In brief: Mustang adoptions set for weekend

Fri., Sept. 21, 2007

The Spokesman-Review

Wild horses will be available for adoption this weekend at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.

The 40 mustangs were recently gathered from federal rangeland in Southern Idaho, said Stephanie Snook, with the Bureau of Land Management.

The BLM periodically conducts roundups to keep herd sizes manageable.

A horse “gentler” will provide free demonstrations today and Saturday.

A preview of the horses takes place 2 to 7 p.m. today.

The auction and silent bid adoptions are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Adoption of any remaining horses will be from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday.

The minimum adoption fee is $125. Those who adopt a horse are offered a buddy horse for an additional $25.

Adopters must meet several requirements and complete an application.

For information, visit www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov or call (866) 4Mustangs.

– James Hagengruber

Post Falls

Fire destroys home; residents uninjured

A fire that started while a mother and daughter napped destroyed a Post Falls mobile home Thursday afternoon.

The mother was awakened by the girl’s warning shouts, and both made it out of their home uninjured, said Aaron Jones, deputy chief of Kootenai County Fire and Rescue. They ran into the street and flagged down a motorist.

Firefighters, who got the call at 3:45 p.m., knocked down the fire within five minutes of arriving in the 1300 block of East Third Street. The Red Cross is helping the family.

The cause of the fire is undetermined.

– Meghann Cuniff

Inland Northwest

Mountain snowfall brings hint of winter

A fast-moving cold front Wednesday dropped snow at the highest elevations of the Inland Northwest, the first snow reported as fall and winter approach.

Snow fell around 3 p.m. Wednesday at an automated weather station at the 6,001-foot elevation at Mullan Pass, which is near Lookout Pass, said Ron Miller of the National Weather Service.

Snow also fell at the top of 5,774-foot Chewelah Peak at the 49 Degrees North ski area, according to Josh King, marketing director there. In an e-mail, King said, “We hope this means winter is just around the corner.”

– Mike Prager

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