The man who died Thursday in a fire in a wooded area off Interstate 90 on Potlatch Hill was Robert Wayne Parkinson, 56. Coeur d’Alene Police detectives and the Kootenai County Coroner’s Office released Parkinson’s identity Monday following an autopsy. Parkinson, a veteran, was homeless in the Coeur d’Alene area for several years.
Kootenai County Commissioner Marc Eberlein is aware of a possible effort to remove him from his elected position through a recall. Eberlein said Monday he also knows of allegations that he's had multiple memory lapses pertaining to county business since he took office in January.
During last month's meeting of the Coeur d'Alene School District Board of Trustees, Trustee Dave Eubanks had some questions. On Monday night, at the October board meeting, Superintendent Matt Handelman provided Eubanks with answers to those questions.
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.
