Coeur d'Alene School District to fill board vacancy by July
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months, 2 weeks AGO
Board members and the superintendent hold a discussion at a Coeur d’Alene School District board meeting at the Midtown Meeting Center. From left: Superintendent Shon Hocker, Board Chair Rebecca Smith, and trustees Lesli Bjerke, Heather Tenbrink and Jimmy McAndrew.
CAROLYN BOSTICK/Press
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | May 13, 2025 1:07 AM
The Coeur d’Alene School Board accepted the resignation of trustee Allison Anderton at a board meeting Monday at the Midtown Meeting Center.
Anderton resigned after she was arrested early Easter morning and cited for driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Zone 1 seat has been vacant since April 23, and the board has until July to fill the position Board Chair Rebecca Smith said.
Zone 1 includes Dalton Gardens and Fernan Lake Village. The new trustee would hold the position through Dec. 31.
Community members can start submitting applications May 14. Applications are due by June 16. More information can be found at www.cdaschools.org/page/board-of-trustees.
“It’s a great way to serve your community, serve your school district,” Smith said.
ARTICLES BY CAROLYN BOSTICK
'Bad actors' bill fails again
Aimed at protecting home, business owners
After high hopes this legislative session, lobbyist Ken Burgess said that the state bill intended to create protections against unscrupulous contractors won’t be moving on.
Students pitch future professions at reverse job fair
Students pitch future professions at reverse job fair
Ranging from criminology to cosmetology, Post Falls high school students pitched professions that sparked their interest during the reverse job fair on Wednesday at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls.
Kootenai Health, MultiCare celebrate Prairie Medical Campus groundbreaking
Kootenai Health, MultiCare celebrate Prairie Medical Campus groundbreaking
Although hundreds in attendance gathered at the site on Tuesday for the Prairie Medical Campus for a literal groundbreaking, Kootenai Health CEO Jamie Smith pointed out that the project also fulfilled the figurative definition by being new and innovative. “This campus is going to be a gamechanger for the region,” Smith said.