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• Makeover begins at McEuen Field

  September 5, 2012 in City on Page A5 An overlooked park in the heart of Coeur d’Alene will be transformed into a recreational showcase over the next 14 months. In the city’s most expensive park project ever, McEuen …

• Huckleberries: Councilman changes tone after sending testy email

  June 24, 2012 in City on Page B2 Coeur d’Alene City Councilman Dan Gookin recovered well from a recent political faux pas. Gookin, an outspoken critic of proposed changes to McEuen Field, offered verbal balm to the town … 1

• Coeur d’Alene voter recall efforts officially fall short

  June 19, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 An effort to oust Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and half of its City Council has fallen short. The attempted recall, pushed by voters unhappy with the city’s planned waterfront revamp of … 2

• Signatures fall short in CdA recall attempts

  June 18, 2012 in Idaho An effort to oust Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and half of its City Council has fallen short. The attempted recall, pushed by voters unhappy with the city’s planned waterfront revamp of … 9

• Huckleberries: Kootenai Republicans’ civil war not letting up

  May 20, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B2 The battle between the conservative Reagan Republicans and the uberconservative United Conservatives of North Idaho for control of the Kootenai County Republican Party won’t end soon. Huckleberries hears that the … 1

• Recall pits rivaling visions

  April 28, 2012 in City on Page B1 The leader of an effort to recall Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and half of the City Council characterized his differences with the council as an ideological dispute over their vision for …

• Business groups, tribe oppose CdA recall effort

  April 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A8 Two business organizations and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe announced Thursday that their leadership opposes a recall effort launched against the city of Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and three council members, saying …

• CdA mayor still backs McEuen Field remake

  November 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and three council members say the election Tuesday of three critics of a multimillion-dollar plan to remake a downtown park does not sway their support for the …

• Contrast clear in CdA council race

  October 30, 2011 in Idaho on Page B7 When Ron Edinger began serving on the Coeur d’Alene City Council, Adam Graves had not entered the world. Now the two – the 75-year-old with 40 years of incumbency and … 2

• Huckleberries: Changes to McEuen Field will make it shine

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page B10 Huckleberries isn’t surprised that proposed changes to Coeur d’Alene’s McEuen Field attracted a crowd of boo-birds. A quarter to a third of Coeur d’Alene opposes any public project. We call …

• McEuen Field makeover OK’d

  May 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1 to move forward on a plan to dramatically update its aging downtown park, McEuen Field, despite extensive opposition, mostly to removing …

• Lake City board should have $11.7 million pot

  April 21, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A6 The city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency should have $11.7 million over the next 10 years to invest in public projects within its Lake District, according to a financial … 1

• McEuen remake could cost $40 million

  April 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 A dramatic remake of McEuen Field, Coeur d’Alene’s aging waterfront park, will cost somewhere between $23 million and $40 million, according to cost estimates released Thursday by a design team. … 3

• Price tag for McEuen Field remake: $23 million to $40 million

    April 14, 2011 in Idaho, News A dramatic remake of McEuen Field, Coeur d’Alene’s aging waterfront park, will cost somewhere between $23 million and $40 million, according to cost estimates released Thursday by a design team. 5

• Parks giving kids of every ability level a chance to play

  April 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Discovery Playground in Spokane Valley offers something for children of all abilities. The paths – made of grass, concrete or wood chips – all are accessible for wheelchairs. There … 1

• Public vote on McEuen unlikely

  February 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 The public likely won’t be asked to vote on a plan to remake a popular park in downtown Coeur d’Alene, following rejection of the idea Tuesday by a committee that …

• Public vote unlikely on McEuen Field

  February 22, 2011 in Idaho, News A public vote on a plan to remake a popular park in downtown Coeur d’Alene is unlikely following rejection of the idea Tuesday by a city committee that forwards agenda … 3

• Plan for CdA’s McEuen Field has plenty of room for contention

  February 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 The City of Coeur d’Alene has been wrestling for more than a dozen years over what to do with McEuen Field – 20 acres of land stretching from City Hall … 5

• McEuen Field would be reimagined in new dream

  January 2, 2011 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 If this dream were to become reality, McEuen Field would be no longer. In its place: a 20-acre destination park designed from the ground up to serve “the greatest number … 4

• Plan input sought for McEuen Field

  March 24, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 The city of Coeur d’Alene is asking for residents’ input on the future of McEuen Field.

• Field of options

  February 5, 2010 in City on Page A7 The city of Coeur d’Alene is planning once again to consider changes to one of its most beloved treasures – McEuen Field. The downtown playfield runs from the Coeur d’Alene …