Sandpoint High ready for reentry
SANDPOINT — A back-to-school guide for students and staff attending Sandpoint High School this fall was released Friday, which indicated changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hero of Art: Local rescues iconic downtown mural
More than a third of Dianna Schuppel and Eric Odin’s 1998 hand-painted mural had crumbled into bits and pieces of paint and cement by the time Douglas Jones was recruited.
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SHS ready for reentry
SANDPOINT — A back-to-school guide for students and staff attending Sandpoint High School this fall was released Friday, which indicated changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ordinance would mandate masks in Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — The chambers are quiet, but controversy on mandating masks in the city has reached an all-time high.
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Ruehle’s rule: Ordinance proposed to mandate masks in Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — The chambers are quiet, but controversy on mandating masks in the city has reached an all-time high.
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Bonner County Fair prep in-motion
SANDPOINT — For decades, Bonner County has celebrated its summer season with a community-wide fair and Bonner County Fairgrounds Director Darcey Smith said this year should be no different.
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Fun at the fair? They’re getting ready for you
SANDPOINT — For decades, Bonner County has celebrated its summer season with a community-wide fair and Bonner County Fairgrounds Director Darcey Smith said this year should be no different.
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Sandpoint reexamines city fees
SANDPOINT — Numbers and spreadsheets stole the show at Wednesday night’s city council workshop, where City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton and Public Works Director Amanda Wilson gave detailed presentations on proposed fee changes.
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LPOSD secures fall reentry plan
SANDPOINT — After many weeks of drafting guidelines for Lake Pend Oreille School District, the board of trustees unanimously approved its COVID-19 protocol and reentry plan Tuesday evening.
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Baked by bots, automated bread bakery returns to Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — After 50 years of fine-tuning robot hands and bread recipes, Breadbot, the world’s first fully-automated bread bakery, will be serving fresh products in Sandpoint and Walla Walla’s Super 1 Foods grocery store.
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Baked by bots, automated bread bakery returns to Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — After 50 years of fine-tuning robot hands and bread recipes, Breadbot, the world’s first fully-automated bread bakery, will be serving fresh products in Sandpoint and Walla Walla’s Super 1 Foods grocery store.
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Horse rescue receives generous donation
SANDPOINT — Eight years ago, Dawn Dempsey quit her retail job to rescue neglected and abused horses in North Idaho.
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Summer camp builds student morale, robot arms
SANDPOINT — For 24 Southside Elementary School students, the idea of spending their summers building robot arms and constellation lanterns was way cooler than staying at home.
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School supply give away to help over 1,000 students in Bonner County
SANDPOINT — COVID-19 may have altered lesson plans for teachers, but Angels Over Sandpoint is determined to provide school supplies for all Bonner County students.
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LPOSD addresses building plans for fall
SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Tom Albertson announced Wednesday the district’s reopening and activities plans will both be discussed at the Aug. 11 meeting.
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Sometimes Victor shaves his face, but today he is had a beard.
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This is a test tease. This is an excellent test tease. Yeehaw!
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Priest River celebrates staff, reevaluates ordinances at meeting
PRIEST RIVER — Congratulations are in order for city clerk Laurel Thomas, who is celebrating 15 years with city staff this month. Thomas was sufficiently surprised by Mayor Jim Martin’s grand gesture at Monday’s council meeting.
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This is a love song for the color purple.
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0805 Cheese fries are delicious SNP
Tease? Tease who? You shouldn't tease people. That's just rude!
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Arts commission talks priorities for master plan
SANDPOINT — Two weeks ago, Decision Support Partners, Inc. President Surale Phillips asked members of the Arts Commission to identify the community’s top five priorities to be included in the Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Master Plan.
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Bonner County rallies behind law enforcement, discourages political division
SANDPOINT — Red, white and blue flags, bandanas and street signs decorated both ends of North First Avenue sidewalks on Saturday afternoon.
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Budget workshop talks capital improvements, debt
SANDPOINT — A second budget workshop took place Wednesday evening, which detailed capital improvement projects for Fiscal Year 2021.
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Out with the old, in with new pipes: Sandpoint plans for a new wastewater system
SANDPOINT — City council approved a roughly $1.7 million Basin Improvement Project at its July 15 meeting, a project designed to aggressively reduce inflow and infiltration moving into Sandpoint’s sanitation sewer collection systems.
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Public responds to LPOSD COVID-19 reentry plan
SANDPOINT — A draft of Lake Pend Oreille School District’s COVID-19 reentry plan was tabled for approval Tuesday evening. The board of trustees and Superintendent Tom Albertson reached consensus on the framework proposal, but wanted to be clear to the public the document is just a work in progress.
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WBCSD approves reopening plan
PRIEST RIVER — While the West Bonner County School District approved its reopening plan at the July 29 special meeting, Superintendent Paul Anselmo emphasized the plan is a living document and can undergo changes anytime before and during school opening on Sept. 8.
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Teachers walk away from offer, seek mediation for negotiation
PRIEST RIVER — A request for mediation was made by West Bonner County School District’s teachers union after receiving the school board’s final offer at the July 22 negotiations meeting.
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LPOSD presents draft of reentry plan, promotes cohorting in classroom
Plan adds ‘orange’ level mixing in-person, remote learning in district
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Finding comedy during crisis: Panida Theater provides hope through pandemic
The Panida Theater smelt like fresh buttered popcorn with a hint of booze and a dash of sweat. It was a hot summer day and 61 audience members shuffled into the theater late July 18.
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City builds interactive budget platform
SANDPOINT — Unlike recent years, Sandpoint’s 2021 budget has been designed by city staff to provide a fully immersive and interactive online platform for community members. The virtual document went live on June 17 and takes website visitors through past and present city initiatives and expenditures.
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Priest River OKs tentative city budget
PRIEST RIVER — The city returned to online council meetings this week due to COVID-19 health and safety protocol. Monday’s agenda was light, largely focused on the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
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City puts playground improvement plan on-pause
PRIEST RIVER — A $30,000 request to improve the safety and aesthetics of the playground at City Park was made by Daisy Schmeider, a Priest River resident and advocate for child social and emotional development. Schmieder presented options for financing the project at the July 6 meeting.
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Man dies in accident
OLDTOWN — Tyler Vance Watson, 29-year-old male and Priest River resident, died Tuesday night after jumping into Pend Oreille River from Oldtown Bridge.
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Man dies in accident
OLDTOWN — Tyler Vance Watson, 29-year-old male and Priest River resident, died Tuesday night after jumping into Pend Oreille River from Oldtown bridge.
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Council explores legality of prioritizing seating in chambers
SANDPOINT — An unusual problem has taken shape in Sandpoint’s city council chambers — people are attending city council meetings.
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TCC hosts 8th annual backpack giveaway
SANDPOINT — If you haven’t done your school supplies shopping yet, look no further.
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LPOSD sets timer, drafts fall plan in 10 days
SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille School District board of trustees met Monday night to break ground on the latest COVID-19 conundrum — Will the school district be prepared to provide in-person education while protecting students and staff from the contagious novel coronavirus?
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Mask Mania: Sandpoint gives away all 3,000 masks
SANDPOINT — The city held their first drive-thru giveaway of masks at Travers Park Friday morning and all 3,000 masks were distributed in less than two hours.
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Sandpoint dodges mask mandate
SANDPOINT — The city of Sandpoint rejected a motion to mandate masks locally at Wednesday’s meeting.
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Navigating the unknown: Graduates plan for a world full of surprises
PRIEST RIVER — The tassels were turned, the caps were thrown and 53 Priest River Lamanna High School seniors passed the ultimate test of patience last Saturday.
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City backs state’s tax relief efforts
SANDPOINT — Friday’s deadline for local governments to opt-in to Gov. Brad Little’s $200 million property tax relief program is quickly approaching. While Sandpoint City Council is one of many communities who have agreed to abide by the state’s conditions, others have argued that Little’s plan would be a detriment …
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Priest River considers cyber expenses, move to cloud
PRIEST RIVER — In preparation for the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, the city of Priest River hired Exbabylon Information Technology Consultant, Alex Stanton, to perform an audit for cyber expenses within the next three years.
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One step forward, two days back: COVID-19 calls for compromise in classrooms
COVID-19 calls for compromise in classrooms
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Framework sets plans in motion
LPOSD explores options for reopening school this fall
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Timber Days postponed until 2021
PRIEST RIVER — The biggest celebration of the summer season for logging-enthusiasts, huckleberry pancake lovers and lawn mower racers has been rescheduled. And yes, COVID-19 is to blame.
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Reptile racer proves to be natural-born engine
CLARK FORK — At first glance, it was a traditional Fourth of July celebration. The strong smell of fresh hotdogs and fireworks smoke swirled around a crowd of revelers in Veterans Memorial Park.
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Virus kicks up controversy in city
SANDPOINT — After weeks of stagnant reports in Bonner County, COVID-19 once again took center stage in the council chambers Wednesday night.
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It’s official, America gets a birthday party
SANDPOINT — It’s the final hour for the city’s Fourth of July celebration and organizers Ron Korn and Steve Wasylko have managed to jump through every COVID-19-infected hoop.
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City determines help from ICAP unnecessary
SANDPOINT — For the second meeting in a row, Sandpoint’s city council chamber reached maximum capacity. An overflow of residents waited in the hallway adjacent to the room, some standing more than three hours, for a chance to speak during the public forum on issues regarding their First and Second …
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Teachers, board hold negotiations
PRIEST RIVER— There was a clear rise in atmospheric tension when the word “Zoom” was uttered by a member of the West Bonner County School District teachers union at the June 24 negotiations meeting. Arms were crossed, hands were tightened and voices were raised.
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WBCSD approves $10.9M budget
PRIEST RIVER — A budget of roughly $10.9 million was approved by West Bonner County School District at the June 17 board meeting.
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Sandpoint voices not yet united
SANDPOINT — Citizens from all parts of North Idaho attended Sandpoint’s last council meeting, where Mayor Shelby Rognstad’s proclamation on love created tension in the chamber.
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Goose roundup ruffles feathers
SANDPOINT — More than 100 of Sandpoint’s most notorious wildlife friends — the Canada Geese — were relocated to a piece of property owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services outside of Coeur d’Alene. City officials are hoping the absence of 127 geese will eliminate the smattering of goose …
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NIC’s Silver Valley, Bonners Ferry centers to close
Hoping to make room for virtual learning
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Bonner County Fair remains on
SANDPOINT — Vendors? Check. Livestock? Check. Carnival? Check.
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LPOSD budget bites COVID-19 costs
SANDPOINT — In preparation for Lake Pend Oreille School District’s new 11-month fiscal cycle on July 1, Chief Financial Officer Lisa Hall created a comprehensive, nontraditional presentation of the school budget for 2021. Board members, excluding trustee Lonnie Williams who was absent at the meeting earlier this month, unanimously voted …
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WBCSD fights for facility funding
PRIEST RIVER — West Bonner School County District board members at the June 17 meeting collectively agreed the pursuit of facility funding is a priority that will require a new approach from previous years.
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NIC makes room for virtual learning
SANDPOINT — North Idaho College’s Silver Valley and Bonners Ferry centers will cease operation at the end of the year, leaving Sandpoint as the only satellite center for NIC.
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NIC makes room for virtual learning
SANDPOINT — North Idaho College’s Silver Valley and Bonners Ferry centers will cease operation at the end of the year, leaving Sandpoint as the only satellite center for NIC.
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A change of pace, reporting on race
SANDPOINT —This is my first time writing an article about racism. Most reporters would be advised not to admit that, to cling to their credibility and focus on the subject being interviewed, but I am not ashamed about my lack of experience.
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Post urged to combat excessive force
SANDPOINT — Eight tenets of law enforcement policy laid out by the Eight Can’t Wait campaign were reviewed by Police Chief Corey Coon at Wednesday night’s council meeting.
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LPO graduates crowned as ‘COVID class’
SANDPOINT — While proud parents, siblings and staff of Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High School’s Class of 2020 graduates sat in socially distanced rows, 17 students practiced crossing their legs and walking across the stage in the adjacent hallway for a day most thought would never come.
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Talk on race, policing fills city hall, streets
SANDPOINT — It was a packed house — but while social distancing limited the number of people inside the City Council chamber at any one time — several dozen people used the public forum portion of Wednesday’s council meeting to discuss everything from racism to police brutality.
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PR sets precedence on city’s permit fees
PRIEST RIVER — West Bonner School District Library requested their permit fee of $7,557.75 be waived at the June 15 council meeting, however, the city denied the request due to lack of funds and concern of financial compensation expectations for other public agencies in the future.
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Volunteers grow produce for food bank
SANDPOINT — Bonner County Coalition for Health purchased earth boxes in 2017, but no one had prepared them for their success in the town three years later. Volunteer School Garden Coordinator Michele Murphree has been circulating dozens of earth boxes to and fro businesses and organizations for those interested in …
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Olson’s 52-mile run fueled by 565 reasons
SANDPOINT — Six years ago Erik Olson packed his bags and moved from Wisconsin to Sandpoint, where he promised his wife that he would train to run. His wife is an ultramarathon runner, logging over 26.2 miles on any given day.
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City survey seeks input on dogs in local parks
SANDPOINT — Since 1994, the city has upheld a dog ban on parks including City Beach, but City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton said the city was launching a community survey to determine if the ordinance is out of date or not.
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SPOT receives a funding boost
SANDPOINT — Public transportation across the nation has seen a dramatic decrease of ridership in the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Selkirk Pend Oreille Transit is at 50 percent and continually rebounding, Executive Director David Sims requested a 13 percent increase in funding from Sandpoint to …
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Sandpoint mulls Parks & Rec plan
SANDPOINT — The city’s June 3 council meeting explored three revised site-specific plans: City Beach, downtown waterfront and Great Northern Sports Complex.
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PRLHS sets graduation for military students
PRIEST RIVER — Seniors Ben Zapfe and Jakia DeMotte have enlisted in the United States Army and are shipping out before their classmates graduate on July 11, but that hasn’t stopped the community from putting together a ceremony to honor their academic accomplishments.
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Permit nears for July 4th celebration
SANDPOINT — In three weeks Sandpoint resident Ron Korn has raised enough money to pay for the Independence Day parade, picnic and fireworks show through his GoFundMe campaign. Korn partnered with Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon to salvage the community’s long-standing celebration that was previously cancelled due to the COVID-19 …
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Protests prompt racism conversation
SANDPOINT — U.S. Highway 95 Long Bridge no longer holds the throng of high schoolers who carried signs and called out in the streets for an end to police brutality and racism on Tuesday. But, their words echoed in the council chambers at the June 3 city council meeting.
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WBCSD begins teacher negotiations for 2020-’21
PRIEST RIVER — West Bonner County School District held a negotiations meeting on May 28 where Board Chairman Sandy Bower, Trustee Nicole Butler and Superintendent Paul Anselmo sat with teacher representatives and considered changes for the 2020-2021 school year.
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WBCSD dips into contingency funds for 2020-2021 budget
PRIEST RIVER — Due to Governor Brad Little’s 5-percent holdback on education funding, West Bonner County School District officials said the district looking at a shortfall of $139,000 for the 2020-2021 school year.
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Another kind of first responder: PNSI makes sure disabled community doesn’t slip through the cracks
SANDPOINT — Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. Executive Director Trinity Nicholson was tending to the retail greenhouse on Boyer Avenue when I called for an interview. Normally the greenhouse would be groomed and cultivated by Nicholson’s clientele in the summer as an employee training program for the disabled in Sandpoint.
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PAFE awards $110,000 in teacher grants
SANDPOINT — Panhandle Alliance for Education has funded 42 out of their 72 project proposals for Lake Pend Oreille School District’s 2020-2021 school year.
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LPOSD seeking guidance for fall
SANDPOINT — Although Lake Pend Oreille School District does not have an answer for what education will look like in the fall, Superintendent Tom Albertson was encouraged by Gov. Brad Little’s words at the weekly AARP teleconference on Tuesday. Albertson plans to keep an open dialogue with parents and community …
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Going places & right at home
Priest River couple turns home into recording studio, music safe haven
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City loosens restrictions on sidewalk cafes
SANDPOINT — Sidewalk cafes in the city will no longer require separation barriers such as fencing, which will allow more space for pedestrians to walk.
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Fulcher talks economy, issues
SANDPOINT — The most important thing to do is open the economy back up as soon as it is deemed safe by health care officials, Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, said.
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Lifeguard program gains new life
Council updated on geese at City Beach
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PR sewer project’s second phase OK’d
PRIEST RIVER — Priest River had a short city council meeting on May 18, where all business items were unanimously approved, including an update on Big Sky Construction’s 2018 Sewer Improvement Project. The council voted to approve the change orders tabled at the May 4 meeting and the new project …
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Museum reopens, keeps virtual experience going
SANDPOINT — Bonner County Historical Society and Museum is opening their doors today, but their past few months of digital work has only just begun.
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Timberline Aerospace zone change request OK’d
SANDPOINT — Timberline Aerospace’s zone change request from Industrial Technology Park to Industrial General was unanimously approved earlier this month by Sandpoint Planning and Zoning.
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Sandpoint prepares for online makeover
SANDPOINT — Three weeks ago, Sandpoint City Council updated their online public participation options by investing in Zoom, an online communications tool that has become popular for group meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tentative graduation plans OK’d
SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille School District’s May 12 meeting led with a lengthy discussion on tentative plans for the three high school graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2020.
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Conditional use permit appeal nixed
SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision to approve The Ridge multi-family conditional use permit was affirmed at last week’s May 6 council meeting in a vote of 5-1.
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SHS hosting ‘Declaration Day’
SANDPOINT — Sandpoint High School will be holding Declaration Day for seniors on Wednesday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Student Leadership Adviser Mary Imaz said the student council will be in attendance.
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Sandpoint relaunches use permit program
SANDPOINT — The city’s permit program for non-residential businesses resumed on May 7. The use permit program was launched in March, in an effort to increase public safety and provide property owners proof that building code requirements have been met. The program was temporarily put on hold due to Gov. …
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Hawkins helps students nail distance learning
Editor’s note: In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Bonner County Daily Bee has chosen to spotlight a few of our local educators.
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Teaching adds up to the perfect career for Gary Stewart
Editor’s note: In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Bonner County Daily Bee has chosen to spotlight a few of our local educators.
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Palmer takes students on virtual journeys
Editor’s note: In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Bonner County Daily Bee has chosen to spotlight a few of our local educators.
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LPOSD schools to stay online
SANDPOINT — The Lake Pend Oreille School Board unanimously approved Superintendent Tom Albertson’s recommendation to continue distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year at the May 6 special meeting.
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SHS gets creative with senior celebrations
SANDPOINT — In the end, it would have been too many people and too little time to organize Sandpoint High School’s Grad Night 2020.
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SHS collects over 1K senior scholarships
SANDPOINT — Over 1,000 applications were collected at the end of April to be reviewed by 70-plus scholarships for seniors in the Lake Pend Oreille School District.
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City nixes suspension of lifeguard program
SANDPOINT — While a sewer collections improvement plan took up the first half of the Sandpoint City Council’s meeting Wednesday, the city’s long-standing lifeguard program attracted the most attention.
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LPOSD explores options to reopen
SANDPOINT — Chief Financial Officer Lisa Hals reported minimal changes to Lake Pend Oreille School District’s budget for the 2020 Fiscal Year during their second workshop on April 28. Hals said the numbers remain consistent with updates at the state and federal level concerning the one percent and five percent …
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane … It’s Arianna at the helm
Somewhere over top Toronto’s streets scouring for traffic patterns will be 18-year-old helicopter pilot Arianna Terry and her videographers from Global News, a Canadian television network. Terry is a recent graduate from Sandpoint High School, whose academic achievements and volunteer work stood out to her peers, but counselor Jeralyn Mire …
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Come together, North Idaho
SANDPOINT — The idea came to 25-year-old Leo Hunsaker about a month ago while lying in bed, unable to fall asleep at night. In a myriad of racing thoughts about COVID-19, Hunsaker sprung up searching for a breath after his heart suddenly stopped. He had found what he was looking …
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Congressman details costs of COVID-19
SANDPOINT — President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday that approved a $484 billion stimulus package for small businesses relief funds and aid for hospitals as well as other resources such as free COVID-19 testing to alleviate financial stress caused by the pandemic.
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WBSD budget amended to cover COVID-19 costs
West Bonner School District approved an amended budget for the 2019-2020 school year at the board of trustees meeting on April 16. Board Clerk Jennifer Anselmo will resume work on the 2020-2021 budget in late May.
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PR OKs back bill charge for city sewer system
PRIEST RIVER — The Priest River City Council unanimously approved an over $3,000 back-bill charge to resident Colin McCoy for unreported use of the city’s sewer system since June 2014. McCoy received a letter on March 2 that notified him of the city’s payment error.
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Construction project makes speedy advance
SANDPOINT Phase II of the Downtown Revitalization project, which resumed March 16, is set for completion on May 14 and construction work has still not been affected by COVID-19. According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, this construction project is exempt from self isolation orders because the type …
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Criteria OK’d for ID schools to reopen
Idaho State Board of Education approved minimum criteria for public school districts and charter schools to resume operations at their April 16 meeting. Prior to releasing this criteria, all schools in Bonner County decided to continue soft closure in grades K-12 for the remainder of the school year. Both Lake …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
LPSD considers big budget cuts for ’21
SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille School District’s board unanimously approved a one-time budget cut Tuesday of approximately $1,944,000 for Fiscal Year 2021.
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Local helps build mask disinfectant station
Somewhere in the confines of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center stands a one-of-a-kind mobile sanitation cabinet powered by Ultraviolet C that can clean 24 healthcare masks every 10 minutes. This cabinet was delivered on April 9 after two weeks of designing, building and validating the prototype by a team of …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
PR council announces plans to meet online until May
PRIEST RIVER — The city council will continue social distancing through the virtual meeting model for the remainder of the month. The city’s two-week employee procedure was set to end on April 9, however, Priest River Mayor Jim Martin extended the end date to comply with Gov. Brad Little’s executive …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Local vets: Pets probably not at risk for COVID-19
Confirmation of COVID-19 cases in non-human patients such as tigers, lions, dogs and cats has naturally begged the question from pet owners all over the world – Is my pet at risk? The short answer is probably not. However, scientific information about the pandemic’s origin and the nature of this …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Project expects highway closure
Priest River — A four-day sewer improvement plan within U.S. Route 2 (Highway 2) was unanimously approved by city council at the April 13 special meeting. Big Sky construction foreman Eric Henseyal presented two detour options for councilmembers to review and the council selected Option 1 with an agreement to …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Butler named new WBCSD trustee
Since January, West Bonner County School Board has been short a representative for Zone 5.
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Litehouse CEO shines light on local food business needs during COVID-19
Litehouse CEO and President Kelly Prior answered questions about the challenges his employees and other local businesses are facing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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City using PPE for fire, police
Sandpoint City Council’s special meeting on April 8 was brief, updating the public on this week’s changes related to COVID-19. As of 4:45 p.m. Wednesday no new cases have been reported in Bonner County, keeping the city at a phase three approach or no community transmission of the novel coronavirus …
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LPOSD to cut 59 employees through temporary furlough plan
SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille School District’s non-benefited classified employees working less than 20 hours will receive their last paycheck on April 25 until further notice.
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BGH: Stay the course, stay home
Scott says Little’s order crosses constitutional line
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Teachers work to keep students engaged
SANDPOINT — Just before COVID-19 arrived in Sandpoint, fifth grade teacher Jason Murray from Farmin Stidwell Elementary School was constructing bridges out of popsicle sticks and analyzing geometric designs with his students. Now Murray is at home abiding by the six-feet-apart rule, waving hello to his students and parents, one …
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City OKs subdivision prelim plat
Talks COVID-19 updates during virtual meeting
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The business of COVID-19
How COVID-19 is shaping business models for area
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