Tagged: memorial

May 3, 2025

Farewell to Helen Newton, the definition of an authentic Sandpoint ‘local’

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

One of Sandpoint’s truest champions passed away on April 25 — Helen Newton, aged 83, left us but she won’t be forgotten for her wit, …

January 8, 2025

By Helen Newton
Reader Contributor

It was in October 1976, before he was elected, that I met Jimmy Carter. Well, to be fair, I didn’t actually “meet” him; but, in …

September 25, 2024

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

I recently attended a memorial service for someone who left a big impact on my life. This was before I began as publisher of this …

September 4, 2024

By Terri Ivie
River Valley Beacon

To say that Dan Eskelson’s passing will leave a hole in the Priest River community would be an understatement. Anyone who was fortunate enough …

May 24, 2018

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

To Brent Lockwood, cemeteries are happy places.

Leaning on a rake, clad in muddy boots and work clothes, he’s smiling with an overcast but Ross-Hall-worthy …