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• Ice-fishing event draws crowd

  February 5, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Last weekend’s free ice-fishing event at Hauser Lake, organized by Idaho Fish and Game, was a chilling success in luring people of all ages to try the sport. Although agency …

• Idaho trout studied, too

  August 28, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Fisheries research is being conducted on several species in North Idaho, including studies on rainbow trout that may help fish mangers adjust stocking schedules to give anglers the most bang …

• Hauser Lake warning lifted

  October 6, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A health advisory issued last week for the Hauser Lake shoreline has been lifted. 2

• Harmful algae blooms found in Hauser Lake

  October 1, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Blue-green algae blooms have been detected in Hauser Lake, and people should avoid areas of algae growth along the shorelines.

• Sandpoint man injured in Hauser Lake boat accident

  September 4, 2010 in Idaho A Sandpoint man was badly injured today Saturday at Hauser Lake when he was thrown off an inner tube being towed by a ski boat.

• Hauser Lake restaurant gutted in late-night fire

  December 22, 2009 in City on Page A6 Fire damage was so extensive to Chef in the Forest restaurant at Hauser Lake that the fire chief said Monday a cause will be difficult to determine. The fire broke …

• Fire guts Chef in Forest at Hauser Lake

  December 21, 2009 in City, Idaho Fire late Sunday gutted Chef in the Forest restaurant at Hauser Lake, authorities reported this morning.

• Poker Run blends water with winning

  September 6, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 What are the causes of low oxygen levels in Hauser Lake? That is one of the questions that will be asked during the Hauser Lake Watershed Coalition’s fourth annual Poker …

• Shipp twins home for Thanksgiving

  November 27, 2008 in City on Page A1 Hauser Lake’s most famous Marines, Robert and Matt Shipp, were headed home for the holidays Wednesday. The twin brothers, and Robert’s wife, Dusty, were due at Spokane International Airport late …

• Realizing a dream in Rutbah

  May 18, 2008 in City, Idaho on Page A1 The fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq found Cpl. Matthew Shipp negotiating potentially bomb-rigged streets in the city of Rutbah on his way to pick up …

• The India battery of the 3rd battalion, 11th Marine Regiment

  May 18, 2008 in City on Page O2 Here is a glimpse at some of the Marines serving with Cpl. Matthew Shipp in India Battery of the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment. The battery is based at Twentynine …

• One Marine’s paradise

  May 18, 2008 in City on Page O1 COMBAT OUTPOST NORSEMAN, Iraq – Wearing a uniform that hadn’t been washed in months and operating on a typical ration of five hours of sleep, Cpl. Matthew Shipp chambered a …

• Young Marine learns deployment offers no promise of war

  May 11, 2008 in City on Page O1 ABOARD THE USS GERMANTOWN – Deep in the hull of this amphibious assault ship, Lance Cpl. Robert Shipp was lying in his cramped bunk, trying to catch his second nap …

• Waiting for war

  May 11, 2008 in City on Page A1 After nearly two months in the Kuwait desert preparing for combat, the men of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment were frustrated; instead of marching into Iraq, they were …

• Bravo Company’s band of brothers

  May 11, 2008 in City on Page O5 Robert Shipp and his twin, Matthew, were raised in a tightly knit family in a house overlooking Hauser Lake, Idaho. They have a younger brother, CJ, 15, who is a …

• A day in the life of Bravo Company

  May 11, 2008 in City on Page O3 In early November, Lance Cpl. Robert Shipp began a seven-month deployment aboard the USS Germantown. He was among several hundred Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Their mission …

• Going separate ways

  December 23, 2007 in City, Idaho on Page A1 SAN DIEGO – Officially, the destination of Lance Cpl. Robert Shipp is unknown. But it’s not hard to guess where the 20-year-old from Hauser Lake, Idaho, and the other combat-ready …

• In love and war

    October 14, 2007 in City, Idaho on Page A1 TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – In the barracks hallway, a Marine wearing desert camouflage pants pounded doors and shouted, “Reveille! You’re going to Iraq, boys!” Many of the young men were …

• Brothers in Arms: Looking Back

  October 14, 2007 in Idaho on Page A10 It’s been 18 months since The Spokesman-Review began following twin brothers Matt and Robert Shipp as they pursued their dream to join the Marines and fight for their country. Following …

• Preserving peace of mind

  July 2, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 HAUSER LAKE, Idaho – John Matheson can’t do much about stars being dimmed by the growing number of house lights. Or the increasingly impatient drivers who flip off his tractor …

• Two good men

  September 24, 2006 in Idaho on Page A1 A closed sign hung in the window of the little Coeur d’Alene barber shop when Matt and Robert Shipp arrived Tuesday afternoon, a day after returning home from boot camp. …

• Weary campers

  August 20, 2006 in Idaho CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Robert Shipp died twice at boot camp Wednesday. Once was during a training exercise that had him swinging by a rope while wearing a gas mask.

• Corps Experience

  June 22, 2006 in Idaho on Page A1 SAN DIEGO – Matt and Robert Shipp struggled to stay alert Tuesday morning, their first morning at Marine boot camp. The twins from Hauser Lake, Idaho, had already gone 30 …

• Brothers in arms

  June 18, 2006 in Idaho on Page A1 HAUSER LAKE, Idaho – The countdown is over. Robert and Matt Shipp’s childhood ends today. The identical-twin brothers will be picked up from their parents’ home this afternoon by a …