Frieda K. Gordon, 98

Frieda K. Gordon, 98, passed on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at Life Care Center of Coeur d’Alene after a brief illness.

A fair to remember

North Idaho State Fair attractions promise to thrill and entertain

In addition to the already-announced 2016 Grandstand Arena lineup featuring Sawyer Brown, and the return of the popular PRCA Xtreme Bulls, PRCA Rodeo and Demolition Derby, the North Idaho State Fair has a slate of daily attractions to be featured during the fair.

James M. 'Brando' Brand, 69

Our beloved husband, father, brother and friend Jim passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, at home on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, while taking his usual morning nap. He had graciously fed the horses and done the chores before he crossed the Great Divide to ride for his Savior’s brand.

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.

Donald W. Klotz, 86

Donald W. Klotz passed away unto his Lord and Savior, Jan. 23, 2015. Born Oct. 19, 1928, in Sandpoint. He was a lifelong resident of North Idaho. After graduation from Priest River High School, he was a logger in the Priest Lake area until he was drafted into the Korean War where he was wounded and received a Purple Heart. With an interest in science and business he used the GI Bill to attend Idaho State University and became a registered pharmacist, for a career spanning more than 40 years.

Have a scary good time at Silverwood

A cursed Egyptian tomb. A bayou teeming with bloodthirsty cannibals. A world overrun by zombies. These bone-chilling attractions and even more unimaginable horrors await as Silverwood Theme park transforms once again into Scarywood Haunted nights.

Ronald Wilson, 83

In the quiet winter afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, our dad, Ronald Eugene Wilson, affectionately known as Granddad, passed away peacefully in his sleep and went into the eternal kingdom with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Mary Sweitzer, 89

Mary Alice Sweitzer, age 89, of Post Falls Idaho went home to her Savior, Jesus, on August 19, 2021 at Life Care Center of Post Falls.

Clara Marie Smith, 98

Clara M Smith, a long-time resident of Coeur d’Alene, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, to join her soulmate Don in heaven.

THREAT: Consider our debt

America has problems — let’s look at just two examples.

Rockers break silence on religious attacks

Punks accuse monks of inciting violence

Sitar maker: Shankar's legacy inspires others

NEW DELHI - The walls of Sanjay Sharma's music shop are lined with gleaming string instruments and old photographs of legendary musicians.

Tasting in the Willamette

Mary and I just returned from the Oregon Coast after a Lancaster family reunion. We broke away from our time with family to go and visit a couple of our favorite producers in the Willamette Valley, a premier wine region that I am mildly embarrassed to admit we have never visited. It was our kind of tasting, too. We visited only three locations, two for one winery and one for another. It was an off-day Friday on an off-weekend with no big special events going on.

Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations

CINCINNATI (AP) — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il Posto Accanto tried something Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta would have considered sacrilege in normal times.

Lessons from a tire man

I often use the expression, “One person can make all the difference in the world.”

Thrift store jackpot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An unemployed Ohio man was browsing at his local thrift store for items he could restore and resell when he spotted a Picasso poster with the word "Exposition" written across the front, some French words, and the image of a warped round face. He handed over $14.14 for what he saw as a nice commercial print.

Adding accountability

All of county clerk office's 83 employees now punching clock to start, end shift

The Kootenai County Clerk's Office has made more strides in tweaking operations to boost accountability and protect every dollar handled, said Clerk Cliff Hayes.

Vintages: Review and preview

We have started to see some of the wines from the troubled 2010 vintage here in our market so it seems a good time to update you the consumers on what we think of the wines so far. Last year was one of the worst recent vintages for all of the western appellations with California experiencing the coldest summer in 50 years, followed by an intense four-day fall heat wave, and the Northwest experiencing an early cool down in the fall. This for both areas led to long hang time, but slow or no ripening followed by early rains that caused many of the varietal crops in California to rot on the vine ultimately being dropped and never harvested.

The Front Row with NANCY ARMOUR June 3, 2011

New city not a guarantee for success

As Winnipeg and the rest of Canada celebrate getting one of their own back, it’s worth remembering that the financial woes that chased the Thrashers from Atlanta are awfully similar to what cost Winnipeg its first NHL team.

Trends and blends

Within the last couple of weeks I had the opportunity to have lunch with Cary Daste. Cary is one of my favorite people in the wine business and the consummate "pro" with many years of experience in an industry that knows plenty of ups and downs. Cary now has his own wine brokerage business from which he represents a number of wineries in the Northwest. While the lunch was planned as an opportunity to taste through the fabulous blends from Brian Carter Cellars, as frequently happens when old friends get together to chat the conversation also covered some of the trends in the wine industry as well.