Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review

Kootenai County building inspector Scott Weitman recalled on Thursday the exact moment he saved a duck hunter out of Medicine Lake, East of Coeur d'Alene near Medimont. The hunter capsized his float tube and had been in the water for most of the morning on Wednesday. Story by Taryn Hecker here.

Main Event: Coeur d'Alene City Council candidates will debate at noon today at the weekly luncheon of the Kootenai County Democratic Club.

*Public defender shortage looming/Taryn Hecker, Spokesman-Review -- And this is a bad thing, right?

*CdA's 1-0 wonders: Vikings continue state trend; Sandpoint loses/Mike Saunders; and: CdA responds in second half: Vikings advance; Lake City falls short/Greg Lee; and: Idaho Prep Roundup: Bonners Ferry advances/AP -- Go Viks (and all other North Idaho teams playing in state tournaments).

*City Council candidates mixed on LCDC proposal: Group wants to include Winton, Sorensen schools in its boundaries/Lucy Dukes, Coeur d'Alene Press -- Jim Brannon is sounding more and more like a Gookinite.

*Flu shots available to the public: Officials say supply shortages from last year will not be a problem/Tom Greene -- Good. I won't have to travel to the Spokane office for a flu shot this year. I had a flu shot last year. No flu. I didn't have one the year before. Flu. Get the picture?

*Idaho police blotter here
*Idaho calendar here

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