Monday, January 31
Legals February 1, 2011
222-10 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE At 10:00 o'clock A.M. (recognized local time) on April 12, 2011, in the Office of First American Title Company, Inc., located at, 1866 N. Lakewood Drive, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, First American Title Company as Trustee, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in Kootenai County, Idaho, and described as follows, to-wit: That portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 51 North, Range 4 West, Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, State of Idaho, described as follows: COMMENCING at a 2" aluminum cap in monument case marked "1997 PLS 56520", accepted as the Northwest corner of said Southeast Quarter of Section 23; thence South 01812'29" West, along the West line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 30.00 feet to a point on the South line of Honeysuckle Avenue right-of-way 30 feet from centerline, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 89816'10" East, along said South line, a distance of 356.14 feet to a 5/8" rebar with cap marked "1003", said point being the Northwest Corner of the property per Record of Survey recorded in Book 18, Page 174, records of Kootenai County; thence Along the Westerly, Southerly and Easterly boundary of said Record of Survey the following 3 courses and distances: 1) South 01809'22" West, a distance of 420.01 feet to a 5/8" rebar with cap marked "1003"; 2) South 89816'10" East, a distance of 280.01 feet to a 5/8" rebar with cap marked "1003"; 3) North 01809'22" East, a distance of 420.01 feet to a 5/8" rebar with cap marked "1003", said point lying on said South line of Honeysuckle Avenue right-of-way; thence South 89816'10" East, along said South line a distance of 96.42 feet; thence South 01806'55" West, a distance of 1304.33 feet to a point on the North line of cornerstone Business and Professional Park recorded in Book "I", Pages 147 and 147A, records of Kootenai County; thence North 89819'37" West, along said North line and the Westerly extension of said North line, a distance of 734.96 feet to a point on the West line of said Southeast Quarter marked by a 2 1/2" brass cap in concrete marked "S 1/16 S23 1979 LS #997"; thence North 01812'29" East, along said West line of the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1305.08 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT that portion described as follows: A parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 51 North, Range 4 West, Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, Idaho, being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the Northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 23, monumented by an aluminum cap, 2 inches diameter per the Plat of Leisure Park Ninth Addition, filed in Book "J" of Plats, Page 168, records of Kootenai County; thence along the West line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, South 01812'53" West, a distance of 1029.74 feet to a point, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING for this description; thence Leaving said West line, South 89819'37" East, a distance of 164.32 feet; thence Along a curve to the right having a radius of 70.00 feet, an arc length of 110.60 feet and a delta of 90831'34" with a chord that bears South 44803'50" East, a distance of 99.45 feet to a point; thence South 01811'57" West, a distance of 234.34 feet to a point on the South line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence Along said South line, North 89820'04" West, a distance of 235.05 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 8 in Block 2 of Leisure Park Ninth Addition, monumented with a brass cap, 2 inches diameter, marked S 1/16 CC PLS 997, also being the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 23; thence Along the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, North 01812'53" East, a distance of 305.01 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. NOW KNOWN AS: PLAT OF HONEYSUCKLE GLADE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK J OF PLATS, PAGE 475 AND AMENDED HONEYSUCKLE GLADE PLAT, RECORDED IN BOOK K OF PLATS, PAGE 95, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. AND: PLAT OF HONEYSUCKLE GLADE CONDOS I, according to the plat recorded in Book K of Plats, Page 102, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. Together with an undivided interest in the Common Areas as set out in Declaration and Covenants, Restrictions and Reservations for Honeysuckle Glade Condominiums I, recorded January 22, 2008 as Instrument No. 2141318000, and amended by Instrument recorded July 13, 2009 as Instrument No. 2221727000. EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PLATS: EXCEPT TRACTS B and HAND EXCEPT Units 1-A and Garage 1-A-G, 1-B and Garage 1-B-G, 1-C and 1-C-G, 1-A and Garage 1-A-G, 2-B and Garage 2-B-G, 2-C and Garage 2-C-G, 3-A and Garage 3-A-G, 3-B and Garage 3-B-G, 4-C and Garage 4-C-G, 4-E and Garage 4-E-G, 4-F and Garage 4-F-G, 4-G and Garage 4-G-G, 4-H and Garage 4-H-G. Together with an undivided interest in the Common Areas as set out in Declaration and Covenants, Restrictions and Reservations for Honeysuckle Glade Condominiums I, recorded January 22, 2008 as Instrument No. 2141318000, and amended by Instrument recorded July 13, 2009 as Instrument No. 2221727000. Information concerning the foreclosure action may be obtained from the Trustee, whose telephone number is (208) 785-2515. According to the Trustee's records, the street addresses of See attached Exhibit "A", Hayden, Idaho 83835 are sometimes associated with said properties. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession, or encumbrances to satisfy the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by, Silverstone Honeysuckle, LLC, an Idaho Limited Liability Company as Grantor(s), First American Title Company, as Trustee, for the benefit and security of, Scott L. Taylor and Lisa Taylor, Trustees of The Taylor Revocable Living Trust, as Beneficiary; said Deed of Trust was recorded October 20, 2006 as Kootenai County Recorder's Instrument No. 2062267000. The default for which this sale is to be made is as follows: 1) Failure to pay all principle, accrued and unpaid interest, due and payable no later than October 19, 2009. The above Grantor(s) are named to comply with Section 45-1506(4)(a), Idaho Code. No representation is made that they are, or are not, presently responsible for this obligation. As of November 20, 2010 there is due and owing on the loan an unpaid principal balance of $5,678,229.00, accrued interest in the amount of $1,831,610.00 for a total amount due of $7,509,839.00. Interest continues to accrue on the Note at the rate of 7.20% compounded monthly per annum with a per diem rate of $1,953.94 after November 20, 2010. All delinquencies are now due together with any late charges, advances to protect the security, and fees and costs associated with this foreclosure. The Beneficiary elects to sell or cause said property to be sold to satisfy said obligation. DATED December 8, 2010 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY /s/Becky Stucki, Trust Officer Exhibit "A" Property Addresses: 681 W. Frigg Avenue, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 6, Honeysuckle Glade) 8648 N. Cornice Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 7, Honeysuckle Glade) 8655 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 8, Honeysuckle Glade) 8635 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 9, Honeysuckle Glade) 8612 N. Cornice Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 10, Honeysuckle Glade) 8570 N. Cornice Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 11, Honeysuckle Glade) 8595 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 12, Honeysuckle Glade) 8561 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 13, Honeysuckle Glade) 8520 N. Cornice Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 14, Honeysuckle Glade) 8512 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 15, Honeysuckle Glade) 8484 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 16, Honeysuckle Glade) 8428 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 17, Honeysuckle Glade) 8433 N. Snowflake Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot18, Honeysuckle Glade) 674 W. Monashee Court, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 19, Honeysuckle Glade) 8571 N. Cornice Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 20, Honeysuckle Glade) 691 W. Monashee Court, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 21, Honeysuckle Glade) 8541 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 22, Honeysuckle Glade) 8571 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 23, Honeysuckle Glade) 8591 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 24, Honeysuckle Glade) 8633 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 25, Honeysuckle Glade) 778 W. Icefall Drive, Hayden ID 83835 (Lot 26, Honeysuckle Glade) 8758 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 1, Unit IA) 8744 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 1, Unit IB) 8730 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 1, Unit IC) 8800 (aka 8788 and 8786) N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 1, Unit 2B) 8786 (aka 8772) N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 2 Unit 2C) 8727 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 3, Unit 3A) 8741 N. Avalanche Lane, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot, 3, Unit 3B) 755 W. Icefall Drive, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot 4, Unit 4C) 755 W. Icefall Drive, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot 4, Unit 4E) 755 W. Icefall Drive, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot 4, Unit 4F) 755 W. Icefall Drive, Hayden ID (Honeysuckle Glade Condos I Lot 4, Unit 4G) Honeysuckle Glade Tract A (NNA) Parcel HK09500000AA Honeysuckle Glade Tract C (NNA) Parcel HK09500000CA Honeysuckle Glade Tract D (NNA) Parcel HK09500000DA Honeysuckle Glade Tract E (NNA) Parcel HK09500000EA Honeysuckle Glade Tract F (NNA) Parcel HK09500000FA Honeysuckle Glade Tract G (NNA) Parcel HK09500000GA Honeysuckle Glade Tract I (NNA) Parcel HK09500000IA Legal 1759 January 11, 18, 25, 2011 February 1, 2011
Bubba turns out to be best lefty at Torrey Pines
Bubba Watson tempered his celebration when he rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday at Torrey Pines, knowing Phil Mickelson could still make eagle on the par-5 closing hole to catch him.
Realtors optimistic about 2011
Some believe that the worst of the market is behind us
Don "Pepper" Smock sees hope on the local real estate frontier.
The Spirit of Spirit Lake
Locals, others enjoy second Winter Fun Fest
SPIRIT LAKE - At the Winter Fun Fest in downtown Spirit Lake, snow bowling is a full-contact sport.
Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign
Protests now in sixth day
CAIRO - Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night. Fighter jets streaked low overhead and police returned to the capital's streets - high-profile displays of authority over a situation spiraling out of control.
Guard strangled at Wash. prison
MONROE, Wash. (AP) - A corrections officer who had raised concerns about being the sole guard in the chapel of a Washington state prison was strangled there over the weekend, and an inmate serving a life sentence is the primary suspect, authorities said Sunday.
Injured crash victims released
COEUR d'ALENE - Two people injured Saturday in a vehicle collision on Highway 95 near Cougar Gulch were hospitalized and later released, according to Idaho State Police and Kootenai Medical Center personnel.
Djokovic wins Australian Open, joins multi-major winner club
MELBOURNE, Australia - Novak Djokovic gave his old friend Andy Murray a sympathetic hug and a few consoling words, then got on with the real celebrations.
The Front Row with Jim Litke January 31, 2011
Super Bowl week: To party or not?
A report that club owners in Dallas have put out an urgent call for an additional 10,000 strippers struck a familiar chord with those who remember when players' antics the week leading up to the Super Bowl made for bigger headlines than the game itself.
Hall earns free ride as NFC storms out to big lead, wins Pro Bowl
HONOLULU - A tropical rainstorm moved in from the Pacific and cleared just before the Pro Bowl began on Sunday. What followed was a sloppy show that was not exactly riveting entertainment a week in advance of the Super Bowl.
Cardinals knock off No. 5 Chipola, finish 5-2 at tourney
HENDERSON, Nev. - Freshman Desirae Tinoco drove in all three runs as North Idaho College beat fifth-ranked Chipola College 3-2 to earn a split of its two games Sunday at the Mizuno Kickoff Classic softball tournament.
Sports Briefs January 31, 2011
Jim O'Brien's future as Pacers coach was in question heading into a four-game road trip, and team president Larry Bird didn't get the answers he wanted.
Arbor Day button contest celebrates 15 years
Your local Arbor Day Committee announces an art contest to design a button for 2011 Arbor Day celebrations. Now in its 15th year, the contest is open to middle school and high school students who live within the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, and Lakeland school districts.
Pittsburgh: Hard-nosed or dirty?
Harrison's Steelers bring rough-tumble D to Big D
With two scary hits on a single Sunday - and with the fines, attention and acrimony that followed - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison became the symbol of a season in which the NFL tried to make clear what is and isn't the right way to tackle.
Two injured in snowmobile accident
Two snowmobilers suffered what appeared to be non life-threatening injuries in a snowmobile accident Sunday morning on Forest Service Road 202 near Wolf Lodge Saddle.
VH1 foundation provides W.Va. school with new instruments
Organization has provided $4 million worth of equipment nationwide
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - In the nine years Leigh Ann Smith has taught music in West Virginia's Mingo County, she's had to do it with a misfit collection of used instruments: a few trumpets, some saxophones and a snare drum.
Yes, Virginia, there is 'climate change' ... the earth is cooling off!
Weather Gems
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), global temperatures have cooled, not warmed, since the late 1990s, particularly since our 'sun went silent' in 2007 and sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean regions declined from previous levels a decade ago.
Briere's 2 goals lift Lidstrom squad in NHL All-Star game
RALEIGH, N.C. - Nicklas Lidstrom limited his All-Star losses to a flip of the puck and the skills competition.
Warrants January 31, 2011
Felonies
Crime Stoppers pays
Tipsters help put criminals behind bars
COEUR d'ALENE - The tipsters get paid when the crook gets arrested and charged. And the tipster remains anonymous, so there's no fear of reprisal. It's that easy.
What a rush for Cougs
Thompson, Moore, Aden lead WSU to big win over No. 18 Huskies
PULLMAN - Washington State doesn't get a lot of attention outside the Pacific-10, but leading scorer Klay Thompson said beating No. 18 Washington on Sunday should open some eyes.
Found Images - Jan. 15
A collection of imagery found while out and about in North Idaho during the past week.
Roger Forest Liebe, 67
Roger Forest Liebe, 67, of Texasville, Ala., passed away Jan. 29, 2011, at his residence. He was born Jan. 29, 1944, in Coeur d'Alene, to Forest and Virginia (Brand) Liebe.
Fred O. Baker, 88
Fred O. Baker, 88, of Hayden, died Jan. 27, 2011, in Coeur d'Alene. He was born March 6, 1922, in Spokane, Wash., to Brooks and Alice (Olsen) Baker.
Allen Paul Hoialmen, 70
Allen Paul Hoialmen, 70, went to be with his heavenly father on Jan. 22, 2011, due to complications from diabetes at Kootenai Medical Center. Allen was born on June 30, 1940, in Fosston, Minn., to Adolph and Pearl Hoialmen.
Henrietta 'Mi Mi' Hamlet, 100
Henrietta Elizabeth Dietz Hamlet, of Coeur d'Alene, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at her home at Sylvan House in Hayden. She was born Dec. 10, 1910, in Spokane, Wash., to Henry and Mary Jane (Walker) Dietz.
Marilyn Jean (Wisti Sollid Simchuk Hanson) Roberge
Marilyn Jean (Wisti Sollid Simchuk Hanson) Roberge was born July 28, 1945, in Houghton, Mich., and received her angel's wings at home in Rathdrum on Jan. 27, 2011, at age 65.
Robert Ward Williams (Bob)
On the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, Robert Ward Williams (Bob), of Boise, passed from this life and was greeted in heaven by His loving Lord and Savior. He had been dealing with multiple health issues for a number of years.
Harold Greenfield, 76
On Jan. 29, 2011, Harold M. Greenfield passed away after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. He was fondly known by friends and family as "Greenie." He was born April 5, 1934, in Jerome to Gordon and Margaret (Stumpf) Greenfield.
Sunday, January 30
Legals January 31, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011, AT THE HOUR OF 11:00 o'clock A.M., local time, of said day, at the front steps of the Kootenai County Courthouse, 501 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Jonathon Hallin, as Successor Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, together with fixtures, of the following described real property in Kootenai County, Idaho: Lot 12, Block 6, River Park Plaza Addition, according to the plat recorded in Book F of Plats, Page 22, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. Commonly known as: 209 S. Sunset Drive, Post Falls, ID 83854 The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113 Idaho Code. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrance to satisfy the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust described as follows: Deed of Trust with Adjustable Rate Rider, 1-4 Family Rider and Planned Unit Development Rider dated June 12, 2006, to secure an original indebtedness of $149,600.00, and any other amounts and/or obligations secured thereby: Recorded: June 14, 2006, as Instrument No. 2037333000 Grantor: Witherspoon Homes, Inc., an Idaho corporation Trustee: First American Title Company of Idaho Beneficiary: Mountain West Bank THE GRANTORS NAMED HEREIN ARE LISTED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506 OF THE IDAHO CODE. No representation is made whether or not they are currently responsible for the obligation listed herein. The default for which this sale is to be made is the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is in default for failure of the obligors to pay the monthly payment for October, 2010. As a result, the Beneficiary has declared a default and accelerated the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. As of December 2, 2010, the outstanding principal balance owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust was $155,394.87 plus accrued interest and late charges in the amount of $3,550.77. Additional interest accrues at the rate of 7.375% per annum or $30.80745 per day. Grantors must also pay outstanding taxes, interest, penalties, late charges, service charges, appraisal fees, title policy fees, and any other disbursements, costs, fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Beneficiary and/or Trustee associated with this Notice of Default and/or foreclosure as provided by the Deed of Trust, Promissory Note, or by Idaho law. JONATHON HALLIN, Attorney at Law, is successor trustee of said Deed of Trust. DATED this 23rd day of December, 2010. ____________________________ JONATHON HALLIN, Trustee 601 E. Front Ave., Suite 502, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 (208) 667-0517 Legal 1721 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011
FRAUD: It can happen to you
Recently my husband received a call from Canada from a distraught son. He said he was in an accident and they blame him and took him to jail. He needed $3,035 for bail; send by Western Union. We could not call him and he would call us back and find out where we were sending the money.
LEVY: We can't just keep cutting
Tuesday, March 8, is going to be a very important day for us here in Coeur d'Alene. On that day, we'll vote to determine if we're going to support the renewal and essential levies for the Coeur d'Alene School District.
OBAMA: Speech leaves us speechless
Did everyone get from Obama what I got during the State of the Union speech? I got that he wants us to abandon oil and coal and figure out how to make Green technology work despite the fact that people aren't buying hybrid cars, despite the fact that Green factories are closing all over the nation and people are losing their Green jobs, and despite the fact that coal and oil make the U.S. a lot of money and employ a lot of people.
REMARK: Veteran has his regrets
I felt it would be wise to allow the dust to settle before I responded to the Tom Hasslinger article in the Coeur d'Alene Press about my unwise and untimely comment.
NETFLIX: On top of the world
High entertainment prices and how to beat them: Cable, satellite TV, movie theaters, are you wondering about declining sales figures? Look over your shoulder and watch Netflix grow even more.
MORTGAGE: Fiasco all to common, alas
I read with great interest the "My Turn" column in the Jan. 22 edition of the Coeur d'Alene Press. I too have two immediate family members that were "up-ended" by their respective banks in a mortgage fiasco. One being U.S. Bank and the other was Wells Fargo. Since Wells Fargo is in the limelight, let's pursue that scenario a bit.
SPAT: DIRECTV, Fox both at fault
In my opinion DIRECTV and station KAYU need to get their act together. They knew a few years ago that their contract to broadcast the FOX network would be coming to an end. Why didn't they start negotiating several months ago and get their contract extension in place?
HOPE: Citizen finds it in a shed
I was selling a large walk-in firewood shed. A young engineer, Steve Durban, from Sandpoint bought it. He was going to make a gift of the shed for an elderly man who's low on funds and needing some way to keep his firewood dry. I was very impressed that anyone would go to all the expense and work to help another.
GIRLS: Cd'A can be proud of theirs
Your community has a role model that every girl athlete needs to copy. Formerly a Coeur d'Alene H.S. basketball player, Kama Griffitts, she plays now for NIC. Does she have a god-given athletic body? Yep! But what separates her is her work ethic and competitive drive. After the game, when most other players are going out to have fun, where's Kama? In the gym shooting for an hour or so. She was a highly sought after two-time Idaho Player of the Year who attended NIC and will attend the University of Arizona this fall. Everyone would love to have her for their daughter, in all ways !
SHOOTINGS: All about mental health
On Jan. 8, 2011, a deranged young man attempted to assassinate a United States Congresswoman from Arizona. He killed or wounded 18 other people including a little girl. A few weeks ago a man in Hayden attacked four people with a hammer, one victim died. What do these events have in common?
Hart fundraiser in Cd'A attracts about 40
COEUR d'ALENE - Surrounded by historic firearms and old guitars, Rep. Phil Hart welcomed friends and supporters to a fundraiser at Northwest Pony Express on Saturday night.
Lawmakers concentrate on 3 issues at forum
POST FALLS - Idaho lawmakers discussed three major issues at the January Legislator's Report on Saturday morning: education reform, nullification of the Obama health care plan and the shortcomings of the state budget.
There's the beef
Taco Bell takes its taco meat lawsuit to public
Taco Bell says a legal beef over the meat in its tacos is bull.
Priest River rolls into first
PRIEST RIVER - In a matchup of the Intermountain League's only two unbeaten teams, Priest River took over the top spot with a 66-42 win over St. Maries on Saturday night at Spartan Arena.
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Cardinal wrestlers beat 2 ranked foes; regionals next
WRESTLING
Prangley loses MMA bout
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Roger Gracie didn't waste much time on Saturday night, utilizing a rear naked choke to submit Coeur d'Alene's Trevor Prangley in the opening mixed martial arts bout of Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg at HP Pavilion.
Changing traffic signals
Question of the Month: (January 2011)
Chaos engulfs Cairo
Mubarak points to succession
CAIRO - With protests raging, Egypt's president named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor as chaos engulfed the capital. Soldiers stood by - a few even joining the demonstrators - and the death toll from five days of anti-government fury rose sharply to 74.
Kucinich settles olive pit lawsuit
CLEVELAND (AP) - Rep. Dennis Kucinich said Friday that he settled a lawsuit filed against a Capitol Hill cafeteria over a split tooth he says he suffered when he bit into an olive pit in a sandwich wrap.
Ugly Fish coming to Riverstone
Business Bits
The name isn't pretty, but the Asian food option in a new building in Riverstone will be welcome - not just as another restaurant choice, but also as a neighbor to businesses in a less-traveled corner of the complex.
Community Thanks January 30, 2011
DRIVE: Raised record amount
Wallace wins an emotional one
WALLACE - In their first game since the death of coach Kirby Krulitz, the Wallace Miners came out ablaze with energy, putting down the Kootenai Warriors 44-13 in North Star League play Saturday night.
Mom charged in kids' slayings treated at hospital
Woman was 'fed up with them talking back'
TAMPA, Fla. - The woman who authorities say killed her teenage daughter and son because she was fed up with them talking back and being mouthy did not appear in court Saturday because she was being treated at a hospital for an unknown condition.
ICF fills funding gap for Idaho
Education, arts, social services benefit from grants
Federal grants - once a financial mainstay for schools, community improvement projects and arts organizations - have become as rare as non-partisan debate on Capitol Hill.
NIC men's home streak snapped
CSI prevails; NIC women win going away with big second half
COEUR d'ALENE - Entering Saturday's Scenic West Athletic Conference men's basketball showdown with eighth-ranked Southern Idaho, the 13th-ranked North Idaho Cardinals knew they'd have to battle to come away with a home win.
An uncertain future after jobless benefits expire
LAS VEGAS - The portraits of his dead father are among the few mementoes Bud Meyers is certain he will take with him when he is forced from his home of five years next month because he cannot pay the rent.
New Mexico State finishes Vandal sweep
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Gordo Castillo scored 19 points and New Mexico State defeated Idaho 73-65 on Saturday night.
Ego dominates motivation
Two years and five months after I left my job with the Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency, I have graduated from law school. Between long, tedious sessions of bar study, I have had a little time to reflect on the experience. For example, the toll that going back to school has taken on my pride, for better or worse, is prevalent in my thoughts. At times, I feel as though I have taken a giant step backward. I have taken what was once a promising career and gambled it for further education. They say that graduate school is for the risk averse; I feel as though I have just taken a great risk, with no idea of how it will pay off... but very aware that there is a lot of paying off to do. I have joined a profession loathed by many as dishonest, and promoted from within as noble. I can definitively call it neither.
Suspicious device turns out to be hoax
Streets closed around Sheriff's Office for hours
COEUR d'ALENE - An object that looked like an explosive device was found Saturday morning at the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office campus on Government Way, but investigators determined it was a fake.
Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage rises to 4.80 percent
LOS ANGELES - The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose for the second week in a row, buoyed by higher bond yields.
Cheap money may drive housing
The recent dip in mortgage rates may provide a boost in demand for housing. As of Friday the Idaho Housing and Finance Association website (ihfa.org) showed a 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 4.75 percent once again. This is good news for buyers who found themselves in panic when rates ticked up over the past several weeks. With the Fed continuing its bond buying program it looks like rates may stay low for awhile.
Prep basketball standings Jan. 30, 2011
5A INLAND EMPIRE LEAGUE
Little talk, great action
Leave it to a man of the fewest words to have the biggest impact.
Late goal helps Tri-City leave Spokane with 'W'
SPOKANE - Mason Wilgosh scored with 37 seconds remaining and the Tri-City Americans defeated the Spokane Chiefs 5-4 in Western Hockey League action in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,474 at the Spokane Arena on Saturday night.
More spending helps economy gain steam
Will consumers spend enough this year for growth?
WASHINGTON - The economic recovery is now consistently picking up speed, and American consumers are the ones pushing the gas pedal. They increased their spending late last year at the fastest pace since 2006.
Science Skills
Idaho students’ scores are above average, but nation as a whole lags behind rest of world
There is a bright spot for Idaho in a federal report released Tuesday that shows the nation's students are falling short when it comes to science proficiency.
Tips for banking online
Aks the Propellorheads
Dear PropellerHeads: One of my New Year's resolutions was to look into Internet banking. Can you give me a few tips to get me started?
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 30, 2011
Who to root for in the Super Bowl?
I was thinking back to the last time I had a passionate rooting interest in the Super Bowl - sadly, this year's high school seniors would have been about 2 years old at the time.
Leaders tout trade deal as global litmus test
Proponents say agreement could add billions to economy
DAVOS, Switzerland - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron swung their weight behind calls to clinch a global trade deal Friday, citing it as a key test for the international community's ability to cooperate in reviving the world economy.
Justin Kane: 'I love what I do'
IN PERSON
HAYDEN - On two walls, in the office at North Idaho Physical Therapy on Hayden Avenue, are newspaper clippings. There are articles and pictures of local high school and college students.
Wyoming appeals in case on Yellowstone snowmobiles
Group claims loss of tourism and tax dollars
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - The state of Wyoming and others are appealing a ruling that blocked them from suing the federal government over snowmobile limits in Yellowstone National Park.
Man reunited with cat after 4-month search
AMERICAN FALLS - A California man's four-month search for his Cinderella reached a happy ending this month, thanks to a harness rather than a glass slipper and a local woman with a fondness for stray cats.
Great lines I wish I had said
The Linotype
There are lines others have invented I would like to claim as mine. When I have reprised one liners they have never been as good. Maybe if I repeat them often enough, people will think I said them first.
Zags snap skid on strength of Dower
SPOKANE - Redshirt freshman Sam Dower came off the bench to score a career-high 27 points, helping Gonzaga snap a three-game losing streak by beating San Diego 86-53 on Saturday night.
Good bosses improve good employees
With so much focus on finding or keeping jobs in this economy, one significant employment factor seems to get moved down the pros-and-cons chart: What kind of boss will my next supervisor be?
Ford stock falls after company misses expectations
No room for error with labor talks looming
DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. is the most profitable it's been in a decade, since the days when Americans were snapping up SUVs. But maintaining that momentum - and meeting the high expectations of buyers, workers and investors - will be a big challenge in the coming year.
Ex-consultant pleads guilty in ticket scheme
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A former consultant to the University of Kansas was aware that his wife, who ran the school's ticket office, was setting aside large amounts of season tickets and split the proceeds of their illegal sale with her, prosecutors said Friday.
Second wave of housing bust hammers more cities
Home prices fall across America
A second wave of falling home prices is battering some cities that had escaped the worst of the housing market bust.
Chevron exiting coal mining
Company determined technologies developing too slowly
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Petroleum giant Chevron Corp. said Friday it plans to get out of the coal industry by the end of the year.
Vikings win own tourney in a romp
COEUR d'ALENE - Putting 11 wrestlers into the finals and producing three champions, the host Coeur d'Alene Vikings dominated the inagural Coeur d'Alene Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday with 209.5 points, 89 more than second-place Kellogg in the 13-team event.
Buzz surrounds creator of beehive hairdo
ELMHURST, Ill. - Before Marge Simpson, Amy Winehouse or Audrey Hepburn wore their hair in the famous beehive, there was Margaret Vinci Heldt and her salon on Chicago's ritzy Michigan Avenue.
Saturday, January 29
'Journey Stories' comes to Hayden
An exhibit chronicling the ancestral passages and pilgrimages that color our nation's history is open at the Hayden Library.
Chiefs hold off Bruins, Johnson extends streak
SPOKANE - Steve Kuhn scored a goal and had two assists as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Chilliwack Bruins 5-3 in front of 7,521 at the Spokane Arena in Western Hockey League action on Friday night.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 29, 2011
Crossroads in the cage tonight
While tonight's Mixed Martial Arts light-heavyweight bout between Coeur d'Alene's Trevor Prangley and Roger Gracie won't be the main event as the lights come on - it could be one that sets the tone for a stacked card during the Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg fights at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Hart holding fundraiser tonight
Owner of facility did not know purpose of event
COEUR d'ALENE - A state legislator from Athol is holding a fundraiser tonight where he will be distributing signed copies of his book and discussing his policies.
Military prepares for end of gay ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - Military training to apply the new law allowing gays to serve openly will begin in February and will move quickly, senior Pentagon leaders said Friday.
Prep roundup Jan. 29, 2011
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Movers and Shakers January 29, 2011
Leftovers Thrift switches locations
Education jobs have a bright future
Teachers still in demand despite proposed cutbacks
BOISE - Job opportunities for teachers in Idaho are relatively good and will likely continue to be that way based on projections, educators and state officials said.
Passenger allegedly hits Citylink driver
COEUR d'ALENE - A teenage girl was cited for battery after a reported confrontation with a Citylink bus driver around 5:15 p.m. Thursday.
Edinger supports public vote on McEuen Field
City Council president 'disappointed' he was not appointed to committee that helped design plan
COEUR d'ALENE - City Council President Ron Edinger said he could support the idea of allowing the public to vote on the future of McEuen Field.
A patient wife can be better than a village
I may have to take a second mortgage on our house. Perhaps borrow thousands on my credit card, maybe raid my retirement savings.
Teacher, six astronauts died in explosion
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Hundreds gathered at NASA's launch site Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, receiving words of hope from the widow of the space shuttle's commander.
Candidates' campaign finance reports due Monday
Kennedy, Brannon must disclose funds used for election challenge
COEUR d'ALENE - The 2009 general election is over, but finances raised and spent in 2010 should still be reported to Coeur d'Alene City Hall by Monday.
Eby shines at Project CDA, Bridge Academy
Student Profile
COEUR d'ALENE - Anyone who has attended recent school board meetings in Coeur d'Alene knows Mariah Eby.
Patriotic Essay contest begins March 1
Theme is: What did President James K. Polk do for my family?
COEUR d'ALENE - Students, get ready to write and learn something about United States history.
Job fair planned for next week
Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel to add over 150 new positions
The Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel, operated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe near Worley, says it will need to fill more than 150 new positions to staff new venues because of its $75 million expansion.
NIC ready for another battle with CSI
Golden Eagles make lone flight north tonight in men's, women's hoops
COEUR d'ALENE - As rivalries go, this is the biggest one on the schedule for the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams.
Bison relocation suffers setback
Bison relocation suffers setback
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A group of wild bison was returned to Yellowstone National Park on Friday in a setback to a fledgling program that allowed the animals into parts of Montana where bison had long been prohibited.
Cardinals split in softball openers
SOFTBALL
Warm-weather winter
Citizens enjoy a chance to get outdoors; cooler temperatures on the way
COEUR d'ALENE - Balanced on a narrow red board, Dennis Spencer stood calmly on windswept water.
Northwest Notes Jan. 29, 2011
Ex-Lake City star Baker sidelined by emergency appendectomy
Meet 'Uncle Jesus'
Cd’A woman pens book that receives nationwide release
COEUR d'ALENE - Shawn Kingsley has been to her mountaintop.
A call for single-term elective service
The current operation of our national government is seriously flawed by partisanship and by the primary, underlying goal of most elected officials to be re-elected. It is not only being a Republican, Democrat, or Independent that fosters partisanship, but also the endless competition and maneuvering for electoral advantage that the present system brings.
As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit
Mubarak accuses protesters of plotting to destabilize nation
CAIRO - In his first response to the unrest sweeping his nation, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet Saturday and promised reforms but refused to step down, setting the stage for perhaps even heavier street battles with protesters calling for an end to his nearly 30 years in power.
Milestone Announcements for January 29, 2011
ANNIVERSARIES
Expectations toned down for this season
Kennedy arrested; M's stick with Bradley; Marlins series in Seattle
Felix Hernandez sat at the podium, same youthful smile peering out from under his black winter cap, same diamond studs sparkling in his ear lobes.
Valentine Cabaret Cruise is Feb. 12
COEUR d'ALENE - An evening of romance, music and entertainment will take place aboard the Mish-an-Nock on Saturday, Feb. 12.
Records January 29, 2011
CRIME REPORTS
Friday, January 28
Legals January 29, 2011
JUST LAW, INC. P.O. Box 50271 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83405 (208) 523-9106 FAX (208) 523-9146 Toll Free 1-800-923-9106 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On May 11, 2011, at the hour of 11:00 o'clock AM of said day, at Pioneer Title Company of Kootenai County, 100 Wallace Avenue, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, JUST LAW, INC., as Successor Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Kootenai, State of Idaho, and described as follows to wit: Lot 10 in Block 4 of SPIRIT LAKE VILLAGE THIRD ADDITION, according to the official plat thereof, filed in Book "J" of Plats at Page(s) 265 official of Kootenai County, Idaho The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property, but for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113 Idaho Code, the Trustee has been informed the address of 4685 W. Delaware St., Spirit Lake, ID, is sometimes associated with the said real property. This Trustee's Sale is subject to a bankruptcy filing, a payoff, a reinstatement or any other conditions of which the Trustee is not aware that would cause the cancellation of this sale. Further, if any of these conditions exist, this sale may be null and void, the successful bidder's funds shall be returned, and the Trustee and the Beneficiary shall not be liable to the successful bidder for any damages. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possessions or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by Kim A. Oliver, William E. Oliver, wife and husband, as Grantor(s) with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as the Beneficiary, under the Deed of Trust recorded August 8, 2008, as Instrument No. 2172916000, in the records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The Beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was subsequently assigned to Suntrust Mortgage, Inc., recorded January 3, 2011, as Instrument No. 2297138000, in the records of said County. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(a), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. The default for which this sale is to be made is the failure to pay the amount due under the certain Promissory Note and Deed of Trust, in the amounts called for thereunder as follows: Monthly payments in the amount of $1,460.46 for the months of August 2010 through and including to the date of sale, together with late charges and monthly payments accruing. The sum owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is $202,126.21 as principal, plus service charges, attorney's fees, costs of this foreclosure, any and all funds expended by Beneficiary to protect their security interest, and interest accruing at the rate of 6.875% from July 1, 2010, together with delinquent taxes plus penalties and interest to the date of sale. The Beneficiary elects to sell or cause the trust property to be sold to satisfy said obligation. Dated this 4th day of January, 2011. ____________________________Tammie Harris Trust Officer for Just Law, Inc. For information concerning this sale please contact Just Law, Inc. at www.justlawidaho.com or Toll Free at 1-800-923-9106, Thank you. Legal 1767 January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2011
Oscar reaction: 'King's Speech' takes lead in awards race
Oscar voters love stately British movies, as proven by "The King's Speech" collecting 12 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday.
Delivering for her customers
Longtime newspaper carrier retires
Judy Breaden, soon to be 67, says she won't miss it.
St. Vincent de Paul, Cd'A partner on housing project
COEUR d'ALENE - The city of Coeur d'Alene is aiming to partner with St. Vincent de Paul to bring more affordable housing to town.
Records Jan. 28, 2011
CRIME REPORTS
Vandals still winless at Louisiana Tech
RUSTON, La. (AP) - Olu Ashaolu had 24 points and 18 rebounds to help Louisiana Tech snap an eight-game losing streak with a 71-56 victory over Idaho on Thursday night.
Three acts to perform with Coeur d'Alene Symphony
An Dóchas, the Haran Irish Dancers and singer Michael Londra will join the Coeur d’Alene Symphony on stage at 2 p.m. Saturday for a unique Irish music and dance show.
Briefs Jan. 28, 2011
Barbershop quartet now taking orders
The Front Row with TIM DAHLBERG Jan. 28, 2011
The new Tiger might not be so bad
SAN DIEGO - It began, as it usually does, on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, in a place Tiger Woods holds dear.
EPA violations settled by ITD
Work on U.S. 95 bypass ran afoul of Clean Water Act, prompted $30,000 penalty
SANDPOINT - The Idaho Transportation Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency quietly settled allegations that the federal Clean Water Act was violated during construction of the U.S. Highway 95 bypass in 2009.
Crosby named Post Falls Citizen of the Year
Rosa's Italian Market and Deli, food bank, Craig Wilcox also honored
POST FALLS - Len Crosby likes to work behind the scenes when he helps the community.
McConnell sinks slumping Zags
Late shot gives Saint Mary's first win at Spokane since 1995
SPOKANE (AP) - Mickey McConnell scored 27 points, including the game-winning 10-footer, to give Saint Mary's a 73-71 victory over Gonzaga on Thursday night - its first road win over the Bulldogs since 1995.
Here's snow in your eye
If you're like me, you've been by Cherry Hill Park or the Coeur d'Alene public golf course back when we actually had snow on the ground, and you saw the multitudes sledding down the hills there. And if you're also like me, you did a little of that growing up.
NIC theater presents 'Crimes of the Heart'
The North Idaho College theater department will present the comedy by Beth Henley "Crimes of the Heart" as its winter theater production Feb. 17-26.
High schoolers to participate in NIC jazz clinics
Annual concert features clinicians
Hundreds of middle school and high school students from across the region will participate in jazz clinics Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 at North Idaho College during the annual JazzNIC program.
Second surge from the writers corner
We had no idea so many of you were out there tapping away on keyboards, whipping up creative storms of verse and prose.
Idaho's budget deficit grows
Estimate of $35M shortfall could balloon to $185M
Idaho legislators might be facing a more extreme budget situation than expected.
1.3 billion customers await
Kimber Gates and the friendly folks at Coeur d'Alene Cellars are doing fine, thank you.
Movers and Shakers Jan. 28, 2011
Magnuson, McHugh adds staff, promotes four employees
Priest River Times editor named citizen of the year
Chamber of Commerce hands out awards at annual banquet
PRIEST RIVER -Terri Ivie may have been the most surprised person in the room last Tuesday when she was recognized as the 2010 citizen of the year by the Priest River Chamber of Commerce.
Viking girls clinch No. 2 seed to regionals
Lake City boys force Coeur d'Alene into poor-shooting night
COEUR d'ALENE - At times, with Lake City's girls packing in their zone defense, it seemed like all 10 players on the floor were inside the key.
'Zona clamps down on UCLA
PAC-10
Benson's works to be exhibited at NIC
Works by Tennessee native Aaron Tennessee Benson will be presented during the closing reception for the "Building Parameters" clay/mixed media art exhibit on display now in the Boswell Hall Corner Gallery at North Idaho College.
Hearts for a home
Habitat event will bring a touch of Paris
Black tie waiters, a swanky meal and a mini Eiffel Tower.
Killing program unhealthy, unwise
Today in Boise, the state of Idaho is considering the option of eliminating Adult PSR services. Most citizens in Idaho have little idea what PSR services actually are, or what's really at risk.
'Apprentice' finalist speaks at chamber banquet
POST FALLS - Clint Robertson reached in his real estate background tool bag to give the "sticks and bricks" of how to build your life.
No. 4 Coeur d'Alene takes down No. 1 Post Falls
WRESTLING
A hand up for the homeless
Connect serves a record of more than 1,000 people
POST FALLS - Rusty Rosenlund felt like a new man after he had his beard trimmed on Thursday.
Hot second half lifts EWU
CHENEY (AP) - Tremayne Johnson came off the bench to score 20 points, and Eastern Washington's torrid second half carried the Eagles past Portland State 65-51 on Thursday night.
Roberta (Robyn) Gail Smith, 60
July 17, 1950 - Jan. 22, 2011
Samuel Calvin Wylie 'Cal,' 55
Samuel Calvin Wylie "Cal," 55, went to join the Lord, and his son Eric, on Jan. 25, 2011, while at his home in Spirit Lake with family by his side after his courageous battle with cancer. Cal was born on Aug. 15, 1955, to Sam and Vera (Heath) Wylie in Fort Eustis, Va.
Emmett Snyders, 1
On May 31, 2009, the biggest bundle of joy was gifted to our family when Emmett Paul Snyders was born. Only 19 short months later, following a courageous battle with neuroblastoma, he was released from our earthly arms into his Heavenly Father's on Jan. 26, 2011. Emmett was an absolute joy every moment of every day, and we consider it the highest privilege to have been his family. Throughout treatment on both good and bad days, Emmett bore a smile - sometimes sweet and sometimes so infectious that it was impossible for all around not to join him.
Thelma M. Bisbee, 99
Thelma M. Bisbee, 99, passed away at Life Care Center in Post Falls on Jan. 24, 2011.
McEUEN: It's OK to dream
Take a deep breath, friends and neighbors. Boaters will not have to drive halfway around the lake to put their boats in the water. American Legion Baseball will not have to play their home games in a vacant lot. Sherman Avenue will not become a ghost town of boarded up businesses. In short, the sky is not falling. It's only a little winter snow.
McEUEN: Nowhere to go - literally
First and foremost not enough restroom facilities are provided. There should have been one by each parking area and docking area.
EX-ARYAN: Press should apologize
I'm sorry? Regarding your interview with Zach Beck, ex-Aryan member, I'm sorry is a small consolation for helping stir up so much hatred that your area has become synonymous with the word "Racism." I was visiting your town that weekend and walking by a newspaper stand when I noticed the bright red photo depicting the Aryan Nation symbol. I was so offended and so angry that I bought the paper to see what could have prompted your paper to print that photo on its front page.
GREED: Has noose around the world
They have a noose around the whole world. There are some others also that are controlling our beautiful world, such as it is with all the dissatisfaction, wars and violence. The big problem is as of all time - greed. One home one is seeing million dollar celebrities and sports people endorsing stuff on TV and magazines. If that isn't greed, what is it?
TEACHERS: No, they're not builders
A recent My Turn article in your newspaper broke down teacher pay into dollars per hour. Analyzing teacher pay this way is a fool's errand as teachers are paid (appropriately) under contract, rather than billable hours. Still, assessing how teachers are compensated is a worthy endeavor and I think there are several ways a system overhaul could better serve the summer bums.
LEVY: Why confidence lacking
Does anyone remember when the Coeur d'Alene School Board announced it was going to hold monthly "public chats" while at the same time eliminating citizens' three minutes of open comment at their monthly board meetings? The Press' Nov. 3, 2010, article announced, "The district plans to hold similar open dialogue meetings every few weeks for at least six months..." Well, "chats" were held in November and December. The main topic of discussion at the chats was the upcoming $26 million Special Levy. (I did learn that the district failed to budget for basic school supplies like pencils and paper, which teachers have to pay for out of their own pockets - outrageous!)
NEGLECT: Press should apologize
In reflection of the Front Page neglect article... There is no excuse for animal neglect or abuse. I personally own many animals that I admit are spoiled. However, I found this animal neglect article repulsive.
LEVY: Support programs, teachers
Please support SD 271 M & O levy. The Coeur d'Alene School District is currently operating on $5 million of one-time stimulus monies and has already cut their budget $7.4 million since 2009. How much more can we ask them to cut?
John Paul Maland Sr., 81
John Paul Maland Sr., 81, of St. Maries, passed away Jan. 16, 2011, at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene.
Thursday, January 27
Legals January 28, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE: The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States, in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 83814, on April 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM, (recognized local time) for the purpose of foreclosing that certain Deed of Trust recorded 02/11/2005 as Instrument Number 1929484, and executed by MARK A. MOLLET AND JENNIFER E. MOLLET, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, to RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., the Current Trustee of record, covering the following real property located in Kootenai County, State of Idaho. LOT 39, BLOCK 1, SUNSHINE MEADOW, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "I" OF PLATS AT PAGE 496, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property, but for purpose of compliance with Idaho Code, Section 60-113, the Trustee has been informed that the street address of, 2553 W TIMBERLAKE LOOP, Coeur D Alene, ID, 83815 is sometimes associated with said real property. Bidders must be prepared to tender the trustee the full amount of the bid at the sale in the form of cash, or cashier's check drawn on a state or federally insured savings institution. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the certain Deed of Trust. The default for which this sale is to be made is: Failure to pay the monthly payment due 07/01/2010 of principal, interest and impounds and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges, with interest currently accruing at 3.125% per annum; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and any supplemental modifications thereto. The principal balance owing as of this date on said obligation is $107,699.51, plus interest, costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligations thereunder and in this sale, together with any unpaid and/or accruing real property taxes, and/or assessments, attorneys' fees, Trustees' fees and costs, and any other amount advanced to protect said security, as authorized in the promissory note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust. Therefore, the Beneficiary elects to sell, or cause said trust property to be sold, to satisfy said obligation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND THAT THE DEBT MAY BE DISPUTED. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(a) IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. DATED: 12/21/2010, Name and Address of the Current Trustee is: RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94, SIMI VALLEY, CA 80028-1821, PHONE: (800) 281-8219. TS # 10-0141349 FEI #:1006.123157 Legal 1756 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2011
Prep basketball media poll Jan. 27, 2011
Records as of Tuesday, Jan. 25
Tooth and muscle
North Idaho Pike Association members go after the meanest fish in the Northwest
Every spring, summer and fall, armed with stout rods and heavy-duty fishing line, members of the North Idaho Pike Association go hunting.
North Idaho hospitals land grant
Funds will provide new telemedicine charts, video bridge
COEUR d'ALENE - A North Idaho consortium of hospitals has landed a federal grant that spokespeople say will dramatically improve health care for rural residents.
Association: Readers like their newspapers
MOSES LAKE - A presentation done by the Newspaper Association of America shows how heavily engaged readers are with their local newspapers.
Bill seeks to weaken unions
BOISE - A bill aimed at weakening union influence in Idaho could keep state and local governments from requiring contractors bidding on public works projects from paying workers predetermined wages and benefits.
Glacier's final visitor count: 2.2 million
It's official: Glacier National Park set a visitation record in 2010 with 2,226,757 people entering the park in its Centennial year.
Social Security deficits keep getting worse
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sick and getting sicker, Social Security will run at a deficit this year and keep on running in the red until its trust funds are drained by about 2037, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in bleaker-than-previous estimates.
NIC enrollment continues to rise
Bell details school's financial situation to lawmakers in Boise
COEUR d'ALENE - Enrollment numbers continue to skyrocket as state revenue funding becomes more and more scarce for North Idaho College.
A Wish for a smile
Girl grinning again thanks to organization
HAYDEN - Kira Kitchen is all smiles again.
Parks department stands by decision
COEUR d'ALENE - The relationship is solid, officials on both sides said Wednesday.
Movers and Shakers January 20, 2011
Walters joins STCU team
Bandits boosting beer
COEUR d'ALENE - A couple of beer thieves appear to have teamed up on multiple occasions to strike Albertsons supermarkets in Coeur d'Alene and Hayden, loading up shopping carts full of the suds late at night and bolting from the stores, according to police.
Education reform may give grades to parents
Turnabout is fair play.
Engel, Chiefs blank 'Tips
SPOKANE - Mac Engel recorded 18 saves for his first Western Hockey League shutout and the Spokane Chiefs beat the Everett Silvertips 3-0 on Wednesday night in front of 3,758 at the Spokane Arena.
Prom dress sale Feb. 26
Event to benefit Cd'A High School French class trip
COEUR d'ALENE - High school girls will have a chance to pick up a prom dress and check out jewelry, hair styles and photo packages at a fundraiser next month for the Coeur d'Alene High School French class.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 27, 2011
Postseason just around the corner
By this time next week, the postseason in local high school girls basketball will be under way.
$1,000 Super Poker Run Saturday
Portion of the money raised goes to a charity
Snowmobilers are getting excited. This Saturday, the Silver Dollar Bar in Haugen, in conjunction with the Montana Nightrider's Snowmobile Club, is going to be hosting its 23rd annual $1,000 Super Poker Run on the West End of Mineral County.
Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to Cd'A
Movies will be shown at the Kroc Center Sunday and Monday nights
COEUR d'ALENE - Irascible rapids, blasting snow storms and skateboards skidding through cities.
Democrats: GOP nullification bill defies common sense
BOISE (AP) - House Democrats accused Republicans of voting for a bill with roots in the 1700s "in defiance of common sense."
Lake City wrestlers fall to Ferris
SPOKANE — The host Ferris Saxons picked up five wins by pin to defeat the Lake City Timberwolves 45-30 in a nonleague wrestling dual Wednesday.
Ice fishing thins; Chinook caught on Cd'A
Fish Tips
With recent warm temperatures, ice fishing in North Idaho is getting thin.
A true patriot
Bill DeVore, 101,devoted to flying the flag, recalls getting run over by Model T
POST FALLS - Bill DeVore said he has passed by death at least a dozen times.
Urban renewal reforms possible
Some lawmakers say districts' power needs to be curbed
Some Idaho lawmakers are looking to put new limits on urban renewal districts, which are special taxing areas that divert some property tax dollars from traditional areas such as schools and local government to fund development and business projects.
Will's Runout honors teen skier
Trail dedication set for Feb. 5
SANDPOINT - A Feb. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for a trail at Schweitzer Mountain Resort that has been named in the memory of a Sandpoint teen who died unexpectedly of a heart ailment while skiing in 2009.
Cd'A Little Ceasars receives counterfeit bill
A $20 counterfeit bill was passed by a woman in her 40s at Little Ceasars Pizza, at 192 E. Neider Ave., on Jan. 19.
Northwest Notes Jan. 27, 2011
Post Falls tops 5A wrestling poll
Bill would expand tax break
BOISE (AP) - Leaving your house for a mission or military service?
Young Cardinals ready for opening flight
COEUR d'ALENE - While short on experience in the field, the North Idaho College softball teamhopes torely on a couple familiar faces in the circle to keep theCardinalsin the thick of the Scenic West Athletic Conference race this season.
Back to real estate roots
Consumers now buying homes they can afford
COEUR d'ALENE - The dream, though it bordered on a nightmare at times, is still alive.
Records January 27, 2011
LAWSUIT
David's hope
Man in a coma for two months after choking incident making gradual strides
COEUR d'ALENE - David Carson is thankful for another shot at life.
Tom Schaffer, 66
Tom Schaffer passed away in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 16, 2011, after a short battle with cancer and a much longer battle with heart problems. Tom was born in Coeur d'Alene on Dec. 26, 1944, to Harold S. and Blanche S. Schaffer.
Bernard 'Bernie' L. Knapp Sr., 76
June 8, 1934 - Jan. 23, 2011
John George Glinski Sr., 84
John was born in Warsaw, N.D., on June 17, 1926. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and then married Hilda Galle shortly after his discharged.
Wednesday, January 26
Legals January 27, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: December 27, 2010 File No.: 7023.74463 Sale date and time (local time): April 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM Sale location: in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Property address: 3315 Garin Court Post Falls, ID 83854 Successor Trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho Corporation P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586-1900 Deed of Trust information Original grantor: Breanne A. Pelsma, an unmarried person Original trustee: North Idaho Title Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mountain West Bank Recording date: 11/26/2008 Recorder's instrument number: 2187306000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of December 27, 2010: $148,347.46 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive your check. For further information write or call the Successor Trustee at the address or telephone number provided above. Basis of default: failure to make payments when due. Please take notice that the Successor Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for certified funds or equivalent the property described above. The property address is identified to comply with IC 60-113 but is not warranted to be correct. The property's legal description is: Unit 402, Prairie View Terrace 2nd Add. Condos, according to the plat recorded in Book "K" of Plats at Pages 190 through 190G, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. Together with an undivided interest in the common elements as established by the Declaration recorded October 28, 2008 as Instrument No. 2183561000, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The sale is subject to conditions, rules and procedures as described at the sale and which can be reviewed at www.northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale is made without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind. (TS# 7023.74463) 1002.180807-FEI Legal 1746 January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2011
McEUEN: Keep Third Street launch
What is so wrong with the Third Street boat ramp/launch? I do not feel this question has been addressed. People have used this ramp for many, many years and I believe the positives far outweigh the negatives.
HELP: Stranger got car started
Good Samaritan - I just wanted to thank the young man who stopped to help me when I was leaving Toro Viejo at lunch time last week and my car wouldn't start. It was snowing and blowing and several other people drove out of the parking lot while I had the hood to my car up and was trying to figure out how to get it started. His uniform indicated he was an employee at Silverlake Automotive. He stopped and assisted me until the car started and he waited until I was in my car before he left. There are still some good Samaritans out there and I was lucky enough to have one help me.
EDUCATION: Psst: Money not the issue
Y'know, I mean, y'know, what is this mess labeled "education" today? Just for kicks, I'd like to compare my education.
CRITICISM: Editor unfair to Currie, Piazza
The character assassination of the outgoing County Commissioners by the Coeur d'Alene Press editor Jan. 19 was unwarranted. In the seven years I have been here, every outgoing commissioner has received a bad mouthing. Commissioners by definition have great responsibility and little authority. No matter what the decision, there is always someone who doesn't like it; always willing to air their discontent.
FEAR: Decade that just ended
The 1st decade of the 21st century should be called, "The fear of the future." It started with Y2K. We were scared because no one knew for sure what was going to happen. There were many books written about it and it was all over the news.
McEUEN: Public must take organized action
Twenty years ago politicians and business interests tried to sell off and develop undeveloped cemetery land across Lincoln Way to the west of Forest Cemetery. Members of the cemetery committee, Mrs. Betty Stone and Mrs. Peg Kelly, discovered if they could get enough signatures on a petition a public vote on land could be forced. They threatened and the interests backed down.
FLAGS: Issue isn't Old Glory
I chuckled over the silly rant about Obama flying the American flag at the same height as China's. You think someone who was so rabid about defending it would at least know the rules... which state the flag must be flown at an equal height or center and always on the right side of visiting flags, including state flags.
FLAGS: Code spells out proper policies
As much as I don't care for many of President Obama's policies and decisions you can't blame him for the display of the U.S. and China flags. Title 4 of the United States Code, 7 (g) states:
McEUEN: Time may change opinions
We are a community that dares to dream big dreams. We imagine what could be, that would improve our quality of life and create a more vibrant community. All big dreams involve major change and there often those opposed to the degree of change.
FUTURE: Hoping good still possible
Which is it?
BUSES: Personal service sorely missed
I was very sorry to read about the demise of the Kats/Nice bus service. I was a daily rider for 10 years and the door to door service was exceptional. While the Citylink bus is a great asset to our community, it is not always easy to walk six or seven blocks to catch it.
SPOKANE: Police sure are active
What the hell is going on with all these police-involved shootings in Spokane, another one last weekend? Are the police in that much danger that they have to use their guns to stop the situation? Their billy club or a taser is not good enough? To me it sounds that they're trigger happy. I hope I'm wrong.
PETS: Suffering shouldn't be option
I was shocked and disgusted to read the front page story of the dog that was found half dead and had to be euthanized. Who would allow an animal to suffer like that? Who would ignore an animal in need?
ANGELS: One comes to rescue
My daughter was so excited to stay at a friend's house. They planned on doing lots of fun stuff together including sledding. They were so excited to bundle up and go out on a hill close to the house. As they went down a hill by the Post Falls police station they had an accident. My daughter was hurt. Her friend went to find help. That is when an angel showed herself and helped the girls into her car to take them home.
ABUSE: We need unconditional love
Trusting, loyal, helpless, dependent on someone for nourishment, love and shelter, unconditional love.
Oregon police officer shot
WALDPORT, Ore. (AP) - A picturesque town along the Oregon coast spent a second anxious day under a near lockdown as rifle-toting, camouflaged police searched for a man accused of shooting an officer before fleeing into the woods.
RadioShack CEO Julian Day retiring
NEW YORK - RadioShack said Monday its chairman and CEO Julian Day is leaving and announced disappointing fourth-quarter guidance that sent shares down 11 percent in midday trading.
Hauser plans for town center
Public hearing on comprehensive plan draft tonight
HAUSER - A future "town center" along Highway 53 with supporting commercial in the corridor is destined for Hauser, according to the city's draft comprehensive plan.
A new year for Tiger
SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods can’t start a new year without being reminded of the last one.
Ribs for an easy Super Bowl party
Nothing says game time like eating meat off the bone. Though ribs take a long time to cook, most of the cooking is unattended.
Idaho cracks down on food stamp fraud
BOISE (AP) - State officials hope a tweak an Idaho law will help them better crack down on people who defraud the food stamp program, which is helping 220,000 residents buy groceries.
Skilled health care available for homebound patients
Three days after Louis Sundberg had a stroke, he was discharged from the hospital. The stroke was small, but it left him with garbled speech and weakness on his right side that hurt his walking ability.
Locals agree challenges abound
Residents share their thoughts on how to polish the country
COEUR d'ALENE - Some want to sink Obama's health care plan. Others hope for fewer troops overseas, and more manufacturing back home.
ACCU-TRAC motor technology
Have you ever driven over obstacles when one tire hits first and the chair jerks from side to side, or have trouble keeping your chair on track? Accu-Trac motor technology synchronizes power to the motors for straighter tracking and better traction while automatically distributing torque for enhanced obstacle climbing.
2011 Academy Awards 'The King's Speech' grabs 12 nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Queen Elizabeth II's dad, Albert - the gentle, stammering Duke of York - never was meant to be king. And from Hollywood's early honors this season, a drama based on his life never seemed destined as heir-apparent at the Academy Awards.
Mine foes challenge Revett's appeals
Company chairman calls on lawmakers to streamline permitting
SANDPOINT - The Rock Creek Alliance is scoffing at public appeals by Revett Minerals to make the business climate in Montana more hospitable toward mine development.
Bike relay fundraiser is Feb. 25-26
A 24-hour bike relay fundraiser for the Lance Armstrong Cancer Foundation will be held Feb. 25-26 at the Peak Fitness gym in Post Falls.
Court will hear Emanuel appeal
CHICAGO - Illinois' highest court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Rahm Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor, and justices ordered election officials not to print any ballots without his name until they rule on the case.
Car crashes ... so does Internet
Some service restored by Tuesday evening
E-mails were not received, orders were not placed and websites went blank.
Brain food facts and fallacies
Many foods and supplements are known for the special effects that they have on the body. The marketplace surely thrives on claims that various food products increase mental energy. For those of you who find yourself falling asleep at work or in meetings, the question may be; what foods, beverages or dietary supplements really do influence brain function or mental alertness?
At college Jan. 26, 2011
Cole Amende
Youth sports Jan. 26, 2011
DISTRICT HOOP SHOOT
150 years of dieting fads and still no quick fix
Healthy Lifestyles
WASHINGTON - Before there was Dr. Atkins, there was William Banting. He invented the low-carb diet of 1863. Even then Americans were trying out advice that urged fish, mutton or "any meat except pork" for breakfast, lunch and dinner - hold the potatoes, please.
Hope for the homeless
Roughly one out of four is a veteran. Many are children. Some suffer mental illness.
Obama: Unite and win
'Move together or not at all,' he tells Congress
WASHINGTON - Pleading for unity in a newly divided government, President Barack Obama implored Democratic and Republican lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival for an anxious nation, declaring in his State of the Union address Tuesday night: "We will move forward together or not at all."
Dramatic learning: CSI at Project CDA
COEUR d'ALENE - A motionless form clothed in sneakers, jeans and a hooded sweatshirt lay on the floor Tuesday at Project CDA.
Lifesaving record set by area man
There are many unsung heroes in our community and it's always a great pleasure to shine the light on one of them. Rich Anstine, 56, set a record this week. A record that has such far-reaching implications, it likely will never be known how many lives he's saved.Rich began donating whole blood as a 19-year-old Air Force airman and by the time he was 38, had tallied just over 30 units donated. That's when he began making the commitment to donate single donor platelets, a much more involved and time-consuming process. This week with his 300th donation of platelets, Rich becomes the top donor in Coeur d'Alene through the Inland Northwest Blood Center.
Why should we detoxify?
When trying to achieve optimal health, a person naturally looks towards cleansing the body of accumulated waste, known as detoxifying. "Detox" is a process the body goes through every moment of every day, transforming toxic substances from our environment, diet, and even our bodies, into less health-threatening substances, then excreting it. Our world today is so full of harmful chemicals, many of them carcinogenic, that our body's natural detoxification system gets overwhelmed. When overwhelmed, the immune system suffers, degeneration occurs and the stage is set for many types of cancer and other diseases. Couple that with the fact that most people eat poorly, and are so nutritionally depleted, that they don't have the resources to function properly.
Hayden council agrees to pact with sheriff for more coverage
HAYDEN - The Hayden City Council on Tuesday voted fully in favor of a law-enforcement agreement with Kootenai County, which will soon begin dedicating two deputies and patrol vehicles full time to the city beyond what is already being provided to it.
Red wine trends
Last week we wrote of recent purchasing trends in white wines, so here is the red wine side of the ledger and just like the trends in white this is unlikely to change your personal buying patterns, but may introduce you to some varietals and appellations you were not previously familiar with.
Post Falls community garden takes root
Post Falls wants to create a garden for the community.
Notices January 26, 2010
GNAEDINGER, Helen Leslie, 87, died Jan. 19, 2011, in Silverton, of causes related to old age. Born Aug. 1, 1923, in Aberdeen, Wash. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Shoshone Funeral Service and Crematory is entrusted with making arrangements. Memorial: www.shoshonefuneralservice.com
Chiropractic myths and facts Chiropractic myths and facts
On a recent shopping trip I was reminded that even very intelligent, well-educated people don't fully understand much about my chosen profession...chiropractic. Times have definitely changed for the better and more and more people are enjoying the benefits of chiropractic and are living testimonials to the healthy lifestyle that chiropractic can help you live. The fact is that many people still do not understand what chiropractors do. Let's talk about a few of the more common myths about chiropractic.
Shooting range could open soon
Plaintiffs say concerns about Farragut Park facility haven't been addressed
After four years in limbo, Farragut Park Shooting Range could reopen soon.
Fighting vitamin D deficiency, depression
Food for Thought
I do not remember experiencing a more joyful, active winter as I am feeling this season. My mind is active, my mood lifted and I'm excited about my future. Last winter was a different story. I wrote the following column last year while in the depth of Seasonal Affective Depression. I was sad! Many readers empathized with me or gained understanding into their own depression after reading my story so I offer this experience again in hope more people seek help for their seasonal depression and vitamin D deficiency.
Smith's last-second hoop lifts Charter
COEUR d'ALENE - Brian Smith converted on a 3-point play with .2 seconds remaining to lift Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy past Valley Christian 48-45 in a nonleague game Tuesday night at Holy Family Catholic School.
Clijsters marches into semis
MELBOURNE, Australia - Kim Clijsters moved into an Australian Open semifinal showdown with second-ranked Vera Zvonareva, beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday as air force planes flew overhead as part of celebrations for the national holiday.
Winfrey finds sister
CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey has discovered she has a half-sister - a Milwaukee woman who was given up for adoption by Winfrey's mother nearly 50 years ago, when the talk show host was 8 years old.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 26, 2011
Heart not at question at quarterback
At one time, NFL quarterbacks were held to the highest of standards.
Hornung a fan of Super Bowl-bound Packers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Paul Hornung believes Brett Favre will one day be welcomed back with open arms by the Green Bay faithful. The Hall of Famer just thinks it will take time.
Birth defects: What they are and how they happen
Birth defects are problems that happen while a baby is growing during pregnancy. These problems can cause physical or mental disabilities, and in some cases, death. There are thousands of different birth defects. About 120,000 babies in the United States are born each year with a birth defect. The most common birth defects are heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate, Down syndrome and spina bifida. While there's been lots of research, we still don't know the causes of some birth defects.
Coeur d'Alene boy fighting for his life
Six-year-old Jaykob Morse battling aplastic anemia
COEUR d'ALENE - It started one December day when Jaykob Morse began feeling ill.
Records January 26, 2010
CRIME REPORTS
Lorene Helbling, 89
In Loving Memory...
Eunice Emily Ann (Bruce) Seymour, 93
Eunice Emily Ann Seymour, 93, of Coeur d'Alene, died peacefully, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at Bee Hive Homes in Coeur d'Alene. She was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Laura, Neb., to Alec and Catherine (Papenhousen) Bruce where she was raised and educated.
MSG EUGENE R. HERMAN
Reported for a higher duty on January 23, 2011
Edythe Martha Dickson Bassett Sweatman, 90
Edythe Martha Dickson Bassett Sweatman, 90, of Coeur d'Alene, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at home. She was born Aug. 19, 1920, in Mora, Minn., to Carl and Sigred (Nordenstrom) Dickson.
Floyd Alex Masteller, 85
Floyd Alex Masteller, 85, passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was born April 15, 1925, in Minot, N.D., to Guy and Fern Masteller.
Sidney Rosen Jr., 90
Sidney Rosen Jr. who was 90 years old, Hebrew name Binyamin Ben Yitzchak, was residing at the V.A. Community Living Center in Spokane, Wash. Passed away at 9:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. Just three days before his 90th birthday. Sid was born on Jan. 27, 1921, to Charlotte and Sid Rosen Sr. in Syracuse, N.Y. His father played pro Baseball in Syracuse and his mother was a model.
Patrick Edward Conery, 60
Patrick Edward Conery, 60, passed away at his home with his family at his side on Jan. 20, 2011. He had bravely battled cancer for more than a year and a half. Pat was born in Detroit, Mich., to parents Edward James and Bonnie Faye (Wolfe) Conery on June 27, 1950.
Mabel F. Shea, 95
Mabel F. Shea, 95, died Jan. 23, 2011, at home after a brief illness.
Helen Leslie Gnaedinger, 87
Leslie Gnaedinger was born in Aberdeen, Wash., on Aug. 1, 1923, to Thomas H. McKay and Minabelle Rowell McKay. Leslie died in Silverton on Jan. 19, 2011, of causes related to old age.
George Walter Rounsville, 73
George Walter Rounsville passed away Jan. 21, 2011, in Rathdrum. He was born April 15, 1937, to Harry and Lillian Rounsville.
Thomas Edens Cleveland, 73
Thomas Edens Cleveland, formerly of Pierce, died at his Hayden, residence on Jan. 12, 2011. He was born in Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 19, 1937, to Charles Alfred and Kathryn Elizabeth (Edens) Cleveland.
Tuesday, January 25
Legals January 26, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale TS #: ID-10-396622-NH On 3/7/2011, at 11:00:00 AM (recognized local time), at the following location in the County of KOOTENAI, State of Idaho: In the lobby of Pioneer Title Company of Kootenai County located at 100 Wallace Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, Pioneer Title Company of Ada County dba Pioneer Lender Trustee Services as Trustee , as Trustee on behalf of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following real property situated in the County of KOOTENAI State of Idaho, and described as follows: LOT 14 BLOCK 3, ROSENBERGER SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK I OF PLATS, PAGE 389, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property, but for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113 Idaho Code, the Trustee has been informed that the address of 737 E. ROUND UP CIRCLE, HAYDEN, ID 83835 is sometimes associated with said real property. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by BRIAN HIRZEL AND SILVANA HIRZEL, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Grantor/Trustor, in which MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CENTRAL PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, is named as Beneficiary and FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INS CO as Trustee and recorded 6/14/2006 as Instrument No. 2037400000 in book xxx, page xxx, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of KOOTENAI County, Idaho. Please Note: The above Grantors are named to comply with section 45-1506(4)(A), Idaho Code, No representation is made that they are, or are not, presently responsible for this obligation set forth herein. The Default for which this sale is to be made is the failure to pay when due, under Deed of Trust and Note dated 6/6/2006. The monthly installments of principal, interest, and impounds (if applicable) of $1,636.29, due per month for the months of 7/1/2010 through 10/19/2010, and all subsequent installments until the date of sale or reinstatement. The principal balance owing as of this date on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is $338,296.14 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 4.0000 per cent (%) per annum from 6/1/2010. All delinquent amounts are now due, together with accruing late charges, and interest, unpaid and accruing taxes, assessments, trustee's fees, attorney's fees, and any amounts advanced to protect the security associated with this foreclosure and that the beneficiary elects to sell or cause the trust property to be sold to satisfy said obligation. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's Attorney. Date: 10/25/2010 By: Pioneer Title Company of Ada County dba Pioneer Lender Trustee Services as Trustee , as Trustee Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Agent 2141 5th Avenue San Diego CA 92101 Angelica Castillo, Assistant Secretary For Sale Information Call: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap.com If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. ASAP# 3789274 Legal 1735 01/05/2011, 01/12/2011, 01/19/2011, 01/26/2011
Brady is unanimous All-Pro
Packers' Matthews, Steelers Polamalu also honored
NEW YORK - It's unanimous. And Tom Brady has outdone even himself.
Task Force could be more open, watchdog says
Hunt: Group would be more transparent if it was a nonprofit
A Hayden nonprofit consultant says Kootenai County's prominent human rights organization could be more transparent in its finances if it restructured.
St. Vincent de Paul receives grant
BOISE - St. Vincent de Paul received a $5,000 grant from the Home Partnership Foundation to support operating costs and provide for warming centers in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls.
Northwest Notes January 25, 2011
Alumni night planned for Thursday
Grounded houseboat towed away
Vessel came to rest near Sanders Beach; owner is unknown
COEUR d'ALENE - An unattended houseboat was hung up near Sanders Beach on Saturday, but the vessel had been moved by Monday morning.
Trustee sought for Kootenai Bridge Academy
Kootenai Bridge Academy, a Coeur d'Alene-based public virtual charter school, is looking for a trustee to round out its five-member school board.
Hart responds to court dismissal of tax appeal
A state legislator from Athol filed a response Monday to a district court's dismissal of his appeal of the state denying him business tax deductions.
Donation to expand Spirit Lake park
Anonymous donor gives $38,780 for future 8-acre Volunteer Park
SPIRIT LAKE - A local anonymous donor has given Spirit Lake $38,780 to develop a newly expanded ball field.
Boat launch goes nationwide
Dept. of Parks and Recreation sends letters to 42 different states Country hears of potential loss of launch
COEUR d'ALENE - McEuen Field is crossing borders.
Alford plea in neglect case
Grandmother of twins agrees to be sentenced
COEUR d'ALENE - The 55-year-old grandmother of twin 2-year-old girls who were found living in filthy conditions with untreated injuries on their bodies entered a modified guilty plea in Kootenai County District Court Monday.
Records January 25, 2010
CRIME REPORTS
Hayden may increase law enforcement
City would pay for sheriff's department to provide more deputies
The Hayden City Council is scheduled to vote today on whether the city should enter into a law-enforcement agreement with Kootenai County, which would dedicate two deputies and patrol vehicles full time to the city beyond what is already being provided.
'Wild' carnival is Thursday
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene High School Key Club will host a "wild" carnival from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
The Front Row with Jim Litke January 25, 2011
Hanie to the rescue! Not!
CHICAGO - Sid Luckman was without a doubt the best quarterback the Bears ever had.
Lumberjacks cruise past Kootenai
Prep girls basketball
ST. MARIES - Tia Asbury scored 17 points and added seven steals in the Lumberjacks' 49-12 non-league win over the Warriors.
Bill would create trustee districts
Frank Henderson: Issue goes back to taxation without representation
COEUR d'ALENE - Lawmakers will be taking another look at proposed legislation that would create sub-districts for Idaho community college trustees.
There's no rush to change McEuen Field
I like what our city leaders and Lake City Development Corp. have done in helping to improve Coeur d'Alene from Northwest Boulevard through downtown and up 4th Street. Their next objective is to deal with the McEuen project.
The many faces of autism
She was 10 years old, unable to walk, communicated by grunts, and was very skinny. Taking care of her was my summer job. To eat, she had to be strapped into a large car seat on the kitchen floor with a bib around her neck. I was instructed to belt her arms to the sides, but at the inexperienced age of 18, I couldn't bear it. I quickly learned better; getting anything in her mouth was a heartbreaking physical battle. Eye contact was rare and she didn't respond to affection; she lived in a solitary netherworld.
Federer wins, Nadal extends streak
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Roger Federer advanced to the Australian Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 win over Stanislas Wawrinka on Tuesday in a mismatch that had the intensity of a practice session.
WinCo scouting Phoenix locations
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - An Idaho-based grocery store chain continues to sign leases for store sites in the competitive Phoenix market.
Prep basketball standings January 25, 2011
Through Sunday
Wacky winter fun in Spirit Lake
SPIRIT LAKE - If you want to see people on saucers being used as a bowling ball, you may want to head to Spirit Lake on Saturday.
Open-air market considered tonight
Hauser board to mull 22-acre plan on north side of Highway 53
HAUSER - The Hauser Planning and Zoning Commission tonight will consider a proposal to create an open-air market on 22 acres on the north side of Highway 53 at Pleasant View Road.
JC Penney announces closure of some stores
Coeur d'Alene location not on list of closures
NEW YORK - JC Penney Co. plans to close some stores, outlets and call centers, finish closing its catalog business and add two opinionated shareholders, including activist investor William Ackman, to its board.
Sports Briefs January 25, 2011
Baseball
McDonald's may raise prices
PORTLAND, Ore. - McDonald's affordable food drew even more customers in its fourth quarter, but the burger chain said it may raise prices this year as its own food tab rises.
Order on the court
Sydney Butler, a 4-year Lake City varsity player, makes it happen for T-Wolves
Fearless.
Is the U.S. in good hands with President Obama in charge?
Monday, January 24
Legals January 25, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: December 20, 2010 File No.: 7037.72868 Sale date and time (local time): April 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM Sale location: in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Property address: 9001 N. Fieldstone Drive Hayden, ID 83835 Successor Trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho Corporation P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009 (425)586-1900 Deed of Trust information Original grantor: D. Chris Clark and Cheryl R. Clark, husband and wife Original trustee: Fidelity National Loan Portfolio Solutions, a California Corporation Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Metrocities Mortgage LLC Recording date: 11/18/2005 Recorder's instrument number: 1996321 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of December 20, 2010: $488,086.99 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive your check. For further information write or call the Successor Trustee at the address or telephone number provided above. Basis of default: failure to make payments when due. Please take notice that the Successor Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for certified funds or equivalent the property described above. The property address is identified to comply with IC 60-113 but is not warranted to be correct. The property's legal description is: Lot 11, Block 6, Forest Hills First Addition, according to the plat recorded in Book G of Plats, Pages 142 and 142A, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The sale is subject to conditions, rules and procedures as described at the sale and which can be reviewed at www.northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale is made without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind. (TS# 7037.72868) 1002.180306-FEI Legal 1719 January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2011
Warrants January 24, 2011
Felonies
Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, 96, dies at his California home
MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) - Fitness guru Jack LaLanne, who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron decades before exercise became a national obsession, has died at age 96.
Help for the homeless
Thursday event at armory in need of donations, volunteers
POST FALLS - For the first three years that the North Idaho Project Homeless Connect has been held, the event has doubled every year.
School lunches January 24, 2011
Coeur d'Alene School District
Riding to increase autism awareness
Sandpoint-based team plans to ride 3,000 miles in one week and raise $100,000
COEUR d'ALENE - This coming June, Jacob Styer, Wayne Pignolet, Mel Dick and Al Lemire will bicycle 3,000 miles across the continental United States, crossing plains, climbing mountains and riding through rain, snow or lightning storms.
Murray on to quarters; Roddick, Soderling ousted
MELBOURNE, Australia - Andy Murray moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals without dropping a set, beating No. 11 Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 on Monday in an impressive victory that will heighten expectations about him breaking a long British drought.
Late-night car theft ends in arrest
COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene man was arrested Saturday night after reportedly stealing a vehicle and leading officers on a brief pursuit.
Super Bowl teams boast history, hair
Steelers have won six titles, Packers three
Get ready for a hair-raisin' Super Bowl in Big D.
Northwest Notes January 24, 2011
Shock continue to make roster moves
Man denies plea agreement in census gun incident
COEUR d'ALENE - The St. Maries man who allegedly fired his shotgun over a U.S. Census worker could have his charge reduced to disturbing the peace.
Sports Briefs January 24, 2011
Jhonattan Vegas made a 13-foot par putt on the second playoff hole to win the Bob Hope Classic on Sunday in La Quinta, Calif., holding off Gary Woodland for his first PGA Tour victory.
Boise woman wants to help brother meet Bon Jovi
BOISE - Susan Mitton knows so much about Bon Jovi, she feels like the rock band is a member of her family. The group's music has been the soundtrack of her son's life.
Math the Singapore way
Private Post Falls school hopes curriculum counters declining scores
POST FALLS - A private Post Falls school has found a touch of Singapore as a plus to counter global declining math scores.
The Front Row with Tim Dahlberg January 24, 2011
Trash talk missing, so were the Jets
Maybe Rex Ryan should have made this one personal, too. Too much respect can sometimes be a dangerous thing.
Curtains for Jets
Steelers fend off Jets' second-half comeback
PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger knelt on the turf and buried his head in an AFC championship shirt.
Another 'Global Warming' horror story
Weather Gems
In mid-December, Dr. Lee Coppess, D.D.S., sent me a rather 'scary' article on global warming. On Jan. 17, Tom Stafford sent me the same article. So I guess that I should share this frightening piece with our Coeur d'Alene Press subscribers. Here goes:
Rodgers a 'Monster' for Packers
Green Bay returns to Super Bowl for first time in 13 seasons
CHICAGO - There was one Monster of the Midway in the NFC championship game and his name was Aaron Rodgers.
Division-leading Portland tops Chiefs in OT
PORTLAND, Ore. - Nino Niederreiter scored on a backhand from the low right slot 4 minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, lifting the U.S. Division-leading Portland Winterhawks past the Spokane Chiefs 6-5 in Western Hockey League play Sunday night before 2,649 at Memorial Coliseum.
McEuen Park proposal to be held Feb. 3
Encore presentation will be at Woodland Middle School
An encore presentation and open house for the proposed McEuen Park Project will be held Thursday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m., at Woodland Middle School.
Kirby John Krulitz, 63
Kirby John Krulitz, 63, of Wallace, passed away Jan. 20, 2011, at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg. He was born July 1, 1947, in Wallace. Kirby was one of twin sons of Clement P. and Carrie A. (Aune) Krulitz.
Steven Martin Weinstein
Steven Martin Weinstein finally lost his fight with cancer on Jan. 22, 2011, after a yearlong battle. Steven was born in Chicago, Ill., to Robert Weinstein and Muriel (Mickey) Wolfson. He was the oldest of three children.
Virginia Clark, 77
Virginia Grace Clark, 77, of Coeur d'Alene, passed away peacefully Jan. 21, 2011, at Kootenai Medical Center. Virginia was born June 10, 1933, in Houghton, Mich., to Franz Grahm and Mary Ruth (Barkell) Michels.
G. Pauline Halladay, 95
G. Pauline Halladay, 95, passed away in Coeur d'Alene, on Jan. 14, 2011.
Pearl Lucille (Love) Irwin, 94
Pearl Lucille (Love) Irwin passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Coeur d'Alene at the age of 94.
Sunday, January 23
Legals January 24, 2011
Ref: Rathburn, Chad, 488.1027601 NOTICE: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE AMOUNT OF YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE BENEFICIARY, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND/OR ASSIGNEES AS RECITED BELOW, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE/LETTER, IS $292,819.59. INTEREST FEES AND COSTS WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE AFTER THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE/LETTER. UNLESS YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF THIS DOCUMENT, THIS OFFICE WILL ASSUME THE DEBT TO BE VALID. IF YOU NOTIFY THIS OFFICE IN WRITING WITHIN THE 30-DAY PERIOD THAT THE DEBT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF IS DISPUTED, VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT WILL BE OBTAINED AND WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST WITHIN 30 DAYS, THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT CREDITOR, WILL BE PROVIDED. NOTICE: WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF DEBT COLLECTION. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On March 23, 2011 at the hour of 10:00am of said day, (recognized local time), on the front steps of the Kootenai County Courthouse, 324 West Garden Avenue, City of Coeur d'Alene located in Kootenai County, State of Idaho. William L. Bishop, Jr., as successor trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, payable, for certified funds, or the equivalent, which is lawful money of the United States of America, all payable at the time of sale in compliance with Section 45-1506(9) Idaho Code, the following described real property, situated in Kootenai County, State of Idaho, and described as follows, to-wit; Lot 1 in Block 1 of Riverside Harbor 1st Addition, according to the official plat thereof, filed in Book F of Plats at page(s) 360 Official Records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above-referenced real property, but for purposes to the County Assessors office, the address of 4907 E. Shoreline Dr., Post Falls, ID 83854 is sometimes associated with said real property. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the deed of trust executed by Chad Rathburn, a single person, as grantors to William L. Bishop, Jr., as successor trustee, for the benefit and security of U.S. Bank National Association ND, recorded June 1, 2005, as Instrument No. 1953921 Mortgage Records of Kootenai County, Idaho. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(A), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OBLIGATION. The default(s) for which this sale is to be made is the failure to pay when due, under the Deed of Trust note, the following The monthly payments fro Principal and Interest Due from 2/1/2010 through 11/1/2010: and all subsequent payments until the date of sale or reinstatement 10 payment(s) at $2272.48 These payments include interest at a fixed rate The current rate is 5.15% Total: $22,724.80 With Monthly Late Charges accruing: 9 late charge(s) at $80.12 for each monthly payment not made within 15 days of its due date Total Late Charges $721.08 Lender's Property Inspection Fees $95.00 TOTAL DEFAULT $23,540.88 The sum owing on the obligation secured by the said trust deed and costs. All delinquent amounts are now due, together with accruing late charges and interest, unpaid and accruing taxes, assessments, trustee's fees, attorney's fees, and any amounts advanced to protect the security associated with this foreclosure. DATED: November 9, 2010. TRUSTEE By:_________________________ William L. Bishop, Jr., Attorney at Law 720 Olive Way, Suite 1301 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 Legal 1703 January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2011
E-MAIL: Unwanted, and unwarranted
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PETS: Two heroes and three cheers
I'm glad I'm a procrastinator. Now I have the chance to thank two heroes instead of just one.
McEUEN: AG should judge
Dear Idaho State Attorney General,
RESCUE: Effort for dog was great
This is in regard to Ms. Curran who tried to help save the dog. May she be blessed for having given that poor lost dog a place, with someone who cared to give her a little love, and a warm place to die in peace. I know how hurt she must have been not to be able to "save" her, but she gave her rest from this cold and the pain she must have been in for quite a while. Ms. Curran saved her from all that, so bless her.
LLAMAS: Skinny, but well cared for
Let us introduce ourselves; we are the Llama Ladies out on Highway 97. We live with our man, Gelding, on 300 acres. We come in all shapes and colors and get along just fine, thank you very much. We wait in line at the manger for our 50-pound compressed hay. Some humans could take a lesson from us. We are not power hungry. I told you, we are ladies!
TEACHERS: Union must compromise
Thank you for your letter on Wednesday, Chris Shelton. Sherri Wood and Rick Jones, both in the teaching profession and part of the teachers union have attacked the changes that are being proposed.
OBAMA: Furious over Old Glory
Dear Mr. President,
RIGHT: Strategy came up a bit short
I would like to comment on the lull in political hate we are in since the tragedy in Arizona. The right-wingers and tea-partiers sure have backpedaled their hate rhetoric. Maybe, having politicians depicted behind bulls-eyes and calling for Second Amendment solutions wasn't the best political strategy the Republicans could have come up with.
Karzai backs down in dispute with Afghan lawmakers
KABUL, Afghanistan - Under heavy pressure from Afghan lawmakers and Western diplomats, President Hamid Karzai agreed on Saturday to convene the newly elected parliament, ending a political standoff that threatened to spark a constitutional crisis.
Oscars pit 'Social Network' vs. 'King's Speech'
Academy Award nominations come out on Tuesday
Nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards will be announced early Tuesday morning. "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech" will ultimately duke it out for the year's top prize, but there are other nominations and categories to consider.
Up in smoke
Idaho gets low grades from American Lung Association
The report cards are in, and Idaho won't be on the dean's list.
Bath salts may be growing drug problem
Chemicals can cause hallucinations, paranoia, rapid heart rates and suicidal thoughts
FULTON, Miss. - When Neil Brown got high on bath salts, he took his skinning knife and slit his face and stomach repeatedly. Brown survived, but authorities say others haven't been so lucky after snorting, injecting or smoking powders with such innocuous-sounding names as Ivory Wave, Red Dove and Vanilla Sky.
Homebuilder sentiment index unchanged
LOS ANGELES - U.S. homebuilders remain discouraged over the prospects for improved home sales in the months ahead, unconvinced as yet that the economy will spur the kind of job growth needed to coax more buyers into the market.
Need a technical guru?
Business Bits
This guy's resume shows he sure has the knowledge and experience for your computer needs, so the business name of Computer Guru tells it all.
Give me back my sign! Horoscope readers atwitter
Sofia Whitcombe began her day with the startling realization that she might not be exactly who she thought she was.
After failed Iran nuclear talks: What now?
ISTANBUL - The collapse of another attempt at international outreach to Iran on Saturday has left world powers with few options except to wait - and hope that the bite of sanctions will persuade Tehran to reconsider its refusal to stop activities that could be harnessed to make nuclear weapons.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 23, 2011
'Mutt and Jeff' meet up at NFC title game
Rod Marinelli and Dale Nosworthy met in 1967 at a California high school shrine football game in Los Angeles.
Right to Life march draws around 250
Turnout was largest ever, official said
COEUR d'ALENE - An estimated 250 marchers strong, a long procession of sign-waving activists walked through downtown Coeur d'Alene on Saturday morning.
Ketchum's 'Little' secret
KETCHUM (AP) - Maxton Beckwith was a municipal bonds trader in San Francisco for 11 years when he decided to give his notice and start a book publishing company. At 41, he lives in west Ketchum with his family. He runs his business, The Little Author, out of his house.
Bulldogs' Belgarde second at Clearwater Classic
LEWISTON - Sandpoint's Garret Belgarde lost by a 9-4 decision to Josh Carlton of Lewiston in the 119 pound championship of the Clearwater Classic at Lewis-Clark State College on Saturday.
Community Thanks January 23, 2011
CARRIER: She provided prompt, efficient service
In shake-up, Google tries to hold off new threats
Site faces threats from social networks
SAN FRANCISCO - Google is richer than ever, but it's not as cool as it once was.
Zags take 'a step back' with 2nd straight road loss
USF takes advantage of controversial call, wins in OT
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco took the big blow and delivered a knockout punch to the big boys of the West Coast Conference.
Online tools for saving data
Ask The PropellerHeads
Dear PropellerHeads: I track my spending habits and workout details in a spreadsheet, which is helpful but tedious. Are there any online tools that can make this easier?
Best Foods and the Holy Trinity
The Linotype
I have never heard officially from my wife's family that Best Foods Mayonnaise is on the level of the Holy Trinity but it is held in very high esteem. During my family probationary period, I learned "Best Foods" is synonymous with mayonnaise like Scotch tape is with cellophane tape or Xerox is with photocopy. A fully trained Rodell never says Best Foods Mayonnaise which is redundant.
Penguins - minus Crosby, Malkin - hold off Hurricanes
Dustin Jeffrey, Mark Letestu and Pascal Dupuis scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their first win without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
EWU loses in final second
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Duro Bjegovic's offensive rebound and layup with 1 second remaining gave Sacramento State its first Big Sky Conference win of the season, a 57-55 decision over Eastern Washington on Saturday night.
Pushing to regain home ice
KYRO still needs more funds to successfully complete project for August opening
COEUR d'ALENE - Matthew Creighton wants to lace up his skates closer to home again.
Salesky sparks Spartans past Kellogg
PRIEST RIVER - Priest River trailed by as many as eight points in the first half before senior Max Salesky scored 13 points in the third quarter to spark a 28-6 Spartan run in Saturday night's 78-70 Intermountain League win over the Kellogg Wildcats.
Heidi Rogers: Technology & community
IN PERSON
On the wall, behind a glass frame in Heidi Rogers' office, is a front page article from USA Today dated June 2000. It is about the need for technology in the classroom, even for elementary students.
No. 20 Huskies hold off pesky Sun Devils
PAC-10
Idaho Briefs January 23, 2011
Rexburg urges residents to clear snow from roofs
BLM rejects Pickens horse rescue plan
Director: Proposal wouldn't save taxpayers' money
RENO, Nev. - A proposal from the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens to create a sanctuary in Nevada for wild horses removed from public rangeland around the West has been rejected, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Friday.
Hawaii law bars release of Obama birth information
HONOLULU - A privacy law that shields birth certificates has prompted Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie to abandon efforts to dispel claims that President Barack Obama was born outside Hawaii, his office says.
Bengals turn tables on Lake City
LEWISTON - Tanis Fuller scored 19 points and Savannah Blinn added 15 as the second-ranked Lewiston Bengals avenged a 29-point loss last week to Lake City by beating the fourth-ranked Timberwolves 53-35 in 5A Inland Empire League play Saturday at Booth Hall.
Is HUD right option for you?
What makes a HUD home a "HUD?" The previous owner defaulted on their FHA insured mortgage and now it has been given back from the bank to the federal government in order to get it sold. At the time they are available and on the market, there is no existing loan owned against the property. HUD, which stands for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, differs from existing bank-owned properties because they are now in the hands of the federal government. There is not a bank making the decision as a seller. These properties have been cleaned out, had an appraisal completed, and are just waiting for a willing and ready buyer!
Vandals' defense rests in loss to BSU
Broncos shoot 51 percent in second half of 70-67 victory
MOSCOW - Defense was Idaho's calling card during its six-game winning streak, but on Saturday night, the Vandal men's basketball team couldn't make the plays it needed to late and fell 70-67 to Boise State at the Cowan Spectrum.
Petitioning for adult guardianship
On Elder Care
The adult children of an elderly person, or that person's spouse, may someday be faced with the option of petitioning for guardianship of that person. A guardianship is a formal court proceeding wherein one person is authorized to manage the affairs of another adult who is seriously incapacitated. Guardianships take a variety of forms. In the case of a severely disabled person, the guardian may be authorized to make all decisions of any type for the disabled person. Such a guardian would make all health decisions, financial decisions, living arrangements or any other decision which would normally be made by an adult. The person protected by a guardianship is knows as the "ward."
Cardinals plow through Snow
COEUR d'ALENE - In what some dubbed redemption weekend, it was fitting that the Cardinal with a second chance helped put his team back into the Scenic West Athletic Conference men's basketball race.
Ice to warm hearts
Without any controversy, you can have a fabulous recreation attraction that benefits the community, area businesses and visitors, too.
Saturday, January 22
Democrats seeking support for party
New officers plan to focus on networking
COEUR d'ALENE - Democrats don't get a whole lot of attention in North Idaho.
'American Idol' returns, with J.Lo but not Cowell
NEW YORK - It's a kinder "American Idol" without Simon Cowell.
Local briefs January 22, 2011
Three injured in morning collision
Free developmental screening in Post Falls Friday
POST FALLS - The Post Falls School District will host a free developmental screening on Friday from 8-10:30 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. for all children in the district from birth to 5.
Keep pushing
84-year-old Joyce Dillman refuses to let cancer keep her from morning workouts at Peak
HAYDEN - Joyce Dillman is 84 years old and she has cancer.
South Korean raid frees hostage crew from pirates
SEOUL, South Korea - As dawn broke, South Korean commandos steered their boats to a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. Under covering fire from a destroyer and a Lynx helicopter, they scrambled up ladders onto the ship, where Somali pirates were armed with assault rifles and anti-tank missiles.
Kellogg man pleads guilty to arson
A Kellogg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to an arson charge in a fire that gutted the Shoshone News-Press building last year.
Caetano enjoying year of firsts
Powder puff, spirit week were foreign for student from Portugal
HAUSER LAKE - Before Joana Caetano arrived in North Idaho, she had no concept of powder puff football or school spirit competitions.
Family paid dearly for delays
The Sunday, Jan. 9 Press contained the article, "In the face of foreclosure." It was painfully accurate, as we have family members in the same situation, except that their bank is Wells Fargo. It would take an entire newspaper page to list and describe their association with Wells Fargo. Please bear with me in my attempt to be brief.
Movie night in Enaville
Albert's Landing to hold events on weekends
ENAVILLE - The multi-colored lights of Albert's Landing rose from the black west bank of the Coeur d'Alene River as the car rounded a bend in Old River Road, tearing through a torrential downpour with windshield wipers cranked at full speed.
Buchmann shines on offense, defense for Lakeland girls
RATHDRUM - Neena Buchmann came through at both ends of the floor as the Lakeland Hawks scratched out a 39-33 victory over the Sandpoint Bulldogs in 4A Inland Empire League play Friday night at Hawk Court.
A month into winter, Easterners have had enough
Storms have already eaten into snow removal budgets
HARTFORD, Conn. - In Rhode Island, a mayor tells parents of snowbound schoolchildren to "hang in there." Atlanta has blown nearly all the money it set aside to clear the streets. In Connecticut, they're literally praying for winter to end. And at travel agencies, the phones are ringing with callers pining for tropical vacations - when the skies clear up enough to fly out, that is.
Coeur d'Alene establishes LID
COEUR d'ALENE - The city of Coeur d'Alene established a local improvement district to fund infrastructure improvements on Government Way from Dalton to Hanley avenues.
Lottery winner elects lump sum
Rathdrum's Holly Lahti to be paid $80.7M after taxes
Holly Lahti went for the lump sum.
Vandals brace for Boise State visit
Idaho hopes for big crowd at Cowan Spectrum tonight
MOSCOW - Boise State's men's basketball team visits Moscow to play Idaho for perhaps the last time tonight, and Vandal officials are hoping a record crowd shows up for the 7 p.m. tipoff at Cowan Spectrum.
Woman recovering from burns
Angela Misita slipped, spilled hot grease
POST FALLS - A Post Falls woman severely burned in an accident earlier this month is recovering at a Seattle hospital.
Jones, McCrite lead push
NIC a 'little flat,' but closes out home slate with victory
COEUR d'ALENE - As the momentum began to turn, the third-ranked North Idaho College wrestling team took it back in the latter stages of a 26-14 win over Simon Fraser University of Burnaby, British Columbia, on Friday at Christianson Gym.
Travolta among N.J. Hall of Fame class
TRENTON, N.J. - The newest inductees into New Jersey's Hall of Fame include actors John Travolta, Queen Latifah and singer Tony Bennett.
Windermere Foundation contributed $36,208 to charities in 2010
COEUR d'ALENE - The Windermere Foundation contributed $36,208 to local charities and those in need in 2010.
Northwest Notes Jan. 22, 2011
Vandals Enderle, Keo play in Shrine game today
Records January 22, 2011
DIVORCE FILED
Caribbean tourism show signs of life
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The Caribbean is attracting tourists in numbers not seen since the start of the global economic crisis, with several islands boasting new records, government officials said Friday.
Milestone Announcements for January 22, 2011
WEDDING
Abused twins' 'father' wants custody
Scott Crossley learned of wife's arrest Friday, will take paternity test
COEUR d'ALENE - Scott Lewis Crossley, of Sacramento, Calif., said he learned Friday morning that his estranged wife was arrested last month after subjecting her twin 2-year-old girls to the filthiest living conditions police here have ever seen.
Medical marijuana proposed for Idaho
Patients would need certificate from doctor
BOISE - A North Idaho lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 22, 2011
Nobody will forget Kirby Krulitz's smile
As a player, he was a legend.
Obama goal: 'Putting our economy into overdrive'
President announces restructured advisory board
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - More than half the nation disapproves of President Barack Obama's policies to reduce stubbornly high unemployment, a new Associated Press-GfK poll said Friday as Obama refocused his job-creation efforts on a business-friendly vision emphasizing innovation and exports to other countries.
Doc: Giffords heard cheers leaving Arizona, smiled
Congresswoman moved to Houston rehabilitation center
HOUSTON - She heard them, smiled, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Citizens testify on education
Joint Finance Appropriations Committee takes public testimony for first time
COEUR d'ALENE - They wanted citizen testimony about the state's public education budget, and on Friday members of the Idaho Legislature's Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee got an earful.
Unemployment rate tapers off
Job openings dwindle in Kootenai, Benewah and Shoshone counties
COEUR d'ALENE - The seasonally adjusted jobless rate declined in Kootenai, Benewah, and Shoshone counties from November to December, according to the latest Idaho Department of Labor statistics.
Workers contain spill
COEUR d'ALENE - The smell of fuel and a tell-tale rainbow slick on the water's surface sparked cleanup operations Friday along the Spokane River near the Riverstone complex.
It's still raining cats and dogs
KHS pushing microchips as way for owners to track pets
COEUR d'ALENE - Seventy-three down, 60 to go.
Friday, January 21
Legals January 22, 2011
ROBERT R. ROMERO, JR. BROWN, JUSTH, & ROMERO, PLLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 1148 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 Telephone: (208) 664-2191 Facsimile: (208) 664-2193 ISB No. 5365 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI Case No. CV-10-10611 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of The Estate of: DONNA LYNN SIMON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Donna Lynn Simon. All persons having claims against the Decedent or her Estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, or filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 9th day of December, 2010. ROBERT A. SIMON c/o Robert R. Romero, Jr. Attorney for Personal Representative P.O. Box 1148 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho 83816-1148 Legal 1766 January 8, 15, 22, 2011
FOX28: Version lacks credibility
Sent a letter to FOX28 regarding their shutting off their service through DIRECTV. They claim that DIRECTV is holding up the negotiations? Seems like the same thing happened to Turner Broadcasting a year ago. They don't seem to care about their customers!
Commissioners 'learning together'
COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County commissioners have a slew of questions to answer, according to Commissioner Todd Tondee.
His foil was Bobby Fischer
Local chess master still going strong at 75
One day long ago, Rick Callaghan beat Bobby Fischer in a game of chess.
Tale of two economies
China's economic might empowers Hu on return visit
WASHINGTON - Chinese President Hu Jintao's bargaining power has strengthened since he last visited Washington in 2006. He can credit China's explosive growth, coupled with economic misfortunes in the United States.
Build a better bus system
Citylink provides a tremendous service to Kootenai County, shuttling more than half a million passengers hither and yon in Kootenai County last year without a single rider having to pay a penny.
Appeal is pending in manslaughter case
SANDPOINT - A Washington state woman who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter is appealing the sentence handed down in her case.
Survey says ...
Team McEuen releases numbers, seeks more feedback
COEUR d'ALENE - It's a sign of approval, says Team McEuen - so far.
Post Falls man hurt in train-truck crash in Nebraska
POST FALLS - Friends are rallying to help a Post Falls man and his family after he was critically injured in an accident last week.
Tribe seeks solution to arrest issue
Bill would allow tribal officers to enter lawbreakers into state system
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Tribe is back in Boise trying to resurrect a law enforcement issue that slipped away last year.
Woman has 102 candles, big smile
Diane Pratt snapped a photo as Mildred Boeker gazed at her sprawling birthday cake.
Records January 21, 2010
DIVORCE FILED
Alleged shooter faces misdemeanor charge
Charge stems from shots fired during downtown incident
COEUR d'ALENE - A 26-year-old Coeur d'Alene man has now been charged with a misdemeanor related to a shooting incident that occurred one year ago.
Vikings win another TerHark Cup
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene High wrestling team won the TerHark Cup for the ninth straight year Thursday night, beating Lake City 59-12 at Lake City.
Timberlake beats Lakeland for first time
WRESTLING
Accept no substitutes
We've reached that time of the winter season. Many panhandlers have had their fill of snow (as well as rain) and are anxious for an early spring.
Huskies alone atop Pac-10
PAC-10
NIC men sanctioned by NJCAA, but escape postseason ban
The North Idaho College men’s basketball team was forced to forfeit all victories from the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons following sanctions handed down by the NJCAA regarding former Cardinal player Guy-Marc Michel.
Idaho GOP gets ready to nullify health care reform
18th century doctrine would render Obama bill null and void
BOISE - After leading the nation last year in passing a law to sue the federal government over the health care overhaul, Idaho's Republican-dominated Legislature now plans to use an obscure 18th century doctrine to declare President Barack Obama's signature bill null and void.
Zags' winning streak ends at 9
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Kevin Foster scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 straight during a key stretch late in the second half, and Santa Clara beat Gonzaga 85-71 on Thursday, ending the Bulldogs' nine-game winning streak.
Tough defense at home
North Idaho men, women avenge earlier losses to Salt Lake
COEUR d'ALENE - With the Scenic West Athletic Conference races beginning to tighten, both the North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams got defensive at the right time on their home court.
Of mice, men and survival
Lake City Playhouse presents Steinbeck's classic, evocative tale
John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" is an American tragedy, and Lake City Playhouse's presentation of the drama offers solid performances and poignant moments.
NIC president asks BNSF billionaire to donate land
Railroad could have an answer by the end of the month
COEUR d'ALENE - Priscilla Bell went right to the "Oracle of Omaha" himself to ask for help.
Dog license fee, parks on agenda
Rathdrum mayor optimistic about 2011
RATHDRUM - Dog licensing - or a lack thereof - will be barked about in Rathdrum this year.
McEuen plan shows city is out of touch
I attended one of the first McEuen Field meetings and was very surprised at the extensiveness and obvious expensive changes that are being proposed without any price tags at all.
Casto, Cougs cool Sun Devils
PULLMAN (AP) - DeAngelo Casto scored 25 points and Klay Thompson added 22 as Washington State defeated Arizona State 78-61 on Thursday night.
Relentless chatter stings 'Green Hornet'
Ticket Stubs
The concept of Seth Rogen as a superhero in "The Green Hornet" isn't so far fetched once you realize he wrote the script for himself.
The Front Row with JIM LANDERS Jan. 21, 2011
Wrestling a family affair at NIC
North Idaho continues to be a hotbed of wrestling.
WORDS: Separate reality and rhetoric
In a recent "My Turn" article, Pastor Peterson of the First Presbyterian Church discussed the importance of words. I was very impressed with the first part of his article: the importance of using positive words to affirm others and the role that plays in healthy relationships and our ability to believe we are loved by God. As evidence by his extensive list of experiences which he included in his piece, the pastor seems well qualified to discuss matters of theology and counseling. But my agreement with him ended when he diverged into politics. In fact, I found the second half of his piece guilty of the very thing he was warning against: politically inflammatory rhetoric.
DON'T ASK: Just check moral code
It always sounds so good, so tolerant, so open-minded. If we would all just accept everybody and everything the world would overflow with peace and love. Really? Jim Carroll (Ltrs, 16 Jan 11) took Unus Vocate to task for sounding a warning about accepting openly homosexual persons in the military. OK, so Carroll favors doing so, but I’ll betcha we could find his limit of acceptance -- the line he will not cross because he thinks this or that is unacceptable. Of course that would then give Carroll the title of hater and bigot that he bestows on Vocate, wouldn’t it?
HART: Destroyed voter faith in ethics
We in Idaho's Third Legislative District have elected a man to office who says he supports the U.S. Constitution and then does all in his power to subvert it by trying to establish a private, for-profit currency system in contravention of the constitution he swore to uphold. We have elected a man who says he is a Republican and then does everything he can to support the principals of the Constitution Party, not the Republican Party. We have allowed a man to represent us whose judgment dips lower than can be accepted by reasonable men, but whose intelligence quotient is high.
DON'T ASK: Promiscuity not just in the military
Regarding "Repeal: Sex will be everywhere" by Unus Vocate:
McEUEN: Past wasn't so bad
It used to be logging and mills. Now, it's a private golf course. It used to be swimming at Sanders. Now, it's private unless you want to sit in the water below 2,128 feet. It used to be softball, tennis, American Legion ball and boating. Now, it's going to be some fountain.
McEUEN: Too big, too deep
I think the plans for McEuen Field are far too reaching. One park can't be all things to all people. That's why we have many different parks throughout Coeur d'Alene, to meet the needs of a diverse population.
McEUEN: Public should have say
Having just read that the City Council and the mayor are NOT going to allow a public vote on the McEuen project because they already represent the people is the last straw. This isn't the first time they have collectively pulled this stunt, which in every case, has major exposure to the taxpayer (you and me). We have a City Council and a mayor whose actions clearly don't represent the constituency that they were elected to represent, no matter what they say! They must represent "John Q Public," which is the general public, and not just the select inner circle on which they seem to focus. They have lost touch with reality and "we the people" they are suppose to represent.
McEUEN: Boaters deserve better
I am very concerned about the potential loss of the Third Street boat launch. This launch removal will cause over crowding at the other launches with the effect of pushing many boaters off the lake during peak boater periods. As the population increases in Kootenai County and nearby Washington, the situation will only get worse. The Idaho State Parks Dept. has acknowledged this problem in a letter I recently received from them.
McEUEN: Voters will have final say
I don't know where the mayor got the idea that the public will not have any vote on the McEuen Field/Third Street Boat Ramp issue.
LCDC: Dollars are from the public
Just a reminder. When you read that LCDC is to fund any project, remember these are your tax dollars. I find it disingenuous when a story reads as if LCDC does not come from public tax income.
CITYLINK: Time to charge riders
Item: The Rising cost of Citylink's Success. It appears that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe funded and began the Citylink as a means of making it easier for folk to go to the casino. Now they are asking for help. It is possible they did not get the response they expected. After all, folk who do not drive are probably not going to be big players at a casino.
Thursday, January 20
Legals January 21, 2011
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE'S SALE On FEBRUARY 22, 2011, at 9:30 A.M., Pacific Standard Time, at 8109 N. WAYNE BLVD., HAYDEN ID 83835, LISA A. HOLMES, a member of the Idaho State Bar and Successor Trustee to PIONEER TITLE COMPANY OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, an Idaho corporation, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States of America, all payable at the time of sale, the following parcel of real property located in the County of Kootenai, State of Idaho, to wit: A parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 51 North, Range 4 West of the Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, Idaho, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the West boundary of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, that is South 0814'43" West, 695.77 feet from the East Quarter corner of said Section 23; thence South 89859'46" West, 468.00 to a point; thence South 0814'43" West, 165.00 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 0814'43" West, 80.00 feet to a point; thence North 81830'41" East, 101.16 feet to a point, thence North 0814'43" East, 80.00 feet to a point; thence South 81830'41" West, 101.16 feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. The Successor Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above-referenced real property, but for purposes of complying with Idaho Code section 60-113, information concerning the location of said real property may be obtained from the Successor Trustee, LISA A. HOLMES, at the address and telephone number set forth below. Said public auction sale shall be made without covenant, guarantee, representation or warranty of any kind regarding title, possession, encumbrances or condition. Said public auction shall be conducted to satisfy an obligation secured by, and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by NANCY C. FIETSAM, an unmarried woman, as Grantor(s)/Trustor(s), PIONEER TITLE COMPANY OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, an Idaho corporation, as original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust, for the benefit and security of MICHAEL L. CLEMONS and TERRY L. CLEMONS, husband and wife, as Beneficiary, dated and signed by the Grantor(s)/Trustor(s) on January 25, 2007 and recorded on January 31, 2007, as Instrument No. 2080540000 in the records of the County Recorder for the County of Kootenai, State of Idaho. THE ABOVE NAMED GRANTOR(S)/TRUSTOR(S) ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH IDAHO CODE SECTION 45-1506(4)(a). NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT SAID GRANTOR(S)/TRUSTOR(S) IS(ARE), OR IS(ARE) NOT PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. As of the date of default, October 18, 2010, the default for which this public auction sale is to be made is the failure to: I. Make the monthly installment payments under a Promissory Note of even date with and secured by the above-mentioned deed of trust, in the sum of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND 10/100'S DOLLARS ($515.10) per month, together with late charges of FIFTY AND NO/100'S DOLLARS ($50.00) per month for the month(s) of September and October, 2010; II. Pay the real property taxes and assessments for 2007, 2008, 2009, in the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT AND 30/100'S DOLLARS ($298.30), SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND 82/100'S DOLLARS ($627.82) and FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE AND 40/100'S DOLLARS ($585.40), together with additional taxes, interest and penalties accrued or to accrue up to the time of payment. III. Failure to provide, maintain and deliver to Beneficiary fire insurance satisfactory to and with loss payable to Beneficiary. To protect its interest in the security described hereinabove Beneficiary has advanced the sum of THREE HUNDRED THREE AND 92/100'S DOLLARS ($303.92) and is entitled to reimbursement of said costs advanced to protect security, together with interest and penalize accrued or to accrue up to the time of payment. As of October 18, 2010, the principal balance currently owing on the obligation secured by the aforementioned deed of trust is EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND SIXTY-THREE AND 1/100'S DOLLARS ($82,063.01); accrued interest, at a per annum rate of SIX POINT ONE PERCENT (6.1%), in the amount of NINE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN AND 57/100'S DOLLARS ($918.57), and late charges in the amount of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), for a total due, as of the aforementioned date, of EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE AND 1/100'S DOLLARS ($82,163.01), exclusive of all delinquent taxes, any interest or penalties thereon, costs advanced to protect security and escrow fees. Said delinquent amount continues to accrue interest, late charges and/or fees, escrow fees and/or charges, foreclosure. The Beneficiary elects, and has directed the Successor Trustee, to sell or cause the aforementioned parcel of real property to be sold to satisfy said obligations. The sale shall be governed by the provisions contained in Title 45, Chapter 15, Idaho Code. The Successor Trustee's authority herein is evidenced by an appointment of successor Trustee recorded as Instrument No. 2286709000 in the records of Kootenai County, State of Idaho. THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED AS A RESULT HEREOF WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated this 19TH day of October, 2010 /s/ LISA A. HOLMES, ISB 4525 Successor Trustee HOLMES LAW OFFICE, P.A. 8109 N WAYNE BLVD. POST OFFICE BOX 0569 HAYDEN ID 83835-0569 VOICE: (208) 762-0100 FACSIMILE: (208) 762-0199 Legal 1697 December 31, 2010 January 7, 14, 21, 2010
Proposed road could key Riverstone development
COEUR d'ALENE - All roads lead to Riverstone.
Northwest Notes Jan. 20, 2011
Post Falls second
With Obama, Hu concedes China's human rights woes
President pushes for fundamental freedoms
WASHINGTON - In a rare concession on a highly sensitive issue, Chinese President Hu Jintao used his White House visit on Wednesday to acknowledge "a lot still needs to be done" to improve human rights in his nation accused of repressing its people. President Barack Obama pushed China to adopt fundamental freedoms but assured Hu the U.S. considers the communist nation a friend and vital economic partner.
Prep basketball media poll Jan. 20, 2011
Records are through Tuesday
Study: Intellectual growth is limited for college undergrads
You are told that to make it in life, you must go to college. You work hard to get there. You or your parents drain savings or take out huge loans to pay for it all.
Cost of 'I do' could climb
Idaho marriage licenses may see $20 increase
Walking down the aisle in Idaho could be a pricier journey.
Life ... it transcends everything
January is Celebrate Life Month.
NIC boat launch floated
Cd'A parks department proposes facility in education corridor
COEUR d'ALENE - The answer to one of the greatest challenges faced by the city of Coeur d'Alene as it moves toward redeveloping McEuen Field might be found right around the corner, in the education corridor.
Idaho briefs January 20, 2011
Senior ski group gives to juniors
Warm spell prompts ice fishing warning
Fish Tips
With the recent warm spell and rain, the message with ice fishing on area lakes is simple but important.
Backpack bomb found at Spokane MLK event
SPOKANE - Investigators pursued what they described as promising leads Wednesday in a chilling bombing attempt at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in which someone left a backpack filled with sophisticated explosives on a bench.
NIC's 2nd trip through SWAC starts tonight
COEUR d'ALENE - The men's and women's Scenic West Athletic Conference race enters the second lap starting tonight at Rolly Williams Court.
Ex-NICE director speaks
Stephens: Funds used for match could no longer be used as such
Helen Stephens believes it's time that the full story of last month's demise of a local transit provider be told.
Leaders will be listening
JFAC members to accept testimony from all citizens
COEUR d'ALENE - The joint committee responsible for setting the budgets in the Legislature is taking listening to an unprecedented level this year.
Carroll: Keeping Hasselbeck Seattle's 'top priority'
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Pete Carroll was halfway off the stage when he walked back and dropped perhaps the biggest nugget regarding the Seattle Seahawks offseason.
Juvenile Support Program looks to grow in second year
Program provides special services for rural, at-risk youth
SPIRIT LAKE - After a strong first year, the Juvenile Support Program is eager to expand.
Nadal breezes into 3rd round
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 23 matches Thursday, beating American qualifier Ryan Sweeting 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Australian Open.
Shoshone County flooding causes $255K in damage
KELLOGG - A preliminary assessment performed for Shoshone County found that Monday's flood conditions caused about $255,000 of public property damage, including roads and bridges.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 20, 2011
Trojans looking like one of the state's best
As the defending state 5A champion, and with some key players returning, the Post Falls High boys basketball team, as you might expect, was ranked No. 1 in this year's preseason poll by the state's media.
Regis Philbin's surprise decision to leave 'Live!'
NEW YORK - Within moments after Regis Philbin caught viewers off-guard with the news that he'll be leaving his talk show, the guessing game had begun: Who will replace him?
Straight shooter
By BILL BULEY/Staff writer
POST FALLS - There are more than 2,000 shooting ranges in the country.
IDFG Commission to meet in Boise this month
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will set seasons for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat for 2011 and 2012 during the annual meeting Jan. 26 and 27 in Boise.
Avista to adjust hydro operations
Lake Coeur d'Alene roughly 2 feet above summer elevation of 2,128 feet on Wednesday
POST FALLS - Avista has opened all spill gates at the Post Falls Dam to try and maintain the level of Lake Coeur d'Alene and prevent flooding.
Laclede woman admits guilt in embezzlement case
SANDPOINT - A Laclede woman accused of embezzling money while employed at the University of Idaho's extension office pleaded guilty Tuesday to grand theft.
Western States: We're planning for expansion
COEUR d'ALENE - Following the acquisition of longtime Coeur d'Alene agency Harris-Dean Insurance, Missoula-based Western States Insurance Agency says it has plans for expansion here.
Lakeland boys smother Timberlake
BOYS BASKETBALL
Crooks have a heart as they steal beer
COEUR d'ALENE - It's official. Not all criminals are heartless.
House votes to repeal Obama's health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) - Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.
Records January 20, 2011
CRIME REPORTS
Emergency seminar set for Saturday
POST FALLS - Kevin Creighton, a former Los Angeles County officer experienced with riots, will present a free emergency readiness seminar at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Post Falls police station, 1717 E. Polston Ave.
Liliana Piarulli, 87
Liliana Piarulli, 87, passed away peacefully at her Coeur d'Alene home on Jan. 18, 2011, with Vito, her devoted husband of 68 years by her side. Liliana was born in Pola, Italy, in 1923 to Guiseppina and Anthony Poiani. Liliana and Vito emigrated to America in 1952 and began their life here in Kellogg. In 1967 they relocated to Coeur d'Alene.
Nancy Hedstrom Coon, 82
Nancy Hedstrom Coon found the brightest spotlight and biggest stage she could while surrounded by the warmth and love of "her girls" in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Always one to be the center of attention either while singing off key for a crowd, playing an organ or piano, or sitting idly by as friends and family told stories about her wild antics, Nancy remained charming, loving and humorous through her last days.
Ralph Ellsworth Strouse, 87
Ralph Ellsworth Strouse was born Dec. 9, 1923, to Walter Edward Strouse and Mary Ellen Bemus, the fifth child in a family of six, in Endeavor, Pa. He was preceded in death by his parents and all five siblings, Beulah, Jean, Dorothy, Edward and Mary.
Patricia Jane Lloyd Soderlund, 61
She was 61 years of age and living with her daughter in Coeur d'Alene when she passed away on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011.
Students sound off on ed reform proposal
Wednesday, January 19
Legals January. 20, 2011
NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE A Petition to change the name of Shane Kreisher, born September 28, 1991, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, residing at 1030 Morning Dr. Post Falls, has been filed in Kootenai County District Court, Idaho. The name will change to Shane Issac Lorn Rohrbach, I want to change my name because to match my family name. The petitioner's father is living and his address is 1030 Morning Drive Post Falls, Idaho 83854 The petitioner's mother is living and her address is unknown Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83814. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 9:30 o'clock a.m. on January 27, 2011, at the County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: December 22, 2010 By:_________________________ Deputy Clerk Legal 1679 December 30, 2010 January 6, 13, 20, 2011
World/Nation Briefs January 19, 2010
Duvalier faces embezzlement, corruption case
Heat lose fourth straight
Josh Smith made a go-ahead layup with 34.7 seconds left in overtime, Joe Johnson scored 19 points and the visiting Atlanta Hawks beat Miami 93-89 on Tuesday night to send the Heat to a fourth straight loss.
Fire damages Athol home
ATHOL - A structure fire damaged a home in the Shamrock Ranch subdivision near Silverwood Theme Park on Tuesday.
Movers and Shakers January 19, 2011
Circling Raven director to present at expo
Luna: School reforms carry $68M price tag in first year
Local educators bristle at plan to increase class size
A list of proposed reforms to overhaul public education in Idaho would carry a $68 million price tag next year and be paid for mostly by increasing class sizes.
It's all about balance - primer to Chinese cooking
What tastes like a pot sticker but looks like a million bucks? The dumplings served on the eve of Chinese New Year, of course.
Fisher sentenced for insurance fraud
Rathdrum man also pleaded guilty to forgery charge
COEUR d'ALENE - A 44-year-old Rathdrum man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison for insurance fraud and forgery, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Tuesday.
Mariners outfielder Bradley arrested in L.A.
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley has been arrested in Los Angeles on a felony charge and released from jail on $50,000 bail.
District gets 'F' on public access
Cd'A schools criticized by statewide group for not putting contract online
COEUR d'ALENE - A watchdog group has given the Coeur d'Alene School District a failing grade when it comes to taxpayers' ability to easily access and review the district's contract with the local teachers union.
New hope for hepatitis C, an often hidden disease
Two new drugs promise to cure liver-attacking disease
WASHINGTON - There's new hope for an overlooked epidemic: Two powerful drugs are nearing the market that promise to help cure many more people of liver-attacking hepatitis C - even though most who have the simmering infection don't know it yet.
Briefs January 19, 2011
Labrador appointed to national posts
Seattle fires Bates; Cable
RENTON, Wash. - Tom Cable is headed home. Jeremy Bates is looking for a new one.
'Close to doing something really special'
Seattle looks to move forward after playoff run
RENTON, Wash. - Matt Hasselbeck summarized the Seattle Seahawks' entire season with one statement.
Slipped and almost fell
This time of the year I tend to hear many stories of people slipping and falling on an icy sidewalk or taking a bad spill while skiing. Rightly so, most people understand the damage that can be done to their spine when a hard impact or fall takes place. We call these traumas and they can have drastic effects on your health. Most of the time, the residual symptoms to our damaged areas (pain, stiffness, numbness) remind us that we should have our spines, joints or muscles taken care of after a traumatic event.
Point: Luna's plan riddled with holes
And so the Lunacy continues.
A counselor's role in school
Food for Thought
I am an elementary school counselor and I love my job! School counselors make a positive difference in the lives of many children each day, preparing them - in cooperation with their parents - for a productive, nurturing, focused life. Counselors teach kids to advocate for themselves, to stand up to bullies, to cope with their parents' divorce and survive the death of someone they love. We teach children kindness, respect, responsibility and cooperation. Counselors also teach kids to work hard and offer children prosocial skills to solve their own problems.
Shoshone County seeks emergency funding
Rivers crest, but flood damage remains
Monday's flood conditions elevated Shoshone County into a state of emergency, which remains in effect indefinitely as county employees continue making emergency repairs and begin to assess the damage caused by the drastic rise in water levels on the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe rivers.
Prebiotics... probiotics... which came first?
Pro-biotics may be the latest buzzword in the health and nutrition industry and I have talked about them at length in previous articles, but here is a new nutrition word — Prebiotics.
Panel: Hike registration fees
BOISE (AP) - An Idaho lawmaker panel recommended boosting vehicle registration fees by $10 to cover money the Idaho State Police was set to lose in a bid to shift more money to highway maintenance.
The new Q6 Edge
The Q6 Edge power chair has been a wonderful surprise to new wheelchair users. This wheelchair is in Medicare's group three category of power wheelchairs. It's new and innovative design has been enjoyed already by many new wheelchair users.
Prep basketball Jan. 19, 2011
Coeur d'Alene 71
At college Jan. 19, 2011
Richelle Rieben
Youth sports Jan. 19, 2011
BOWLING
Hayes calls for finance reviews
Clerk: All levels of money transactions will be observed
COEUR d'ALENE - Just a week in, the new Kootenai County clerk is calling for a review of financial dealings in his department, with aims to tighten procedure and ensure county dollars are secure.
Northwest Notes Jan. 19, 2011
Local throwers compete
Ask your audiologist...
My Mother needs hearing aids but she has arthritis and I am afraid she can't handle cleaning them and putting them in her ears. Is there a simpler hearing aid available now?
Budget takes bite out of crime prevention
Camden police and firefighters turn in their gear
CAMDEN, N.J. - In a solemn display, laid-off firefighters and police officers lined up Tuesday to turn in their helmets and badges - symbols of deep budget cuts that were destined to further erode the quality of life in one of the nation's most impoverished and crime-ridden cities.
White wine trends
Consumer buying patterns in wine constantly change like they do for all goods, and while it will likely hold minimal influence over your own preferences, it is fun to expose yourself to new things. When we last wrote of wine trends there had been a definite move to stainless steel fermented Chardonnay, away from the traditional oak barreling. We have seen this trend abate for the most popular white varietal here in the States.
For prosperous new year, start by dining on clams
Clams symbolize prosperity in Chinese cuisine, and they are a must-have at Chinese New Year's banquets. Ditto for the scallions, whose hollow shoot represents an open mind. In this recipe, a combination of oyster sauce, soy sauce and black bean sauce creates an intense sensation of umami.
Veteran says gun comment was a joke
City officials not amused after Tucson incident
COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene man's reference to bringing guns to a meeting with city officials shouldn't be taken seriously, he said Tuesday.
Housing hearing postponed
POST FALLS - A controversial proposal that would allow 488 apartment units to be built on 27 acres near Sysco Foods still isn't settled.
Bypass work to crimp Sandpoint traffic flow
SANDPOINT - Traffic on the north end of the Long Bridge will be constricted to one lane for several days next week as work on the U.S. Highway 95 bypass continues.
Press salutes change of guard
Change is good.
Girls just want to have fun
Timarie Lindquist, her mom, Terry Clark and good friend, Weslie Keogh enjoyed a whirlwind, three-day "girls" trip to California just for the fun of it.
Counterpoint: Luna's plan step in right direction
After reading the Special to The Press opinion by Sherri Wood on Jan. 14, I felt a need to reply. While I don't deny that the Idaho Education Association has proudly championed collaborative innovation to improve learning in public schools, I find it odd that as a parent of two daughters who have gone through the Coeur d'Alene School District K-12 and who are well adjusted and successful college graduates and the parent of a son who is currently in the Coeur d'Alene School District carrying a 3.85 grade point average, I've never been invited to participate in any collaborative effort. I know, I know, you'll say my children's success is because of the awesome teachers and school system, which is undeniable. However, I'd like to think that having three children who have done or are doing well in the system is in part because of parent involvement. We all know it starts at home. Anyway, that's a topic for another discussion.
School districts throughout North Idaho set to hold spelling bees
School districts throughout North Idaho have begun holding spelling bees this month as qualifiers to the North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee, held at North Idaho College Saturday, March 19.
Drama of Northeast fishing industry seen in movie
BOSTON - His knowledge of the fishing life once amounted to little more than what he learned emptying the lobster traps occasionally hauled up on his brother's tiny Boston Whaler. That was before Jay Burke was inspired to try and capture the drama of one the country's oldest industries on film.
'Megaloads' to roll on U.S. 12
BOISE (AP) - Idaho Transportation Director Brian Ness has agreed to issue travel permits that would allow ConocoPhillips to begin hauling large oil refinery machinery along a winding and scenic stretch of U.S. 12 as early as next week.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 19, 2011
Talking alone can't win titles
For all the talk leading up to Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game between New England and the New York Jets, it left me wondering.
LCDC may help pay for McEuen forums
COEUR d'ALENE - More McEuen meetings means more moderation.
Review details transit system's demise
NICE financial woes cited; police investigate alleged grand theft
A defunct local transit provider had "serious cash flow problems" before it stunned riders last month when it stopped operating, a report states.
'This is Auschwitz'
Woman tries, but can't save neglected dog
HAYDEN - As Jean Curran drove away from her friend's house Tuesday afternoon, she noticed it, an old, black dog.
Clash of tours
Crowded golf calendar is a 'mess' for Els
HONOLULU - For all the miles he has flown and all the trophies he has won on the six major tours around the globe, Ernie Els would seem to be the biggest supporter of a move toward a world golf tour.
Herb Rische, 78
Herb Rische passed away Jan. 9, 2011, at his home in Coeur d'Alene.
Poll: People want vote on McEuen
Voters at cdapress.com overwhelmingly wish they’d have another opportunity to vote.
Is our country too sensitive about strong language now?
COMMISSIONER: Not a friend of the people
Recently I went to the East Side District Road Department office. I talked to the road foreman about the snowplow driver pushing snow down Myers Hill Road and across Wolf Lodge Creek Road, into a hill next to my mother-in-law's driveway, blocking her view of traffic and causing a very life-threatening situation. He said that they will continue pushing the snow against the bank, even though there is an open field across the road where they could push it without causing any problems at all.
BOB: Community is looking for you
Where has he gone? Bob Johnston, who worked as a funeral director for a Post Falls funeral home for many, many years (at least 30) is no longer there. I cannot imagine having to go through the painful loss of a loved one without Bob. He has been there for the Wilhelm family so many times throughout the years: to help when my dad passed away, at the death of my aunts and uncles, my friends, and yes, even my children's classmates. He always demonstrated sincere, heartfelt compassion for everyone attending services.
CITYLINK: Bus misused by some
I happened to ride the wonderful free public transportation Coeur d'Alene has to offer recently. I would appreciate the opportunity to offer one or two words to the wise regarding the state of said public transportation.
CITYLINK: Is not a 'free ride'
There never was a "free ride;" someone, somewhere, pays for it.
HART: Subject of witch hunt?
The Ethics Committee for the Idaho legislature was formed in 2010 and met for the first time July 6, 2010. The committee seems to have been formed for the sole purpose of investigating a complaint against Representative Phil Hart.
McEUEN: Launch ideal for boaters
I am a trailerable sailboat owner and have used the Third Street boat ramp for launching my boat numerous times. Although I lived at Rockford Bay with several launch sites nearby, I chose to use the Third Street launch as it is ideal for sailboat launching and retrieving the boat from the water.
TEA PARTY: Pinpoint sources of distortion
First responding to Mr. Hoot Gaylor; from what I saw, there was only one letter writer who responded to his letter when the author proceeded to compare what Mr. Gaylor had said to the Coeur d'Alene Press editorial. I saw no other letters that had anything to say about Mr. Gaylor and his defense of the "TEA Party" after that. If anyone is offering distortions, that would be Mr. Gaylor. Oh, and I believe that the "TEA Party" has itself rather unfortunately compared our president to Hitler ...
THANKS: Kindness will be fully repaid
I would like to thank the lady at Shopko Dec. 21, standing in the checkout line behind a young blond woman with Cerebral Palsy, walking on crutches. As she checked out, much to her embarrassment she did not have enough money for her purchase. You, kind lady, stepped up and bought the items for her.
BUDGET: Balance sends right message
I pray we will have the wisdom to pass a balanced budget amendment this year. Our politicians mean well but because of the complex political D.C. environment, it's impossible for our good politicians to stop the freight train of government over-spending. Most of our Congressmen would be so grateful if U.S. citizens would band together and demand Congress pass an amendment to stop the madness.
McEUEN: 'Tired' park needs help
Congratulations to the McEuen Park Committee for coming up with a beautiful park plan that will surely become the centerpiece of Coeur d'Alene activity.
SURVEY: Why is boat launch missing?
Why is there not one question on the McEuen Park Public Questionnaire regarding the removal of the Third Street launch?
APOLOGY: Beware a possible trap
Regarding inmate Zach Beck's front page article "I'm Sorry." Ladies, Ladies, Ladies, PLEASE BEWARE. Let me give you some administrative insight as to so many of Beck's type.
DEBATE: Passion part of the process
It's a truly sad state we find ourselves in as a nation when we as an entire nation allow the vocal few to act as though they represent the reasonable majority.
Tuesday, January 18
Legals January 19, 2011
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT & NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Idaho Housing and Finance Association in partnership with the Idaho Department of Commerce seek public comment regarding the Idaho's Affordable Housing and Community Development program's 2011 Annual Action Plan. The Plan is drafted to comply with HUD requirements. Public Comment will be accepted beginning January 3, 2011 and will end @5 p.m. February 4, 2011. A Public Hearing to receive comment will be held January 25, 2011 from 4:30-5:30pm at the Park Plaza, 565 West Myrtle, Boise, Idaho. The location of the Public Hearing is accessible to persons with physical disabilities and a reasonable accommodation can be requested. Individuals who would like to give comment in person or by telephone and require language interpretation and/or special assistance to accommodate a physical, sight, or hearing impairment(s), which includes material provided in alternate formats, should contact IHFA at 1-877-4GRANTS (447-2687) or TDD (800) 545-1833 ext. #400 at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing. The Draft Plan is available at: http://www.ihfa.org/grants_actionpartplans.asp; www.community.idaho.gov. Public Libraries in Boise, Nampa, Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston, Moscow, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Blackfoot. IHFA branch offices: 506 S. Woodruff, Idaho Falls; 1139 Falls Ave. E., Ste. B, Twin Falls; 215 10th St., Ste. 101, Lewiston; 610 W. Hubbard, and Bay 124, Coeur d'Alene. Submit comments to: CDBG Program- Dennis Porter (IDC) dennis.porter@community.idaho.gov; fax: (208) 334-2631; Department of Commerce- P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0093. HOME and ESG programs - Jeri (IHFA) jerik@ihfa.org; fax: (208) 331-4808. IHFA - P.O. Box 7899, Boise, ID 83707-1899. TDD 1.800.545.1833 Ext. 400. Legal 1655 January 1, 19, 2011
Thirty years of marching
Right to Life's Cd'A founder hopes to see thousands at event
COEUR d'ALENE - Evelyn Montreuil knows what she wants to see at this weekend's Right to Life March and Rally.
Frogs halt street construction
MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Street construction was halted by Moses Lake because city staff did not want to disturb the home of a frog species in the area.
Multi-family proposal near Sysco draws concern
Developer appeals denial of permit to allow 488 apartment units
POST FALLS - A proposal to include high-density multi-family housing in Post Falls' largest commercial project has opposition.
Take a look at the Legislature
Chamber Days at the Idaho Legislature to be late this month
The Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce is asking individuals and business representatives to join it as it travels south later this month for the annual Chamber Days in Boise.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave
Analysts believe company is in good hands with current executives
SEATTLE - Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, the charismatic frontman for the company that overturned the smart phone industry and invented a new category of tablet computers, is taking a second medical leave of absence in two years.
The Rising
Residents evacuated as river overflows on roads
ENAVILLE - When Mark Kelley went to bed Sunday night in his home next to the Coeur d'Alene River Road, he didn't see much water outside that caused him any worry.
The Front Row with Jim Litke January 18, 2011
'Caveman football' for new century
CHICAGO - The NFL's first ejection for fighting came in a Bears-Packers game.
Forgiveness defeats enmity
This year started with a bang. Dead and injured in Arizona, over political opinions. Anniversaries of two assassinated Nobel Peace Prize winners - Gandhi and King. Beliefs never justify violence; yet an incarcerated, former Aryan Nations leader asked us for forgiveness on Martin Luther King's birthday.
Oscar-nominated actress York dies
LONDON - British actress Susannah York, one of the leading stars of British and Hollywood films in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has died in London. She was 72.
Prep basketball roundup January 18, 2011
Vikings hand Prosser 1st loss
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Violence-scarred Tunisia announces new government
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia took a step toward democracy and reconciliation Monday, promising to free political prisoners and opening its government to opposition forces long shut out of power - but the old guard held onto the key posts, angering protesters.
Feds drop appeal of lynx ruling
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Wildlife officials have dropped their appeal of a court ruling that forces the government to revise its flawed plan to protect critical habitat for Canada lynx.
A vision become reality
Coeur d'Alene High unveils Lee Shellman Strength Center
COEUR d'ALENE - At first, Coeur d'Alene High football coach and advanced weights instructor Shawn Amos wasn't sure the vision he had was going to come true for renovations to the school's weight room.
Cd'A City Council will consider LID
Meeting is tonight at 6 at Cd'A library
COEUR d'ALENE - The city of Coeur d'Alene will consider forming a local improvement district tonight to fund improvements on Government Way from Dalton to Hanley avenues.
Cd'A: Legion left out of McEuen planning
Group wasn't represented on 21-person team
COEUR d'ALENE - The American Legion said it was left out when it came to planning McEuen Field.
Briefs January 18, 2011
Shelter leader will use head, heart
Sports Briefs January 18, 2011
Football
Storms bring flooding to Oregon and Washington
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Heavy rain and runoff from melting snow helped push the Sandy River across a road near Mount Hood, washing it out and forcing residents to evacuate on foot.
Nadal advances quickly at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal's quest to complete his "Rafa Slam" at the Australian Open started with a first-round victory that lasted only 11 games and certainly helped him conserve plenty of energy.
Barone leads Vandals past Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Barone scored 18 points and Idaho pulled away in the second half to defeat Fresno State 67-57 Monday night.
Movers and Shakers January 18, 2011
Pet Connection Dog Training classes are now available
County delays buoy installation
Cougar Bay work is not in the top 10 of pending projects
COEUR d'ALENE - Permit: Check.
Prep standings January 18, 2011
Through Sunday
'Citizens on Patrol' program spurs community involvement
The Coeur d'Alene Police Department's Citizens on Patrol program is thriving.
Kevin P. King, 43
It is with great sorrow that we announce that Kevin King passed away on Jan. 12, 2011, from a sudden illness. Kevin was born Oct. 7, 1967, in Coeur d'Alene and was raised in Kalispell, Mont. He was a longtime resident of Spokane, Wash.
Linda Lee Long, 66
Linda Lee Long, 66, passed away at her home in Worley on Jan. 2, 2011.
Marjorie Hazel Pederson, 79
Born April 4, 1931, in Spokane, Wash., to Melvin and Margaret Dunham, Margie passed away Jan. 17, 2011, in Spokane Valley, Wash.
Monday, January 17
Flood warning issued for Cd'A River
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Coeur d'Alene River at Cataldo.
No. 17 Washington bounces back
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Isaiah Thomas scored 18 of his season-high 27 points in the first half and No. 17 Washington bounced back from a late loss at Stanford to beat California 92-71 on Sunday night and salvage a split on its tough Bay Area trip.
Seahawks sputter, shiver in loss
CHICAGO - A week after knocking off the defending Super Bowl champs, Matt Hasselbeck and the Seattle Seahawks played more like a team with a losing record than a division winner.
Warrants January 16, 2011
Felonies
'The Social Network' grabs 4 Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Facebook tale "The Social Network" has won top honors at the Golden Globes with four prizes, including best drama and director, solidifying its prospects as an Academy Awards favorite.
Getting lots of help after the fall
Three months later, Tom Torgerson thankful for the many who assisted during his recovery
COEUR d’ALENE — Tom Torgerson is lucky to be alive.
No. 8 Purdue falls to West Virginia
Top 25 Men
Kevin Jones scored 17 points and West Virginia used a late 18-6 run to hold off No. 8 Purdue 68-64 on Sunday in Morgantown, W.Va.
Chiefs win, move into tie for first
EVERETT, Wash. - The Spokane Chiefs scored three goals in the first 3 minutes, 8 seconds and went on to beat the Everett Silvertips 4-1 in Western Hockey League play Sunday night before 4,957 at Comcast Arena.
Ryan's Jets back up their talk
Pats make another early playoff exit
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Shonn Greene placed the ball on the ground and used it as a pillow, resting his head on it after scoring the Jets' final touchdown of a stunning upset.
Sports Briefs January 17, 2011
Mark Wilson made it through a marathon Sunday at the PGA's Sony Open in Honolulu without a bogey and held on for a two-shot victory that earns him his first trip to the Masters.
Readying them for battle
Col. Michael Foley teaches free combat class to Idaho National Guard
POST FALLS - Muscle-bound and broad-shouldered, Col. Michael Foley knows how to win a fight.
The sound of sales
Symphony hoping fundraiser brings in financial support
COEUR d'ALENE - For three decades, there have been two constants when it comes to the Coeur d'Alene Symphony: Music, great. Monetary status, not so great.
Montana State defeats Eagles
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Erik Rush, Rod Singleton and Bobby Howard each scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures and Montana State shot 72.7 percent in the second half to rally past Eastern Washington 71-59 Sunday.
Bear-ly a game
Bears bring Seahawks' playoff ride to a painful end
CHICAGO - Football's oldest rivalry has a grand new prize: a spot in the Super Bowl.
The Front Row with Mark Nelke January 17, 2011
Sounded as bad as it may have looked
Being a DirecTV subscriber is usually a good thing on Sundays.
I blame global cooling for all the dead birds
Weather Gems
In the past couple of weeks, I've received several phone calls and e-mails from subscribers concerned with the thousands of birds that have died in mass recently across the winter-weary Northern Hemisphere.
Federer, Roddick advance on first day
MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer started his Australian Open title defense with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Lukas Lacko on Monday, showing some of the sublime shot-making skills that make him the most obvious hurdle to Rafael Nadal's pursuit of a "Rafa Slam."
Lewis Marvin Minich, 97
Lewis Marvin Minich, 97, passed away Jan. 14, 2011. Lewis was born to Joseph John and Ella Emma (Ihlenfeldt) Minich on Jan. 1, 1914, in DePere, Wis.
Gladys Marlene Taylor, 74
Gladys Marlene Taylor, 74, passed away suddenly at home in Orangevale, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Her loving husband of 35 years, John F. Taylor was at her side.
Flavia Jessie Turk, 97
Ninety-seven years young, she peacefully passed at her son's home in Omak, Wash., on Jan. 11, 2011. She was born, Flavia Jessie Booher to Jessie L. Booher and Essie Hayworth Booher (Hubbard) on July 1, 1913, in Spangle, Wash., at her grandmother's home.
Edna Runge, 94
Edna Johanna Runge, 94, of Coeur d'Alene, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2011, in her home of 64 years. She was born July 3, 1916, in Hazard, Neb., to William and Cora (Smith) Albers.
Verdiene Cordelle Zenger, 82
Verdiene Cordelle Zenger, 82, died on Jan. 9, 2011, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska. She was born Oct. 9, 1928, in Albany, Ore., to George Bernard Lucht and Adeline Ashe Lucht.
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Sunday, January 16
Legals January 17, 2011
BID NOTICE Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are being taken by the Northern Lakes Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners for the purchase of a 2011 Type-4 Brush Truck Unit. Bids will be received until 4:30 p.m., prevailing local time, on Monday, January 24th, 2011 at the District's Administrative Office, 125 W. Hayden Ave., Hayden Idaho 83835. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked "2011 BRUSH TRUCK BID PROPOSAL". All bids will be opened and publicly read at the Board of Fire Commissioners regular board meeting at 3:00 p.m., local prevailing time, on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 at 125 W. Hayden Ave., Hayden, Idaho. Bidder instructions and specifications are available from the District's Administrative Office during regular business hours or on the District's website at www.northernlakesfire.com. Northern Lakes Fire Protection District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any irregularities in the bids received, and to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to thebest interest of the District. Dated this 10th Day of December, 2010 Valerie Knapp District Secretary Legal 1582 December 13, 2010 January 17, 2011
McEUEN: Here's what not to do
Do not put the cart before the horse!
SECURITY: System badly misunderstood
SOCIAL SECURITY AIN'T BROKE. The Social Security administration is SEPARATE from the Treasury Department which funds other government functions. SS has $2.5 trillion in Treasury Bills (T-Bills) in its vaults and by 2023 it will have $4.6 Trillion. Social Security is collecting hundreds of billions more than it is paying out. Treasury Bills are considered the safest investment in the world, so what's the problem? Better, what are the problems?
BLOOD: Phobia isn't a roadblock
Regarding Sholeh Patrick's column on blood donation, I have been an infrequent donor since college, but I did the week before Christmas. I have a needle phobia, and I am comforted by holding someone's hand tightly as the needle is being inserted. All of the Red Cross centers I've ever gone to are very understanding. The needle stick really isn't that painful, it's the anticipation that bothers me. The local workers/volunteers were as kind as always, and the after donation snacks are great.
REPEAL: Bigotry leads to more war
This is in response to a letter I read in The Press titled "Repeal: Sex will be everywhere." I feel compelled to respond.
THE GIFT: Time truly a treasure
After surviving a trip through Wednesday's half-blizzard, half biblical flood, I figured the day was over for bad things. But of course, when you think something is fine, that's when it usually isn't. Around 4:30, my husband arrived home from the neighbors and clutched his chest in agony. His pain was off the charts and his arm had started to ache. No, it wasn't acid reflux, it was a heart attack.
PRESS: Require writers' names
I don't understand why letters to the editor get published when someone does not sign his name, when the rules for publishing are clearly stated right there: the letter writer must sign his full name etc. I have read numerous letters from writer Unus Vocate, who has gone on numerous rants, and in my opinion, is a coward who is afraid to sign his real name. So I am wondering, why does the Coeur d'Alene Press continue to print them? Either follow your own rules or why bother to make any?
HART: Deserves voters' appreciation
This letter is in response to Paula Neils' letter to the editor Jan. 7.
Nielsen, Jones capture tourney titles
WRESTLING
Up, up and away
The Linotype
My friend Cary Miller sent an e-mail about a single word. I learned "up" can be an adverb, preposition, adjective, noun or verb. We use the word when waking up, speaking up, opening up a store in the morning (and closing it up in the evening), building up, storing up, fixing up, the weather is clouding up (and then clearing up) and wrapping up a present or a project. There are more usages because "up" takes up a quarter page in a desk-sized dictionary and adds up to 30 definitions. But here is one more for Cary's list, to "man up," as used in Nevada by a disrespectful substitute teacher and alleged candidate for high office, Sharron Angle, to her very distinguished opponent, the United States Senate Majority leader.
World Briefs January 16, 2011
New Tunisian leader is sworn in
Cathedral adds carvings of Parks, Mother Teresa
WASHINGTON - The Washington National Cathedral is adding two stone carvings to its structure to depict civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa.
Bulldogs win, Bonners gets Moose
BONNERS FERRY - Blaine Schultz had 14 points and five steals to lead the Sandpoint Bulldogs past the Bonners Ferry Badgers 64-62 in the "Moose Madness" nonleague game on Saturday.
Community Thanks January 16, 2011
OUTLETS: Great place to shop
A challenge for rare earth metal miners
BOISE - Idaho's large resources of rare earth elements, the metals used in a variety of high-tech applications, are well known.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 16, 2011
Surprise! Eags, 'Hawks still in news
I remember watching Eastern Washington University football coach Beau Baldwin speak to a couple dozen or so North Idaho College boosters last summer at The Coeur d'Alene Resort's Shore Lounge.
Chiefs rout Kootenay at Outdoor Hockey Classic
SPOKANE - Steve Kuhn had two goals and an assist for the Spokane Chiefs in an 11-2 win over the Kootenay Ice on Saturday in front of 7,075 at the Outdoor Hockey Classic at Avista Stadium.
Gonzaga pulls away from LMU
Sacre's 18 points lead 2nd half charge
SPOKANE - Tied at halftime and struggling to find a rhythm, Gonzaga drew on the experience of its tough nonconference schedule to dominate the second half.
Rodgers shines, Packers rout top-seeded Falcons
QB accounts for 4 TDs, leads Green Bay into NFC title game
ATLANTA - As Aaron Rodgers trotted off the field, savoring another playoff win, he was serenaded with chants of "Go, Pack, Go!"
The rising cost of Citylink's success
Coeur d'Alene Tribe asks other agencies to get on board with transit funding
Citylink is a success story.
Paramedics describe Arizona shooting scene
TUCSON, Ariz. - Veteran paramedic Tony Compagno stepped off Engine 30 and into hell: Panicked people rushed his crew, trying to pull them toward the injured, while three men desperately gave chest compressions to a 9-year-old girl.
Doctors replace Rep. Giffords' breathing tube
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Doctors on Saturday removed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' breathing tube and could soon know if she can speak.
2010 sales finish ahead of 2009
Buoyed by sales of homes on acreage and discounted condominiums, we ended last year with an increase in sales activity. Unlike the condo market though, the homes on acreage category showed an increase in average price. Sales of residential properties on acreage increased by 44 percent, from 308 sales in 2009 to 445 in 2010, with the average price there increasing 2 percent to $290,953, up from $284,661.
Holiday spending 'record' not as good as it looks
Holiday spending reached the highest level on record last year, but that news isn't as good as it sounds.
Mexico hasn't returned triple-murder suspect
BOISE (AP) - Officials said it could be two to three years before authorities in Mexico deliver to Idaho a man accused of a triple-murder.
Failed US House hopeful wades into dispute
Ward takes leading role on health care bill
BOISE - Eight months after his 2010 U.S. House campaign imploded, Vaughn Ward has re-entered the fray of public debate.
Cell phone radiation: We know the dangers, what are the solutions?
In 2005, Ann Louise Gittleman was diagnosed with a benign tumor of the parotid, one of the salivary glands located just below the earlobe. It's a very rare tumor most often caused by ionizing radiation from X-rays, which she hadn't been exposed to. But, she had been addicted to her cell phone, and on it constantly, for years.
Jimmy John's coming to Coeur d'Alene
Business Bits
Freaky, fast, fresh and fun!
A time to forgive
Tomorrow, the life of one of our nation's most famous citizens will be honored.
Bears wary of 8-9 Seahawks
Seattle won in Chicago earlier this season
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Chicago Bears know firsthand how dangerous the Seattle Seahawks can be.
'I'm sorry'
Ex-Aryan turns his back on hatred, bigotry
You may recall me and my old associates and the many times I graced the front pages of your paper. If not, good for you.
Ledbetter's buzzer beater lifts Vandals
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Jeff Ledbetter's 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer lifted Idaho to a 78-77 victory against Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday night.
Cougars snap Stanford's 8-game home win streak
STANFORD, Calif. - Washington State can finally head home with a Pac-10 road victory.
Moscow wins in OT, snatches top seed from Hawks
RATHDRUM - Kati Greear and Kylie Gorton scored 11 points each for the Moscow Bears in a 57-50 overtime win against the Lakeland Hawks in 4A Inland Empire League action at Hawk Court on Saturday.
General Motors expands recall of some 2011 trucks and SUVs
NEW YORK - General Motors is expanding an earlier recall of some 2011 model-year trucks and SUVs to fix a problem that could cause the vehicles' rear axles to lock.
DVRs give 'Conan' lead among young viewers
Program tops all cable, broadcast late-night talk shows
NEW YORK - After two months on the air, Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show is the favorite of younger viewers - that is, when DVR usage is factored in, according to basic-cable network TBS.
Steelers oust Ravens, reach AFC title game
Big Ben, turnovers bury Baltimore, which held 21-7 lead at halftime
PITTSBURGH - A most fitting comeback for Ben Roethlisberger.
Feds: Dairy cows had unlawful drug residues
Cows sold for consumption in six states, including Idaho
SEATTLE (AP) - Federal authorities said a northwest Washington dairy sold cows for slaughter despite drug residues not approved for human consumption.
Industrial production rises by most in 5 months
Retail sales up for 6th straight month
WASHINGTON - Industrial production rose in December by the largest amount in five months, providing the economy with solid momentum heading into the new year.
Forecast sees job growth lifting housing in 2011
Full recovery still more than two years away
ORLANDO, Fla. - The housing market could gradually begin to emerge from its doldrums this year, industry experts said Wednesday, but their forecast depends on a steady ramp-up in hiring and for the U.S. jobless rate to get no worse than it is right now.
Predictions for 2011
Ask The PropellerHeads
Dear PropellerHeads: So, what will I have to buy, rent or learn about in 2011 to keep up with my PropellerHead friends?
EWU's Jones leaving early for NFL draft
CHENEY - Eastern Washington University All-America running back Taiwan Jones will leave a year early and has officially declared for the 2011 NFL draft, the junior from Antioch, Calif., has announced.
All eyes on stylist Blow, years after her death
Biographies tell British fashion editor's story
LONDON - Valentino admired her style, Naomi Campbell called her a huge inspiration and Boy George said she was what fashion was all about.
More mud than snow, but riders enjoy sno-cross event
Amateur, pro racers throughout Northwest compete at Kootenai County Fairgrounds
COEUR d'ALENE - The green flag dropped and the madness ensued.
Post Falls places third at River City Duals
Caldwell defeats three-time champ Columbia for title
POST FALLS - The host Post Falls Trojans defeated 5A Inland Empire League rival Lewiston 31-30 to finish third in the 14th annual River City Duals at The Arena on Saturday.
Miss Nebraska wins 2011 Miss America pageant
LAS VEGAS - A 17-year-old from Nebraska is the youngest winner of the Miss America crown since 1921 after beating 52 young women from across the United States.
Record $14 trillion-plus debt weighs on Congress
WASHINGTON - The United States just passed a dubious milestone: Government debt surged to an all-time high, topping $14 trillion - $45,300 for each and everyone in the country.
STAUFFER: Modest man, major friend
The Jan. 9 Bill Buley feature on Dick Stauffer brought a smile to my face, as it did for many of the employees and friends of TESH Inc. I imagine Dick was too humble to have included in the article the information about his inspirational and tireless efforts for TESH Inc. He was the original architect on this building some 30 years ago when he helped this organization build the best building possible on an incredibly tight budget.
Saturday, January 15
Federal judge mourned as fair jurist, family man
TUCSON, Ariz. - The federal judge killed in the Arizona shooting rampage was known for an immigration ruling that got him death threats, but on Friday he was remembered as a man devoted to his family, his basset hounds and his Irish-Catholic heritage.
Cd'A native to be Joe Biden's chief of staff
Bruce Reed says he has known vice president for almost 25 years
COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene native and veteran of the Clinton Administration is stepping into another weighty role in the federal arena.
Man sentenced to 10 years for injury to child
COEUR d'ALENE - A 27-year-old Post Falls man was sentenced on Friday in 1st District Court to 10 years in prison for felony injury to a child.
Northwest Broadcasting, DirecTV still at impasse
In an effort to reach a contract settlement with DirecTV, Northwest Broadcasting, Inc., offered two separate proposals over the past 36 hours, according to a Northwest press release.
Coming around again
Future Cd'A resident buys carousel with intent of bringing it home
COEUR d'ALENE - Sold, donated and looking for a home.
Yes, words matter!
Remember that old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me?" Don't you believe it; not for a minute. Bones heal far more rapidly than deeply wounded self concepts.
Otter opposes Obama policy on wilderness lands
TWIN FALLS (AP) - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is decrying an Obama administration plan to reverse a Bush-era policy and make millions of undeveloped acres in the nation once again eligible for federal wilderness protection.
Consumer price index jumps on costlier gas
Increases on commodities costs could spur inflation
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose last month as the cost of gas increased by the largest amount since June 2009. But outside of energy costs, there was little sign of widespread inflation.
Super Seahawk
Cd'A man balances love of team with love of family
COEUR d'ALENE - What makes Ryan Edwards special is that he's a man balancing two marriages at the same time.
Journey Stories comes to Hayden
HAYDEN - A program that covers four centuries of American history is coming to the Hayden library Jan. 28.
Tunisians riot, force leader from power
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and corruption. Virtually unprecedented in modern Arab history, the populist uprising sent an ominous message to authoritarian governments that dominate the region.
Trojans play hard and smart
Post Falls boys battle past Coeur d'Alene; Cd'A girls stop Post Falls
COEUR d'ALENE - They'd like to run up and down the floor and score a lot of points, but the Post Falls Trojans showed they can win in a half-court game as well.
Lottery win takes on twist
Estranged husband entitled to some of the money, attorneys say
Call it Mega Millions Mystery, Part II.
Timberwolves keep pace in 5A IEL race
COEUR d'ALENE - Senior Chris Wheelock scored 15 points as the Lake City Timberwolves defeated the Lewiston Bengals 67-53 on Friday night at Lake City High to remain tied for first place in the 5A Inland Empire League standings.
Exhibit visits Cd'A
The Coeur d'Alene Public Library is one of six sites in Idaho selected by the Idaho Humanities Council to host a new traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute.
Ex-Hawk Bartlett named NAIA All-American again
HELENA, Mont. - Carroll College senior tight end Bubba Bartlett was named to the NAIA All-American first team in a vote of football coaches and Victory Sports Network broadcasters.
Milestone Announcements for January 15, 2011
ANNIVERSARY
Easy as writing a check
Police report shows internal controls for county account lacking
COEUR d'ALENE - A former Kootenai County employee in the clerk's office accused of theft of funds appears to have taken advantage of a lack of internal controls - specifically separation of accounting duties, according to a police report released to The Press Friday.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 15, 2011
Time to play like champions
They've been ranked near the top of the nation.
Chiefs' winning streak snapped
Spokane hosts outdoor game today at 1 at Avista Stadium
CRANBROOK, British Columbia - Kevin King scored two power-play goals in the second period as the Kootenay Ice defeated the Spokane Chiefs 6-2 in Western Hockey League action at the Cranbrook Recreational Complex.
A real barn burner
Rathdrum woman snaps first place photograph
Char Burrill saw one old barn fall victim to age and come tumbling down.
Progress remains hazy
SEATTLE - More than 30 years after Congress set a goal of clearing the pollution-caused haze that obscures scenic vistas at some of America's wildest and most famous natural places, progress is still slow in coming.
Records January 15, 2011
CRIME REPORTS
Post Falls golden after first day at River City Duals
POST FALLS — Post Falls defeated Ephrata, Wash., and Kellogg on Friday to advance to the gold bracket of the River City Duals at the Arena.
'The heart of us all'
Annual event celebrates human rights
COEUR d'ALENE - "Get on your feet. Get up and make it happen."
Lake City heats up early, clamps down on Lewiston
Lewis' 3s lead way for hot-shooting T-Wolf girls
COEUR d'ALENE - With everything to gain and nothing to lose, the Lake City Timberwolves didn't want to have a letdown in their final regular season game at home.
The cat came back and it's not leaving
Why, I muttered as I stared at the calico cat some 25 feet up the pine tree in our backyard on a rainy, slushy, cold Thursday morning, did I ever let that cat in our house?
No. 3 Cardinals topple top-ranked Clackamas
CLACKAMAS, Ore. — The third-ranked North Idaho Cardinal wrestlers got pins from Brock Banta, Jake Mason and Jamelle Jones as they defeated the top-ranked Clackamas Cougars 33-11 on Friday night.
Friday, January 14
CURRIE: Goodbye, and good riddance
Re: Saturday’s Press article ‘Currie says goodbye,’ telling readers of all of the good service Mr. Currie provided.
Teachers, parents need input into sweeping changes
By SHERRI WOOD
McEUEN: Beach could make splash
It is my understanding that there is an offer on the table for the city to buy the portion of the beach adjacent to the 12th Street portion, on the west, at less than the appraised value.
SHOOTING: Here's root of the problem
When an incident such as the one that happened on Saturday in Tucson occurs, people want to blame someone or something obvious. Easy access to guns? Political anxieties? But what about the real issue behind so many of these incidents, a not-so tangible problem with a not-so-tangible solution: mental health issues.
Cherry sparks Montana past Eastern
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Will Cherry scored 15 points and capped a 15-1 run early in the game with a 3-pointer that sent Montana on its way to a 66-47 win over Eastern Washington on Thursday night.
Steinbeck's story
‘Of Mice and Men’ opens tonight at Lake City Playhouse
COEUR d'ALENE - Be like George.
Banff Mountain Film Festival making Sandpoint stop
Panida Theater to host 21 films during three-night run
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be shown at the Panida Theater later this month.
Icy roads prompted school closures
Rising temperatures, and a change from snow to rain Wednesday afternoon, led school officials in Coeur d'Alene to feel confident that weather conditions would not lead to a Thursday school closure.
Slushy streets
Rain has left some areas looking more like lakes, streams
COEUR d'ALENE - Wet boots, sloppy streets, flood warnings, an avalanche warning, and more rain and snow on the way.
Aretha Franklin says health is 'superb'
DETROIT - A month after surgery in Detroit for an undisclosed ailment, Aretha Franklin says her health is "superb."
Sacre perfect in Zags' rout
SPOKANE - Robert Sacre was perfect from the field and the free-throw line, scoring a career-high 24 points, and Gonzaga's torrid start helped the Bulldogs breeze past Pepperdine 92-75 Thursday night.
We need to prepare for post-Medicaid
I think most of us who have been paying attention would agree that Medicaid is in trouble. Like most programs that LBJ and friends started back in the 1960s it was done with the best of intentions and with the most simplistic, nai?ve understanding of human nature.
Post Falls receives education grant
POST FALLS - The Post Falls School District has received a Doing What Works grant through the U.S. Department of Education for $16,700.
McEuen: Public won't vote
City Council will make final decision on proposal
COEUR d'ALENE - Decades-old federal dollars already spent on McEuen Field won't hamstring any future plans to change the downtown park - or its boat launch, officials said on Wednesday.
Broncos left feeling Utah State's Pane
Brockeith Pane scored 19 points to lead Utah State to a 68-59 victory over Boise State on Thursday night at Boise.
Potato Man of the Year
Chris Voigt ate nothing but potatoes for 60 days
LAS VEGAS - Eating nothing but potatoes for 60 days earned Chris Voigt the Washington State Potato Commission's Potato Man of the Year honor.
Write? Right! Scribblers
The Press is officially looking for the next Ernest Hemingway, Maya Angelou and Ray Bradbury.
NIC men get back on track
Cardinal women also romp past Eastern Utah
COEUR d'ALENE - To cure its slow start, it appeared all the 18th-ranked North Idaho Cardinal men's basketball team needed was to get back home.
Lakeside girls fall to Wallace
PLUMMER - Courtney Jennings scored 10 of her 15 points in the second half as the Wallace Miners beat the Lakeside Knights 42-32 on Thursday in a matchup of 1A Division I teams in the North Star League.
Golden-voiced Ohio homeless man headed to rehab
LOS ANGELES - An Ohio homeless man whose silky voice made him a web phenomenon is headed to rehab for alcohol and drug dependency after an appearance on "Dr. Phil," show representatives said Wednesday.
Cabin proposal to get public hearing
The Kootenai County commissioners delayed deliberations on a proposed chain of cabins by Hayden Lake on Thursday, instead voting unanimously for a public hearing on the matter.
Idaho lawmakers opt for lower tax revenue forecast
BOISE (AP) - Lawmakers have opted for a more pessimistic tax revenue forecast than the one picked by state economists.
Help with health care
Joe Morris speaks to League of Women Voters
COEUR d'ALENE - U.S. health care coverage gets complicated fast, according to Joe Morris.
What's playing when
Banff Mountain Film Festival: Sandpoint film list
Thursday, Jan. 27
Wounded Giffords moves arms, legs
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is opening both eyes, moving both legs and arms and is responding to friends and family.
Gomez earns Gatorade Idaho cross country award again
CHICAGO - Coeur d'Alene High senior Kinsey Gomez has been selected Gatorade Idaho girls cross country runner of the year for the second straight year.
No. 3 NIC wrestlers win in return from break
DES MOINES, Wash. - Brock Banta (133 pounds), Braden Mowry (141), Jake Mason (165), Jesse Nielsen (174), Justin Korthius (184), Jamelle Jones (197) and Matthew Foxworthy (285) won for North Idaho College as the third-ranked Cardinals beat fellow Region 18 wrestling foe Highline Community College 26-11 on Thursday.
Mine owner has big plans
Silver Opportunity Partners anxious to get Sunshine operating
After buying out the Sterling Mining Co. for a cool $24 million in an April bankruptcy auction, Silver Opportunity Partners LLC (SOP) has rolled up its sleeves and isanxious to start drilling test holes.
Not just for purebreds
Cd'A Dog Fanciers Club gives dogs, owners needed training
COEUR d'ALENE - Having a furry four-legged friend around is fun, but members of the Coeur d'Alene Dog Fanciers Club believe there is more to dog ownership than wagging tails.
Human relations gala is Monday
The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations has scheduled its annual gala for Monday.
Movers and Shakers January 14, 2011
Frank joins Tomlinson North Idaho Sotheby's International Realty
Golden Bears edge Cougars in OT
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Freshman Allen Crabbe had a career-high 30 points, Harper Kamp scored 18 and California held on to beat Washington State 88-81 in overtime Thursday night.
Woman involved in I-90 crash dies
COEUR d'ALENE - The 27-year-old Missoula, Mont., woman involved in a head-on collision on Interstate 90 at Wallace on Jan. 6 died at Kootenai Medical Center on Wednesday night as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
A flood of water damage
Post Falls Senior Center may be closed until March
POST FALLS - It may be early March before the Post Falls Senior Center can re-open its doors due to water damage.
Records January 14, 2010
CRIME REPORTS
Post Falls tunes up for Duals with 2 wins
POST FALLS — Peter Berger started the night and ended it with pins as Post Falls whipped Bishop Kelly 69-3 and Capital 54-24 on Thursday at The Arena.
The Front Row with JIM LITKE Jan. 14, 2011
Rex comes by his chutzpah honestly
Lots of people would like to tell Rex Ryan and the Jets to shut up. Not his daddy. The patriarch of the trash-talking coaching clan says there are worse things than speaking your mind, no matter how much bulletin board material gets spewed.
John Dale Fernlund, 83
John Dale Fernlund, seaman, engineer, craftsman, golfer, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died Jan. 11, 2011, from pneumonia following a stroke. Born Sept. 4, 1927, in Cook, Minn., to Frank and Ida Cordelia Fernlund, John was the fifth of six children.
Lucille Centola, 85
Lucille E. Centola, 85, of Hayden, died Jan. 1, 2011, at Kootenai Medical Center. She was born July 2, 1925, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Michael Dean Gross, 45
It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected death of Michael Dean Gross who died Jan. 4, 2011, at home in Coeur d'Alene.
James A. Griggs, 64
Jimmy G. passed away Jan. 7, 2011, in Post Falls. He was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Coeur d'Alene to Arthur C. Griggs and Nina D. (Lembke).
Eldyn L. Colburn, 74
Eldyn L. Colburn, 74, passed away on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.
Write? Right! Scribblers unite
The Press is officially looking for the next Ernest Hemingway, Maya Angelou and Ray Bradbury.
SCHOOLS: Reform sound, sorely needed
Wow! Someone has actually started to put kids' needs ahead of teachers' needs. A plan based on performance rather than longevity. What a unique concept.
McEUEN: Don't keep boaters at bay
The plan for McEuen is nice but where will the boaters on trailers go? I purchase moorage at the Yacht Club and this past spring I went on my way to get my boat in the water. It's a nice sunny day and I headed to Blackwell for the launch.
PRESS: Tragedy towers over tree
UNBELIEVABLE! Saturday night Jan. 8 on the 11 p.m. news I heard a little of the horrific shooting in Tucson, Ariz.
McEUEN: It's just fine now
How many times do the good people of Coeur d'Alene have to say, "LEAVE McEUEN FIELD ALONE!" before the city council hears us?
THANKS: Blessing bests a blizzard
I just want to say "thank you" to the guy in the white truck on Strahorn Road in Hayden Wednesday morning who saw me shoveling the end of the driveway. He dropped the plow, took two sweeps, and cleared the end of the driveway entrance and in front of the mailbox, then he took off without a word.
HART: Proof that crime pays
Doesn't the Bible have something to say about stealing? What about the law? I read in The Press of a young man convicted of petty theft and fined $200 plus one year in jail and two years probation.
GIVING: Can be contagious here
A young Americorps volunteer came in last week looking for funds to pay the rental fee for a hall to host a concert in honor of Martin Luther King with the proceeds going to local food banks. The Human Rights Education Institute does not have funds to grant but I went into my own pocket and sent an e-mail out to many people I know to see if they would match my gift.
Reform? Bring it on
The transition won't be seamless, and it probably won't be painless, either.
Poll: Voters wary of CdA schools levy
If a Press online poll is indicative of actual voter sentiment, officials with Coeur d’Alene School District have some selling to do.
Should voters have final say on McEuen Park's conceptual plan?
Luna plan would improve Idaho education
Opinion by Wayne Hoffman
Thursday, January 13
Legals January 14, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE: The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States, in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 83814, on April 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM, (recognized local time) for the purpose of foreclosing that certain Deed of Trust recorded 09/01/2006 as Instrument Number 2053281000, and executed by RHEA KRAUS, AND JEROME KRAUS, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as Grantor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, to RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., the Current Trustee of record covering the following real property located in Kootenai County, State of Idaho. THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 52 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST, BOISE MERIDIAN, KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO..The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above reference real property, but for purposed of compliance with Idaho Code, Section 60-113, the Trustee has been informed that the street address of 5785 W MALLORY RD, Rathdrum, ID, 83858 is sometimes associated with said real property. Bidders must be prepared to tender the trustee the full amount of the bid at the sale in the form of cash, or cashier's check drawn on a state or federally insured savings institution. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the certain Deed of Trust. The default for which this sale is to be made is: Failure to pay the monthly payment due 06/01/2010 of principal, interest and impounds and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges, with interest currently accruing at 6.625% per annum; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and any supplemental modifications thereto. The principal balance owing as of this date on said obligation is $267,085.59, plus interest, costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligations thereunder and in this sale, together with any unpaid and/or accruing real property taxes, and/or assessments, attorneys' fees, Trustees' fees and costs, and any other amount advanced to protect said security, as authorized in the promissory note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust. Therefore, the Beneficiary elects to sell, or cause said trust property to be sold, to satisfy said obligation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND THAT THE DEBT MAY BE DISPUTED. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4) (a) IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. DATED: 12/07/2010, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Name and Address of the Current Trustee is: RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94, SIMI VALLEY, CA 80028-1821, PHONE: (800) 281-8219. TS # 10-0153713 FEI #:1006.121504 Legal 1626 December 24, 31, 2010 January 7, 14, 2010
The ball is in her court
After helping turn around Timberlake, Cassie Thompson's next adventure will take flight in Portland
SPIRIT LAKE — Four years ago, Cassie Thompson wasn’t sure if playing for Timberlake High School was something that would send her to a Division I college.
Bill to abolish death penalty awaits Illinois governor
CHICAGO (AP) - More than a decade after Illinois put all executions on hold, a bill to abolish the death penalty altogether awaits only the governor's signature.
New rules mean healthier school lunches
WASHINGTON (AP) - Schoolchildren would have to hold the fries - and pick up more whole grains, fruits and vegetables - on the lunch line under proposed new federal standards for school lunches.
For the Birds
Panel approves museum permit modification
SANDPOINT - A proposal to liberalize conditions governing large gatherings at the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center easily won approval from the Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday.
Outdoors briefs for January 13, 2011
Free transceiver course offered
Vandals remain hot in WAC play
MOSCOW (AP) - Deremy Geiger scored 18 points and Jeff Ledbetter scored 17 to lead Idaho to a 72-67 victory over Nevada Wednesday night.
Weather cools steelhead fishing
Fish Tips
With this week's chilly temperatures and snow coming on, steelhead fishing on the rivers to the south, including the Snake, Grand Ronde and the Clearwater, is taking a bit of a break, said Pat Way, co-owner of Northwest Outfitters in Coeur d'Alene.
Tax questions? They've got answers
COEUR d'ALENE - Much like a 1040 form, the class was a little hard to follow.
Cross-eyed opossum latest German 'star'
BERLIN (AP) - Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum, is the latest creature to rocket from Germany's front pages to international recognition, capturing the world's imagination with her bright, black eyes turned toward her pointed pink nose.
Fed survey: U.S. economy ends 2010 on strong note
Rise in business expenses currently not being passed on to customers
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, with all parts of the country showing improvements. Factories produced more, shoppers spent more and companies hired more - pointing to a stronger economy in 2011.
Exploration of a lifetime
Marine Corps League raffles cougar hunt for summer convention
Have you ever seen a mountain lion in the wild?
Bismark Meadows land acquired to aid Selkirk grizzlies
NORDMAN - The Vital Ground Foundation has secured another 327 acres of crucial grizzly bear habitat at Priest Lake Bismark Meadows.
Mutual aid
Whitebark pines are an important part of North Idaho’s ecosystem, but the trees are in trouble
COEUR d'ALENE - The whitebark pine and the Clark's nutcracker have a very special relationship.
Officials propose school reform
Luna, Otter call for sweeping overhaul of education system
COEUR d'ALENE - Nearly every facet of Idaho's kindergarten-to 12th-grade public education system will be affected by a comprehensive reform package proposed Wednesday by Idaho Superintendent of Instruction Tom Luna and Gov. Butch Otter.
Briefs January 13, 2011
Fundraiser to help spay, neuter pets
Turkenburg sparks Cd'A Charter
COEUR d'ALENE - Lexi Turkenburg had 11 points and eight offensive rebounds as the Coeur d'Alene Charter Panthers ran past Mt. St. Michaels 44-14 in a nonleague girls basketball game at Holy Family Catholic School on Wednesday.
Yellowstone elk herd decimated in past year
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An acclaimed elk herd in Yellowstone National Park took a major hit last year, with biologists saying almost one in four of the animals were lost, mainly to predators and hunters.
Shooting suspect fell through mental health cracks
TUCSON, Ariz. - Jared Loughner had never been in major trouble with the law or overtly violent, but his behavior at his community college was so disturbing that campus police gave him and his parents an ultimatum: Get a mental health evaluation or don't come back.
North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force seeks fugitive
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Alicia Ruth Mead.
Stocks shoot higher as worries about Europe ease
NEW YORK - Hopes that banks would start raising their dividends sent financial stocks sharply higher Wednesday. Indexes closed at their highest levels in more than two years after a successful bond auction in Portugal eased worries about Europe's debt crisis.
Bludgeoning suspect pleads not guilty
Grand jury hands down seven-count indictment in Bayview case
COEUR d'ALENE - The suspect in the Bayview hammer bludgeoning from last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday on all seven counts of a grand jury indictment.
Woman sentenced for gun incident
SANDPOINT - A North Idaho woman was ordered Tuesday to serve five days on the Bonner County's sheriff's labor program after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of discharging a firearm within city limits.
Census plies political landscape
Up and up those northern numbers go, and where we'll be drawn nobody knows. Sometime in the coming weeks Idaho will get precinct-level population figures from the 2010 census. When it does, the state redistricting (legally speaking, "reapportionment") commission will begin its challenging 90-day charge.
Embezzlement suspect faces grand theft charge
Former employee worked for Kootenai County for 35 years
COEUR d'ALENE - The Bonner County prosecutor said Wednesday he has filed one count of felony grand theft against Kootenai County's former chief deputy clerk and auditing supervisor Sandy Martinson.
Lucky Lahti
Rathdrum woman claims $190 million lottery prize
Holly Lahti came forward to solve the Mega Millions mystery.
Working to get the word out
Mend appointed to U.S. Commission for Civil Rights advisory committee
COEUR d'ALENE - Marshall Mend has seen North Idaho make great strides with human rights, he says.
Idaho bars insurer
BOISE (AP) - Idaho officials say they have banned a Texas-based health insurance company from doing business in Idaho.
Cards return to home floor tonight vs. Eastern Utah
COEUR d’ALENE — After three games on the road in Scenic West Athletic Conference action, the North Idaho Cardinals men’s and women’s basketball teams will be back on Rolly Williams Court tonight.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 13, 2011
Rich in good girls hoops in 5A IEL
I admit it - we're spoiled in North Idaho.
Ron Stone, 62
Ron Stone joined our Lord on Jan. 11, 2011. He suffered a long illness and he is now healed and happy in the arms of Jesus.
Mary Ann E. Stelljes, 79
Mary Ann Elizabeth Stelljes was born in Coeur d'Alene Feb. 19, 1931, to Elsworth and Sveya Elizabeth Hedberg. She passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, with her family at her side.
Icy roads cancel area schools
Icy road conditions cancelled classes in the Post Falls, Lakeland and Coeur d'Alene school districts today. So, some of you parents, what do you do with your kids under such circumstances while you're at work? How do you handle such a situation because your work must go on? Share your ideas and maybe it'll give other parents some thoughts. This likely means a more crowded Kroc Center today.
Wednesday, January 12
Legals January 13, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: December 13, 2010 File No.: 7104.12205 Sale date and time (local time): April 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM Sale location: in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Property address: 2545 W. Warwick Court Hayden, ID 83835 Successor Trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho Corporation P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586-1900 Deed of Trust information Original grantor: Anthony Diaz and Cristina Diaz, husband and wife Original trustee: North Idaho Title Original beneficiary: Home123 Corporation Recording date: 08/22/2005 Recorder's instrument number: 1974196 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of December 13, 2010: $217,248.44 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive your check. For further information write or call the Successor Trustee at the address or telephone number provided above. Basis of default: failure to make payments when due. Please take notice that the Successor Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for certified funds or equivalent the property described above. The property address is identified to comply with IC 60-113 but is not warranted to be correct. The property's legal description is: Lot 13, Block 3, Broadmoore Estates Third Addition, according to the plat recorded in Book "I" of Plats at Page 471, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The sale is subject to conditions, rules and procedures as described at the sale and which can be reviewed at www.northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale is made without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind. (TS# 7104.12205) 1002.120652-FEI Legal 1624 December 23, 30, 2010 January 6, 13, 2010
DEBATE: Rise above distortions
It seems as though some of our more progressive friends here in North Idaho do not know the difference between fact and opinion. I wrote a letter defending the Tea Party. The responses to that letter were both sad and comical. Some misguided individuals even equated the Tea Party to the Nazi Party. Some believe that the Tea Party members are nothing more than "Walmart Republicans." I had my intelligence questioned along with my honesty. I even had one guy make fun of my name. Now I have pretty thick skin, the personal attacks don't bother me, but I was hoping to start an intelligent dialogue regarding the problems that face this country. The left in this country doesn't seem interested in a conversation. The only truth they seem willing to accept is their own. As if they own the truth.
McEUEN: Make room for archery
The planners of the McEuen Field remodel have overlooked the possibility of giving us an outdoor archery range. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco has a decades old, unsupervised archery range adjacent to the park golf course without incident that is extremely popular with resident archers/bow hunters as a place to practice our sport/recreation.
McEUEN: Launch needed for access
As a local resident and avid boater, I am surprised the city would even consider taking away our valuable Third Street boat launch. Access to the lake is already so limited; the Blackwell Island launch is only accessible when the Spokane River is at usable levels and the Higgins Point launch does not compare in quality, security or accessibility.
JESUS: Keep his story alive
His name is Jesus Christ, born of Mary a teenage girl who is engaged to Joseph a carpenter. Their life is about to change for all eternity. Mary accepted her responsibility to have this most Holy Child conceived by the power of the holy Spirit, sent by God. Mary and Joseph were told by the angel, His name is to be Jesus.
SPENDING: Debt crippling country
This is the latest headline: Pelosi: ‘We Have No Regrets' About Debt Piled Up Over Last Four Years.
ALERT: CEO bonus season approaching
How can we stop outrageous CEO bonuses? Top executives are raking in breathtaking sums of money while they lay off thousands of workers. The more workers that are laid off the bigger the bonus.
LEVY: Perspective leads to support
After 19 years working as a librarian in the Coeur d'Alene School District, I am preparing to retire in June. From an open, centrally located library, my unique perspective has allowed me to observe the amazing things that go on during every school day.
TAXIS: City plan more dangerous
My name is Lisa Ursich. My husband and I have a business downtown. It has come to my attention that there will be a taxi pick-up location at Fourth Street between Sherman and Front Street. There will be no more taxi pick-ups allowed at any of the Coeur d'Alene downtown bars between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
McEUEN: What took so long?
In 1976, my new bride and I lived on 11th Street, near Sander's Beach (another kind of loss for the city) in a small apartment. Like now, it took us both working jobs to make ends meet each month. We were young and hopeful for the future. On the Fourth of July, our country's Bicentennial celebration, we were too poor to celebrate other than walking a few blocks to McEuen Field and sit on a blanket. The warm dusk faded to darkness and we sat on the outfield with hundreds of other families and oohed and ahhed at the annual fireworks display.
Fundraiser planned for Bayview family
A fundraiser has been organized to benefit the family attacked last month in Bayview.
Records January 12, 2010
DIVORCES GRANTED
Study: Spacing babies close may raise autism risk
Healthy Lifestyles
CHICAGO - Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study based on more than a half-million California children.
Briefs January 12, 2011
Public can meet UI-Cd'A candidates
Lewis, T-Wolves sing a happy tune at Post Falls
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Signs warned of impending violence
As victims' families mourn, investigators learn about shooter
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Investigators revealed more disturbing details about the events leading up to the assassination attempt against U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, including a menacing handwritten note in the suspect's home.
New ways of learning
Woodland teacher wins Qwest grant
COEUR d'ALENE - A school teacher in Coeur d'Alene received a big surprise Tuesday.
Northwest Notes Jan. 12, 2011
Fans allowed to skate at Avista Stadium
Pita power
Pita Pit franchise moves up magazine's list; ranked No. 124 overall on top 500 chart
COEUR d'ALENE - For the fifth straight year, Pita Pit Inc., with 187 U.S. franchises, has made Entrepreneur Magazine's "franchise 500 list."
For Chinese New Year, take a break from takeout
It doesn't take too much effort to do better than takeout.
Surging Canucks hold off Isles
Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler scored in a shootout, and the surging Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night at Uniondale, N.Y.
Economic crisis slows down mobility
WASHINGTON - Americans are shunning long-distance moves at record levels as many young adults, struggling without jobs, opt to stay put rather than relocate to other parts of the U.S.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 12, 2011
A long way from a true champion
The biggest difference between Monday night's BCS title game and that of the victory by Eastern Washington to win the FCS national title on Friday was simple.
First step to health
I was sitting down with my husband this weekend and we started talking about all the things we were ready to tackle now that we made it through the holidays. We realized that we had put many things on the back burner for the past several weeks or even the past month. This conversation sparked a thought. Why do so many people put health on the back burner (and not just during the holiday season)?
New identity for Trojans
Hillman helps Post Falls get back on track, beat Lake City
POST FALLS - To get to where they were last season, the defending state 5A champion Post Falls Trojans knew they'd have to have some of their new faces step up to build their identity this season.
Anthony solid amid trade talks
By The Associated Press
Movers and Shakers January 12, 2011
Porky G's Southern Style BBQ to open in new location
Foods for prostate health
As men age they often experience prostate problems, like getting up several times at night to go to the bathroom. Having to get up at night is a burden that can disturb a restful sleep, for both you and your partner. benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is the noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland and is an extremely common condition in older men, effecting almost 50 percent by age 60. The symptoms of BPH are frequent urination, dribbling, incomplete emptying of the bladder, and a weak stream of urine.
Walking in her footsteps
JERUSALEM - Israel is inviting tourists to retrace the footsteps of the Virgin Mary, officials said Tuesday, in the latest campaign to bring Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.
Adrenals: The stress and energy gland
Too little attention is paid today to a couple of small glands called the "Adrenals." The adrenals are responsible for a multitude of critical functions in the body and when they are not working up to par, many systems are impaired. The adrenals are a part of a complex system of hormone-producing glands that control nearly every metabolic function in the body. This system, the endocrine system, is a complex, interdependent, organized system, which has an intricate feedback response to any chemical changes in the body.
Still digging out of the rubble
Haiti: A year after the quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The man's body lay face down, his white dress shirt shining like wax in the sun, as he was unearthed in the ruins of a Port-au-Prince restaurant a year after the earthquake.
Time to answer education questions
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's State of the State address Monday contained thousands of words, the speech lasting 40 full minutes.
We honor veterans
It may surprise many people to learn that one out of every four people who die in the U.S. are Veterans. Our country is seeing many who served in World War II and Korean pass away and the number of deaths of Vietnam Veterans beginning to rise. Veterans facing life-limiting illness have unique needs, some of which may be related to their military service, combat experience or other traumatic event. Because of this, it is crucial that hospice caregivers and providers recognize these needs to accompany and guide Veterans and their families to a more peaceful ending.
Local aid for Haiti continues
Mother, daughter part of team preparing for trip
Kendall Hoerner is headed to Haiti with splashes of color to brighten the spirits of little girls in the earthquake-ravaged country.
Snow, then rain
Storm could bring 5 to 8 inches of snowfall to area
COEUR d'ALENE - The first act will be a lot of snow early. Following that, rain.
Getting started with food and wine
For many of us as we start to enjoy wine it is natural progression to begin experimenting with cooking, while for others the pleasure we derive from preparing great meals evolves into an interest in wine. In either case the focus is on the wine and food enhancing each other. The challenge though is how to get started.
The pain of budget cuts
North Idaho service providers wonder which programs to be affected
COEUR d'ALENE - It is unclear which programs and services will be affected by Gov. Butch Otter's plan to cut $25 million from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's budget.
Winter gardening
Food for Thought
Gurney's, Burpee, Garden Fairy, Park Seed, Pepper Joe, Annie's Annuals, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, The Cook's Garden Plant and Seed and Willamette Valley Hop Farms catalogs will arrive in my mailbox in the next few weeks and my soul feels warm as my body chills. Seeing glossy pictures of summer fruit instantaneously transports my mind to summers past. Memories of a Cherokee Purple heirloom tomato picked from the garden vine, cut lengthwise with my Swiss Army pocket knife and wrapped with three leaves of Thai basil, begin to warm my body. As I continue my daydream, I dreamily pop the taste of summer into my mouth and feel the red and purple juice moisten my beard making the winter snow and bitter cold bearable, knowing my seed catalogs and seed-sowing season are on the way.
County finances on 'solid ground'
Officials describe challenges, strengths at chamber event
Over the past year, Kootenai County has seen an overburdened jail, sliding housing valuations, a beefed up recycling program and tightening budgets.
New cushion hits market by storm
Are you having problems with skin breakdown from prolonged sitting, or lack of sensation? Do you also have difficulty with trunk control or instability?
'A real inspiration' at 100
LeRoy Hensyel celebratesmilestone with cake, music, faith
HAYDEN - The question was one asked of him often Tuesday, only in some variations.
From Texas to Trump Tower ... via Post Falls
I've watched most of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" since the beginning, and in this recent 10th season had found myself cheering for Texan Clint Robertson ... even before I discovered that he'd been transplanted to Post Falls prior to being selected for the show.
The skinny on weight loss: Normal weight obesity
Can you be considered obese if you have a normal body weight? As surprising as that may sound, you can have a normal weight, but actually have so much body fat that you're considered obese ( a high body fat percentage-greater than 20 percent in males and 30 percent in females)- a situation known as normal weight obesity.
FDA helps states get execution drug
The Food and Drug Administration, which has long maintained that it has nothing to do with drugs used in executions, has quietly helped Arizona and California obtain a scarce type of anesthetic so the states could continue putting inmates to death.
Chemical signal in women's tears a turnoff for men
WASHINGTON - If a crying woman's red nose isn't a big enough turnoff to a man, a surprising experiment found another reason: Tears of sadness may temporarily lower his testosterone level.
Playboy agrees to Hefner buyout offer
NEW YORK - The publisher of Playboy magazine has agreed to accept a sweetened buyout offer from a partnership headed by founder Hugh Hefner, allowing the original playboy to fulfill his plans to take the company private.
Michael Forrest Barron, 64
Loving father of two, husband of one, Michael was an adventurous, kind hearted, generous and determined man full of the zest for life. He and his wife reside in Craig, Alaska, and have spent recent winters in Coeur d'Alene, their former hometown, as a base to be with family and travel the world.
Carol Robinson Cozby, 53
Carol Robinson Cozby passed away Jan. 9, 2011, at her home in Tumwater, Wash. She was born May 23, 1957, in Sacramento, Calif.
Lotta loot for Lahti
Boise – It’s the $190 million question in Idaho: Who is the second winner from the second largest jackpot in United States history? A week after announcing that a Mega Millions ticket worth $190 million from the January 4, 2010 draw was sold in Post Falls, Idaho, a winner has claimed her prize. The winner is Idaho resident Holly Lahti (pronounced Lot-ee).
And the other big lottery winner is ...
BOISE — The Idaho Lottery is preparing a check presentation in Boise for the second of two winners of last week's $380 Mega Millions jackpot.
State sets April 18 tax deadline
BOISE — Idahoans have until April 18 this year to file their 2010 individual income tax returns and pay any taxes due, the Idaho State Tax Commission announced today.
Luna's plan an overhaul of K-12
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public schools chief Tom Luna outlined an aggressive plan for education reform, calling for more technology in the classroom and a pay plan for teachers based on merit, not seniority.
Idaho expands plan to compete with private business
By JAY PATRICK
Tuesday, January 11
Legals January 12, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee's Sale No. 02-FHH-101731 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, PIONEER TITLE OF ADA COUNTY DBA PIONEER LENDER TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC, the duly appointed Successor Trustee, will on April 12, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 AM, of said day, FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE KOOTENAI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 324 WEST GARDEN AVENUE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (hereafter referred to collectively as the "Property"), situated in the County of KOOTENAI, State of Idaho, to-wit: LOTS 7 AND THE EAST HALF OF LOT 8, BLOCK 5, KOOTENAI ADDITION TO COEUR D'ALENE, KOOTENAI COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS AT PAGE 8. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above-referenced Property but, for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113 of Idaho Code, the Trustee has been informed that the address of 909 AND 911 WEST DAVIDSON AVENUE , COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814, is sometimes associated with said real property. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by EUGENIO BRADBURY, A SINGLE MAN, as Grantor, to FREDERIC V. SHOEMAKER, as Trustee, for the benefit and security of QUALITY MORTGAGE USA, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, dated 5/5/1995, recorded 5/15/1995, under Instrument No, 1398778, Mortgage records of KOOTENAI County, IDAHO, the beneficial interest in which is presently held by BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORP. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(A), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. The default for which is sale is made is the failure to pay when due under the Deed of Trust Note dated 5/5/1995, THE MONTHLY PAYMENT WHICH BECAME DUE ON 6/1/2010 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT MONTHLY PAYMENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS AND FEES AS SET FORTH. Amount due as of December 5, 2010 Delinquent Payments from June 01, 2010 1 payments at $ 8.27 each $ B.27 6 payments at $ 469.42 each $ 2,816.52 (06-01-10 through 12-06-10) Late Charges: $ 818.94 Beneficiary Advances: $ 94.90 Suspense Credit: $ 0.00 TOTAL: $ 3,738.63 Al! delinquencies are now due, together with unpaid and accruing taxes, assessments, trustee's fees, attorney's fees, costs and advances made to protect the security associated with this foreclosure. The principal balance is $49,954.92, together with interest thereon at 7.650% per annum from 5/1/2010 to 7/1/2010, 7.650% per annum from 7/1/2010 to 10/1/2010, 7.650% per annum from 10/1/2010, until paid. The Beneficiary elects to sell or cause the trust property to be sold to satisfy said obligation. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 12/6/2010. PIONEER TITLE OF ADA COUNTY DBA PIONEER LENDER TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC Trustee Kara Lansberry. Assistant Trustee c/o REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORPORATION 616 1st Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: (206) 340-2550 Sale Information: http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP# 3849271 Legal 1623 12/22/2010, 12/29/2010, 01/05/2011, 01/12/2011
Time to serve
County officials take the oath of office, get right to work
COEUR d'ALENE - Diligence and change is what they promise.
Demolition day
Shoshone News-Press office being torn down after arson incident gutted building
KELLOGG - A building that long served the news and advertising needs of Shoshone County began to fall to the destructive force of demolition equipment Monday morning.
Eight dead in new flood; Australia crisis worsens
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Rescuers raced Tuesday to reach people trapped on roofs after a flash flood hurled a tsunami-like wall of water through Australia's waterlogged east, tossing cars like toys, killing at least eight people and leaving 72 missing.
Uncle Sam wants tattlers
Never have waste and fraud been desirable, but in this political and economic climate tolerance has reached a low point. With public funds the waste really hits the fan. Given the last two years of executive branch emphasis on transparency, the magnifying glass is widening to public demands of accountability.
Former CHS star awaits sentencing
Baseball standout Gosch will learn fate on drug charges
COEUR d'ALENE - Kirk J. Gosch, a former standout baseball player at Coeur d'Alene High School who was twice drafted by a Major League Baseball team, will be sentenced Feb. 3 after being convicted on illegal drug charges.
Arizona shooting suspect being held without bail
PHOENIX (AP) - Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut on his right temple and his hands cuffed, stared vacantly at a packed courtroom Monday and sat down. His attorney, who defended "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him.
Accused cat hoarders arrested in Montana
Couple charged with animal cruelty in Idaho in 2006
SANDPOINT - A former Bonner County couple accused of hoarding cats on their property in Blanchard in 2006 has been arrested in northwestern Montana on charges of felony cruelty to animals.
Post Falls approves levy recommendation
Passage in March would hike taxes $12 per year for average homeowner
POST FALLS - Post Falls voters will consider a supplemental school levy amount of $2.615 million per year for two years when they go to the polls on March 8.
Bears have come long way since loss to Seahawks
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - It's not a stretch to say the Chicago Bears have made some big strides since they last played the Seattle Seahawks.
2-much for the Ducks
Heisman winner Newton leads Auburn over Ducks to national title
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Auburn running back Michael Dyer never heard any whistle, so he just kept running - past the tackler who thought he had him down and deep into Oregon territory.
Teen fights rare disease
Fundraiser to help Mullan girl's family
MULLAN - The first of over 100 seizures gripped the brain and shocked the body of 16-year-old Kayla Marie Dolsan Nov. 30 as she sat in class at Mullan High School.
Bonners Ferry to pay fine
Bonners Ferry has agreed to pay a $12,300 penalty for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its wastewater treatment plant, according to an order from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Task force, schools combine for King program
Gala scheduled for Jan. 17 at Parkside Tower Event Center
COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Rights will join with the Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls school districts and the North Idaho College Human Equality Club to sponsor the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. program at NIC this week.
Class in session: Education spending grabs spotlight
Otter seeks to keep funding intact for 2011
COEUR d'ALENE - The 2011 legislative session kicked off Monday with a recommendation from Gov. Butch Otter to keep funding for the state's kindergarten to 12th-grade schools intact for the next fiscal year.
The Front Row with Jim Litke January 11, 2011
You want ‘mercurial?’ You want Bud Adams
We're barely a week into 2011, but Tennessee's Bud Adams just locked up my vote for NFL Owner of the Year.
Movers and Shakers January 11, 2011
Cd'A Mines names new employees
Budget cuts Medicaid, but not Idaho schools
Otter recommends more than $35M in cuts for 2011
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter called for a leaner, stronger state government Monday while recommending more than $35 million in cuts to state agencies to help balance Idaho's budget next year.
High hopes
Cd'A school trustees choose largest levy option
COEUR d'ALENE - They went for the whole ball of wax.
Petersen staying at Boise State
Coach had been linked to Stanford opening
BOISE (AP) - Chris Petersen said he wants to continue his highly successful run at Boise State.
New lawmen in town
Officers have backgrounds in security, military
COEUR d'ALENE - One had traveled the world, the other was right in our backyard.
Sports Briefs January 11, 2011
Football
Records Jan. 11 2011
CRIME REPORTS
Oregon's speedy offense sputters against Auburn
Ducks can't manage consistent yardage in title game
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Nicknamed the blur offense, Oregon's spread-option ran right into a speed trap named Auburn.
Prep standings January 11, 2011
Through Saturday
MMA action heats up at Sandpoint Stand-off
Medlock scores first round submission over Pepperdine in main event
SANDPOINT - The ring announcer at the Sandpoint Stand-Off, held Saturday night at the Bonner County Fairgrounds, called Mixed Martial Arts "the new generation of baseball."
REPEAL: Sex will be everywhere
Discipline is vital to the efficiency of our armed forces. The military as a whole must have its attention concentrated on fulfilling its mission, which is the armed defense of our nation. And each and every individual member of the military must be willing to sacrifice their own personal interests for the sake of protecting our society. Homosexuality drives a knife directly into the heart of military discipline.
Esther C. Hoyt, 87
Esther C. Hoyt passed away Jan. 8, 2011. She was born Oct. 23, 1923, to Joe Patnaud and Elvina (Hayes) in Belcourt, N.D.
Gary 'Pete' Ladwig, 72
Gary "Pete" Ladwig passed away Jan. 8, 2011, at Kootenai Medical Center after a 17-year courageous battle of Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia.
Philip Dolan, 91
Philip Edwin Dolan, a veteran of World War II and longtime Coeur d'Alene attorney, departed this world on Jan. 11, 2011, nine days before his 92nd birthday. His wife of 63 years, Mary, was at his side when he passed.
Patricia 'Patty' Young, 62
Patricia "Patty" Young crossed over on Dec. 28, 2010. She was born in Joplin, Mo., on Feb. 3, 1948.
Music on tap tonight in CdA
COEUR d’ALENE — Fans of local musician Darin Schaffer can enjoy a whole new sound tonight.
Monday, January 10
Legals January 11, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011, AT THE HOUR OF 11:20 o'clock A.M., local time, of said day, at the front steps of the Kootenai County Courthouse, 501 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814, Jonathon D. Hallin, as Successor Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, together with fixtures, of the following described real property in Kootenai County, Idaho: The West Half of Tract 39 and all of Tract 40, Block 30, POST FALLS IRRIGATED TRACTS, according to the plat recorded in Book "C" of Plats, Page 78, records of Kootenai County, Idaho. EXCEPTING THEREFROM any portion within the road right of way. NOTE: The address of the subject property is described as follows: Vacant Land The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113 Idaho Code. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrance to satisfy the obligations secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust described as follows: A Deed of Trust to secure an indebtedness of $1,144,000.00, and any other amounts as therein provided, payable under the terms, conditions, provisions and stipulations thereof. Dated: October 2, 2006 Grantor: Tullamore Properties LLC, an Idaho limited liability company Trustee: First American Title Company of North Idaho, Inc. Beneficiary: Mountain West Bank Recorded: October 13, 2006 Instrument No.: 2060986000 Loan No.: 8073003983 Said Deed of Trust modified by Instrument Recorded: September 23, 2009 Instrument No.: 2233274000 THE GRANTORS NAMED HEREIN ARE LISTED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506 OF THE IDAHO CODE. No representation is made whether or not they are currently responsible for the obligation listed herein. The default for which this sale is to be made is the Grantors have breached provisions of the Deed of Trust including those paragraphs captioned "Death or Insolvency" and "Adverse Change," each of which constitutes an Event of Default. As a result, the Beneficiary has given notice and accelerated the unpaid balance due on the underlying obligation. As of October 18, 2010, the outstanding principal balance owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust was $1,154,219.32, plus accrued interest and late charges in the amount of $6,008.26. Additional interest accrues at the rate of 5.000000% per annum or $158.11223 per day. Grantors must also pay outstanding taxes, interest, penalties, late charges, service charges, appraisal fees, title policy fees, and any other disbursements, costs, fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Beneficiary and/or Trustee associated with this Notice of Default and/or foreclosure as provided by the Deed of Trust, Promissory Note, or by Idaho law. JONATHON D. HALLIN, Attorney at Law, is successor trustee of said Deed of Trust. DATED: December 7, 2010. ____________________________ JONATHON HALLIN, Trustee 601 E. Front Ave., Suite 502, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 208-667-0517 Legal 1632 December 28, 2010 January 4, 11, 18, 2011
'Wish' grows in North Idaho
Boise-based chapter expands to this area
COEUR d'ALENE - Expect to hear more from the Make-A-Wish Foundation in North Idaho.
Simpson takes top spot on environmental committee
BOISE (AP) - Idaho Republican Mike Simpson is now one of the leading voices in the U.S. House on issues effecting the environment, national forests and public lands.
Seahawks heading to Chicago again
Seattle won on Bears' home field earlier this year
SEATTLE - Pete Carroll never appears calm about anything. He speaks like he's stuck in fast-forward and stalks the sideline with a bundle of youthful energy.
Sports Briefs January 10, 2011
Jonathan Byrd opened the PGA Tour season Sunday by winning the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, in a sudden-death playoff against Robert Garrigus, who missed a 3-foot par putt on the second extra hole.
Ravens make the most of five turnovers by Chiefs
Baltimore to travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ray Lewis knows a championship defense when he sees one. Now the Kansas City Chiefs do, too.
Docs optimistic, but Giffords in for long recovery
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Recovering from a gunshot wound to the head depends on the bullet's path, and while doctors Sunday are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' odds, it can take weeks to months to tell the damage.
The force is with them
Gamers invited to free Star Wars battle Jan. 22
HAYDEN — With two folding tables, four game maps and a fertile imagination, Kirk Knight has created a miniature battlefield.
New law leaves IRS, tax pros scrambling
Filing window pushed out a month or more
SANDPOINT - When Republicans in Congress flexed their muscle for new tax changes and President Obama signed the bill into law in mid-December, the deal appeared to be a classic political fait accompli.
Judge rules against BLM on Idaho grazing permits
BOISE - A federal judge has ruled in favor of an environmental group seeking to reverse the Bureau of Land Management's decision to renew grazing permits in central Idaho's Pahsimeroi River Watershed.
Nevada ties school record with 13th win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Rishard Marshall caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt for another score, and No. 13 Nevada used a strong defensive effort to cap its most successful season ever at college football's highest level by beating Boston College 20-13 in the Fight Hunger Bowl on Sunday night.
The Front Row with Jim Litke January 10, 2011
Win bowl game, but lose respect
More mediocre teams than ever filling out too many bowl games for more than three weeks has turned college football's postseason into a blur for just about everyone but family, friends, alumni and NFL scouts.
Suspect in shooting spree acted alone
TUCSON, Ariz. - Federal prosecutors brought charges Sunday against the gunman accused of attempting to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six people at a political event in Arizona.
A name for himself
Rodgers earns his first playoff win, leading Packers over Eagles NFL playoffs
PHILADELPHIA - Aaron Rodgers simply threw his hands in the air and pumped his fist. No, he doesn't celebrate like Brett Favre.
Coeur d'Alene's new 2011 precipitation and snowfall averages
Weather Gems
At the end of each decade, I recalculate temperature, precipitation and snowfall data for the Coeur d'Alene area dating back to the inception of regular weather observations in 1895.
Dock storage discussed tonight
Company seeking permit for something it already has been doing
After decades of storing docks at a Lake Coeur d'Alene bay without official permission, a Coeur d'Alene marine construction company is asking the state for just that.
Talk is over: 'Let's go play'
Defense won't rest when Tigers, Ducks meet
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Steve Spurrier, the ball coach who knows a little about offense, said the game could wind up 60-55. Kirk Herbstreit, the TV analyst who knows a little about these teams, said defenses must bristle when they keep hearing about scores in the 55-53 range. The bookmakers in Las Vegas, who don't throw out their numbers just for fun, envision something more like 38-35.
Warrants January 10, 2010
Felonies
Rolland W. Biggs, 62
July 28, 1948 - Jan. 6, 2011
William A. 'Bill' Kemper, 62
William A. "Bill" Kemper, 62, of Grapevine, Texas, husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 31, 2010.
Phillis Blanche Donkelaar, 85
Phillis Blanche Donkelaar, 85, of Kellogg, passed away Jan. 7, 2011, at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg. She was born Sept. 8, 1925, in Spokane, Wash. Phillis was the daughter of Larry and Eugenie (Grubault) Tevlin.
Edna M. Seaton, 83
Edna M Seaton, 83, of Coeur d'Alene, died unexpectedly Dec. 24, 2010, at E.R.M.A.C. Hospital, Idaho Falls. She was born Aug. 29, 1927, in Denver, Colo.
Lorraine Maye (nee Nachtwey) Kamps, 90
Passed away Jan. 5, 2011. Lorraine was born April 23, 1920, in Seattle, Wash., to William and Clara Nachtwey along with her twin, Elaine. The family returned to Spokane.
Crystal M. (Christine) Corder, 46
Crystal M. (Christine) Corder, 46, Coeur d'Alene, was called to her eternal home, Jan. 5, 2011.
Martin Peter Suter, 65
Martin Peter Suter, 65, of Post Falls, passed away in Seattle, Wash., at Harborview Medical Center on Jan. 3, 2011. Martin was found unconscious in his home by a friend, on Dec. 29, 2010, and was flown by Medevac to Harborview Medical Center where he never regained consciousness.
Creo Fay Lovins
Creo Fay Lovins passed away on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, in Coeur d'Alene. She was born Creo Fay Hartman on Feb. 21, 1914, in Vestaburg, Mich., to Vern and Cena Hartman. They moved to California in 1924 and settled in the city of El Monte.
PF Senior Center reschedules activities
Post Falls Senior Citizens Center will be relocating many services and meetings temporarily while the center is being renovated due to flood damage. The center is still open from 8-5pm, Monday through Friday. For information call 773-9582.
Sunday, January 9
Legals January 10, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On Thursday, the 7th day of April, 2011, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock a.m. of said day at Alliance Title & Escrow, 1270 Northwood Center Ct., Coeur d'Alene, in the County of Kootenai, State of Idaho, Charles W. Fawcett, as Successor Trustee, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property situated in the County of Kootenai, State of Idaho, and described as follows, to wit: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 3 OF GREENSFERRY LANDING SECOND ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, FILED IN BOOK I OF PLATS AT PAGE(S) 500, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. The Successor Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property, but for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113, Idaho Code, the Successor Trustee has been informed that the street address of 2652 E. Bremington St., Post Falls, Idaho, is sometimes associated with said real property. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by RAMON ALVARADO and BEATRIZ ALVARADO, Husband and Wife, Grantor, to Charles W. Fawcett, Successor Trustee, for the benefit and security of MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, recorded May 2, 2007, as Instrument No. 2097270000, Mortgage records of Kootenai County, Idaho; and assigned to the IDAHO HOUSING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION by Assignment of Deed of Trust recorded on November 13, 2007, as Instrument No. 2131477000, Mortgage records of Kootenai County, Idaho. THE ABOVE GRANTOR IS NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506 (4)(a), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. The default for which this sale is to be made is the failure to pay when due, monthly installment payments under the Deed of Trust Note dated May 1, 2007, in the amount of $1,199.00 each, for the months of May through November, 2010, inclusive; and for each and every month thereafter until date of sale or reimbursement. All delinquent payments are now due, plus accumulated late charges, plus any costs or expenses associated with this foreclosure. The accrued interest is at the rate of 6.15% per annum from April 1, 2010. The principal balance owing as of this date on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust is $172,593.37, plus accrued interest at the rate of 6.15% per annum from April 1, 2010. DATED This 3rd day of December, 2010. CHARLES W. FAWCETT, a Member of the Idaho State Bar, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE Legal 1608 December 20, 27, 2010 January 3, 10, 2010
LAUNCH: Removal unjust to the public
One winter day a decade ago the city proposed closing the ball fields and the boat launch. For those proposing this public land grab, it was a great January idea because the boat people weren't using their Third Street launch and the baseball players certainly weren't thinking about their ball fields.
LEVY: Error misleads voters
I appreciate this week's editorial "Listen first, decide later" and feel we have done a solid job reporting to the public significant budget cuts we have made. Sometimes we're unlucky in getting the word out.
INFLATION: Worse than feds portray
It is beyond me why the government would lie to us about inflation. If this was figured as it should be, you owe us about 4 percent COLA for the last three years, or 12 percent increase. This is all political baloney. I hope us old people don't have to march on Washington, D.C., to get a break on this.
OFFICIALS: Public is watching closely
This is in response to the Jan. 5 letter to the editor: "Embezzle: Audit upgrades needed." This is a call for the people of Kootenai County to wake up and smell the coffee, tea or whatever it is you smell in the morning.
SPENCER: Aiming at wrong target
In response to Mr. Spencer's letter in the Jan. 7 Press. I think some clarification is in order regarding Rep. Eric Anderson's house and development project at Priest Lake. Mr. Spencer states that Mr. Anderson purchased his house a far below market value. However, the reason for this is the house was an older structure sitting on land being subdivided by Mr. Anderson and some partners. This wasn't some kind of "sweetheart" deal for Rep. Anderson. It was essentially a "left over" property acquired after years of hard work on the project.
SPENCER: Part of sordid movement
Larry Spencer, who is fast becoming Rep. Phil Hart's personal political hack, recently submitted his own House complaint against Hart's latest accuser: Rep. Eric Anderson. In it, he alleges that Anderson was guilty of a "conflict of interest" by personally benefiting from legislation dealing with the milfoil eradication program and then, in turn, buying property at depressed prices.
McEUEN: Eastwood, city invest wisely
I attended the McEuen Park meeting at North Idaho College Thursday night. I was very impressed by the professionalism and scope of the plans presented. For an ice-breaking event regarding such a meaningful property, I think that the citizens of Coeur d'Alene are being well served by the steering committee and the team of architects and planners.
Finding alternatives to dairy
You know I love milk - fresh and raw. I love milk so much that I own two dairy cows. But I realize that not everyone drinks (or even can drink) cow's milk. Plus, with the flu season upon us, stuffy noses and sore throats need a break from dairy because it can worsen cold symptoms. There is evidence to indicate that up to half of the children in the United States have an allergic reaction to pasteurized milk. For these kids (and afflicted adults), milk consumption can lead to persistent problems such as chronic coughs and sinus infections, asthma and ear infections. The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, renowned pediatrician, also cautioned against too much cow's milk for children, believing it to cause mucus complications and more discomfort with upper respiratory infections.
Obama sets council's mission: Accelerate growth
Economic policy veterans called on to devise recovery
WASHINGTON - His presidency tied to the fate of the economy, Barack Obama is revamping his economic policy team and signaling cooperation to ascendant Republicans and the business community at a pivotal moment in the nation's recovery and Washington politics.
Top-ranked Trojans tumble at Lewiston
LEWISTON - Matt Kalbfleisch scored 19 points to lead the Lewiston Bengals past the top-ranked Post Falls Trojans 75-72 in a 5A Inland Empire League game Saturday at Booth Hall.
Post Falls to lottery winner: Please show yourself
Officials refuse to announce business which sold ticket
POST FALLS - Tammy Deaton has a message for Idaho's unknown $190 million lottery winner: Have mercy.
Ost, Wilson 2nd as Trojans 4th at Rollie Lane
NAMPA — James Ost (135 pounds) and Austin Wilson (145) finished second Saturday as the Post Falls Trojans finished fourth at the Rollie Lane Invitational at the Idaho Center.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 9, 2011
The 'student' part of student-athlete
It's easy for us on the outside to wonder why a college athlete would sell something of his to bring in a little spending money, like the five Ohio State football players who got in trouble for selling memorabilia.
Northwest Notes Jan. 9, 2011
Parson to speak at NIC luncheon
30-year fixed mortgage rate dips to 4.77 percent
NEW YORK - Rates on fixed mortgages dipped this week after rising steadily over the last two months.
Vandals push back Spartans, extend winning streak to 3
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Deremy Geiger scored 17 points, helping Idaho extend its winning streak to three games with a 73-64 victory over San Jose State on Saturday night.
Chiefs rattle off sixth straight win
SPOKANE - Brady Brassart broke a 2-all tie midway through the third period, and the Spokane Chiefs went on to beat the Everett Silvertips 4-2 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night before 6,635 at Spokane Arena.
Finding free TV online
Ask The PropellerHeads
Dear Propeller Heads: I've heard there's a bunch of free television available on the Internet. Can I watch my favorite shows on my computer and cancel my cable?
Cougars shake sluggish start, rally past Ducks
PULLMAN (AP) - Klay Thompson had 16 points and Reggie Moore 15 as Washington State defeated Oregon 77-63 Saturday night.
Beetle Bailey goes from funny pages to the runway
PHILADELPHIA - Don't tell Sgt. Snorkel, but perennially put-upon private Beetle Bailey's Army green fatigues are influencing a new collection of limited-edition designer duds.
Tall tree tale
Ferndale, Calif., claims it, not Coeur d’Alene, boasts the tallest living Christmas tree
COEUR d'ALENE - In the blue corner is Ferndale, a preserved Victorian village on the northern coast of California coming in with a population of 1,382 people.
Loss of deduction will be blow to housing
As Congress looks for ways to trim the deficit they are sure to look again at eliminating the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID). This deduction has been an incentive for homeownership for more than 80 years. Many homebuyers rely on this deduction to make housing affordable.
Rapid rise for Chizik, Kelly leads to BCS title game
Relatively unknowns on cusp of joining elite compnay
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Gene Chizik won five games in two seasons at Iowa State before becoming Auburn's head coach in 2009.
Folk's FG lifts Jets past Colts
Rex's 'D' does just enough to hold off Manning's offense
INDIANAPOLIS - Nothing personal, Peyton. Rex Ryan and the New York Jets finally got the made-for-TV ending they wanted - they beat you.
Define realistic goals for unreal results
So this is the year you're going to break away from the pack and set reasonable, achievable goals. And then, you're going to get through your whole list so you can reach even higher in 2012.
Santa Monica Pier amusement park sold for $34M
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - The Ferris wheel and other amusements on the Santa Monica Pier have been sold.
Records January 8, 2010
DIVORCES GRANTED
Lynch-pinned
Electrifying run caps Seahawks' upset NFC wild card • Seattle 41, New Orleans 36
SEATTLE - In a scene straight out of college, Pete Carroll stood in the middle of a pile on the midfield logo, jumping up and down with his players celebrating in unison.
'Just an amazing gift'
Man builds bike free of charge for girl, 13, with orthopedic issues
POST FALLS - With a smile and a flourish, Gary Dagastine pulled off the white sheet that covered Kate Danner's new bike.
Budget will rule 2011 session
BOISE - The struggle to craft Idaho's budget amid a drastic tax revenue shortfall will yet again set the 2011 Legislature's tone.
Planning a trip to the backcountry in winter
The solitude, quiet and frozen cold of a winter landscape are great reasons to head outdoors in January and February. You can snowshoe, ski, trek or go sledding. Sleep overnight in a tent, lean-to, yurt or cabin. Tree branches may snap, and lake ice may groan as it freezes and buckles. Or maybe the only sound you'll hear is the gentle shoosh, shoosh, shoosh of your snowshoes in powder.
Schools brace for funding challenges
Shrinking budgets top the list of challenges in 2011 for area school districts , but there's plenty of other tasks on the "to do" list.
Hopper art collection up for auction in NYC
Actor/director died of prostate cancer in May
NEW YORK - Dennis Hopper shot two bullet holes through an Andy Warhol portrait of Mao Zedong, but instead of getting mad, Warhol called the "Easy Rider" star a collaborator.
Griffitts helps NIC women knock off Southern Idaho
TWIN FALLS - Sophomore Kama Griffitts scored a game-high 27 points as the 25th-ranked North Idaho Cardinals downed the 18th- ranked Southern Idaho Golden Eagles 83-76 in a Scenic West Conference game on Saturday.
Goal for 2011 a 4-letter word
With Idaho's newest congressman recently sworn in and the Idaho Legislature starting work tomorrow, we wish to share with them and those at all other levels of government the most powerful four-letter word of 2011.
In the face of foreclosure
Woman struggles to keep home, get answers from bank
Facing foreclosure on her home of six years is stressful enough, Susanne Reimann says.
Defense drives Zags past Portland in WCC opener
SPOKANE - Gonzaga's offense built an 18-point halftime lead, but the Bulldogs needed to rely on their defense in the second half to hold off a late Portland comeback Saturday night.
The good is the enemy of the best
The Linotype
No one knows for certain who said, "The good is the enemy of the best," but the line is usually attributed to Voltaire who, along with Ben Franklin, Shakespeare and the Bible, seems to be the source of most great lines. It has been quoted and paraphrased many times but I first encountered it when a friend, a retired veterinarian, sent me on a wild quotation chase. It was like directing a person to Washington only to find out the actual destination should have been Idaho. "Oops, sorry," would have sufficed except he was laughing too hard to apologize. I have been trying unsuccessfully ever since then to get even. Veterinarians are tough nuts to crack.
Jackson helps CSI men hand NIC third straight SWAC loss
TWIN FALLS - Pierre Jackson had 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists as 14th-ranked Southern Idaho defeated 11th-ranked North Idaho College 99-83 in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game on Saturday.
Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, at least 6 killed
9-year-old child among the dead
TUCSON, Ariz. - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and five others in a rampage that rattled the country and left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge.
Community Thanks January 9, 2010
VOLUNTEERS: Helped make evening occur
Saturday, January 8
U.S. says too much fluoride causing splotchy teeth
ATLANTA - In a remarkable turnabout, federal health officials say many Americans are getting too much fluoride, and it's causing splotches on children's teeth and perhaps other, more serious problems.
'I've got to do something'
Rathdrum woman loses 147 pounds by walking, changing diet
COEUR d'ALENE - In spring of 2009, Wanda Brust quit smoking.
Zags freshman Hyland to transfer
SPOKANE - Gonzaga men's basketball freshman guard Keegan Hyland has returned to his home in Portland, Maine, to pursue future basketball endeavors, Bulldogs coach Mark Few said.
Coeur d'Alene girls, Lake City boys hook wins
Rosenthal, Orlandi shine for Viking girls; Wheelock sparks T-Wolf boys
COEUR d'ALENE - Staring at a possible 1-3 start to 5A Inland Empire League play, the Coeur d'Alene High girls basketball team hit just enough shots and watched a last-second one by Lake City bounce off the rim Friday night.
Senior Center relocates services
Building being repaired for water damage
POST FALLS - The Post Falls Senior Center will be relocating many services and meetings temporarily while the center is being renovated due to flood damage from the pipe that broke on Wednesday.
Milestone Announcements for January 8, 2011
ANNIVERSARY
Home schoolers invited to participate in spelling bee
Winner receives all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., event
Home school students from across North Idaho are invited to participate in the eighth annual North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee, to be held at North Idaho College March 19.
Currie says goodbye
Commissioner, county staff reflect on 8 years in office
COEUR d'ALENE - Rick Currie swept through the crowd with vigor, swapping anecdotes and doling out handshakes to Kootenai County staff, his comments full of thanks and jobs well done.
Buchmann's play off bench ignites Lakeland
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Martin plays on bluegrass album
LOS ANGELES - Steve Martin is back behind the banjo.
Will autism fraud be a vaccine booster?
ATLANTA - This week more shame was heaped upon the discredited British researcher whose work gave rise to the childhood-vaccines-cause-autism movement, as a prominent medical journal published a report that the man had faked his data.
Hart fight is one for freedom
It's time the record be set straight regarding the Phil Hart controversy. Judging from the litany and content of criticisms leveled at Hart, it's apparent that his detractors (aka sore losers at the ballot box last May and November) have orchestrated a "shakedown" designed to end his political career. That would be a shame, as he is one of the most courageous, knowledgeable, and self-sacrificing people I've ever met.
Conspiracy theorists spooked by birds
Showers of dead blackbirds lead to wild theories
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The moon turns blood red. The earth shakes. Soldiers die in wars. And the world keeps spinning, even though these events fit neatly into apocalyptic predictions.
Concert to benefit food banks
COEUR d'ALENE - A concert will benefit area food banks and nonprofits on Friday at Candlelight Christian Fellowship, 5725 N. Pioneer Dr., from 6-8 p.m. in Coeur d'Alene.
Romania's witches curse new income tax
MOGOSOIA, Romania - Everyone curses the tax man, but Romanian witches angry about having to pay up for the first time are planning to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on the president and government.
Warming up their needles
Knit Wits prepares for next Christmas fundraiser
"See that big bag over there? It's a big bag of slippers," declared Cathi Picard, pointing across the room. "My husband and I just drove from Phoenix to L.A. and back again, and I knitted 22 pairs of slippers while he did all the driving."
Charles Maines was a man who liked to talk
When I landed my first journalism job back in 1988, it was in a place I knew little about named Priest River. I knew no one, other than my good friend Mike McLean, already a reporter at the Priest River Times.
British government warns aviation industry of threat
LONDON (AP) - British transport authorities have warned aviation officials that al-Qaida is considering an attack against a U.K. airport or other airline industry target in a threat described as credible, the BBC reported Friday.
A symbolic step to repeal health law
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans cleared a hurdle Friday in their first attempt to scrap President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul, yet it was little more than a symbolic swipe at the law.
Northwest Notes Jan. 8, 2011
NIC men, women prepared for rivals tonight
Saints' road trip could be first of many
SEATTLE - A year ago, the New Orleans Saints rode the raucous enthusiasm of the Superdome through the NFC playoffs to the first Super Bowl title in franchise history.
Slow growth in jobs shows challenge ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy is steadily adding jobs, but still just barely enough to keep up with the growth of the work force. The weakness underscores the nation's struggle to get back to something resembling normal employment.
Reid helps Chiefs blank Hurricanes
SPOKANE - Dominik Uher, Blake Gal and Kenton Miller each had a goal and assist as the Spokane Chiefs defeated the Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-0 in front of 5,423 in Western Hockey League action at the Spokane Arena on Friday night.
Decision on new hate trial delayed
Attorneys for Tankovich brothers claim juror misconduct
COEUR d'ALENE - First District Court Judge John Luster signaled Friday he planned to delay sentencing of two Coeur d'Alene brothers found guilty by a jury of a hate crime while he wrestles with possibly granting them another trial.
Lakeland's Tesulov enjoys cars, scouting
Student Profile
RATHDRUM - When Aron Tesulov was given his grandma's 1974 Nova, he went to work.
Idaho Tax Commission chairman resigns
Resignation comes 1 day after official says investigation into conduct likely
BOISE - Idaho Tax Commission Chairman Royce Chigbrow resigned Friday after agency employees said he intervened in cases involving his son's accounting firm as well as on behalf of a friend and political supporter.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 8, 2011
End of an era coming for No. 8?
Regardless of what happens later today in Seattle, fans could be witnessing the end of an era at the quarterback position.
Tyson shares love of pigeons in new show
PASADENA, Calif. - As a kid growing up in a bad Brooklyn neighborhood, Mike Tyson was fascinated by the pigeons that flocked around his apartment building.
Otter delivers inaugural address
Governor takes oath to start his second term
BOISE - The budget belt-tightening and government downsizing that defined Gov. Butch Otter's first term will become standard operating practices in his second term, he said Friday.
Levy amounts to be finalized
Proposals for March votes would mean tax hikes in Cd'A, Post Falls
POST FALLS - A buck a month.
Friday, January 7
Legals January 8, 2011
BARRY McHUGH Prosecuting Attorney MARTY RAAP Deputy Prosecuting Attorney 501 N. Government Way/Box 9000 Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-9000 Telephone: (208) 446-1800 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI Case No CV-10- SUMMONS BARRY McHUGH, Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Kootenai State of Idaho, Plaintiff, vs. ONE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, VIN 2G1WH52K139434056, AND IT'S EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES, Defendant. TO: AUGUSTINE JACKSON 2765 S. SILVER BEACH DRIVE COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814 THE STATE OF IDAHO SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaint has been filed against ONE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, VIN 2G1WH52K139434056, AND IT'S EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES, in the District Court of the First Judicial District of the State of Idaho, in and for the County of Kootenai, by the State of Idaho, the cause of action being for a judgment of forfeiture of the defendant vehicle, pursuant to the provisions of I.C. \u00DF37-2744(a)(4) and \u00DF37-2744(a)(6); and you are hereby directed to appear and file an Answer to the fact of the use of said vehicle, and set forth the nature and existence of any right, title or interest that you may claim in said vehicle within twenty (20) days of service of this summons; AND YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that unless you so appear and plead to said Complaint within the time herein specified, the State of Idaho, will take judgment against ONE 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA, VIN 2G1WH52K139434056, AND IT'S EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES, as prayed in the Complaint. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE DISTRICT COURT on this ______day of _____________, 2010. DANIEL ENGLISH Clerk of the District Court By_________________________ Deputy Clerk Legal 1612 December 18, 25, 2010 January 1, 8, 2011
On taxes: We live in different worlds
Special to The PressUpon receiving my 2010 commercial property tax bill, I was in shock. Between the City and County tax levies, my commercial property tax bill increased by over 30 percent for FY2010-2011.
Frozen Fun
Winter Carnival adds new events; Skijoring, family day round out activities
SANDPOINT - This year's Sandpoint Winter Carnival will look altogether different from cold-season celebrations of the past. The small but stalwart committee behind the event has added yet another major crowd-pleaser to the six-day carnival, scheduled for Jan. 12-17, while at the same time considering an eventual return to some of the folksy roots that made the outdoor spectacle a family favorite.
WSU scores first Pac-10 victory
PULLMAN - Klay Thompson scored 29 points to lead Washington State to an 84-70 victory against Oregon State on Thursday night.
Movers and Shakers January 7, 2011
Command Center announces revenue
Animal heads found on porch
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Police in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls say they are trying to find out who has been placing the severed heads of animals on a resident's porch.
Talent show benefits students
RATHDRUM - Riverbend Academy health students will host the "Kootenai's Got Talent" fundraiser on Friday, Jan. 14, from 6-9 p.m. at the Lakeland High commons.
Worker faces theft charge
SANDPOINT - A former employee of the defunct University of Idaho Research & Extension office is accused of embezzling at least $20,000 by making unauthorized charges.
NIC women romp; CSI up next
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Kiki Edwards-Teasley scored 18 points to lead the 25th-ranked North Idaho Cardinals past the Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes 85-34 to conclude the nonconference portion of their women's basketball schedule.
Man pleads not guilty to theft by extortion
Kidnapping charge was dropped earlier this year
COEUR d'ALENE - A 28-year-old Spokane man on Thursday pleaded not guilty to a charge of grand theft by extortion in 1st District Court.
Royal wedding update: Archbishop in key role
Parade route to move through the heart of London
LONDON - The bride will arrive by car and leave in a carriage, as befits a newly minted princess.
LCHS Theatre Arts fundraiser is Jan. 15
'Minute to Win it' features 60-second competitions
COEUR d'ALENE - Take a "Minute-to-Win-It" and you have the basis of Troupe de Wolfe Productions fundraiser set for 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Lake City High School Auditorium.
Romney to appear on 'The View'
BOSTON - The women of "The View" are getting a double dose of Massachusetts Republicans next month.
Five 1s add up to great music
Schaffer to offer solo work, new band at AHA! Creative
COEUR d'ALENE - Fans of local musician Darin Schaffer can enjoy a couple hundred aha! moments on Tuesday while experiencing the unveiling of a whole new sound.
Authorities seeking fugitive
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of William Schoolfield Scheutzow.
One Mega Millions winner comes forward
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - No, Carolyn, it's not a heart attack. It's a fortune.
Come sing with Sweet Adelines
Voice training and music education part of the benefits of Coeur d'Alene Chorus
McEuen Field plan unveiled
About 550 attend hourlong presentation
COEUR d'ALENE - Ronnie Semko loves most everything about it.
Step up for Senior Center
Nobody deserves help more than those dedicated to helping others.
Treasure seeker
Book tells tantalizing tales of Idaho's 'Lost Mines and Treasures'
COEUR d'ALENE - The book, as Jerry Moss explains, was given to him 44 years ago, in 1967, a gift from his grandfather.
Bodyguard: Jackson doc said to put vials in bag
Scenario laid out in court during Murray's trial
LOS ANGELES - As Michael Jackson's lifeless body lay on a bed in his palatial mansion, a bodyguard obeyed a frantic doctor's instructions to bag up medicine bottles and intravenous bags and shield the Jackson children from seeing their father - all before being told to call 911, court testimony revealed Wednesday.
McCartney lobbies for vegetarian day
NEW DELHI - Outspoken vegetarian Paul McCartney is urging India to declare a national Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and compassion toward animals.
Local contest combined with statewide PSA competition
Teen Film Festival offers short film, public service announcement categories
Teen videographers have the opportunity to win up to $350 for their entries in Teen Film Festival 2011, with contests sponsored by North Idaho libraries and the Idaho Commission for Libraries.
Records January 7, 2011
DIVORCES FILED
The best movies of 2010
Years from now, esteemed film scholars will decide the true great films from 2010. Until then, critics' awards and Top 10 lists only give us an impulsive view of cinema in the past year.
EWU drops 13th straight on road
SEATTLE - Alex Jones tied his season high with 21 points, and Seattle kept Eastern Washington off the scoreboard for the final 4:07 Thursday night, winning the nonconference game 60-51.
Hasselbeck to start vs. Saints
RENTON, Wash. - By this point, the pleading with coaches was done. Matt Hasselbeck knew he wasn't going to start what could potentially be the last game he ever played for the Seattle Seahawks.
Bunker Hill owner Bob Hopper dies
KELLOGG - The mining community of the Silver Valley is in mourning this week as a mining icon, working man and friend passed away Tuesday.
Post Falls fire deemed suspicious
POST FALLS - A suspicious fire inside an outbuilding on the north side of Post Falls on Thursday prompted the need for outside agencies to be called upon to investigate.
Vandals run late
Idaho's Western Athletic Conference men's basketball game vs. Hawaii in Honolulu was still in progress as the Press went to press.
Strong holiday for retail sales
Sales from beginning of season offset late December slump
NEW YORK - The holiday shopping season was the best since 2006, as a strong November more than offset spending that tapered off in late December.
Officials seek transit answers
Citylink to be approached about non-medical routes
POST FALLS - Local transportation officials on Thursday demanded to learn more about the demise of a transit service that provided urban and rural routes in Kootenai, Bonner and Shoshone counties.
Stocks lower after unemployment claims rise
NEW YORK - Stocks slipped Thursday after the government reported an increase in applications for unemployment benefits last week.
Transfer QBs lead Delaware, EWU into FCS title game
FRISCO, Texas - A few years ago, Pat Devlin and Bo Levi Mitchell went to college dreaming of leading teams to a BCS bowl, hoping the computers might even land them in the national championship game.
THE FRONT ROW with Derek Garcia Jan. 7, 2011
Panic dates along the way to the big day
In the months leading up to the ninth running of Ironman Coeur d'Alene on June 26, 2011, Derek Garcia will be writing a monthly column keeping the community updated on his journey as well as what the hundreds of athletes from the Inland Northwest are doing in preparation for the race.
NIC receives $552,000 Albertson grant
College will use award to expand basic education program
COEUR d'ALENE - Potential college students in North Idaho who lack the basic skills or high school degree needed to attain their higher education goals are getting some help from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation.
Ralph Kirk, 79
Ralph Kirk, 79, of Spirit Lake, passed away Dec. 29, 2010. He was born Jan. 21, 1931, to Roy and Cora (Ford) Kirk in Oklahoma.
Harry Malmquist, 81
Carl Harry Malmquist, 81, of Post Falls, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Jan. 4, 2011. He was born March 8, 1929, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Art and Margaret (Andersen) Malmquist.
Mary Elliott, 82
Mary Theresa Elliott, 82, of Post Falls, left this life on angels' wings on Dec. 29, 2010. Mary was born to Bruno Antonio Pangallo and Rose Elizabeth (Paris) Pangallo on July 10, 1928, in Granite.
Opinion: 10 ideas for freedom in 2011
By WAYNE HOFFMAN
FEDS: Accounting, accountability lacking
Exposure of the mostly unrecognized and carefully guarded existence of a financial accounting and accountability system which is murky, muddy and corrupt, resulting in the current devastating effects, was the intent of a recent letter to The Press. A call for proof of financial misdeeds seems out of place and nugatory. But here are the facts:
MICA'S LEGACY: Known for his outstretched hand
I am one of the many people in our community who has been fortunate enough to be touched by the words of kindness, words of hope and the generosity of Milic' Milojevic's outstretched hand (known by many as Mica').
HART: Why is he still in office?
I am perplexed and hope that some of you might be able to help me understand what is going on. I know we are a values-oriented community. We hold some principles, or moral values, in high regard and try to live them to the best of our ability. Thousands attend the many churches that dot our landscape. I suspect that most of us can recite the Ten Commandments.
HART: Source clarifies story
I would like to correct the recent article about the ethics charges I filed against Rep. Eric Anderson. I should point out that the news story was initially written by Betsy Russell of the Spokesman-Review and then picked up by The Associated Press. I refused to talk to Betsy because of her notorious ability to distort facts. She wrote the story without actually having a copy of the ethics complaint to refer to because nobody would giver her one, so perhaps I should cut her some slack for getting it so wrong.
CRASH: Witness urgently needed
I'm looking for possible witnesses to the collision my wife was in Monday night. Someone driving a green pickup truck rear ended my wife's Toyota Corolla at 6:30 Monday night on the corner of Atlas and La Rochelle. Our car was totaled and the driver responsible sped away before she could properly identify the vehicle.
TWINS: Deserve law and order
Thank you for your article Tuesday "Offer on the table" by Dave Cole. These two child extreme abusers do not merit any kind of plea deal. Is the prosecutor's office either too busy or they feel they are too incompetent to try this open and shut case in court and get justice for these two little girls? Or, is this a money issue - the cost of trying two separate cases? Why is the prosecutors office playing the cut and run game here? Where is Jack McCoy when you need him?
McEUEN: Better to invest in NIC
Our "Freedom Tree" turned into a fountain? Who ARE these people?
McEUEN: Keep Legion spark alive
"Sparky always remembered his roots - especially American Legion Baseball, which was special to him."
Louis Russell Fairfield Jr., 75
Nov. 18, 1935 - Jan. 4, 2011
Lee Elmer Carney, 98
It is rumored that, when Lee Carney was born, he arrived with "to do" lists in his little hands... not only for himself, but for those around him. He arrived with a penchant for occupying oneself with worthwhile projects; and it identified him throughout his life.
Lydia M. Kadoun, 99
Born in North Dakota in 1911, Lydia married Guy Kadoun and had two daughters. Her family traveled around the United States following construction, ultimately settling in the Bay Area of California.
Ronnie G. Billington, 69
May 27, 1941 - Jan. 5, 2011
Mellissa E. Prosser-Loomis
April 1924 - December 2010
Sandra L. Pearson Blessing, 65
Sept. 24, 1945 - Jan. 2, 2011
Jody Ann Dodd-Frank, 47
Has left to be with her heavenly father on Jan. 3, 2011. She was born June 3, 1963, in Redlands, Calif. She is the daughter of Richard and Marie Dodd from Anderson, Calif.
Poll: Jobs are Job One
Readers of the Press online are emphatic about legislative priorities. The poll asked, "Which of the following three issues is most urgent for Idaho and the nation to address?"
Thursday, January 6
Legals January 7, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: December 8, 2010 File No.: 7037.72475 Sale date and time (local time): April 8, 2011 at 10:00 AM Sale location: in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Property address: 1908 E Willow Road fka 1908 E Willow Avenue Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814 Successor Trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho Corporation P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586-1900 Deed of Trust information Original grantor: Clifford S. Christensen and Cheris D. Christensen, husband and wife Original trustee: Pioneer Title Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Alpine Mortgage Services, Inc. Recording date: 06/29/2007 Recorder's instrument number: 2108195000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of December 8, 2010: $182,038.31 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive your check. For further information write or call the Successor Trustee at the address or telephone number provided above. Basis of default: failure to make payments when due. Please take notice that the Successor Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for certified funds or equivalent the property described above. The property address is identified to comply with IC 60-113 but is not warranted to be correct. The property's legal description is: Lot 2, Block 2, Willow Subdivision, according to the plat recorded in Book "F" of Plats at Page 5, records of Kootenai County, State of Idaho. The sale is subject to conditions, rules and procedures as described at the sale and which can be reviewed at www.northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale is made without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind. (TS# 7037.72475) 1002.179053-FEI Legal 1598 December 17, 24, 31, 2010 January 7, 2011
Teen kills vice principal in Nebraska high school
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The son of a police detective opened fire at a Nebraska high school Wednesday, fatally wounding the assistant principal and forcing panicked students to take cover in the kitchen of the building just as they returned from holiday break.
The Front Row with MARK NELKE Jan. 6, 2011
All about fish, Seahawks and Huskies
So now that we are six days into 2011 and we’re down to, what, only 15 more bowl games left, it’s time for 5A Inland Empire League boys basketball play to start heating up.
Lucky Friday mine to dig deeper
MULLAN - Hecla Mining Company has been working diligently on its No. 4 Shaft Project at the Lucky Friday mine for one year, and just recently announced that the decision has been made to bottom out the new shaft at 8,800 feet.
New storms soak flood-weary Australia
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - New thunderstorms brought more pounding rains to a waterlogged coastal community in northeastern Australia on Thursday, as the mayor of one city said it could take a year to fully recover from the worst flooding in decades.
To your good health
COEUR d'ALENE - Gene Valenzuela was cruising.
Fernan's fine fishing
Small lake’s winter freeze continues to attract ice anglers for beauty, peace, and a beer, too
FERNAN LAKE - Before Tom Colnaric heads to Fernan Lake for a day of ice fishing, he goes over a checklist in his head.
Ask Fish and Game: Ice fishing rules
Q. If I can have five poles for ice fishing, does a two-pole permit mean I can have 10?
Surgery to sideline Chadderdon
Julie Chadderdon to fill in for her mom
COEUR d'ALENE - District 4 Rep. Marge Chadderdon will be absent when the Idaho Legislature convenes on Jan. 10 in Boise, but her seat will not be empty.
Mega Millions mystery
Post Falls stakes claim on lottery map, but winner hasn't come forward
POST FALLS - National lottery fever is forever engraved on the banks of Idaho's River City.
Archdiocese seeks bankruptcy protection
MILWAUKEE - The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Tuesday it would file for bankruptcy protection because pending sexual-abuse lawsuits could leave it with debts it couldn't afford. A lawyer who filed many of those lawsuits, however, said he thought the archdiocese was using bankruptcy as a delay tactic to avoid opening its records to public scrutiny.
Payroll report lifts hopes for more jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Companies added nearly 300,000 jobs in December, according to an unofficial count by a private payroll firm - more than in any month in the past decade. The news raised hopes that the government's official report Friday on last month's job creation could be a blockbuster.
Blyleven and Alomar elected to Hall of Fame
Former Mariners DH Edgar Martinez falls well short
NEW YORK - After a narrow miss last year, Bert Blyleven told voters they finally got it right by sending him into the Hall of Fame along with Roberto Alomar.
Athol man gets 19 years for crime spree
COEUR d'ALENE - A 38-year-old Athol man will spend up to 19 years in prison for six felonies committed in Kootenai County, including attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.
McEuen public preview tonight
Second meeting scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27
COEUR d'ALENE - It's the first of at least two, so come grab a peek.
Service firms grow at fastest pace since 2006
WASHINGTON - Strong consumer demand pushed a key measure of the economy's service sector to its highest level in more than four years, the latest evidence that the economy is gaining strength and job growth could pick up in the new year.
Michigan fires Rodriguez after three seasons
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan hired Rich Rodriguez to take college football's winningest program to another level.
Wanted: Your blood
In winter all things are scarcer. For hospitals that includes blood; coupling frigid temperatures with distractions of holiday activities and travel, people donate far fewer pints of blood this time of year. That's why January is National Blood Donor Month.
Clark Fork grinds past Lakeside
CLARK FORK — Brocklynn Thornton had 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Clark Fork Wampus Cats defeated the Lakeside Knights 39-34 in a North Star League game on Wednesday night.
Buoys added to deadly border canal
CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) - A government agency on the front lines of the immigration debate has begun installing lifesaving buoys in a fast-moving canal along the U.S.-Mexico border where migrants drown each year as they sneak into the country illegally.
Tennessee routs No. 21 Memphis
Tobias Harris scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Tennessee (10-4) got its third win over a ranked opponent this season with a 104-84 rout of No. 21 Memphis (11-3) on Wednesday night at Knoxville, Tenn.
Barbs traded over FOX blackout
KAYU-TV owners and DirecTV clash while seeking new contract
COEUR d'ALENE - Programming carrier DirecTV and Northwest Broadcasting Inc., which owns and operates FOX affiliate KAYU-TV, have decided they're not going to disagree quietly while they negotiate a possible new contract.
Annual Lookout Pass free ski school begins Saturday
Program begins its 71st year of instructing area youths how to ski
LOOKOUT PASS - Around 400 youngsters from North Idaho and western Montana will slice or, more likely, crash their way down the slopes of Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area this Saturday, Jan. 8.
Prep basketball media poll
First-place votes in parentheses
GOP takes charge in House
By SETH BORENSTEIN/AP science writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Claiming power beneath the Capitol dome,Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives Wednes-day as the 112th Congress convened in an era of economic uncertainty. Dozens of tea party-backed lawmakers took office in both houses, eager to cut spending and reduce government's reach.
Local Briefs January 6, 2011
Dump Hunger drive is on
Water damage closes senior center
Post Falls facility expected to be closed 2 to 4 weeks
POST FALLS - A busted pipe has iced the Post Falls Senior Center for two to four weeks.
Movers and Shakers January 6, 2011
Numerica transfers Wilkinson to Cd'A
Area lakes safe for ice fishing
Fish Tips
The lakes are prime for ice fishing, said Dale Odenbaugh with Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service.
Rathdrum to host Relay for Life
Other cancer fundraiser switches to county fairgrounds
RATHDRUM - Rathdrum will have a Relay for Life to call its own.
Frohlich steps down as NIC volleyball coach
COEUR d’ALENE — In her first year as volleyball coach at North Idaho College, Colleen Frohlich led the Cardinals on a run like they never experienced before.
NICE service could be restored
SANPOINT - Residents rendered immobile by NICE's rural demise should be back on the road by the end of the month if all goes according to transportation officials' plans.
New Denny's to open
Restaurant expected to employ around 60
A Denny's will be taking the spot currently occupied by Thad's Restaurant inside the Flying J Travel Plaza in Post Falls, just off the Pleasant View Road exit of Interstate 90.
Scientist haunted by misuse of his work
WASHINGTON - David Nichols studies the way psychedelic drugs act in the brains of rats. But he's haunted by how humans hijack his work to make street drugs, sometimes causing overdose deaths.
Legals January 6, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: December 3, 2010 File No.: 7037.72254 Sale date and time (local time): April 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM Sale location: in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Property address: 6672 West Basswood Drive Rathdrum, ID 83858 Successor Trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho Corporation P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586-1900 Deed of Trust information Original grantor: Frank J. Thomas, a married man joined by his wife Original trustee: Alliance Title & Escrow Original beneficiary: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Recording date: 08/12/2008 Recorder's instrument number: 2173446000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of December 3, 2010: $148,130.17 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive your check. For further information write or call the Successor Trustee at the address or telephone number provided above. Basis of default: failure to make payments when due. Please take notice that the Successor Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for certified funds or equivalent the property described above. The property address is identified to comply with IC 60-113 but is not warranted to be correct. The property's legal description is: Lot 2 in Block 9 of Deerfield Subdivision, according to the official plat thereof, filed in Book G of Plats at Page(s) 376, 376A and 376B official records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The sale is subject to conditions, rules and procedures as described at the sale and which can be reviewed at www.northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale is made without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind. (TS# 7037.72254) 1002.178676-FEI Legal 1561 December 16, 23, 30, 2010 January 6, 2011
Who will win the college football championship Monday?
Post Falls fire requires outside investigators
Same planet; different worlds
Opinion by Paul K. Plummer
Joseph A. Deeds, 77
Joseph A. Deeds, 77, passed away in Coeur d'Alene on Jan. 2, 2011.
John M. Lanham, M.D., 79
Feb. 9, 1931 - Jan. 3, 2011
Ann (Annie) McGreevy Florer, 50
Ann (Annie) McGreevy Florer died Jan. 2, 2011, in her home after a long struggle with cancer. Her beauty and strength will forever inspire her family and friends.
Shirley Ellen Grist, 74
Shirley Ellen Grist, 74, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, in Fort Smith. Shirley was born Oct. 23, 1936, in Spokane, Wash. Shirley was a retired CNA for Armour Heights Nursing Home in Fort Smith.
Wednesday, January 5
Legals January 6, 2011
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: December 3, 2010 File No.: 7037.72254 Sale date and time (local time): April 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM Sale location: in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 Property address: 6672 West Basswood Drive Rathdrum, ID 83858 Successor Trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc., an Idaho Corporation P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009 (425) 586-1900 Deed of Trust information Original grantor: Frank J. Thomas, a married man joined by his wife Original trustee: Alliance Title & Escrow Original beneficiary: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Recording date: 08/12/2008 Recorder's instrument number: 2173446000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of December 3, 2010: $148,130.17 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive your check. For further information write or call the Successor Trustee at the address or telephone number provided above. Basis of default: failure to make payments when due. Please take notice that the Successor Trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for certified funds or equivalent the property described above. The property address is identified to comply with IC 60-113 but is not warranted to be correct. The property's legal description is: Lot 2 in Block 9 of Deerfield Subdivision, according to the official plat thereof, filed in Book G of Plats at Page(s) 376, 376A and 376B official records of Kootenai County, Idaho. The sale is subject to conditions, rules and procedures as described at the sale and which can be reviewed at www.northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com. The sale is made without representation, warranty or covenant of any kind. (TS# 7037.72254) 1002.178676-FEI Legal 1561 December 16, 23, 30, 2010 January 6, 2011
Briefs January 5, 2011
Business cancels use permit hearing
Oregon, Auburn practice to different soundtracks
PHOENIX - The lineman-sized guy with the long shorts and "O'' on his hat gave the first indication of the frenetic pace behind the gate.
Get back to health in 2011
Well, it's that time of year again. It's time to have a "mental check in," as I like to call it. Most of us are reassessing the past year and deciding what we need to do to improve our lives with the year to come.
A retrospective tasting of the 1997 vintage
Over the holidays we had the opportunity to taste six of our favorite wines from the historic 1997 vintage. The importance of going back and tasting these wines is helpful to know how the 2007 vintage which we have found to be equally extraordinary will stand up.
Viking girls fall to Lewiston again
Coeur d'Alene boys capture league opener
LEWISTON - Savannah Blinn scored 12 points and the Lewiston Bengals held the Coeur d'Alene Vikings without a field goal in the first quarter in a 41-33 win at Booth Hall in a 5A Inland Empire League contest Tuesday night.
Smoke cancels classes at PFHS
Dryer fire prompts evacuation of school; will reopen today
POST FALLS - At first, Wayne Hunt, like many students, thought it was just another fire drill.
Northwest Notes Jan. 5, 2011
NIC-CSI basketball
Lightning grab Southeast Division lead
Martin St. Louis scored off a rebound 2:54 into overtime, and Dwayne Roloson made 34 saves in his Tampa Bay debut, leading the visiting Lightning to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night that broke the teams' tie for the lead atop the Southeast Division.
A sign of recovery?
Auto sales up for first time since the recession
DETROIT - Auto sales rose in the United States last year for the first time since the recession. They're still far from what they were just a few years ago - but that's just fine with the downsized auto industry, which can post profits even if it sells millions fewer cars and trucks.
Power mobility vs. manual mobility
When having difficulty ambulating in your home, and other assistive devices such as canes and walkers can no longer solve your defect, you have a very important choice. Do you choose a manual or a power wheelchair?
Weather impedes Idaho 3 repairs
Weather impedes Idaho 3 repairs
ROSE LAKE - Idaho Highway 3 re-opened about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, one week after an old culvert collapsed at milepost 113.8 outside Rose Lake.
New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success
Healthy Lifestyles
WASHINGTON - Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break - they get wired into our brains.
Miracle on Appleway
Before we close the book on North Idaho's 2010 holiday season and forge ahead toward a tremendous 2011, let's linger one moment longer.
Plunging into the New Year
Once again the best New Year's party was held on New Year's Day at Sanders Beach for the Polar Bear Plunge. As fifth time plunger Dani Zibell-Wolfe remarked, "the most fun packed into 30 minutes all year long!" It was a cold but incredibly sunny, blue sky day and down the beach in front of Robert and Susan Cliff's home was a welcome bonfire and about three dozen celebrants, including Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor, Dennis Franz. Back in 1994, as Sgt. Andy Sipowicz, Franz bared his backside in a controversial scene on NYPD Blue. On Saturday, he spectated the Cliff crew's faux bare backsides. Wearing red and white striped boxers with plastic backsides, it was a hoot of a rear view as the group took the plunge into Lake Coeur d'Alene. Judi Messina and Terry Lee were spotted in the fun attire.
Cd'A creates taxi stand
City Council also adopts No Pick-up and Drop-off zones
COEUR d'ALENE - Taxis, take your places.
New Year's resolutions to-do's and not to-do's
It's that time of year again, for New Year's resolutions aimed at losing weight and getting into shape. Unfortunately, fitness is not easy and takes a lot of work. Rather than listing the steps to take to lose weight, here are some things not to do. According to Cheryl Forberg, dietitian for the popular TV show The Biggest Loser, contestants share some common characteristics.
Griffitts, Canitez lead NIC women to easy victory
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Sophomore Kama Griffitts scored 19 points as the third-ranked North Idaho College Cardinals rolled past the winless Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes 99-37 in a nonconference women's basketball game on Tuesday.
Ohio State holds off Arkansas
NEW ORLEANS - Ohio State might want to send a thank-you note to the NCAA for helping to end its bowl misery against the SEC.
Thyroid disease on the up-swing
A couple of decades ago, it seemed only overweight women had thyroid disease. Boy has that changed. It is estimated that one in 13 people in the U.S. have thyroid disease and another one in 20 are undiagnosed. In 1924 we started putting iodine into our salt to combat thyroid disease. So why is thyroid disease still increasing?
Food hurts and helps
Food for Thought
A wise Spanish proverb states, "The belly rules the mind." Our tummy controls our behavior, cognition and mood. We overeat to feed the growling beast within, refuse to eat to control parents who try to control and intake small portions while exercising to excess to become the perfect, pop-cultural misrepresentation of physical health.
Travel center should arrive in fall
Love's Travel Stops still coming to Post Falls
A representative of Oklahoma City-based Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores Inc. still plans on building a 24-hour truck stop on 10 acres the company bought in the Expo site at Post Falls.
The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT Jan. 5, 2011
With heart, teams keep on ticking
There is something about the heart of a champion.
The importance of Hospice House
Hospice of North Idaho has been providing essential care and services for 30 years, enabling those who are seriously ill to remain in their homes by offering them comfort, dignity and control over the important decisions that impact their end-of-life care.
Community 1st Bank earns 5-Star rating
Three banks headquartered in Idaho receive mark
POST FALLS - Community 1st Bank in Post Falls is one of three banks headquartered in Idaho to earn a 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., an independent banking rating service.
Obama signs bill to improve food safety
WASHINGTON (AP) - Foreshadowing the coming power struggles between the White House and a more Republican Congress, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system as some lawmakers complained that it's too expensive and threatened its funding.
NightHawk Radiology flies away
Company's employees have option of moving to Minnesota, leaving
COEUR d'ALENE - A national radiology company's Coeur d'Alene office is slated to shutter over the next several months, with the choice left up to its 70 employees to transfer out of state or leave the company.
Movers and Shakers January 5, 2011
Gee Automotive acquires Spokane Kia
Records January 5, 2010
DIVORCES FILED
U.S. Silver challenges report on mine death
WALLACE - A report released by the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) following an investigation into the June 18 fatality at the Galena Mine has been challenged by U.S. Silver Corp. due to what they believe to be critical factual errors.
The Skinny on Weight Loss
The New Year celebration is usually followed by a sense of new beginnings and the chance to once again honestly appraise our lives and to change course in one area or another. Hence the proverbial "New Year's resolution" - the purposeful resolve to change.
Youth sports Jan. 5, 2011
COEUR d'ALENE RECREATION
McEuen's metamorphosis
It's been a field of dreams - and of junk
COEUR d'ALENE - Kids haven't always played ball at McEuen Field.
Truck Wreck in Wallace
A freight truck carrying apples flew off the viaduct today in Wallace. Only the trailer went over. The truck didn't go over and the driver is safe. No hazardous material or diesel in the creek. The good news, apple pie specials all week in the Silver Valley!
Ralph Edward Ries, 90
Ralph passed away peacefully with his entire family at his side, Jan. 3, 2011, at Life Care Center in Post Falls. Ralph was born in Mendota, Ill., Aug. 11, 1920.
Reta Mae Tate, 101
Reta Mae Tate, 101, of Coeur d'Alene, died New Year's Eve 2010, at the Life Care Center in Coeur d'Alene.
Rick William Watson, 51
Rick William Watson, 51, passed away Dec. 24, 2010, of health and heart complications. He was born March 5, 1959, in Kellogg to George and Peggy Watson. He was the second of four boys. He grew up and attended school in Coeur d'Alene.
Nellie Tate, 92
Nellie Louise Tate, "Nelease" to friends and family was born in 1918 in Victoria, Texas, the fifth of eight children born to William and Isabella Mackrell. Although she eventually moved from Texas to California and finally to Hayden, she never gave up her Texas accent or her love for her home state.
'Grandma Vera' Johnson, 87
On Friday Dec. 31, 2010, Grandma Vera left this world peacefully to the arms of Jesus at the age of 87.
Milic Milojevic, 66
Milic Milojevic, 66, of Hayden, passed away Jan. 1, 2011, at home. Milic was born Aug. 8, 1944, in Krusevac, Serbia, to Branimir and Branislava Milojevic.
Peter Balbi, 59
Peter passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2011, in the arms of his family, at home in Athol after a long illness.
POLICE: Respect works both ways
Mr. Jarrod Meaux expresses his displeasure with his interaction with the Coeur d'Alene police in Readers Write.
SAVED: Patient has stroke of luck
It was on election day last November. I voted, drove home, parked my car in the garage and went inside to make some lunch. I live alone as my wife had passed away two years ago. Started to make a sandwich and a tremendous force grabbed me and held me in suspension. I was terrified. The only other time I was so frightened was when I met a shark under water in the Pacific. I couldn't talk, had a hard time moving or talking.
RESOLVED: Truth is most important
Mr. Editor, beg your pardon, Sir, but if I were making but one New Year's resolution and printing it as editorial in my newspaper, I would not, at this point, urge civility amongst letter writers. Maybe next year I would. But, I think, before we can hope to be civil, we should first learn to be honest. We've got to chuck out all the half-truths, propaganda and whatnot. Just get it out of our systems, you know, and get away from all that.
ELECTED: Where has service gone?
On Dec. 24, W.L. Rathburn sent a letter to your paper complaining about higher taxes being imposed by entities in this county in spite of current economic conditions. I enjoyed reading it because it was right to the issue with what is going on in Kootenai County now, but would like to add a point or two.
EMBEZZLE: Audit upgrades needed
This is reported to have gone back more than 10 years? As usual, trusted, elected officials in service to protect our funds, continues to be a question in all levels of government, from Washington, D.C., to small town U.S.A. We need a new audit system - maybe a private company - that could keep track of our dollars.
TENURE: Doesn't really exist here
I enjoyed reading Sholeh Patrick's informative column (Dec. 22) regarding the roots educator tenure. As usual I found her to be fair and accurate.
McEUEN: Elected officials on notice
Thank you Coeur d'Alene Press for printing the names of the committee to redevelop McEuen Field. Now we know who to fire, sue and generally hold accountable for this idiocy.
LEVY: Answer has to be 'no'
I had received a response from a Mabel showing the budget cuts made from the Coeur d'Alene School District. Very good, however just as we in private business are shown, this is not good enough.
Tuesday, January 4
Legals January 5, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE: The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States, in the Veteran's Plaza outside the north entrance of the administrative building, 451 Government Way, Coeur d' Alene, ID, 83814 on April 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM, (recognized local time) for the purpose of foreclosing that certain Deed of Trust recorded 04/18/2007 as Instrument Number 2094753000, and executed by ZANE L LABUDIE, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Grantor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, to RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., the Current Trustee of record covering the following real property located in Kootenai County, State of Idaho. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: UNIT C, PARKVIEW RIDGE CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED APRIL 6, 2007 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2092506 AND SURVEY MAP AND PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "J" OF PLATS AT PAGE 476, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO. TOGETHER WITH THE LIMITED COMMON AREA AND UNDIVIDED INTEREST ON COMMON AREAS AND FACILITIES APPURTENANT TO SAID UNIT AS SET FORTH IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above reference real property, but for purposed of compliance with Idaho Code, Section 60-113, the Trustee has been informed that the street address of 109 W 19TH AVE UNIT C, Post Falls, ID, 83854 is sometimes associated with said real property. Bidders must be prepared to tender the trustee the full amount of the bid at the sale in the form of cash, or cashier's check drawn on a state or federally insured savings institution. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the certain Deed of Trust. The default for which this sale is to be made is: Failure to pay the monthly payment due 08/01/2010 of principal, interest and impounds and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges, with interest currently accruing at 6.250% per annum; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and any supplemental modifications thereto. The principal balance owing as of this date on said obligation is $151, 027, 51, plus interest, costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligations thereunder and in this sale, together with any unpaid and/or accruing real property taxes, and/or assessments, attorneys' fees, Trustees' fees and costs, and any other amount advanced to protect said security, as authorized in the promissory note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust. Therefore, the Beneficiary elects to sell, or cause said trust property to be sold, to satisfy said obligation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND THAT THE DEBT MAY BE DISPUTED. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4) (a) IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. DATED: 11/24/2010, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Name and Address of the Current Trustee is: RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94, SIMI VALLEY, CA 80028-1821, PHONE: (800) 281-8219. TS # 10-0150002 FEI #:1006.120378Legal 1557 December 15, 22, 29, 2010 January 5, 2011
Pictures of the Year 2010
A collection of the top images of 2010 covering every day life, sports and news in North Idaho.
Patrols capture drunken drivers
COEUR d'ALENE - Extra patrols over the New Year's Eve weekend rounded up plenty of drivers who had apparently celebrated too heavily.
Ohio State looks to redeem Big Ten in Big Easy
Buckeyes face off with Arkansas in Sugar Bowl tonight
NEW ORLEANS - Jim Tressel and Bobby Petrino dutifully posed in front of the Sugar Bowl trophy Monday, forcing smiles and mumbling a few pleasantries to each other while the cameras clicked away.
Offer on the table
Possible plea deal could dismiss one of two counts against mother of neglected twins
COEUR d'ALENE - A pretrial settlement offer is on the table in Elisabeth C. Crossley's case that, if accepted by the court, would dismiss one felony count against her in exchange for a guilty plea to another, according to court documents.
Long trip, short week for Saints
METAIRIE, La. - A short week and a long flight are only the beginning of the challenges Sean Payton sees as New Orleans prepares to begin the playoffs in Seattle.
Like it or not, 'hawks are in
Defending Super Bowl champs coming to town
RENTON, Wash. - Go ahead, knock them all you want. Plead and wish that the system was different and better teams would be rewarded for posting a winning record.
Mariners announce 2-year deal with C Miguel Olivo
SEATTLE (AP) - Miguel Olivo and the Seattle Mariners have completed their $7 million, two-year contract, bringing the catcher back to the Pacific Northwest.
'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was a sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80.
Cuisine a matter of taste
Her name was Allison and she was a retired racer.
Webb, Rhodes join Rangers staff
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Rangers will have a former Cy Young Award winner wearing No. 33 after all next season - Brandon Webb instead of Cliff Lee.
Post Falls to study impact fees
Vehicle permit fee, traffic signal, street report also on agenda
POST FALLS - Post Falls believes it's time to update its impact fees on new growth.
Priest River tops Lakeland
Prep Boys Basketball January 4, 2010
PRIEST RIVER - Keefer Peterson scored a season-high 24 points on 10 of 11 shooting as the Spartans defeated Lakeland 72-43 in non-league action Monday.
House GOP plans health repeal vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eager to show who's now in charge, the House's new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul before he even shows up in their chamber to give his State of the Union address.
Region Reads program ready for 2011
Residents urged to read 'Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet'
Think of it as a huge book club
Sports Briefs January 4, 2011
Football
Winter wear?
Kids prance around in shorts, T-shirts despite cold
It has happened to you.
Beacon, Icon closed temporarily
Connected businesses penalized for February alcohol citations
COEUR d'ALENE - A downtown establishment has closed until Thursday as the result of a pair of alcohol citations it received in February.
NIC Basketball Roundup January 4, 2010
Cards beat No. 5 Central Arizona
• WOMEN
Racy videos raise questions about culture of the Navy
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career.
Shippers seek Port of Portland subsidies
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Several shippers have signed up for Port of Portland subsidies to help offset the cost of truck or rail transportation while locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers are repaired.
Briefs Jan. 4, 2011
Idaho 3 road repairs nearly done
Duke, Ohio State, Kansas remain top 3
Duke, Ohio State and Kansas are 1-2-3 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the fourth straight week. There is some change at the bottom of the poll, however, with Washington, Cincinnati and UNLV moving in.
Struttin' past the Hokies
Stanford buries No. 12 Virginia Tech 40-12
MIAMI - John Elway flashed his familiar grin and Jim Harbaugh gave a jubilant shout from the sideline as Andrew Luck sprinted up the field to join an end zone celebration.
Hayes picks new official
Raffee to be next Kootenai County chief deputy clerk
COEUR d'ALENE - Pat Raffee, former executive director of the Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency, has been named as the next Kootenai County chief deputy clerk.
Ski resorts: More snow, more skiers
Whether plunging through deep powder or cruising groomers on a sunny day, skiers and snowboarders have been out in force this season.
Brown returns to lead a troubled California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then.
Former charter school poised for fight
Bible, religious texts barred as teaching tools
NAMPA - While bargain hunters descended on the remains of what used to one of the biggest charter schools in Idaho, buying desks and textbooks at auction, attorneys prepared for battle in a case that defined Nampa Classical Academy's short existence.
The Front Row with Barry Wilner January 4, 2010
Seahawks in playoffs stirs debate
Never has the NFL truism "winning the division is our first goal" been more accurate. Just ask the Seattle Seahawks.
Legals January 4, 2011
EDWIN B. HOLMES, ISB 4668 HOLMES LAW OFFICE, P.A. 8109 N WAYNE BOULEVARD. POST OFFICE BOX 0569 HAYDEN ID 83835-0569 VOICE: (208) 762-0100 FACSIMILE: (208) 762-0199 E-MAIL: holmeslawoffice@frontier.com ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, DAVID JEFF DAVIS IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI CASE NO. CV- 2010-10406 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMUNITY ESTATE OF JEFF DAVIS AND CHRISTINE DENNY DAVIS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, DECEDENTS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DAVID JEFF DAVIS has been appointed as the personal representative of the combined community estate of the above named Decedents. All persons having claims against either of the Decedents or their combined community estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the personal representative at the address listed above, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 15th day of December, 2010December, 2010. /s/ DAVID JEFF DAVIS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE C/O EDWIN B. HOLMES, ISB 4668 HOLMES LAW OFFICE, P.A. POST OFFICE BOX 0569 HAYDEN ID 83835-0569 VOICE: (208) 762-0100 FACSIMILE: (208) 762-0199 Legal 1622 December 21, 28, 2010 January 4, 2010
Smoke cancels classes at Post Falls High
Rhonda Mae Fechner, (Benedict), (Yancey), (Nichols), 52
Rhonda Nichols, 52, of Hauser, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. She was born April 10, 1958, in Wagner, S.D., and ventured out to Cashmere, Wash., when she was only 3 months old with the rest of her family.
F. Derald Drinkard, 74
F. Derald Drinkard, 74, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2011, in his home with his partner and family by his side.
Grace Day (Tanner), 88
June 26, 1922 - Jan. 2, 2011
Bette Paullas, 82
Bette Lou Paullas, 82, of Coeur d'Alene, died Dec. 31, 2010, at Ivy Court in Coeur d'Alene. She was born Nov. 20, 1928, in Colville, Wash., to Oscar and June Peasley.
Dale Melvin Druckrey, 61
Dale Melvin Druckrey, 61, passed away from a sudden heart attack on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in Sagle. Some say his heart was too full of love for his wife, friends and family and the great love he had for the outdoors.
Charles Edward Maines, 68
Charlie was born Jan. 20, 1942, in Spokane, Wash., to Paul and Mable (Brown) Hildreth. When he was a very young boy, he came to Priest River to live with his grandparents, Earnest and Roberta Brown. He fondly recalled the years spent on their ranch as the best of his childhood. His grandparents showered him with love and from them he learned valuable lessons that shaped his character. In 1948 his mother married Dudley Maines, who adopted Charlie and his sister, Ruth.
Richard Alvin Nicholas, 83
Richard Alvin Nicholas died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Amarillo, Texas. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Sandra (Sandi) Leah Cox, 64
Sandra (Sandi) Leah Cox, 64, of Edmonds, Wash., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at Swedish Edmonds Hospital.
Jacquie Lee (Bishop) Crowe, 78
Jacquie Lee (Bishop) Crowe, 78, was born Oct. 13, 1932, to Ralph and Pearl Bishop in Long Beach, Calif. She died Dec. 28, 2010, in Coeur d'Alene.
Kenneth Hayes, 84
Kenneth Dean Hayes died at home Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. He was born in Toledo, Ore., on July 31, 1926, to Herbert and Lydia Hayes.
Helen White-Payne, 67
Helen White-Payne went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Jim Payne, on Dec. 31, 2010, after a courageous battle with heart disease. Helen was born April 6, 1943, to Willard and Neva Searle in Pocatello.
Monday, January 3
Legals January 4, 2011
EDWIN B. HOLMES, ISB 4668 HOLMES LAW OFFICE, P.A. 8109 N WAYNE BOULEVARD. POST OFFICE BOX 0569 HAYDEN ID 83835-0569 VOICE: (208) 762-0100 FACSIMILE: (208) 762-0199 E-MAIL: holmeslawoffice@frontier.com ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, DAVID JEFF DAVIS IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI CASE NO. CV- 2010-10406 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMUNITY ESTATE OF JEFF DAVIS AND CHRISTINE DENNY DAVIS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, DECEDENTS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DAVID JEFF DAVIS has been appointed as the personal representative of the combined community estate of the above named Decedents. All persons having claims against either of the Decedents or their combined community estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the personal representative at the address listed above, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 15th day of December, 2010December, 2010. /s/ DAVID JEFF DAVIS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE C/O EDWIN B. HOLMES, ISB 4668 HOLMES LAW OFFICE, P.A. POST OFFICE BOX 0569 HAYDEN ID 83835-0569 VOICE: (208) 762-0100 FACSIMILE: (208) 762-0199 Legal 1622 December 21, 28, 2010 January 4, 2010
An airborne office
Northwest MedStar nurse has to be ready for anything
Over a decade later, after hundreds of missions flown, patients treated and decisions made, Ben Suttlemyre remembers one night, one woman, and one tragedy more clearly than any other.
Falcons, Steelers win to clinch division titles
Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis have won division titles on the final weekend of the NFL season.
The Front Row with Doug Ferguson January 3, 2011
Recapping the round: golf in 2010
Framed photographs large and small hang in every room and adorn the walls of every corridor inside the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, memories of Arnold Palmer and more than a half-century he devoted to golf.
'Re-Tool Box' program rings in the new year
Basic computer literacy help sessions will resume at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., with the new year.
A new school means new tax
Elementary to be built in Plummer-Worley district
The Plummer-Worley School District has $4 million in its general maintenance and operation fund this year, and expects to spend $17.2 million.
Pittsburgh thumps Browns, nets first-round bye
Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes and the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 41-9 to win the AFC North and secure a first-round playoff bye.
From mild 'El Nino' to a wet 'La Nina'
Weather Gems
Here's a month-by-month review of 2010's weather, which continued the recent trend of "wide weather extremes."
Brisbane, Australia braces for flooding; woman killed
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Military planes were flying food and other supplies toward a major city being slowly swamped in Australia's flood emergency on Monday, and police were increasing patrols in evacuated regions amid reports of looting.
Bulldogs demonize Wake Forest
Gonzaga wins 6th straight
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Top scorer Steven Gray forgot what day it was. Coach Mark Few was upset with himself for scheduling such a challenge.
Sports Briefs January 3, 2011
Football
The Saints will come marching in
Seahawks claw past Rams, will host New Orleans in playoffs
SEATTLE - Laugh all you want, the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks are going to the playoffs as champions of the NFC West.
Found Images - Jan. 1
A collection of imagery found while out and about in North Idaho during the past week.
Press poll: Christmas merry for most
Asked how was their Christmas, a majority of Press online readers replied merrily. In the most recent Press poll, 446 readers said their Christmas was "Absolutely wonderful!" Another 286 said it was so-so, not good and not bad; and 95 chose the option "I got coal."
Which of the following three issues is most urgent for Idaho and the nation to address?
Sunday, January 2
Legals January 3, 2011
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 7102570 Loan No. 1117061536 Parcel No. R43950010040 On 4/4/2011 at the hour of 11:00 AM, of said day at the inside of the building of First American Title located at 1866 N. Lakewood Drive, Coeur d Alene, ID 83814, First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, cashiers check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a State or Federal Credit Union, or a check drawn by a State or Federal Savings and Loan Association, Savings Association, or Savings Bank, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real property situated in the County of Kootenai, state of Idaho described as follows, to wit: LOT 4 BLOCK 1, PHEASANT RUN, ACCORDING TO PLAT ON FILE IN BOOK "1" OF PLATS, PAGE 327 AND 327A, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. Commonly known as 6526 W. Buffalo Grass Lane, Rathdrum, ID 83858 Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the deed of trust executed by Joel G. House and Lisa A. House, Husband and Wife as Grantor, to Chicago Title Company as Trustee, for the benefit and security of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, recorded 6/18/2007 as Instrument No. 2105621000, in book xx, page xx of Mortgage records of Kootenai County, Idaho. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(a), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONISBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. The default for which this sale is to be made is: FAILURE TO PAY THE MONTLY PAYMENT DUE 8/1/2010 OF PRINCIPAL, INTEREST AND IMPOUNDS AND SUBSEQUENT INSTALLMENTS DUE THEREAFTER; PLUS LATE CHARGES; TOGETHER WITH ALL SUBSEQUENT SUMS ADVANCED BY BENEFICIARY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITION OF SAID DEED OF TRUST. The estimated balance owing as of this date on the obligation secured by said deed of trust is $270,389.57, including interest, costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation thereunder or in this sale, and trustee's fees and/or reasonable attorney's fees as authorized in the promissory note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust. Dated: 12/3/2010 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee C/O Max Default Services Corporation 43180 Business Park Drive, Suite 202 Temecula, CA 92590 (619)465-8200 DENNIS CANLAS ASAP# 3838868 Legal 1559 December 13, 20, 27, 2010 January 3, 2011
TAXES: Enough is too much
How can the taxpayers keep paying more? They are like most - some work, some retired, some don't work but would like to.
GOATS: Top news? That's doubtful
In the last 24 hours, the world must have experienced real peace, and the recession ended, etc! The LEAD headline story on the Dec. 27, 2010, front page reads; "Making Soap from Goats Milk." Interesting, but are you kidding me! LEAD STORY...?
NASCAR: Patrick not just doing nothing
Mr. Hitchcock in his Dec. 28, 2010, Sports section opinion piece made a number of disparaging comments concerning Danica Patrick's first year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. No facts just opinions. However, the qualifying sessions on Speed TV, the races on ESPN and the Nationwide information on NASCAR.com indicate to me Ms. Patrick had a good first year in only 13 races.
TAXES: Rules apply to everyone
We just read in The Press about the school districts having to have tax increases to balance their budget. Where can we get tax monies to balance our budget? Till there are more jobs, I think all government needs to tighten their belts as tight as all us taxpayers. We don't get a raise and we don't have taxes to balance our budget. Get with it government, and live with the cuts we have to.
PEACE: It can start with you
Wow, a new year and new beginnings are on the horizon! As the years pass I continue to search for ways to improve myself and my life for the benefit of others and my family.
POLICE: Question service to public
I'm writing regarding the Coeur d'Alene police officers and their response to the treatment of civilians in everyday activities. There seems to be high discontent to the people and how the police respond to them. In the last few involvements I have had with the police department indirectly, there always seems to be obsessive force; there seems to be a lot of interference in obtaining information from the police department. Is this normal for Coeur d'Alene police to do this?
CAROUSEL: Return this gem to Cd'A
On Christmas Eve I read about the 90-year-old Carousel that used to live at Playland Pier near Independence Point during the ‘40s and ‘50s. Being nearly 75 years old myself - I was in wonderment of these, when I was little. Children now, do not have the opportunity to experience the magical things we had back then.
McEUEN: Plan to impact Tubbs Hill
The proposed McEuen Park Project draft plan appears to contain elements that impact Tubbs Hill. We believe it is important for the Friends of Tubbs Hill to be in attendance at the Jan. 6, McEuen Park Open House to be informed and aware of what those impacts may be. The Open House is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. at North Idaho College Student Union Building, Lake Coeur d'Alene room.
REBUKE: Criticism of cops was wrong
In response to a letter published Dec. 24, 2010, by Mr. Bill Sahlberg of Spokane Practical Pistol League Inc. (SPPL), I would like to point out that Mr. Sahlberg is certainly protected by our First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in voicing his opinions. However, as most understand, an opinion may be voiced with no evidence of fact to support it.
FLYING: How to ease travel pains
Americans are outraged at the aggression displayed to law-abiding citizens by our government in the guise of "airport security." We are subjected to radiation, aggressive pat downs, sexual harassment, fears of terrorist plots and more! TSA itself is under siege by an angered populace.
Idaho delegation sponsors successful bill
KETCHUM (AP) - Idaho's congressional delegation sponsored 52 bills during the 111th Congress, one of which became law.
Frosty fun on New Year's Day
Runners brave frigid temps at Hangover Handicap run
COEUR d'ALENE - Like most of the runners at the New Year's Day Hangover Handicap, Ken Beno wore a winter hat during the chilly five-mile run.
Community Thanks January 2, 2010
PARTNERSHIPS: Students, faculty appreciate work
A new decade begins
One of the great things about a new year is just that, its newness. It offers a clean slate and a chance to start over, building a better year than the last. Yet, as we begin the new year the prospects are cloudy. As we seek the bright spots in the real estate market we do see some glimmers of hope.
Spending showdowns will test new Congress
WASHINGTON - Two early showdowns on spending and debt will signal whether the new Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions or whether it's destined for gridlock and brinkmanship that could threaten the nation's economic health.
Enemies domestic
Awakening Remarks
We are all soldiers in a battle against an enemy many of us choose not to see. Domestic violence is prevalent, pervasive and destructive. What's more, each of us has a role in preventing and stopping it.
The Force is strong: 'Empire' tapped for registry
Selection includes 'Saturday Night Fever,' 'Airplane'
BALTIMORE - Darth Vader proclaiming he's Luke Skywalker's father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry.
Celebrate the child in you
Throughout the holidays, a lot of emphasis falls on children. Why? Because children bring such a marvelous perspective to events that many of us take for granted.
Experiencing hospice care
The Linotype
My experience with hospice began June 19, 2004; brother Paul told me our oldest brother would probably die that night. Fred, then 73 and a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, had survived World War II, Korea and Vietnam but not a three pack a day habit. Estranged from his family for reasons he never quite made clear, he had instructed the Navy Department not to notify us of his death. His social worker said his wishes changed; I doubt that but am grateful she was assertive.
Electric car sales microscopic for Chevy, Nissan
DETROIT - This was the year General Motors Co. and Nissan made good on their promise to bring mass-produced electric cars to the market. But don't count on seeing one in traffic soon. Sales so far have been microscopic and they're likely to stay that way for some time because of limited supplies.
5 perish in apartment fire
Building had smoke detectors, but no sprinkler system
REDMOND, Wash. - A mother could only watch in agony as her four young children and a man were killed by an intense apartment fire that broke out a few hours into the new year, her neighbors in the apartment complex said Saturday.
At college Jan. 2, 2011
Katie Baker
Rise in signed contracts gives housing market lift
Fourth increase in five months
NEW YORK - People are starting to buy homes again, lifting a battered industry that is bracing for its worst sales year in more than a decade.
Jobs in health care offer hope for refugees
BOISE - Many local refugees are finding work in the health care fields - even during the worst recession since the 1930s. In some cases, refugees' cultural heritage is an advantage.
Kootenai pollution numbers decrease
Better recycling measures, reduced production cited as probable reasons
COEUR d'ALENE - It's a strange combination of the tough economy and evolving manufacturing.
First baby of 2011 born at KMC
Randee Lu Vernon enters world at 4:06 a.m. after 28 hours of labor
COEUR d'ALENE - When the New Year's ball dropped in New York City, Kim Vernon was in labor at Kootenai Medical Center.
Space flight and Civil War saluted in new stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two of America's favorite spacemen - the cool-headed Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard and the animated Buzz Lightyear of "Toy Story" fame - join movie stars, musicians and artists being honored in 2011 with stamps from the U.S. Postal Service.
'That was awesome'
Polar Bear Plunge draws hundreds to Sanders Beach
COEUR d'ALENE - Yes, the water was cold as a New Year's Eve cocktail, and yes, the outside temperature was just a few degrees north of 20, and no, there weren't any bonfires or warming shelters on the icy sweeps of Sanders Beach.
Seahawks-Rams winner earns playoff berth
SEATTLE - Congratulations, you are the best of the worst.
Purple reign
TCU beats Wisconsin in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. - When Tank Carder leaped with perfect timing and swatted Wisconsin's final pass to the turf, the TCU linebacker felt as if he got a boost from every player at every school that never even imagined playing in the Rose Bowl.
Realtors' resolution: Hope for housing market
Agents see some positive changes on horizon
Some local real estate agents see signs of hope in the housing market in the coming year.
Listen first, decide later
Now that some of you have played polar bear and had your New Year's ice bath, it's time for some chilly refreshment for everyone else.
World Briefs January 2, 2010
Church bomb kills at least 21
Linda Harder: Thank you for not smoking
IN PERSON
HAYDEN - Every new year, thousands of people pledge to quit smoking.
The Front Row with ERIC PLUMMER Jan. 2, 2011
Kramer's induction long overdue
Raise your hand if you've ever heard of Chris Hanburger or Les Richter?
Caps mightier at Winter Classic
As the Winter Classic got wetter and wetter, the NHL nearly experienced its first rain delay. The Washington Capitals weathered the conditions with a performance that proved they can handle a big-game setting, even one in the great outdoors.
Saturday, January 1
No pardon for Old West outlaw Billy the Kid
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The rehabilitation of Billy the Kid lies dead in the dust.
Ice issues halt WHL showdown
KENNEWICK - Due to ice issues at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Saturday's game between the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans was called off three minutes into the second period.
Tornadoes kill six in Arkansas, Missouri
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasters said storms could hit along a stretch from near Chicago to New Orleans later in the evening as New Year's Eve celebrations begin.
Still putting up walls
Habitat for Humanity reaches milestone: 400,000 homes built or repaired since 1976
HAYDEN - Habitat for Humanity reached a national milestone, and the North Idaho branch was a part of the effort.
Garden lawyer
Attorney digs turning out his own veggies
Jim Magnuson's wife gets to make a whole lot of salsa.
Top stories of 2010
1. A shooter's charges are dismissed; Cd'A reins in downtown
Northwest Notes January 1, 2011
Stateline Speedway announces tentative schedule for 2011
Peters enjoys dog training
Timberlake senior plans law career
ATHOL - Ashley Peters has grown up working with border collies on agility training.
Seattle's Hasselbeck questionable vs. Rams
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was limited in practice Friday in his first work this week, leaving open the possibility he could play Sunday night against St. Louis that will decide the NFC West winner.
Labrador announces staff for legislative offices
COEUR d'ALENE - Congressman-elect Raul Labrador has hired two permanent staff members for his Coeur d'Alene office, among other staff appointments throughout Idaho, according to a Friday press release.
Sports Briefs January 1, 2011
Baseball
Rethinking New Year's resolutions
Lori Biancofiori has been looking forward to 2011 for a long time. That's when she hopes to leave 2009 behind for good.
Oprah's OWN network debuts today
Winfrey keeps hand in media, snubs politics
LOS ANGELES - Oprah Winfrey wants to better the world in her own way, and that absolutely, positively excludes a political career.
Milestone Announcements for January 1, 2011
ANNIVERSARY
Wikileaks: Afghan leader resists U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because they considered him corrupt and ineffective, and threatened to end aid unless he went.
Fulfilling future ahead
McArthur hired as Post Falls Senior Center director
POST FALLS - Alison McArthur will always cherish the time she helped her grandma after she became blind.
TCU hopes to make history
Horned Frogs face Wisconsin in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. - When the TCU Horned Frogs stepped off the team bus and got their first look at the Rose Bowl's impeccably manicured grass, any lingering thoughts of disrespect and disappointment evaporated.
Downtown Sandpoint Business Association manager resigns
Kathleen Hyde will maintain involvement in DSBA committees
SANDPOINT - After three years on the job, Kathleen Hyde is bidding her position as the Downtown Sandpoint Business Association manager a fond farewell, effective Feb. 1
The Front Row with Jason Elliott January 1, 2011
Thrills and spills make tournament a must see
If Thursday's action at the Holiday Inn Express Invitational is any indication of what to expect in the New Year - where do you have to sign up to watch it all again.
Notre Dame beats Miami in Sun Bowl
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Annual box office down a bit from 2009 record
LOS ANGELES - Domestic box-office revenues for 2010 won't quite hit last year's record-setting haul, but they'll be awfully close.
The sun sets on 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Dazzling fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbor, communist Vietnam held a rare Western-style countdown to the new year and Japanese revelers released balloons carrying notes with people's hopes and dreams as the world ushered in 2011.
