KRFY Radio

(left) Rich Del Carlo, board member and (right) Jean Gerth, volunteer and former board member.

On Monday morning, April 29, at 9:00 a.m., Jim interviewed two members of the Rock Creek Alliance, Rich Del Carlo and Jean Gerth, concerning the status of the mining effort challenges and the 25 years of battling to keep the waters of our Lake Pend Oreille unsoiled. A matching-fund event, through the Idaho Gives organization (www.idahogives.razoo.com), will occur this Thursday, May 2nd and the group hopes to secure funding through this donation drive to cover continuing expenses for the Alliance..

(left) Pat Wentworth, co-ordinator of the Sandpoint Community Garden project, (right) Jim Healey, KRFY interview host.

On Friday morning, April 26, at 9:00 A.M., Jim Healey interviewed Pat Wentworth, co-ordinator of the Sandpoint Community Garden project located at the old Junior High Playfield, south end of Sixth Avenue at Pine Street (between Euclid Ave./Boyer Ave./Lake Street). They discussed the history, progress, needs and where the final bounty benefits our community. A call went out for tomorrow’s (Saturday, April 27) volunteer work day for revitalizing the 72-raised bed plot and the need for additional organic, garden-quality soils and volunteer haulers..