Sandpoint High School finally feels warm and welcoming.

A school levy provided funds to remove the ugly, ugly gray carpet from the floors and walls and to provide a new surface.

I doubt too many people would disagree with me that most staff and students hated that school from the day we moved in back in the fall of 1992.

Part of it was the drab hallways, part was the administration which laid down draconian rules from Day One, making most sane folks want to hate the place.

I'm envious when I enter the building these days because it now has an upbeat, positive atmosphere, not only in its cosmetic changes but also in the wholesome attitudes of those who spend their days there, both adults and kids.