Human Rights Task Force scholarship now available

By Reader Staff

The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is accepting applications for the Darby and Amber Campbell and Erik Robin Bruhjell Memorial scholarships. The scholarships are available to seniors graduating from any Bonner County public or private high school or home school.

The mission of the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is to promote and secure mutual understanding and respect among all people. The task force recognizes that it is the social and cultural diversity of our people that makes Bonner County a rich and worthwhile place to live.

The amount of the scholarships varies from $500 to $2,500, depending on the number of scholarships awarded. Applicants with secondary education goals with an emphasis in community building, environmental issues and human rights advocacy are encouraged to apply. Previous recipients have included students from Sandpoint High School, Clark Fork High School, Lake Pend Oreille High School, Priest River Lamanna High, and Forrest Bird Charter School.

Applicants are asked to submit the common application form, as well as the individual scholarship applications. The applications ask the student to write a paragraph on the meaning of human rights as well as an essay in response to one of the questions on the application.

The application is available on the BCHRTF website at bchrtf.org. It is also available on the SHS and Priest River Lamanna High School websites, as well as on some of the other school websites. The deadline for applications is 9 a.m., Monday, April 10 at the Sandpoint High School Counseling/Career Center or at the student’s high school. Applications may also be submitted by April 10 to the Task Force at: BCHRTF Scholarship, P.O. Box 1463, Sandpoint, ID 83864.

For more info or questions call 208-290-2732 or email bchrtaskforce@ gmail.com.

By Ben Olson Reader Staff

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The number of times the Fed has raised its short-term borrowing rate over the past year. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced the latest 0.25% hike March 22, with the hopes that the increased borrowing rate will help curb inflation, which currently remains triple the Fed’s target rate of 2%.

$197 million

The amount of money the Biden administration is sending from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law to help communities prepare for wildfires this summer, according to Vice President Kamala Harris. The funding represents the first round of the $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant program authorized under the infrastructure bill that President Biden signed in November 2021. Idaho will see $690,000 for implementation of 53 miles of rightof-way fuel breaks in Clark County and $193,844 to Idaho Firewise, Inc. to provide outreach and education to communities in Idaho.

83%

The percentage of Americans who think that taxpayers should not have to pay to resolve problems caused by irresponsible bank management. Only 49% of Americans favor government bailouts of financial institutions.

271 Inches

The total snowfall at Schweitzer this season, which is just under its average of 300 inches per year. For contrast, Donner Pass in California has had one heck of a season, charting 572 inches of snowfall this season, which is more than 47 feet. Closing day at Schweitzer’s 2022-2023 ski season is slated for Sunday, April 9.

By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist

Last week, sporting a newly gifted Irish apron, I delivered a cookie tray to some neighborhood children when a neighbor couple out for a walk spotted me and assumed I was delivering bakery orders. So they inquired, “Can we get some shamrock cookies from you?” I’d baked plenty of extras and told them to drop by my house on their way home. There was only a brief, awkward exchange when they realized I was baking for fun, not money, and the cookies were a gift (that they had a hard time accepting).

I’ve cooked for fun, money and love throughout my life. Nowadays, I mostly cook for love. Since I live alone, well-meaning people often remark, “It must be so hard to cook for one.” I’m sure it must be, but I wouldn’t know. I’ve spent a lifetime in the kitchen, from feeding a dozen ranch hands three times daily to years of catering events for hundreds. But, honestly, I wouldn’t know how to cook a single serving.

Lately, I’ve been testing oodles of recipes and have scaled most of them down to four servings. While I’m cooking, even four servings seems like a paltry number of portions (except when it’s time to purchase the ingredients).

Usually, when I finish testing a recipe, if it’s something I can freeze, I wrap it up and toss it in the freezer until I can pass it along to a friend or family member. However, when the grandbabes started referring to my culinary offerings as “Mimi’s mystery meals,” I learned to do a better job of dating and labeling the packages. As a result, you’ll find a half-dozen meals marked and ready to go at any given time.

Last week, I cooked for a