3:59 p.m. Firefighters appear to have contained Athol fire without loss of buildings, now in mop-up.
3:26 p.m. Fire of 100 square yards reported @ S. Marion Court/Sublimity Trail, Bell Bay Campground, Harrison.
3:24 p.m. Chief asks for help from Sandpoint area because Athol fire close to county line.
3:23 p.m. Athol fire is working its way into heavy timber.
3:21 p.m. Fire chief on scene of Athol fire tells 911 dispatch: "I don't have enough resources to take this on."
3:17 p.m. Fire chief tells one crew to make a stand to save recently built house but warns that fire moving quickly.
3:13 p.m. Firefighters save large house threatened by fire (2:49 item), now checking for other houses to north.
2:57 p.m. Northern Lakes Fire Dept is battling 20+ acre fire @ Briar Court/Clagstone Road, Athol, that's threatening houses. Fireman on scene reports buildings will be burned if he can't get more resources to the fire immediately.
2:49 p.m. Fire reported @ Briar Court/Clagstone Road, Athol, north of H54.
2:28 p.m. Thread is coming off back tire of white vegetable truck from Spokane @ H95/Dalton Ave, CdA.
2:09 p.m. Tenant reports being harassed by landlord @ Twinlow Road/Birdsong Lane, Rathdrum.
2:02 p.m. CPD officer en route to McEuen Park, where someone is shooting off fireworks.
1:58 p.m. Officer en route w/juvenile to Lakes Middle School from 2900 block of Fernan Court.
1:48 p.m. Deputy is stopping @ 900 block of W. Kyler Ave/Hayden for "cash demand."
1:33 p.m. Officer asking for video from Zips Trip to help catch possible shoplifting trio in blue van (1:13 item).
1:24 p.m. Male reeking of alcohol left Exxon station, Govt Way/Appleway, CdA, in van, with 2nd male sitting on van floor.
12:59 p.m. Dept of Motor Vehicles reports male wanted on weapons violation is trying to get ID @ window No. 3.
12:48 p.m. 5-8, 160lb male juvenile in red ballcap dropped $200 air gun he was trying to steal from Hayden Walmart & ran to slight-blue van w/heavy-set driver & second juvenile waiting for him in parking lot.
12:31 p.m. Caller reports wanted male named "James" @ 1000 block of Heron Ave/Hayden.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
