We are looking for large awnings - canopies - for shade and in case of rain. Please call Lindy at 208-610 9113 if you know of any we could use. Thanks!

Come to the Sandpoint library Friday evening, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. for a Sandpoint Transition Initiative (STI) presentation, “Good Food,” a film on how Pacific Northwest family farmers, ranchers and businesses are meeting the challenges of creating a more sustainable food system. Learn how they are growing healthier food with higher yields per acre and less energy consumption. Afterwards, join the conversation about what is happening locally.

The film, directed by Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young, won multiple awards, including at the Seattle International Film Festival and at the United Nations Association Film Festival. Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, states the film “couldn’t be more timely.”

This is a free event, one in a series of presentations sponsored by STI. Coffee and teas will be provided. BYOM (bring your own mug). The library is located at the corner of Cedar and Division Streets. For more information email, or call 208-255-1731.

Late afternoon, on Tuesday, May 26th, 10 cyclists from Seattle will peddle their way through Sandpoint’s town center. They will then spend the night along Hwy 200 camping on some land generously offered by Sandpoint Transition Initiative’s (STI) member, Debra Duwe, and her husband, Rich, as they head towards Montana. A potluck is planned to feed them that night, before they leave around 8:00 a.m. the following day. Who are they and where are they heading?

With a myriad of opinions on what to do about global climate change–a favorite topic of discussion these days–the Trek to Re-Energize America is walking the talk. Or, make that, biking the talk. The group of ten cyclists left Seattle on May 18th bound for Washington D.C. Their mission is to build a united popular movement to demand serious action from our elected officials on climate change, to inspire sustainable change at the individual level, to increase media attention on the issue, and to support individual communities in their struggles for a more just, sustainable and prosperous future. This Seattle-based group is part of a larger nationwide effort who, along with groups on numerous other routes, will converge on Washington, D.C. on July 26.

Says STI member, Cricket Windsong, “It’s wonderful to assist this group who demonstrates so vividly the importance of change in our lives. Our own STI vision is ‘helping to create a more sustainable, resilient & vibrant community,’ which recognizes the importance of relationship building of shared purpose to meet the challenges and lifestyle changes we all face.”

The Trek team invites any interested local cyclists to join them and cheer them on as they depart on the next leg of their journey. The group will depart promptly at 8:00 am, Wednesday, May 27 from the intersection of Sunnyside and Highway 200. Local cyclists may ride as few or as many miles as they like.

For more information on the Sandpoint potluck and location, contact Cricket Windsong at 255-1731. For more information about the Trek to Re-Energize America and their multiple routes, visit www.TrekToReenergize.org.