Spitefulness As Lifestyle Choice
You go through life hoping you never have a neighbor like William Steven Prickett, 43, of Spirit Lake. Prickett has made a nuisance of himself since moving to North Idaho from Montana. He constantly is calling police on his neighbors over trifles, and they’ve retaliated by calling the law on him 30 times. Now, Prickett has declared war on neighbor Gerald Wright, who lives on a five-acre gentleman-farm next door. Wright’s sin? He has a rooster that, believe it or not, crows in the morning. Most of us would enjoy that little touch of rural America. Not Prickett. He bought an air raid siren that he sets off, sometimes for as long as 15 minutes, each time the rooster rousts him. The siren, of course, annoys Wright and about a dozen other neighbors. Mutters Prickett, defiantly: “I’m sick and tired of being bothered.” I’m sure his neighbors feel the same way.
This neighbor needs a helping hand
On the other hand, you, “Hot Potatoes” junkies, can do a good deed by helping a neighbor of ours keep a killer behind bars. Connie Pangallo is circulating petitions at area businesses as she tries to keep Lavante Pope, 29, at the military prison in Leavenworth, Kan. This creep was given a life sentence in June 1988 for raping and murdering Pangallo’s daughter, Tammie Jo Baril, a 1986 graduate of Post Falls High School. He also was convicted of raping another victim. Pope could be a poster child for capital punishment. You can find the petitions at these businesses: Tony’s Pet Center, Sta-Fit Athletic Club, Sunset Bowling Center, Coeur d’Alene Press (Brand X, if you will), Women’s Center and Gittel’s Grocery in Coeur d’Alene; Sandtrap and Les Schwab in Hayden; Check It Out Video in Rathdrum; Hauser Smoke Shop in Hauser; and Alpine Country Store in Garwood. Written comments can be sent to Pangallo at P.O. Box 2033, Hayden, Idaho 83835.
Go M’s - unless you’re playing the Giants
Major League Baseball’s interleague play has helped me resolve a matter of the heart. I still prefer the San Francisco Giants over the Seattle Mariners. I discovered that Tuesday and Wednesday when the M’s visited San Francisco for a two-game series. I grew up in Northern California pulling for Willie Mays and the Giants; I’ve also been an M’s fan for the last 10 years. I figured the twain never would meet except in a World Series. The moment of truth came Tuesday night when Giants’ right fielder Glenallen Hill dropped a fly ball hit by M’s catcher Dan Wilson. I found myself mad at Hill, rather than happy the M’s had gotten a break. Old habits die hard. , DataTimes MEMO: D.F. Oliveria’s “Hot Potatoes” runs Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can comment on the items by calling (800) 344-6718 or (208) 765-7125 or by sending e-mail to daveo@spokesman.com.