Foundation for Wildlife Management banquet

The second Coeur d’Alene Foundation for Wildlife fundraising banquet is Saturday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.

Postal cutbacks to delay 1st-class mail

News met with concern from some businesses, shrugs from others

Cruz visits Cd'A Saturday

The details of Ted Cruz’s visit to Coeur d’Alene this Saturday were released Thursday by the Idaho Republican Party.

Staging a scene

Set builders create summer theater magic

COEUR d'ALENE - The theater experience extends well beyond the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd. A visit to Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre's set design and production facility makes that abundantly clear.

Henry G. Brown, Jr., 75

Henry G. Brown Jr., 75, a loving husband, father and grandfather, went

Mary Olson, 90

Mary Kathryne Olson, 90, of Coeur d’Alene, died Friday, June 14, 2013, in her residence at Coeur d’Alene Homes. Her final days were spent surrounded by loving family and friends.

Frank J. Pope Jr., 67

Frank was born on Dec. 14, 1945, in Coeur d’Alene, to Frank and Evelyn (Thompson) Pope. He joined his older siblings Merelyn and Gene. He was raised on the family farm in Garwood; from there he went to grade school in Athol and middle school and high school in Rathdrum.

Judith L. Brown, 73

Judith Lee Brown, 73, of St. Maries died on December 30, 2012. She was a beloved mother, wife, sister & grandma to many. Born January 13, 1939 to Roger A. and Lucille (Blank) Vogel in St. Maries, ID. and raised in St. Maries by her grandparents, Selma Blank (Heng) and William Belleau. Judy graduated from St. Maries High School with the Class of 1956. It is in St. Maries that she met and fell in love with Philip W. Brown over 56 years ago. They were married January 16, 1957 in St. Maries. She is survived by her husband Phil and her children; Philip L. Brown of Missoula, MT; Leonard Brown of Bonney Lake, WA; Susan Pomeroy of Bellevue, WA; Jay Brown of Spokane, WA; Cindy Caswell of Apache, AZ; Kelly Brown of Spokane, WA; Jerry Brown of Post Falls, ID; Sally Pentland of Orofino, ID. Also survived by her siblings: Sally Hoppe of Post Falls, ID and brother Roger J Vogel of Mesa, AZ, and 24 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Michael Moffat, 66

Michael Daniel Moffat, age 66, of Coeur d’Alene, ID, passed away January 14, 2014, at Hospice House after a 13 month battle with cancer.

Ask your audiologist...

How do we tell if our mother has dementia or untreated hearing loss?

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Lisa Shellman, 54

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Jean Posey Moore, 80

Bernidene 'Berni' Dami, 88

Bernidene ‘Berni’ Dami, 88

Northwest Notes Oct. 3, 2023

Coeur d’Alene coach Carly Curtis and Post Falls coach Willow Hanna started this particular event 16 years ago, with proceeds going to various groups. The event has raised roughly $45,000 over the years.

Gisela & Vernon Mathisen, 90 & 92

Our loving and faithful parents, Gisela, born March 26, 1931 went to be with Jesus on January 2, 2022 and Vernon, born April 18, 1931 sailed to Heaven on July 2, 2023.

Dr. Bradley Scott Reed, D.C., 74

Dr. Bradley Scott Reed D.C. of Rathdrum, Idaho, passed away at Schneidmiller Hospice House on Saturday morning, February 26, 2022.

Icelandic rock band, Kaleo to take to the Festival stage

The Icelandic rock band is the first concert announced by the Festival at Sandpoint for its 2022 summer concert series

Charlene E. Waddell, 79

Charlene E. Waddell, 79, of Worley, Idaho died on February 9, 2022 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was born September 9, 1942 in Renton, Washington to the late Edward O. and Elaine (Toetly) Meredith.

Dennis Ray Oliver, 80

Dennis Ray Oliver left this earth Thursday, June 23rd with his family at his side. His short battle with leukemia is over.

Bliss Bignall, 87

Bliss O. Bignall Jr. of Coeur d’Alene, ID died October 6, 2013 at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital from injuries received from a serious fall. He was born July 23, 1926 in Pocatello, Idaho to Bliss O. and Reva (Yeates) Bignall. During W.W. II Bliss served with the 87th Division in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving an honorable discharge in 1945. He was educated at the University of Utah, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and George Washington University School of Law. While attending law school at night in Washington, D.C., Bliss worked first for the Navy Department’s Bureau of Personnel, Officer Procurement Section; then as an attorney in the Solicitor General’s Office of the Commerce Dept., (at that time the largest operation in the government save for the Defense Dept.) where, among many of his duties (during the Eisenhower Administration at the commencement of the Canadian/U.S. partnership in the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway) he had to research and report on 50 previous years of Congressional hearings on the project, contained in 25 volumes. His last job before moving to Coeur d’Alene was again with the Navy Dept., its Congressional Liaison Office, where he wrote letters for the signatures of various Senators and Congressmen when ship contracts were awarded, and even at times for the President of the United States. Desiring to practice law in a small town in the West, he and Annette moved to Coeur d’Alene in the first week of January, 1955 to set up his general law practice in the fall of 1955 after passing the Idaho State Bar examinations, then retiring in the fall of 2005 to write his memoirs. During his life in Coeur d’Alene, Bliss was very active in civic affairs, spending over 50 years as a member of Toastmasters International, as well as a good many years as a member of the Idaho Panhandle Kiwanis Club, where he spearheaded two ambitious projects sponsored by the Panhandle Kiwanis Club: A Sea Scout Ship (Troop), which project won the Idaho Panhandle Kiwanis Club the coveted Ruby Award from Kiwanis International – one of only fifteen awarded world-wide. The second was as Chairman of the fund-raising committee for the building of the Fort Sherman Play Park constructed in 1997, which idea he’d seen in Sandy, Oregon, his brother, Olin’s, home town. Bliss is survived by his wife, Annette; a son, Bliss O. Bignall, III; grandchildren, Beaux (Bliss IV), Aerro, Patrick, and Matthew; three great grandchildren; sisters, Rosalie Ferguson and Monica Kohler; and a brother, Frederick M. Bignall. He was preceded in death by his parents and an older brother, Olin Y. Bignall. A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2801 N. 4th St., Coeur d’Alene with Yates Funeral Home, Coeur d’Alene in care of the arrangements. You may visit his online memorial and sign the guestbook atwww.yatesfuneralhomes.com