ALY DE ANGELUS
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Hero of Art: Local rescues iconic downtown mural
More than a third of Dianna Schuppel and Eric Odin’s 1998 hand-painted mural had crumbled into bits and pieces of paint and cement by the time Douglas Jones was recruited.
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SHS ready for reentry
SANDPOINT — A back-to-school guide for students and staff attending Sandpoint High School this fall was released Friday, which indicated changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Ruehle’s rule: Ordinance proposed to mandate masks in Sandpoint](
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Ruehle’s rule: Ordinance proposed to mandate masks in Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — The chambers are quiet, but controversy on mandating masks in the city has reached an all-time high.
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Fun at the fair? They’re getting ready for you
SANDPOINT — For decades, Bonner County has celebrated its summer season with a community-wide fair and Bonner County Fairgrounds Director Darcey Smith said this year should be no different.
![Sandpoint reexamines city fees](
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Sandpoint reexamines city fees
SANDPOINT — Numbers and spreadsheets stole the show at Wednesday night’s city council workshop, where City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton and Public Works Director Amanda Wilson gave detailed presentations on proposed fee changes.
![LPOSD secures fall reentry plan](
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LPOSD secures fall reentry plan
SANDPOINT — After many weeks of drafting guidelines for Lake Pend Oreille School District, the board of trustees unanimously approved its COVID-19 protocol and reentry plan Tuesday evening.
![Baked by bots, automated bread bakery returns to Sandpoint](
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Baked by bots, automated bread bakery returns to Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — After 50 years of fine-tuning robot hands and bread recipes, Breadbot, the world’s first fully-automated bread bakery, will be serving fresh products in Sandpoint and Walla Walla’s Super 1 Foods grocery store.
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Horse rescue receives generous donation
SANDPOINT — Eight years ago, Dawn Dempsey quit her retail job to rescue neglected and abused horses in North Idaho.
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Summer camp builds student morale, robot arms
SANDPOINT — For 24 Southside Elementary School students, the idea of spending their summers building robot arms and constellation lanterns was way cooler than staying at home.
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School supply give away to help over 1,000 students in Bonner County
SANDPOINT — COVID-19 may have altered lesson plans for teachers, but Angels Over Sandpoint is determined to provide school supplies for all Bonner County students.