Idaho Press-Tribune Sept. 18, 2016

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A NEW WAY TO

FIX THE PIX

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Debbie Lasher-Hardy, the new owner of the Pix Theatre, looks to restore the the theater to its former glory.

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he interior of the historic Pix Theatre in downtown Nampa is stripped bare and empty, save for some old promotional materials, construction equipment and a few piles of dirt.

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By ALX GEORGE ageorge@idahopress.com

NAMPA — The Nampa school district’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved accepting a new charter school petition. By accepting the petition to charter for Pathways Charter School, the Board of Trustees has agreed to consider authorizing the charter school into the Nampa school district. A public hearing for the authorization of Pathways Charter School into the Nampa school district will be held, but a date has yet to be determined, according to school district spokeswoman Allison Westfall. The decision would need to be made by December for the school to open for the 2017-18 school year. Pathways Charter School is a California-based alternative style school that focuses on youth who have either dropped out of high school or are about to drop out. Pathways spokeswoman Jill Wells told the Nampa school district Board of Trustees that the focus of Pathways is to serve students who are disconnected from the current school system, according to an email from Westfall. Wells said the school’s goal is to serve 300 students in grades nine through 12.

Suicide prevention leaders join forces to stop deaths

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District will hold public hearing on whether to authorize school

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New Pix Theatre owner determined to restore building

Debbie Lasher-Hardy, a local real estate professional who bought the 70-year-old Pix in February for an undisclosed sum, appears to see it like an artist would a blank canvas with a history. “It’s dear to my heart,” Lasher-Hardy said. “It was a theater that I group up with and attended.” She realized she wanted to buy the Pix two years ago, she said. “Every time that I would WHAT YOU CAN DO drive by For information and see that about the theater nothing had and how to get happened yet, involved, visit pixtheI felt that it atre.org. was my mission to make this thing happen,” Lasher-Hardy said. “And I know a lot of people in this community — worked with a lot — and I’m just going to reach out to them and ask them to come in and help, basically.” Lasher-Hardy came on the scene on the heels of the nonprofit foundation that struggled for years to revive the downtown building. The Pix Theatre Foundation was raising the $1.5 million necessary to revive the Pix when the roof collapsed

Nampa receives, accepts school’s charter petition

In 2014, Idaho had the ninth highest rate of suicide in the U.S. By RUTH BROWN rbrown@idahopress.com

The Pix Theatre lays bare in its current state. Debbie Lasher-Hardy hopes to revive the old building to its former glory.

in 2003. The roof was replaced in 2006, need a boost. If the community speaks and from there the board members and wants this theater to be complete, struggled to break now is the time even with fundraising for people to costs, insurance, taxes come forward and help it hapand other expenses. pen.” By December Lasher-Hardy 2014, the foundation said some of the board members said former board the project needed members are inin new leadership and terested in being indicated a desire to involved again, sell the theater. and she is considconsid “We’re tired,” Pix ering what role Theatre Foundathey will play as tion President she puts together Debra Lindner said her leadership prior to stepping team. On her list down. “We’ve done of members for the everything. We’ve Pix Anew board been the committee is Steve Perotti, heads. We’ve done her pastor at First the fundraising. A poster from a previous fundraise We’ve gone down r rests Christian Church against the wall of Pix Theatre, whic with a shovel and h is in in Nampa and a need of a complete remodel. self-professed fan shoveled dirt. And of the theater arts. we’ve wanted to. We’re not sorry about it, but people can More PIX | A4 only do so much for so long. We just

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BOISE — In 2015, the state of Idaho saw nearly one suicide every day, with the total count at 362 people that year. As Idaho continues to have one of the highest rates of suicide in the FINDING HELP country, advocates To seek help and community regarding members came suicide preventogether Thursday tion or suito stop the precidal thoughts, ventable deaths. contact SPAN The Suicide Idaho' s 24-hour Prevention Achotline at 1-800tion Network of 273-TALK (8255). Idaho held its anFor informanual conference in tion on suicide Boise for suicide and where to prevention trainfind help, visit ing, information spanidaho.org. and how to assist suicidal people or survivors. The conference covered multiple topics with educators, law enforcement, physicians, volunteers and survivors in attendance. Idaho consistently has one of the highest rates of suicide in the country, with the ninth-highest rate in 2014, according to SPAN Idaho. That’s 46 percent higher than the national average.

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