Justice recovering after being hit while biking
Boise Idaho Supreme Court Justice Roger Burdick is recovering from surgery after being hit by a car in Coeur d’Alene, court spokeswoman Patricia Tobias said.
Burdick was riding his bicycle through a Coeur d’Alene intersection on Monday when he collided with the car, Tobias said. Few details were available.
Burdick suffered a broken tibia – the shinbone – and had surgery Thursday to repair it, she said.
The Idaho Supreme Court justices were in Coeur d’Alene this week to hear cases.
Volunteer drivers sought
The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers for its Road to Recovery program in the North Idaho and Spokane area.
The Road to Recovery program matches patients in need of transportation to and from their cancer treatments with volunteers to drive them.
Chemotherapy and radiation treatment have saved many lives but come with debilitating side effects, such as nausea and fatigue, which make it difficult to drive, according to Cynthia Rozyla with the American Cancer Society.
Volunteers are invited to take a training class from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 19 in the North Idaho Cancer Center basement conference room in Coeur d’Alene. Drivers can volunteer for one trip a month or more.
To R.S.V.P. for the training or for more information, call Maggie at (208) 666-3604 or Cynthia Rozyla at (509) 242-8295.
Meeting on county plan set
Sandpoint Bonner County commissioners are holding a public hearing Oct. 25 on an amendment for the county’s comprehensive plan that updates the allowable land uses for different parts of the county.
The comprehensive plan is the document that guides all land use decisions in the county. The county’s plan hasn’t been updated in 25 years. The proposed land-use map shows what kind of densities would be allowed in what areas.
The public hearing will be preceded by an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. where anyone can review the proposed amendment and the map and ask questions of planning staff.
Commissioners will take public comment starting at 6 p.m. The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the amendment at its July 14 public hearing.
The open house and hearing will be held in Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave.
Espresso stand robber sought
Coeur d’Alene police are looking for a man who held up an espresso stand on Thursday.
A man reportedly came to the window of Latte Lane, 510 E. Best Ave., and told the clerk she had 30 seconds to hand over money, according to a press release. The barista told police that the man had his hand in his pocket and acted like he had a weapon.
She handed over a blue bank bag with money and three checks and the man left on foot, police said. The suspect is described as 6 feet tall, 26 to 27 years old, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a blue baseball cap, blue jacket and jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to call Coeur d’Alene police at (208) 769-2330 or the tip line at (208) 769-2296.
Fire breaks out at former station
A small fire broke out in a former Spokane County District 4 fire station in Chattaroy late Wednesday.
An alarm system in the building, now occupied by Chattaroy Rentals, alerted the owner to the blaze at 10:27 p.m. He drove to the building and put out much of the flames with a fire extinguisher, said fire information officer Pat Humphries.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, he said.
“The amount of damage was minor, but could have been significant if we did not have the alarm system,” Humphries said.
The building, built around the 1950s, was a fire station until 1995, he said.
UI wins grant to study pathogens
Moscow University of Idaho disease researchers have won a $10.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a center to study how pathogens interact with their hosts on the molecular and cellular level.
The grant is for the next five years. Among other things, it will help scientists doing research on a virus known as human cytomegalovirus, a common infection that can damage hearing, sight and mental capacity if contracted by babies. It’s closely related to herpes, and causes as many as 4,000 birth defects annually in the United States.
“Receipt of this grant is a powerful return on our investment that meets our long-term strategic plan to promote science and technology in Idaho,” said Tim White, the university president, in an e-mailed statement.