Sure, you could use one of the amazingly painted sleds to race down the Pine Street Sled Hill when it opens.
But do you want to?
While one of the of sleds encourages just that, the sleds are works of art and part of a silent art auction to raise money for Kaniksu Land Trust's "Save the Sled Hill" campaign.
KLT announced the launch of its sled art silent auction during an art reveal event at Pend d’Oreille Winery on Thursday, Aug. 17. The event showcases the creativity of local artists and raises money to both buy the historic site and funds a master plan for the entire Pine Street Woods area.
Members of the Timber Framers Guild will converge on Sandpoint this weekend to participate in a special workshop organized by local craftsman Collin Beggs.
Guild members will learn from two master carpenters specializing in traditional Japanese timber framing during a 10-day course at the University of Idaho Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, and the class project, a bell pavilion, will be installed at Pine Street Woods to hold the bell crafted by local artisan Mark Kubiak.
As we reflect on a year of tremendous need, we should not let go of the fact that the decade ahead offers incredible possibilities for our region. One of those possibilities, based on demographic projections, is the substantial generational transfer of wealth that will take place in the next 10 years. People in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are expected to leave behind $42 billion over the next decade to beneficiaries upon their deaths, according to a 2019 study commissioned by Innovia Foundation. This expected shift could have enormously positive results for our community. If just 5 percent of that wealth transfer was transformed into local philanthropy, we would invest $2 billion back into our communities to make dramatic improvements in our region’s future.