Margaret Colton, 92

Margaret Colton, 92, of Hauser, Idaho, passed away May 10, 2016, at Hospice House of North Idaho. She was born April 6, 1924, in Miami, Ariz., and adopted by Maria Benzor. She lived in Arizona and southern California where she attended school.

Rosa L. Madsen, 90 July 14, 1925 - Jan. 13, 2016

Rosa Madsen was born in Viraco, Peru, to Fernandina Cardenas and Daniel Huaco Cardenas. She had wonderful memories of time spent on the cattle farm owned by her family that was high in the Andean mountains, and in the city house in Arequipa. She was an independent person who hoped for something different.

Search for food no match for automobile

Black bear breaks into car in Montana, destroys interior

HELENA, Mont. - A retired Pittsburgh schoolteacher could do nothing but laugh after a black bear broke into her car in Montana, destroyed the interior while trying to escape, and finally busted out through the windshield.

Plenty to run about this fall

Fun runs to incorporate themes, fundraisers

If you're looking for a local fun run to participate in this fall, you have a variety of choices.

Helen Pauline Newell Pearcy, 95

Helen Pearcy, 95, of Coeur d'Alene, passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Ivy Court.

Hospice Wine Taste raises more than $100K

Hospice of North Idaho's 30th annual Hospice Wine Taste and Auction on Saturday at the Hayden Lake Country Club raised more than $100,000 for the nonprofit.

Local Briefs

Free youth fishing derby in Rathdrum

Yellowstone injuries: Slips, falls outpace bear mauling

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Arthur Richard Trenkle, 77

Teenager gets comfy in vibrating chair

A teenaged boy got very comfortable in a vibrating chair at the mall, according to a person who called the Kalispell Fire Department. When people tried to wake him, he didn’t respond. When a firefighter arrived, he woke the boy, who said he was just sleeping.

Avalanche Creek Trail closed due to bear activity

Glacier National Park officials have temporarily closed the Avalanche Creek Trail following reports of up to six different bears approaching people in the Avalanche area during the past week.

Homer D. Dellinger

Homer D. Dellinger of Richland, Wash., passed away Dec. 27, 2008. He was born June 23, 1921 on a farm near Coldwater, Kan. His mother died shortly after his birth and his father later remarried before moving the family to Dodge City, Kan.

Nikolas J. Aguirre, 17

Nikolas J. Aguirre, 17, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident one day shy of his 18th birthday.

Justin E. 'Jim' Miller, 90

Justin E. "Jim" Miller, 90, passed away on Sept. 8, 2006, at his home in Hope, Idaho.

Judge dismisses heroin case; said police did not have cause

A Coeur d’Alene judge dismissed a heroin possession case because officers did not have probable cause when they detained a Pullman man who sat in a car parked outside the Rite Aid at Ironwood Mall.

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Zoell Mary (Fortier) McKenzie

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Lois Eleanor Read Abate, 89

Lillian Patricia 'Patty' Riley, 70

Lillian Patricia "Patty" Riley, 70, a native and lifelong resident of the Flathead Valley, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2007, at her residence after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 5, 1937, in Kalispell to Harold and Lillian Roatch. She attended Hedges Elementary School and graduated from Flathead High School in 1956.

Dorothy June "Jo" (Fox) Heim, 81

Dorothy June "Jo" (Fox) Heim passed away unexpectedly from a stroke the day after her 81st birthday on March 23, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, in Kalispell.

Catherine Skogen, 90

Catherine Katie or Kate Skogen passed quietly into eternity Sunday Oct. 30, 2005, with the faith that she would see her savior face to face and be reunited with her loved ones.