It's a wonderful life in North Idaho

From left: Lakeland Junior High School Principal Harrison Bertsch, Newby-ginning staff members along with Theresa Hart of Newby-ginnings North Idaho, Assistant Principal Keri Murphy, Principal Assistant Francesca Myers, and Sharon Dillion with Rathdrum Food Bank.

Mark Johnson, CEO and president of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty; Darrell Rickard, Coeur d’Alene Food Bank program manager; and Gary Schneidmiller, Broker-Founder-Chairman Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty.

The Knights of Columbus recently donated $1,000 to the Open Arms Pregnancy Support Center in Coeur d’Alene. The center offers ultrasound services and provides a variety of other types of assistance to newly expectant often single mothers. From left is Support Development Manager Roger Garlock, Mike Mackin, Promotions Manager Diane Samson, Steve Gonnella, Larry Noska, Harry Cosseboom and Executive Director Dr. Richard Hawk.

Courtesy photo Recently, the Windermere Foundation (CDA) donated $2,000 to ICARE of St. Vincent DePaul to help support a national training program called Stewards of Children, which provides information to adults within the five counties of North Idaho to help recognize and reduce child sexual abuse incidents. ICARE will present the program to parents during home visits, parenting classes and to select groups. Pictured from left are Shawn Taranto, agent with Windermere Post Falls; Steve Crawley, agent with Windermere CDA; Nichole Shanley, agent with Windermere Post Falls; Katie Simmons, Di…

Pictured here are Mark Johnson, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty; Sharon Dillon, Rathdrum Food Bank and Gary Schneidmiller, broker, founder and chairman of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty.

Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty recently donated a total of $15,000 to the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Rathdrum Food Banks. Pictured here are Mark Johnson and Gary Schneidmiller of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty with the $5,000 check to Post Falls Food Bank.

Branch team members with Mountain West Bank held two events to raise money for charity, a spaghetti feed and a ‘Soup for Socks Day,’ which raised $308.00 and 108 socks, along with various other cold-weather gear, to be given to the Anchor House and a local warming center. Dave Knoll, owner of Black Sheep Sporting Goods offered a 50% discount on socks and gloves and donated 60 pairs to start off the donation drive. Pictured here from left are Terri Mills, Dave Knoll, Joy Rogers, Carolann Curtis, Gregg Burwell and Renee Mehringer. (Courtesy photo)

Kootenai Electric Cooperative (KEC), its lender CoBank and the Kootenai Electric Trust/Operation Round Up Program donated a combined $22,500 to the Community Action Partnership for local energy assistance. These funds are available to KEC members who qualify for help paying their energy bills. Pictured from left are Cheri Zao, Kootenai Electric Trust Board Member; Gery Hirsch, KEC Manager of Member Services; Paige Bingham, KEC Member Services Representative; Kimberly Spencer, Community Action Partnership Community Services Manager; Maureen Lynn Brower, Community Action Partnership Community S…

Members of Kootenai Masonic Lodge #24 visited Lake City Center on Tuesday with a donation of $1,000, from the John Harrison Fund, which will help the Center to continue to serve our community. Pictured Left to Right: Phil Morgan and Paul Telebar, Kootenai Masonic Lodge #24; Bob Small, director of Lake City Center; Bob Balser and Butch McGee, Kootenai Masonic Lodge #24. (Courtesy photo)

The Coeur d'Alene Eagles Auxiliary donated $500 to St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho for the winter warming cente, which is open when the temperature drops below 28 degrees during the winter months. Pictured from left are Eleanora Capaul, Heather Callahan, Julie Robinson, St. Vincet De Paul Development Director Barb Smalley, Laura Lachapelle and Cathy Hudson. (Courtesy photo)

The Blazen Divaz said “it’s all about the children,” when they banded together to gather toys, clothes and necessities for Toys for Tots with the Marine Corps League of Coeur d’Alene, which was founded in 1947. From left: Doreen Kruger, Mary Lien, Gerry Riffel, Shelley Webb, Julia Parmann, Sgt. Mike Quin, Carol Slgo, Mary Pettit, Julia Magnan and Debra Moore. (Courtesy photo)

The city of Rathdrum and Kootenai Electric Cooperative contributed a collective $7,500 to the Rathdrum Senior Center to help the center pay for a new oven. Representatives from KEC and the senior center gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the gift. Front row, from left: Carroll Haviland, Wanda Lyon, Rhonda Story, Ruth Waldron and Vicky LaPuzza. Back row, from left: Melissa Newcomer, Wayne Dust, Ken Hill, Dewey Berndt and Duane Brown. (DEVIN WEEKS/Press)

Neither rain, sleet, or snow could keep the 3Cs (Cancer & Community Charities) from celebrating Christmas at The Elks Lodge while collecting food and monetary donations for the Kootenai Humane Society and the Community Action Partnership Food Bank. Pictured from left: Betsy Martin, Sally Barnett, 3Cs President Barbara Newland, Barb Stongle, Shaaron Dominguez, Jeannine Crum, Donna Evans, Linda Pedersen and Sherry Beno. (Courtesy photo)

Teammates from NIC men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, and softball braved the elements since Nov. 22 at various ked kettle spots such as Super 1 Foods, Fred Meyer and Walmart. NIC basketball players Emmit Taylor III (left) and Tyler Tanner work the Salvation Army red kettles during an NIC wrestling dual in November. (Courtesy photos)

Several North Idaho College Athletics teams rang the Salvation Army red kettle bells this holiday season, raising about $2,230 for the nonprofit that clothes, feeds, and shelters families. Pictured are NIC women’s volleyball players Tynn Christiansen (left) and Hannah McPhetridge ringing the red bell for the Salvation Army red kettle in front of Fred Meyer earlier this month. (Courtesy photo)