjoy.

Boat Rentals Renting a boat for a day or long weekend can be a great way to experience the water without having a monthly payment or costly upkeep.

While not cheap to rent, users can often find very new and high-end boats available to them. Sandpoint Watersports has nearly new Chaparral and Cobalt ski boats, as well as top-of-the-line Bennington and Sweetwater pontoons. Action Watersports also carries new boats as well as Jet Skis, paddleboards and kayak rentals. Rentals typically range from $300 to $600 for the day and include gas.

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hroughout my 30 years employed as a veterinarian, I have enjoyed the opportunity of working with countless animal specialists and veterinary staff. The amount of skill, knowledge and expertise exhibited by this group is truly outstanding, and I believe they are undervalued. In addition to the depth of their talents and wide swath of details contained within their job descriptions, they are the heart and soul of an animal hospital.

They are the conduit between clients, patients and the doctors.

Veterinary technicians (VT), veterinary assistants (VA) and client service representatives (CSR) stay calm in the face of trauma, are detail oriented, results driven and practiced communicators. They have high ethical standards, compassion and well above average multitasking abilities. Another extremely important quality of our team at NIAH is their sense of humor and optimism. Laughter is the best medicine after a long and stressful day.

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VTs receive between two and four years of professional school, and most intern before they join a hospital. They are the folks administering medications, drawing blood, X-rays, monitoring anesthesia, performing dental cleanings and helping clients with procedural, preventive and medication questions. VAs are the backbone of our hospital. They provide food, water and individual attention to all our hospital patients. They are observation experts, continually monitoring what is going in and out of your pet, and reporting any abnormal behavior.

CSRs answer the phone and triage both client and pet needs. Then, with great care, they place pets on the hospital schedule. They are the reason you can call on a busy afternoon and receive care for your sick pet the same day. Besides the schedule, they are a wealth of animal and procedural information, providing support and a clear picture of what to expect from the veterinary team. They are the masters of multitasking, and for this we are so grateful.

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They are observation experts, continually monitoring what is going in and out of your pet, and reporting any abnormal behavior.

Here's an example of a cohesive team which illustrates the ancillary staff 's value: One busy afternoon at North Idaho Animal Hospital, Dr. Mehra and her team were minutes away from clocking out. Dr. Pierce was still taking care of his last few scheduled appointments when a CSR announced a caller was describing a pregnant dog in trouble. The frantic client was met with a calmness. The departing veterinary team prepared the surgery room, started the incubator and warmed fluids before leaving the building. When the patient arrived, the closing VT and VA assessed the patient's vitals, placed an intravenous catheter and started fluid therapy. All of this happened without the direct help of a doctor. The veterinary surgeon performed the C-section, the VT monitored anesthesia, a VA provided instruments and suture material, and the remaining CSR and kennel assistant helped revive and warm the new pups.

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Fourth of July Celebration COMMUNITY RALLIES TO ENSURE A GRAND EVENT

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s the state of Idaho moved into Phase 4 of re-opening in mid-June, it was apparent that larger group activities would be allowed come Fourth of July weekend. The annual celebration put on by the Sandpoint Lions Club had been canceled because of uncertainty during the onset of the pandemic. In May, resident Ron Korn saw the timeline for re-opening and began a campaign to put on a Fourth of July celebration. Within weeks, the idea became a reality.

begin at 10am. Floats and displays will gather at Fourth and Church and make their way through downtown.

Immediately following the parade, families can head over to Travers Park, where the celebration will keep going throughout the afternoon.

Following an opening ceremony, there will be all kinds of fun to be had. There will be a large barbecue on-site as well as various other food and beverage vendors. A DJ will play music throughout the day, and there will also be a silent auction to help fund the event. Play softball or volleyball, or challenge someone to a game of corn hole. Gunny sack, three-legged races and a dunk tank will keep the kids entertained throughout the day.

Almost immediately businesses and community members started sharing the idea on social media and directing people to Korn’s website, Sandpoint4th.com. Within just a few weeks enough donations were raised (many businesses offering up $1,000 or more) to fund the celebration that will include family fun activities, a parade and a brilliant fireworks display.

A fireworks display will be set off over City Beach at 10pm to conclude the holiday festivities. For additional information or to make a donation, visit Sandpoint4th.com.

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Get Back to Doing What You Love!

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INTERMOUNTAIN FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC 102 South Euclid Avenue, Suite 109 Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 208.263.2247 IntermountainFamilyChiro.com

Garnering a positive reputation throughout the community, Dr. Cameron is known and respected for his personalized care and thoroughness during each visit.

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his month, Dr. Cameron VanDenBerg, DC and Rylie Anderson have something to celebrate! Despite the difficulties many businesses have faced over the past few months, they are proud to announce that July 2020 marks Intermountain Family Chiropractic’s one-year anniversary serving the Sandpoint community.

Cameron was inspired at an early age to pursue the path of chiropractic. During his time as a high school and college athlete, and during his time serving in the Marine Corps., he recalls having “great life-changing results with chiropractic care,” which he also experienced while recovering from a car accident. He was moved by the way his providers cared for him, valued his lifestyle and their commitment to aiding in his recovery.

Born and raised in Sandpoint, Cameron moved away to pursue his education in chiropractic and establish his career. After having lived elsewhere, he was determined to return to this wonderful community and bring chiropractic back to his hometown, which also allowed him to be closer to family.

In July 2019, the couple opened Intermountain Family Chiropractic. Here Dr.

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Cameron specializes in Gonstead technique, personalized and specific chiropractic care. His new patient exam includes: a full spine X-ray (which he performs a biomechanical analysis on and goes over with his patients in detail), a surface EMG muscle scan, functional movement screening, consultation and exam. Types of care such as muscle rehabilitation and active release therapy, and extremity adjustments are also available if needed.

When visiting the office, you will be greeted by Rylie, who is the office manager, and Ayla, their friendly black lab.

A graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic and a former Gonstead president, Dr. Cameron is the only doctor listed within a 200-squaremile radius who utilizes the Gonstead technique, in which chiropractors avoid twisting the spine and instead use precise movements to adjust specific vertebrae. The Gonstead technique has been proven comfortable, effective and safe.

“We enjoy spending time with our patients and building relationships with others throughout the community,” adds Cameron.

Garnering a positive reputation throughout the community, Dr. Cameron is known and respected for his personalized care and thoroughness during each visit.

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Cameron and Rylie truly care about their patients’ well-being and value healthy lifestyles. When asked what they find most rewarding about the work they do through Intermountain Family Chiropractic, they agree that it’s “getting people back to doing what they love most!”

If you are looking for a compassionate chiropractor to help you on your journey of healing and recovery, Dr. Cameron of Intermountain Family Chiropractic is here to help! Open by appointment 7am to 7pm Monday through Friday and Saturdays by appointment only, they welcome you to call them today to schedule a new patient exam, which includes a full spine X-ray, digital spine screening, consultation and examination.

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A Loc al Legend MARCELLA NELSON ON LIFE, COMMUNITY AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE

By Abigail Thorpe Photos Courtesy of Marcella Nelson

FOR HER THE MOST REWARDING THING IS BEING ABLE TO HELP COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT FILL GREAT NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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arcella Nelson is a name much revered and beloved in the Sandpoint community, but her story didn’t start here. Nelson was born in 1928 in Canada to U.S. parents, granting her dual citizenship from birth. Her family came back to the U.S. in 1931, settling in Bonners Ferry and living there until 1934 when the family purchased a large farm in Paradise Valley south of town. The farm became the center of Nelson’s childhood and continues to hold a special place in her heart to this day.

“We had everything and operated it as a farm all the years that I was growing up,” says Nelson. “It is now a tree farm, so I can still go home. It's such a beautiful place.”

One of six children, her first career was on the farm, she laughingly recalls. They farmed everything from pigs and cattle to turkeys, ducks and animal feed. All of the local stores’ (including

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Safeway’s) produce and food at the time was provided by local farmers like her family. “It was much different than it is now,” says Nelson. “It was a wonderful life. I've been so thankful all of my life that I grew up on that farm.”

After school she went to work in Bonners Ferry for the Department of Labor as an interviewer. After three years, she became the manager, and when the office closed in 1963 due to the recession, Nelson transferred to the Sandpoint office as assistant manager. It would mark the beginning of a lifelong record of serving the Sandpoint community.

Nelson retired in 1984 after 37 years of service. It was an early retirement, but her position had been eliminated at the Sandpoint office due to its small size, and she decided to remain in Sandpoint instead of transferring to Coeur d’Alene—a decision that would benefit the local community for years to come.

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“I lasted three days and then I was looking at the paper to find a volunteer job,” she laughs. “When you work all of your life it's quite a change to retire. It wasn't a good thing for me.” Nelson saw an ad in the paper for volunteering at the Chamber of Commerce and decided it was a nice change of pace from her previous job and would be a happy place to work. She offered them four hours a week. “I ended up going over there every day, and I had my own space and desk as a volunteer,” she remembers. Four hours had turned into almost full time.

She worked as the membership coordinator and managed events for 20 years before retiring from the chamber. At that time Pend Oreille Community Development reached out to ask for her help, and she worked with them for nine years.

Nelson didn’t stop there. She served on the board of the Panida for 25 years, and currently serves on the Pend Oreille Arts Council board, the Festival at Sandpoint board, and helps out with support and fundraising for multiple other organizations, including the hospital.

Since COVID-19, she’s been stuck at home, unable to go out in the community and serve as she has for so many years, and also forced to forgo her aerobics classes, which she’s done three times a week religiously since she started in 1984—every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. “I like to be busy, so this quarantine is tough for me,” says Nelson.

For her the most rewarding thing is being able to help community organizations that fill great needs in the community; organizations like Kinderhaven and many others for which she’s helped raise support and donations. “It's a very unique community because there are so many organizations that other communities don't have that fill the needs here: the cancer services, of course the Festival at Sandpoint is an amazing thing for a small town to carry out.”

Nelson is a charter member of Pend Oreille Rotary and has helped give

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out countless scholarships to local youth in the community. “Sandpoint has been good to me, it's kind of my family,” she adds. “The interaction with the community organizations and businesses and folks who live here has been a very positive thing for me.”

There are many things Nelson loves about Sandpoint, but its friendliness comes first to mind. You go downtown and you know most of the people you see, she remarks. “It is such a giving community,” she says. “I have been involved in asking for donations of items and of money for so many years, and I am so impressed with the generosity of the businesses in the community.”

Generosity, vision and loads of energy are exactly what come to mind when you think of Marcella Nelson, and for good reason. She’s been the powerhouse behind so many community initiatives and organizations it’s difficult to name them all.

So what does 2000’s Woman of Wisdom want to leave with the generations to follow her? “I would encourage the younger generations to volunteer in their community. It's a benefit to the community, but it's a huge benefit being able to do it, and to give back to the community that we love to live in.”

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he early June roster of animals in recovery at the American Heritage Wildlife Foundation represents a wide swath of the North Idaho branch of the animal kingdom.

“It’s incredible. We’ll have little animals come in and you’re working on them desperately. You only meet them a half a day and they might die on you,” she said. “It’s always a challenge. It’s always tricky.”

There are orphaned pine squirrel babies, as well as a young flying squirrel. One batch of orphan skunks was already in, with another expected the next day. A young magpie with neurological issues had already been there for more than a month. A wild turkey and a blue grouse were also in the recovery process.

But the reward of sending off a rehabilitated animal into the wild again—something St. Clair-McGee estimates the organization does about 60 percent of the time—is worth the heartache.

The AHWF sees about 100 different animals a year, founder Kathleen St. Clair-McGee estimated, so multiplied by the nearly 20 years she has been at the Clark Fork facility, she has seen quite the variety of animals.

“Probably the greatest reward is when you do have that animal and on the day of release you say, ‘OK, here you go, you’re back where you should be,’” she said.

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rehabilitation and community education. A nonprofit started in 2001, the organization has no paid staff and relies on volunteers, who provide between 3,000 and 4,000 combined hours each year, St. Clair-McGee said. They are working to create the first Inland Pacific Northwest nature center.

There are only a few species, like deer, elk and moose, that the AHWF cannot accept. But raccoons, skunks, squirrels, waterfowl, ducks, geese—volunteers will attempt to rehabilitate all of them if brought in. Some rehabilitations or recoveries take only a couple weeks. Others take much longer, like raccoon orphans, who usually spend three, four or even five months with American Heritage Wildlife Foundation.

Sometimes people will bring in orphans after

seeing an adult animal killed by a car and then later locating the orphaned young. Other times, people bring in animals who have been injured, either by them or someone else.

“Rehabilitation is important because if you look at the animal cases brought in, the majority are not from nature-caused incidents. They are caused by human interaction,” St. Clair-McGee said.

She has been with the AHWF since the beginning after working at three different zoos as well as horse ranches and animal shelters.

She realizes not everyone fully understands— or agrees with—the work the AHWF does, so a big portion of her job is education.

The organization’s website has numerous

documents available that describe how humans can best cohabitate with wild neighbors, and she also spends time in public forums like libraries and spreads awareness through social media and other means.

Volunteers come from a variety of walks of life and aren’t just “animal people,” she said. One board member has an accounting background and so serves as treasurer. Another who loves to take pictures comes out to help with animal feeding. Still other volunteers work at the hospital or live on a ranch.

“You don’t necessarily have to have an animal background,” St. Clair-McGee said. “You just have to have a desire to learn.”

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from what might be done at an animal humane society, where part of the goal is to include the human factor. At the AHWF, volunteers try to do the opposite.

“We don’t talk when we’re in the animal room,” she said. “We put up towels or wear masks so they don’t directly see this is a human that’s feeding me. We wear gloves. We do everything we can think of to remove that human barrier. … The highest praise that can happen on a wild animal on release is you go in there and try to catch them and they come at you or try to avoid you. (If they do that) you’ve done your job.”

One of St. Clair-McGee’s favorite rescue stories involves an osprey that was “in pretty rough shape” when it was brought in. The AHWF lacks adequate staffing to go out into the field

and pick up injured animals, relying instead on people to bring them in. Staff will coach them over the phone, but animals in their care often require feedings every 30, 20 or even 10 minutes, St. Clair-McGee said, so they cannot dash away.

Found late one August, the osprey was about two months old when it was brought in: weak, underweight and dehydrated. Normally osprey don’t leave the nest for two months, and once on the ground, as this one was, they’ll starve, St. Clair-McGee said, “unless they have the spirit to figure it out.”

The bird spent two weeks in rehabilitation, gaining strength. Upon release, volunteers pitched her up into the air and she took off. It was the sort of success story that sticks with St. Clair-McGee—she has taken in other osprey in similar predicaments that don’t survive.

“It’s always taxing. Sometimes it’s 16-hour days,” she said. “It’s not for the faint of heart, but that’s why we love our volunteers, and that’s why we strongly encourage people when they do find animals to follow the right steps.”

Some traumatic injuries the AHWF cannot handle, and in those cases volunteers will refer people to veterinarians. But many people do bring in animals, and some are willing to drive hours, St. Clair-McGee said.

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“When I get people who are kind hearted and compassionate, I can’t say thank you enough,” she said. “It’s really uplifting.”

The cost of rehabilitating animals will vary, depending on their length of stay and the cost of food. Owls, for example, can require $5 of food per day. Others are more, St. Clair-McGee said. The organization offers various levels of donation and sometimes holds raffles to raise more money.

“That’s where the community support comes in, and we’ve been so very blessed to have the money we need each year,” she said.

St. Clair-McGee said she is excited, too, that Mya Jinright, a raptor rehabilitator, has joined the AHWF ranks of volunteers. Jinright works at the VCA North Idaho Animal Hospital in Sandpoint, and St. ClairMcGee said her help will allow them to better care for hawks and owls who are in critical condition.

And so the work continues. St. Clair-McGee was preparing to return a gray squirrel to Post Falls, where three weeks earlier it had fallen and suffered a head trauma. The squirrel has been getting its coordination back, she said.

“That’s the best part, the release,” she said. “It makes all the hard work worthwhile.”

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As a nurse practitioner, Malinda understands that conventional medicine is necessary at times, but her goal is “to provide evidencebased natural medicine to prevent or treat disease without excessive medications or surgeries.”

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020 was off to a great start for Malinda Horton, APRN. In February, she officially opened the doors to her integrative medicine practice here in Sandpoint—Rooted Health Clinic and Apothecary. Then COVID-19 hit the following month, slowing the business like so many others. After much anticipation, Malinda fully reopened in June, and she is looking forward to once again have the ability to care for her patients.

Serving children and adults who are looking for a natural approach to physical and mental health concerns, Malinda partners with clients to explore the source of disease and address imbalances that prevent the body from healing. “My practice offers nutrition and micronutrient guidance, herbal medicine, microcurrent and infrared/red light therapies. I do not provide primary care, but I do see patients for wellness consultations and some simple urgent care concerns. I feel it is important for me to work with a client’s other providers so that they receive the best of care,” Malinda affirms.

She believes that there are many ways to help the body heal and that different conditions may require different therapies or expertise. “One unique therapy that I have been trained in is Frequency Specific Microcurrent. I have been using it for several years now, and it has been so effective that I use it on almost all patients,” Malinda says. “It is unique in that I can use specific frequencies to direct a microcurrent to cells in specific tissues for specific conditions. It is very calming and has been helpful for everything from acute

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injuries and autoimmune flares to chronic problems like nerve pain, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s, and shortening the time it takes to heal from respiratory viruses and shingles.”

As a nurse practitioner, she understands that conventional medicine is necessary at times, but her goal is “to provide evidence-based natural medicine to prevent or treat disease without excessive medications or surgeries.”

She says she is blessed to have a husband who has encouraged her to follow her dreams, which resulted in Malinda attending a two-year fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of Arizona under Dr. Andrew Weil. As she recalls, “Several years ago I was working in a bone marrow transplant program with children and adults when I realized that we were not teaching patients how food and nutrition affects cancer. I tried to educate our team to make changes, without success, and eventually left that environment. Thankfully, my husband encouraged me to apply for the fellowship … I did, and it was life and career changing. I have never looked back.” She remains passionate about helping patients manage the side effects of cancer therapy.

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Malinda finds true fulfillment in the path she has chosen, seeing patients (many who have tried other treatments or medications with no relief) leave her clinic feeling better than when they entered. “It may be a physical change, but often it’s an emotional improvement because I have the time to listen and explore the underlying problem,” she says. “I believe that God gave me this passion to learn and use the things He created to help as many people as possible.

Malinda, who relocated to Sandpoint from Utah in 2018 with her husband, did so to enjoy a quieter, smaller community and to be closer to her son’s family. When not at the clinic serving her clients, she and her husband enjoy growing food, hiking, camping, skiing and being on the water. Malinda volunteers at the Bonner County Community Food Bank, and the couple volunteers at Cedar Hills Church.

“We really wanted to be part of a community that cares for each other, and the people in the Sandpoint area definitely do that!” smiles Malinda.

“We felt welcomed and knew we were home from the minute we arrived.

Watching the community and businesses pull together during the pandemic was inspiring.”

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ON-MOUNTAIN FUN Schweitzer keeps the good times rolling

BY COLIN ANDERSON

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he village is up and running atop Schweitzer Mountain, and there are dozens of ways you can spend a beautiful summer day at one of the Northwest’s most scenic settings. You will notice a few more safety protocols when compared to years past, but nearly all of the activities are available for you this summer.

If you just want to take in the view with a snack or cold drink, guests can purchase a lift ticket for the Great Escape quad chair, which takes you effortlessly from the village to the top of the mountain. You can enjoy sweeping views and lunch at the Sky House. When you are ready to come down you can take the chairlift again or a nature trail that leads you back to the village.

Serious mountain bikers know the many routes across the mountain, but there are also opportunities for less experienced bikers to hit the trails. E-Bike tours depart daily from the village at 1pm. Riders hop on electric-assist bicycles and are guided on a 10- to 12-mile route with an experienced staff member.

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You can explore the trails by bike, foot and even horseback, and there are plenty of kidfriendly adventures located right in the village. A dual zipline is available for those 8 and older and weighing more than 60 pounds. The 700-foot-long line allows you to take off side by side with a friend or child for a quick adrenaline rush. In the village you’ll find a trampoline jumper where kids are strapped into a harness and can attempt flips without fear of sailing off the trampoline. A 25-foot climbing wall is also a favorite as they can try several different levels of difficulty as they make their way to the top. Kiddos also love stepping back in time for oldschool mining techniques at the Sluice Box. You can purchase a bag from the activities center that’s guaranteed to have gems buried in it, waiting to be revealed.

Two 9-hole disc golf courses are another popular way for people to explore the mountain at a leisurely pace. One is located at the village and the other at the top of the mountain. Pickup basketball can be found as well as free lawn games like cornhole and ladder golf.

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EXPLORE THE DOWNTOWN ART SCENE The annual ArtWalk returns to Downtown Sandpoint

BY ABIGAIL THORPE PHOTOS COURTESY OF PEND OREILLE ARTS COUNCIL

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n July 10, Downtown Sandpoint will once again bustle with a lively arts scene as the Pend Oreille Arts Council (POAC) kicks off the beloved annual ArtWalk. This year promises to be extra special, as the community comes together for one of the first events since COVID-19 to celebrate art, enjoy the revitalized downtown and commune with friends, family and strangers alike.

ArtWalk first started in 1977 in Sandpoint and was adopted by POAC almost a decade later in 1986. “Since then it has gained momentum and become one of Sandpoint’s most anticipated summer events,” says Claire Christy, arts coordinator at POAC. This year the ArtWalk will serve as an exciting opportunity for businesses that were closed due to COVID-19 to reconnect with customers and the community, all while celebrating and supporting the vibrant art scene that Sandpoint has to offer.

“ArtWalk brings people together in our community,” says Christy.

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“Business owners and employees build relationships with artists and viewers.” Many businesses utilized the down time during the closure to update or add to their business space, so the event also offers an opportunity to explore and enjoy those businesses you might not have had the chance to visit yet.

POAC made the most of the slow time during shutdown to renovate its office gallery and add a new hanging system that allows them to showcase more artists at once. “It creates a space that is different from any other gallery in Sandpoint,” explains Christy. “We have brought in paintings and photography from local artists who have been consistently creating art in Sandpoint for years.”

As something to look forward to, the opening night of ArtWalk will feature the POAC gallery’s grand opening. “We hope to grow the gallery into something that our community views as special and unique,” says Christy.

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“ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES ARTWALK GREAT IS THAT IT MAKES LOCAL ART ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, AND IT LEAVES SPACE FOR THE VIEWER TO MAKE THE TOUR THEIR OWN." Various businesses throughout Downtown Sandpoint will open up to the community as hosts to a specific artist during the ArtWalk. Opening night is July 10 and will feature receptions at each venue for artists from 5:30 until 8pm. “The best time to go is during the opening receptions because the viewer gets a chance to meet the artist and experience the work for the first time as a community,” encourages Christy. “The energy and excitement can be felt in the streets of Sandpoint on opening reception night, and the experiences that viewers have keep them coming back every year.”

improved and renovated downtown space. Road construction blocked off most of First Avenue up until May 15, but the result is a beautiful and walkable downtown with wide sidewalks, hanging plants and space for visitors to enjoy and explore all of the local businesses that make our downtown so unique and vibrant.

After opening night, the ArtWalk will still be open to visitors to explore and enjoy at their own pace, as the event runs through August 28.

Individuals and groups can take a leisurely tour of Sandpoint, acquaint themselves with local businesses and enjoy the fantastic art featured in each location. “One of the things that makes ArtWalk great is that it makes local art accessible to everyone, and it leaves space for the viewer to make the tour their own,” explains Christy.

All of the featured artists for ArtWalk are from the Sandpoint area, which truly makes this a unique and Sandpoint-focused event. “POAC recruits our local artist members and other local artists for this event, so it is very representative of the diversity in character that we have in the Sandpoint area,” explains Christy. “If we brought in artists from out of the area, I don’t think it would have the same effect or create the same connections.”

There are over 30 businesses participating in the walk this year, including Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, Pend d’Oreille Winery, Hallans Gallery and the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint, among many others.

“The art we display starts conversations, which lead to connections,” she adds. “Whether it’s a painting of ‘old Sandpoint’ that makes locals reminisce, or an abstract painting making you ask, ‘What does it mean?,’ it brings strangers together in conversation and appreciation of the arts.”

This year a highlight of the show will be the reopening of a newly

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“ArtWalk is one of the first community events of the summer, and it seems to me that everyone is looking forward to showing up for the small businesses of Sandpoint and welcoming them back,” says Christy.

The Music Conservatory has supported and created opportunities for the arts in Sandpoint since its inception, making it a natural participant with the ArtWalk and a must visit downtown. It offers students of all ages

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the opportunity to develop a passion and skill for music and art through one of its six departments: Piano, Strings, Woodwind, Voice, Theater and Early Childhood Development. The Conservatory also partners with Lake Pend Oreille School District, the Homeschool Academy, LPO Alternative High School, Priest River Lamanna High School and Selkirk School to bring music opportunities directly to school campuses.

The ArtWalk provides the perfect opportunity for the community to explore the various art businesses and galleries involved, including Lisa V Fine Art, Hallans Gallery, Marsha Lutz Photography, Art Works Gallery and Tru Art, and is a celebratory precursor to the 48th annual Arts & Crafts Fair on August 8 and 9.

Presented by POAC, the Arts & Crafts Fair takes place during the day on Second Avenue and Main Street in Downtown Sandpoint, and includes

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artist booths, food vendors and a youth art arena. Artwork exhibits will include sculpture, ceramics, metal, fiber, photography, paintings, mixed media, wood, crafts and more. Proceeds from the fair go directly to support POAC’s programs in visual and performing arts to help bring art education to the Sandpoint community.

ArtWalk and the Arts & Crafts Fair promise to be fun, inspiring events that will connect the community of Sandpoint and encourage and celebrate the creative spirit of our North Idaho home. To find out more, visit ArtinSandpoint.org, and make sure to stop by downtown host businesses on opening night to meet the artists behind the work.

Events and activities are subject to change. Contact the Pend Oreille Arts Council for up-to-date information.

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“AT SATISFACTION WE JUST TRY TO DO THE JOB THE RIGHT WAY; IN A MANNER TO ENSURE THAT THE FINAL PRODUCT IS LONG LASTING AND LOOKS GREAT! WE WANT OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY AND TO FEEL SATISFIED AND CONFIDENT IN THEIR NEW PAINT JOB!”

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ainting or refinishing is often a quick and simple way to transform a project when compared to other options. The change can be both subtle or dramatic, the surface large or small. “Paint and finishes are preservatives and can, in a way, lock an object in time,” says Spencer Turnbull. “It is both rewarding and gratifying to witness such changes and to know that you just made sure something special to someone is going to last longer.”

The owner of Satisfaction Painting Inc., Spencer has been serving Sandpoint and the greater North Idaho area since 2006.

“There are many painting companies in this area, and many are excellent at the services that they provide,” he affirms. “At Satisfaction we just try to do the job the right way; in a manner to ensure that the final product is long lasting and looks great! We want our customers to be happy and to feel satisfied and confident in their new paint job!”

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trade and the basic workings of the industry, the next logical step was to start his own painting business—and Satisfaction Painting was born.

A licensed and insured full-service paint, stain and finish application provider, Satisfaction Painting specializes in satisfying the paint, stain and finish needs and requirements both in their shop and in the field for customers in the North Idaho region. Projects range from new and old residential to commercial and light industrial.

The team offers expertise in a wide range in areas on both interior and exterior projects. From home, office and garage to fence, deck, dock and outbuilding, they've got you covered: custom in-shop pre-finish, garage floors, on-site pre-finish, roof coatings, log home finish, decks and railing, log home refinish, detailed trim work, furniture and cabinetry finish, pressure wash, furniture and cabinetry refinish, and chemical brighten.

“Satisfaction Painting is successful because we have a strong foundation.

We take good care of our people and they take good care of us,” says Spencer. “We work closely with our local and regional suppliers to ensure our customers get the best prep and finish suited to their application as well as a long-lasting, attractive final product.”

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Spencer is proud to call Sandpoint home and to have a business in this wonderful community. “I enjoy the small-town feeling that we all know each other here. This can really help to instill a lot of trust between customer and contractor.” New customers often seek out Spencer and his team through referrals from previous satisfied customers. As he says, “It really helps to make the vetting process much simpler when potentially hiring a painting contractor for a costly and precise project when you know a friend or acquaintance who has already worked with that painting contractor.”

While dedicated to providing exceptional service to North Idaho residents, Satisfaction Painting and its employees are devoted to their local community, giving back to several local charity projects and organizations such as the Bonner County Food Bank, the Pine Street Woods Warming Cabin and the Carousel of Smiles during this recent season.

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DIETING VS. LIFESTYLE CHANGES

Strategy to manage that extra “Quarantine 15” weight gain

By Mindy Murray, Occupational Therapist, Kauai Therapy & Wellness

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ue to the pandemic, many of us have felt more stress, anxiety and feelings of uncertainty wondering how we were going to pay the rent, purchase groceries, or keep ourselves and family safe from the virus.

Although diets may help you to get rid of some weight quickly, lifestyle changes play a more significant role in your health and have a lasting impact on your overall weight-loss goals.

The Difference between Diet and Lifestyle Changes

Those feelings of anxiety and stress, combined with chronic boredom due to being trapped in the house, has resulted in a huge increase in the frequency at which people snack. More snacking equals increased weight gain, with many calling this the Quarantine 15 (think Freshman 15), and leaving many people thinking about ways to manage this extra weight game.

It is crucial for you to be able to know the differences between diet and lifestyle changes so that you can make the necessary adjustments to change your life, go back to doing the things you love, and be fit and feel young again. Here is what we can learn from both below: Lifestyle Changes

There are numerous advertised products from supplements to diet plans, which promise to not only help you lose weight but to keep it off. Despite these promises, almost 70 percent of adults in America are obese or overweight, as indicated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lifestyle changes have a more permanent way of achieving your weight-loss objectives. It’s about changing how you live your daily life and turning the quick change into a permanent or long-term one.

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SOME WEIGHT QUICKLY, LIFESTYLE CHANGES PLAY A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN YOUR HEALTH AND HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOUR OVERALL WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS.

You can think of it in terms of changing your old eating habits for new and healthy ones, or adding an exercise regimen to your daily activities, etc.

These changes result in long-term weight loss because when you stick to a healthy lifestyle your body and mind will show it.

A lifestyle change is about staying healthy but does not usually give the quick results that are more evident when you “diet.” Lifestyle changes work more efficiently in the long run, and the results are everlasting.

It is also important to note that lifestyle changes can be a natural part of your everyday routine.

This involves finding your motivation. It is important to focus on why you want these things.

Take your time and search yourself for these answers. Your “why” has to be more important than your “should.”

Lifestyle changes have to do with “balance” in life. There are times when you may feel defeated or overwhelmed, but you can overcome these feelings with balance. Lifestyle changes, which are more holistic, are about changing the way you think, eat, drink, sleep, exercise, play, live, manage stress and more. Don’t try to change everything at once. Focus on one small goal at a time and the reason for that goal.

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Diet A diet is usually a program that consists of changing your eating habits temporarily to achieve a weight-loss goal. At the end of the program and after achieving your aim, it’s likely that you will return to your former eating habits.

Diets focus more on food intake, while lifestyle changes incorporate other aspects that affect health and weight—such as working out.

Diets are temporary or short-term solutions with singular approaches to long-term, multidimensional health issues. Diet is gradually becoming a word that is hated as a result of the useless diet programs all over the place.

Lifestyle changes are more beneficial and healthy compared to dieting. The overall focus is to believe you can be healthy, feel better and achieve your goals by using small steps that become routine in your life. That may be avoiding the fast food lines or adding an extra mile to your daily walk.

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COMMON BEAUTY MYTHS T R U E O R F A L S E ? W E S O LV E YOUR MOST COMMON QUESTIONS

BY BRI WILLIAMS, RN, BSN, REFINED AESTHETICS

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e all want to look our best, and the beauty industry is full of information, products, tips and tricks to help us do just that. But what information out there is true, and what is a myth? Below we break down some common misconceptions and set your beauty record straight.

Botox and filler will make me look unnatural and “done.”

False. Botox and filler are wonderful tools for helping you to age gracefully and continue looking like you!

But you need to find an aesthetic provider who shares the same vision and approach. The technique used to place the product, the type of product used and the amount of product all plays a role in your outcome. Do your research before choosing a provider. Look at their before and after photos and schedule a consult before treatment to ensure that you are on the same page.

When done well, “work” should be undetectable. You should still look like you, only refreshed.

Junk food can cause breakouts.

True. High sugar and high fat (particularly hydrogenated fat) diets can increase the body’s sebum production, which then creates inflammatory responses in the body—sometimes in the form of acne. Further, overindulging in junk food can increase your chances of becoming deficient in skin-healthy nutrients found in fruits, vegetables and healthy fats. It is best to keep junk food to a minimum and stick with nutrient-dense foods to help ward off breakouts.

I do not need to wear sunscreen because there is SPF in my foundation.

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Refined Aesthetics

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False. The amount of protection provided in your makeup is not enough to protect you from UV damage. According to Dermatologist Leslie Baumann, MD, “You need seven times the normal amount of foundation and 14 times the normal amount of powder to get the sun protection factor on the label.” It is important that you wear a dedicated sunscreen under your makeup. Look for one that is labeled “broad spectrum,” meaning it protects from UVA and UVB damage.

Department store skin care is good because it is expensive.

False. The high price tag on department store beauty counter goods can fool you into thinking it is high quality. Big price tag must mean high quality, right? Wrong. While some may be better than drugstore brands, they still do not have to meet criteria set forth by the FDA to prove efficacy.

They fall under the category of “cosmetics,”

meaning that they are only “considered to make people more attractive.” Medical-grade skin care, on the other hand, falls under the category of “drugs,” meaning that the product has been proven to change the structure or function of the skin. So, when a medical-grade product claims to diminish fine lines for instance, it has been scientifically proven to do just that.

So why the higher price tag with department store brands? Advertising and packaging, whereas medical grade is more expensive because of research, blind clinical trials and FDA approval.

Which would you rather pay for?

It is important to do your research when it comes to your health and beauty routine. It is easy to get caught up in mainstream hype, celebrity/ influencer advice and big marketing, but look to your professionals for the facts.

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Conditions which may need an ENT visit:

ou may have wondered where to receive treatment if you've ever had an earache, sore throat, dizziness, swimmer’s ear, or any type of pain from the neck up. Most people will start with their primary care doctor, who may then refer them to an otolaryngologist or ear, nose and throat specialist. An otolaryngologist is a doctor who manages disorders and conditions of the ear, nose and throat (ENT), head and neck.

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An otolaryngologist’s skills include diagnosing and managing diseases of the sinuses, larynx (voice box), oral cavity and upper pharynx (mouth and throat), as well as structures of the neck and face. Otolaryngologists diagnose, treat and manage specialty-specific disorders as well as many primary care problems in both children and adults.

What does an ENT treat?

• Ears: Ear trauma and injury, infections, ear tubes, hearing loss evaluations, tinnitus, ear wax removal, and swimmer's ear • Nose: Congestion, airway obstruction, polyps and growths, nose bleeds, allergies, deviated septum and postnasal drip • Throat: Hoarseness, tonsil and adenoid infections, problems swallowing and disorders of the larynx (voice box)

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LIVING FROM THE HEART Finding balance in summer’s activity

By Jeff Pufnock L.Ac. Ph.D. and Jessica Youngs L.Ac.Embodied Virtue Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

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ur April 2020 article spoke to the principles of spring seasonal living. Now we find ourselves in the midst of summer, the time of full expansion and expression resulting from winter’s deep rest and spring’s active growth.

Summer is the manifestation and luxurious abundance of all that has been growing this year. As we see nature clearly expressing this process through the radiance of the flowers and the abundance of the farmers’ market, there is also an opportunity to recognize this process occurring within our own physiology and behavior. We are constantly being invited to find more active participation with the world around us: to rise earlier, to smell the flowers, to play in the sunshine and to take in the starry nights. In summer we are called to shine forth all of which is most beautiful within ourselves; all that was hidden by winter and growing in spring.

from our hearts with our communities. The summer holds plentiful invitations to connect with our communities and to share in the abundance surrounding us all. Especially after this time of isolation and quarantine, there may be a tendency to respond with exuberant togetherness. However, it is also necessary to find balance in our social interactions, as too much outgoing energy can make us feel scattered, tired and anxious. Balance is also suggested because we still may be vulnerable in many ways after COVID-19, and we must integrate our enthusiasm to connect with others with attentiveness to our own resilience and the immune systems of others.

In Chinese medicine, health is the expression of a harmonious balance between activity and rest, and this balance should be tailored to agree with the energy of each season. Summer is the most difficult season in which to find balance between activity and rest and between the expansion and containment of our energy. It is common to try to fit in as many exuberant summer activities as possible, while many of us are supposed to be on vacation. Finding this balance is critical for our health because if our activities are too outwardly focused in summer, our energy stores are not replenished and we quickly become depleted internally, allowing for illness and disease in the upcoming colder seasons.

• Avoid greasy, creamy or fatty foods that are counter to the freshness of the season, as these promote sluggishness.

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• When feeling hot, focus on eating cooling, fresh foods such as salads, sprouts, cucumbers, apples, watermelon, lemons and limes. Also try eating calming bitter greens such as endive, escarole, romaine lettuce, radicchio, asparagus and dandelion.

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I. Breathe - We can increase the capacity of our breath through strengthening and relaxing the muscles that expand the lungs. Too often we are shallow breathers. Practice breathing fully from your lower abdomen, into your back body and up into your upper chest. Not only do we take in fuel for our cells through the lungs, we also release toxins.

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II. Drink Water - Chronic dehydration can take several months to eliminate. It is important to keep plenty of water in your body. Not juice, milk alternatives, wine or beer. Just clean water with good trace minerals, like spring water. This is a great support for the immune system and detoxification processes.

III. Whole Food Diet - There is no one-size-fits-all diet for everyone due to differences in genetics, lifestyle, microbiome, heath states and philosophies. Several factors are consistently important though: whole food, nutrient dense, low toxins, clean fats, small amounts of quality protein and a variety of vegetables. Eat clean real food and not too much.

IV. Supplement - Food itself is challenged to provide us adequate amounts of the core nutrients we need. Adding in effective probiotics and prebiotics, vitamins D and K, absorbable magnesium, a multi with active forms of B vitamins and chelated trace minerals, clean bioavailable omega 3s, and fiber and greens has become essential.

V. Sleep and Relax - Rest offers important healing time. As we sleep, cells are repaired. When we take time to settle down and settle in, we release the havoc stress creates. Consistent cool temperature, background noise and blackout curtains promote restful sleep.

VI. Positive Attitude - Our thinking can be just as important as what we eat. Work to create thoughts that help you feel energized. Changing our thoughts doesn’t change the world, but it can change our experience of the world, and this has a direct effect on our health.

VII. Be Active - Our community is perfect for getting out and about. When we move and play, our body sets itself up for even more activity. Sitting around does the opposite.

Optimal health demands proactivity, taking care of things before we have a problem. Our body does much of the work for us, but our responsibility rests squarely on nurturing these tenets of well-being.

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PYROTECHNICS:

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very year as Independence Day approaches, we anxiously await the festivities: parades, barbeques, three-legged races and an abundance of watermelon. But the moment that has always captured American’s focus are the fireworks. Every year we wait for the moment the first explosion hits the night sky. It’s become synonymous with freedom, and the main attraction of every Fourth of July event.

Part of the magic is perhaps that we can’t see the process taking place—the brightly lit sky and colorful patterns feel almost magical. But behind the scenes there is a whole lot of work and planning that makes the show possible, and decades of science that date back to ancient China.

Historians believe fireworks’ precursors date back to the second century B.C., when the Chinese would throw bamboo stalks into the fire to produce a loud pop and explosion, thought to ward off evil spirits. Somewhere around 600 to 900 A.D., Chinese alchemists mixed potassium nitrate, sulfur and charcoal to produce the original “gunpowder.” They would then pack this powder into hollowed out bamboo stalks—which would later become stiff paper tubes—and light them on fire, forming the very first man-made fireworks.

It wasn’t until the 13th century that gunpowder started making its way into Europe and Arabia. It was quickly adopted for military purposes, but also gained a popular use in fireworks used to celebrate military victories and mark celebrations and ceremonies. In medieval England, the first skilled fireworks professionals were known as “firemasters,” and their assistants were “green men,” aptly named because of their caps made of leaves to protect their heads from the sparks.

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fireworks that we know today. Fireworks came with the first colonists to the Americas and were a popular part of colonial life.

The day before the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress, John Adams memorably predicted in a letter to his wife the significant role fireworks would hold in celebrating the independence of the United States.

“The day will be most memorable in the history of America,” he wrote. “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade … bonfires and illuminations [fireworks] … from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.”

And so it would be—since its inception, the United States has used fireworks to mark its independence, with shows taking place in large cities and small towns alike throughout the country.

But our beloved fireworks displays don’t just happen every year.

In fact, planning for them often starts the previous year, says Heather Gobet, president of Western Display Fireworks out of Oregon. “There's so much that goes into one of these,” adds Gobet. Fireworks for the shows need to be ordered over a year in advance, and there are a lot of permits, paperwork and state and national laws that have to be taken into consideration.

The process of planning a fireworks show begins with a preliminary evaluation of the site through Google Earth.

There has to be adequate room for a display, and the space will determine the size and types of fireworks that can be used. “If you're using smaller caliber multi-shot boxes, you may only need 100, 150 feet,” says Gobet. But the large shells require 1,000 feet in every direction.

“There's kind of two major components of designing a fireworks show,” explains Gobet. “The first one is safety. There are state and federal laws that dictate how much area you have to have open around the launch site.” After evaluating the site on Google Earth, Gobet’s team will talk to the sponsors about their goals for the show, their budget, and the context of the event the fireworks are being used for.

This initial conversation sets the stage for early planning of the show, and at this point, the pyrotechnics company will go out to the site in person to understand the logistics of the launch area.

Once the show is designed and a contract put together, it gets sent off to the customer for approval. “There may be some back and forth,” says Rich Vaughan, district manager and show designer in Spokane, Washington, for Pyro Spectaculars.

Once it is approved, permits are filed and the process begins.

“I take the show design itself, and depending on the size of the show, I do the choreography and how the show will be laid out,

since its inception, the United States has used fireworks to mark its independence, with shows taking place in large cities and small towns alike throughout the country.

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how it will be fired. We make sure we have a good crew that is experienced,” adds Vaughan.The majority of Western Display Fireworks’ crews for the Fourth of July shows are between six and 12 people, says Gobet, and shows start out at $15,000 to $20,000 at a minimum and go up from there. The process of getting permits and approval is fairly laborious, and there are different laws in each state pyrotechnics companies have to know and work with. “We have so many entities that we have to answer to,” says Vaughan.

Once the permit is received from the fire department, the physical planning for the event starts. “On Lake Coeur d’Alene [in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho] we have to sign up barges and tug boots, file a marine permit to be on the lake,” explains Vaughan. “When I design the show, all the paperwork goes to California, they pack the shows and then they ship them up, and we have a storage facility where everything goes.” Setup for the show usually starts the day before, but often the fireworks arrive the day of the show, since you have to have 24-hour security and house the fireworks a certain distance from any inhabited building, says Gobet.

Equipment like forklifts and cranes will often be used to move the fireworks and mortars around on site. “For every single firework that goes up in the air you need a tube to launch it,” she adds.

If you have an electric or computer firing system that actually launches the fireworks, then you need a preprogrammed script.

While small shows can still be hand fired, the majority are fired electrically. Anything on the water is electrically fired. “We can shoot in just about any weather,” says Vaughan. “What will shut us down is wind. The wind is really bad.” In addition to wind, dangerous fire conditions can also halt a fireworks show. But the rain—and even snow or below zero temps—isn’t enough to stop the show.

The second component of designing a fireworks show is presentation, says Gobet. Multiple zones, water features, themes, color combinations and the type of event all play a part in determining the design of the show. “One of the things we pride ourselves on is the artistic value of what we do,” says Vaughan.

There are 2,500 different types of effects you can use to put a program together in conjunction with or without music, says Gobet. A lot of times there are scripted shows that don’t have music, so the fireworks are the show. If there is music involved, fireworks can be planned and timed in conjunction with the music. “In virtually every case that we're involved in, when somebody's purchasing a show, they're not just purchasing a show,” says Gobet. They’re purchasing everything involved—the design, the planning, the presentation, the equipment and the day of show.

“I take a look at what I have available to me, and then I try and do color scenarios,” explains Vaughan. “When you get into really big production shows you do what they call scenes. What you don't want to do is shoot the same stuff over and over again, it gets repetitive. If they have the same budget, I don't just pull up last year's show and repeat it. Everything I do is custom designed.”

When it comes to pyrotechnics companies, the majority are family companies that have been in the business a long time.

“The crazy thing is, virtually every major fireworks company in the U.S. is a family business. I'm the fourth generation, my kids work here, they're the fifth,” says Gobet.

“Almost, without exception, the fireworks production companies are people who are born into it,” she says. The pyrotechnicians come from all walks of life, but a large number are people who

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were born into it or who have loved fireworks since they were kids.

It’s what makes the pyrotechnics industry special. “The family nature of this business and the fact that some of the customers we're dealing with go back to doing business with my parents and grandparents,” says Gobet. Despite—or perhaps because of— its smaller size and family roots, Western Display Fireworks brings professionalism and excellence to every show they put on.

“We would go up against the biggest shows that anyone in the country could do,” she adds. “We made a conscious effort to not change the geographic area where we operate or that small-company feel. We've traveled the world and seen the best of the best, and then we try to apply that to what we do.”

Vaughan’s story with fireworks began in 1984 when he was a young adult. A friend of his father’s worked in the fireworks

industry. Vaughan got roped into helping with a show, and he was instantly hooked. “I did that show and I told George this is the coolest thing ever; I want to do this for a living. I was banging on his door every time I heard there

“Almost, without exception, the fireworks production companies are people who are born into it.”

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was a fireworks show,” he laughs. He worked for free in the evenings after he got off from his regular day-time job, and when George retired in 1989, Vaughan took over the business.

Last year alone, they worked on 180 firework shows. “You stay busy all the time,” he says.

This year fireworks companies have been hit hard by the virus. “Everyone’s sales are down tremendously,” says Vaughan. As many cities and towns across the U.S. cancel or postpone their Fourth of July and other fireworks events, it’s been a tough time for the companies that rely on the business. But they’re hopeful when COVID lifts, things will rebound and be even busier than before.

It’s not an industry for the faint of heart, but it is one that holds a lot of passion. People are in it for the long haul. So this time, when those bursts of magic reign down this Fourth of July, we can all appreciate just how much time— and work—went into our favorite display of independence.

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andpoint is a unique place. Anyone stopping through can sense the difference, and there’s a reason for that. It’s a warm, open, proud and caring community. Generations of families have lived here, and those who moved from other places came because they love what North Idaho has to offer: the beauty, the outdoors, the opportunity, and most importantly, the community.

Despite the lovely beauty that surrounds us, and the outdoor opportunities that beckon, it’s the people in our community who make it truly amazing to live here. Walk into your local library, visit a local store or restaurant, or join a community meeting, and odds are you’ve run into them. The kinds of people who give so much to benefit their community and ask for nothing in return. Their reward is to see a thriving, close-knit community that cares for its people.

Pastor Eric Rust and his wife Nicole started Cedar Hills Church in their living room. The first meeting five people attended—that number soon grew to 50, and before they knew it a church was born. “We were all super young but made up for it with a strong commitment to our dream,” says Rust.

“We spent the first six months working, saving money, planning, meeting people and telling the story. Nicole and I have been honored to serve as the pastors for the last 19 years. We absolutely love our church. It’s crazy to think

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about how God has expanded his church during that time.”

The Rusts moved to Sandpoint in 2001 after serving for six years with youth in Fresno, California. Nicole grew up here, and they still had friends and family in the area and wanted to raise their children in a place like Sandpoint. “I've always had the spirit of an entrepreneur, so in 2000 we began making plans to start a new church. It seemed like the perfect way to blend my calling as a pastor and my desire to start new things,” says Rust. “We felt there was space for a Christian church that approached life and faith from a different angle.”

Their commitment and relationship with local nonprofits and organizations is a central part of the church’s and the couple’s mission. “From the very beginning, we have always been committed to partnership, so we’ve made our best effort to find great organizations in our community and around the world that we can support,” he adds.

Recently the church started working closely with Kootenai Elementary School, providing back-toschool reimbursements to teachers to help prepare their classrooms, offering healthy mid-morning snacks to students, sending take-home meals with kids on the weekend, and starting a Saturday night community meal in Kootenai. “It feels like there is always more the church can do,” explains Rust. “I believe that when churches are working right, the city around them should be better because of their presence. If not, something is missing.”

There’s so much beauty and outdoor opportunity here, but the Rusts feel it’s the people of Sandpoint who make this place so special. “We see so much care and selflessness in Sandpoint. It’s something that we pray we never take for granted.”

Their commitment and relationship with local nonprofits and organizations is a central part of the church’s and the couple’s mission.

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Christine Denova saw an article in USA Today about Sandpoint, and she and her husband decided to make the move from Chicago, where he wanted a change from his busy career and they could focus more on community and family. They came to Sandpoint in 2006 and started attending Cedar Hills Church.

In 2014, after urging from both the pastor’s wife and a member of a church in Priest River, Denova took on the role of executive director of Life Choices Pregnancy Center. “It's just amazing that we get to work with an

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incredible team of people—volunteers and supporters that live their lives according to God's grace and direction, just showing love in all aspects of their lives,” says Denova.

create goals and bring stability back to the family, and finally there are family friends, who provide everything from financial support to offering special skills or opportunities, or simply friendship.

Denova and her husband have served as marriage mentors since 2000 in Chicago, and now here in Sandpoint. This year, she helped launch and now runs IdaHope*— the North Idaho chapter of Safe Families for Children—in response to a growing need the pregnancy center saw for providing additional resources and help to families after Life Choices was able to.

“The most impactful thing is to see how God continues to perform miracles in today's day and age, we get to see them on a daily basis,” says Deonva. “I'm no one special. I'm simply a person who has recognized that God can change the direction of someone's life, and the people of God can change the direction of someone’s life, for good. ... When we serve others, we gain so much.”

“It creates a support system through the church as a whole; it creates a circle of support around the family in crisis,” explains Denova.

The program works through a series of roles: a host family who can provide a home to children in need while the family works through the crisis. “This is before abuse, abandonment or neglect,” says Denova—so before child protective services can step in but at a time the family still needs help. Alongside the host is a family coach who helps them

A town is only as strong as the people in it, and we have some incredible locals who make a lasting impact on Sandpoint.

Take a moment to meet the people behind the scenes who make this town what it is—like Eric Rust and Christine Denova, among many others. *If you are in need of assistance or would like to help, contact IDAHOPE at 208.295.SAFE (7233) or visit IdaHopeFamilies.org.

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may be “small” by definition, but when it comes to small businesses, the word only applies to the technicalities. The profound impact of small businesses is multi-dimensional and often underestimated. Now more than ever, it’s time to rally in support of shopping small.

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small businesses on both local and national levels is critical, and only expected to grow.

Can you imagine what your neighborhood or town would look and feel like without any of its locally owned businesses?

Each small business adds a bit of value, culture and diversity to their surrounding community in a way that larger chains simply don’t have the ability to. Economically, the impact of

The federal government sets the definition by trade; for example, having less than 100 employees as a wholesale company, less than 500 employees in manufacturing, and generating less than $6 million in the retail and service industries.

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The exact definition of “small business” can be difficult to articulate. Most often, small businesses are defined within a specific range of assets, revenues and employees.

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LAND OF THE HOME OF THE SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS Each small business adds a bit of value, culture and diversity to their surrounding community in a way that larger chains simply don’t have the ability to.

Economically, the impact of small businesses on both local and national levels is critical, and only expected to grow.

On a national level, the United States Small Business Administration found that small businesses generated 44 percent of the country’s economic activity from 1998 to 2014, an impressive feat when up against the immensely larger chain establishments and Fortune 500 companies. Today, over 50 percent of sales made in the U.S. come from small businesses.

Consumers may define “small business” as their favorite local boutique, the corner restaurant or bar they frequent, or the locally owned fitness studio where their mornings begin. With some reflection, it isn’t difficult to identify the small businesses that have become a major part of your daily life.

It’s largely because of this, small businesses becoming so ingrained into the daily lives of many, that they have also become a major lifeblood of their local economy. Of their revenue, a significantly larger portion is recycled back into the community compared to chain stores. According to G1VE, one Chicago study found that $68 from every $100 spent at a local business will stay within that community, compared to $43 from $100 spent at a chain.

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Sales provide the need for increased staffing and job opportunities.

More than half of the United States’ jobs in the last 25 years have been created by small businesses. There are over 30 million small businesses in the country, and as that total continues to rise, so does the potential for more people to be hired.

Beyond their economic impact, many small business owners cultivate an experience within their establishment that transcends outward into the community. Passionate business owners who pursue their ideas and share their talents while achieving financial independence are often, deservedly, a source of inspiration. Times that are difficult and uncertain call for leaders like these; consumers often look to them for comfort, certainty and motivation, just as owners look to consumers for the continued support to stay operational.

The relationships between small-business owners and their customers is truly something special. The care an owner puts into the business

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from small businesses. they’ve poured their heart and soul into will be the level of care they take with their customers, and that can be felt throughout the “shop small” experience.

Being locals themselves provides small-business owners a greater ability to foster deep connections with shoppers, community members and fellow owners, promoting an environment of collaboration and support. Knowing exactly who is behind a business provides a level of personal relationship and investment to both sides.

Small businesses impact their local community and economy in ways that are unmatched. They stimulate economic growth, diversity and innovation within their communities, both locally and nationally, all while touching the lives of the patrons who walk through their doors.

Right now, the importance of supporting small businesses has become more critical than ever.

With uncertainty being a constant presence throughout the last several months, businesses and consumers alike have drawn on creative solutions to stay afloat during trying times. Making cuts and adjustments to everything from operational procedures to the presence of staff, business owners face difficult decisions every day while navigating an unprecedented period of crisis.

Although supporting your favorite small businesses may look different today than it has in the past, there are still ample ways to show your support in 2020.

Some of the most simple ways include ordering takeout and delivery, shopping online and buying gift cards. A supportive gesture doesn’t have to cost anything; it’s also as easy as pausing (rather than canceling) a membership or subscription, and promoting your favorite establishments through word-of-mouth and social media.

Every purchase and each demonstration of support makes an impact. For the business, it contributes to keeping their doors open and their people employed.

For the community, it contributes to keeping diversity and innovation thriving, and the spirit of entrepreneurship alive.

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t’s easy to feel like you need to do something big and important in order to make a difference, but often the opportunities to make an impact on your community are right in front of you; all it takes is the first step. It’s the small things that often make the most difference. Here are some great ways to positively impact your community today.

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You don’t have to go through extensive training to find a way you can make a difference. The best way to give back to your community is to use skill sets and talents you already have. Take something you do well and enjoy, and find a gap in your community you can help fill—even if it’s something that’s not readily apparent. Whether it’s a talent for numbers and accounting, a love for cooking and baking, or the ability to unite and lead a group, there’s a perfect opportunity where you can do what you do best.

2. Mentor someone.

We are the people we are today because along the way individuals took the time to take us under their wing, teach us something new, guide us and share their wisdom or advice. It’s our turn to give back. Find an opportunity to help someone younger than yourself, or to teach someone a skill or ability that will help them achieve their goals. We’re not all on this road alone; every mentor and teacher we have along the way is the secret to our success. You can be that person who made a difference in someone’s life.

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3. Focus on local.

When it comes to giving back, start right in your own community.

Focus on how you can make a difference locally. This starts with your daily habits—choose to shop locally and support local businesses. When was the last time you went to a community meeting? Part of giving back to the community is knowing what’s going on in your town, finding ways you can contribute and using your voice to make sure change is for the better.

4. Start a club, team or group.

Have you ever thought, “It would be nice if there was a group or club for that”? Be the one who starts that book club, cooking group or event fundraising team. Sometimes the lack of something is simply an opportunity to step forward and take up the helm. You’ll contribute something to the community, provide a space and outlet for people who share a common interest, and grow as a leader in the process. And who knows, you may just make some new friends and learn something new along the way.

5. Volunteer.

There are so many organizations that depend on volunteers for their survival. From helping animals to feeding the hungry, cleaning up streets, building trails or working with kids, there are a ton of opportunities to give back to a local volunteer organization or event. Choose an area that you feel passionate about, and make a commitment to volunteer once a month to start. It won’t take that much time out of your schedule and will make a big difference in the lives of others. Nonprofit organizations are the backbone of serving a community, and it just takes your commitment to lend a helping hand.

6. Random acts of kindness.

It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day bustle of life, but you can completely change a person’s day through one random act of kindness. Take a moment out of your day to take your neighbor’s trash out, buy a coffee for a stranger or leave a generous tip for your server. Maybe someone needs a helping hand to cross the street or help carrying bags to her car. It won’t throw your day off track, will brighten someone else's day (you never know what someone else is going through), and just the process of doing something nice for someone else will boost your mood and give your day purpose.

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MOUNTAIN, CITY, SEA CAN YOU REALLY ENJOY ALL THREE IN ONE DESTINATION? TACOMA AND PIERCE COUNTY FIT THE BILL

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ave you ever been challenged while planning a vacation? Some in the group want outdoor fun while others want the cultural experiences only found in a city. Tacoma and Pierce County is a destination sure to appeal to everyone in your group. It’s only 42 miles from a saltwater shoreline to the peak of a glacial volcano with an art-focused downtown in between. Discover exhilarating outdoor activities at Mount Rainier National Park. Learn about art glass in Downtown Tacoma and see why the art form really shows off the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Then throw in a bonus by visiting Gig Harbor, the Maritime City, because who doesn’t love time spent by or on the water. Plan to stay a night in each area for a short getaway or add a few more days to explore in depth for a longer vacation.

Mountain Every now and then you stumble upon a unique lodging that is incredibly special. The Paradise Village Lodge is just such a place. Lovingly renovated to look like a Ukrainian village, owner Anatoliy Zaika has created a cozy inn with comfortable touches from the old country. He and his family run the lodging, restaurant and coffee shop in the town of Ashford, the gateway to Mt. Rainier. Make sure to try the galushki, Ukrainian gnocchi which is a rich and hearty dish. What really brings people to stay here is the Instagram-worthy Cannibal Hot Tub. A giant cauldron is heated over a wood fire to create the most unusual soak you will ever have.

To get the most out of your time at Mt. Rainier, book a Discover Nature Tour with Diann Sheldon. She has degrees in ecology and evolutionary biology and is truly knowledgeable about the flora and fauna in the park. With many years of experience exploring Mt. Rainier, she knows the ins and outs of the crowds and how to plan a day which will have you experiencing the best the park has to offer.

Before each tour she speaks with you to plan a day based on your interests. A tour is only as good as the guide, and Sheldon is engaging and never boring. In July, wildflowers will start peeking out in lower elevations and will peak at higher elevations in August. Well worth seeing.

After a day in the park, stop at the Wildberry Restaurant. You can’t miss it with Buddhist prayer flags adorning the building and courtyard.

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African American business owner Terry Waller has created a Victorian wonderland at her Olive Branch Café and Tea Room located at Freighthouse Square. A master of upcycling, she has transformed this warehouse space into an oasis. From the time you walk in the door, are greeted with a hug and hear Brian playing the grand piano, you know you are in for a treat. Reservations are a must, and order one of the specialty

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Sea For a more intimate “sea” experience, head across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to Gig Harbor, a maritime city. You will want to head to the waterfront, which is known as downtown. Plan to stay at the Maritime Inn Gig Harbor. This cute boutique inn is located across the street from the harbor and centrally located so you can walk everywhere.

Rather than your typical harbor cruise, book a trip on the Gig Harbor Gondola. Owner John "Cinque" Synco will serenade you as you float through Gig Harbor. Reservations are a must, and you can order appetizers or just stop by the Harbor General Store to pick up your own and a bottle of prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine.

Gig Harbor is well known for its many great restaurants, but Brix 25˚ really stands out. This is one of the pricier places to eat but well worth it.

The food is outstanding, but they really shine with the craft cocktails. All the ingredients are fresh or made in house. Classic cocktails are updated and reimagined with a Brix twist. Each season a new cocktail list is created so there is always something new to try.

The Gig Harbor BoatShop has classic boats you can rent to take out on the harbor. If you have more time, book a family boat building workshop

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There is so much to see and do in Tacoma and Pierce County. Visit Travel Tacoma for more ideas and itineraries so you can explore mountain, city and sea all in one destination.

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Forty-One South A beautiful waterfront, fine-dining restaurant in a romantic lodge setting overlooking Lake Pend Oreille. Whether it is summer on the patio or cozying up to the fireplace in the winter, FortyOne South’s spectacular sunsets, innovative cuisine, full bar and extensive wine list are sure to make it a memorable night out. The bar and restaurant menu changes with the season offering a variety of delicious food year-round.

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Fresh and unique, Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant in Downtown Sandpoint has been a favorite of many for over 25 years. Whether it’s Margarita Monday, Taco Tuesday or Magic Wednesday, there is something for everyone here, and its newly expanded menu has brought even more choices to diners. If you are looking for family fun, a date night or even a place to host a party in their private dining room, Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant will keep you coming back for more!

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ANTICIPATION There’s nothing like summertime in Sandpoint, as the beautiful weather and scenery draw the community outdoors to experience all Sandpoint has to offer. From the wonderful array of dining destinations and breweries, to the unique shops and boutiques, to all of the outdoor activities we are blessed with, there are always new flavors to explore and new sites to see. And … you can’t forget about all of the big annual community events that both young and old wait in anticipation for all winter long!

its way to the water every year since 2002, won't be returning until 2021. Northwest WineFest at Schweitzer, which offers two days filled with live music, superb wines, delicious food and fun activities, was set to take place the weekend of July 18 and 19 but announced it has canceled this year’s event. The Northwest's premier open-water event, the Long Bridge Swim, which was scheduled for August 1, announced that it has been canceled for 2020—but be sure to mark your calendars, as the 2021 date has already been set for August 7!

Though summer is in full swing, these next couple of months will feel a bit different than years prior, as coronavirus is still affecting our way of life and how we are able to safely interact with others in our community. This means, unfortunately, that some of Sandpoint’s much-loved summer events have been canceled for 2020.

For nearly four decades, The Festival At Sandpoint has drawn in top musical performers from all genres for eight nights of music on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, under the stars, and like so many of our favorite summertime events, won't be returning until 2021.

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GRAND OPENING JUly 4, 2020 @ NOON FREE BBQ, Prizes and Texas-Style Hospitality Old West Texas BBQ at the Hemlocks has a vast menu of culinary delights, utilizing the freshest ingredients to bring homemade dishes straight to your table. Come dine with us today on Mesquite Fired Prime Beef and Slow-Smoked Hickory BBQ.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION The community of Sandpoint has come together to bring yet another incredible Fourth of July celebration the entire family will enjoy. On Saturday, July 4, Independence day festivities will kick off at 10am with a parade starting at fourth and Church, followed by an afternoon of family friendly fun at Travers Park. There will be a large barbecue, food and drink vendors, DJ, games, dunk tank and more! And to conclude a wonderful day among family, friends and the community, a fireworks display will be set off over City Beach at 10pm. For additional information or to make a donation, visit Sandpoint4th.com.

JACEY'S (VIRTUAL) RACE This year's race will be a bit different than years past but equally important. Jacey's Race has gone virtual for 2020, and it’s easy to take part in this important fundraising event. For the virtual race, participants will run/jog/walk a 5k route of their choice any day or time starting July 4 and ending at noon on July 12. On Sunday, July 12, from 8am to noon, the usual 5k course will be set up at Sandpoint High School for runners who would still like to participate that way. Registration is $20 for adults and free for kids 12 and younger.

Jacey’s Race is held to raise awareness and support for local families with children battling cancer or other life-threatening illness. For additional information about this year’s race and to register, visit Jaceys-Race.com.

ARTWALK OPENING RECEPTION Presented by the Pend Oreille Arts Council, don't miss the opening reception for the 43rd Annual ArtWalk, which kicks off Friday, July 10, starting at 5:30pm. Each year, the annual ArtWalk invites the community to visit with local artisans, galleries and businesses owners throughout Downtown Sandpoint while expanding their involvement in the arts. There will be artist receptions held at each participating venue until 8pm, where those in attendance have the opportunity to meet the artists while taking in the art. To view the list of participating businesses and artists, visit ArtinSandpoint.org.

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Waterfront Retreat. Two level adjacent lots, each with almost 100’ of rip-rapped frontage on the Clark Fork River with private seppc systems and electricity near the end of county-maintained road. RV/RECREATIONAL USE ONLY. Lot 15 with 50 gpm well, pilings for dock & 30x40 RV cover with deck & power $165,000. Lot 16 $140,000.

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LUXURY URBAN-STYLE, TOP FLOOR CONDO in Sandcreek Loos, directly overlooking the marina in the heart of downtown Sandpoint. Enjoy a day on the lake or on the slopes then retreat to your private perch with elevator, top-grade cabinetry, quartz counters, sleek le and your own covered balcony. Walls of windows allow ample light & stunning views of the water, mountains and city flow. Covered parking is assigned, boat slips available. Vacaaon rentals allowed. Offered furnished for a lock and leave lifestyle. $465,000

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Upscale Dover Bay Bungalow with loads of upgrades just yards from the marina, restaurant & boat launch. 1-bedroom plus loo bedroom, 2 led baths, granite counters, newer flooring & gas fireplace.. Offered furnished and perfect for vacaaon rentals. Homeowners dues cover all exterior maintenance – arrive and enjoy! $295,000

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