HAYDEN Awards nominations being accepted
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HAYDEN - The Hayden Chamber of Commerce is announcing the second HAYDEN Awards, a series of awards to recognize individuals for their distinguished community service to the Hayden community. The chamber will solicit nominations from the general public. "The response to our last year awards was so positive and inspiring that we are excited to continue the tradition," said Nancy Lowery, chamber president. "The Hayden Chamber of Commerce will recognize the hard work and outstanding achievements of those dedicated volunteers and business leaders who have been a positive influence in our community." The HAYDEN Awards recognize the selfless service and noteworthy achievements of individuals representing six different sectors of the Hayden community. The name "HAYDEN" itself is an acronym of the six award categories: H - History and Human Rights; A - the Arts; Y - actions by or for Youth; D - Distinguished community service; E - Education; and N - New business. To be considered, nominees must live or work in the Greater Hayden area and have significantly contributed to the betterment of the Hayden community. Nominees are not required to be members of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce. Honorees must agree to appear to receive their awards at the Hayden Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet. Elected public officials and board members of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce are not eligible for consideration. "There are remarkable people in Hayden that volunteer their time and effort to help make this a wonderful community," Lowery said. "We want to recognize these individuals and call attention to the positive example they set." Award nominations should be submitted in writing to the Hayden Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Hayden Awards '10, P.O. Box 1210, Hayden, ID 83835. The award nominations should include the name, address and telephone number of the nominee; the category of the award and a detailed description of the individual's contributions to the Hayden community. Nominations must be postmarked by Feb. 28. This year's HAYDEN Awards recipients will be honored at the Hayden Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet and dinner dance at the Hayden Lake Country Club on March 20.
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Get the dictionary, it's time to spell
Participants announced for 2010 North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee A total of 54 fourth- through eighth-graders from the five northern counties of Idaho will compete in the seventh annual North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 20, at North Idaho College. The winner and his or her guardian will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in June. The trip is paid for by the Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls Press. Each contestant for the North Idaho bee was the winner of his or her respective grade level in district qualifying bees held in public school districts as well as a home school and private school district. "A total of 60 schools are involved in this year's spelling bee from 13 districts across North Idaho, including home schoolers and private schoolers," said North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee Co-Coordinator Stacy Hudson. "Congratulations to those who qualified for the regional bee this year - it's an amazing accomplishment." The spellers will compete against each other, regardless of grade level, beginning at 10 a.m. in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center on NIC's main campus. Registration for participants begins at 9 a.m. The event is sponsored by Hagadone Newspapers and hosted by NIC. see BEE, A6 BEE from A1 Information: (208) 769-3316. Fourth grade participants: Anthony Kirby, Winton Elementary, Coeur d'Alene School District No. 271 Makenzie Laupp, Garwood Elementary, Lakeland School District No. 272 Hannah Davidson, Kootenai Elementary, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84 Matteo Robledo, Harrison Elementary, Kootenai School District No. 274 Shelby Taylor, Heyburn Elementary, St. Maries School District No. 41 Taylor Carlson, Canyon Science Magnet School, Kellogg School District No. 391 Laura Kirkland of Moscow, Idaho Virtual Academy District No. 452 Mitchell Mason, House of the Lord Christian Academy, Private School District Rebekah Pinkerton of Coeur d'Alene, Home School District Brittaney Millward, Priest Lake Elementary, West Bonner County School District No. 83 Olivia Ward, Prairie View Elementary, Post Falls School District No. 273 Mariah Roy, Mt. Hall Elementary, Boundary County School District No. 101 Summer Beebe, Lakeside Elementary, Plummer-Worley School District No. 44 Fifth grade participants: Tricia McCullough, Dalton Elementary, Coeur d'Alene School District No. 271 Jared Walker, Garwood Elementary, Lakeland School District No. 272 Spencer Bassett, Kootenai Elementary, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84 Michaela LaFountaine, Harrison Elementary, Kootenai School District No. 274 Jordyn McCleary, Heyburn Elementary, St. Maries School District No. 41 Hannah Wohlman, Pinehurst Elementary, Kellogg School District No. 391 Jacob Johnson of Bonners Ferry, Idaho Virtual Academy District No. 452 Katie Swaim, Coeur d'Alene Christian School, Private School District Sydney Madsen of Coeur d'Alene, Home School District Trevor Rusho, Priest River Elementary, West Bonner County School District No. 83 Zach Coughanour, Seltice Elementary, Post Falls School District No. 273 Alexis Underwood, Valley View Elementary, Boundary County School District No. 101 Angelita Soto, Lakeside Elementary, Plummer-Worley School District No. 44 Sixth grade participants: Colin Richards, Canfield Middle School, Coeur d'Alene School District No. 271 Cody Ahrnsbrak, Garwood Elementary, Lakeland School District No. 272 Izzy Brown, Sandpoint Charter School, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84 Sarah Chandler, Harrison Elementary, Kootenai School District No. 274 Cassandra Scott, St. Maries Middle School, St. Maries School District No. 41 Trustin Johnson of Bonners Ferry, Idaho Virtual Academy District No. 452 Elissa Garrett, House of the Lord Christian Academy, Private School District Doug Keaty of Hayden, Home School District Baylee Barnett, Priest River Elementary, West Bonner County School District No. 83 Wyatt Bennett, Boundary County Middle School, Boundary County School District No. 101 Seventh grade participants: Jaeger Zollman, Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, Coeur d'Alene School District No. 271 Lindsey Surber, Lakeland Junior High School, Lakeland School District No. 272 Delia Boyd, Sandpoint Middle School, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84 Jerry Rodgers, Kootenai Jr./Sr. High School, Kootenai School District No. 274 Benson Waldrop, St. Maries Middle School, St. Maries School District No. 41 Helena Kirkland of Moscow, Idaho Virtual Academy District No. 452 Melyssa Carlson, House of the Lord Christian Academy, Private School District Caleb Stedman of Rathdrum, Home School District Mackenzie Mendenhall, Boundary County Middle School, Boundary County School District No. 101 Eighth grade participants: Jamie Orchard-Pomeroy, Woodland Middle School, Coeur d'Alene School District No. 271 Brittany McCluskey, Timberlake Junior High School, Lakeland School District No. 272 Nicole Hislop, Sandpoint Charter School, Lake Pend Oreille School District No. 84 Gitta Bartholdt, Kootenai Jr./Sr. High School, Kootenai School District No. 274 Ryan McNulty, St. Maries Middle School, St. Maries School District No. 41 Mary Havens of Spirit Lake, Idaho Virtual Academy District No. 452 Sabrina Smith, Prairie Avenue Christian Center School, Private School District Clara Greensides of Coeur d'Alene, Home School District Brook Wilson, Boundary County Middle School, Boundary County School District No. 101
Publisher Tom Kurdy announces retirement
KALISPELL, Mont. - Daily Inter Lake publisher Tom Kurdy has announced that he will retire in late spring after 40 years of service to the Hagadone Corporation, the newspaper's parent company. He spent 21 years of that career at the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell. He is also currently publisher of the Hungry Horse News, Whitefish Pilot and Bigfork Eagle, and previously managed several other weeklies for Hagadone including the Lake County Leader in Polson. Kurdy was joined at Tuesday's announcement in the Inter Lake offices by Brad Hagadone, president of the Hagadone Communications Division, who said, "Tom has had a stellar career with our company, exceeding our expectations and goals at every newspaper plant that he ran. Needless to say, Tom will leave big shoes to fill." Kurdy expressed his thanks to all the Inter Lake employees for their work and support, and said he had decided that after 40 years with the company, including 25 years as publisher at three newspapers in the group, he was ready to hand the reins over to someone new. "I have thoroughly enjoyed my career in the newspaper business," Kurdy said. "I've met many good people and had many challenges. I am particularly grateful for the opportunities the Hagadone family has given me." Kurdy began his career with the Hagadone Corp. at the company headquarters in Coeur d'Alene as an accountant and auditor. However, more than half of his career was spent at the Inter Lake, beginning with a stint as business manager from 1976 to 1984. He later served as publisher in Kalispell from January 1991 to April 1994, and was again named publisher in October 2000, serving until now. At that time, Duane B. Hagadone, the founder of the Hagadone newspaper chain, described Kurdy as "one of the best publishers in the history of our company." Kurdy's first job as publisher was at Moses Lake, Wash., where he served at the Columbia Basin Herald from 1985 to 1991. He also served as publisher of the largest paper in the Hagadone group, the Sioux City (Iowa) Journal from 1994 to 1999. That 50,000 circulation newspaper was later sold by Hagadone. Before returning to the Inter Lake in 2000, Kurdy also spent a year on corporate duties in the Coeur d'Alene headquarters. Earlier in his career, he also worked briefly as business manager of the Sandpoint Daily Bee, Bonners Ferry Herald and Priest River Times in North Idaho. "Tom will be genuinely missed by me personally, his working colleagues and our entire corporate team," Brad Hagadone told the Inter Lake's employees Tuesday. "He has always been a pleasure to work with, a guy who has a great can-do attitude along with a first-class work ethic." Brad Hagadone announced that the company will "go through a major national in-depth search process" to find the Inter Lake's next publisher.
HAYDEN Awards nominations being accepted
HAYDEN - The Hayden Chamber of Commerce is announcing the second HAYDEN Awards, a series of awards to recognize individuals for their distinguished community service to the Hayden community. The chamber will solicit nominations from the general public. "The response to our last year awards was so positive and inspiring that we are excited to continue the tradition," said Nancy Lowery, chamber president. "The Hayden Chamber of Commerce will recognize the hard work and outstanding achievements of those dedicated volunteers and business leaders who have been a positive influence in our community." The HAYDEN Awards recognize the selfless service and noteworthy achievements of individuals representing six different sectors of the Hayden community. The name "HAYDEN" itself is an acronym of the six award categories: H - History and Human Rights; A - the Arts; Y - actions by or for Youth; D - Distinguished community service; E - Education; and N - New business. To be considered, nominees must live or work in the Greater Hayden area and have significantly contributed to the betterment of the Hayden community. Nominees are not required to be members of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce. Honorees must agree to appear to receive their awards at the Hayden Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet. Elected public officials and board members of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce are not eligible for consideration. "There are remarkable people in Hayden that volunteer their time and effort to help make this a wonderful community," Lowery said. "We want to recognize these individuals and call attention to the positive example they set." Award nominations should be submitted in writing to the Hayden Chamber of Commerce, Attn: Hayden Awards '10, P.O. Box 1210, Hayden, ID 83835. The award nominations should include the name, address and telephone number of the nominee; the category of the award and a detailed description of the individual's contributions to the Hayden community. Nominations must be postmarked by Feb. 28. This year's HAYDEN Awards recipients will be honored at the Hayden Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet and dinner dance at the Hayden Lake Country Club on March 20.