by Liz Millenheft | Mar 24, 2026 | Our Stories
“Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Shon.” “Shon who?” “Shon J, nice to meet you!” Shon always has a smile on his face and a joke ready to share. He exudes joy and kindness as soon as you meet him. Shon enjoys many activities. One of his favorite things to do is sing...
by Liz Millenheft | Dec 18, 2025 | Our Stories
Bonnie at the 2025 Cullaby Lake BBQ Bonnie has been involved with ISN since August of 2020. She enjoys many activities! One of her favorite things to do is diamond art. Bonnie had a set of diamond art bookmarks that she really enjoyed working on. She also enjoys dot...
by Liz Millenheft | Sep 29, 2025 | Our Stories
Kive (left) and John (right) Kive is a big fan of The Goonies, sports, punk rock music and food. Born in the California Bay Area, he graduated from Astoria High School in 1995 and now lives on the Oregon Coast near Seaside. There, Kive is a member of the ISN...
by Liz Millenheft | Mar 28, 2025 | Our Stories
Joey discovered his creative and artistic talents during a family vacation in 1983 when Joey was 11 years old. Given fresh white paper and a black ink pen, he created incredible pictures inspired by nature and historic buildings. His first notecards were hand-folded...
by Liz Millenheft | Dec 11, 2024 | Our Stories
When Kyle was in kindergarten, his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered by those close to him. Later in his life, at around 12 years of age, he started using paper to sculpt figurines to play with. Kyle could look at something one-dimensional, make a...
