BILL BULEY

'I need a bigger net' A big fish on his anniversary

Carlin Bay man takes lead in Big One Derby

COEUR d'ALENE - When Dan Rife reeled the chinook salmon up close enough to try and pull it into his boat Thursday morning, he had one thought.

Beary scary

Grizzly ‘bluff charges’ Cd’A man as incidents rise at Glacier park

The small, brown patch some 40 yards off the trail caught Don Witulski's eye as he headed toward Ptarmigan Tunnel.

Mary Larson: Community Star

IN PERSON

The advice of her parents still resonates in Mary Larson's life.

Pump up the good times

Play serves high octane fun at Cd'A Summer Theatre

COEUR d'ALENE - Memorize 22 songs in two weeks?

Welcome to Hadrian's Wall

Cd’A man follows famous England path for 84 miles

COEUR d'ALENE - Day one was only going to be five miles. Phil Corless expected it to be a nice, easy walk.

Animal Advocate

IN PERSON

When Rondi Renaldo lost her job after 16 years in the banking industry, she didn't know it would be a good thing.

All heart - and legs, too

Isabelle James, 6, plays soccer after losing leg in accident five years ago

COEUR d'ALENE - As the soccer ball sailed past, Isabelle James turned and set out after it. She charged into a group of other kids at Ramsey Park, kicking and running, kicking and running.

Run, grab and go

Shopping spree leaves women breathless

COEUR d'ALENE - As a weary, breathless Mary McKay walked down the aisle at Fred Meyer, she turned to the employee at her side and asked one question.

Sweet Harmony

Fiddle camp to benefit therapeutic riding center

COEUR d'ALENE - Diana Clemons believes fiddling around is going to bring some sweet sounds - and some much-needed financial support - to Harmony Ranch.

Terry Lee: An artist's eye

IN PERSON

COEUR d'ALENE - For a man who has an international reputation as a wildlife artist, and has sold his work around the world, Terry Lee offers a short, simple description of himself.

That'll do, pigs

Faulty gate hinge helps pigs escape twice in Post Falls

POST FALLS - Marvin Tyacke's pigs must be pretty smart.

Billy, God and the devil

Former Cd'A resident brings one-man show to town

COEUR d'ALENE - Jonah Weston is God.

'Cougar Bob' tales

B.J. Campbell pens story about husband's lifetime adventures

POST FALLS - You won't believe the stories about Cougar Bob.

A big building for books

Plummer celebrates new library

PLUMMER - Sure, it's a new, $786,000 building with 5,400 square feet upstairs and another 1,200 down.

'You never forget him' Vigil honors crash victim

Crowd gathers to pay tribute to Brian Williams

COEUR d'ALENE - The Williams family cabin will never have water or electricity.

Travolta Time

Sisters take stage together for first time in ‘Cinderella’

COEUR d'ALENE - Ellen Travolta loves being the evil step-mother in "Cinderella," but there is one problem.

'They are the race'

Ironman volunteers praised

COEUR d'ALENE - When athletes would run by an aid station during Sunday's Ironman Coeur d'Alene and ask for water, Gatorade, a cold sponge or bananas, they got it.

A perfect day - and night, too He made it!

After narrow miss last year, Scheer hobbles across finish line in time to be an Ironman

COEUR d'ALENE - Not this time.

'I love what I'm doing'

Positive self-talks pay off for Ironman winner

COEUR d'ALENE - "You're almost there!"

The smiles before the race

Pros laugh, joke as Ironman Cd'A looms

COEUR d'ALENE - So what does Michael Lovato think of his chances in Ironman Coeur d'Alene this weekend?

Count down from 464

Chad Soileau looks to recliam life at Ironman

COEUR d'ALENE - 464.

The devil made him do it

'Screwtape Letters' to be performed this weekend

When most people think about the spiritual world, they tend to see it as a happy place, says David Clemons. A place where there is a god, and life is basically better than it is on Earth.

Ironman's K-Swiss connection

Bryan Ogle back in Cd'A to race, represent company

COEUR d'ALENE - For Bryan Ogle, it was a homecoming when he arrived Wednesday night in Coeur d'Alene.

Ironman's twins Double vision

Coeur d'Alene brothers ready to race on Sunday

COEUR d'ALENE - Chris Cutler is 25, from Coeur d'Alene, a 2003 Lake City High School graduate and will be competing in his first Ironman on Sunday.

'Ironman Village' a magnet for athletes

COEUR d'ALENE - Where's Ironman?

Church cancels services

Ironman, July 4 events make church nearly impossible to get to

COEUR d'ALENE - Jonathan Owens likes Ironman Coeur d'Alene, even volunteers for it.

On the edge Ironman hopes for fewer close calls this year

Mark Ellingsen hopes to have more breathing room at each cutoff

COEUR d'ALENE - Mark Ellingsen knows what life on the edge is like for an Ironman.

Ironman athletes get ready for a cold start

Lake unlikely to hit 60 by Sunday

COEUR d'ALENE - Cold is OK.

Finish with a smile

Amber Hartman plans to have fun in Ironman

COEUR d'ALENE - After four years of volunteering with Ironman Coeur d'Alene, Amber Hartman decided she had had enough.

A really big loser

Robinson sheds 105 pounds, deals with diabetes as he prepares to take on Ironman Cd'A

COEUR d'ALENE - Talk about overcoming challenges to take on Ironman Coeur d'Alene, where to start with Ryan Robinson?

Older, but wiser Barista returns from injury for 2nd Ironman

Aly Houghton is back after nasty 2008 bike crash

COEUR d'ALENE - There she was, just 18 years old, cruising along on her bike about 70 miles into her first Ironman Coeur d'Alene, and feeling good.

Ice Man

Howard Martinson fights cancer, keeps athletes cool on race day

COEUR d’ALENE — On Tuesday, Howard Martinson will undergo another session of chemotherapy to fight the cancer in his body.

Mac Cavasar: Ironman in action

In Person

COEUR d'ALENE - Mac Cavasar is race director of this year's Ironman Coeur d'Alene. But don't ask him names of the top pros who will be competing on June 27. Don't ask about any pre-race favorites.

Operation: 'Build and Beautify'

Jurvelin outlines Windermere battleplan at Children's Village

COEUR d'ALENE - At 0900 hours Friday, "Operation Build and Beautify" was launched.

Kids can get a taste of theater

Sandy Clemons has a simple goal this summer: Get camp kids involved in all aspects of theater.

'You have to tell a story'

Rathdrum ballerina to study with Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Russia

The first time Cheryl Piva watched her daughter take dance lessons, she knew.

Always ready to Tri something new

Gerard Connolly checks out Everest, runs Dublin Marathon

COEUR d'ALENE - Fun, for someone like Gerard Connolly, is camping three nights at 17,000 feet. Even when it hurts to breathe. Even when it's so cold at night it's hard to sleep. Even when you know you still have to make the trek back down.

Can you say, 'Ride this way?'

Ironman desperately needs volunteers to serve as bike course marshals

COEUR d'ALENE - Wanted: Folks willing to stand at street corners, under the hot sun for four hours on June 27 and point bike riders in the right direction.

Vern Newby: Finding answers

COEUR d'ALENE - With four Ironmans under his belt, Vern Newby decided his road bike needed to be rebuilt.

Bee Hive and the bird

Blue heron makes friends with folks at retirement home

COEUR d'ALENE - Blue herons tend to be reclusive, viewed only from a distance. Try to sneak up on one for a picture, it takes flight. This bird is people shy.

Spell it P-U-T-N-A-M

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre season opens Saturday

COEUR d'ALENE - Here's a few words Roger Welch used to describe "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" that opens Saturday.

Life like

Sean West continues to collect honors in six-year taxidermist career

COEUR d'ALENE - The bobcat looks alive.

Regional cooking

Food for Thought

Cooking is scientific, culturally specific and artistic. The manner in which a chef or home cook manipulates food creates a feast, quick meal, celebration or aberration. An onion can be "bloomed" and deep-fried to create a greasy, flour-fried heart stopping death bomb or braised then caramelized topping a bison burger that turns the traditional American burger into something special.

Debbie Berger: Fan of fireworks

In Person

COEUR d'ALENE - Debbie Berger grew up watching the fireworks in Coeur d'Alene. Born in Spirit Lake, the 1974 Coeur d'Alene High graduate and daughter of Fred and Pat Rohde loved the family tradition when all would gather to watch the colorful, loud explosions over Lake Coeur d'Alene.

H.E.L.P. is on the way

St. Vincent de Paul assists more people than ever in 2009

COEUR d'ALENE - Week after week, Jeff Conroy hears the same story from a man or woman who walks inside the doors of St. Vincent de Paul's H.E.L.P Center.

Sounds of Summer

Chris Guggemos continues to arrange concert series

COEUR d'ALENE - Chris Guggemos knows he's doing his job well when he hears this: "You're that concert guy." Which is exactly what a woman said to him the other day in the store. "I just love coming to them," she told Guggemos.

Heart to Hart

Fundraiser for employee who almost lost arm after infection from pin

COEUR d'ALENE - It didn't really even hurt. Just a small prick where the pin punctured the skin in the webbing between the fingers on her left hand. "I didn't see it when I went to pick something up so it just jabbed me right there," said Brittiany Hart as she described what happened while she was cleaning her home on April 5.

Patty Duke to speak in Spokane

'Conversation' will be at Interplayers Theatre

COEUR d'ALENE - Ever want to sit down with Patty Duke? Wouldn't it be great to listen to the Oscar and Emmy-winning actress talk about her career, her roles, her views on life.

Helping Americans to understand

Veterans worry many don't know what Memorial Day is about

COEUR d'ALENE - Dennis Scieszinski wants Americans to remember why this country celebrates Memorial Day, so Monday, he made it clear what it's not about.

Some 68 years ago, a prisoner of war

Michael Bibin of Coeur d'Alene survived being a POW in Japan for more than 3 years

COEUR d'ALENE - Michael Bibin, says his wife Lucille, is a talented man, a loving father and a good husband. But he does have one flaw.