Saturday, January 18, 2025

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Demand growing for garden plots

SANDPOINT — Lettuce, squash, berries, and flowers will be popping up in the Sandpoint Community Garden this spring, grown by area gardeners without the use of chemicals.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

LPOSD known for college prep

SANDPOINT — Being prepared for college can be a daunting task and the Lake Pend Oreille School District is being honored nationally for helping its students with college preparation.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

SMS electives may double in new schedule

PONDERAY — Sandpoint Middle School students may get more elective class time under a new five-by-five block schedule proposed by SMS staff.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

LPOSD: $3M needed for school upgrades

PONDERAY — Ten Lake Pend Oreille schools and buildings need an estimated $3 million in improvements, school board members were told at Tuesday's board meeting.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Legal Reference Center opens at library

SANDPOINT — Researching legal matters has gotten a little easier with the opening of the Legal Reference Center at the East Bonner County Library District's Sandpoint branch.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Public Works director named

SANDPOINT — Sandpoint’s new Public Works director is a familiar face — former Bonner County Road & Bridge Director Ryan Luttmann.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Violence forum helps educate

SANDPOINT — Resources for domestic violence may be confidential, but Abuse, Recovery, Ministry and Services is hosting a free forum to educate the community about a problem in the area.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

District mulls homeschool academy

SANDPOINT — Many parents prefer to have a hands-on approach to their child's education but may not always have the knowledge or skills needed for a well-rounded and full educational experience. The Lake Pend Oreille School District has come up with a program that may help with that homeschool need.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Park mixes books, trails and outdoors

PONDERAY — A new park in Ponderay combines reading, walking and the great outdoors. A reading park opened in McNearney Park Jan. 18.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ponderay extends Bay Trail

PONDERAY — The city of Ponderay purchased an easement Jan. 19, that extended the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail about 650 feet. It was a purchase that was years in the making for the Bay Trail.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hope, Kootenai schools nab health grants

KOOTENAI — Hope and Kootenai elementary schools were awarded a grant that will bring breakfast smoothies and more physical activity to the students.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cities split Schweitzer bridge costs

SANDPOINT ­— The cities of Sandpoint and Ponderay will split the 15 percent matching funds for the Schweitzer Cutoff Road bridge, with a formal Memorandum of Understanding being drafted for completion by the end of next week.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Schweitzer bridge gets ITD funding

SANDPOINT — About $3.4 million was awarded to Sandpoint and Ponderay for the Schweitzer Cutoff Road bridge that spans the two cities as its borders. The funds will replace the bridge that was put on weight restrictions in late 2015.?Dan Coonce, federal aid area engineer for Local Highway Technical Assistance …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Snedden eyed for council seat

SANDPOINT — Stephen Snedden has been chosen by Mayor Shelby Rognstad to fill the council seat that became vacant when Rognstad was elected as mayor. The council will vote on the appointment Wednesday, Feb. 3.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Panel looks at suicide risk factors

PONDERAY — Risk factors of suicide can be found in any community and a local task force is breaking down what they can do to help prevent more suicides.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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