Idaho Voices

Coeur d’Alene Ralph Weigley, 1008 N. Fourth St., commercial, Midtown Autoworks, valued at $29,072.

For 10-03-2010

Anya is a very sweet 1 ½ year old heeler/husky female. She’s a little on the timid side at first but she loves to play. She does well with other dogs (she was brought in with her brother Indy who’s been adopted). Anya would love to find a family to hang out with and help her with her shyness. Kootenai Humane Society is at the north end of Ramsey Road near the Coeur d’Alene Airport. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (208) 772-4019. You can view the animals at kootenaihumanesociety.com and also on petfinder.com.

It seemed I’d stepped through a magical portal through space and time to an enchanted place where men and women sporting the latest in Bavarian fashions perform volksmusik on accordions and tubas, sling scoopfuls of blaukraut onto paper plates and pour tall, healthy steins of cold hefeweizen beer. No, I wasn’t experiencing hallucinations brought on by said hefeweizen, and I hadn’t accidentally stumbled into Leavenworth, Wash., although both have been known to happen.

COEUR D’ALENE – The Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., will have staff training on Wednesday and will not open until 3 p.m. The library will close at 8 p.m., its regular scheduled time.

Hoping to fittingly open on Columbus Day, Oct. 12, since Christopher Columbus was an Italian, Lucca’s Restaurant will be at 1801 E. Sherman Ave. The 44-seat location most recently was My Place Restaurant. The lunch menu will include appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, with main items ranging from $6-$9. The dinner menu will expand to include pastas, steaks, chops and fish, all with an Italian flair. Beverages will include beer and wine.

Al Williams, North Idaho College’s athletic director will be the featured speaker at the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Upbeat Breakfast on Oct. 12, to be held at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Williams has been NIC’s athletics director since 2003.

As the only Timberlake commissioner who openly supports the recall movement, I can tell you that it’s not the turning over of day-to-day management to Northern Lakes that has compelled the community to initiate the first recall in Kootenai County history.

I think Mother Nature got her seasons mixed up. While fall officially started last week, the past week’s weather pattern would indicate otherwise. A large upper-level ridge of high pressure dominated the weather across much of the western U.S. Such a ridge is more commonly seen during the late summer months – during the ‘dog days of summer’ – when we see our warmest and driest weather.

For most students, school has only been in session a few weeks. But the students enrolled in Sandpoint High School’s Model United Nation’s class have been hard at work since the beginning of summer. “The students have been busy with fundraising activities and are preparing for the third annual International Evening event,” said teacher Debbie Smith. The fundraising event is a celebration of world culture with students dressed in international costumes, serving appetizers associated with various parts of the world and auctioning items to help raise money for their trip to New York City in the spring to attend the Model United Nations Conference.

Filings from Aug. 11-18. Chapter 7 (liquidation petitions)

Coeur d’Alene North Idaho College, 719 N. Military Drive, commercial, storage, valued at $19,515.

Some folks have already winterized their boats and either taken them out of the water, or stowed them in covered slips, but not all. September and October are recognized on Lake Pend Oreille as prime fishing conditions. Coming up Oct. 2-3 is Oktoberfish, a Lake Pend Oreille Southenders Derby. Now in its sixth year, this derby with 100 percent payout has become quite popular in Bayview. It’s not just Bayviewites, though; fishers come from many surrounding areas including many from Spokane.