With less than a week before Thanksgiving, a family of wild turkeys parades through a Fernan Lake neighborhood, posts KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho.
Lynching of Sarah Palin/Bay Views10 places that make me thankful/Gathering Around the TableThe 70s!/It's Just MeI have ruined 2 people's lives/Simple MindTo [...]Eighth grader Darian McLevish waits for his turn to play during the Gathering of the Bands clinic at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday. He attends River City Middle School in Post Falls. About 300 eighth grade students from area schools participated in the clinics and performed in' [...]
Here's a look at the Casa Cox huckleberry patch after Saturday's snow in Priest River, courtesy of Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns.
'True Blue' giveaway/A Family Runs Through ItPolitical correctness/Bay ViewsWatching the toilet paper roll/Simple MindPost Falls thrift store tour/Get Out! North IdahoMovie Review: "2012"/Rants, Raves, [...]"Ten North Idaho high school students are scheduled to travel to Boston next month to participate in a robotics competition devised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NASA." More here.
Have you ever built a robot? I always wanted one like Rosie on the Jetsons.
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"Few people have as much North Idaho-ness running through their bloodstream as Kerri Rankin Thoreson. Her father is the legendary Ron Rankin, one of the most controversial and well-respected politicians in Coeur d'Alene's History. The apple didn't fall far from the tree, as they say, and Kerri'" [...]
"After spending a cold, restless night huddled against a tree in a North Idaho forest, Alisa Franck walked out early Sunday, greeted by two members of a search-and-rescue team.
Throughout the night, she said, she knew enough to stay focused. “I was not going to let hypothermia get me,” said Franck, 27," [...]
The unemployment rate in October rose to 8.9 percent in Idaho and 11.1 percent in Kootenai County. In some rural corners of North Idaho, one in five working-age persons is jobless. Seasonally adjusted unemployment edged up a tenth of a point statewide last month. In Kootenai County, the rate increase [...]
Dean Chamberlain, who recently relocated back from Seattle, knew he was back home in North Idaho when he overheard this conversation:
Man: "Y'know, they can take away your drivers license for not paying child support."Woman: "That's nothing, they took away my hunting license!"Welcome back, Dean.
' [...]"ovember arrived in North Idaho without a roar," posts KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. "Beautiful blue skies and mild temperatures made for some great late season golf at the Highlands Country Club in Post Falls. Dozens of golfers were out on the links and the driving range on a sunny Sunday" [...]
Spending freely was the plan when I called a friend and offered to get us lunch at North Idaho’s newest entry into the Chinese restaurant scene, Wah Hing in Rathdrum. I’ve said it many times; the original Wah Hing over in Kellogg serves the best Chinese cuisine in the Panhandle. [...]
"The first snow in some parts of North Idaho bespeckled docks, boats and covered fallen leaves before turning to a rainy sleet," writes Ralph Bartholdt/Skookum Photography. "The snow kept coming at higher elevations, while lower ground looked up to rain and a sky like old bedding that the sun was" [...]
The first flakes of measurable snow fell on North Idaho this morning, even before all the leaves have fallen from the trees, writes KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho.
Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRCoeur d'Alene police investigating 2 attempted robberies/KHQSpokane soldier killed in Afghanistan/Meghann M. Cuniff, SRHomecoming brings alumni back' [...]Congrats to DFO who was voted Best Journalist in the readers poll that appears in the new issue of Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Magazine. Also, just for kicks I cut out all the Spokane stuff and posted a list of just the North Idaho winners on my blog …
DFO: I'm sure [...]
Spencer (re: reason for suing North Idaho College): The way I see it, sue, is that we are protecting what others have built, even if they built it over a hundred years ago. It is called the Idaho Constitution, and it clearly protects the right of the public [...]
A trio of county taxpayers filed a lawsuit in First District Court Tuesday alleging that North Idaho College’s lease of the former DeArmond Mill property is unconstitutional and should be voided. Co-plaintiffs Larry Spencer, Tom Macy and Bill McCrory claim in the court document that a July lease agreement between [...]
At OpenCDA.com, Mary is cheerleading Larry, Tom, & Willie's lawsuit against North Idaho College, saying they are standing up for the voters of Kootenai County (not this one). Quoth Mary: "Our rights have been circumvented with the shell game used by NIC and the NIC Foundation. The law" [...]
Item: Taxpayers sue NIC: Claim DeArmond Mill lease is unconstitutional/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene Press
More Info: A trio of county taxpayers filed a lawsuit in First District Court Tuesday alleging that North Idaho College's lease of the former DeArmond Mill property is unconstitutional and should be voided. Co-plaintiffs Larry Spencer,' [...]
At every turn the artistry of Autumn is visible in North Idaho. Even a leaf-covered lawn on a rainy day is reason enough to pause and enjoy, posts KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho.
[...]"The vacant boat slips at Redlion Templin's Marina on the Spokane River in Post Falls have shed their blue canvas canopies but the colorful fall foliage provides a feast for the eyes," writes KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. More here.
Idaho boaters won't need 2 separate stickers next year/Eye On' [...]
The recessionary drought has not bypassed Coeur d’Alene, but nor has it prevented the scenic North Idaho city from reaping a crop of civic enhancements. And as the higher education corridor project advances along the Spokane River, the future holds promise. Such success in the face of daunting economic [...]
"Last year Coors featured a camoflauge design on their canned beer and this year, just in time for hunting season, Miller and Busch weighed in with colorful camo cans. 'Tis the season in North Idaho, posts KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho.
Question: What kind of beer do you drink in terms of'" [...]
Jay Baldwin, joint director of communications for North Idaho College, will moderate the Coeur d'Alene candidates' forum at 7 o'clock tonight in Room 106 of the Meyer Health Building, sponsored by campus Young Republicans and the Communications Department. All eight candidates have RSVP'd that they'll be there. On a related note,' [...]
North Idaho College graphic design student Joe Ingalls of Coeur d’Alene films an interview between Idaho First Lady Lori Otter and student Emily Steigers of Hayden as part of a production the students in the video production class are creating on the Idaho Meth Project. More photos here. (Photo: [...]
Idaho First Lady Lori Otter answers a question on the Idaho Meth Project posed by North Idaho College student Emily Steigers of Hayden during an interview in NIC’s television studio. The interview was the first in a series scheduled by NIC video production students for a video they are creating [...]
