Local Briefs
• Eagle Scout builds Ramsey Park bulletin board
Tyler Rieken of Boy Scout Troop 201 in Coeur d'Alene recently constructed a covered bulletin board for Ramsey Field as part of an Eagle Scout project. Rieken, a ninth-grade student at Lake City High School, hopes to earn Eagle Scout status later this year.
According to the Boy Scouts of America, only about 7 percent of all Boy Scouts earn the Eagle Scout rank.
At the request of city recreation leader Adam Rouse, Rieken used rubber, rather than cork for the bulletin board, for enhanced durability.
"It's definitely a welcome addition out there," Rouse said. The city plans to laminate recreation schedules and post them on the bulletin board.
Rieken, who has been involved with the Boy Scouts since he was in first grade, received assistance on the design from Troop 201 Charter Representative Keith Clemans. Materials for the project were donated by Coeur d'Alene Builders, Central Premix and A to Z Rentals.
• Cd'A brothers to perform with Spokane Symphony Orchestra
A pair of brothers from Coeur d'Alene will perform classical concerto movements with the Spokane Symphony.
Earlier this week, pianist Andrew Maurer, 21, and flutist Shane Maurer, 18, each won Musicfest Northwest's Young Artist Competition. They will both perform with the symphony today at 7:30 p.m., at the Bing Crosby Theater in downtown Spokane. The concert is free.
Andrew, who began learning piano from his parents when he was 6, currently attends the University of Idaho and is double-majoring in piano performance and business marketing. Having recently won UI's Concerto Competition and performed Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto with the University Symphony Orchestra, he will now perform the powerful first movement of Rachmaninoff's well-known Second Piano Concerto.
Shane is completing his associate's degree in music at North Idaho College. He has enjoyed a decade of flute performance as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. Since his family's move to Coeur d'Alene in 2010, Shane has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Coeur d'Alene Youth Symphony, the NIC Wind Symphony and the Spokane Youth Symphony Orchestra as its principal flutist.
Having recently performed Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto as a winner of Spokane Youth Symphony's Concerto Competition, he will now perform the first movement of Carl Reinecke's romantic Flute Concerto. In the fall, Shane will begin his major in flute performance at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston.