Local students receive scholarships
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 7 years, 7 months AGO
Courtesy photo Sunrise Rotary of Coeur d’Alene recently awarded scholarships to four Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy students. Pictured: Shannon Harrison and her daughter, Maya Burgess; Natalie Goetz and her dad, Brian; Mason Magee and his mom, Fondra; John Sanchez and his mom, Perlita and Sunrise Rotary Scholarship Committee representative Jeff Voeller.
Courtesy photo Kootenai Electric Trust Board members award scholarships to some of the 2017 winners at the KEC Annual Meeting. From left: Kootenai Electric Secretary/Treasurer Susan Meyer; Matthew Johnson, Rathdrum; Ashley Rotchford, Rathdrum; Alayne Chipman, Coeur d’Alene; Alicia Heuer, Coeur d’Alene; Mason Magee, Coeur d’Alene; Camille Olphie, Coeur d’Alene; Kylee Amos, Post Falls; Shelby Salois, Athol and Kootenai Electric Trust Board Chair Len Crosby.
Courtesy photo Members of the North Idaho Fair Foundation board presented scholarships to several community youth. Scholarship recipients, pictured from left: Brielle Olson, Aleesa McArthur and Caitlin Calvert. Recipients not pictured were: Ethan Brandt, Jordan King, Wendy Calvert, and Shelby Salois. Fair Foundation members pictured from left: Gena Loper, Dave Nussear, Mary Larson, Rick Gosselin, and Ann Siebert.
Sunrise Rotary
Sunrise Rotary Club of Coeur d’Alene recently granted $5,000 in college scholarships to four students from Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy.
Scholarship recipients include: Maya Burgess, Natalie Goetz, Mason Magee and John Sanchez.
Sunrise Rotary is a part of Rotary International, an international service organization with the purpose of bringing together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encouraging high ethical standards in all vocations, and advancing goodwill and peace around the world.
Sunrise Rotary meets for breakfast every Tuesday at 7 a.m. at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Convention Center. Guests and potential new members are always welcome.
Kootenai Electric Trust
The Kootenai Electric Trust Board awarded $1,000 scholarships to 15 Kootenai Electric members or their children. The scholarships were made possible this year with the proceeds from the 2016 KEC Golf Classic. The Kootenai Electric Trust Board has awarded more than 120 scholarships since 2007 and plans to offer the scholarship program next year.
The following students received scholarships: Kylee Amos, Post Falls; Alayne Chipman, Coeur d’Alene; Coleman Donohoe, St. Maries; Lydia Gross, Hayden; Alicia Heuer, Coeur d’Alene; Darin Jenneskens, Worley; Brendan Jessen, Spirit Lake; Matthew Johnson, Rathdrum; Myrisa Laufenberg, Coeur d’Alene; Mackenzie Lauritzen, Coeur d’Alene; Mason Magee, Coeur d’Alene; Camille Olphie, Coeur d’Alene; Ashley Rotchford, Rathdrum; Shelby Salois, Athol; and Katelyn Stegman, Hayden.
North Idaho Fair Foundation
The North Idaho Fair Foundation recently awarded $7,500 in scholarships to several community youth. The funds were generated from the annual Cowboy Ball Event held on April 7. The monies raised at the Cowboy Ball event are also used for capital improvements at the North Idaho Fairgrounds.
The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo Foundation is a 501(c)(3), established to help perpetuate the annual Fair and Kootenai County Fairgrounds — preserving memories and ensuring new ones can be made. The Foundation helps the Fair board financially by providing a separate, tax-sheltered vehicle for raising money through grants, corporations and individuals.
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Send news of your student’s scholarship and a photo of the student to Maureen Dolan at mdolan@cdapress.com.
