Richard Roesler

Searchers wait for word on Andy Zeller, who was rescued Jan. 27. Zeller made an honest mistake, officials say. File/The Spokesman-Review

Ron Goltz showed his Calgary roots as he skated easily past his opponents, nudging a hockey puck. Spin, slap ... bonk. The puck hit the gym bag. Easy goal.

Plummer Mayor Harold Whitley, who manages Benewah Market, says his store has been hit by burglars several times and believes a curfew on juveniles would help curb the crime in his town. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

Benewah Community Hospital administrator Mike Boyd is overseeing a $2.8 million expansion.

Jesse Jackson

Doing warm-ups Left to right, Jim Witherspoon, Mike Foley, Laurie Foley, Chris Shelton, Tori Shelton and Diana Witherspoon warm themselves by the fire at their second annual Super Bowl tailgate party in Post Falls on Sunday. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

Russ Guardipee and his daughter Autumn, 9. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

Trisha Davis' last bit of independence is a battered, leaky trailer home older than she is. "I'm getting pretty good at cooking on a wood stove," she said recently. The trailer has a propane stove, but she can't afford propane.

Cathy Larson

Holly Dunn, holding Heather, is becoming a teacher. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

Kim Jacklin vowed not to watch people on the ice at Fernan Lake anymore. It makes her too nervous. Yet, Sunday found Jacklin standing in the snow, field glasses pressed to her eyes, as a neighbor battled his way across the ice to try to save his pets.

Annoyed by a yard full of pesky pine cones? Tired of soggy soap in the shower? Do ice cream cones drip all over your hand? Take heart. North Idaho students are working hard to solve such everyday woes.

Rising: "I'm a small-town person." Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

Gov. Phil Batt on Thursday appointed businesswoman Diane Berg to fill a vacant seat on the Spirit Lake City Council. "I'm glad people have that much faith in me," Berg said. She said she wants to help heal political divisions that have split the town in the wake of Police Chief Jeff Alexander's firing.

Still chasing the dream. Rabbi Daniel Fink of Boise addresses an interfaith breakfast Monday. At right is Linda Payne, president of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

1. Bob Dubois works to replace plumbing as part of the restoration project at the old Murray Hotel. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. The old Murray Hotel, built in 1884, has been home to a newspaper, a bank and an assay. 3. The hotel yielded some antiques that tell about the building's heritage. Photo by Associated Press

Most of the Spirit Lake City Council resigned abruptly Tuesday night, citing crank calls and other harassment from city critics. "I firmly believe that evil exists because good people do nothing," councilman Rod Erickson wrote in his resignation letter. "WAKE UP SPIRIT LAKE!"

An Athol, Idaho, girl remained unconscious and in critical condition Monday, two days after a crash that killed her 8-year-old brother and severely injured their mother. Sarah Weick, 5, is at Sacred Heart Medical Center's pediatric intensive care unit, said Tina Weick, a relative. "They're still watching for swelling of the brain," she said. "The doctors said it will be two or three days before she's out of the woods completely. She's still in a sleeping state."

Sporting goods clerk Lonnie Lovett of Tri-State Outfitters types information into a game license computer. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

Some Spirit Lake residents are accusing Mayor Bob Knapp of holding secret meetings because City Council members were spotted at his home. "If they have something to discuss, they should be discussing it in front of the whole council," said Teresa Morgan, a neighbor of Knapp's. Sunday and Monday, she and city critic Sandy Faubion said they saw city police and councilmen Rod Erickson and Ed Hanna at Knapp's home.

You can be mayor of Wallace, even if your home is someplace else. That conclusion, by Wallace's city attorney, has some citizens scratching their heads.

1. Ridin', ropin', prayin'. The congregation follows musician John Wambecke in a rendition of "I Saw the Light" on Sunday. Wambecke drove from Oregon for the service. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Pastor Lee Richmond of the Cowboy Church in Post Falls uses a ropian lariat to draw a spiritual analogy about changing bad habits. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

City Councilman Norman "Dutch" Odekirk and Mayor Maxine Fecko are proud of the new identity of their town, formerly Chatcolet, now Parkline. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

The Nez Perce Indian Tribe is turning to the Internet to help raise $608,100 to purchase tribal artifacts. "We have until June 1 to try to raise the necessary funds," tribal member Sam Penney said Wednesday. "It's a formidable task."