Motorcyclist seriously hurt
A 39-year-old Otis Orchards man remained in critical condition Saturday after he was thrown from his motorcycle on North Beck Road.
Richard J. Naccarato was not wearing a helmet when his 2002 Harley Davidson left the roadway early Saturday morning south of Hauser, Idaho. Naccarato suffered life-threatening injuries, and Kootenai County Fire and Rescue transported him to Kootenai Medical Center.
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department said alcohol may have been a factor, and deputies are continuing the investigation.
ISLAND PARK, Idaho
Instructor charged with lewd contact
A 20-year-old female first-aid instructor at a Boy Scouts camp has been charged with lewd conduct after what police said was a consensual liaison with a 14-year-old male camp worker.
Shaundel McMurtrey, of Malad, Idaho, could face life in prison.
McMurtrey, who was arrested July 31 and released on $10,000 bond, allegedly told the camp’s director July 22 that she’d been raped by the boy, according to court documents. The director reported the allegation to Fremont County sheriff’s deputies, whose investigation turned up evidence that McMurtrey had consensual sex with the youngster.
FORT HALL, Idaho
Shoshone-Bannock eye wind power
Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribe is eager to develop alternative energy sources on its 544,000-acre Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and leaders say they’ve identified five sites for possible wind farms.
“If you’re looking at wind, you’re looking at constant wind of at least 18 mph,” said Nancy Murillo, a former member of the Fort Hall Business Council and an advocate for using energy production to diversify the reservation’s stagnant economy. “We would like to own our own utility company to provide power to tribal members.”
Unemployment on the reservation is more than 30 percent, officials here have said.
In addition, Murillo said the tribe may be interested in developing biodiesel fuels.
BUTTE
Manager says band wasn’t Redbone
The band that headlined the Butte-Silver Bow Fair last weekend is accused of masquerading as the rock group Redbone, which released albums in the 1970s and is perhaps best known for the song “Come and Get Your Love.”
The band at the fair performed under the name Redbone, but the real Redbone was playing in Wisconsin, said Ron Kurtz, Redbone’s manager.
“I’ve been in the business for 40 years, and I’ve never ran into anything this blatant,” Kurtz said Thursday.
Fair officials dealt with a man who identified himself as Denny Freeman and said he was a co-founding member of Redbone.
Pat Vegas, who founded Redbone with his brother, Lolly, in 1968, said he had not heard of Freeman.
The fair board is investigating and will consult the county attorney, Chairman Dave Palmer said.