Early bird registration now open for CHAFE 150
By Reader Staff The CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo is one of the most scenic charity bicycle rides in the nation. Every year, hundreds of riders gather to make the trek down idyllic North Idaho...
Category: Education
Beloved retired coach, educator Dave DeMers joins LPOSD Board of Trustees
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees added a new member Jan. 14, but one with whom local schools will already be acquainted: David DeMers. Born and...
Who is fighting for Idaho families?
By Lauren Neccochea Reader Contributor Every legislative session, we see whether our leaders protect freedoms, lift families and plant seeds for stronger futures. The opening week of the 2025 session highlighted the sharp contrast...
Farmin-Stidwell students create care baskets for hospital patients
By Reader Staff Fifth-grade students at Farmin-Stidwell Elementary School decided they wanted to give something back to the community during the holiday season, sending care baskets to kids and adults at Bonner General Health....
Commissioner Korn founds BoCo Civil Defense and Resilience Team
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff At a Jan. 8 People’s Rights meeting, Bonner County Commissioner Ron Korn announced the creation of the Bonner County Civil Defense and Resilience Team, a group of county officials,...
A delivery of hope (and food)
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s a theory that sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them. I wonder what the consensus is on delivered meals? Since 2019, the students at Lake Pend Oreille...
‘We do what we can’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Food insecurity is a terrible thing, but it’s especially heartbreaking when it involves children. For the past 15 years, the nonprofit organization Food for our Children has pledged to...
LPOSD seeking applicants for Zone 4 trustee position
By Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District is looking to fill a vacant position on the Board of Trustees following the Nov. 12 resignation of Geraldine Lewis, who had represented Zone 4,...
Museum offers ‘Hands-On History’ activities for kids
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For many young kids, history is just another subject in school, requiring them to memorize the names of long-dead people and the dates in which they did something notable....
