Legals for July, 27 2024

FEMA approves funds to help combat Gwen Fire near Lewiston, Idaho

An additional $985K was granted for future wildfire mitigation

SHOWCASE GOLF: The Sho goes on again

This year, celebs will play two 18-hole rounds with corporate sponsors starting today at 9 a.m., with the final round on Saturday also at 9. No general admission tickets are being sold for Saturday’s round.

North Idaho air quality expected to reach advisory levels

Impact on air quality "likely continuing as the summer progresses."

Hayden Days celebration kicks off

Two-day festival will feature local vendors, live music and a parade.

MY TURN: Ignored or rejected?

Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Dalton Gardens have either refused or ignored requests for the support of and proclamations on behalf of Traditional Family Values. What will Rathdrum and/or Hayden do? Proclamations have been made (by the city of Coeur d’Alene) in favor of and in support of the LGBTQ+ PRIDE community — but traditional families? No! Why?

OPINION: Natural born leader

“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five Years, and have been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.” The Constitution of the United States, Section I of Article II.

Movers & Shakers

P1FCU is honored to celebrate Chris Loseth’s 35th anniversary as president and CEO. Since joining P1FCU on July 31, 1989, Loseth has been a driving force behind the credit union’s growth, community engagement and member-focused initiatives.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE: It gives Idaho a voice

Some are advocating for the elimination of the Electoral College and want to adopt the popular vote when determining the winner of a presidential election. At first, the popular vote, where the candidate with the most votes wins, sounds fair; however, a state with a small population, like Idaho, may not have a say.

HATE SPEECH: Ordinance is a virtue signal

Is the city on the verge of charging Joe Biden for his hate crimes? He hates Trump. At least that’s his rhetoric. Fascist, racist, dictator and nazi are just some of the hate words spewed by the left political world expecting us to glibly accept.

HARRIS: High time for a woman president

I’ve been thinking that it’s high time for a woman president in our country. Hillary Clinton came close to it in 2020, getting more popular votes than Trump, and now Kamala Harris is very capable of fulfilling that destiny.

FAIRGROUNDS: Time for them to move

I’d say no, their use is obsolete for the site. Give them a 10-year renewal which should be sufficient to secure a more suitable, less valuable site.

PRESIDENTS: Characteristics of the best

The United States has had 46 presidents since George Washington took office in 1789. With presidential elections coming up soon, it is wise to go back in time and document the positive characteristics of the best presidents who served the United States. I have listed some of the most important positive attributes of our past presidents.

US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest

The Columbia River Basin was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead. Today, four are extinct and seven are listed under the Endangered Species Act

New lawsuit seeks to stop enforcement of Idaho library materials bill

The suit was filed on Thursday in federal court as plaintiffs want to halt law ahead of school year.

Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’

U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson have also challenged the merger of supermarket chains in court.

LEGION BASEBALL: Tuned in to the task at hand ... Austin DeBoer follows in father, Brett's footsteps on the pitching mound

Coeur d'Alene (20-14) opens the state ‘AA’ tournament on Friday at Halliwell Park in Pocatello against the winner of today’s game between defending champion Pocatello and Hillcrest.

A splashing return on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

StanCraft, Finney Boat Works team up on barge project

The barge and other assets came to StanCraft Companies when it purchased North Idaho Maritime, estabslihed in 1918, in November 2022.

Kootenai County firefighters lend a hand with Oregon wildfire

On Saturday night, the state of Oregon requested the state of Idaho send firefighters to help with the Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon.

Northwest Notes: July 25, 2024

Lewis-Clark State men's basketball adds three transfers, including former NIC guard Taden King.