Kaiser takes control at airports

SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint and Priest River airports have a new boss.

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City adopts preliminary budget

SANDPOINT — The City Council formally adopted a $31.7 million preliminary 2015-2016 budget at its regular meeting Wednesday evening.

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Racing to help community's children

SANDPOINT — Maybe it’s fate, or destiny, if you prefer — the power or agency that supposedly predetermines and orders the course of events.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Sandpoint mulls city administrator post

SANDPOINT — The City Council formally considered a new position on the city’s staff at its regular meeting Wednesday evening: city administrator.

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Officials urge caution as fire danger heats up

SANDPOINT — Saturday is Independence Day, the Fourth of July, when America ostensibly celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the country’s emancipation from Great Britain.

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Sandpoint ponders city administrator post

SANDPOINT — The City Council will be considering the merits of creating a new city administrator position at a budget discussion tonight during the council’s regular meeting.

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Local pilot killed in Alaskan plane crash

HOPE — Local pilot Bryan Krill died Thursday when the de Havilland DHC-3 Otter turboprop float plane he was piloting crashed in what was described as unsettled weather about 25 miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska, during a charter sightseeing tour.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Study notes area's economic sustainability

SANDPOINT — Is Bonner County on the cusp of an economic sea change? It may be, if it can overcome some challenges.

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Panel: As exports climb, so will train traffic

SANDPOINT — Former presidential candidate Ross Perot coined the phrase, “giant sucking sound,” during his failed 1992 presidential bid. He was referring to the sound American jobs would make when they were sucked offshore to cheaper labor markets in developing countries overseas should the then-proposed North American Free Trade Agreement …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

FOIA failure prompts lawsuit

SANDPOINT — Failure to respond to a public information request is resulting in a lawsuit against the federal government.

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Horse camp offers rein-y day fun

SANDPOINT — School may be out for Bonner County students, but for some the learning continues, but in a different classroom environment: the back of a horse.

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Festival, friends mourn maestro

SANDPOINT — Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, musician, conductor, writer, and former Festival at Sandpoint artistic director Gunther Schuller died in Boston Sunday from undisclosed medical issues. He was 89.

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Underground drug culture hiding in plain sight

SANDPOINT — There is a widening generation gap that most parents are unaware of, one that has little to do with shifting world views or social values. It does have plenty to do with drugs and alcohol, however, and how, in today’s teenage and young adult world, those substances are …

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Neighbors, smoke alarm key to stopping fire

SANDPOINT — A smoke alarm and a local couple are credited with a quick response to a fire that minimized what would likely have been a much more catastrophic event.

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Panida Theater to close for ceiling repairs

SANDPOINT — The ongoing effort to restore the Panida Theater to its original grandeur is taking another step forward this summer with the refurbishment of the facility’s ceiling.

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Lewis named Kootenai mayor

KOOTENAI — There is new leadership in the city of Kootenai , following the departure of Mayor Mike Keough.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Poverty trapping many in vicious cycle

SANDPOINT — The city and the beauty of its natural surroundings gets plenty of kudos for being one of the best place to live, retire, and for generally being one the most beautiful places in America.

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SHS students tabbed to lead Fourth of July parade

SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint Lions Club has named its grand marshal for this year’s July Fourth Parade, and it’s a doozy: the entire Sandpoint High School student body.

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Street light fees questioned

SANDPOINT — When is a municipal fee really a tax in disguise? According to one North Idaho resident, when it’s not charged to an individual person for a specific service.

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Grimm: Board must be more open

SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency is going to become more transparent, that is if one commissioner has his way.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Stigma biggest obstacle to preventing tragedy

SANDPOINT — Suicide is a socially touchy subject: taboo. Many people dance around the topic, fearful that discussing it with someone they suspect may be considering taking their own life might give the person the final push to complete the act.

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Stand down not being held

SANDPOINT — There will be no Veterans Stand Down in Bonner County this year.

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Peperzak: 'Respect your fellow humans'

SANDPOINT — It took her 35 years to be slowly drawn back to the religion she turned her back upon after the war.

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Tail gunner recalls world war, service

SANDPOINT — Joseph Henry Wythe was a 21-year-old architecture student studying for an exam at the University of California, Berkley School of Architecture, when the music on his transistor radio was suddenly interrupted with a news bulletin: the Japanese Navy had just bombed Pearl Harbor.

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Practice makes perfect: Sagle students prepare for emergencies

SAGLE — Faculty and students of Sagle Elementary participated in drills Friday, practice for a real emergency.

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Program's individual focus adds up to student success

SANDPOINT — Most adults have experienced the standard U.S. public school teaching model: you sit in class and a teacher talks at you. You and your fellow classmates study the same subject, at the same academic level, and at the same time in a linear fashion. Whether you are actually …

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Thin turnout marks consolidated election

SANDPOINT — According to county officials, Tuesday’s election didn’t get many Bonner County voters excited enough to get out and vote.

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Water leak workshop on tap

SANDPOINT — The devil is in the details, as the saying goes, and the City Council got wound up in them at its regular meeting Wednesday night.

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Confusion delays fire response

CAREYWOOD — Is your address clearly marked at the end of your rural driveway? If not, emergency services has a cautionary tale for you.

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Measuring the trees to see the forests

SANDPOINT — Over 300 students from across North Idaho infiltrated the shady woods and sunny meadows near Careywood Thursday for the 33rd annual Idaho State Forestry Contest.

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Garden plants seeds for learning

SANDPOINT — A light rain, dirt and kids — all the ingredients necessary for a good time and an ongoing learning opportunity.

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Kalispel, students share stories, ideas

SANDPOINT — Members of the Kalispel Tribe traveled to Farmin Stidwell Elementary on Tuesday to listen to fourth-grade students talk about what they had learned about regional native peoples as part of five months of study of Idaho history.

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Task force announces grants

SANDPOINT — The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force has awarded $18,845 in competitive grants to eight applicants.

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City ponders changes to water policy

SANDPOINT — The City Council found itself mired in some unintended consequences at its regular meeting Wednesday evening.

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ITD dedicates $2.2M for city street reconfiguration

SANDPOINT — The Idaho Transportation Board has voted to allocate $2.245 million to fund the redesign and reconstruction of Fifth Avenue between Pine and Cedar streets, reconfiguring the existing one-way road to two-way traffic.

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County's final dairy farm closes down

SANDPOINT — There are plenty of rural properties to be found in Bonner County, stylized homes with barn-like outbuildings, manicured lawns and paved driveways on acreage that attempt to achieve the look of an idealized farm.

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Memorial Field measure placed on November ballot

SANDPOINT — The City Council had a busy — if somewhat confused — meeting Wednesday evening.

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Qualls picked for city post

SANDPOINT — The city quietly announced the nomination of Aaron Qualls by an interview panel to fill the post of city planning and economic development director after an amendment to the council meeting agenda was published late Tuesday afternoon.

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City: Local sales tax is grandstands' final option

SANDPOINT — It’s a community icon that has hosted generations of spectators who watched players go forth on the field of battle.

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Students get a jump start on college

SANDPOINT — What do you do if you’re a high school student who finds classes unchallenging and boring? Go to college.

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Transportation issues challenged Legislature

SANDPOINT — Transportation funding was the legislative hang-up this year.

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Cancer fight offers little rest for anyone

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LPOHS earns applause for improvements

SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille High School has been recognized by the Idaho Department of Education for its efforts to improve the educational environment at the alternative school over the last year.

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Hellar leaves 'gift' to arts, community

SANDPOINT — Gretchen Hellar held many titles during her long and active life: professor and educator, businesswoman, director, mayor, master gardener, activist, gourmet cook, scholar, visionary, and artist to name a few.

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City tightens panhandling ordinance

PONDERAY — The City Council passed an ordinance Monday making aggressive panhandling a misdemeanor offense.

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Polaris buys Timbersled

SANDPOINT — A locally-grown company just got called from the minors up to the big leagues.

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Aerospace partnership benefits NIC, industry

SANDPOINT — For the first time since creating rural outreach centers in places like Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, the North Idaho College Board of Trustees held a formal board meeting at one.

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Hadian: Radical Islam a threat to all

SANDPOINT — Radical Islam is a creeping menace in the world, even in Idaho, and it won’t rest until all are subject to Islamic law, or Shariah law.

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Bovee named Sandpoint's Distinguished Young Woman

SANDPOINT — Weeks of practice finally came to fruition Saturday evening at the Sandpoint Events Center for nine high school juniors competing in the Distinguished Young Women program.

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Hadian to talk at BCRW meet

SANDPOINT — Bonner County Republican Women, Inc. are hosting the Rev. Shahram Hadian, founding pastor of Truth in Love Christian Fellowship of Chatteroy, Wash. on Tuesday, at the Sandpoint Community Hall.

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Class has SHS students aiming sky high

SANDPOINT — A small group of Sandpoint High School students are aiming high. Sky high in fact.

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Area investors buy former Coldwater Creek campus

KOOTENAI — One of the last — and largest — vestiges of Coldwater Creek has been sold.

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Lewis seeks LPOSD seat

SAGLE — Geraldine Lewis has announced her candidacy for the Lake Pend Oreille School Board, seat Zone 4

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LPOSD mulls budget cuts

SANDPOINT — A commitment is a commitment, especially if it involves education.

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UI honors Sandpoint native

SANDPOINT — His 41-page curriculum vitae — a type of academic resume — lists his professional interests as control systems, estimation theory, neural networks — even fuzzy logic.

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Ponderay mulling ban on 'aggressive panhandling'

PONDERAY — The City Council voted Monday to consider an addition to city ordinance to prohibit aggressive panhandling.

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Wilks spells success at regional bee

SANDPOINT — Imagine: you’re 12 years old, on stage under bright lights, standing in front of a microphone that amplifies every word. You’re a competitor in a spelling bee contest, and the judge just gave you the word “acciaccatura” to spell.

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Area fire crews already battling wildfires

SANDPOINT — It seems laughable to talk about wildfires after loads of wet snow fell from the sky most of Monday.

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Kochava is on the move

SANDPOINT — The good news is Kochava, the local but internationally-recognized mobile analytics company, is growing — very fast. The bad news is they’re moving.

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County votes to part ways with Selkirk Fire

SANDPOINT — Selkirk Fire, Rescue and EMS’s informal conversation with Bonner County about acquiring additional reimbursement funds to expand emergency medical services in the Careywood area has been abruptly silenced.

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Suppiger elected state student council president

SANDPOINT — The Lake Pend Oreille School District can add another accolade to its list of student accomplishments: president.

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Sandpoint moves closer to taking control of streets

SANDPOINT — The conversion of downtown city streets from one-way to two-way traffic moved a little closer to reality last week when the Idaho Transportation Department Board approved a reversion agreement between the city and the state.

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The satisfaction of a job well done

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Bell engineers a successful career

SANDPOINT — Commencement, University of Colorado, 1969. The post-war American economy is at its peak. Millions of barrels of oil had just been discovered in northern Alaska. NASA would be delivering the first human to the moon that summer, and the aerospace industry was in full swing. Nuclear energy is …

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Sagle student launches newspaper

SANDPOINT — Twelve year old Sagle Elementary student Brent Howerton walked boldly into the Daily Bee front office on Monday with his aunt, Marcy Johnson, off the street and without an appointment, and politely asked to speak to a reporter.

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Firefighters compete in stair climb

SANDPOINT — Firefighters from Selkirk Fire, Rescue & EMS completed the 24th annual Scott Firefighter Stair Climb in Seattle on March 8, coming 91st out of 190 teams.

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Sales tax plan eyed for Memorial Field fix

SANDPOINT — It was the means to the end, and not the end itself that was cause for concern Wednesday when the City Council considered the possibility of a taxing resolution intended to generate money to replace the aging grandstands at Memorial Field.

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Laundromat fire is quickly extinguished

PONDERAY — The smell of acrid smoke hung in the air, and white dusty material, black soot and ashes trailed out of the two glass doors of The Loggers Daughter Laundromat Thursday afternoon, after a fire that erupted suddenly from a large, natural gas-operated commercial dryer, was extinguished.

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Event hopes to spark interest in science

SANDPOINT — Tables and elements. Both were in abundance, along with a lot of enthusiasm and curiosity at Sandpoint High School Tuesday when honors students hosted an inter-school “science circuit” event geared toward generating enthusiasm for the sciences in up-and-coming area elementary school students.

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Search for bank robber continues

PONDERAY — The suspect in the failed March 6 attempt to rob a Ponderay bank remained at large Monday, according to law enforcement.

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Sandpoint officer earns CIT honors

SANDPOINT — It was first thing in the morning, the beginning of his shift, when most calls are traffic related. Not so one morning last April when Sandpoint Police officer Michael Aerni responded to a call of a woman threatening to jump from a local bridge.

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SURA details activities and finances

SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency has published its draft 2014 annual report for public review ahead of a scheduled special public meeting later this month.

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LPOSD voters approve supplemental levy

SANDPOINT — After a full court press by Lake Pend Oreille School District officials, the game is finally over. Who won or lost is a matter of opinion, but in the end it’s the score that matters.

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YMCA takes small step closer to reality

SANDPOINT — It’s not in town, at least not yet. It’s really not much more than a dream at this stage. But the possibility of a YMCA community recreation facility finding its way to Bonner County recently got one small step closer to reality.

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Today's levy vote will determine district's direction

SANDPOINT — It’s D-Day for the Lake Pend Oreille School District.

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Police seek would-be bank robber

PONDERAY — Ponderay experienced its first bank robbery in 13 years Friday morning.

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'Avista scam' targets local businesses

SANDPOINT — Utility customers beware: there’s a sophisticated scam going around like a nasty virus, and they sound convincing.

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City chastised over parking fines

SANDPOINT — Parking fines can get people riled up. Especially if it’s unclear what the fine structure is and how it works.

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Railroad to close Eastgate Drive mall access

Access to the Bonner Mall may soon be a little more challenging if railroad officials follow through with plans to close the Eastgate Drive crossing at Highway 200. Although studies show that traffic will improve on the highway when the crossing is closed, that’s about the only good news.

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Ponderay adopts study calling for impact fees

PONDERAY — The City Council formerly adopted a study Monday that, if added to city code, will lead to uniform impact fees assessed against any new development within the city.

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A princess, a pea and a twist

SANDPOINT — They come from out of town in a red truck and gather up local children.

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School district levy draws questions, support

SANDPOINT — The Lake Pend Oreille School District is asking voters to approve a replacement supplemental levy next month, and district officials and others have been making the rounds stumping for a positive outcome.

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LPOSD: Broadband switchover a success

SANDPOINT — So far, so good.

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LPOSD picks new broadband provider

SANDPOINT — To state that Lake Pend Oreille School District officials have been busy during the past week trying to find a new broadband provider would be an understatement. But their efforts will likely keep district students and staff from losing their Internet connections Monday.

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Sandpoint explores funding of railroad quiet zones

SANDPOINT — Despite the fact that trains have been rumbling through the city since the late 19th century, and blowing their horns as they went, some folks are ready for a respite from the noise.

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LPOSD scrambling before broadband goes dark

SANDPOINT — Students and staff at Lake Pend Oreille School District may find they’ve been cut off from the outside virtual world when the arrive at school on Monday.

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Local firefighters taking steps against cancer

SANDPOINT — Sixty-five pounds of firefighting gear, a narrow stairwell and 1,311 steps inside a 69-story West Coast skyscraper.

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Local artist passes away

SPOKANE — Mother, friend, artist, devoted Christian, skier, aviator — no matter how one knew her, Dorothy Fowler is remembered as a selfless and inspirational force in the lives of those around her.

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Alternatives sought for CF schools

SANDPOINT — The recent closure of hot meal programs at Clark Fork Junior and Senior High is only one symptom of efforts by the Lake Pend Oreille School District to keep the rural school afloat for are students.

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Cold lunches symptom of broader challenges

CLARK FORK — Food: it’s a basic necessity. Go without it, even for a relatively short time, and the human mind tends to shift its focus from the task at hand to fulfilling the body’s need to eat.

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Sandpoint council OKs street agreements with ITD

SANDPOINT — Drivers in Sandpoint can look forward to major changes in the downtown area.

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City, ITD meet to discuss streets plan

SANDPOINT — A special City Council meeting to discuss the approval of two long-sought agreements between the city and the Idaho Transportation Department that will transfer some Sandpoint streets owned by the state to city control.

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Local vaccine exemption rate triples state average

SANDPOINT — News of flu deaths and outbreaks of measles and other diseases for which vaccinations are readily available have been much in the news of late. So how is Bonner County fairing in terms of immunizations and infections?

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Northside earns national ranking

SANDPOINT — Northside Elementary has been ranked the 34th best elementary school in the country for its high state assessment test scores in reading, language and math by the online ranking organization The Best Schools.

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High school club sponsors Ecuador water well project

SANDPOINT — It’s not about the individual. That’s the mantra of the Sandpoint High School Interact Club, a group of service-oriented students working to help fund construction of a water well in a developing country in another hemisphere.

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Sandpoint wonders if time is right for city manager

SANDPOINT — The departure of former city planner and community development director Jeremy Grimm has left some council members questioning both the city’s transparency, and its future method of management.

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Council OKs trail concept

SANDPOINT — The City Council approved a non-binding resolution at it’s regular meeting Wednesday supporting the construction of a proposed ridge-hugging recreational trail in the Selkirk Mountains.

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IHD appoints Bailey to commission

SANDPOINT — The Independent Highway District at a special Jan. 16 board meeting appointed Schweitzer Mountain resident Mel Bailey to replace former commissioner Rich Lowe.

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Leaks cause minor damage at Little Theater

SANDPOINT — It’s getting harder to keep on track with planned renovations at the Panida Theater when the North Idaho elements are trying to break in.

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More rain on way, localized flooding possible

SANDPOINT — Break out the umbrellas and waders. The National Weather Service is predicting warmer, wetter weather and rising snow levels in Bonner County beginning Thursday and into next week.

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Economic data doesn't reflect community's hungry

SANDPOINT — Unemployment figures and other official numbers reflect a state economy on the mend. But one local non-profit is experiencing growth in segment of society that reflects the exact opposite.

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Spring to give first glimpse of Common Core test results

SANDPOINT — Asked about the new Idaho Common Core testing standards, and Lake Pend Oreille School District Superintendent Shawn Woodward will tell you the shift is a “good thing.” It puts more emphasis on evidence-based writing, citing primary sources, and applied mathematics. The change won’t come without some potential growing …

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District sets $15.7M levy

SANDPOINT — The Lake Pend Oreille School District is once again running a supplemental school levy through the gauntlet of voter approval. The Daily Bee recently sat down with Superintendent Shawn Woodward and staff in advance of the March 10 vote to discuss the levy, what its approval means for …

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Youth sets sights on ending cancer

SANDPOINT — It’s unusual to find someone as young Kiya Kraushaar who has already found their calling, but the precocious 9-year-old is already working to advance her passion. It’s fundraising for, among other things, cancer support, and she’s as determined to bring others into the fold.

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Group tent camping OK'd at City Beach

SANDPOINT — It’s been done before with great results, at least according to testimony from Sandpoint residents and business owners at Wednesday’s city council meeting.

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City mulls future of wastewater treatment plant

SANDPOINT — It’s a hallmark of civilization: you flush, and it’s gone. Wastewater treatment is taken for granted by most, but the reality is it’s technically complex and potentially costly issue, one the city of Sandpoint has been dealing with for some time.

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Radon testing is needed in North Idaho

SANDPOINT — Warning: there may be an unseen, sinister intruder hiding in your home.

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Taking to the airwaves

SANDPOINT — If you’re a listener of Sandpoint’s local community radio station, KRFY-FM, you may have heard a new, youthful voice on the air.

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Grimm lays groundwork for city's future

SANDPOINT — The city entered the spotlight in the early 2000s and Sandpoint began to grow. Real estate office filled the downtown core and houses of all shapes and sizes began popping up helter-skelter.

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Grimm resigns Sandpoint post

SANDPOINT — City planning director Jeremy Grimm publicly announced his resignation at Wednesday’s Rotary meeting. Grimm will be joining local mobile analytics firm Kochava as director of publisher development on Feb. 4.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sandpoint's VFW hall gets a facelift

SANDPOINT — Be sure to bring hearing protection if you have any business at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2453 in Sandpoint in the near future, as some noisy renovations began on the venerable veteran’s building Tuesday.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Saving the planet one meal at a time

SANDPOINT — Could your food be harming you? Could it be harming the planet? It’s likely, according to one local group. But through informed food choices, they claim those negative effects can help heal both ourselves and the planet.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

B&B gains Sandpoint council blessing

SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint City Council at its regular meeting Wednesday evening gave Bonner County planning officials its blessing — with some recommendations — regarding a conditional use permit for a proposed bed and breakfast bordering the city.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO