Patty Hutchens

Recent stories by Patty

• Children’s clinic blends therapies

  December 26, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Imagine having a child who requires not only speech therapy, but also occupational therapy and possibly physical therapy. Then you are told your younger child also needs at least one …

• Gift to nonprofit group would make difference

  December 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 It seems everywhere I turn, I hear of someone newly diagnosed with cancer. And it is not just the elderly. It is affecting the young, the middle aged and the …

• Reading the need

  December 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 When the Lake Pend Oreille School District was forced to cut $2.5 million from its budget due to state reductions, officials knew something had to be done to help offset …

• Fulfilling a need inside the Cedar Street Bridge

  December 12, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 When Shery Meekings first walked into the Cedar Street Bridge Public Market in downtown Sandpoint, her mind began to race. As an artist, she viewed it as a place where …

• Church hopes to raise awareness of hunger

  December 5, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Thanksgiving has come and gone, and people are scrambling in preparation for the Christmas season. Although it is a fun and festive time of year, it is unfortunate that many …

• More than foster home, Kinderhaven fills niche

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I6 Imagine being taken from your home in the middle of the night. You are a young child and your parents have been abusive and neglectful to you and your siblings. …

• Photographer, facing past, focuses on hope and foster home

  November 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 It was a secret she kept for 13 terrifying years as she lived in constant fear. There was the fright of revealing her secret and then there was the terror …

• Youths can get involved through CAL Teens

  November 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 More than three decades ago as a group of families were gathered on the beach in Sandpoint for some fun and relaxation, the women began talking about the needs of …

• Clark Fork resident reflects on discipline that cycling taught him

  October 31, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 When Lance Armstrong wrote his memoir, he chose a title that sent a message that he did not want to be defined by his cycling career. The book, “It’s Not …

• Proposed free bus system would become asset to city

  October 24, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Soon both residents and visitors in the Sandpoint area may be able to park their cars and rely on free public transportation to shuttle them to and from areas in …

• Sculpture uses salvage materials

  October 17, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 As you enter Sandpoint, there are signs proclaiming this resort area as a walking town. But this community is quickly evolving into much more than a place where you can …

• Things are looking up at Cedar Street Bridge

  October 10, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 It has been nearly two years since Sandpoint’s Cedar Street Bridge was forced to close temporarily, and since then it seemed the popular shopping venue would never recover. Home to …

• U.N. class plans trip to New York City

  October 3, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I5 For most students, school has only been in session a few weeks. But the students enrolled in Sandpoint High School’s Model United Nation’s class have been hard at work since …

• Youth finds he’s a natural in tae kwon do

  October 3, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Ever since 12-year-old Tyler Hammack can remember, he has been fascinated with martial arts. “I saw (the movie) ‘Karate Kid’ when I was little and thought, ‘I want to be …

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