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Christmas with The Gothard Sisters Online — Dec. 4-25: Hear a full-length Celtic Christmas performance from The Gothard Sisters ; donations accepted.

Jinger Vuolo is honest enough to point out that it wasn’t just Gothard’s teachings that produced her anxiety; so did the situation in which she was raised.

Edmonds’ own Gothard Sisters are offering a weekly online concert called A Cozy Celtic Concert Series.

Gothard has been making the case that St. Paul is underfunded by more than $80 million by the state and federal governments for special education and other services.

In a prepared statement, Gothard said, “We are extremely disappointed our educators continue down a path toward a strike.

And, as for whether superintendents are more likely to cancel school now, compared to a generation ago, Dr. Gothard pointed to improved forecasting and weather information.

The festival highlighted artists like Phil Vassar, The Brent Giddens Band, The Steep Canyon Rangers and the Gothard Sisters.

The St. Paul school board voted Tuesday night to approve a new contract for Superintendent Joe Gothard, putting him at the helm of the state’s second-largest district for another three years — and with an $8,000 pay hike in the first year.

Faber said he and Gothard spoke about the path forward for the district, which may include a student recruitment campaign to turn around declining enrollment.

She is the daughter Jim T. and Christy Whitaker, of Cumberland, and the granddaughter of Earl and Bobbie Gothard.

The Gothard Sisters are a dynamic group of three sisters, whose impressive array of talents have set them apart as one of the most refreshing and compelling acts in Celtic music today.

Then they entered into a yearlong superintendent search that brought Joe Gothard on board as the district’s new leader.