Tuesday, March 31
World/Nation
Mining for tourists? A dubious economic savior in Appalachia
Republican House spokeswoman accused of spying on opponent
Tower project delayed
Owner hopes to break ground by the end of May
McDonald's to test all-day breakfast beginning in April
Cd'A may relax beer, wine garden policy
Senator hopeful Congress will pass budget
Crapo: Tax and entitlement reform the tough medicine
U.S. consumer spending edges up 0.1 percent in February
Income grows a solid 0.4 percent
NIAC expands coverage area
Nonprofit is also celebrating its 25th anniversary
Movers and Shakers
Marathon bombing jurors see autopsy photos, prosecutors rest
Ybarra pushes back education waiver
U.S. offer for global climate treaty: Up to 28 percent emissions cut
Idaho House passes tax overhaul bill
Legislation hikes fuel tax 7 cents
Citizens sound off at VA town hall meeting
Police deal with domestic disputes, burglaries
Fuel savings could fund new police SUV
PREP BASEBALL: Timberwolves sweep at Asotin
NSA: Car smashes into police vehicle at Fort Meade; 1 dead
Details remain unclear hours after incident
Crapo the communicator
Senator takes questions at town hall meeting
Wrangling continues in Careywood post office closure
Kathleen 'Kay' L. McCanna Johnson, 73
Kay went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 25, 2015.
CHIP SHOTS March 31, 2015
'Home' soars past 'Get Hard' to top spot
Woman pleads guilty to embezzling
Smart phones, dumb us
These days multitasking is not so much choice as it is compulsion. People rarely seem to do just one thing anymore; while working, eating, playing, driving, child-caring, shopping, watching, and in-person conversing, we text/email/scan a website, checking and rechecking for responses and updates. We can't seem to stop.
Records
Grooming, snowmaking kept Schweitzer season alive
PREP BASKETBALL: McCullough, Kirby, Lawler named first-team all-Idaho
Derrick, Colburn, Smith also among locals honored
Junior guard Max McCullough, who led the Post Falls High boys basketball team to the state 5A championship, was named to the 5A boys all-Idaho first team Sunday by the Idaho Statesman newspaper of Boise.
Legals March 31, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 23, 2015 File No.: 7021.17851 Sale date and time (local time): June 25, 2015 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: 17393 West Summerfield Road 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: Eamonn J Anderson and Julie Ann Anderson, Husband and Wife Original trustee: Alliance Title and Escrow Corporation Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., its successors and assigns Recording date: 03/19/2004 Recorder's instrument number: 1864802 County: KOOTENAI Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 23, 2015: $323,431.54 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: A tract of land located in the West half of the Northwest quarter of Section 17, and the East half of the Northeast quarter of Section 18, Township 50 North, Range 5 West of the Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, State of Idaho, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: Commencing at a found original stone with iron pipe and brass cap marking the Northwest corner of Section 17 and the Northeast corner of Section 18; thence Along the common line between Section 17 and 18, South 01 degrees 06'05'' West, a distance of 770.31 feet to a set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap marking the Point of Beginning; thence South 69 degrees 12'06'' East, a distance of 484.17 feet to a set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap on the centerline of a 60 foot wide private access and utility easement; thence Along the centerline of said 60 foot wide private access and utility easement the following 5 centerline courses: 1) South 14 degrees 17' 32'' West, a distance of 82.08 feet; thence 2) Along the arc of a curve left, concave to the East having a radius of 224.94 feet through a central angle of 32 degrees 14'06'' an arc distance of 126.55 feet, whose chord bears South 01 degree 49'31'' East, 124.89 feet; thence 3) South 17 degrees 56'34'' East, a distance of 23.70 feet; thence 4) Along the arc curve right, concave to the West having a radius of 186.76 feet through a central angle of 12 degrees 13'30'' an arc distance of 39.95 feet, whose chord bears South 11 degrees 49'49'' East, 39.77 feet; thence 5) South 05 degrees 43'04'' East, a distance of 88.17 feet to set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap; thence Leaving said centerline North 87 degrees 11'54'' West, a distance of 340.00 feet to a set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap; thence South 01 degree 06'05'' West, a distance of 240.00 feet to a set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap; thence North 77 degrees 11'34'' West, a distance of 124.60 feet to a set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap on the Easterly right of way line of Carpenter Loop Road; thence Along said Easterly right of way line, along the arc of a curve right, concave to the West having a radius of 91.51 feet, through a central angle of 54 degrees 06'34'' an arc distance of 86.42 feet, whose chord bears North 05 degrees 32'54'' West, 83.24 feet; thence Continuing along said Easterly right of way line, North 32 degrees 36'11'' West, a distance of 109.48 feet to a set iron rod and PLS 4194 cap; thence Leaving said Easterly right of way line, South 88 degrees 52'30'' East, a distance of 61.66 feet to a set iron and PLS cap on the common line between Sections 17 and 18 marking the North 1/16th corner; thence Along the common line between Section 17 and 18, North 01 degree 06' 05'' East, a distance of 547.44 feet to the Point of Beginning. 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# 7021.17851) 1002.259023-File No. LEGAL 3221 MARCH 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015
Monday, March 30
Costs outweigh the benefits?
Before leak, NSA mulled ending phone program
Time to roll up his sleeves
NBC News' boss faces challenge fixing MSNBC
A better last line of defense
Heels dig deep on energy front
Northeast, despite highest gas costs, resists more pipelines
Ticked off
Mild winter leads to many moose in Idaho infested with 'winter ticks' and several of them eventually die
For the past two weeks, Pamela Gardner has passed by a sick, young moose on her way to work each morning.
Drownings along Rio Grande spike after enforcement surge
Duncan now confronted with death penalty
Court ruling opens door for federal execution of murderer
Cd'A library considers satellite branch at Lake City High
A trip to the library could soon be a shorter distance for Coeur d'Alene residents living in the northwestern part of the city.
A positive spin
Spinning, knitting and fabric enthusiasts unite
My annual spring and summer weather outlooks
Weather Gems
As of this late March writing, we still have a very 'weak' warm and wet 'El Nino' sea-surface temperature event lingering in the tepid waters of the east-central Pacific Ocean.
Free travel is at your disposal
Destination: Everywhere
You've sent in your passport application, right?
'We have to face this'
Hometown pastor says community stands by co-pilot, family
Police ramp up rail-crossing citations after recent crashes
Boise police write 34 tickets
Warrants
Here is this week’s list of suspected lawbreakers sought by Kootenai County police agencies and the sheriff’s office:
Poll: Idaho, a Christian state? No thank you
Following up on a Republican recommendation, readers on cdapress.com were asked, "Should Idaho declare itself a 'Christian state?'"
April Fool's pranks in the newspaper are:
Idaho Dems blast tax plan
Media Advisory from Idaho House Minority Leaders
Legals March 30, 2015
CASE NO. CV15-1484 SUMMONS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI MARIAN B. BAKER, TRUSTEE OF THE MARIAN B. BAKER TRUST, dated May 12, 2013, Plaintiff, vs. KAL, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company; JOHN STADLER and VICKI STADLER, husband and Wife; KAREN A. CHARBONNEAU and JAY N. FROMKIN, wife and husband; DON STEPHENS and GAIL STEPHENS, husband and wife; JOSE 1. MELENDRERAS, and JACQUELINE Z. DIAZ-MELENDRERAS, husband and wife; their heirs, devisees, and any unknown persons claiming an interest in and to that real property described as follows: A "reservation" attached to the legal description set forth below consisting of a strip of land sixty (60) feet in width paralleling the north boundary line which shall serve as an easement for ingress, egress and utilities : A parcel of land located in the SE Quarter, Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 6 West, Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, Idaho, said parcel being "Tract 8" as shown on the record of survey filed in Book 4 of Surveys at Page 26, records of Kootenai County, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner, said Section 15, from which the East quarter comer, said Section 25, bears North 00842'06" East a distance of 2645.32 feet; thence North 1r45'38" West a distance of 2079.81 feet to the Southeast comer, said "Tract 8" the True Point of Beginning for this description; thence along the boundary lines of said "Tract 8" the following four courses : North 00 832 '26" East a distance of 660.56 feet; South 89 839'44" West a distance of 660.64 feet; thence South 00822'55" West a distance of 660.70 feet; North 898 38'49" East a distance of 658.75 feet to the True Point of Beginning, together with a sixty foot easement of the purpose of ingress, egress and utilities along the north boundary line of Tract 9, Defendants. NOTICE TO: All other unknown persons claiming an interest in the real property. YOU HAVE BEEN SUED BY THE ABOVE-NAMED PLAINTIFF(S). The court may enter judgment against you quieting title to real property without further notice unless you respond within 20 days. Read the information below. You are hereby notified that in order to defend this lawsuit, an appropriate ate written response must be filed with the above designated court within 20 days after service of this Summons on you. If you fail to so respond the court may enter judgment against you as demanded by the plaintiff(s) in the Complaint. A copy of the Complaint is served with this Summons. If you wish to seek the advice or representation by an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be filed in time and other legal rights protected. A appropriate written response requires compliance with Rule 1O(a)(I ) and other IdahoRules of Civil Procedure and shall also include: 1. The title and number of this case. 2. If your response is an Answer to the Complaint, it must contain admissions or denials of the separate allegations of the Complaint and other defenses you may claim. 3. Your signature, mailing address and telephone number, or the signature, mailing address and telephone number of your attorney. 4. Proof of mailing or delivery of a copy of your response to plaintiff's attorney, as designated above. To determine whether you must pay a filing fee with your response, contact the Clerk of the above-named court. The address of the courthouse is 324 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, 83814, the mailing address of the courthouse is PO Box 9000, Coeur d'Alene, ill, 83816-9000 and the phone number of the Clerk of the Court is 208-446-1651. Dated this 25 day of February, 2015. By: Deputy LEGAL 3284 MARCH 16, 23, 30, 2015 APRIL 6, 2015
Sunday, March 29
Jim Brannon: Long way from East St. Louis
IN PERSON
College, high school nominees announced
Event set for April 11 at the Coeur d'Alene Inn
Getting to The Heart of It All
Business Bits
Planning, booking and hosting budget-friendly, judgment-free weddings is the objective of The Heart of It All. The new wedding chapel is under construction at 314 N. Fourth St.
Neighborhood of the week: Coeur d'Alene Golf Club
There are so many beautiful places to live in North Idaho. Each neighborhood is different, and offers a unique experience to its residents. Whether you're looking for new houses or old, mountain or prairie views, close to town or out in the country, you'll find it here. And if you're looking for a community of established homes, mature trees, larger lots, and the benefits of being steps away from a golf course, you should consider the Coeur d'Alene Golf Club neighborhood.
ARFEE: Spread the justice further
I am truly happy Craig Jones finally got some justice for the death of his dog Arfee. Now if only there was some justice for all the dogs who have been killed in traps in the past, and will be killed this year.
PREP ROUNDUP: Kellogg girls win Lumberjack Invitational
Planting season is fast approaching
My Garden Path
The good news is that we're past the official first day of spring; March 20. The bad news is that we still have six weeks left before we can actually plant most things. May 15 is the official "kick-off day" in our area. That's when we can (usually) safely plant out annuals.
NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals open NWAC home slate
Returned from Castro's grasp?
Americans cling to claims for seized property
Laugh your way to the top
We've all heard that laughter is the best medicine. It makes people happy and links us together. Humor and laughter strengthen our immune system and boost our energy by destroying boredom and keeping stress at bay.
Community Thanks March 29, 2015
Alexander understands: It's all about the audience
A century and a quarter ago, when The Press first started publishing a newspaper, the name of the circulation game was just getting the thing delivered.
Federal appeals court rejects Duncan's death sentence appeal
Big Payout, or Big Denial?
Energy's future up north?
Despite low oil prices, recent mishaps, DOE council pushes for Arctic drilling
Thomas William Hebert, 68
Oct. 1, 1946 - March 19, 2015
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE, March 29, 2015
Accidental part of Big Blue Nation
The fan in the row behind us tapped me on the shoulder as he got up to leave with a few minutes left in his team's game the other night at the KFC Yum! Center.
Effective treatments have made malaria rare in the U.S.
Ask Dr. K
Hoping to level the playing field
Jury says Silicon Valley firm did not discriminate
AUTISM: Judge not, loudmouth
Tuesday, March 24, I took my son to a local restaurant. Not a big thing to some, but my son is not like most. We miraculously made it through dinner and dessert without any major mishaps or issues. Then, before we left we went to the restroom, I didn’t see the separate handicap bathroom before my son went into the women’s room with me. We were washing our hands when a woman said something I did not hear over the air dryer. I was also watching my son very closely for any signs of distress or sensory overloading.
HARASS: Group condemns all forms
In response to the Liningers’ letter of March 27 in The Coeur d’Alene Press, we want to assure the Liningers that we condemn and have zero tolerance for any harassment experienced by the pastors of the Coeur d’Alene Hitching Post or any harassment of Pastor Tim Remington of The Altar Church. No one should face harassment from any source because of who they are or because of their status in life.
HOMELESS: Let's outlaw panhandling
My husband also had a bad experience with a homeless person. My husband just had a few dollars on him when someone came up to him asking for money. He was hungry. My husband gave him his last few dollars.
Protecting the seller
The real estate market is still going strong. Mortgage interest rates dropped even further last week and are certain to get the attention of fence-sitting buyers. With even more buyers entering the market we are seeing more multiple offers. With multiple offers and back up offers on well-priced listings, how do we protect a seller and make sure they get the best offer for their property?
You've done Rathdrum just fine, Steins
Community applauds grocery family for nearly 40 years of service
A full-time job you never want
So you've had uncomfortable or regrettable interactions with a homeless person.
Nola Frances Burford Legg, 87
Nola Legg, 87, who resided at The Renaissance in Coeur d'Alene, passed peacefully at the Hospice House of North Idaho surrounded by her entire family on March 23, 2015.
LAKE: Consider handicap boaters
For several years now I have asked the city of Hayden Lake if they could add a couple of handicap spots at Honeysuckle Beach boat ramp for people who are paying and using the trailer with vehicle parking spots. They have four or five handicap spots for cars only but nothing for the handicapped boaters. If a person doesn’t get down to the lake early (6 a.m.) then a handicap vehicle must park a quarter mile down the road and walk the distance back to the lake. With two or three spots reserved for handicap parking in the main parking lot, I’m sure the lake would see more handicapped and disabled veterans using it. Just a thought.
WATER: A lesson on quality
I think our new county commissioners need to do their research. There is a mountain of scientific evidence that supports the use of natural undisturbed vegetation as buffer zones to impede the flow of nitrates, nitrites and phosphorus into bodies of water, which unchecked have an adverse effect on water quality. Protecting the environment is part of what I do for a living so I am well versed in protecting water quality.
Terry Calderwood, M.D., 55
Terry Calderwood, M.D., beloved son and brother, passed away at his home March 23, 2015.
Altera stock soars on report of sales talks with Intel
Space to train
Industries look forward to NIC's new technical facility
As Lunden Herndon worked on a vehicle during his automotive technology class at North Idaho College, he navigated around four tires placed in his immediate workspace.
LA light rail train hits car, partially derails; 21 hurt
No safety (Inter)net
Internet outages reveal gaps in U.S. broadband infrastructure
A push for polled cows
Dairy farms asked to consider breeding no-horn animals
Man arrested in '81 killing
The 'banana peel' of immigration
Wiggly words on policy from 2016 GOP contenders
Painstaking search continues after NYC blast, but hope dims
'No hate in our state'
Hundreds rally against Indiana law, say it's discriminatory
Milestone Announcements March 29, 2015
In NYC, an unusual task force fights home-as-hotel rentals
Trio says goodbye to Earth - for now
Astronauts board space station for 1-year mission
Joseph Leon Milliorn, 93
Joseph Leon Milliorn, born May 4, 1921, went to join his wife of 67 years in heaven March 22, 2015. Shirley, the love of his life, died 7 days before Joseph. Dad grew up in Southern California with his parents, William and Olivia, and sister Lola. He excelled in his studies and was a member of the chess club and honor society in high school.
After 123 years, Press in another growth spurt
Newspaper moving to new office, with some new employees
CHRISTIANITY: A relationship with God
On Friday, March 20, Jack H. Normanson of Hayden wrote that in his studies he “found a remarkable truth that all the religions, be it Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism or Hinduism have a common bond in the nature of existence and basic guiding principles.” Earlier he described how he “was raised a very conservative Christian — baptized in a tub on the church altar, no movies on Sunday, no dancing, etc. This was bothersome to me as a youth.”
Fitch downgrades Greece amid bailout uncertainty
ART: Resident rejects Epiphany
I broke out grinning ear to ear Wednesday morning when I saw an Epiphany of art in Hayden, the article and photo on the front page. Son of a gun! They did it again! The Coeur d’Alene Press once again is over the top on its April Fools’ joke.
North Dakota loses lowest jobless rate as oil prices slide
Price of sweet crude has fallen by nearly half from a year ago
Saturday, March 28
PREP ROUNDUP: Timberlake sweeps Orofino
* BASEBALL
Labels to say how many calories in that Johnnie Walker shot
NEW YORK (AP) - Want to know how many calories are in your shot of Johnnie Walker or your pint of Guinness? You're about to find out.
Wolf harmony is possible
Here is the truth about how wolves were suddenly removed from the Endangered Species List:
Wolf People seeks review
SANDPOINT - Counsel for Wolf People filed a petition for review Thursday in a bid to overturn its pending license suspension.
Game show is lottery, Monopoly combo; actor Gardell hosts
LOS ANGELES - It sounds like a Swiss Army knife version of a TV game show: a combination of a venerable board game, state lotteries, Las Vegas and seasoned comedian Billy Gardell as host.
Records
DIVORCES GRANTED
A cheaper trip to the supermarket?
Proposed legislation would eliminate grocery tax, increase gas taxes
COEUR d'ALENE - A complex tax bill that would raise gas taxes, lower income taxes for some and eliminate the grocery tax was sent Friday to the Idaho House floor.
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Goetz takes challenge in stride
It was kind of luck that Coeur d'Alene High senior Victoria Goetz found her favorite event in track and field.
Walking a healthy practice
One of my coworkers recently shared a news story regarding a new study that suggests prolonged sedentary periods like sitting increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and death among people who exercise regularly.
It's not easy being green
Interim land-use code may remove shore protection buffers
COEUR d'ALENE - How contentious can it be to require a strip of natural bushes and trees along a shoreline be retained? How about requiring that strip be 25 feet wide or more?
SAE members to face punishment
University of Oklahoma unveils racist chant probe findings
NORMAN, Okla. - The racist chant that recently got an Oklahoma fraternity disbanded was apparently learned during a national leadership cruise four years ago, sponsored by the fraternity's national administration, the university's president said Friday.
Meat industry fights new dietary proposal
WASHINGTON - The meat industry is seeing red.
'Career ladder' awaits Otter
Bill would boost teacher pay by $125 million
State lawmakers earlier this week approved a nearly $125 million plan to boost teacher pay.
Officer assault suspect arrested
Man allegedly ran over officer's foot while fleeing traffic stop
A man suspected of running over a Coeur d'Alene police officer's foot while fleeing a traffic stop last weekend was arrested Thursday in Hayden.
Alta Eileen Russell, 79
July 19, 1935 - March 24, 2015
North Idaho terrorist target
Bonners Ferry on ISIS hit list
BONNERS FERRY - Boundary County once again caught the national spotlight for an unenviable reason this week - Bonners Ferry was listed on an Islamic State "hit list."
Mannequins by designer Ralph Pucci fill NYC exhibition
NEW YORK (AP) - A room full of mannequins is the subject of a new museum exhibition in New York City.
John Brown science fair winners announced
RATHDRUM - One hundred and seven entries were part of the recent 18th annual science fair at John Brown Elementary.
Idaho briefs
Interstate federal lands transfer compact passes Idaho House
Committee boosts schools budget by 7.4 percent
BOISE - Legislative budget writers are matching Gov. Butch Otter's request to restore public education money slashed during the economic downturn by adding roughly $101 million to the Idaho schools budget.
Put me in: Nelson returning as Coach Fox in sequel
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Craig T. Nelson is getting back in the coaching game for NBC.
Finally, Amanda Knox can get on with her life
Italian court throws out her conviction once and for all
ROME - Amanda Knox, who maintained that she and her Italian former boyfriend were innocent in her British roommate's murder through multiple trials and nearly four years in jail, was vindicated Friday when Italy's highest court threw out their convictions once and for all.
FEMA funding is now available
Local food and shelter organizations are invited to apply for funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
Legislation embodies shrinking deficits
WASHINGTON - Republicans muscled a balanced-budget plan through the Senate early Friday, positioning Congress for months of battling President Barack Obama over the GOP's goals of slicing spending and dismantling his health care law.
One soul at a time
Nonprofit helps those struggling become productive citizens
COEUR d'ALENE - Siblings Jacob and Adella Eckstein share memories of a dark time in their lives.
The Dodo Bird Society
It's been a month or so since I wrote a spoof piece hoping to spark a movement to run smart people out of our state.
Parents increasingly ask doctors to delay vaccines
CHICAGO - Parents have increasingly pressured doctors to delay vaccines for young children, making their kids and others vulnerable to preventable diseases, a study suggests.
Feds celebrate sage grouse deal with Oregon ranchers
The Obama administration and Gov. Kate Brown joined with Oregon ranchers to celebrate agreements they all hope will help keep the sage grouse off the endangered species list.
World/Nation
Pugnacious Sen. Harry Reid retiring, endorses Schumer
Hecla to acquire Revett Mining
Companies report $20 million stock deal
OSBURN - Hecla Mining Co. has agreed to acquire Revett Mining Co., of Spokane Valley, in a merger announced Friday, and to eventually develop Revett's Rock Creek Mine.
Dapper Draper prop display
End of 'Mad Men,' but show's relics find new life at museum
WASHINGTON - Don Draper is making his exit with "Mad Men" this year, but his image as a 1960s advertising man will live on at the Smithsonian Institution.
Recovery's silver lining
U.S. economic growth may be mild, but it's also really durable
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy's tepid performance last quarter - a 2.2 percent annual growth rate - was typical of the economic rebound that began in the summer of 2009. Yet the sluggish pace of the recovery has a silver lining: This growth spurt has proved to be one of the most durable since World War II.
Additional public input sought for grant allocation
COEUR d'ALENE - Officials are asking for more public input on how the city of Coeur d'Alene should allocate close to $300,000 in federal grant money.
Friday, March 27
$125M teacher pay boost bill passes Idaho Senate
BOISE (AP) - Rookie teachers in Idaho would receive pay raises starting July 1 under a nearly $125 million proposal approved Thursday by the state Senate and sent to the governor for consideration.
Cook-off to help car wreck victim
COEUR d'ALENE - A fundraising event to benefit a Coeur d'Alene woman who was severely injured in a Dec. 27 car wreck is taking place at the Lake City Center from 5-7 p.m. Saturday.
BIBLE: Remember, God is gracious
The following is a response to a letter to the editor by Teresa Sausser of Rathdrum as published in the Coeur d’Alene Press, March 18. Ms. Sausser has completely taken out of context the sentence written by the Apostle Paul of Philippians 3:10, and erroneously used it to support Steve Vick’s refusal “to take part in the Hindu invocation.” Verse 3:10 must be understood in the context Philippians 2:5-13.
Driven to defeat diabetes
POST FALLS - Margaret Wilson is about embark on a six-week, 10,000-mile journey to fight diabetes.
Man dies in collapse of Idaho potato cellar
MONTEVIEW (AP) - The Jefferson County sheriff's office says a 71-year-old man was killed and a younger man was injured when a potato cellar collapsed in the eastern Idaho community of Monteview.
Get a load of North Idaho's best
The people have spoken. Roughly 30,000 times, in fact.
OPINION: Press wasted space
I cannot believe The Press editors can display such a lack of intelligence by deciding to waste paper and ink by publishing the irrational rant of Robert Roberts in the My Turn column on March 21. Maybe on April 1 it would have been appropriate as a joke column. The only thing I take away from it is the fact that it displays the lack of native intelligence on the part of the staff members making the decision to publish it.
CDA: Double standards on gays
On March 10, 2015, my brother was married at the Coeur d’Alene Hitching Post. I asked the pastor who officiated the wedding how the gay community treated him. He said they had to basically police the building and act as security. The hate prank calls and violent nature of the so-called ones that hate discrimination treated him just like a terrorist would. I read also how Pastor Tim Remington of The Altar Church when holding a Bible to try to speak to them gets spit on and called the “F” word.
Unprecedented sage grouse protection deal signed
RENO, Nev. - An unprecedented attempt to protect sage grouse habitat across parts of more than 900 square miles of privately owned land in Nevada will begin under a deal Thursday involving the federal government, an environmental group and the world's largest gold mining company.
Schwarzenegger's back for 'Terminator: Genisys'
LOS ANGELES - It's a rare case when a film's most iconic line practically preordains its franchise. As promised, The Terminator, and the man who originated the steely machine - Arnold Schwarzenegger - are back for another go-around in "Terminator: Genisys."
KNOBS: That's what thieves are
Dear Old Radio Collector, who saw my beautiful big console radio, circa 1945, in my booth at Paris Antiques, AND DECIDED IT WAS OK TO STEAL THE KNOBS, forgot what you learned in Sunday School.
Otter takes the reins
Bill to repeal historic horse racing heads to governor's desk
COEUR d'ALENE - A bill to repeal historic horse racing in Idaho cleared its final hurdle in the Legislature Thursday, and is headed to the governor's office for a signature.
THE FRONT ROW WITH BRUCE BOURQUIN: Friday, March 27, 2015
NIC rugby taking on the big boys
Five years ago at North Idaho College, a 19-year-old freshman named who went to Notre Dame De La Salett Academy in Olivet, Ill., named Stephen Populuf decided he and two other NIC freshmen wanted to bring back the school's rugby club.
CHRISTINA FINNEY RELAYS: Timberlake's tests
Tigers fare well against larger schools; Lake City wins combined meet
POST FALLS - Timberlake High isn't considered a small school at the 3A classification.
TRADE: Don't fall into TPA trap
What’s so bad about free trade? Doesn’t it help everyone involved to have freer access to goods and services in an open marketplace? Isn’t that the basis of our entire economy? Why do some keep harping on the approaching “partnership” arrangements currently being secretly negotiated by the Obama administration and its globalist cronies in Big Business and Big Banking? Well, mostly because it’s important, and it’s something we can stop.
BIBLE: It has many uses
Sad! I’ve been reading some “Opinion, Readers Write” and I would like to point out some errors. These writers have no knowledge of the Bible based on their picks of some use of scriptures. I’m reading their guilt, the excuses and judging from these writers.
PROJECT: Praise for the developer
I sat through 3 1/2 hours of a 5 1/2-hour meeting recently. This was for a new 82-lot subdivision that wants to go out by Silverwood. In this meeting several people got up and bad mouthed the developer and the builder then threatened the commissioners if they didn’t vote their way. They claim this developer would be putting 1,000 low income homes out there very soon if they didn’t stop this and many other things that they did not have the facts of. My guess is that there probably will be 1,000 more homes out there sometime in the next 20 or 30 years, but they would not all be by this developer. This is called progress. It’s just wrong to think we can stop it.
BIBLE: Freedom from exhaustion
The book of Leviticus is indeed “exhausting” as Richard Cripe tells us in his letter to “Readers Write.” The Jews certainly found that to be the case!
Lawyer: Kidnapping no hoax
California missing woman case keeps getting stranger
VALLEJO, Calif. - The strange case of a California woman who disappeared for two days grew stranger still Thursday, with her uncle and a lawyer for her boyfriend insisting she was kidnapped while police said it was a hoax.
BIBLE: Prophesy for all sinners
Dear Richard Cripe,
Ready for growth in Spirit Lake
City buying site for future land application
SPIRIT LAKE - Spirit Lake is planning for future growth, which means buying property to dispose of its treated wastewater.
Theme park 'neutral' on request
Silverwood not associated with housing project
COEUR d'ALENE - While the community has been riled and the media abuzz, Silverwood Theme Park has remained silent publicly on zone-change controversy over a neighboring 34-acre parcel.
'Downton Abbey' to end after upcoming 6th season
NEW YORK - A grand manor will close its doors to millions of weekly guests after "Downton Abbey" concludes next year.
Records
DIVORCES FILED
Appreciation for a 'thankless job'
COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White began the department's annual award ceremony by saying that law enforcement is a thankless profession.
BIBLE: Leviticus just one piece
Thank you Richard for your commentary on Leviticus. But we need to remember the Bible is a whole from Genesis to Revelation. The laws in Leviticus are just a few of 400 or so given. Some were beneficial for that time, some everlasting.
Bulgaria, Istanbul on program itinerary
Novel Destinations features experiences from Peace Corp Service
Images and stories from the region where southeastern Europe connects with Asia will be featured in a Novel Destinations program at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.
PREP ROUNDUP: Lake City rallies late to defeat Lakeland in baseball
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Myths in the roar over Common Core
ATLANTA (AP) - In the political uproar over Common Core, various myths are peddled as fact.
VA: Care in Spokane superb
Recently I had prostate surgery at the VA Hospital in Spokane. The entire experience from the diagnosis through pre-op orientation, the surgery itself and the post operative care was wonderful. I couldn’t have had better care. My wife decided that she would spend the time I was there with me in the same room. Once again, the VA staff went out of their way to make her comfortable and feel welcome.
Idaho panel OKs event center liquor licenses in resort towns
BOISE (AP) - A central Idaho-based conference and events center is pushing approval to grant liquor licenses to conference centers in Idaho's resort cities.
Worley Fire hit with lawsuit
Claims new union's chief negotiator was fired
COEUR d'ALENE - A former Worley Fire District division chief filed a lawsuit complaining he was fired after a labor organization was formed in which he became president and chief negotiator.
Exhibit to highlight history
Museum of North Idaho opens for season Wednesday
When the Museum of North Idaho opens for the season Wednesday, its feature exhibit, "History Outside the Museum" will highlight historic buildings, structures and sites in the Coeur d'Alene region.
Celebrating Passover
Annual dinner is April 3 at Kootenai County Fairgrounds
COEUR d'ALENE - Parsley, horseradish and unleavened bread are just a few symbolic foods that will be served at Calvary Rathdrum's annual Passover Seder Dinner on April 3.
Old photos show mid-20th century NYC
'Weegee Guide to New York' looks back to city in 1940s
NEW YORK - A new book of photos by legendary photographer Weegee shows what industrialized, pre-gentrified New York looked like in the mid-20th century, before the city was crammed with towers and billboards.
House panel OKs $46M patchwork roads plan
BOISE (AP) - Two parts of a patchwork plan aiming to raise $46 million for Idaho's crumbling roads and bridges have passed a House panel.
Let the nostalgia die
We're all tired of hearing it, but Queen Elsa is right. "The past is in the past. Let. It. Go."
Schweitzer Mountain set to close Sunday
SANDPOINT - Schweitzer Mountain Resort is bidding adieu to the winter season on Sunday.
Crapo adds town meetings
U.S. Sen Mike Crapo is adding additional North Idaho town meetings to the visits announced earlier this week.
Student Art Show April 13 at NIC Boswell Hall Corner Gallery
North Idaho College Fine Arts students will exhibit their artwork during the Student Art Show April 13 through May 8 in the Boswell Hall Corner Gallery.
James Fred Ringlein, 77
James Fred Ringlein, 77, was born Oct. 31, 1937, to Vera and Fred Ringlein of Flint, Mich.
Public servants provide essential services
The "My Turn" article in Press on March 21 finally angered me enough to give a piece of my mind concerning the profession of being a government employee or "public servant."
Bonner County Sheriff's Office hit with tort claim
Former lieutenant is seeking $6 million in damages
SANDPOINT - A former sheriff's lieutenant who alleges he was effectively demoted without cause before being unjustly fired is seeking $6 million in damages from Bonner County.
Legals March 27, 2015
T.S. No.\u2020 021763-ID NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On 7/9/2015 at 11:00 AM (recognized local time), AT THE KOOTENAI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 324 W. GARDEN\u2020 AVE. NORTH ENTRANCE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814, in the County of Kootenai,\u2020 CASPER J. RANKIN, ESQ., a member of the State Bar of Idaho, of PITE DUNCAN, LLP, 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 the County of\u2020 Kootenai, State of Idaho, and described as follows, to wit: Lot 12, Block 11, Spirit Lake, according to the plat recorded in Book "B" of Plats at Page 143, 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 Idaho Code Section 60-113, the Trustee has been informed that the address of: 5927 W VERMONT ST, SPIRIT LAKE, ID 83869, is commonly associated with said real property.\u2020 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\u2020 GARY L. ASHCRAFT, AN UNMARRIED MAN as Grantor(s), to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY as Trustee, for the benefit and security of\u2020 MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS as Beneficiary, dated 11/21/2009, recorded 12/10/2009, as Instrument No. 2244719000, and later modified by a loan modification agreement recorded as Instrument 2460692000 on 06/25/2014, in the official records of\u2020 Kootenai County, Idaho. Please note: The above named Grantors are named to comply with Idaho Code Section 45-1506(4)(a); no representation is made that they are, or are not, presently responsible for the obligation. The default for which this sale is to be made is the failure to make monthly payments when due from 3/1/2014 and all subsequent monthly payments thereafter, including installments of principal, interest, impounds, advances, plus any charges lawfully due under the note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust, Deed of Trust and as allowed under Idaho Law.\u2020\u2020 The sum owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust as of 2/23/2015 is $170,551.17, including interest, costs, fees, including trustee and/or attorney fees and costs, and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation thereunder or in this sale and to protect the security associated with the Deed of Trust, as authorized in the Note, Deed of Trust or as allowed under Idaho Law.\u2020 Because interest, late charges, fees, costs and expenses continue to accrue, the total amount due varies from day to day.\u2020 Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after receipt of funds to satisfy the debt. For further information, write the Trustee at 4375 Jutland Drive, Ste. 200, San Diego, CA 92117, or call (858)750-7600 DATED: 2/23/2015\u2020 \u2020 CASPER J. RANKIN, ESQ., a member of the State Bar of Idaho, of PITE DUNCAN, LLP, LEGAL 3198 MARCH 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015
Thursday, March 26
Online dating meet-up ends with woman facing assault charge
SANDPOINT - A man's online date was arrested early Monday morning after she allegedly attacked him with a butcher knife at a Priest Lake cabin.
IDFG Commission approves spring Chinook salmon season
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission has approved seasons and rules for the earliest of Idaho's Chinook salmon fishing.
Goodbye, Dad
WALLACE, Idaho - My father, Richard Milton Bond, slipped the hook this morning. Had he lived another month, he would have been 94 but given his failing health, I would not have wished that on him.
Bonner County calls for Scotchman wilderness designation
SANDPOINT -Bonner County commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday calling on Congress to designate the Idaho portion of Scotchman Peaks area as wilderness.
Tibetan nun to speak at North Idaho College
Venerable Thubten Chodron, an American nun in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, will speak on "Inner Peace World Peace" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 in Molstead Library Todd Hall at North Idaho College.
Knox defense calls conviction grave error
ROME - Amanda Knox's defense lawyer urged Italy's highest court on Wednesday to overturn the American's conviction in the 2007 murder of her British roommate, calling it a "grave judicial error."
Facebook's Messenger app to mix business with more pleasure
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook's Messenger app is evolving into a multitasking tool equipped to send an animated fist bump to a friend at one moment and then get a little business done in the next.
Free pike fishing seminar at Mark's Marine tonight
HAYDEN - Mark's Marine, in Hayden, is scheduled to host a pike fishing seminar tonight from 6:30-8 p.m.
Bergdahl charged with desertion
Military: Soldier may face life in prison if convicted
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive for five years by the Taliban, was charged Wednesday by the U.S. military with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could get life in prison if convicted.
South Carolina mayor to speak at HREI banquet
Annual event will take place April 13
A historic act of contrition will be the main theme of this year's Human Rights Banquet hosted by the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations.
Northwest Notes: Thursday, March 26, 2015
Post Falls Rotary plans
Heinz buys Kraft
New company creates a $28 billion food giant
NEW YORK - Some of the most familiar names in ketchup, pickles, cheese and hot dogs are set to come under the same roof.
Movers and Shakers
Slover joins TitleOne as escrow assistant
World/Nation
House approves conservative budget to erase red ink
Turkey hunting seasons open soon
COEUR d'ALENE - Turkey hunting is a sport rich in tradition that began long before Europeans arrived in North America. Native Americans hunted the wild turkey for food for more than 4,000 years.
News for all you optimists
Lest journalists be accused of devoting too much ink to "negative" stories, and the reading/viewing public of paying more attention to them, here's a glimpse to remind us of the progress we're making:
'Trail Ambassadors' tasked with mitigating conflict
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - From Bozeman the quick drive to the College "M" trailhead at the southern end of the Bridger Mountains is a pleasant one. Heading east out of town the whitewashed monogram looms above on the forested slopes, beckoning Bozemanites for a morning stroll or an afternoon outing with the kids.
Asphalt plant backers sue to overturn denial
SANDPOINT - The backers of a proposal to permanently establish an asphalt plant in Sagle are suing to overturn Bonner County's denial of a rezone.
Fake gun, real charges
A pair of Post Falls boys are facing multiple criminal charges after walking into Lakeland High School Wednesday afternoon with a plastic toy gun.
Tornadoes pound Midwest
1 person killed when storms hit Oklahoma, Arkansas
TULSA, Okla. - The slow start to the nation's tornado season came to a violent end Wednesday, when tornadoes raked Tulsa during its evening rush hour, killing one person and injuring others.
Records
DIVORCES GRANTED
A big boost for education
Fundraiser for Post Falls classroom projects raises more than $45K
POST FALLS - The Post Falls Education Foundation's 19th annual Wine, Stein and Dine fundraiser for classroom projects raised more than $45,000 during the event at the Greyhound Park and Event Center.
Gay rights activists hack official's old web address
BOISE - The former web address of an Idaho Republican lawmaker has been taken over by a group claiming to be gay rights activists, decorated with rainbows and used to post text requesting that the Legislature meet with same-sex marriage supporters.
Feds reopen comment period for mountain caribou protections
BOISE - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened for comment a proposed plan to change the protected status of a herd of caribou in northern Idaho and northeastern Washington from endangered to threatened.
That's the spirit
Lakeland stuns with stunts at state
RATHDRUM - Lakeland High School varsity cheerleaders have a very good reason to jump - and flip, and tumble, and leap - for joy.
PREP ROUNDUP
• POSTPONEMENTS
Habitat, volunteer groups to join forces for first Impact Day
HAYDEN - Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that helps people in need find housing or repair homes, seeks volunteers for the first Impact Day on May 16.
Judge orders jail in battery case
SANDPOINT - A Kootenai man was ordered to serve 10 days in jail for inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl in Bonner County last year.
Nellie 'Nell' Louella Tenney, 94
Nellie "Nell" Louella (James) Tenney, 94, closed her eyes and went home to be with the Lord on March 19, 2015. There were two things she felt and lived all of her life: The first was her love of Our Lord Jesus, and the second was her love of family.
Back in stock
Texas prison agency replenishes execution drug supply
HOUSTON - Texas prison officials have acquired a small supply of pentobarbital to replenish their dwindling inventory of the execution drug so lethal injections set for next month in the nation's most active death penalty state can be carried out, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Wednesday.
NIC rec center decision delayed
Board members: Another month needed for input
COEUR d'ALENE - Supporters of a proposed North Idaho College recreation center funded by student fees and staff memberships must wait another month to see if the project will develop.
Vandals move ex-Viking wideout Watson to tight end
From news services
Trapper education course scheduled in Coeur d'Alene
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is now offering voluntary trapper education courses to help educate both new and experienced trappers.
Joyce Vivian Johnson, 92
Joyce Vivian (Peart) Johnson was born Jan. 19, 1923, to Arthur and Lola Peart in Hazel Green, Wis.
THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Thursday, March 26, 2015
How the Trojan boys do it in hoops
Over the past seven seasons, only one other 5A team can match the success at state of the Post Falls High boys basketball team.
Bowling scores
HIGH GAMES - Ken Huck Jr. 279, Mike Hernandez 279, Dave Hart 279, Vince Blanchette 279, Gary Hayenga 277, J.R. Harmon 268, Dave Berto 268.
Caveat emptor
Cities, cab drivers oppose pro-Uber legislation
COEUR d'ALENE - A bill to prohibit municipalities from regulating Uber drivers in Idaho has nearly cleared the Legislature, despite opposition from cab companies and cities, including Coeur d'Alene.
Report: France jet audio shows pilot locked out of cockpit
SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France - The first half of Germanwings Flight 9525 was chilling in its normalcy. It took off from Barcelona en route to Duesseldorf, climbing over the Mediterranean and turning over France. The last communication was a routine request to continue on its route.
Legislature passes bill to repeal instant horse racing
A bill to repeal instant horse racing in Idaho passed its last legislative hurdle before heading to the governor's desk for his signature.
Update: Missing man found
Coeur d'Alene police officers are asking for the public's help in finding a local man whose wife reported he never returned home after going target shooting.
ISP's Rollins placed on leave after DUI arrest
Idaho State Police have placed Major Clark Rollins on administrative leave following his arrest Wednesday evening for misdemeanor driving under the influence and misdemeanor unlawful transportation of an alcoholic beverage.
Legals March 26, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 13, 2015 File No.: 7023.110710 Sale date and time (local time): June 24, 2015 at 9:00 AM Sale location: La Quinta Inn & Suites - Coeur d'Alene, 333 W. Ironwood Drive, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, Auction.com Room Property address: 19505 N Williams Rd 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: Jeffery S. Pabst, a married man as his sole and separate property Original trustee: Pioneer Title Company Original beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Recording date: August 6, 2010 Recorder's instrument number: 2276558000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 13, 2015: $194,861.38 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: The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 52 North, Range 3 West, Boise Meridian, 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# 7023.110710) 1002.278059-File No. LEGAL 3174 MARCH 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 25
At college
Erin Legel
An 'Epiphany' of art in Hayden
Sculpture is a human head made of steel and colorful Plexiglas, creating a stained-glass effect
Northwest Notes: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Alliance adding 130 jobs
Ohio-based company already employs about 220 at Cd'A facility
YOUTH SPORTS: Swimming, wrestling, rec basketball and more
Margaret Montandon, 98
Margaret Montandon went home to be with the Lord Feb. 28, 2015.
A peculiar presidential primary
Apparently, the only thing better than a closed Republican primary is two closed Republican primaries.
Wilford Eugene Hawkins, 92
Wilford Eugene Hawkins, "Opa," 92, passed away peacefully with his family nearby on March 22, 2015 in Coeur d'Alene, Id. A veteran of World War II, he served two tours; first in the Navy in the Pacific and then in the Army in Berlin.
Tired of unwanted hair?
Laser hair removal could be the answer. What's all the hype? You know all of that unwanted hair you shave or pluck away almost every day of your life? Well say goodbye to it forever! You may have questions like: does it hurt? How long does it take? How many treatments are required? Here's what you can expect: laser hair removal is pretty painless. Each individual's pain threshold is different, but the treatment is most often described as very tolerable. To help make it more comfortable, our laser is equipped with a cooling system that quickly diminishes any mild pain created during the laser process.
Banking on the biscuit
Taco Bell's waffle taco is dead; bring on the biscuit
The revolution of ancient grains
Amaranth, spelt, and quinoa: a few examples of products stuffing the aisles of grocery chains and health food stores. What are these unfamiliar items? Where do they come from? Why are they in the rice and pasta section? Not to worry, ancient grains have been around...well...since ancient millennia.
HOMELESS: But thankless, too?
In response to a letter from Jan Pollard regarding Homeless. We were at the Golden Corral for dinner. There was a guy sitting outside, looking poor and hungry. Didn’t want to give him money that he could go use for alcohol. So, when inside, my husband purchased a gift card for the price of a meal and drink. Took it out and gave it to him. When we went out later he was trying to sell it to patrons entering the store. He really appreciated our generosity! Another day outside of Albertsons, a lady brought out a nice bag of fruit and tried to give it to a guy holding a “help me” sign. Instead of a thank you, he shouted, “What do you think I am, a @#$%$ vegetarian?” I WILL NOT give them money either.
Arm yourself against this insidious enemy
March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. With more than 8,000 Idaho residents estimated by the American Cancer Society to be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, now is the time to bring attention to potentially lifesaving preventative actions that can be taken today.
What are your priorities in life?
What is your priority? Is it your health, wealth, family, career, or spiritual life? These are all important facets of your life, and together give you purpose and direction. Our lives are not simply one thing, but when one thing is out of balance, it can cause turmoil in the other areas.
IDAHO SPRING FOOTBALL: Vandals look to shore up defense
First of 15 spring practices are today
Every college football coach looks at spring practice pretty much the same way - 15 chances to get better.
Spring and the Zags
A flicker squawks loudly as he sits on the ridge of my home searching for a mate. I open my bedroom door looking for the focus of the screeching and see the male standing proudly beside the vent to my furnace. A loud tap, tap tap, tap, resonates throughout the neighborhood as the flicker pounds with his beak on my furnace exhaust pipe hoping to draw the attention of a female bird within the range of his sound.
Crapo to hold meetings
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo will visit North Idaho next week for a series of town meetings. The senator has discussed federal debt, government overreach and privacy issues during nearly 50 town meetings he has held in Idaho since last fall.
Getting beyond the run of the mill
Log conference attendees note industry strides, challenges
POST FALLS - Area forest products professionals are cautiously optimistic - knock on wood - about the outlook of their industry in 2015.
CHRISTIAN: Yes, we're a godly nation
I congratulate Helmuth on apparently having a copy of the U.S. Constitution! However, the Constitution is not well suited to a “quick read” activity; a study is required. The intent of the Constitution is to define the responsibilities of the government, but mainly to limit the POWER of the U.S. Government. Please refer to Amendment X, which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Thus the original concept regarding the distribution of power was to be with the States first, and the Government second. Unfortunately, to our detriment, we have let this be turned upside down! (An indication of the activity required of the Congress is given in Article I requiring that it assemble at least once every year!)
AmEx woes: Some cardholders can leave home without it
$255: What's your death worth?
Approximately a month after my wife’s death in 1993, I was contacted by Social Security regarding the death benefit from my wife’s Social Security that I was entitled to. I never knew there was such a thing. I rejected getting it and they called several times and I expressed, give it to someone else, as I felt like they were saying that was what she was worth. I finally accepted the $255 to stop the calls.
A coconut cake for Easter
It's just not Easter without some sort of coconut dessert, whether it's a classic Southern coconut cake or a creamy coconut chocolate egg. So this year we decided to take our inspiration from both of those to create a fresh, yet still familiar dessert for rounding out our Easter dinner.
Down the stretch they come
Racing parks threaten closure if gaming bill passes
Toast the end of 'Mad Men' with the era's classic cocktails
From Don Draper's old fashioneds to Roger Sterling's smuggled-in Stoli, cocktails have played a deliciously major role on AMC's "Mad Men." But was it really that great an era to drink?
LEGISLATURE: Pay bills, get out of way
Cuts both ways? The first page of the CDA Press, March 17, 2015, carried an article about the Idaho State Senate endorsing legislation banning local government regulations on carrying or using knives. It was noted that the office of the State Attorney General warned that this conflicts with current state laws — I guess there was no research done by the backers of the bill.
PREP ROUNDUP: Timberlake boys, girls sweep at IML double dual
School board candidate withdraws
The race for the Zone 3 seat on the Coeur d'Alene school board has dropped from three candidates to two.
Report: Beetles don't make forests more likely to burn
ABORTION: A bit of hypocrisy
Many Idaho state legislators oppose abortion on the grounds that the unborn fetus has no say in the decision of life; they protest against only the mother or parents having the say.
The misunderstood stomach acids: Part II
In Part I, we discussed why stomach acids aren't really the enemy and how necessary they are for a variety of reasons. In Part II we will discuss how to alleviate heartburn, GERD and other digestive challenges naturally, without drugs.
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Zags on the verge of a fun run
Back before the Gonzaga Bulldogs were the team that the entire Northwest has fallen in love with, they came within a tip-in at the buzzer from advancing to the Final Four.
Tele-health
Just a few weeks ago I got a text message with a picture from our summer intern. She was playing football, and the end of her second finger got jammed and looked terrible. She was wondering what she needed to do for it. Being a college student she didn't have much money, so she wanted to do the most inexpensive thing, but also knowing that she needs her hands in physical therapy school, she wanted to do what was best overall.
As patients face death, doctors push straight talk on care
WASHINGTON - Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he wanted aggressive care as his body shut down, the hospital had to try. He died days later.
NIC GOLF: Porter, Phillips pace Cardinals at tourney
North Idaho briefs
Stein family to be honored Saturday
Fugitive of the Week
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Darick Pettina Plumb.
For some at Easter, it's not the ham... It's the butter lamb
CHICAGO - Baked ham and brightly colored eggs are standard Easter fare for many families. But for some, it's the butter that takes center stage. That is, butter shaped like a lamb.
A fresh take on the classic Easter ham
When I think of spring menus, I instantly think of asparagus and the fresh ham that my grandmother made every Easter. The pork was studded with cloves and slathered with brown sugar and mustard before roasting. And it made the entire house smell amazing.
World/Nation
House passes concealed carry rewrite
Quiet good deeds don't just happen
In our communities, there are countless things that occur that most people never give thought to the how and why or the who.
WILDERNESS: An ideal monument
Make the Boulder-White Clouds area a National Monument. Idaho enjoys the distinction of having the largest primitive land mass in the continental United States and these lands have been up for grabs by mining and logging companies since I was a child in the 1950s. My grandfather, who was an avid woodsman and also a heavy equipment operator, said that the “primitive areas should be preserved as they stand, for all and for all time.” He hunted and fished his whole life and had witnessed the fish and wildlife dwindle as progress moved in on the landscape at large and felt that such a relatively small area, of wilderness, should be preserved. His justification was that the natural world is something that people can benefit from if they have an opportunity to witness it in reality. Otherwise it is just a concept.
Phones, friends distracting teen drivers
NASA awards $60,000 in scholarships to NIC students
Twelve North Idaho College students were each awarded a $5,000 scholarship through the NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium.
Google imports new CFO from Wall Street
Trends in blends
Blended wines have been gaining popularity for several years. Whites and reds that are not full varietal appeal to consumers, as most times they are smoother and offer complexity from the varietal combinations. For winemakers, the exercise of blending wines is the means to accentuate their favorite things about their wine, and to mitigate the characteristics they find less appealing. It is one of the many things we feel they ought to do to produce delicious wine.
Common-sense, low-cost fix for truck-train crashes rejected
Pope pines for pizza - and gets it
ROME - Pope Francis, who recently lamented he can't slip out and get a pizza like he used to, finally got a pie - albeit one hand-delivered to his popemobile.
NORQUIST: Shed full light on him
As I understand it Mr. Grover Norquist is a current candidate for election to the National Rifle Association Board of Directors. Mr. Norquist, most famously known for his public stand against taxes, has another persona that is much more ominous; his seemingly unquestioned advocacy of various Muslim Brotherhood front organizations here in the United States.
Dispatchers praised for handling of domestic call
Male allegedly made threats, drove erratically
Oregon targets black walnut disease in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Crews are cutting down 14 century-old black walnut trees at the Oregon State Hospital and are trying to save 38 more from an infestation that could threaten the species citywide.
High nursing home costs squeeze insurers
Legals March 25, 2015
NOTICE OF LIEN-SALE Pursuant Idaho Statute 55-2306, Lien sale to be held on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., at A PLUS MINI STORAGE, 7320 N. Government Way, CDA, Idaho; (208) 664-1438, for the purpose of selling any and all personal property located within the following units: Unit #14,10x20, rented to Anthony Clarke, 2095 Daly, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815; Unit #82, 8x10, and #29, 10x30, rented to Mavis Middleton 149 W. Wyoming Apt 3, Hayden Lake, ID 83835. Said lien sales are for unpaid rents, late fees, costs and fees incurred for the prosecution of sale of property. LEGAL 3194 MARCH 18, 25, 2015
Tuesday, March 24
Jeb Bush widely used executive authority in Florida
Young scientists steal show at White House event
Idaho Briefs
Prison ordered in felony assault case
Dianna L. May, 77
Dianna L. May, 77, passed away peacefully at her home in Sagle, Idaho, on Friday, March 6, 2015.
'House Hunters International' to feature former Cd'A resident
Flag unfurls images, emotions
Who decides the meaning of a symbol?
House passes bill to crack down on school bullying
NIC GOLF: Porter seventh at Warrior invite
Leroy Albert Pettipiece, 68
Leroy Albert Pettipiece, age 68, died on March 14, 2015, at the North Idaho Hospice House. He was surrounded by loved ones for his short fight with cancer. Roy spent most of his life in north Idaho with a few years in Oregon.
Post Falls man sentenced for murder
Thompson receives 36 years in prison
NORTHWEST NOTES: March 24, 2015
Update: Troye withdraws from school board race
Alicia Troye, 41, announced her candidacy for election to the Zone 3 seat on the Coeur d'Alene School District Board of Trustees.
'Glee' ends its tuneful six-season run
Cruz: Calling all conservatives
Texas senator starts White House run
U.S. drillers scrambling to thwart OPEC threat
Treasure heist
$60,000 in gold stolen from show vendor
More thoughts about Leviticus
First let me say Dick Cripe and his wife are friends of mine. I sing with him in a chorale in town. They are very nice people. This is not a criticism, but rather an addendum to his letter.
Humanities council awards grants
The Idaho Humanities Council recently awarded $57,481 in grants to organizations and individuals throughout the state.
World/Nation
What lies beneath
Idaho workshop teaches police how to excavate human remains
Records
Two dryer fires, one month apart
Police: Idaho man part of Arizona Walmart melee
CHIP SHOTS: March 24, 2015
PREP ROUNDUP: Trojans boys second; Lakeland girls third
Bighorn sheep die-off closes hunting area near Yellowstone
Greek, German leaders seek to reboot relationship
Taking aim at executions
Utah to use firing squads if drugs are unavailable
Door to door
Coeur d'Alene ordinance would regulate solicitors
Kootenai County seeks input
Interim land-use code document available for public review
Life underground
Holocaust survivor shares experiences with students
Warrants
Here is this week’s list of suspected lawbreakers sought by Kootenai County police agencies and the sheriff’s office:
Ybarra's office blames Luna administration for Schoolnet debacle
State superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s legislative liaison was quick to lay the blame for the flawed $61 million Schoolnet project at the feet of former state superintendent Tom Luna.
Shoshone County deputies investigating dangerous plastic wrap prank
Shoshone County deputies responded twice recently to reports of plastic wrap being stretched across Interstate 90 near Kingston.
Monday, March 23
Probation ordered in enticement case
Lose your blues at the Cd'A Blues Festival
Sixth annual event will be held at The Resort this weekend
U.S. trains Iraqi forces as Tikrit battle continues
Taking the leap
Cruz to become first major candidate to jump into 2016 race
World/Nation Briefs
Director: Train crash 'my responsibility'
School and Senior Lunches Week of March 23-27
Gold mine plan draws objections
Plastic plant headed to Idaho
Rare Tennessee Williams story published for first time
Chiefs drop fifth-straight to close regular season
Charlie E. "Chuck" Estell, 64
Charlie E. "Chuck" Estell, 64, passed away at his home in Post Falls, Idaho, on March 3, 2015, surrounded by his family.
The winter of 2014-15 was one for the record books
Talk about WIDE WEATHER 'EXTREMES,' we certainly have seen them during this year of 2015, both in the U.S. and around the world. It was indeed a "winter to remember!"
Boston Yeti comes to the aid of other animals
U.S. pullout from Afghanistan hinged to developing forces
By DEB RIECHMANN/Associated Press
Legislators hopeful to end session
Transportation funding, teacher pay are biggest remaining issues
Gold rush
Modern-day treasure hunters show their wares
Legals March 23, 2015
Case No. CV15-935 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI MAGISTRATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERNST G. and LILLIAN K. MUENCH husband and wife, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MARILYN MUENCH has been appointed Personal Representative of the joint estate of ERNST G. MUENCH and LILLIAN K MUENCH. All persons having claims against the Decedent's or the 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 indicated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. Dated this 30 day of January 2015. /s/ MARILYN MUENCH Andrew P. Doman DOMAN LAW OFFICES, P.C. 907 Main Avenue St. Maries, ID 83861 Telephone (208)245-9155 Facsimile (208) 245-1095 ISB #3879 LEGAL 3235 MARCH 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015
Sunday, March 22
LEVY: Passing the 'wallet' around
There is an old James Coburn movie called “Harry in Your Pocket.” Coburn is a pick pocket named Harry, and his No. 1 rule is once he picks your pocket “Harry never holds;” he passes the stolen wallet to an accomplice, who then passes it off to another, and thus Harry is never in danger of getting caught.
Remembering the important, costly Battle of Iwo Jima
THE FRONT ROW WITH ERIC PLUMMER: Sunday, 22, 2014
Does anyone not have Zags fever?
Am I the only one in these parts that can't get enough of Gonzaga basketball? We're spoiled to get to watch a ridiculously high level of hoops from a local team. Here's to a deep tourney run, and if the basketball gods are kind, a Final Four.
Machete-wielding suspect in airport attack dies
Spelling his way to D.C.
Donnette Bourne, 68
Donnette Bourne, age 68, of Post Falls, ID, passed away on March 18, 2015, at Hospice House of North Idaho after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Genetically engineered spuds, apples approved by FDA
Community Thanks March 22, 2015
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BIBLE: Exhausted by Leviticus
There has been a lot of discussion in the letters to the editor recently about homosexuality and the Bible. I’m a little rusty on the latter, so I decided to refresh my memory.
Spring dashes into summer; get ready
Only one week until Spring Break arrives at most area schools, and many a parent is at least somewhat prepared.
Milestone Announcements
Diana Lynn Palmer, 65
Diana Lynn (Manning) Palmer, born Dec. 19, 1949, passed away from a very short battle with lung cancer on Jan. 24, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends, in Portland, Ore.
Suit: Dangerous arsenic levels found in wine
PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Trojans thump Eisenhower, lose to Davis
PHOTO: Unsafe working conditions
In regard to “Jump-start to Spring,” March 16. The point of Keith Cousin’s article was to show examples of cost savings the local government agencies have enjoyed due to the exceptionally warm winter this year.
Boosting awareness of infant death with random acts of kindness
John Henry Shelton, 1946 - 2014
Passages are usually not easy and the loss of a dear friend is a hard one. Many of the old time Coeur d'Alene buddies from the early 1960s hold dear memories or stories of when life was definitely simpler and a night at the Wilma Theatre or the Coeur d'Alene Drive-In was considered a "life event." Several great stories still linger about the Class of 1964, I am sure, and it is with a heavy heart that the passage of John Henry Shelton needs to be shared.
A positive attitude can be key
A mother was ready for a few minutes of relaxation after a long and demanding day. However, her young daughter had other plans for her mother's time.
PREP TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP: Gunnerson lifts Viking girls at home meet
U.S. tightens rules for fracking disclosure
College of Western Idaho to expand
California drought fuels hydro-power crunch
Harold G. Royal
Harold G. Royal quietly passed in his sleep on March 13, 2015, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
In Person: Donagene Turnbow
Longtime school board member serves for the kids
A new place to eat in Riverstone
Three new locations in Riverstone dominate this week's new business news.
PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Vikings play errorless, win twice
ZONING: Voting for own interests
Thank you Jim Barrett for your letter. I too think the county commissioners should bow out of this zoning change vote if they are receiving contributions from Dennis Swartout and/or Mort Construction. They’re not voting for the residents of Kootenai County, but their own interests.
PropellerHeads like a cloud/hard drive combo
NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals cruise past Columbia Basin in NWAC play
Around the world in a day
Multicultural event educates, engages public
Gary John Redel, 68
On Monday, March 2nd, 2015, Gary John Redel died of natural causes at his Hayden, Idaho, home. Gary was the eldest of six boys born July 18th, 1946, to the late Clem and Rita Redel of St. Louis, Missouri. Gary will be forever remembered by his three daughters and seven grandchildren: Andrea Peters and her husband Tim (son Dylan); Angela Redel-Gomez and her husband Daniel (daughters Eden, Olivia, Ava and Lola); and Kelsey Woster and her husband Aaron (daughter Chloe and son Samuel); his five brothers (Rich, Lee, Kenny, Ed and Jamie); along with countless other friends and family whom were blessed to know him.
Troops rally to defeat city
The troops we speak of are not our honorable men and women in uniform but the honorable men and women of the North Idaho Building Contractors Association, the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.
HINDU: Someone with backbone
In response to the article in The Press on the March 7, about Senator Sheryl Nuxoll regarding her refusal to apologize for her remarks about the Hindu prayer at the Idaho senate chambers. I agree and support her 100 percent.
Saturday, March 21
Economist: Job outlook upbeat
Unemployment rate remains at 4.9 percent in county
POST FALLS - Kootenai County's unemployment rate in February remained unchanged from January at 4.9 percent, according to an Idaho Department of Labor report released on Friday.
The British are coming to late-night: Corden ready to chat
LOS ANGELES - James Corden is the perfect host.
Mediation continues in vandalism suit
SANDPOINT - A resolution remains elusive in a civil suit against a man accuse of slashing scores of chair lift seat covers at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.
Marijuana extract oil bills headed to Idaho Senate
BOISE (AP) - A bill that would legalize the use of marijuana extract oil for the treatment of severe forms of epilepsy is headed to the full Idaho Senate.
Man shot at New Orleans airport
KENNER, La. - A man sprayed TSA agents in the face with wasp killer then swung a machete at guards before being shot several times at a security checkpoint in the New Orleans international airport Friday.
Women who have shaped Idaho
Database will be unveiled on March 31 at Cd'A library
COEUR d'ALENE - The University of Idaho is launching a new database highlighting the contributions of women to Idaho's history and contemporary society.
Leroy Albert Pettipiece, 68
Leroy Albert Pettipiece, age 68, died on March 14, 2015, at the North Idaho Hospice House. He was surrounded by loved ones for his short fight with cancer. Roy spent most of his life in North Idaho with a few years in Oregon.
Shirley Lorraine Milliorn, 87
Shirley Lorraine Milliorn was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Chicago, Ill. She went home to her Heavenly Father on March 15, 2015, while residing at Sylvan House in Hayden, Idaho, under Hospice care.
Drinks and desserts a sign of better days
Olive Garden gets boost from diners splurging on extras
NEW YORK (AP) - Olive Garden is weaning diners off two-for-$25 dinners and luring them to splurge a bit on extras like drinks and desserts.
Jewels of the Gem State
Coeur d'Alene photographer Linda Lantzy has been selected as the 2015 Artist in Residence for Idaho's state parks, sponsored by Friends of Idaho State Parks.
'I kind of lost my breath'
Virginia Beach seniors try indoor skydiving
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Warren "Biggie" Tucker earned his wings long ago when he piloted airplanes and, once, when he jumped out of one.
Louis F. Villanueva, 87
On March 9, 2015, Louis F. Villanueva passed away peacefully at Hospice of North Idaho in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
A ride for rights
Former Freedom Rider speaks at the HREI
COEUR d'ALENE - On July 30, 1961, a 21-year-old archaeology student from the University of California, Los Angeles, was arrested in Jackson, Miss.
Alison Sparhawk, 67
Alice "Alison" Helene Golding Sparhawk passed away on March 15, 2015, at the Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, from pancreatic cancer.
Shedding light on domestic violence
Post Falls man's actions earn national honor, $10K for nonprofit
COEUR d'ALENE - When Bryan Cummings saw the violence taking place inside the vehicle next to his, his adrenaline took over.
NAIA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Great Falls upsets Langston
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Forward Lindsay Abrahamson hit the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to lift the seventh-seeded Great Falls Argos past the third-seeded Langston Lions 72-69 in the second round of the NAIA tournament on Friday.
Good nutrition matters
It has been more than 20 years since the U.S. Department of Agriculture standardized the U.S. food guidelines.
Records
DIVORCES FILED
Local taxes can kick people from their homes
Well the county commissioners have done it again, ever determined to tax the retired, unemployed and low-income citizens out of their homes. All this so government employees can live a little bit better, at the expense of all those who earn an honest living and must again, reduce their standard of living.
NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals sweep in East Region opener
WALLA WALLA - Hayley Fields hit a 3-run home run in the second game for the North Idaho College Cardinals, which beat the Walla Walla Warriors 10-5 and 7-6 in the Northwest Athletic Conference East Division opener on Friday.
Hayden chamber seeks nominations for H.A.Y.D.E.N. awards
The Hayden Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2014 H.A.Y.D.E.N. awards to recognize individuals and businesses for their accomplishments and contributions to the community.
Changes at Laclede Water District
LACLEDE - A sea change has taken hold at the Laclede Water District.
Sidewalk ride ends in arrest
SANDPOINT - A Bonner County man was arrested for allegedly racing his motorcycle down a sidewalk on Division Avenue on Wednesday morning.
On the wild slide: Lake Placid site offers skeleton rides
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Sledding can be pleasant and pastoral, with big toboggans, snowy hills and rosy cheeks. And then there's skeleton sledding: belly down, head first on a sled the size of a throw rug, hard ice whooshing by your face.
Patrons plead for post office
CAREYWOOD - The Postal Regulatory Commission is taking up an appeal of the U.S. Postal Service's plan to close the Careywood Post Office.
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Saturday, March 21, 2015
A chance to break through
They are far from new faces to their teams, but with a little luck, they could find themselves in a new place a little later this spring.
Storm steals statue's seeds
McEuen Park statue damaged by wind
COEUR d'ALENE - Some of the star shaped "seeds" on one of three stainless steel alliums at the Third Street entrance to McEuen Park have blown away.
PREP ROUNDUP: Vikings sweep Mountain View
BASEBALL
Poll: Lower taxes and legalize pot
WASHINGTON - Americans want lower taxes and more government spending both at once, although their support for spending more tax dollars on health care has dropped dramatically. They're likelier than ever to not feel connected to any particular religion, but no less likely to believe in God. And for the first time, most want to legalize marijuana.
Crooked River road may become scenic bikeway
CAMP SHERMAN, Ore. (AP) - One of the prettiest stretches of highway in the state may be soon getting a little more attention.
Legals March 21, 2015
Case No. CV15-1613 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI IN RE: Cynthia Lynn Whitfield A Petition to change the name of Cynthia Lynn Whitfield, now residing in the City of Coeur d'Alene, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Kootenai County, Idaho. The name will change to Cynthia Lynn Recanati. The reason for the change in name is: Maiden/ Birth name. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on 4/20/15 at the Kootenai County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. DATE: 3/11/15 JIM BRANNON CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deputy Clerk LEGAL 3278 MARCH 14, 21, 28, 2015 APRIL 1, 2015
Friday, March 20
Jobless numbers hold steady
WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits basically held steady last week, as the job market continues to outpace broader economic growth.
STEWART: Taking over hiring process
So, let me get this straight, Commissioner Stewart still hasn’t come to the conclusion that Tondee is the right person for the job, but he had no part in the hiring decision… If that is true, what is he grandstanding about? He says that he “can’t influence the hiring process,” but then he says “I have some strong questions for her,” what is he talking about other than influencing the hiring process?
Senate approves spending $400,000 to kill wolves
BOISE (AP) - The Idaho Senate has approved spending $400,000 to kill wolves.
TV talk shows boosts Risch profile
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch has been called a lot of unflattering things over the years, so he is not troubled by suggestions that he and 46 other Republican senators are "traitors" for sending a letter to the Iranian government concerning negotiations with the White House. Nor is he bothered by Hillary Clinton asking whether Republicans are trying to help Iran, or harm the commander in chief.
Otter reappoints Idaho State Police chief
BOISE (AP) - The director of the Idaho State Police has been reappointed to his post for a four-year term, Gov. Butch Otter's office announced on Thursday.
Hikers find suspected human remains in lake
Bones found are believed to be decades old
CLARK FORK - A jawbone that appears to be human was found on the exposed bed of Lake Pend Oreille earlier this month.
You can't limit hunger
Study: Fast-food limits didn't cut obesity rate in South LA
LOS ANGELES - A much-hailed law that restricted the opening of new stand-alone fast-food restaurants in one of the poorest sections of Los Angeles did not curb obesity or improve diets, a new study found.
Candidate deadline for May elections today
Time for candidates to get their names on the ballot for the May 19 election is running short.
Bringing in spring
Students' color project brightens Garden Plaza residents' day
POST FALLS - Bright colors and youth helping others is a springtime combination that's tough to beat.
Will the next Kiana please step forward
Kiana Lacroix, winner of the 11th annual North Idaho Spelling Bee, came home from her experience at the national bee last May absolutely exuberant.
RELIGIONS: Have a common bond
It seems very disappointing that this day in the United States that there is such a lack of religious tolerance; lack of openness for our fellow humans and their respective faiths. While most founders of the U.S. Constitution were of Christian faith, the United States is not a Christian nation (First Amendment). Our Exceptionalism stems from our freedoms and the rule of law.
When misconduct isn't a crime
The criminal laws do not protect Idaho citizens against all unethical and dishonest conduct. The recent CoiNuts cases in my office in Kootenai County highlight these frustrating limits.
George Harvey Oatman, 88
1926 - 2015
World/Nation
IS group claims responsibility for Tunisia attack
Records
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Letter from Mayor Widmyer
Mark Barnhouse, of Athol, filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Coeur d'Alene last April.
From dinosaurs to Superman
Composer Williams' works featured at NIC concert
North Idaho College will host a free concert "From the Pen of John Williams," featuring the NIC Wind Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center. All community members are invited.
Mediation ordered in lewd conduct case
SANDPOINT - Civil mediation is being ordered in an attempt to resolve a criminal case against a Sagle man indicted on a lewd-conduct charge, court records indicate.
PREP ROUNDUP: Galloway, Howard lift Timberlake to season-opening win at Riverside
BASEBALL
Sweet 16 of Neeson fighting people
Bracket season shouldn't only be about basketball.
Adams revisits the Black Lagoon
How much mileage could a studio expect from a 1950s film starring a biologist with a fascination for a secluded fishpond?
Panel endorses sunshine for schools bill
BOISE - A House panel has approved a bill requiring school board candidates in roughly half of Idaho's school districts to reveal money given to their campaigns.
EDUCATION: Bill gets shut down
As a student, it is my responsibility to make sure my education is the best it can be. And yet, we under-fund the schools, and when there is an attempt to get a bill to raise the salaries of the hardworking teachers in the schools, it immediately gets shut down.
CoiNuts owner gets jail time; prosecutor explains challenges of case
Kevin Mitchell to serve at least six months; stepdaughter also sentenced
COEUR d'ALENE - He's currently living in a "barn," but CoiNuts owner-operator Kevin E. Mitchell will now be provided with temporary quarters - for six, possibly seven, months - at the Kootenai County jail.
SENATORS: Should oppose sanctions bill
I was disappointed to learn that Idaho’s Senator Risch signed the threatening letter sent to Iran’s leader regarding their nuclear program and the negotiations that have been taking place over the past year. It seems that Congress is working very hard to start another military action in the Middle East, as well as undermine our government.
Video voyeur suspect faces charge
POST FALLS - A Spokane man has confessed to slipping a phone under a changing room door at the Post Falls Walmart with a mother and daughter inside, according to police.
Buzzing about the Bee
COEUR d'ALENE - KianaLacroix and her photographic memory will be returning to the North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee at North Idaho College on Saturday.
Craig Campbell: Hooked to headline Cd'A concert
Georgia-raised country singer Craig Campbell will be headlining the opening night arena concert Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo.
THE FRONT ROW WITH BRUCE BOURQUIN: Friday, March 20, 2015
Ah, those NCAA memories ...
It was a serene setting at Fan Lake in Deer Park, Wash., when I got the opportunity to cover a story on Aug. 4 that involved Gonzaga guard and eventual West Coast Conference player of the year Kevin Pangos and designated shutdown defender Gary Bell, Jr.
CLINTON: Makes her own rules
Hillary Clinton says “I fully complied with every rule that I was governed by.” Therein lies the problem; Hillary makes her own rules, so she’s always going to be in compliance. She needs to be held accountable for a whole host of things, the most important of which is why four State Department employees were killed in Benghazi, Libya under her watch.
Woman accused of taking unborn baby in Colorado
LONGMONT, Colo. - A Colorado woman accused of cutting open the belly of a pregnant woman and removing her unborn baby went to great lengths to show her family she was expecting a baby herself, even arranging to meet her husband for a pre-natal appointment on the day of the attack, authorities said.
MIGRATION: Coincidence or not with states
According to recently published interactive interstate migration charts from 1900 to 2012… only 59 percent of Idaho born citizens still living actually lived in Idaho in 2012. Idaho hemorrhaged 41 percent of their native born.
HUMANE SOCIETY: Did the right thing
After writing a letter to The Press venting because of my experience in trying to adopt a dog at the Kootenai Humane Society, I now have good news.
City settles civil rights suit; mayor apologizes
COEUR d'ALENE - Mark Barnhouse said his only thoughts as Coeur d'Alene Police officers took him to the ground were of times when his children jumped on his back during wrestling matches.
VOTERS: To see change - vote
As to being critical of our Idaho Representatives. We should be critical of those that stayed home and DID NOT vote. Critical of those “Loyalist” that just HAD TO vote party lines. Critical of those that selected the lesser of “Two Evils.”
Low snowpack means low flood risk for Kootenai River
BONNERS FERRY - Barring unusually high amounts of precipitation in June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is predicting a low flood risk for the Kootenai River this spring.
Sentence upheld in stabbing case
SANDPOINT - The Idaho Court of Appeals is affirming the sentence imposed against a Post Falls man who stabbed his estranged wife at her home near Priest Lake in 2013.
Finding money in the dark
Carrie: Isn't this year's focus for the Legislature supposed to be education and transportation? Yet the end of March is fast approaching and they still haven't figured out the funding.
Gambling legislation headed to house; Cheatham didn't mean to vote yes
Legislation that would ban Idaho's lucrative slot-like instant horse-racing betting terminals, has only one more hurdle to clear before reaching the governor's desk.
Candidates file for May 19 elections
Legals March 20, 2015
T.S. No.\u2020 021763-ID NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On 7/9/2015 at 11:00 AM (recognized local time), AT THE KOOTENAI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 324 W. GARDEN\u2020 AVE. NORTH ENTRANCE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814, in the County of Kootenai,\u2020 CASPER J. RANKIN, ESQ., a member of the State Bar of Idaho, of PITE DUNCAN, LLP, 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 the County of\u2020 Kootenai, State of Idaho, and described as follows, to wit: Lot 12, Block 11, Spirit Lake, according to the plat recorded in Book "B" of Plats at Page 143, 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 Idaho Code Section 60-113, the Trustee has been informed that the address of: 5927 W VERMONT ST, SPIRIT LAKE, ID 83869, is commonly associated with said real property.\u2020 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\u2020 GARY L. ASHCRAFT, AN UNMARRIED MAN as Grantor(s), to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY as Trustee, for the benefit and security of\u2020 MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS as Beneficiary, dated 11/21/2009, recorded 12/10/2009, as Instrument No. 2244719000, and later modified by a loan modification agreement recorded as Instrument 2460692000 on 06/25/2014, in the official records of\u2020 Kootenai County, Idaho. Please note: The above named Grantors are named to comply with Idaho Code Section 45-1506(4)(a); no representation is made that they are, or are not, presently responsible for the obligation. The default for which this sale is to be made is the failure to make monthly payments when due from 3/1/2014 and all subsequent monthly payments thereafter, including installments of principal, interest, impounds, advances, plus any charges lawfully due under the note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust, Deed of Trust and as allowed under Idaho Law.\u2020\u2020 The sum owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust as of 2/23/2015 is $170,551.17, including interest, costs, fees, including trustee and/or attorney fees and costs, and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation thereunder or in this sale and to protect the security associated with the Deed of Trust, as authorized in the Note, Deed of Trust or as allowed under Idaho Law.\u2020 Because interest, late charges, fees, costs and expenses continue to accrue, the total amount due varies from day to day.\u2020 Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after receipt of funds to satisfy the debt. For further information, write the Trustee at 4375 Jutland Drive, Ste. 200, San Diego, CA 92117, or call (858)750-7600 DATED: 2/23/2015\u2020 \u2020 CASPER J. RANKIN, ESQ., a member of the State Bar of Idaho, of PITE DUNCAN, LLP, LEGAL 3198 MARCH 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015
Thursday, March 19
General Motors leaving Russia
MOSCOW - General Motors will slash production in Russia and pull its mass-market Opel brand completely in the face of plummeting sales in the economically troubled country.
Get off my lawn
Cd'A Police Department creates new anti-trespassing program
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene Police Department implemented a new program Wednesday designed to more effectively handle trespassing incidents.
English has Irish galore
It's Irish Heritage Month, and their cultural contributions reach beyond shamrocks, leprechauns, and Guinness. Old Irish weaved its way into American English, while steadfastly holding on to the various English dialects of Ireland, collectively called "Hiberno English" (Hibernia is Latin for Ireland). Here's a sample:
Alexander 'Alex' F. Brehm, 82
Alexander "Alex" F. Brehm, 82, went to be with his Lord on March 16, 2015, in Colville, Wash. Alex was born in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 18, 1932, to John and Elizabeth (Kinsfather) Brehm.
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House panel approves business sponsorships for state parks
BOISE (AP) - A House panel has approved a proposal to let the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation receive money from corporate sponsors.
IDFG offers new bowhunter online course
Idaho bowhunters in need of bowhunter education certification now have the option of being certified online. The course is designed to help Idaho bowhunters sharpen their skills and learn safe in-the-field practices.
Starbucks delivery to start in Seattle, New York City
NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks says it will start delivering to customers in select parts of Seattle and New York City later this year.
PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls takes down Lewiston on the court
n TENNIS
Silverwood jobs available
Silverwood Theme Park is getting ready to hire and train employees to fill as many as 1,400 seasonal positions at the park.
Starbucks CEO defends 'Race Together'
NEW YORK - Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday defended the company's new "Race Together" campaign that has been criticized for being naive and even using racial tensions to boost its bottom line.
Don't wage class warfare against hunters, anglers
Idaho's fish and elk belong to its people. But, thanks to politics rooted in gifts for the moneyed and connected, the Legislature is flirting with the gentrification of hunting and fishing.
Hunting and fishing licenses: Should Idaho's public wildlife be for sale?
For 76 years the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission has sought to reduce the role of politics in wildlife management.
Cd'A Resort earns honor
The Coeur d'Alene Resort has earned another high national ranking, just three months after its Holiday Light Show was named one of the top 10 in the nation.
Anti-bullying bill goes to full House
BOISE - Applause echoed throughout the largest Statehouse committee room Wednesday morning after members of the House Education Committee passed an anti-bullying bill.
Energy and synergy
2-4-6-8 CHS cheer is going to state
COEUR d'ALENE - With a burst of energy, junior Kevin Richardson propelled himself along the mat into a round-off back handspring tuck as though his extremities were spring-loaded.
Angler pulls in husky northern pike
33-pounder caught on Lake Pend Oreille was shy of state record
CLARK FORK - A Bonner County angler hauled in a massive northern pike Tuesday while fishing for trout on Lake Pend Oreille near the mouth of the Clark Fork River.
Bee-ware of the bugs
Insects like great weather, too
COEUR d'ALENE - A mild winter and early spring mean people will be swatting, brushing away and sometimes squashing pesky insects sooner this year, making for a longer season.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Former Viking Turbin earns honor
DALLAS - Drew Turbin, a senior infielder from Coeur d'Alene, was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league announced.
The salamander strikes back
Legislators revive bill to designate animal as state amphibian
BOISE - The House State Affairs Committee has revived a grade school student's bill to designate the Idaho giant salamander as the state amphibian.
Playing the waiting game
Even with hiring up, Fed wants further gains before rate hike
WASHINGTON - After holding interest rates at record lows for more than six years, the Federal Reserve still isn't ready to start raising them.
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE, March 19, 2015
Rare new coaching faces in 5A softball
It seems like a natural that Brian Stranger, who started the Coeur d'Alene Crush ASA program in 1993, and has coached softball at nearly every level imaginable over the past two-to-three decades, would someday have his own high school program to run.
Frats under fire
Bad behavior continues for Greek system
Racist chants. Nude photos of unconscious women. A criminal investigation into hazing. Fraternities around the country seem to be coming under fire as never before over behavior that would shock the frat boys of "Animal House."
The price of driving
House committee endorses as much as $100M for roads
BOISE - A House panel is endorsing a bill to raise $70 million to $100 million for Idaho's crumbling roads, marking the first major hurdle cleared by a transportation funding plan as the legislative session approaches its end.
Bowling scores: March 19, 2015
HIGH GAMES - Danny Cutting 300, Dave Behmer 299, Jared McCart 298.
NAIA, NJCAA TOURNAMENTS: Legel guides Great Falls past Loyola in opening round
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House panel OKs, kills teacher pay bill in same day
BOISE (AP) - The latest revision of a bill to boost teacher pay in Idaho during the next five years showed promise of passing early Wednesday morning, but the legislation was killed just eight hours later.
Freedom Rider to speak at HREI Friday at noon
The Human Rights Education Institute will host a Freedom Riders presentation Friday from noon to 1 p.m. Max Pavesic will share about his experience in the Freedom Rides of the early 1960s.
Seymour will seek another term on Cd'A school board
The Press has just confirmed that Terri Seymour has filed her paperwork to be on the ballot for re-election to her seat on the Coeur d'Alene school board.
Hamilton won't seek re-election to Cd'A school board
Coeur d'Alene School District Trustee Tom Hamilton announced this afternoon that he will not seek another term on the school board.
CoiNuts owner Kevin Mitchell to serve at least six months in jail
COEUR d’ALENE — Trading in the “barn” he says he’s currently living in, CoiNuts owner-operator Kevin E. Mitchell will now serve six, possibly seven, months in Kootenai County jail.
Legals March 19, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 13, 2015 File No.: 7023.110710 Sale date and time (local time): June 24, 2015 at 9:00 AM Sale location: La Quinta Inn & Suites - Coeur d'Alene, 333 W. Ironwood Drive, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, Auction.com Room Property address: 19505 N Williams Rd 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: Jeffery S. Pabst, a married man as his sole and separate property Original trustee: Pioneer Title Company Original beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Recording date: August 6, 2010 Recorder's instrument number: 2276558000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 13, 2015: $194,861.38 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: The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 18, Township 52 North, Range 3 West, Boise Meridian, 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# 7023.110710) 1002.278059-File No. LEGAL 3174 MARCH 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015
Wednesday, March 18
NUKES: Idaho on wrong track
Governor Otter’s recent agreement with the U.S. Energy Department allows commercial interests to transport 50 spent nuclear fuel rods to the Idaho National Laboratory over the next 10 months. Former governors Phil Batt and Cecil Andrus, suing under the auspicious of the National Environmental Policy Act, are challenging Otter’s agreement.
World/Nation
ATTORNEY: Agree with Mr. Hawk
The “My Turn” column of March 11, by Mr. Kevin Hawk, was spot on, and I could not agree more with the opinions expressed by Mr. Hawk.
Lori L. Furnish, 49
Lori was born in Kellogg, Idaho, on Oct. 1, 1965, to Dale and Patsy Furnish and was living in Liberty Lake, Wash. She bravely fought multiple health issues with her witty humor, and passed away peacefully on March 13, 2015, from kidney failure, with her family by her side. Lori was a true fan of John Wayne and had true grit.
Happy, happy, happy!
So Pharell Williams sings about it - and how can you not sing along with him and his catchy tune - but are you really happy? What is happiness and how do we get it?
Germany, France, Italy to join Chinese-led Asian bank
Fugitive of the Week
Twin Lakes man sought on injury to child charge
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of
Northwest Notes: March 18, 2015
Progesterone: Is your estrogen and progesterone in balance?
Progesterone is equally as important to women as estrogen. It is made in the ovaries before menopause and some is produced in the adrenal glands after menopause. Progesterone is the first of the hormones to start declining typically at 30 years of age, causing many symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, irritability, mood swings, insomnia, pain and inflammation, osteoporosis, decreased HDL cholesterol levels and excessive menstruation.
Idaho Legislature proposes gaming commission
Records
CHAMPIONS: Boys expressed character
Our local high schools have Prairie Pig and Fight for the Fish. Our middle schools have Minnow Madness. This past weekend we watched another emotional game play out when two third- and fourth-grade Hayden Parks and Recreation teams took the court.
Lillian Maria Hunt, 93
Lillian Maria Hunt, 93, closed her eyes and went home to be with Jesus on Feb. 26, 2015.
Osprey cameras are 'on the air'
Food processor turns falafel into easy weeknight meal
Falafel is one of those easy weeknight meals I rarely think to make, but when I do I feel like a dolt for not doing it more often.
Filling shelves with Empty Bowls
Justice for Arfee
City agrees to pay $80,000 to owner of dog shot by officer
Defense seeks dismissal of lewd conduct case
Failure is not an option
"Hut, hut," yells the quarterback. The center snaps the ball. As the left defensive guard, I lurch forward when the ball moves on the second hut to block the right offensive guard in front of me. I continue blocking the guard, just as I have for the past two years, until the referee blows the play dead.
Ask your audiologist...
Donald Ross Renner, 91
Donald Ross Renner passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, at the age of 91. Don was born to Ross and Lydia Renner on Feb. 15, 1924, in Highmore, S.D. In 1939 his family moved to Harrison, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1942.
Sewage spill reported in Hayden Lake district
The Hayden Lake Recreational Water and Sewer District on Tuesday reported a raw sewage spill of an estimated 900 to 2,700 gallons at a pump station being constructed near 5700 E. Hayden Lake Road.
Spring visits
Spring is an interesting time at wineries. It is one of the few real down times. Just about all of the wine from the previous year’s harvest has been “barreled down,” and some unoaked whites and rosès may already be bottled. Vines have been pruned and cut back. So, save for bottling that may be done from time to time, it is a bit quieter for winemakers and growers alike. At the wineries, equipment maintenance is performed, and other chores are completed that are tough to get to at other times of year.
New normal, new road to travel
When former Post Falls Chief of Police and County Clerk Cliff Hayes passed away unexpectedly in December 2013, it was a huge loss to the community.
One little word to right America
Longtime newspaper columnist Charley Reese raised millions of eyebrows and 545 tempers in 1985. With power and plenty of persuasion, he concluded that politicians really are the source of all that ails domestic America.
PREP ROUNDUP: Viks, Central Valley play to tie in nonleague game
Ready, set, re-do
Zone-change hearing for property near Silverwood set for May 21
Bekken hearing delayed
Susan L. Drake, 58
After a hard-fought battle with cancer, Susan Drake passed away on March 14, 2015. She fought bravely with much discomfort and pain, but kept it to herself - she was a real trooper and inspiration to all who knew and loved her. She hung on with stubborn determination to enjoy her garden and berries this past summer, as well as Kokanee fishing, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the birth of her first grandchild on Jan. 10 of this year.
Public records law still critical
As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our state's Public Records Law, I encourage all Idahoans to take a moment to ask whether a policy decision made a generation ago remains relevant in our state today.
GOP says Obama aide meddled in 'net neutrality'
NUKES: Hopefully cool heads will prevail
It is sad to see two former governors, for whom I have great respect, grandstanding on the issue of some spent nuclear fuel rods being brought to Idaho.
Youth Sports: March 18, 2015
Gymnastics, bowling,rec basketball and more
Closer inspection urged
Petition calls for fresh look at Rock Creek Mine impacts
GAS: Price was wrong at Exxon
If you bought gas at the Exxon in Hayden (U.S. 95 and Hayden Avenue) on Friday morning and selected 89 octane, you paid too much. The service station manager was corrected by a customer and corrected the price to $239.9 around 11 a.m.
Eat to beat cancer this March
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and a great time to increase your knowledge surrounding colon cancer prevention. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in this country. The good news is, making minor changes to your lifestyle can prevent approximately 50 percent of all colorectal cancers. Modifying your daily habits is not always easy, but taking small steps can be attainable and lifesaving. Try following these tips to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer:
Derrick Washburn, 36
Derrick Washburn was taken from his family and friends way too soon, at the age of 36, on March 4, 2015. Derrick was a loving husband, dedicated father and adored son, brother and uncle.
Tough decision
As Fed weighs a rate hike, U.S. economy is looking a bit paler
Potent, healthy condiments deliver big flavor, few calories
When I was growing up, my family celebrated both Jewish and Christian holidays. One of my favorites was Passover.
Programs at Post Falls Senior Center
Research shows that older adults who participate in senior center programs can learn to manage and delay the onset of chronic disease and experience measurable improvements in their physical, social, spiritual, emotional, mental, and economic well-being. Today's senior centers are reinventing themselves to meet the needs and desires of the aging baby boom generation. Boomers now constitute more than two-thirds of the 50+ population. Senior centers are developing new programs and opportunities for this dynamic generation of older adults.
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: March 18, 2015
The era ends for teammates
For some, it was the end of their basketball careers on Saturday.
Police: School bus hits 7-year-old
Breast augmentation: Saline vs. silicone
As summer nears, we see more patients considering breast augmentation. One of our most commonly asked questions is saline or silicone. The choice is completely personal and each type of implant has its own pros and cons that one must consider before making a decision.
The misunderstood stomach acids: Part I
If you are suffering from heartburn or Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ("GERD" or "reflux"), or know of someone else who does, take heart - there are many things you can do to alleviate it. Some people say, "Well, I no longer suffer from it because I take medication. I don't have any problems with it." Well, sorry to say, you have more problems than you realize.
National Briefs
Leaky gut and autoimmune conditions
When people think of "the gut" they often just think about colonoscopies, reflux, and antacids. But the gut is much more than that! A healthy gut is the foundation of overall health. It is home to most of our immune system and to the majority of our microbiome (all the organisms that live in us and on us), and is interconnected with all systems of the body. The gut produces and absorbs nutrients, secretes hormones, and makes neurotransmitters. These substances affect every other organ and system in the body, so what happens in the gut has a major impact on the rest of the body.
Cancer documentary to be shown at library
Asian clam project resumes
Barriers being installed to kill invasive species
Briefs
At college: March 18, 2015
HOMELESS: Never will give money
In response to Donna Wemple’s letter re: “Compassion for the homeless,” here is an experience that a relative had here in Coeur d’Alene: So the other day at Texas Roadhouse, there was an older man and younger lady standing at the exit of the parking lot holding a “ran out of gas, anything helps” sign and an empty gas can. Out of the kindness of my heart, I gave the man $20 and told him good luck. Just now I drove to the gas station to see the same couple, holding the sign and same gas can. When I went into the store the lady came in and bought a CARTON of cigarettes, then went back out, jumped into their Gray Jeep Grand Cherokee and drove off. The man was wearing a blue Air Force hat and the lady looks like she likes the taste of meth. SHAME on them! Because of people like that I will NOT give them money! We all have choices to make in life, and I know there are good intended people that need a HAND UP, not a HANDOUT! Ask for it help once, OK, but over and over, and never doing better for yourselves, you deserve what you get! Karma! I am just relieved there were not children with these people. I for one am sick of this don’t work, rely on everyone else to pay your way! Shame on all of you! They probably get food stamps too! Your welcome!
TOLERANCE: Force us into dilemma
Re: Your editorial on tolerance in Sunday’s, March 15, paper. You speculated on what could happen when like-minded people — Christians, Republicans, Whites — get together; they don’t know what it’s like to walk in another person’s shoes. Can you carry that out to what happens when blacks or Hispanics, non-Christians, or Democrats get together? I submit that your analysis fits there too, staying in their “comfort zone.”
Movers and Shakers
Eleanor E. Atwood, 77
Eleanor E. Atwood, 77, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, passed away March 12, 2015, in Coeur d'Alene. She was born Jan. 23, 1938, in Mount Vernon, Wash., to Sidney and Helen (Knowlton) Douglas.
ZONING: What will be next?
I attended the zoning change hearing at North Idaho College’s Boswell Hall. I am opposed to the development proposed by Mort Construction of Coeur d’Alene.
SENATOR: Right kind of respect
When Steve Vick refused to take part in the Hindu invocation, he WAS showing respect. Respect to the Living God! At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. (Philip 3:10) There will come a time when being politically correct, and “tolerant,” will be of no benefit to anyone, because, guess what? God’s not dead!
How to choose a clinic that is right for you
When choosing a new health care provider, it can be overwhelming. We often ask friends or family members for a referral but sometimes they simply don't have an answer. When navigating this road alone, here are some basic tips on important things to look for when searching for a qualified health provider. We will also mention specific things to look for when choosing a spinal decompression clinic.
Crisis center funding advances
Three Kootenai County legislators voted against bill
Hauser man arrested after alleged chase
Legals March 18, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 11, 2015 File No.: 7431.20454 Sale date and time (local time): June 17, 2015 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: 24789 N. Good Hope Road Athol, ID 83801 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: Duane Ulbright and Marie A. Ulbright, husband and wife Original trustee: Pioneer Title Company Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for American Financial Resources, Inc. Recording date: 05/12/2010 Recorder's instrument number: 2265020000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 11, 2015: $152,242.61 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: The North half of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 31, Township 53 North, Range 2 West, Boise Meridian, 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# 7431.20454) 1002.277946-File No. LEGAL 3135 FEBRUARY 25, 2015 MARCH 4, 11, 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 17
Bonita Marie Ament, 68
Bonita Marie Ament, 68, died peacefully while surrounded by her loved ones at the Hospice House of North Idaho in Hayden on March 13, 2015. She was referred to as "Bonnie" which is the name she preferred. She was born on April 15, 1946, in Forest Grove, Ore.
Records
CHIP SHOTS March 17, 2015
Look to the skies
Local aerospace icon Bill Brooks dies at 94
World/Nation
Knowing what they are getting
Assessment delays BNSF river corridor land purchase
McDonald's workers detail job hazards
Lawmakers OK bill banning use of eminent domain by cities
Troy mine bond concerns Rock Creek Alliance
Company, agencies say bond will be further negotiated
PREP BASEBALL: T-wolves edge Central Valley
Enforcement of water rules dries up in California
Judge in Oregon orders harder look at forestry project
He walks the line
House GOP rebel leader all about freedom
Coke a good snack?
Health experts who work with soft drink company say so
Member sought for Trail of Coeur d'Alenes Commission
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking an individual to be a commissioner on the six-member Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Trail Commission.
Fire chiefs lift burn ban
Record rain during weekend reduces danger of wildland fires
Widespread rain over the weekend broke a record dry spell and prompted fire officials to lift a burn ban.
Accepting the inevitable
Complaints filed related to disabled veterans sports group
Washington filing alleges record flaws; Idaho complaint seeks theft charges
Multicultural Faire returns to Lakes Middle School
Multicultural Faire returns to Cd'A
You won't need a passport to experience the traditions, tastes and music of many nations and cultures this weekend in Coeur d'Alene.
STCU offers 'Money Camp' for teens
Want to grow up to be a millionaire? Teens grades 6 through 8 are invited to attend STCU's "My Life, My Money Camp," hosted by the Coeur d'Alene Public Library on Thursday, March 26, 9 a.m. to noon, in the Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave.
Green's come a long way, O'baby
Happy Patricks' Day (can't resist that nominal liberty).
Music? This event is all about gadgets
Cuts both ways?
Knife bill may strip schools of safety measures
The Idaho Senate is endorsing legislation banning local government regulations on carrying or using knives.
Aykroyd, Belushi widow launch Blues Brothers record label
City settles with owner of dog shot by police officer
The city of Coeur d’Alene has reached a settlement agreement with Craig Jones, whose dog was shot by a police officer last summer.
Human remains found near Bayview identified
The human skeletal remains found near Bayview on Feb. 4 have been identified as those of Billy Vaughn Davis, 44, Coeur d’Alene, according to a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office press release issued this morning.
Monday, March 16
Future road trip preview?
Autonomous car prepares for 3,500-mile US road trip
Is 'El Nino' back?
Weather Gems
We've been asked to update the sea-surface temperature event since NOAA declared that we have a new 'El Nino' in the waters of the Pacific Ocean near the International Date Line. I decided to write this updated feature to give Cliff more time to finish his new book, "Weather and Bible Prophecy, What Was ... What Is ... And What's To Come" (www.WeatherProphecy.com).
Letting go with grace
Touched by Alzheimer's
'Why is this occurring on such a widespread level?'
Oklahoma is latest to address race problems at fraternities
Chiefs fade late vs. Portland
Participants set for North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee
Event scheduled for Saturday at NIC
North Idaho's most stellar young spellers will complete Saturday in the 12th annual North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee.
Jump-start to spring
Mild winter means savings in snow removal costs, early start to striping
A history of gambling in Idaho
A look at how we got here
Kerry would be willing to talk with Syria's Assad
First Things First
Destination: Everywhere
"Now is the time to dance barefoot on the earth." The Latin poet Horace wrote that line after Augustus defeated Mark Antony in 31 BCE, and meant that Romans should spend a moment celebrating their victory, their state, and life itself.
PREP ROUNDUP: March 5, 2015
Warrants
Legals March 16, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 2, 2015 File No.: 7021.18034 Sale date and time (local time): June 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM Sale location: La Quinta Inn & Suites - Coeur d'Alene, 333 W. Ironwood Drive, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, Auction.com Room Property address: 2322 East Chilco Road Rathdrum, ID 83858-7162 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: Russell M. Simpson, and Valorie Simpson, husband and wife Original trustee: Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, its successors and assigns Recording date: 09/22/2008 Recorder's instrument number: 2178678000 County: KOOTENAI Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 2, 2015: $282,237.78 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: The West One Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 52 North, Range 4 West, B.M., Kootenai County, Idaho, all lying South of the County Road. Excepting there from that portion of land conveyed to Lakes Highway District by deed recorded 10/16/03, in Instrument No. 1836100 of Official Records. 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# 7021.18034) 1002.265299-File No. LEGAL 3121 FEBRUARY 23, 2015 MARCH 2, 9, 16, 2015
Sunday, March 15
Community Thanks March 15, 2015
Margaret Jenichen, 89
Margaret "Oma" Jenichen, 89, lost her courageous battle with cancer and went to be with our heavenly Father on Thursday, March 12, 2015.
Argentina warns Citibank it could lose banking license
Ian C. Everett, 21
Ian C. Everett was taken from us way too soon at the young age of 21 on the evening of March 4, 2015, due to injuries sustained in a truck accident while working in Williston, N.D.
What's water got to do with it?
At last, a theory about why Denver is a mile above sea level
Kerri Wilfong: An Alliance with arts and culture
IN PERSON
Food costs down, but gas back up
Wholesale prices down for fourth straight month
Undercutting our institutions?
Irish cheer livens up gray day in Cd'A
California water-wasters elude fines
THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Sunday, March 15, 2015
How it might go down for Zags
It's the first Monday night in April in Indianapolis, and it's early in the second half of the NCAA title game between Kentucky and ... yes, your Gonzaga Bulldogs.
On full alert
New bird flu strain has poultry farmers scrambling
Say what?
Social Security data says 6.5M in US reach age 112
Gunnerson, Goetz help Viking girls triumph in Lewiston
Consistency a must of success
Spring training for Major League Baseball players is all about practicing the right concepts and covering all likely scenarios. Once the skills are honed, what you hear from most managers, coaches and players is that they need to see consistency.
LDS news March 15, 2015
Results are mixed for R.A. alternative therapies
Ask Dr. K
LION: Listen to tale of the trap
When I learned the fate of this lion, I knew his story needed to be told. This situation is not the exception, but is often the rule with traps and lions.
Listeriosis not cause of deaths, may be factor
CHOOSE: Red or blue?
The consensus is Idaho is a red state, but I have a hunch we are possibly a 50/50 state as to residents political persuasion, if I dare to use that word. I suspect we are thought to be red because Democrats are either not registered to vote or are not exercising their “fought for” right to vote. I believe the majority of Democrats, and there are many of us right here in Kootenai County, have simply given up because the business-orientated Republicans have a strangle hold on our state. They’re all about supporting big business, not students who are in need of a better education, not those earning minimum wage, not those college students who cannot afford college. They’re hung up on abortion and anti-tax issues, especially for lowering tax on business and high-end earners.
It is about more than money
With better employment in the county and with interest rates dropping again last week, there are likely more qualified buyers in the market than at any time in recent history. The problem many of those prospective buyers are having is finding suitable properties to buy.
PANEL: One person, one vote
On March 12, the board of the KMPO voted to expand its KCATT (Kootenai County Area Transportation Team) committee by adding five members of the public. These members are to represent interests in areas such as bicycling and trail usage. The board voted not to grant these new members voting rights. Mine was the sole vote in opposition.
Most Idaho irrigation areas predicted to have enough water
U.S. stockpiles flat in January
Total business sales fall by largest amount since 2009
12TH ANNUAL IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES: Quite the Southern showing
Gonzalez, Harwell entertain as South teams run past North
A broad pattern of flip-flopping?
Iran's influence
Republicans: Obama keen for deal to build own legacy
EL SYD: Superb Idaho historian
Just wanted to say “Thanks” for publishing Syd Albright’s weekly history column. I enjoy learning about some of the various characters and events in our history.
BIBLE: Try it; you might like it
I get saddened every day when I read the news and see the rapidly decaying society we live in. Our nation has turned its back on God and so has this world. We live in an age where morality is relative. We live in an age when tolerance and acceptance are lauded as the greatest virtues. The seriousness of our condition was evidenced this past week when our own state allowed a Hindu to say a “prayer” at the opening of the legislative session.
Lumber Liquidators stands by flooring
Company will pay for air safety testing for customers
March came 'In Like a Lamb'
My Garden Path
With the terrific warm weather we've been having lately, it's hard to realize that we still have two months to wait before we can go out and plant things. There are a few exceptions, but not many.
CARRIE: Ideal for Careywood
It amazes me all of the people ready to bash Carrie Bartelt, the postmaster of the tiny town’s post office.
Swale work to close streets in Cd'A
Streets in the Landings subdivision in northwest Coeur d’Alene will be closed for several days early next week, according to a press release issued by the city of Coeur d’Alene.
ALLIANCE: Yes to water siphon
We write in response to the article by Keith Kinnaird on Feb. 24 concerning the proposal for a cold-water siphon at the Priest Lake outlet. In principle this siphon could lower the temperature of the water in Priest River. This would make the river a better environment for trout and increase the number of anglers.
Cheaper barrels
Oil is on its way down again; will gasoline prices follow?
Looks can be deceiving
Business Bits
The additions to the North 40 Outfitters store (formerly Big R) look gigantic. One would be sure that when done it will be the largest business building in Coeur d'Alene.
Two tools to fight intolerance
Ignorance and intolerance are constant bedfellows. Experts tell us that these personality faults are rooted in little or poor education, lack of honest intellectual curiosity to grow in experience and understanding, and related to that last point, an unwavering commitment to surrounding oneself with similarly ignorant and intolerant people.
Milestone Announcements March 15, 2015
Study calls heart imaging into question for mild chest pain
Lyle 'Juni' Streeter, 86
Lyle "Juni" Streeter, 86, passed away March 11, 2015, at the Hospice House of North Idaho due to complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Unbreakable spirit
Touched by Alzheimer's
Swiss bank UBS settles currency-rigging claims for $135M
Saturday, March 14
Yellowstone bison slaughter alternatives offered
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - State and federal officials on Friday offered an array of options to overhaul a 15-year-old agreement that has led to the slaughter of thousands of bison at Yellowstone National Park, with possibilities ranging from letting the population spill freely into Montana to even more aggressive culling efforts.
Construction zone
River City Middle School expansion, new elementary first priorities
POST FALLS - Post Falls School District officials are putting on their hard-hats, ready for newly approved construction.
Tangles and tethers
Wind carries kiteboarding enthusiasts across snow, ice
MARTY, Minn. (AP) - From shore, Mille Lacs Snow Kite Crossing spectators see an array of crescents arcing above the lake. Tethered bodies slanted at 45-degree angles, snowkiters see the swatches only in their peripheral vision.
Records
DIVORCES FILED
Resurrection of the Rainbow
Colorful, iconic Hauser Lake resort to re-open as Paola's Rainbow Resort in May
HAUSER LAKE - The Rainbow is being resurrected on Hauser Lake.
Blanchard waste site approved
SANDPOINT - A proposal to construct a full-service solid waste collection site in Blanchard is in the bag.
Families needed to host Japanese students
HAYDEN - Dockside's gooey desserts aren't just famous in North Idaho - they're pretty big in Japan, too.
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Saturday, March 14, 2015
A nice beginning to spring sports
Some start to spring sports we're having, isn't it?
Legislators eye session's end
Transportation, teacher pay issues could push past proposed last day
COEUR d'ALENE - Finding ways to fund transportation infrastructure and pay increases for teachers may extend this legislative session beyond its expected March 27 adjournment.
Sheriff gives all-clear following triple killing
Raney gives few details about active investigation
BOISE - There is no ongoing threat to the community following the arrest of a 22-year-old man connected to a triple killing, an Idaho sheriff said.
Energy agency sees more oil declines
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices have further to drop with few signs of slowing production in the U.S., according to a global energy agency.
Alleged falcon killer faces misdemeanor
Possible felony would have to be pursued by Idaho Fish and Game
COEUR d'ALENE - A Hauser woman accused of attacking a hunter's falcon could face jail time.
Travel series serves food for thought in global hot spots
NEW YORK - In less skilled hands, this might have been little more than a food fight.
Stocks decline for third week
NEW YORK - The stock market was hit hard Friday, capping a third week of declines, as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the value of the dollar.
Listeria bacteria kill 3
Kansas hospital patients die of ice cream-related illness
DALLAS - The deaths of three people who developed a foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products have prompted the Texas icon's first product recall in its 108-year history.
Lawsuit filed in racist chant incident
Lawyer says goal is to protect rights of fraternity members
OKLAHOMA CITY - The actions of some fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma caught engaging in a racist chant are inexcusable, but student members still have due process rights that must be protected, an attorney hired to represent the local chapter said Friday.
Ingeborg Byfuglien, 95
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Ingeborg Byfuglien, 95, entered her eternal home on Feb. 6, 2015.
Road to Boston caked in snow, ice for marathoners
BOSTON - "Bam! Bam! Bam!" That's the sickening thud Becca Pizzi says runners make when they're out training for the Boston Marathon and bite the dust.
GM making headway
Lawsuit that showed hid ignition switch problem settled
DETROIT - A Georgia lawsuit that helped expose General Motors' failure to disclose a deadly defect in small-car ignition switches has been settled out of court for a second time.
Fun squared
Going full circle for math and pastries on a special Pi Day
WASHINGTON - Today is the day when love of math and a hankering for pastry come full circle. Today is Pi Day, a once-in-a-year calendar date that this time squares the fun with a once-in-a-century twist.
Gays should just admit disregard for the Bible
In a letter to the editor recently, Mr. Kelly was very terse with those not bent toward his bias for the gay community. In the article entitled "More of the same" He made himself out to be the knight in shinning armor for human rights i.e. the gay community - "attacking the attackers" who he claims are "Vengeful, draconian and intolerant."
PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls wins baseball opener in 10; Lake City sweeps in softball opener
* BASEBALL
State high school all-star basketball games set for today at NIC
COEUR d'ALENE - The top senior high school basketball players in the state are in the Lake City today for the 12th annual Idaho high school all-star basketball games at North Idaho College's Rolly Williams Court.
Legals March 14, 2015
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: Lonnie Frazier You have been sued by Birgit Sanders, the plaintiff, in the District Court in and for Kootenai County, Idaho. Case No The nature of the claim against you is for divorce. Any time after 20 days following the last publication of this Summons, the court may enter a judgement against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the case number, and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at A copy of the Summons and Complaint/Motion can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the other party. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. DATE: Kootenai County District Court By: Deputy Clerk LEGAL 3162 FEBRUARY 21, 28, 2015 MARCH 7, 14, 2014
Friday, March 13
A rebellious Madonna pours heart into new album
NEW YORK - Madonna had to pull a Kanye West on Kanye West to get the rapper-producer to focus in the studio.
Hollywood goes to Ireland in Cd'A
'Stones in His Pockets' to play March 17 at The Art Spirit Gallery
COEUR d'ALENE - An Irish-themed play will be read by actors in downtown Coeur d'Alene on St. Patrick's Day.
Wolf-shooter waiting for day in court
Trial of wolf shooter likely to be continued
COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County trial of the man who shot and killed a wolf on Rathdrum Mountain might not go forward as scheduled next week.
STOGIES: Cuban not all that hot
I read the March 1 article on Cuban cigars with much interest. A lot of talk about the much anticipated availability of Cuban cigars in the U.S. What is not mentioned is the fact that after Castro seized the Cuban government in 1959, the government confiscated tobacco plantations and cigar factories, whose rightful owners fled the country taking with them their prized tobacco seeds and their knowledge of cigar making. They toiled for years in countries like Nicaragua and Honduras to re-establish their businesses. As a result, the best cigars in the world are now produced in other countries by people that originally made them in Cuba.
Cd'A symphony to showcase young artists
Winners of the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra's annual National Young Artists Competition will perform with the symphony this weekend in Coeur d'Alene.
'Five tool' Ferrell bats, fields, coaches in Arizona
MESA, Ariz. - Telling everyone "I'm a five-tool guy," Will Ferrell was off on his barnstorming tour Thursday through five Arizona spring training games.
Records
DIVORCES FILED
A perfect start for Viks, Burke in softball opener
* SOFTBALL
SQUIRRELS: A furry confession
I must admit Cynthia Ciallella’s letter to the editor in Sunday’s paper gave me quite a chuckle. Feeding a few squirrels shouldn’t cause such outrage. I’m more concerned about a presidential hopeful using her private email to conduct business and the thousands of unvaccinated children in this country!
Senate passes bill allowing self-driving car testing in Idaho
Legislation now goes to the House for consideration
Driverless cars came one step closer Thursday to hitting the road in Idaho, and local supporters are excited.
Say hello to 'Kimmy Schmidt' on Netflix
NBC has officially abandoned good comedy.
Idaho barbed-wire fence next to path must come down
BOISE (AP) - A southwest Idaho home owners association in the city of Eagle that put up a barbed-wire fence next to a walking path must come take it down due to the danger it presents, city officials say.
Henry 'Hank' Stelzer, 84
Henry "Hank" Stelzer went to spend eternity with the Lord on Feb. 27, 2015.
Hundreds turn out for Athol project hearing; another hearing planned
Zone-change hearing for subdivision project draws huge crowd
COEUR d'ALENE - More than 500 people showed up Thursday night for the Kootenai County commissioners' public hearing on a zone-change request for 34 acres near Silverwood Theme Park.
Fairness: Food for thought, Cd'A
If you've ever leased an apartment for any length of time and scratched your head when the owners or managers gave discounts and bonuses to new arrivals - but not to the loyal, on-time paying renters who already lived there - the simmering food controversy in Coeur d'Alene might speak to you.
CoiNuts operators to receive sentences
COEUR d'ALENE - The trial later this spring of CoiNuts owner-operator Kevin E. Mitchell has been vacated and he now is scheduled to be sentenced next week.
HINDU: Nuxoll got it right
Kudos to Idaho state Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll for not participating in the Hindu prayer, and for standing strong in her Christian faith by refusing to apologize for boycotting the Hindu prayer. She spoke the truth concerning the Hindu religion as worshiping false gods, and to have joined in that prayer would have betrayed her faith in Jesus Christ. No apology is needed! Jesus said “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Jesus also said, “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.” Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll is surely blessed!
World/Nation
Bail set at $2M for man linked to Idaho killings
CONCEALED: When lips are loaded
So Vito Barbieri wants the lawmakers of Idaho to keep their special privilege to carry concealed weapons without permits. I have no problem with anyone carrying concealed providing they have a permit which ensures that they have been trained in how to safely handle their weapon. In Mr. Barbieri’s case I would suggest he tread carefully. He doesn’t need a gun, as he shoots himself in the foot simply by opening his mouth.
Facebook fraud suspect uses smarts to jump bail
NEW YORK - A man accused of faking an ownership stake in Facebook to justify a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against its founder Mark Zuckerberg has vanished.
U.S.: Nation of many faiths
To Geddie Fredy (letter to the editor from March 4):
Woman: Fatal shooting of man distressed her
Homeowner is seeking compensation from the city of Coeur d'Alene
COEUR d'ALENE - A homeowner whose backyard became the scene of an officer-involved shooting in June is seeking compensation from the city of Coeur d'Alene.
SMOKE: Identify the true enemy
Now wood fire smoke is bad too?
Stun gun prevents 'suicide by cop'
Woman allegedly wields knife at police officer
SPIRIT LAKE - A Spirit Lake woman with apparent suicidal thoughts allegedly lunged twice with a knife at law enforcement Thursday before being subdued with a stun gun, police said.
HOMELESS: Try a little compassion
This letter is in response to Jim Jackson’s letter entitled “Homeless: A Close Encounter.”
The yogurt files
French dairy bosses caught colluding
PARIS - Frantic text messages between French CEOs about cottage cheese prices. Clandestine smoke breaks in a Left Bank apartment to collude on yogurt strategy.
THE FRONT ROW WITH BRUCE BOURQUIN: Friday, March 13, 2015
Bouncing back from scary injury
Lakeland High senior Kaidan Kelsey was trying to clear a hurdle on March 28, 2013, at Post Falls High, during the Christina Finney Co-ed Relays, while competing in the 100-meter high hurdles.
California man wanted for forgery arrested in Sandpoint
SANDPOINT - An accused forger wanted by authorities in California was arrested by Sandpoint Police on Tuesday while attempting to access misappropriated funds at a local bank.
Teen tanning bill heads to Gov. Otter
BOISE (AP) - A bill requiring parental permission for teens to use tanning beds has cleared both houses in the Idaho Statehouse.
HINDU: Just heed God's word
Regarding recent articles in The Press about Hindu prayers.
National Briefs
• Firing squad executions 'brutal'
CHRISTIAN: In a word, hostile
I would like to know, just what definition Geddie Fredy gives to being “Christian?” According to the contents of Fredy’s letter, to be a Christian: Is to feel hostility toward those who don’t think as you do, believe as you do, or who may even disagree with you. That being the case, then the recent Kootenai Country Republican Party proposal to declare “Idaho a Christian State” was hardly out of love of one’s non-Christian neighbors. Instead it was out of open and active hostility toward anyone who isn’t a “Republican” version of Christian.
Neck and neck
Upcoming House vote on instant racing unclear
COEUR d'ALENE - The House State Affairs Committee concluded testimony concerning the controversial repeal of "instant horse racing" on Thursday, and scheduled a vote next week.
Struggling PF VFW may get help from senior center
Post Falls VFW may deed post to senior center
POST FALLS - Some members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3603 are talking to the post's neighbor to help the organization survive.
Reward offered in Kootenai school fire case
HARRISON FLATS - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on an arson case reported at Kootenai Junior High near Harrison on Feb. 4.
NUXOLL: Wrong - and ill-mannered
Senator Nuxoll refuses to apologize for her unfortunate behavior and remarks about the Hindu religion being false. Leaving aside such legitimate questions as common decency, tolerance or a kindergarten level of good manners; there are other issues this raises.
Fake IRS agents target more than 366,000 in huge tax scam
WASHINGTON - Fake IRS agents have targeted more than 366,000 people with harassing phone calls demanding payments and threatening jail in the largest scam of its kind in the history of the agency, a federal investigator said Thursday.
Attitudes, age and Lt. Gov. Little
Sixty is the new 40.
VA: A modest financing proposal
While I’m off my meds, I’d like to offer a solution to the over-crowding at the VAMC in Spokane and here in Coeur d’Alene. Have everyone that profits from war pay 20 cents on every $1 made in profiting from war. Arms manufacturing, munitions, war planes, tanks, bombs, uniforms, tires, food, etc., pay a war fee earmarked for the VA. What do you think, vets?
'God of Carnage' opens March 27 at Modern Theater-Coeur d'Alene
"God of Carnage" opens March 27 and will run through April 12 at Modern Theater-Coeur d'Alene, 1320 E. Garden Ave.
Disney announces plans for 'Frozen 2'
NEW YORK (AP) - Let it go (on)!
Legals March 13, 2015
Case No. CV15-953 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE (Adult) IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI IN RE: Stonecalf Warriorwoman A Petition to change the name of Stonecalf Warriorwoman, now residing in the City of Coeur D'Alene, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Kootenai County, Idaho. The name will change to Mary Guardipee. The reason for the change in name is: 1st Amendment Right Reasons. A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on March 30, 2015 at the Kootenai County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. DATE: 2/17/15 CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT By: Deputy Clerk LEGAL 3151 FEBRUARY 20, 27, 2015 MARCH 6, 13, 2015
Thursday, March 12
Hope for the 'worst of the worst'
Speaker served at 'Alcatraz of the Rockies'
For two years, as Father Stephen Powley made his rounds at Colorado's super-maximum security prison, an inmate merely glared at him with his arms crossed.
Boise police seek suspect in 'heinous' killings
BOISE - One person was in custody Wednesday and police were searching for other suspects after finding two men and a woman dead in a home in the Boise foothills.
Future of BBC's 'Top Gear' uncertain after host's 'fracas'
LONDON (AP) - An off-set altercation has imperiled the internationally known TV car show "Top Gear," one of the BBC's most lucrative productions.
Fish and Game Commission process should be protected
This was written by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission, which includes Chairman Fred Trevey, Mark Doerr, Brad Corkill, Blake Fischer, Lane Clezie, Kenny Anderson and Will Naillon.
Bold jewel heist staged
Gunmen nab jewels on French highway, trigger manhunt
PARIS (AP) - About 15 gunmen ambushed two vans carrying jewels worth millions on a French highway in the dead of night, ejecting their drivers and speeding into the Burgundy countryside, police said. It was the latest of several big jewelry heists in France.
Banks pass 'stress test'
Fed approves dividend, buyback plans
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve approved plans by major U.S. banks to raise dividends and buy back shares, but gave only conditional approval for Bank of America, citing weaknesses in the bank's planning processes.
District 1 All-Star Games rosters updated
MULLAN - Updated rosters for tonight's District 1 All-Star Games at the Mullan Pavilion have been announced.
House panel kills teacher pay proposal
BOISE - The Idaho Legislature will likely extend past its targeted March 27 end-date now that a House panel has killed a long-awaited proposal to boost teacher pay.
FTC sues DirecTV, alleges hidden fees, deceptive ads
WASHINGTON - The government is taking the nation's biggest satellite TV provider to court, accusing DirecTV of misleading millions of consumers about the cost of its programming.
History comes alive in Montana's first territorial capital
BANNACK, Mont. (AP) - Through the doorway of Doctor Ryburn's house the harmonies flowed freely into the crisp afternoon air. Piano songs recalled a bygone era when similar tunes enlivened the breweries, gambling halls and hotels that once lined these dusty streets.
Visit a wildlife management area in Idaho
COEUR d'ALENE - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game manages 32 Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) around the state.
Ferrell to appear in Arizona spring training games
PHOENIX - Will Ferrell plans to play ball in spring training - and play ball and play ball and play ball.
Officials kill 19 wolves to boost elk herds
LEWISTON (AP) - Nineteen wolves have been killed in North Idaho in an effort to reduce wolf numbers and increase the elk population, officials said.
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE, March 12, 2015
Inspiring words from the A-Train
You can't win a state championship the first night, "but you can sure as heck lose one," Post Falls High boys basketball coach Mike McLean said the other night.
'Hey, we need to start making some changes'
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A video of University of Oklahoma fraternity members engaging in a racist chant outraged and angered students across the campus, but its release also has sparked a dialogue that many students hope will lead to positive changes at the school.
Cold case info sought
Swanson, Stone have been missing since 1986
It has been 29 years since two Coeur d'Alene women - Deborah Jean Swanson and Sally Ann Stone - disappeared within a two-month period.
What is an atheist?
Whom would you trust more, an atheist or a rapist? In one international study, respondents preferred the rapist. If that's representative, atheists are among society's most distrusted people; even violent criminals get ranked higher.
Bowling scores: March 12, 2015
HIGH GAMES - Dean Christensen 299 (2), Tom Davenport 280, Joey Borgaro 279, Dave Hart 279, George Longdin 279, Nick Borgaro 279.
'He's right there'
Witness IDs Tsarnaev as man near slain MIT officer's cruiser
BOSTON - A Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student on Wednesday identified Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the man he saw leaning in to the police cruiser of an MIT officer who was fatally shot three days after the bombings.
Northwest Notes: March 12, 2015
Hill, Vandals face EWU today
Alleged falcon slayer identified
COEUR d'ALENE - The woman who allegedly attacked and killed a falcon owned by a hunter in January has been identified by The Press as Patti Lee MacDonald of Hauser.
James 'Jim' John Boyes, 61
James "Jim" John Boyes, 61, of Hayden, Idaho, passed away on Feb. 23, 2015, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
World/Nation
Drug shortages promote firing squad in Utah
Records
DIVORCES FILED
Mineral Ridge Scenic Area to be temporarily closed
Hazardous trees will be removed Monday through Thursday
A popular hiking trail and recreation area will be closed for several days next week to allow for the removal of hazardous trees.
Longtime Cd'A softball coach Bieber to step down after season
COEUR d'ALENE - Longtime Coeur d'Alene High softball coach Larry Bieber said this will be his last season coaching the Vikings.
'We just want to get stuff done'
Young blood joins Kootenai County Democrats
COEUR d'ALENE - The Kootenai County Democratic Club welcomed new, young members to its annual Spring Forth Celebration Wednesday evening at the Lake City Center.
'Going Clear'
Documentary unites voices against Scientology
NEW YORK - Mike Rinder had spent virtually all of his life in the Church of Scientology. From the age of 6 he was raised in the church, eventually rising to become its chief spokesman. Everyone he knew was a Scientologist, including his wife, his two children, his mother, his brother and his sister.
Senators were correct to shun Hindu prayer
Sholeh Patrick's March 10 article, "The Om heard round the world," appears to be bent upon defending Idaho's reputation on the world stage instead of defending the truth. She assumes that certain Senators (Vick and Nuxoll) acted rudely by not participating in false worship, which we are all obliged to do, and proceeds to apologize for them by claiming they are not the substance of what true Idahoans are made up of. Furthermore, she expects them to apologize. Preponderous request to say the least. Perhaps before embarking on such a mission, she should ponder her own errors in representing the Hindu religion in only one or two sentences.
Forgery or forgotten?
Coeur d'Alene man faces 33 felony counts, life in prison
COEUR d'ALENE - A Coeur d'Alene man faces life in prison in connection to allegations he forged more than $100,000 in checks.
House panel introduces new road funding bill
BOISE (AP) - Idaho House leaders have unveiled their proposal to pump $84 million each year into transportation funding, the third sweeping piece of legislation introduced this week hoping to address Idaho's multimillion-dollar transportation shortfall.
Committee hears instant horse racing testimony
BOISE (AP) - The legality over Idaho's contentious slot-like machines -known as instant horse racing terminals- sparked lengthy pleas on Wednesday from ranchers, horse breeders and jockeys arguing that removing the machines would cue the end to their industry.
Utah House passes anti-discrimination bill
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Mormon-church-backed anti-discrimination bill that protects LGBT Utah residents and religious rights received final approval at the state's Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday.
Do you recognize these people? The sheriff's office wants your help
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating three theft suspects.
Legals March 12, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 4, 2015 File No.: 7225.20097 Sale date and time (local time): June 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM Sale location: La Quinta Inn & Suites - Coeur d'Alene, 333 W. Ironwood Drive, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, Auction.com Room Property address: 4315 N Webster Street Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 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: Michelle R. Fink, an unmarried person Original trustee: North Idaho Title Original beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Mountain West Bank Recording date: 07/31/2007 Recorder's instrument number: 2113545000 and modification recorded on May 9, 2012 as Instrument No. 2357568000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 4, 2015: $219,305.64 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 8, Block 1, Hoffman 3rd Addition, according to the plat recorded in Book "G" of Plats at Pages 231 and 231A, 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# 7225.20097) 1002.277705-File No. Legal 3101 February 19, 26, 2015 March 5, 12, 2015
Wednesday, March 11
World/Nation Briefs
Police can't crack this case
Ohio home pelted by eggs for a year
Time for a new dog
It is finally time. Four years after the death of my yellow lab, Molly, I am finally ready to commit to another dog. I miss having a hunting buddy, someone to take to the lake when I attempt to convince myself to lay on the couch to watch one more rerun of, "Key and Peele," and a happy face to greet me when I get home after a hard day at work.
TONDEE: Best move is to quit
Ex-Commissioner Tondee ought to bite the bullet and resign his position. His hiring for that job stinks of corruption and the smell won’t go away no matter how many people try to justify his hiring. Maybe it was all above board and suspicion but the impression left with the public is enough for me to ask Mr. Tondee to leave.
SHELTER: What's Cd'A's priority?
I’m sure if the city of Coeur d’Alene can spend millions on a park that was beautiful to begin with, they can afford to put shelters up for the people who wait for buses in the freezing cold, rain and snow.
Cd'A school levy passes
Cd'A voters approve $15M levy per year for next two years
Voters in the Coeur d'Alene School District gave a big thumbs-up Tuesday to a property tax levy on which the school system relies heavily to fund its education programs and services.
Idaho authorities: No booze during 'Fifty Shades' showings
Inez Marie Thompson, 103
Inez Marie Thompson, 103, of Coeur d'Alene, died March 6, 2015.
COUNSEL: Questions for city attorney
I am responding to Mr. Mike Gridley, our City Attorney’s quotes and opinions in the Coeur d’Alene Press article, dated Feb. 15 under the headline, “The high cost of Counsel.”
Governor Otter just doesn't get it
Governor Butch Otter's failure to understand not just the nuances but the primary purpose of the nuclear waste agreement negotiated for the state in 1995 with the Department of Energy and the Navy by Governor Phil Batt is simply appalling. It's the people of Idaho and their descendents who are going to suffer if Governor Otter's obsession with money trumping environmental risks warrants his unilaterally abrogating the Governor Batt 1995 agreement.
Records
LAWSUITS
Clinton on emails: I should have used government account
Albert 'Bert' Shockey, 82
Albert "Bert" Shockey of Hayden, Idaho, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015.
Judge orders jail in vehicular manslaughter case
71?!
North Idahoans couldn't help but bask in a little global warming Tuesday.
Nuxoll doesn't understand religious freedom
Senator Sheryl Nuxoll would have drawn less heat declaring Hinduism a different faith rather than a false faith. In a world of absolutes she might be able to make her case, but in a world where relativism dominates, truth and falsity are in the eye of the beholder when it comes to faith. She was right in choosing not to attend the prayer session, but she was right for the wrong reason.
Kootenai, Plummer-Worley, St. Maries school levies pass
Voters in the Kootenai, St. Maries and Plummer-Worley school districts on Tuesday approved supplemental levies to support maintenance and operations.
Rathdrum Mountain planning to start
Lancaster project, subdivision hearing also on agenda
With access to its 557 acres on Rathdrum Mountain secured, the city of Rathdrum is seeking public input on how to lightly develop the site.
At college: March 11, 2015
Firefighting plan aims to protect Western habitat
BOISE - U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has released the initial plan for a new wildfire-fighting strategy to protect a wide swath of intermountain West sagebrush country that supports cattle ranching and is home to a struggling bird species.
Local love stories featured in 'War Bonds'
My friend and fellow newspaper columnist, Cindy Hval, has written a love story to The Greatest Generation that's a must read for all generations.
Mixed emotions
Restaurant owners divided on food truck plan
TAXES: Get a load of this
Like many North Idaho residents I live in Idaho, but I work in Washington. My Washington employer is unable to deduct Idaho state income taxes directly from my paycheck, which means once a year I get to write a very large check to the state of Idaho. Believe me, this stings a lot worse than the death by a thousand cuts of regular payroll deductions.
It's very dry ... so 'no burning'
Firefighters in Kootenai County stamped out several ground fires on Tuesday, the first full day of a ban on open burning.
TRIBES: Follow the money
Don’t you just love the quote from attorney Seth Permian, “The economical opportunity is just astronomical — it would be almost negligent to miss out on this.” How about they are intrigued by the idea that pot can help reduce the use of methamphetamine and prescription drugs. WOW.
Tribute to triumphant Trojans
What the Post Falls High School boys basketball team did this season, capped by a state championship Saturday night, can be described in a multitude of ways.
Youth Sports: March 11, 2015
Swimming, wrestling, rec basketball and more
Northwest Notes: March 11, 2015
End of the line for Garfield Bay breakwater
SAGLE - The breakwater at Lake Pend Oreille's Garfield Bay is history.
Where the power lies - and lies dormant
In reference to your article over a month ago headlined "Accident Charges Still Pending," I noted that the county attorney said, "A charging decision will likely be made in February." I haven't seen a follow-up article, therefore I checked to see if a decision had been made and found that there still has not been a decision made by the county attorney.
George Ray O'Riley, 71
Our lovable George O'Riley went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning March 8, 2015. George was born June 20, 1943, in Rapid City, South Dakota. George Ray was the 4th child of George O'Riley of Davenport, Iowa, and Bessie Fuller O'Riley of Fort Atkins, Wisconsin. Most of his younger years were in Rapid City, South Dakota, then moving for a short time to Oregon and then to the Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls area in 1952. He graduated from Coeur d'Alene High School, the first in his family to do so.
FOOD: Why GMOs make sense
It’s often debated whether consumption and production of genetically modified food is economically viable and healthy, as well as if it should be labeled.
TRAPPING: Nope, it's not hunting
Regarding the Saturday Feb. 21 My Turn article by Cecilia Nolthenius, let me say that your article is an emotional one. The issue here is not of emotion but one of providing for a family by means of trapping animals and selling their fur, something that has gone on for hundreds of years and still goes on today. You say that “trapping is not hunting.” You are right, trapping is not hunting, it is trapping! And if death traps are used NO suffering occurs.
Idaho House panel listens to teacher pay bill testimony
BOISE (AP) - One of the Idaho Legislature's most anticipated pieces of legislation attracted hundreds of teachers, parents and state educational officials to the Capitol on Tuesday eager to testify and implore lawmakers for more money for public school teachers.
Idaho House weighs 3 last-minute roads funding bills
BOISE - House lawmakers are courting three last-minute proposals promising to fund Idaho's transportation shortfall as the legislative session inches closer to its expected March 27 end-date.
ECON 101: Numbers tell Obama's story
Numbers add up, but Barack Obama numbers just do not add up to much. Over the past 100 years, from 1900 to 2000 average economic growth in America has been 3.4 percent. During the past 62 months of Obama policies, so called “middle class economics,” economic growth has been 2.3 percent. Compare this same time frame for Ronald Reagan presidency, 62 months and Reagan’s economic policies produced 4.8 percent. Yes, 4.8 percent, more than double Obama’s.
Labrador bemoans 'mess' in Congress
COEUR d'ALENE - Congressman Raul Labrador is no fan of leaders. At least not those in Congress.
Be a champ on St. Patrick's Day with buttery scallion champ
With St. Patrick's Day looming, let's whip up some champ, a rich and rustic Irish dish of mashed potatoes flecked with scallions and topped with butter. It couldn't be simpler, but as always, the devil is in the details.
All league boys basketball teams
Relations between GOP, Obama hit low point
Lewd conduct case remanded
HOMELESS: A close encounter
Recently on the street in Coeur d’Alene I was approached by a 30-something man with a backpack and a full, unkempt beard who asked me for some money. I politely said no, but he persisted and said he really needed help. I said I was sorry, and that it was too bad an able-bodied man had to panhandle. He then got in my face and said I wouldn’t talk that way if the shoe was on the other foot. I said back to him that the shoe would never be on the other foot. “Oh yeah, why’s that?” he asked. “Because,” I said, “I’m not afraid of work.”
VFW: Critical meeting Saturday
Notice to all Members of VFW Post 3603, Post Falls, in good standing (dues paid up), to come to a very special meeting on Saturday, March 14, at noon at the Post to hear a proposal to keep the Post in being, and relieve the monthly bill situation. A vote will be taken, and if it passes, the proposal will take effect immediately. We need at least five members to show up and vote, so PLEASE come and settle the future of VFW Post 3603 once and for all.
Packed cathedral remembers Egan
Post Falls approves two levies
Study: Smokers may tap into multiple sources for nicotine
E-cigarette research is one of a number of projects scientists are watching
WASHINGTON - The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and often e-cigarettes are part of the mix.
Target lays off 1,700
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Target Corp. said Tuesday that it is laying off 1,700 workers and eliminating another 1,400 unfilled positions as part of a restructuring aimed at saving $2 billion over the next two years.
Whiskey for St. Patrick's Day? Sure, even if it is bourbon
Here's a cocktail in honor of St. Patrick's Day. But you're going to have to cut me some slack.
Charging document presented in falcon death
Suspect's name still hasn't been released
'No such thing as a Y-in-the-sky'
Group works to bring YMCA facility to Bonner County
SANDPOINT - It's not in town, at least not yet. It's really not much more than a dream at this stage. But the possibility of a YMCA community recreation facility finding its way to Bonner County recently got one small step closer to reality.
Jean Gallagher Demetrek, 74
Jean G. Demetrek, 74, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, died March 7, 2015.
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: March 11, 2015
Coming full circle for Bro
Two years ago, Centennial High coach Cassie Bro was receiving calls about some of her players that were about to play in the annual North vs. South All-Star Games at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene and thought that someday, it would be cool to get to coach that game.
Legals March 11, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 4, 2015 File No.: 9113.20142 Sale date and time (local time): June 10, 2015 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: 8599 W. 4th Street 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: Harold L. Miller, an unmarried man Original trustee: Northwest Trustee Services, Inc. Original beneficiary: Seattle Mortgage Company Recording date: 04/17/2007 Recorder's instrument number: 2094471000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 4, 2015: $215,601.04 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: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying West of the irrigation canal and South of the Burlington Northern Railroad right of way in Section 36, Township 52 North, Range 5 West, Boise Meridian, 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# 9113.20142) 1002.277710-File No. Legal 3100 February 18, 25, 2015 March 4, 11, 2015
Tuesday, March 10
Voters to consider school levies today
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today for school levy and bond elections.
Schools saving money on broadband services
Idaho Senate passes civics
Legislation would make exam a high school graduation requirement
Proposed legislation calling for all Idaho high school students to pass a U.S. civics test before graduation was passed by the Idaho Senate Monday.
Train crashes into tractor-trailer
At least 55 hurt in collision
Texas seeks to replenish execution drugs
Donavan Blake Puga, 21
On the evening of March 4, 2015, Donavan Blake Puga, "Buddy," passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident heading home from work in North Dakota. Donavan was 21 years old.
Two hurt in school bus crash
House panel considers last-ditch road funding
Fewer people own guns
Survey: Only 32 percent of Americans have firearm in home
Fishing seminar series underway at Mark's Marine
The fish are biting and spring is in the air, which means it's time for annual fishing seminars at Mark's Marine.
Harris L. 'Jack' Moorhead, Sr., 91
Harris L. "Jack" Moorhead, Sr., Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force retired, Coeur d'Alene, passed away peacefully at home on March 5, 2015. He was born on December 5, 1923, in Tuttle, Idaho, to Harry and Ella (Erdmann) Moorhead.
Chairman probes Tondee hiring
Rural Idaho doesn't need more low-income homes
In 1978 I brought my family here from the hordes of people in southern California to live in a peaceful and beautiful place. The people were respectful of each other. They held the door open for you and thanked you when you did the same for them, and your word meant something.
BASE jumper dies after parachute fails
House panel introduces gun rewrite proposal
Academy assists high school dropouts
Seeking higher wages
President Obama calls for effort to boost high-tech training, hiring
CHIP SHOTS March 10, 2015
Fire season foreshadowed
Reporter Brian Walker raced across The Press parking lot Friday morning as I pulled into the driveway.
Kootenai County residents packing
Sheriff's office flooded with concealed weapons permit applications
Baby improving after 14 hours in overturned vehicle in icy river
The Om heard round the world
Sometimes it's easy to forget that little goes unnoticed. No longer can man (or state) be an island; even the smallest acts impact others, as technology increasingly proves. This can both expand our understanding and narrow our impressions.
Work to close airport that serves Sun Valley
World/Nation
Wisconsin governor signs bill ending mandatory union dues
PFPD honors volunteers
14 volunteers have amassed 52,651 hours of service
'Simpsons' co-creator dies at 59
Sam Simon, a co-creator of "The Simpsons" and animal-rights advocate who made a midlife career shift into philanthropy and channeled much of his personal fortune into social causes, has died.
Don't light it
Open burning ban goes into effect
'Chappie' tops slow box office weekend
PREP GOLF: Trojans 7th at Clarkston Invite
Records
Police: Nampa man shot to death
Wolf People appealing license suspension
Company availing itself of judicial review process
McDonald's global sales slide again
Fugitive of the week
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Whitney Lea Goodwin.
City of Cd'A: Ramsey median work may cause delays
City street crews this month are making modifications to the grassy swales on Ramsey Road to alleviate ponding on the heavily traveled arterial during periods of heavy rain, according to a city press release. Work is expected to be completed by April 1.
Monday, March 9
2015 should be an 'active' thunderstorm year
Weather Gems
The National Weather Service estimates that every year there are approximately 100,000 thunderstorms in the U.S. About one-tenth, or 10,000 of these thunderstorms, are quite severe accompanied by torrential downpours, large-sized, crop-destroying hail and often deadly tornadic activity.
Standards being tightened for new stoves, but it will be costly
NORTHWEST NOTES March 9, 2015
Northwest residents, with wood to burn, among top polluters
Oregon, Idaho, and Washington residents are among the top polluters in the nation when it comes to fine particle emissions from burning wood to heat homes.
Keep the fires burning
States fight for wood stoves
Two years of bowing and scraping?
Failure to launch not a concern in 2016 presidential race
Neglect before a tragedy
Report: Flight 370 underwater locator beacon battery had expired
Voters to consider school levies on Tuesday
Post Falls also holding facility bond vote
Voters in the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Kootenai, Plummer-Worley and St. Maries school districts will consider two-year supplemental maintenance and operation levies on Tuesday.
Queens of the night
Gothic Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian rock Givenchy in Paris
Warrants
Here is this week’s list of suspected lawbreakers sought by Kootenai County police agencies and the sheriff’s office:
Legals March 9, 2015
Notice of Trustee's Sale Idaho Code 45-1506 Today's date: February 2, 2015 File No.: 7042.14798 Sale date and time (local time): June 8, 2015 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: 309 East 15th Avenue 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: David K Cotter, a single man as his sole and separate property Original trustee: North Idaho Title Original beneficiary: Homecomings Financial Network, Inc. Recording date: 06/14/2006 Recorder's instrument number: 2037291000 County: Kootenai Sum owing on the obligation: as of February 2, 2015: $124,886.67 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: Lots 11 and 12, Block 2 of Selby Addition to Post Falls, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Book "E" of Deeds, Page 613, 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# 7042.14798) 1002.277579-File No. Legal 3095 February 16, 23, 2015 March 2, 9, 2015
Sunday, March 8
Paul's presidential plan gets a boost
Kentucky GOP clears path for Senator's dual campaigns
Sen. Menendez, amid probe, says he's honest, law-abiding
Flight 370 gone, but not forgotten
Of a plane still missing, and a planet still vast
STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCORES
STATE 3A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Kellogg rebounds for fourth
Stability at the top
'Stress tests' find 31 largest U.S. banks would withstand a severe downturn
SQUIRRELS: There's a law against that
In the “Fuzzy Friends” front-page story Mr. Cousins obviously either didn’t care or know about the city ordinance against feeding wild animals inside the city limits. For all citizens who may have been warned about feeding the wildlife why has nobody else spoken up?
Brainstorming can eliminate cloudy thinking
An electric utility in the northwestern United States had problems with ice building up on its power transmission lines during the winter. The company had to send linesmen out to climb the pylons that held the lines to clear off the ice and snow. It was difficult and dangerous work, especially as bears sometimes wandered close to the pylons as the linesmen were working.
HINDU: Show respect, Senator
Upon reading the Friday March 6 editorial page, it was interesting to read the opinions that were submitted. It was also of note to see opinions NOT appearing on the page.
Dennis Lee Euler, 69
Dennis Lee Euler entered Heaven on March 2, 2015, after a short but hard-fought battle with cancer.
A dramatic decline
Euro drops toward parity with dollar
Bill Clinton defends foreign donations to foundation
Milestone Announcements March 8, 2015
Divided GOP empowers Dems in political minority
THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Sunday, March 7, 2015
Getting there half the battle
It's a funky concept, these high school state tournaments in Idaho.
POLITICS: Tom and John set example
Twenty or more states have expressed their desire to convene a Constitutional Convention. I have much more confidence in those who framed the Constitution than today’s politician’s, who could easily be influenced by hundreds of special interest groups.
Racial history 'still casts long shadow'
Selma civil rights milestone marked by first black president
WRITER: Plan on more of the same
As a person having 40+ human rights letters in the Coeur d’Alene Press in the last 14 years, know I am filled with a moderate bias. A bias supporting gays having the same First Amendment rights as the handful of local religious zealots. The following of Christ’s teachings of love and understanding supersedes the draconian, vengeful behavior of local intolerants.
We are off to a good start
Figures released Friday by the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service show the market moving steadily forward. On the whole, we have generated 10 percent more revenue from real estate sales than during the same period in 2014.
A false positive?
Why 5.5 percent unemployment isn't as great as it seems
Colleen Burns Magnuson
Passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.Colleen Burns Magnuson was born on July 24, 1929, in Webber, Kan., to Frank and Maye Burns.She was raised with her older brother, Calvin, and younger brother, John.The Burns family left Kansas for the Northwest in 1936, ultimately settling in Osburn, Idaho. Colleen's father secured work in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District and Colleen's mother served for many years as the Postmistress.
Fighting to save their town
Careywood residents work to keep post office open
KITTENS: Dumped by a bad citizen
Thanks to the A-hole who dumped four baby kittens who can’t even eat in a box on Tubbs Hill. I hope your sleep is interrupted the rest of your life with tiny black kittens jumping into your nightmares, reminding you of how pathetic you are. I pray you don’t have children … loser.
Oh, the places they'll go
Young inventors show off creations at Invent Idaho finals
Productivity weaker than first estimated
Indicator falls at 2.2 percent rate in fourth quarter
Factory orders slip 0.2 percent in January
For virtual reality creators, a question of control
NJCAA DISTRICT 1 CHAMPIONSHIP: College of Southern Idaho downs Cochise
Neighborhood of the week: The Reserve
You'll notice it the minute you drive into The Reserve - the Architerra Homes difference. It's in their attention to detail: the high-pitched roofs, the subtle color palette, the variety of floor plans that are different, yet similar. And once you walk inside an Architerra home, that difference continues in the materials used, the vaulted ceilings, and the natural light streaming through the oversized windows.
BYSTANDERS: Court perpetuates evil
“Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.” — Burke
Cardinals take three in Florida tourney
Warmer weather prompts early 'Spring into Action' for volunteering
Volunteer Corner
With the beautiful weather Kootenai County has seen recently, nonprofits in the area are taking advantage of this time to Spring Clean early, and to get prepared for their busy volunteering season. All around town, community members are cleaning out their garages and donating to thrift stores, working to prep community gardens, catch up on wood chopping for seniors, and cleaning up neighborhoods and local play areas a little earlier than usual. With this comes the demand for more volunteers.
Don't miss important appointment
Tuesday is going to be more than a beautiful, warm, late-winter day across Kootenai County. It will also be a time of reckoning for Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene school districts.
RIGHTS: Parents can let kids die
In 2011 Idaho lawmakers voted on a resolution that declared: “Here in America, the role previously left to parents is being usurped by faceless bureaucrats.” Recently, the Idaho House voted in favor of a bill which “would make clear that parents have a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, education and control of their children.” The bill will also enforce and protect the right of parents to willfully let their children die based on their religious beliefs. To quote Republican legislator Christy Perry, “If I want to let my child be with God, why is that wrong?”
Glen 'Gary' Potratz, 78
Glen "Gary" Potratz, 78, of Dalton Gardens, Idaho, passed away surrounded by family and close friends on March 3, 2015, after a several-years-long, courageous battle with cancer.
STATE 2A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: St. Maries rallies for third
New food at Silver Lake Mall
Business Bits
Three food businesses will occupy the Food Court spaces vacated by Taco Time and Orange Julius in Silver Lake Mall. Philly Express, Aebleskivers and Barbara's Homemade Fudge & Divinity will open toward the end of the month.
Christine C. Litz, 53, June 27, 1961 - March 4, 2015
On March 4, 2015, our beloved Chrissy went home to be with the Lord. She was our daughter, wife, sister, aunt, friend, proud mother, and lover of Jesus.
Crash kills Worley woman
A Worley woman died early Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 95.
Team over two: Trojans win second state title in six seasons
NAMPA — Post Falls' five beat Highland's two.
2015 State boys basketball tournament- March 7
Saturday, March 7
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Let the NFL free agency frenzy begin
In all the excitement with the start of free agency in the National Football League on Tuesday, it's important to remember the difference between fantasy and reality for your favorite team.
Derailed oil train had safer tank cars
GALENA, Ill. (AP) - The rail cars that split open and burst into flames during a western Illinois oil train derailment this week had been retrofitted with protective shields to meet a higher safety standard than federal law requires, according to railroad officials.
STATE 5A BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS: Finishing with a flash
Post Falls beats Capital to advance to third 5A title game in six years
NAMPA - The record will show that senior post Jack Millsap made 10 of 12 free throws Friday night, including 8 of 10 in the final 3 minutes, 24 seconds, to lift the Post Falls Trojans into the state 5A boys basketball championship game tonight.
Physicians report few requests for 'unnecessary' treatments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though medically unnecessary tests and procedures are often blamed for the nation's high health care costs, patients' requests for such superfluous treatments may not be what triggers them, suggests a study published today in JAMA Oncology.
Records
DIVORCES FILED
Train like a SEAL
This week, I want to answer a few questions I was recently asked pertaining to training for the Spartan and the Tough Mudder races.
UN: World eating too much sugar; cut to 5-10 percent of diet
LONDON - New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone's sugar high. The U.N. health agency says the world is eating too much sugar and people should slash their intake to just six to 12 teaspoons per day - an amount that could be exceeded with a single can of soda.
Chrysler recalls minivans, SUVs to fix ignition switches
DETROIT (AP) - About 703,000 Fiat Chrysler SUVs and minivans will have to go back to the shop to fix malfunctioning ignition switches that can cause the vehicles to stall unexpectedly.
Man charged in Moscow shooting to remain in Washington
COLFAX, Wash. (AP) - An Idaho man charged with killing his mother and two other people during a shooting spree in Moscow will not be returned there immediately to face murder charges, a judge ruled Friday.
Friction not maintained
NTSB has plenty of questions to answer in NYC runway slide
NEW YORK - As the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into a Delta jetliner that slid off a runway while landing during a snowstorm at LaGuardia Airport, there is no shortage of questions to pursue.
Bill to ban all gambling in Idaho pulled from agenda
COEUR d'ALENE - A bill that would have banned all gambling in Idaho, including the lottery and tribal casinos, was nixed before it got printed.
LEVY: No time to fail
Vote yes for Coeur d’Alene’s children in our public schools! The proposed levy on March 10th allows District 271 to maintain services that are not supported by state funding. It will also support smaller class sizes and supply new textbooks.
Food trucks on a roll
Mobile eateries get April 12 City Hall trial run
COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene City Council agreed to give the green light to providing a space for mobile eateries to gather downtown.
NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals take two in Florida tourney
CLEARMONT, Fla. - North Idaho College sophomore Madison Anthony homered in both games for the Cardinals, which beat Illinois Valley 10-2 and Cornel College 8-2 in the Spring Games tournament at the Legends Way Ballfields.
World/Nation
Obama: Ferguson probe exposed broken, racially biased system
Lawyer defends gender bias probe at Silicon Valley firm
SAN FRANCISCO - An attorney hired by one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capital firms to investigate a complaint of gender discrimination defended his efforts on Friday, saying the alleged bias was not substantiated.
LEVY: Size isn't the issue
I’d like to make a comment about the tax levy coming up. I hear people say that the class sizes need to be smaller. Well when I went to school we had on average 30 to 33 students in a class. We learned, and that’s because the teachers taught. Of course back then if we got unruly in class, the teacher would rap our knuckles and that usually got our attention. The teachers also didn’t have teachers lounges where they could go to drink coffee and whatever they do now. Most of them even brought their lunches and sat in their class rooms and ate them. We were never left to our own. I was told by a friend’s child that one of his teachers in high school would come into class, tell them to read so many pages in their books then go to the teachers lounge the rest of the class time. He’d come back as the bell was ringing to give them their homework assignment. Now does that sound like he really was teaching those kids. There is an old saying, “If the student hasn’t learned then the teacher hasn’t taught,” Maybe instead of smaller classes we need teachers that are really interested in teaching.
Idaho signs emergency contract to keep Internet
BOISE (AP) - Idaho has signed a roughly $1.9 million emergency contract with CenturyLink to maintain Internet services to 16 state agencies and five public health districts.
A mystery on Lacey Avenue
Two old wooden buildings in Hayden generate curiosity
HAYDEN - Behind a house on Lacey Avenue are two aging, wooden structures that look as though they were constructed many years ago.
Nuxoll: 'Evidence of America's Christian foundation is clear'
Leaders of several faiths seek apology from Idaho Sen. Nuxoll
Religious leaders of various faiths are seeking a public apology from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll for a statement she made regarding the Hindu faith.
Athol ablaze
Firefighters battle two fires, breezy conditions
ATHOL - Dry and breezy conditions Friday and a homeowner torching weeds accidentally set in motion a fast-moving wildland fire that burned roughly 50 acres.
STATE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Kellogg advances; Lakeside out
MERIDIAN - Gus Colburn had 16 points and five assists for the Kellogg Wildcats, which eliminated the Parma Panthers 60-42 in a state 3A tournament loser out game on Friday at Meridian High.
LEVY: Do it for the long run
Benjamin Franklin is famously quoted as saying, “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” On March 10, those of us in the Coeur d’Alene school district have a unique opportunity to invest in the knowledge of our community.
Doctor helping downed pilot shocked to find Ford
LOS ANGELES - Dr. Sanjay Khurana was close to finishing a golf game when a vintage plane clipped a tree and "dropped like a rock" onto the next hole's green. He rushed to the crash, finding a pilot bleeding from a deep gash in his head.
U.S. consumers increase borrowing
January numbers up by $11.6 billion, slowest pace since 2013
WASHINGTON - Consumers increased their borrowing in January at the slowest pace in more than a year with borrowing on credit cards actually declining for the second time in the last three months.
Home invasion suspect seeks pro se status
SANDPOINT - A North Idaho man implicated in a home invasion robbery attempt is moving to act as his own legal counsel.
Suit seeks to stop immigration action
States say Obama administration misled judge
HOUSTON - A coalition of states suing to stop President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration alleges the government misled a judge about not implementing part of the plan before the judge temporarily halted it.
Richard Clearwater, 55
It was a mild day on February 1st, 2015, when Richard Clearwater passed away in his sleep at Hospice House in Hayden, Idaho.
STATE 4A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Sudden end to successful year
Lakeland bows out in two in first trip since 2004 season
BOISE - Lakeland's best season in more than a decade came to a sudden end here Friday afternoon, amidst a hail of missed shots and other frustrations.
Man attempts to rob Ponderay bank
PONDERAY - Ponderay experienced its first bank robbery in 13 years Friday morning.
Mental health facility one step closer
Funding for $1.7 million center passed by JFAC committee
COEUR d'ALENE - Funding for a $1.7 million mental health crisis center for North Idaho passed through a key committee Friday and will soon go before the full House and Senate.
STATE 2A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS: Not quite enough
BOISE - Trailing by three points with seven seconds to play, sophomore Bryant Asbury launched a shot from the top of the key that looked like it would hit nothing but net.
Deacon Leonard D. Trueworthy, 88
Deacon Leonard D. Trueworthy, who spent nearly 30 years as an ordained deacon, died March 1, 2015, at age 88.
Terrorism suspect says he would've shot President Obama
CINCINNATI - A man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol called a television station from jail and said if he hadn't been arrested he would have gone to Washington and shot President Barack Obama in the head.
A spring in your step?
Whether you're in it for exercise or racing, it's time to hit the pavement.
STATE BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
Times PST
Idaho State holds off Hill, Vandals
Alert: Trojans win state championship
Post Falls boys basketball beat Highland 67-62 in overtime to win the 5A title.
Friday, March 6
Legals March 7, 2015
Case No. CV-15-1148 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE OF WHICH SURVIVING SPOUSE IS BENEFICIARY IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI In the Matter of The Estate of: DOROTHY H. PODRATZ Deceased. YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the below named Attorney for Petitioner will call on for hearing Petitioner's Petition for Summary Administration of Estate of Which Surviving Spouse is Sole Beneficiary, on file-herein, at a courtroom in the Kootenai County Courthouse at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on the 11th day of March, 2015 at 3:00 o'clock p.m., or as soon there after as counsel may be heard; and any person who has good cause may appeal- and show cause why said petition should not be granted. DATED this 17th day of February, 2015. /s/ Randall C. Probasco BROWN, JUSTH & ROMERO, PLLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 1148 627 Government Way Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 Telephone: (208) 664-2191 Facsimile: (208) 664-2193 ISB No. 6097 LEGAL 3159 FEBRUARY 21, 28, 2015 MARCH 7, 2015
2015 State boys basketball tournament- March 6
NIC chorale, chamber ensembles to perform free concert
Vivaldi's 'Gloria' centerpiece of show
North Idaho College will present "Gloria" winter chorale concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center.
Beverly Jane Knutson, 76
Beverly Jane Knutson, a resident of Twin Lakes, Idaho, and Hoonah, Alaska, passed away on Feb. 27, 2015, after a courageous five-year battle with cancer.
Reaching the Summit
Craft cidery to hold grand opening of tasting room
COEUR d'ALENE - When Davon Sjostrom went gluten-free five years ago, he booted beer and headed for his garage to make cider.
THE FRONT ROW WITH BRUCE BOURQUIN: Friday, March 6, 2015
Taking his talents to the Air Force
Logan Feasline, a 6-foot-2, 225 pound senior post on the St. Maries boys basketball team, has been an invaluable member of Lumberjacks teams in three sports, including football and track and field.
Marrian Cook Cayko, 83
Surrounded by her family, our beloved Marrian (Cook) Cayko, 83, peacefully passed away on March 2, 2015, at the Coeur d'Alene Hospice House.
Charles M. Shaw
Charles M. Shaw passed away on March 4, 2015, at Kootenai Health.
Multiple sclerosis event this weekend
SANDPOINT - The Can Do Multiple Sclerosis Vertical Express, a national fundraising event supporting programs for people with MS, will kick up snow at Schweitzer Mountain Resort this weekend.
The Internet, the FCC and you
Last week's landmark decision by the Federal Communications Commission - a clearly difficult 3-2 splitting of the hairs - to impose strict rules on broadband service affects every American. In our view, this "net neutrality" ultimately affects them in a good way.
Where they wanted it
Dietrich runs to win in Knights' first state game since '05
CALDWELL - The Lakeside Knights had the game right where they wanted early in the third quarter.
Records
DIVORCES FILED
World/Nation
Iraqi ministry: Militants 'bulldozed' famed Nimrud site
Cd'A men die in North Dakota crash
Friend remembers men as being 'full of life'
WILLISTON, N.D. - Three men, two from Coeur d'Alene, died in an auto collision on Highway 200 in western North Dakota Wednesday night.
State boys basketball tournament schedules
Times PST
Hawks come out flat
BOISE - A funny thing happens to a lot of North Idaho teams when they come to the state tournament. They blow a tire against teams from the south, as the Lakeland Hawks did in their 47-32 loss to the Mountain Home Tigers in the first round of the state 4A basketball tournament at Borah High School.
Great Max effort
NAMPA - Depending on your perspective, the first half of the Post Falls-Nampa game featured either terrific pressing defenses by both squads, or sketchy execution against pressure.
The Coeur d'Alene Supercharger is here
Electric vehicle charging station installed
COEUR d'ALENE - Customers hitting Golden Corral Buffet or Buffalo Wild Wings in Coeur d'Alene lately might have noticed the future - right there in the parking lot.
'Footsteps' presents serious issues, plants seeds of hope
COEUR d'ALENE - Israel Nehemiah Musonda is personally connected to one of the issues featured this week in the fourth annual "Footsteps: A Journey of Many" interactive exhibit at North Idaho College.
LEVY: Enough is more than enough
Another tax levy! I pay federal income tax, state income tax, sales tax, property tax, DMV fees, professional re-licensure fees, government mandated continuing education fees, business registration fees, Medicare fees, hotel taxes, parking fees, utility fees and surcharges to name the most obvious, plus a myriad of unknown and hidden taxes. Government entities can always generate limitless justifications for expansion and more taxpayer funded activities, couching them as good ideas, safety for progress and especially “for the children.”
'The Addams Family' tour debuts March 13
Christian Youth Theater-North Idaho is offering a touring performance of the "The Addams Family."
Pressing on
St. Maries downs Declo, moves on to 2A semifinal
BOISE - With St. Maries trailing by eight points early in the second quarter, Lumberjacks coach Bryan Chase told his team to keep plugging away.
LEVY: Because education counts
Education is very important to me! My parents moved to Coeur d’Alene when I was 8 and in third grade. Now I have kids in first and third grade and see even more the importance of education and educated teachers, plus enough teachers to have smaller class sizes to really give each kid time they need! Teachers are just as important to our kids as us parents. Education is a mainstay for a kid’s life — with no eduction you won’t go anywhere! We need to pass this levy for our kids’ future.
Teen tanning restriction bill clears panel
BOISE (AP) - A bill requiring parental permission for teens to use tanning beds faces just one more hurdle before making it to the governor's desk, advancing further than a more restrictive effort attempted in 2012.
Survey: Most Americans support same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON - In the late 1980s, support for gay marriage was essentially unheard of in America. Just a quarter century later, it's now favored by clear majority of Americans.
Filing deadline near for May 19 election
Boards and commissions of taxing districts throughout Kootenai County have seats that are open in the May 19 election.
Parking fines rile up Sandpoint residents
SANDPOINT - Parking fines can get people riled up. Especially if it's unclear what the fine structure is and how it works.
LEVY: Vote yes, and communicate
As an engaged parent in the Coeur d’Alene School District, I ask our community to vote YES for the March 10 Supplemental Levy. Approval of this levy is critical in maintaining programs our students value and expect.
Comedy Central's 'Too Many Stars' means plenty of laughs
Telethon raises money for autism programs, airs 8 p.m. Sunday
NEW YORK - You're a bit late to bid on the chance to join John Oliver in robbing a wine store.
Ringling Bros. to give up elephant acts in 3 years
POLK CITY, Fla. - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says the "Greatest Show on Earth" will go on without elephants.
Lobby president on leave
BOISE (AP) - The head of Idaho's pro-business lobby has been placed on temporary leave after sending a profanity-laden email criticizing a state senator and suggesting the group introduce retaliation legislation.
Tickets on sale for BIG Raffle
COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College's Really BIG Raffle just got a little bigger with this year's grand prize home located on a secondary-waterfront lot in Coeur d'Alene's Mill River neighborhood. Community members can try their luck for a chance to win this brand new $300,000 home as well as a $20,000 car, $10,000 boat, $3,500 vacation package and $2,000 shopping spree. This marks the 22nd year of NIC's largest annual fundraiser, which is a collaboration between the NIC Foundation and the NIC Carpentry Program.
Job market expected to keep delivering
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even after the most vigorous three-month hiring spree in 17 years, U.S. employers are showing few signs of letting up.
Kellogg stumbles in 3A opener
MERIDIAN - Tucker Gust led the Kellogg Wildcats with 12 points in a 46-40 loss to the Weiser Wolverines in the opening round of the state 3A tournament on Thursday at Meridian High.
LEVY: The cost of inefficiencies
Coeur d’Alene School District spends 92 percent of its budget for salaries with more than 50 percent support staff, so is seeking levies totalling $2.39 per $1,000 of home valuation.
Morrison, local author, coming to Post Falls library
Local author Jim Morrison will talk about his book, "To See Another Sunrise," at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Community Library Network at Post Falls. The book tells the story of Morrison's courageous fight with and victory over cancer.
BULLYING: Need more than words
As I read Ms. Dolan’s front-page article Sunday on bullying, I became extremely sad. As a former teacher and administrator I know how ineffective words can be in the face of such a serious matter. A bully loves for adults to talk themselves to death about the problem. This is not to say that awareness, meetings, and task forces don’t have value. But where is the bottom line?
Post Falls fund request needs to be re-prioritized
Recently the Coeur d'Alene Press wrote an editorial regarding the valid needs for operational levies which I did agree with for the most part. In Post Falls, however, the voters are not just being asked to support an operational levy, but are being asked to fund a 20-year levy to build facilities.
Basic civics knowledge goal of this legislation
While love of country is still very much the dominant sentiment in the United States and certainly within the state of Idaho, such patriotism does not always translate into a love of our political and civic traditions and the history of the institutions that make our country unique. In fact, study after study seems to suggest that an astonishing percentage of citizens don't have a basic knowledge of civics that enables active participation as a citizen. As such, we find that key measures of citizen engagement - most notably voter participation - are in decline.
Going on potty patrol for $97,000
SEATTLE (AP) - It's a job that might make you flush: Find easily accessible restrooms for Seattle-area bus drivers and get paid nearly $100,000 a year.
LEVY: Views of a volunteer
For the voters who respond negatively to the upcoming levy, I would like to share some first-hand knowledge.
LEVY: In the end, it's quality
Yes, it is time to get out and support our students on March 10, to renew the Supplemental Levy for the Coeur d’Alene School District. We have this invaluable opportunity to improve the quality of education for our children, who will become our future community workforce and leaders.
Beat the clock
Idaho Legislature nearing filing deadline
COEUR d'ALENE - The pace is quickening in Boise this week as the Legislature approaches the end of the session.
Cd'A schools: Leaders in Idaho
Too often we hear negative news about education issues nationally and statewide. Rarely do we hear the positive facts about how well Coeur d'Alene students are doing locally. Just as we expect performance standards for our classrooms, the same data can be used to measure a district's value for a community. When we are asked to make an investment in our children, I believe it is imperative we ask ourselves, "Are we providing the right support and how are we examining measurable success?" Let me share with you my view of the student achievement in Coeur d'Alene's public schools.
STATE: Cut and consolidate
A good way for Idaho to cut costs and improve services to its citizens is to consolidate as many Idaho departments and entities as possible, especially eliminating the excessive number of public school districts from 115 to 44. One district per county; 115 public school districts is a total rip off to taxpayers. All those high paid administrators and staffs would put millions into the state’s education budget, maybe by eliminating excessive payrolls, etc., then putting more funds to teachers and students. Maybe the state’s poor standing in education levels will improve!
Go inside 'Community' creator's 'Harmontown'
Dan Harmon is kind of a jerk.
Ford crash-lands small plane in LA
LOS ANGELES - An official said Harrison Ford crash-landed his vintage airplane at a Los Angeles golf course. He suffered moderate injuries.
Religious leaders call for Idaho senator's apology
Religious leaders of various faiths are seeking a public apology from Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll for a statement she made regarding the Hindu faith.
Thursday, March 5
Legals March 6, 2015
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee's Sale No. ID-USB-11011891 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, Pioneer Title Company of Ada County dba Pioneer Lender Trustee Services, the duly appointed Successor Trustee, will on June 12, 2015, at the hour of 10:00 AM, of said day, FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE KOOTENAI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 324 W. 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: UNIT 2 OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, CRAIK PARK ADDITION CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER IN BOOK "G" OF PLATS, PAGE 313, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. 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 406 W. SPOKANE 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 SHARON CUNNINGHAM, AN UNMARRIED PERSON, as Grantor, to PAIGE PARKER C/O IMHOFF AND LYNCH, as Trustee, for the benefit and security of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, dated 3/6/2006, recorded 3/8/2006, under Instrument No. 2017744, rerecorded under Auditor's/Recorder's No, 2038249000, Mortgage records of KOOTENAI County, IDAHO, the beneficial interest in which is presently held by U.S. BANK NATIONAL ' ASSOCIATION. 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 3/6/2006, THE MONTHLY PAYMENT WHICH BECAME DUE ON 8/1/2011 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT MONTHLY PAYMENTS, PLUS LATE CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS AND FEES AS SET FORTH. Amount due as of January 29, 2015 Delinquent Payments from August 01, 2011 9 payments at $453.10 each $4,077.90 5 payments at $439.35 each $2,196.75 12 payments at $418.41 each $5,020.92 12 payments at $636.77 each $7,641.24 4 payments at $462.55 each $1,850.20 (08-01-11 through 01-30-15) TOTAL: $20,787.01 All 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 $132,000.00, together with interest thereon at 3.000% per annum from 7/1/2011 to 5/1/2012, 3.000% per annum from 5/1/2012 to 10/1/2012, 3.000% per annum from 10/1/2012 to 10/1/2013, 3.000% per annum from 10/1/2013 to 1.0/1/2014, 3.000% per annum from 10/1/2014, 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 b heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. SALE INFORMATION LINE: 714-730-2727 or http://www.lpsasap.com DATED: 1/29/2015 Pioneer Title Company of Ada County dba Pioneer Lender Trustee Services By: Alison Prince c/o PEAK FORECLOSURE SERVICES, INC. 5900 Canoga Avenue, Suite 220 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (877)237-7878 A-4508606 LEGAL 3061 FEBRUARY 13, 20, 27, 2015 MARCH 6, 2015
2015 State boys basketball tournament- March 5
Fuming about gas prices
Idaho feeling ripple effect of California refinery explosion
COEUR d'ALENE - Pamela Johnson knew something was up when she rolled into a Coeur d'Alene gas station on Wednesday.
Idaho man pleads guilty to taking Fish and Game truck
LEWISTON (AP) - A North Idaho man who took an Idaho Department of Fish and Game truck and broke into a Fish and Game cabin last summer has pleaded guilty to two felonies.
VA town hall set for March 30
The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center will host a veterans town hall meeting on March 30.
Fed struggled in 2009 over how to boost economy, papers show
WASHINGTON - As the Great Recession inflicted worsening damage on the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve struggled during 2009 to determine the best corrective steps to pursue.
DAV group elects new commander
Chapter will host state convention, April 30 to May 2
COEUR d'ALENE - Post Falls resident Robert Hunt has been elected as the commander of the 570-member Fort Sherman Chapter 9, Disabled American Veterans.
2015 Idaho Adventure guide released
Free copy includes regional and local travel information, scenic photography, summer and winter activities, lodging options and regional tourism offices
BOISE - The 2015 official Idaho Adventure Guide is now available through the Idaho Department of Commerce-Tourism Development.
Bye-bye, bystander
The bystander's era is retreating. History is replete with evidence that all that is necessary for "evil" to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Human society is finally absorbing this knowledge at its most personal level, transforming our visions of "good men" to reject impassivity, so standing by while another is harmed is simply not an option. No longer is compassionless obliteration acceptable; no Hitler, no apartheid possible. If 9-11 proved anything, it's that standing by is no longer an option.
A year of extremes
Temperatures could reach the low 60s this weekend
COEUR d'ALENE - El Nino is officially dead, according to local climatologist Cliff Harris, and temperatures could rise into the low 60s by the weekend.
Fish and Game suspends Wolf People exhibition license
State alleges agreement was violated
COCOLALLA - Wolf People's alleged disregard for conditions of an Idaho Department of Fish and Game agreement is coming back to bite the wolf advocacy and education enterprise.
World/Nation
'It WAS him': Defense admits Tsarnaev bombed Boston Marathon
Pooches' paws need protection
Winter weather hard on dogs, their walkers
People aren't the only ones suffering from a seemingly endless winter of bone-rattling cold, record-busting snow and ice-slick sidewalks. Pooches' paws feel the pain, too.
Northwest Notes: Thursday, March 5
Coeur d'Alene baseball to
THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Thursday, March 5, 2015
An ironic end to 'the curse'
In 2004, two schools on the Rathdrum Prairie embarked on a trip to their respective state boys high school basketball tournaments in the Boise area.
Environmental groups sue over plan to kill wolves
SPOKANE (AP) - Five environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government challenging its authority to kill endangered wolves in Washington.
Fossil jaw sheds light on human evolution
NEW YORK - A fragment of jawbone found in Ethiopia is the oldest known fossil from an evolutionary tree branch that eventually led to modern humans, scientists reported Wednesday.
Bowling scores
HIGH GAMES - Dave Barnes 300, Ken Huck Jr. 300, Don Smith 290, Corey Still 290, Stewart See 288.
Neighbors oppose development
Subdivision plan south of Silverwood drawing major public interest
COEUR d'ALENE - Mort Construction, of Coeur d'Alene, is requesting a zone change for 34 acres south of Silverwood Theme Park for a subdivision development with more than 80 lots for single-family homes.
Second ringtail captured, released with radio collar
OAKLEY (AP) - A second elusive ringtail has been captured in south-central Idaho and returned to the wild with a radio collar attached.
A rally for rails?
House passes Amtrak bill that could boost Northeast service
WASHINGTON - In a rare burst of bipartisanship, the House moved Wednesday to boost Amtrak's popular service between Boston and Washington while giving states a greater say in the local routes they help subsidize.
Fairgrounds to host annual Sportsman's Expo
COEUR d'ALENE - The third annual North Idaho Sportsman's Expo is scheduled for May 15-17 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
Putting Idaho's park plan on the right path
There has been some concern expressed about a bill proposed by Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) that would allow the agency to contract with corporations and nonprofit agencies. Some fear this will lead to over-commercialization in state parks and even the naming of state parks after corporations.
Purer poultry
McDonald's chicken gets new standard: No human antibiotics
NEW YORK - McDonald's said it plans to require chicken suppliers to stop using antibiotics important to human medicine within two years.
Keystone veto override vote falls short
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednes-day failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline, the first of many confrontations between the Republican-controlled Congress and the White House this year over energy policy.
Police reports
Project Wild Workshop offered in Cd'A
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has scheduled an introductory "Project Wild" workshop in North Idaho for teachers and youth leaders.
How much sugar is in that?
7 foods with added sugar
NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say people should eat less sugar. But that's easier said than done.
Winter wolf harvests in Northern Rockies trailing prior season
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Trappers in Montana have killed 77 gray wolves and hunters have shot 127 so far this winter - a total of 204 animals - as the season for the animals nears its end.
Girl Scout without a doubt
Troop members learn life lessons, develop lifelong friendships
HAYDEN - Ashley Rotchford pushed and pulled on the tire iron with all her might, letting out a roar as the lug nuts refused to budge.
Local teams at state basketball tournaments
If media rankings mean anything, several area teams should contend for trophies - if not titles - when the state high school boys basketball tournaments begin today in the Boise area.
Wake-restricting rule at southwest Idaho lake drawing ire
NAMPA (AP) - A recently released management plan for a southwest Idaho federal wildlife refuge should be changed to be more accommodating for water skiing, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Canyon County commissioners said.
IDFG fisheries managers prepare for 2015 Chinook salmon season
COEUR d'ALENE - A few weeks from now, the first Chinook salmon on their way to Idaho will begin their journey from the Pacific Ocean to the fresh water streams of the Gem State.
Wild turkeys introduced in Salmon region
While hunters across Idaho prepare for the upcoming wild turkey season this spring, Idaho Department of Fish and Game managers are looking further ahead, in hopes of providing more hunting opportunity in future years.
Local Briefs
• Household items collection to benefit veterans
Recreation safety newsletter March 2015
Editor's note: This is part of a series of monthly newsletters the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office Recreation Safety Section is writing. It will cover safety, current events and other topics related to the backcountry and marine areas of Kootenai County.
District 1 All-Star rosters set
MULLAN - Rosters for the annual District 1 All-Star Game, scheduled for March 12 at the Mullan Pavilion have been announced.
Feature Photos - February
Post Falls, St. Maries boys advance in state basketball tournaments
Post Falls boys beat Nampa 52-51 in state 5A state tournament opener. Trojans will play in a semifinal game Friday at 5:15 p.m. PST at Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.
Wednesday, March 4
Legals March 5, 2015
108-14 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE At 10:00 o'clock A.M. (recognized local time) on June 09, 2015, in the Office of First American Title Company, 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: LOT 1, BLOCK 1, MATTHEW'S ACRES SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK G OF PLATS, PAGE 352, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO. 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 address of 20595 W. Riverview Drive, Post Falls, Idaho 83854 is sometimes associated with said property. 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 Including Due-On-Sale Rider executed by, Jennifer Drummond, a single person as Grantor(s), First American Title Company, as Trustee, for the benefit and security of, Matthew P Grupp and Teresa A Lloyd, Trustees of the Teresa Anne Lloyd Separate Share Trust, dated January 3, 2013, as Beneficiary; said Deed of Trust Including Due-On-Sale Rider was recorded October 03, 2013 as Kootenai County Recorder's Instrument No. 2431283000. Assignment of Deed of Trust to Mountain West Bank, Division of Glacier Bank, ISAOA for Collateral Interest Only recorded August 12, 2014 as Instrument No. 2466484000. The default for which this sale is to be made is as follows: failure to 1) make the full monthly payment of $2,518.11, plus a $5.50 monthly buyer fee and a $246.00 monthly reserve fee for a total monthly payment of $2,769.61 due for the 1st day of November, 2014 and a like sum of $2,769.61 due for the 1st day of each and every month thereafer; 2) comply with paragraph A.4 of said Deed of Trust, to pay at least ten days before delinquency, all taxes and assessments affecting said property, when due; Specifically 1st 1/2 2014 taxes are now due and payable. 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 January 16, 2015 there is due and owing on the loan an unpaid principal balance of $420,000.00, accrued interest in the amount of $5,788.99 for a total amount due of $425,788.99. Interest continues to accrue on the Note at the rate of 6.00% per annum with a per diem rate of $69.04 after January 16, 2015. 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 February 3, 2015 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY /s/Dalia Martinez, Trust Officer Legal 3094 February 12, 19, 26, 2015 March 5, 2015
THE FRONT ROW WITH JASON ELLIOTT: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
For more than just his team
Jordan Nilson's love of the game of basketball can be traced back to games in the driveway with his older brother.
CONTRAILS: Let science guide you
I read the My Turn opinion by Gabe and Lori Theander (Feb. 28) and had to recheck the date to make sure this wasn’t some type of April Fools’ thing. Sure enough that’s still a month off. I would suggest Gabe and Lori take a tech school level course on how jet engines work and a third-grade lesson on how water can be compressed when frozen and expanded when turned into a gas (steam). Take your energy and go save a puppy, Gabe and Lori. I’m sure your intentions are good but uninformed to say the least.
One job to generate many
Jobs Plus hires Gilliam as president
Operation inherent resolve: The coalition against ISIS
The U.S.-led coalition welcomes a diverse and sometimes adversarial group of nations joining the fight against ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). The brutal regime controls a large swath of terror in Syria and Iraq, and has demonstrated inhumane acts of torture. Islamic State's release of a video showing Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh burnt alive in a cage has triggered a public backlash in Jordan and sharpened the focus of Arab allies contributing to the war effort, which includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE stopped flying airstrikes over Iraq shortly after the Jordanian pilot was shot down in a mission over Syria and captured by ISIS in December. However, it has sent a squadron of F-16 fighter jets to Jordan, resuming its participation in U.S.-led airstrikes on ISIS "to stop the brutal terrorist organization that showed all of the world its ugliness ... through abominable crimes that exposed its false allegations and drew outrage and disgust from the Arab peoples."
Idaho Senate panel considers guidelines for driverless cars
BOISE (AP) - Idaho citizens could soon be sharing the road with driverless cars.
PUBLIC: Not for vested interests
Somewhere as far back as perhaps elementary school most of us picked up on a symbolic phrase for all persons living in the U.S.A. as early as probably first grade, the phrase “WE THE PEOPLE.” Our nation, at least some of its people, now seem centered on a startling discovery of themselves, likely a phrase something like, “TO WHOM DO WE BELONG.” What an ingratiating and demeaning self-discovery.
Records
Three lawmakers protest against Hindu prayer
Bail reduced in scholarship sex case
New charges could also be filed
Stress and sleep
I slowly open one eye and look toward the window in my bedroom, hoping to see daylight surrounding the blinds - pitch dark! Frustrated that I again am awake before sunrise, I roll over, readjust my pillow, sigh deeply and close my eyes. I feel a hand on my shoulder and a voice asks, "What time is it?"
Four steps for breast cancer
Recently, a charming young woman named Sally came in to my office after having a mastectomy. She was sporting a cute hat and said that she had just finished chemo and was on her way to radiation oncology. She said she had surgery over eight months ago, and she wondered if she should be coming to physical therapy. She said she was stiff in the morning in her shoulders, and that one of her scar lines was thicker than the other, with a little fluid along the scar, too. Otherwise she was doing well, she thought.
LEVY: Yes to reform, not levy
The desperate plea for ever more money to support CDL public education flies in the face of logic, since endless studies point out that more funding is not the issue which improves public schools. In addition, reduced class sizes has little impact on the quality of education outcomes. (Class sizes prompts ever more promotion of construction of new schools.) In essence, it’s all about quality teachers and their efforts, and that can be accomplished without additional funding.
Headaches and holistic care
Headaches are incredibly common and affect nearly 45 million Americans each year. That's about one in every six people. Unfortunately, most people turn to medication for temporary pain relief. Studies have shown that pain medication can cause adverse effects and kidney or liver. Worse yet, they don't even correct the underlying cause of the headache.
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: All for one
Balanced Post Falls boys team doing whatever it takes so far to put Trojans in position for another run at state title
Dalton Thompson is a senior leader and the second-leading scorer on the Post Falls High boys basketball team, but he took just six shots and scored just two points in the Trojans' most important game of the season to date last week.
Complication for the Fed
Other central banks cut rates
Is a leaky gut contributing to your health problems?
The gut is the gateway to health. If your gut is healthy, chances are that you're in good health. However, there's a condition called leaky gut that can lead to a host of health problems.
Worley man sentenced for market theft
Healthy breakfast, healthy brain
All meals are important, but breakfast is special, because it can set the stage for the whole day. This week is National School Breakfast Week to raise awareness about the importance of breakfast, and to increase student participation in the School Breakfast Program.
LEVY: More good than you can see
I am hoping by writing this letter it might help remind you to go out and vote “Yes” for the school levy on March 10. I don’t think many people realize how important this school levy is for the Coeur d’Alene School District. In my opinion it seems like people are quick in making a judgment, such as, “The district doesn’t need anymore money, Teachers earn too much, Why do our taxes always increase in order to give more money to schools?” These are all things I hear individuals complaining about and with those assumptions it is easy to see why we are ranked 48th in the nation.
'Shut off' valve to chronic inflammation
Poor gastrointestinal function and chronic inflammation are two areas of research found to contribute to some health disorders, including chronic joint pain, fibromyalgia, autoimmune disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, and obesity.
'The hidden epidemic'
Leaders to speak at first regional suicide conference of its type
Marny Lombard refers to suicide as "the hidden epidemic."
LEVY: On church, taxes and glasses
There are three things in life that are guaranteed, you will die, you will pay taxes and you will wear glasses. Read the obituaries and prepare for the inevitable — go to church, it’s a good thing!
Fugitive of the Week
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of
LEVY: Bash a hole, vote 'yes'
In 1948, Jose Figueres, the president of Costa Rica at that time, took an unheard of step. He took a sledgehammer and bashed a hole in the stone wall of the national military headquarters, renouncing the country’s armed forces. He declared that the money previously used for the military would now be used for education, health care and environmental protection. He symbolized this move by handing a pair of keys to the head of education. Because of that decision, Costa Rica now stands separate from its Central American neighbors. They are educated, healthy and booming with ecotourism — all because one leader had the foresight to value education.
Get to know your senior center
What do you think when someone says senior center?
KHS: Patron taken for a ride
I have a bone to pick with the Kootenai Humane Society. And I just need to vent. I feel that they did an underhanded trick on me.
Mildred 'Mille' Wolcott, 78
Millie Wolcott passed away peacefully on February 20, 2015, in her home in Hayden, ID. She was born February 17, 1937, in Bradleyville, MO, to Ben and Ada Ginter.
She's no chicken
Popeyes CEO dishes on rivals, why deep-fried wins on menus
Optimizing your overall wellness
What exactly is wellness? Wellness, as defined by Webster's, is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.
World/Nation
Fresh take on Irish stew with lamb, Guinness and soda bread
Chicken and dumplings is a wonderfully simple, deliciously comforting dish - a thick, meaty stew bubbling away beneath a patchwork of moist, pillowy dumplings.
What is insulin resistance?
It is important that the levels of insulin in the body not be too high or too low. Some of the functions of insulin in the body include: countering the actions of adrenaline and cortisol in the body, helping the body repair and convert blood sugar into triglycerides, keeping blood glucose levels from elevating, playing a major role in the production of serotonin, and at normal levels increasing development of muscle. Insulin cannot work effectively at too high or low levels.
At college
IDAHO: Yes, we are Christian
This is offered as a response to the Editorial and accompanying letter of Mort Kraus published in the Friday, Feb. 27 issue of the Coeur d’Alene Press. The Editorial was resplendent with venom and sarcasm and error. I am tempted to comment “out of the mouth of fools” but that would be uncouth. I suspect that the error espoused by the gentlemen is based upon a lack of knowledge of the U.S. Constitution! It would be completely constitutional if the citizens of Idaho elected to have their legislation establish that Idaho is a Christian State. In fact, it would be constitutional to establish the Church of Idaho. However, said Church could NOT interfere or hinder the free exercise of any other religion’s church or endeavor!
Winemaker and grape grower 'buzzwords'
Winemakers and grape growers have their own vernacular, their own "buzzwords" they use when describing all they do throughout the growing season and harvest. When you attend tastings or our winemaker dinners, or visit wineries in wine country, it is tough at times to get questions answered about some of these industry terms. Wine professionals do their best to make it around to everyone during events, but sometimes we still miss getting questions answered. Here are some of the more commonly used insider terms.
ACLU complaint resolved; inmate worker program extended to women at KC jail
Women now get same privileges as men at county jail
Beware the rhetoric on teacher pay
For years, Idaho's education vehicle has been in neutral. The Great Recession and Questionable Priorities put that vehicle on an icy hill. It has not slid forward.
YOUTH SPORTS: Rec basketball, bowling, gymnastics and more
Northwest Notes: Wednesday, March 4
Copper Basin sells lots to Oregon firm
Copper Basin Construction, of Hayden, has agreed to sell 1,200 residential lots to Oregon-based Hayden Homes LLC in what the two entities consider a long-term partnership.
Charles 'Tom' Thomas Agte, 86
Tom Agte was born March 19, 1928, in Plummer, Idaho, to Fern Irene (Campbell) Agte and William Frederick Agte. He passed away suddenly and peacefully at Valley General Hospital in Spokane Valley, Wash., on Feb. 26, 2015.
Wrestlers fulfill dream for former coach
In Post Falls we've been fortunate to hold a welcome home caravan for teams returning with state championships in a number of sports - but until Sunday, never for wrestling.
LEVY: Reasons to vote against
Our public schools have again asked us for a levy. Again, they are claiming they need it to improve our schools. There is no doubt our schools need improvement. Idaho is near the bottom in schools around the nation. However, they have asked for money to improve the schools many times before, and we have said yes every time, but there has been no improvement.
Acupuncture and asthma
Coming from a conventional medical background working as a nurse, generally in the intensive care unit or the emergency room, the switch to acupuncture school was quite the culture shock! I went to acupuncture school never having had traditional acupuncture before. After having met my educational requirements, I was able to start my internship. This is where my story really begins.
Bank robber gets 99-month sentence
Fisher committed robberies within days of being released
DST: More sun in Idaho, not less
Saturday there was a small article in the Post Falls Press on page A9 stating that the Idaho House Ways and Means Committee is pushing forth a bill to eliminate Idaho from Daylight Savings Time. I think this article needs to be on the front page since it will affect every Idahoan.
For a 'Mommy Makeover,' how many procedures can be performed at one time?
As many mothers know, pregnancy can take its toll on the body, affecting the breasts, abdomen, legs, and more. Often, women find themselves seeking the body they had pre-baby. A cosmetic approach known as the "Mommy Makeover" is our most common and sought after multiple-procedure surgery, and can target these post-pregnancy issues in a single-session. Mommy Makeovers are routinely done in women who are between the ages of 30 and 45 years old, and who are finished having children. When multiple procedures can be combined and performed at the same time, it allows the patient to undergo only one general anesthetic, one healing time, one postoperative follow-up period, and one period of time off of work.
U.S. lacks room to store oil; price collapse next?
LEVY: In a word, it's vital
I urge our community to support the school levy for the Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls school districts on March 10. Our future as a community and state, is based upon our educational capacities and abilities. It is vital, that our students are allowed the opportunities that these important levies can provide. Economic vibrancy and vitality is dependent upon a skilled and trained population. Please vote to endorse this vital piece of our educational budget. We can choose excellence by our involvement and support of our students and those who teach and lead them.
DEATH: A route worth considering
I am hoping our American society will come to very similar decisions that Canada and select other societies have regarding physician assisted death/suicide.
Libraries offer free programs for teens
Local teens will make connections at the library, as the Community Library Network celebrates Teen Tech Week.
George Ivan Vasiloff, 81
George Ivan Vasiloff of Coeur d'Alene passed away on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, after a lengthy illness.
Jo Anne Sandberg-Smith, 58
Jo Anne Sandberg-Smith, 58, passed away on Feb. 28, 2015.
STATE BOYS BASKETBALL: Team capsules from qualifers in each classification
2015 boys basketball state capsules
Idaho Senate panel considers driverless cars
BOISE (AP) - Idaho citizens could soon be sharing the road with driverless cars.
Tuesday, March 3
Legals March 4, 2015
T.S. No.\u2020 021894-ID NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On 6/4/2015 at 11:00 AM (recognized local time), AT THE KOOTENAI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 324 W. GARDEN\u2020 AVE. NORTH ENTRANCE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814, in the County of Kootenai,\u2020 CASPER J. RANKIN, ESQ., a member of the State Bar of Idaho, of PITE DUNCAN, LLP, 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 the County of\u2020 Kootenai, State of Idaho, and described as follows, to wit: LOT 6, BLOCK 8, RIVERVIEW PARK ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "D" OF PLATS, PAGE 161, RECORDS OF KOOTENAI COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property, but for purposes of compliance with Idaho Code Section 60-113, the Trustee has been informed that the address of: 1511 EAST 3RD AVE, POST FALLS, IDAHO 83854, is commonly associated with said real property.\u2020\u2020 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\u2020 DAVID A WEST AND TAMMY S WEST, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Grantor(s), to PIONEER TITLE COMPANY OF ADA COUNTY as Trustee, for the benefit and security of\u2020 NORWEST MORTGAGE INC, DBA DIRECTORS ACCEPTANCE as Beneficiary, dated 12/7/1999, recorded 12/15/1999, as Instrument No. 1617193, official records of\u2020 Kootenai County, Idaho. Please note: The above named Grantors are named to comply with Idaho Code Section 45-1506(4)(a); no representation is made that they are, or are not, presently responsible for the obligation. The default for which this sale is to be made is the failure to make monthly payments when due from 6/1/2014 and all subsequent monthly payments thereafter, including installments of principal, interest, impounds, advances, plus any charges lawfully due under the note secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust, Deed of Trust and as allowed under Idaho Law.\u2020 The sum owing on the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust as of\u2020 2/2/2015 is\u2020 $64,105.76, including interest, costs, fees, including trustee and/or attorney fees and costs, and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation thereunder or in this sale and to protect the security associated with the Deed of Trust, as authorized in the Note, Deed of Trust or as allowed under Idaho Law.\u2020 Because interest, late charges, fees, costs and expenses continue to accrue, the total amount due varies from day to day.\u2020 Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after receipt of funds to satisfy the debt. For further information, write the Trustee at 4375 Jutland Drive, Ste. 200, San Diego, CA 92117, or call (858)750-7600 DATED: 2/2/2015\u2020 \u2020 CASPER J. RANKIN, ESQ., a member of the State Bar of Idaho, of PITE DUNCAN, LLP, LEGAL 3075 FEBRUARY 11, 18, 25, 2015 MARCH 4, 2015
Boston snowfall briefs
KKK material distributed in Coeur d'Alene Place subdivision
Goedde receives Lincoln award
Honor bestowed during Ada County Lincoln Day banquet
World/Nation
Silver Cup gets major permit
Group also obtains nonprofit status
Om to the Legislature
Today the Idaho Legislature is scheduled to make uncharacteristic spiritual history. For the first time, the Senate will open with a Hindu mantra. It's one shot against those who stereotype us as closed-minded Neanderthals. More importantly, it's a chance to learn about one of the world's oldest religions.
NASA spaceship to make first visit to dwarf planet
Gay rights activists arrested
Going to the XSTREAM
Garwood's after-school program challenges young minds
Joan R. Lewis, 86
Joan Lewis, mother and grandmother, died on Feb. 26, 2015, at Life Care Center in Coeur d'Alene.
Movers and Shakers
Hindu invocation will happen
Sen. Vick is opposed, tried to stop prayer
Feds want boat panels brought to court to show Tsarnaev note
Idaho House approves new medical abortion regulations
Hail hammers Huntington Beach
Hatred piles up as snow ignites parking space war
Cd'A residents sought for housing survey
Smith's 'Focus' tops box office with $19.1M
Records
Flowering rush treatment shows promise
Scott Michael Ketchum, 49
Scott Michael Ketchum, 49, of Meridian, Idaho, left his physical body on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center with his family by his side.
Bill would force VA execs to give back bonuses
Beware of talk radio, not 'chemtrails'
Gabe and Lori Theander authored a My Turn published on Feb. 28; they dealt with the need for state transparency and in particular "chemtrails." Unfortunately, they say that ... "if we ask questions about a danger or risk, truth must come in the answer." That's the Edward Snowden truth at any cost belief. They say, "Our state representatives are supposed to be here to serve the citizenry." Leaving aside any question of State vs. Federal, our elected officials are there to represent the public not serve it.
What to expect from Costco's deal with Visa, Citi
Early school levy voting ends Friday
Early voting on the four school districts having bond or levy elections will end Friday at 5 p.m.
Police: Man who shot girlfriend meant to threaten boy
Laughs, good times and good hoops
Hawks relying on team chemistry to carry them at state tournament
For the love of horses
Forever Young Therapeutic Ranch and Rescue spares animals' lives
Bartenders Ball scheduled for Saturday
Help Every Little Paw's Bartenders Ball is back.
No human injuries in Cd'A fire, dog dies
A fire that caused significant damage Monday night to a home near Ninth Street and Garden Avenue in Coeur d’Alene has been ruled accidental by investigators.
Jobs Plus hires Gilliam as president
Jobs Plus, Inc., the Coeur d’Alene-area's economic development corporation, announced today that Gynii Abracosa Gilliam of Boise has been hired as president.
Vick, Nonini remain outside Senate during Hindu prayer
Seven senators remained outside the Senate chamber this morning as guest chaplain Rajan Zed delivered today’s opening invocation, a Hindu prayer, then took their seats immediately after it was done. The seven: Sens. Vick, Nonini, Nuxoll, Den Hartog, Rice, Patrick, and Siddoway. Vick had previously announced his plans to walk out, saying he objected to the Hindu prayer being delivered.
Monday, March 2
Praying for the world
Protest procession mystical, modern
Pace quickens for legislators in Boise
Lawmakers hustle to transmit bills by March 9 deadline
New round of snow could push Boston to season record
Cosmic construction complete
Spacewalking astronauts finish extensive, tricky cable job
Epilepsy treatment idea gets lawmakers involved
Young girl's story may lead Idaho to approve marijuana oil
NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals win twice at season-opening tournament
Celebs crash Lake Michigan
Lady Gaga, Vince Vaughn take charity polar plunge in Chicago
Fully mature?
Upping juvenile criminal age to 18 may be Texas non-starter
Almost an 'ice age winter' elsewhere in the northern hemisphere
Weather Gems
East of the Rockies, especially east of the Mississippi River, February of 2015 will go into the record books as the COLD-EST, and in many cases, SNOW-IEST February ever.
Teacher pay proposal revealed
BOISE - One of the Idaho Legislature's most anticipated proposals to boost teacher pay has finally been revealed, shortly before lawmakers set the state's public education budget.
Mind-numbing drugs misfire
Settlement could be near in Idaho mental health care case
A great season for PFHS wrestlers
Sheriff Ben Wolfinger's warrants list
FELONIES
Early school levy voting ends this week
test
22 gay rights activists protesting in Idaho House and Senate
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than 20 gay rights activists are protesting in the Idaho House and Senate chambers in an attempt to pressure lawmakers into passing anti-discrimination protections.
Sunday, March 1
Legals March 2, 2015
Ref: Kruger, Tim, 3062.1433021 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 4/29/2015 at the hour of 10:00am of said day, (recognized local time), at the front entrance 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; THE EAST HALF OF LOT 4 AND ALL OF LOT 5, BLOCK 13, RIVERVIEW ADDITION ADDITION TO POST FALLS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK "E" OF PLATS, PAGE 329, 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 according to the County Assessor's office, the address of 1917 E 3rd Ave, 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 Tim Kruger, an Unmarried Man, as grantors to, Pioneer Title Company of Kootenai County as trustee, for the benefit and security of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Stearns Lending, Inc. and its successors and assigns, recorded March 31, 2010, as Instrument No. 2259383000 Mortgage Records of Kootenai County, Idaho. Said Deed of Trust was assigned on July 17,2014 to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. under Auditor's File No. 2464983000, recorded on July 30,2014. 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 for Principal and Interest Due from 5/1/2014 through 12/1/2014: and all subsequent payments until the date of sale or reinstatement These payments include interest at a fixed rate. The current rate is 5.375% Total: $7,219.60 Late Charges: $30.40 Subtotal: $7,250.00 Suspense Balance: ($800.00) TOTAL DEFAULT $6,450.00 The sum owing on the obligation secured by the said trust deed consists of the principal balance of $127,589.50, together with any advances plus foreclosure fees and costs.\u2020 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: December 19, 2014. TRUSTEE /s/ William L. Bishop, Jr,. Attorney at Law 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 LEGAL 2195 FEBRUARY 9, 16, 23, 2015 MARCH 2, 2015
CHRISTIANS: Gays and Constitution
Chris Belt wrote a provocative letter about his views on Christianity and homosexuality. I feel compelled to make some comments about his misconceptions.
Raymond Leonard Greene, 79
Raymond Leonard Greene passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.
INSURE: Pay for others' mistakes
Please be aware of your medical insurance. I went to the doctor for something that was 100 percent covered, yet the insurer denied it, so I paid it. I contacted them and the response was, the doctor coded it wrong, thus the denial. They said they do not tell a doctor how to code it.
NIC men fall short vs. CSI
Cards take lead in 2nd half, but CSI pulls away late, earns berth to nationals
Idaho prep basketball all-star game rosters announced
Not putting up with bullying
Community Thanks March 1, 2015
Barnes & Noble to keep Nook digital business after all
STATE: Author defends position
Yup, I’m the guy that drafted the “Christian state” resolution. Allow me to point out a couple of details not getting any notice: it’s a DRAFT! Drafts are opening remarks for a subject that is to be DISCUSSED, not immediately publicized. Unfortunately, some individuals’ knees immediately jerked for whatever personal reasons they might have. They released the DRAFT, cursed against it and melodramatically tied it to Adolf Hitler. HITLER?! Guaranteed to get the resultant response.
Trailer park owner to pay residents who lacked water
Milestone Announcements March 1, 2015
Faith Hazard Wiley and Andrew Michael Wiley welcomed their son, Lincoln Andrew Wiley, on Dec. 4, 2014, at 10:43 p.m. at the McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore. Lincoln weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces and was 23 inches long. Grandparents Ron and Amy Hazard of Hayden, and Michael and Carmen Wiley of Eugene, Ore., were all present for the birth.
High tech or high touch
At the Real Estate Market Forum held at The Coeur d'Alene Resort last week, we heard that much of the "in-migration" to our beautiful county is from folks of retirement age. This caused us to wonder, "How do these folks find their homes?" The National Association of Realtors provided the answer in the results of their "Home Buyer and Seller Generational Report." The report states in part, "Younger generations of buyers typically find the home they purchase through the Internet, while older generations of buyers first found the home they purchased through their real estate agent."
THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Sunday, March 1, 2015
Hoops, hoops and more hoops
Some thoughts after watching four straight nights of high school boys playoff basketball last week:
Kenneth Ardell Bratlie, 82
Kenneth Ardell Bratlie, 82, a resident of the Rock Creek community, Ore., passed away Jan. 22, 2015, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore.
Whispering two joyful
Let's turn away from the political silliness - soft landing spots for former elected officials, reproductive anatomy lessons, pending eviction of all non-Christian Idahoans - and pad around this first Sunday morning of March on the gentle slippers of little squirrels and big-hearted children.
ISIL: Contrast good and evil
The other day as I was watching the world news I was struck by the stark contrast between black hooded faces of ISIL and the warm and compassionate smile of Kayla Mueller. What a picture of the contrast between American values and the values of radical Islam.
STATE: Let that be end of it
The headline in The Press, Thursday, Feb. 26, “‘Christian State’ bid bedeviled” indicated a continuation of the story telling of how some were wanting the GOP Central Committee resolve to have Idaho declared to be a “Christian” State — whatever that means. Today’s story apparently is a manifestation of “Godwin’s Law,” which, I suppose, means this is the last we will hear of it.
Interest in interest-rate policy
Republican control not absolute
Neighborhood of the week: Bellerive North
As our little town continues to grow and prosper, the wide variety of lifestyles available is also increasing. Whether you're looking for rural or waterfront, mountain or prairie view, large lot or small, you can find a house to suit your needs. And if you've been dreaming of a home near the water, you should consider Bellerive North.
Cardinals split in debut as NWAC squad
Every visit to your doctor should include medication review
Ask Dr. K
New digs for Northern Dance
Business Bits
Three studios are featured in the new location of Northern Dance Academy at 147 E. Aqua Ave. in Dalton Gardens. The academy is moving this weekend from 1042 W. Hayden Ave.
U.S. consumer sentiment index slides in February
BOYS BASKETBALL STATE PLAY-IN GAMES: Vikings, Badgers come up short
Hill shines as Vandals win on senior day
Dems call GOP Homeland Security strategy a political blunder
Is winter really over?
My Garden Path
Hibernation seems to be over. I say "seems" because you never know. The calendar may say that March is here, but some winter may still be lurking. This was an extremely mild winter here. We had one very cold night where the temperature neared zero, but that was about it.
Tightly-wrapped money?
Cuban cigar makers anticipate big bucks from U.S. travelers
Kornoely nabs title for NIC
Cardinals finish 4th
German Parliament approves Greece's bailout extension
Snow falls down, donations dry up
Churches, synagogues, mosques bear tough New England winter
Pollination plight
Crop herbicides play a role in shrinking monarch population
BUCK: Tribute to a role model
Charles T. Buck, Chairman of the Board of Buck Knives, Inc., exchanged his responsibilities in this world for his reward in heaven in early February 2015.
Dems to host Spring Forth dinner
The Kootenai Democrats' annual Spring Forth celebration will be held March 11 from 5-8 p.m. at Lake City Center, 1916 Lakewood Drive, Coeur d'Alene.
STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS: First at last
Five Trojans win individual titles as Post Falls captures first state title in school history; Lakeland fourth with three state champs; Sandpoint, Kellogg, St. Maries each produce one champion
'Superman is America'
Fiery keynote captivates at Lincoln Dinner
The specter of secession
Upstate New York towns consider joining Pennsylvania
Recording a screen for all to see
Ask The Propellerheads
Anti-Israel divestment push gains traction at US colleges
Cool remakes
As tastes change, big food makers try hipster guises
A lifetime of lifting up others
IN PERSON
Huffman has made a career of advocating for children with challenges
The formula to sales success
Everyone is in sales. Why? Because from the time we wake up until our heads hit the pillow at night, we are continually communicating, negotiating, persuading, influencing and selling ideas.
