Apartment fire causes evacuations

Thu., Oct. 27, 2005

Compiled from staff reports The Spokesman-Review

A fire caused about $40,000 in damage to an apartment building in Coeur d’Alene Tuesday night, the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department reported Wednesday.

The fire department responded to the 400 block of South 11th Street at about 11 p.m. after an elderly resident of an upper floor apartment fled the fire.

“It was rolling out the window up to the roof when our guys got there,” said Chief Kenny Gabriel. “And they kept it in that room.”

The resident, whose name Gabriel didn’t have, was treated for smoke inhalation and a firefighter was treated for a minor facial cut, but otherwise no one was injured, Gabriel said.

Although the apartment building was evacuated for the night, Gabriel said he thought all but the one apartment are habitable. Firefighters believe the fire started in a wastebasket, possibly by a smoldering cigarette, Gabriel said.

Health district offers flu shots in counties

Panhandle Health District will be offering flu clinics for North Idaho residents in several counties.

Here are times and locations where flu shots will be offered. All shots are $20 and are covered by Medicare Part B or Medicaid.

Boundary County: Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Senior Center, 6635 Lincoln St., 267-5558.

Benewah County: Wednesday, 8:30-11 a.m. at the St. Maries Meal Site; next Thursday, 1-3 p.m. at the Fernwood Meal Site; Nov. 9, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Harrison Grange; Nov. 9, 5-7 p.m. at Medimont Grange; Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Worley Meal Site; call 245-4556.

Bonner County: Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bonner Mall in Ponderay, shots for children available at the health district office by appointment only; call 263-5159.

Kootenai County: Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 1470 Hanley Ave.; Nov. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Real Life Ministries, 1866 Cecil Road, Post Falls; on Nov. 18 and Nov. 25 all-day walk-ins welcome at the health district office, 2195 Ironwood Court; for info, call 415-5108.

Shoshone County: Nov. 8, 9 a.m. to noon at the Avista Building in Kellogg; Nov. 10, 9 a.m. to noon at the Prichard Fire Hall; Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to noon at Pinehurst School; Nov. 15, 1-3 p.m. at the Wallace Senior Center; Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to noon at the Osburn Senior Center; Nov. 17, 1-3 p.m. at the Mullan Senior Center; call 786-7474.

Haunted mine tour to raise money for trolley

Wallace Tours through the Sierra Silver Mine, currently haunted with spooks for Halloween, continue through Monday.

Sierra Silver Mine Tours, based in Wallace, is a non-profit organization that gives tours of the historic silver mine in the summers. The group has created a haunted mine tour, called the Doom of Muldoon, to raise money to upgrade its trolley, which carries guests to the mine in the summer.

The haunted tour, which involves 32 volunteers at the horse-shoe shaped mine, takes about a half hour and begins with a bus ride from Wallace. Tickets can be purchased at the tour office at Fifth and Bank streets in Wallace.

Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for students, and $5 for children 12 and under. The haunted mine is open from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Friday, Saturday and Halloween, and from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call (208) 752-5151 for more information.

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