Donating the bear necessities

Stuck in self-isolation with the shows at which she would normally display her work cancelling left, right and center, artist Kathy Sigle of Spearfish came up with an idea. Crook County Food Pantry, one of the beneficiaries of her brainwave, received a check for $250 last week as a result.

According to Cheryl Wales, Sigle came up with a way to make use of her talents to help those in need. She created small original paintings of six by six inches and auctioned them online, announcing that the proceeds would go to food banks in Rapid City, Belle Fourche, Spearfish and Crook County.

Her paint...