‘Part of the family’
Kathy Chambers shares the joy of hosting foreign exchange students through Sandpoint Rotary By Ben OlsonReader Staff After hosting foreign exchange students in her Sandpoint home over the years, Kathy Chambers now hopes to...
Category: Education
Republican agenda leaves our children behind
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Raising a family takes work and sacrifice. Parents should be able to trust that their elected representatives are giving their kids a fair shot. In Idaho, Republican politicians are making...
CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo turns miles into money
By Reader Staff Cyclists are gearing up for the annual CHAFE 150 Gran Fondo, a 150-mile charity ride through the Cabinet Mountains that raises money for local childhood literacy and education programs. The festivities...
Mad about Science: Humans
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Evolution is a complex and confusing subject. Trying to wrap our heads around how a species can drastically change over thousands of generations is mind-boggling, especially since we can’t see...
Southside Elementary students experience week-long fiddle residency
By Reader Staff Southside Elementary students explored a new style of music with the Fiddle Camp Program, a special, weeklong fiddle residency taught by traveling musician and educator Kelly Thibodeaux. Children in Kindergarten through...
‘Go out with some dignity and honor’
Final LPOHS Teen Living class delivers plant starts to food bank By Ben OlsonReader Staff Lake Pend Oreille High School teacher Rand Rosecrans believes that learning to grow and preserve your own food isn’t...
District to maintain ownership of LPOHS facilities
Students scheduled to move campuses for 2027-’28 school year By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff During the regular Lake Pend Oreille School Board meeting May 12, members discussed the recent appraisal of the current Lake Pend...
‘I dealt with the aftermath’…
By Kim KeatonReader Contributor I spent 15 years as the Sandpoint Middle School principal. I retired proud of what we built. Our students felt safe and parents trusted us to look after their kids....
BoCo Dems host state school superintendent candidate Becky Sundin in Sandpoint
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Though most Idaho voters’ eyes are on the Tuesday, May 19 primary elections, candidates for uncontested offices are still out campaigning — including Becky Sundin, the Democrat who is challenging...
LPOSD board elects Rachelle Hutchens as Zone 2 trustee
By Soncirey MitchellReader staff The Lake Pend Oreille School District board met for its regular meeting on April 14, voting unanimously to elect Rachelle Hutchens to the Zone 2 trustee position vacated by Jalon...
