Sean Bonner is quick to call himself a nerd, and during his 15 years living in North Idaho, he has come to realize that he is not alone. Through the Coeur d’Alene branch of the Innovation Collective, he and other self-avowed nerds have a place to come together and work toward the organization’s mission, which is to create “a global entrepreneurship movement in smaller towns,” nodding to the uniqueness of each town and the skills of each member. Charles Buck is the associate v

Sandpoint has a colossal amount of educated craft beer drinkers, and what better way to expand on their knowledge than to have extraordinary breweries in the area to learn from. One, in particular, Laughing Dog Brewing, has proven their abilities to create beers that are both tasteful to their customers and also obtain the “wow” factor to win national awards. This year, Laughing Dog took their talents once again to the North American Brewers Association International Beer Awa

Thomas A. Bushnell’s passion for helping people and solving problems started at an early age in third grade, while strategizing for a mock trial. Today, Tom is owner and attorney at law at Bushnell Law, which opened its doors in Bonners Ferry in March of 2017. Since day one, Tom and his firm have been dedicated to being efficient and personable to each client who walks through their doors. “We emphasize performing in a timely fashion so we can supply our clients with quality

Brandon Casey A multi-sport athlete, senior Brandon Casey is seeing his years of hard work pay off. With the help of head varsity football coach Ryan Knowles, Brandon began the recruitment process in January and by June had received offers from five different schools to play on their offensive line—University of Idaho, Idaho State, University of Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington University. Faced with a difficult decision, Brandon said he will choose his school ba

I had a conversation with a young woman a while ago who’d recently gotten married. She and I were talking about the new phase of life she was in, and I asked her what her biggest challenge was. She answered, “I guess I would have to say my own individualism, since I’m in a different phase of life and I’m newly married now. Sometimes I think about who I am and what I’m supposed to be doing ... I want to live passionately now, not just in the future.” We all have that longing t

Congratulations to the Sandpoint High School Monticola yearbook team! On Wednesday, July 30th, Colton Moore, Taylor Sadewic, Rebekah Nelson, Sophie and Chloe Mikat, along with teacher/advisor Kevin Hutchens, all traveled down to Eastern Washington University to attend and participate in the annual Yearbook Camp. The goal of this group of Sandpoint High School Monticola Yearbook staff was to represent Sandpoint High School and the 2019-2020 yearbook at the highest level possib