Sid Fredrickson, the city of Coeur d'Alene's longtime wastewater superintendent, is among six employees approved for voluntary separations. Keith Cousins/CDA Press reports the city "could approve a total of 22 separations this year" in an attempt to save money.
Businessman Duane Hagadone is again asking the city of Coeur d’Alene to annex his Blackwell Island properties. On Tuesday, the city’s planning commission will take up the Hagadone Corp.’s annexation request, which includes 24 acres on southern end of Blackwell Island plus submerged lands.
Even with new growth dollars supplementing proposed city and county budgets, raising taxes in fiscal 2017 is the norm as local agencies prepare for public hearings on their budgets. Kootenai County and the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Rathdrum are proposing tax hikes, taking foregone taxes, or both — for various reasons.
Biz columnist Nils Rosdahl/CDA Press reports on a revival at the North Idaho Outlet Mall in Post Falls: "Seven businesses have signed up for spaces in the northern building of the outlet mall — joining the two that have been there." More below. Question: When is the last time you visited the Outlet Mall?
Happy Monday, HBO. Taryn here, pinch-hitting for DFO this week, coming at you live from the country's true seat, the bustling berg of Rathdrum. I spent a couple of hours at Art on the Green on Friday. I went early and beat the crowds and then spent the weekend with the fam celebrating what is likely our last hurrah of summer
HBO, I have to head out a little early today for a memorial service. I hope you've enjoyed our time together. Alas, DFO will be back in the morning and the Blogosphere will be as it was. I leave you with this image of an abandoned house in Portland where officials have developed a plan to foreclose on "zombie homes" like this.
William Kennedy waved this year’s Pi Kappa Phi Journey of Hope bike team into Camp Twinlow late Wednesday morning as members completed the day’s short 35-mile ride from Spokane to the camp just north of Rathdrum. (Question: Do you ride a bike?)
Adrienne Cronebaugh, executive director of Kootenai Environmental Alliance, stands at the bottom of Tubbs Hill in Coeur d'Alene. The surface waters are clear, she explains, but deep beneath them are the remnants of a prosperous, toxic and bygone era of North Idaho that she and others worry could threaten the area's future.
A Coeur d'Alene auditor has her quick-thinking parrot to thank for her safety after her office caught fire early Wednesday morning. Sandy Kaplan went in to her office, located near the intersection of 3 rd and Harrison, early to take care of some paperwork. She said it was a good thing she brought her pet parrot to work with her.
Here's your awww cute post o' the day: KHQ's Cynthia Johnson asked students from Spokane's Holmes Elementary what they will miss most during summer and what they learned at school this past year. My personal fav: "I learned butterflies are kinda like bees because they both suck pollen."
A member of the Sandpoint Police Department is getting rewarded for his heroic actions, after police say a boat quickly sank in Lake Pend Oreille, near Long Bridge. The Sandpoint Police Department, Sheriff's Office, EMS, and Fire Department all rushed to the scene after water rescue call on May 26th at 9:24 a.m. (Question: Have you saved a life?)
HBO, it's been nearly a week and a half since your Blogfather headed out on vacation for some R&R. Now, it's Back-to-Work Eve for DFO and I'm beginning the countdown to my family road trip. These cloudy skies have been a bummer. I'm hoping travels toward the Banana Belt will lead me to warmth and sunshine. Here's your Wild Card. Happy Thursday!
For Sarah Sitar, it's out with "Old Blue" and in with "New Black" — a 2016 Chevy Sonic courtesy of Knudtsen Chevrolet. The recent Lakeland High graduate won the car valued at $20,265 Wednesday night. It was awarded during the dealership's third annual car giveaway and community appreciation event.
Domingo “Tony” Orozco looked around his restaurant, Las Chavelas, and couldn’t help but beam with pride. For 25 years he has owned the restaurant, staying with it through good times and bad. But more than the restaurant itself, Orozco loves the customers who shaped his business and helped his family.
Like a Father’s Day gift for classic car buffs, Car d’Lane returns this weekend with the popular Friday night cruise and Saturday’s Show & Shine in downtown Coeur d’Alene. The cruise, which draws hundreds of cars from 1975 and earlier, will be 6-9 p.m. Friday. (Question: Is Car d'Lane on your weekend agenda?)
A fire destroyed a garage south of Post Falls on Tuesday night causing an estimated $75,000 worth of damage. The contents lost during the blaze at 863 S. Star Garnet Road included a 2015 Subaru wagon, a riding lawn mower and a sauna, according to Kootenai County Fire and Rescue officials.
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has declined to renew Coeur d’Alene Casino CEO Dave Matheson’s contract this week and will begin a search for a new CEO, preferably from within the organization. “His contract came up and the council decided not to renew it,” said Helo Hancock, legislative director for the Tribe.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next Tuesday, June 21, on the nomination of Idaho District Judge David Nye of Pocatello to be Idaho’s next federal district judge, replacing longtime, retired Judge Edward Lodge. Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch announced today that they’ll jointly introduce Nye.
New evidence shows that a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy hit a teenage bicyclist in Spokane Valley two years ago, contradicting the findings of multiple previous investigations into the incident.
Summer crowds ran into some major public works projects in downtown Coeur d’Alene the past few years, with blocked streets and reduced parking. This season the construction zone is next to City Park, a popular and shady summer destination on Lake Coeur d’Alene and a central location for big events such as Ironman.
Looks like we made it through Hump Day, HBO. You're stuck with me for one more day then DFO will be back and I'll be getting ready to head out on a vacation of my own -- a family road trip to southern Idaho. I'm going to leave you with this beautiful shot of Blackwell Island Wetland Trail in Coeur d'Alene.
Since January, 5,778 tickets have been issued near Longfellow and Finch. The tickets range from $234 to $450, meaning between $1.3 million and $2.5 million in fines have been assessed to drivers near those schools.
So many graduations the past week and it seems the high school graduations of last-born or only children takes on a special poignancy. It’s not only a transition time for the young adult launching toward independence, but a first step into a new parenting reality for those about to become empty-nesters.
Some families create time capsules to preserve their memories; others deem it best to let their history die with them. Author David F. Mundell chose to put his family's story in writing, both to honor his father and to entertain others.
Sholeh Patrick/CDA Press writes: Careful what you wish for. Those long, stressful days at work may elicit fantasies of “the good life” of a retiree, but new research suggests retirement may not be all it’s cracked up to be. Or at least, not for as long. (Question: When do you plan on retiring?)
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
