ARTICLES BY SUSAN DRINKARD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Joanie is on a quest to help those in need

She provides clothing for the homeless and the poor in Sandpoint, as well as counseling for the poor-in-spirit. People know her as “the clothes lady,” and they cherish her.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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New tree house celebrates discovery

SANDPOINT — The kid with the tree house in his backyard was the envy of the neighborhood “back in the day.” It was probably a mature oak or a maple tree where daring kids would make the often tricky climb up to a splintery board or even try to swing …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Center gives youth a spot to connect, have fun

SANDPOINT — Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story entitled “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” about the need everyone has to go to an actual place where inner darkness fades, and where the shadows of one’s heart brighten.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Saying goodbye to the sunrise whisperer

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint’s sunrise whisperer has retired into the heavens, and the heavens are exactly what people think of when they think of Kirk Miller.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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For duo, making magic is a family affair

Some of us think we know everything, even what others are thinking, but that is generally just arrogance or impatience with listening, unless you know Joey and Phina Pipia, the father-and-daughter team who read minds for a living.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Still painting after all these years

An art gallery in Sandpoint that is still going after 25 years may be as scarce as hen’s teeth, but Ward Tollbom at Hen’s Tooth Studio is still painting finely detailed pictures of wildlife — after all these years.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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Fleet of volunteers deliver seniors' meals

SANDPOINT — They live quietly all around us, the elderly shut-ins who can no longer drive, who no longer are able to prepare meals, and who may rarely have a visitor.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

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Ayurvedic tradition: slow down, calm down

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

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Book lists, locals share favorite reads

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint’s library has one of the highest user rates in the entire state, even though its population is much smaller than libraries in bigger cities, according to East Bonner County Library Director Ann Nichols, who has served at its helm for eight years. In fact, including the bookmobiles, …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO