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Summerland board of education members approved two resignations during the June 10 meeting. Alyssa Beed, a paraprofessional, resigned since she is moving out of the area. Superintendent Kyle Finke said, "At this time, we'll kind of wait to see where we're going. I don't know if we necessarily need to replace her." Finke said that decision could be made closer to the beginning of the school year. Kathy Strope informed Finke she was not interested in returning to work in the kitchen, but she...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION June 10, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, June 10, 2024, at the school board meeting room. President Steve Thiele opened the meeting, which was advertised in the June 5, 2024, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Thiele noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Scott Thiele, Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager. Motion by Twibell, seconded by Wagner, to approve absence of N...
The double glass doors at Clearwater's Hi-Way Mart have seen a lot of traffic. Through flooding and severe weather, holidays and ordinary days, the convenience store, located at 303 Highway 275, has been a community mainstay. When owners Joe and Carol Thiele locked the doors for the final time on Aug. 31, it was bittersweet. For nearly 25 years, the Clearwater couple spent early morning hours opening the shop. Late-night hours were involved, too, keeping the "well-oiled machine" running on a...
Back-to-school season begins next week for Summerland students. For students, the 2022-2023 school year begins Tuesday, Aug 16. A 1:30 p.m. dismissal is scheduled that day. Staff members reported for in-service training, Aug. 8, will participate in Marzano training, Aug. 11 and 12 and finalize classrooms, Aug. 15. Families of students in preschool through sixth grade are invited to an open house, Monday, Aug. 15. Classrooms will be open at 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Bobcat Booster Club will host a...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION The Summerland Board of Education held a regular meeting, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the July 6, 2022, newspapers to order at 7 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Wagner, to approve absence of Candice Hoke. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager,...