In brief: Appeal upheld in growth plan claim
A judge refused Tuesday to dismiss an appeal by a neighborhood group that claims the Kootenai County commission erred when it amended the growth plan to allow for a private golf retreat near Harrison.
First District Judge Charles Hosack ruled that the appeal by Neighbors for Responsible Growth, the Kootenai Environmental Alliance and four families living near Powderhorn Bay could continue.
Heartland LLC of Seattle asked Hosack to dismiss the case. The company wants to develop 1,642 acres with a mixture of luxury second homes and three golf courses.
In October, the commission amended the county’s comprehensive plan to allow for the development.
That’s when the neighbors, who argue the large luxury retreat would change the rural character of the area, appealed.
No court hearing has been set.
Coeur d’Alene
Information on stabbing sought
Coeur d’Alene Police want to interview a woman who came to the aid of a stabbing victim Friday outside a downtown bikini bar.
Jobe D. Lawyer, 25, was stabbed in his left side late Friday night outside the Torch Lounge. Police later arrested 25-year-old Elias Pickering and 24-year-old Daniel L. “Buddy” Parks in connection with the stabbing.
Coeur d’Alene Police Sgt. Christie Wood said police are looking for an unidentified woman who found Lawyer bleeding profusely outside the door to the bar at 216 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. around 9:45 p.m. Wood said that woman went into the Torch Lounge and reported the stabbing.
The woman, or anyone with information on how to contact the woman, is asked to call Coeur d’Alene Police detectives at (208) 769-2320 or the tip line at (208) 769-2296.
NIC welcomes potential students
Prospective North Idaho College students can tour the campus Friday and learn more about the college’s programs and course offerings.
The First Fridays campus visitation program begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Driftwood Bay Room of NIC’s Edminster Student Union Building.
The event will start with an advising workshop with information on NIC’s academic and professional-technical programs. Instructors will be available to talk about specific programs and areas of study. Campus tours will be offered.
Sign up for the event by contacting the NIC Admissions Office at (208) 769-3311 or e-mail admit@nic.edu.
Compiled from staff reports