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Northwest Notes April 24, 2024

Washington State announced Tuesday that it has added a two game, home-and-home series against Virginia to its 2025 and 2031 football schedules.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: What do you make of the M's so far this season?

SO HOW do you size up this Mariner team? No waiting around for the All-Star break to see if they add some power or another reliever. Let’s have an opinion now, with Seattle sitting at 11-11, having won five of six, and lurking a half-game behind World Series champ Texas in the AL West.

PREP ROUNDUP: Seniors have their day for Cd’A

"Trevor gave us a great start,” Coeur d’Alene coach Erik Karns said. “Trevor, he does what Trevor does — he just throws strikes, and mixes in the curveball and fastball to keep them off balance. Trevor has just been a program-type kid; great to see him have success on the mound.”

Leadman Triathlon winners announced

'You can’t coach experience'

1.2 miles of skiing, 8 miles by bike, and 4.2 miles of running make up the Leadman Triathlon Course at Silver Mountain Resort.

Wallace Food Bank on ice

More refrigeration aids additions to food offerings

The switch from only preserved foods that can sit on a shelf to fresh produce and frozen proteins has been paying off at the Wallace Food Bank. “If we can provide it, let’s do it,” Michael Hoffman, food bank president, said.

Silver Valley Sports Recap: April 15-21

Spring sports hit their mid-way point for the season.

Patriot Front members cited for illegal stickering in Wallace

Two men were cited for placing stickers on the windows of several downtown Wallace businesses Friday.

Legals for April, 23 2024

‘Perfect the way they are’

Community walks for autism acceptance

The sounds of laughter and upbeat music filled the air as more than 200 people, including many people with autism and their loved ones, gathered Saturday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds for the Walk for Autism Acceptance.

Brothers helping others

Daniel, Deren Guerrero shining examples of NIC’s top-performing nursing program

North Idaho College’s nursing program is the top nursing program in Idaho. Of Idaho’s 13 nursing schools, NIC’s ranks No. 1 in pass rates on the first attempt on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) licensure examination. Out of more than 1,700 programs across the country, NIC is in the top 100, coming in at No. 61. Its three-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 96.62%, which any student knows is a solid “A” grade, reflective of hard work and determined effort.

El Niño is gone and another La Niña may form

El Niño was declared officially over by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) last week, one of the main forecasters who monitor sea-surface temperatures.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: So long to a good idea at Circling Raven

For the past three years in late August, many of the best up-and-coming female professional golfers would congregate at Circling Raven for the Circling Raven Championship. The tournament was part of the Epson Tour’s “Road to the LPGA,” so there was plenty on the line for the players, as the top players at the end of each year on what was basically the sport’s Triple-A tour earned tour cards the following year on the big tour, the LPGA Tour.

PREP BASEBALL: Lake City gets tough, takes two from Post Falls

Lake City visits Post Falls on Tuesday for a doubleheader; Coeur d'Alene hosts Bonners Ferry on Monday.

PREP SOFTBALL: Lake City, Coeur d'Alene, Lewiston each sweep, remain tied for first in IEL

With Lake City, Coeur d’Alene and Lewiston all sweeping on Saturday, the three teams remain tied for first in the IEL with 8-2 records. On Thursday, Post Falls travels to Timberlake, and Lake City is home vs. Moscow in an IEL doubleheader.

PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls puts it together, wins boys team title at Knight Invitational

Prep track and field results from Saturday's Knight Invitational in Boise, the Priest River Invitational and Lumberjack Invitational in St. Maries

Cd’A celebrates Earth Day

Clear skies, blooming trees and Tubbs Hill standing in the distance were testaments to the beauty of Coeur d’Alene — and reminders of why the environment is worth protecting.

ANNIVERSARY: A candle for Randy, Cliff

Dear Mr. Mann, I enjoyed reading your personal column in Tuesday’s Press. I want to give you a big Thank You! for being so steadfast and consistent over the past 20 years with your weather forecast, always getting it in by deadline, even when traveling on vacation and after having a heart attack! What? I don’t think we see that kind of work ethic too much these days.

Huckleberries: Skinheads — then and now — make headlines

And yet, this remains a special place, columnist concludes

OUR GEM: Re-MEMBER-ing the Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Over the last 50 years, Kootenai Environmental Alliance (KEA) has been a leader in environmental activism, advocacy, and education in conserving, protecting and restoring North Idaho. When it comes to Our Gem, KEA has been and will continue to be a voice for Coeur d’Alene Lake and all the water resources of this wonderful part of the country.