Timberlake High field house breaks ground for year-round community use
A $800,000 Timberlake High field house broke ground in Spirit Lake, promising year-round indoor space for students, Little Leagues and families across northern Kootenai County.
Spirit Lake families who now drive elsewhere for winter practice will soon have a new indoor option on the Timberlake High campus. The field house broke ground as a 9,600-square-foot community asset designed for students, Little Leagues, parks-and-rec athletes, local teams and residents who need a place to stay active when snow and cold squeeze out outdoor play.
The project has been funded entirely by donations, making it a literal community build. Silverwood Theme Park kicked off the effort with a $200,000 gift in January 2024, Jordan and Amy Redman followed with another $200,000 in January 2025, and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe added $100,000 in July 2025. Idaho Central Credit Union also backed the project, and the June 2026 construction budget was reported at $800,000.
At the groundbreaking, Jordan Redman, Darin Meeks, Paul Norton, Heather Morgan and Principal Ryne Eberlin marked the start of Phase One. Eberlin said the project had been in the works for three and a half years, a timeline that reflects how long local supporters have pushed to fill the shortage of indoor athletic space in northern Kootenai County.
That shortage reaches well beyond Timberlake High School. The school opened in 1998 and serves students from Spirit Lake, Athol, Bayview and Twin Lakes, all communities that rely on the campus as a regional gathering point. The new field house is intended to extend that role through the months when weather makes outdoor recreation harder, giving youth, families and retirees a place to gather, practice and stay active on the same campus after school hours.
The project has also moved through a lengthy procurement process before the first dirt was turned. A 2025 bid notice set sealed bids due Aug. 7, 2025, and a rebid notice later set April 16, 2026, as the bid deadline with an optional pre-bid conference on April 6, 2026. Phase One is expected to be completed by November 2026, giving the long-planned project a near-term finish line and turning a local fundraising campaign into a building that will serve the Timberlake community for years.
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