Northwest Notes April 20, 2013

Vandals add five

Robotics rocks

Teams from NI STEM Charter, Post Falls place at LEGO event

Teams from North Idaho STEM Charter Academy and a team from Post Falls placed in several categories at the FIRST Idaho "Superpowered" LEGO League North Idaho Championship, held Feb. 11 at River City Middle School.

Nighttime or violent TV tied to tots' sleep woes

CHICAGO - If your preschooler can't sleep - turn off the violence and nighttime TV.

Movers and Shakers April 23, 2011

The Lyman Bolster Group joins Cd'A Merrill Lynch

Layoffs, shut downs; leaders face scope of virus fallout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers laid off, losing income as rent or mortgage payments are due. Small businesses shut down because of the coronavirus outbreak, and at risk of never reopening their doors again.

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GOAL: Turkeys & More thanks supporters

EDITORIAL: Schools must adjust to changing rules

4-day school week is one way to attract students

Wrangler scares grizzly bear away

HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - A quick-thinking wrangler turned away a grizzly bear that chased its supper into the midst of a horse party in West Glacier last month.

Oscar do-overs of the 2000s

The Academy Awards each year can only represent the industry preferences of that given year.

Northwest Notes April 29, 2021

North Idaho College men's and women's golf coach Russell Grove shot 78 on Wednesday and finished at 8-over-par 295 at the PGA Professional Championship at the PGA Golf Club.

Police plan tight security at Times Square

ACADEMIES: Kryger got 4 appointments

Just read the letter to the editor about former CDA students who were appointed to military academies. My husband Gene Kryger was the first, we believe, in the state of Idaho to be appointed to four military academies. He was a 1957 IHM Academy graduate and was appointed by Senator Henry Dworshak to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Navy Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marines and Westpoint.

Sen. Crapo announces service academy nominees

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo announced his nomination of 54 Idaho students to the nation’s military academies. The students’ applications are now being considered by four of the U.S. service academies, where final selections will be made.

Service Academy Day is tonight at North Idaho College

Students, parents can learn more about military academies

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho's congressional delegation will host a Service Academy Day at North Idaho College tonight.

Otter signs plan to boost economy, research

BOISE (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has signed legislation creating a $5 million plan intended to bolster university research and businesses that can help grow Idaho's economy.

Local students nominated to service academies

Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo (R) and Jim Risch (R) and Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) have announced their nominations of Idaho high school students for the nation’s military service academies. Several Kootenai County students were nominated.

Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap

The academy also apologized for its handling of the situation and allowing Smith to stay and accept his best actor award for “King Richard.”

One path to a better tomorrow

If you could fix one thing that would bolster millions of American families, what would it be?

Risch, Crapo, Fulcher announce military academy nominations

Each year, members of Congress nominate students to four of the service academies, which then select from the students nominated. Nominations are made to the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy. A fifth service academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, does not require a congressional nomination for appointment.

Military Service Academy session March 8

The Idaho Congressional Delegation will hold a Service Academy Day session on Thursday, March 8, in Coeur d’Alene.