By Reader Staff The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has hosted international and guest conductors since 2012 as part of its annual Music Matters! Summer Academy Youth Orchestra and Music Without Borders initiative. This...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff With the number of school and community gardens on the rise, the Bonner County Gardeners Association is beginning a brand new tradition Sunday, Aug. 6: a food garden tour....
By Rick Reed Reader Contributor Forty-two children enrolled for the free music camp run by the all-volunteer organization Music Bridges Borders and hosted July 17-20 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Weeks of controversy have roiled the West Bonner County School District, as its trustees have hosted a number of charged public board meetings related to the hiring of Branden...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The sound and fury surrounding West Bonner School District’s selection of Branden Durst to serve as its latest superintendent will continue, after trustees opened and closed a special meeting...
By Mindy Cameron Reader Contributor While delivering his State of the State speech in January, Idaho Gov. Brad Little used the word “public” 11 times in reference to K-12 education funding. Many lawmakers have...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Tom Albertson, superintendent of the Lake Pend Oreille School District, announced his retirement at the district’s board of trustees meeting Dec. 14, marking the end of a 35-year career...
By Darrell Van Dyken Reader Contributor We all remember being in pre-K or kindergarten, even if that was 10, 20 or 30 years ago. As we know, the early years of life are some...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District Board of Trustees finalized the district’s COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-2022 school year at its meeting Aug. 10, marking the second year in...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District has an almost 20-year history of failing to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students, according to a Title IX complaint filed July...
