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Resident Appeals Weaver Inquiry Boundary County Man Says Local Investigation Of ‘92 Standoff A Waste Of Taxpayers’ Money

Wed., Feb. 15, 1995

A Boundary County man has challenged a county decision to spend $100,000 for an ongoing investigation of the 1992 standoff between Randy Weaver and federal agents. Longtime resident Vernon Mace says the local investigation is a waste of taxpayers' money. He has filed a letter of appeal at the courthouse and wants a District Court judge to overturn the county commissioners' decision.

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Art From Heat And Wonder Sandpoint Artist’s Tiles To Get National Exposure In Catalog

Mon., Feb. 13, 1995

1. Gail Lyster in her downtown Sandpoint studio. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. (Photo of a fish tile)

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Cameras Coming To Courtrooms High Court Ruling Allows Photographers In Court On A 1-Year Experimental Basis

Sat., Feb. 11, 1995

For 16 years Idaho's courtrooms have been closed to cameras, but that will change next week. The Idaho Supreme Court has voted to allow camera crews and photographers in the courtroom on a one-year experimental basis. The ruling goes into effect Wednesday.

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Ranchers Blame Wolves; Experts Disagree

Thu., Feb. 9, 1995

A Priest River rancher is crying wolf after finding a dead burro and two dead cows on his property. "We know it's wolves. We have no doubt," said Carol Henderson, who owns and operates a 580-acre ranch with her husband, Orlin.

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Neighbors Singing The Blues About Festival Expansion Residents Want Solutions To Problems Of Noise And Crowds

Tue., Feb. 7, 1995

Some residents who live near Memorial Field are readying to battle expansion plans by the Festival at Sandpoint. A petition signed by 200 residents was delivered Monday to City Hall before a workshop between the festival and city officials.

News >  Nation/World

Every Dog Has Its Day At Priest Lake Sled Race Event Draws 75 Mushers And Their Teams From Across The West

Mon., Feb. 6, 1995

The 65 spectators hunkered around a snowpacked track here Sunday couldn't help but chuckle at Susie Malcolm. This was a weight-pulling contest for dogs. Hefty Alaskan malamutes and huskies waited in the wings ready to tug a sled full of concrete blocks.

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County Builds A Back Road To Electronic Age It’s Not The Information Superhighway, But Bonner County Goes On-Line Sunday

Sat., Feb. 4, 1995

Bonner County, all 1,900 square miles of it, is about to become one electronically linked community. After a year of dabbling, the Panhandle Free-Net will be up and running Sunday. It's a computer network billed as one-stop access to county budget information, city council minutes, job listings, school and health information and more.

News >  Nation/World

County Goes In Hock Over Weaver Probe Boundary Officials Will Borrow $100,000 To Pay For Investigation Of 3 Killings On Ruby Ridge

Sat., Feb. 4, 1995

Boundary County commissioners will borrow $100,000 to pay for an ongoing investigation into the 1992 standoff between federal agents and Randy Weaver. "Money for the investigation was not in our regular budget. The cost of it will far exceed what the sheriff's office can cover," said Commission Chairman Bob Graham.

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Fifth-Grader Caught With Guns Bonner County 10-Year-Old Suspended After Weapons Found

Wed., Feb. 1, 1995

A Bonner County fifth-grader was suspended Monday after teachers found two knives, a pellet gun and a loaded .22 caliber pistol in his backpack. "Apparently he was taking the weapons out to show his buddies and someone saw them," said Sandpoint Police Det. Andy Anderson. "The boy said he was conned by his friends into bringing them to school so they could look at them."

News >  Nation/World

Wolf Dies In Coyote Trap Near Priest River

Wed., Feb. 1, 1995

A wolf was accidentally killed in a trap north of Priest River Friday by animal control officers exterminating coyotes. "They were out doing predator control for ranchers and accidentally took a wolf," said Ted Koch, a Boise-based wolf recovery biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Town Will Have Fast-Talking Mayor Sandpoint’s Chaney Will Do The Honors When City Hall Is Auctioned

Sun., Jan. 29, 1995

Sandpoint Mayor Ron Chaney stands near the City Hall building that will be auctioned this spring. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Many Ex-California Cops Retire To Idaho

Fri., Jan. 27, 1995

Los Angeles detective Mark Fuhrman wants what a hundred other ex-California cops already have found in Idaho. Clean air, quiet neighborhoods and an escape from big city crime and stress.

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Timber Group Pushes Grizzly Plan Proposal Focuses On Enhanced Enforcement, Education Instead Of Road Closures

Wed., Jan. 25, 1995

Instead of bitterly opposing the Priest Lake grizzly bear protection plan, Idaho's timber industry is trying a new tactic.

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Highway 2 Work Puts Truckers, Mills In Low Gear Unpredictable Road Closures Complicate Travel As State Searches For Alternate Route Between Sandpoint And Priest River

Fri., Jan. 20, 1995

Area lumber mills and trucking companies are fed up with a U.S. Highway 2 construction project. About 20 industry representatives complained to state highway officials Thursday, saying their businesses are suffering from the daily, unpredictable road closures.

News >  Nation/World

Wolves Introducing Themselves They Quietly Roam North Idaho Amid Uproar About Transplants

Sun., Jan. 15, 1995

Tim Layser, a U.S. Forest Service biologist at Priest Lake, says a pack may be established in the next few years.

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Toomey’s Trail Schweitzer Resort Names New Ski Run After Veteran Skiers Jim And Margaret Toomey

Fri., Jan. 13, 1995

Jim and Margaret Toomey bought the first two tickets to Schweitzer 32 years ago and now have a run named after them: Toomey's Trail. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

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Explorer Rescue Unit To Be Formed

Wed., Jan. 11, 1995

The Bonner County Sheriff's Department wants to team up with area teenagers and train the county's first all-youth search-and-rescue unit. The program, called Explorer Search and Rescue, is being launched today in conjunction with the Boy Scouts of America.

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Festival Hopes To Build New Stage This Year Securing Permits For The 10,000square-Foot Stage Over The Water Is Biggest Of Several Hurdles The Project Faces

Sun., Jan. 8, 1995

Festival at Sandpoint organizers admit building a 10,000-square-foot stage over the Pend Oreille River may sound a bit farfetched. Then again, few ever expected the festival to blossom into the economic blockbuster it is now, attracting top stars like Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett.

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Who’ll Take The Plunge? Sandpoint’s Winter Carnival May Lose One Of Its Top Attractions

Sat., Jan. 7, 1995

The annual polar bear plunge, an icy dip into Lake Pend Oreille, appears to be sunk. The Chamber of Commerce has scrapped the seven-year tradition - one of the most popular events of January's Winter Carnival. Organizers said the frigid swim is too dangerous and no one will provide liability insurance for it.

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Respected Sandpoint Educator Dies Stidwell Devoted Half-Century To Bonner County Schools

Fri., Jan. 6, 1995

Charles Stidwell, the man thousands of Bonner County residents knew as Mr. Education, died in Coeur d'Alene this week. Stidwell was 94. He spent 46 years as a teacher and principal in Bonner County.

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Bridge Troubles Coldwater Creek Expansion Forces Tenants Out

Thu., Jan. 5, 1995

Businesses in Sandpoint's Cedar Street Bridge were told they'd have to move out at the end of the month so Coldwater Creek can expand. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Coldwater Creek Floods The Bridge Sand Creek Complex Evicts Businesses To Make Room For Company’s Expansion

Thu., Jan. 5, 1995

Businesses in Cedar Street Bridge are evicted. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Smokers Get Place To Puff Self-Contained Smoking Room Like A Gas Chamber In Reverse

Mon., Jan. 2, 1995

Anders Bostrom designed his smoking room using a computer. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review