Parking rules get first big test

Coeur d’Alene’s business leaders, city officials and event organizers have made the final preparations for Memorial Day weekend, the first big tourist event of the summer.

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Flathead Valley Community College Theatre will present the popular Broadway musical "Cabaret" at the collegeís Black Box Theatre on Dec. 10-19. Shows will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The musical is set in early 1930s Berlin, just before the rise of the Hitler regime. The show is recommended for mature audiences. Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 students and seniors available online at

Quincy sunflowers may bring new fuel

Diesel alternative finds potential in Basin site

Camp-raiding bear killed in Glacier

Park rangers on Thursday killed a 100-pound, male black bear in Glacier National Park after several reports in which it exhibited food-conditioned behavior.

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Community fellowship program celebrates birthday

Lifetree Café Sandpoint will celebrate its fourth birthday on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Lifetree Café meets at Kokanee Coffee on Fifth Avenue in Sandpoint every Monday at noon. In fact, Lifetree Sandpoint has only taken one Monday off in its first four years; that was July 4, 2016. Our birthday episode next week is particularly appropriate since we meet on Mondays: “Finding Meaning Every Monday, Secrets to a Satisfying Week.”

Nordic Tap Night ski benefit coming Wednesday

SANDPOINT — Idaho Pour Authority and Firestone Walker Brewing of Paso Robles, California, are teaming up to give folks a fun way to support the Sandpoint Nordic Club and Youth Ski League.

Museum featured in holiday tour

One of the homes that will be featured at this years’ Healing Gardens Holiday Tour of Homes, houses artifacts not people.

William Roscoe Fisher, 63

May 18, 1946 - May 17, 2010

Turkey hunting clinics offered

Fish and Wildlife’s Hunter Education Division will host free turkey hunting clinics around the state before the April 15 spring turkey season opener. Fish and Wildlife staff will teach these hunting clinics with assistance from Hunter Education Instructors, Master Hunters, and members of the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Artists wanted for 'Art Uplifts' show at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center

Artists wanted for 'Art Uplifts' show at the JACC

The Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center is seeking submissions for its upcoming "Art Uplifts" show.

Law roundup: Man or beast, vomiting is disturbing

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AP PHOTOS: Madrid stores close, city falls quiet in pandemic

MADRID (AP) — Mannequins in store windows display yesterday’s fashion, empty store shelves gather dust, cardboard and sheets cover products that until recently were considered necessary for our well-being.

Tips to stretch your back-to-school dollars this fall

(ARA) - Going back to school usually means new books, supplies and computer software as well as meals, coffee and tuition - all of which can really add up.

Powder days don't justify rude behavior

The flakes fell heavy in the early dawn as I made my way up the mountain Saturday, Feb. 25. Often enough the forecasters don’t quite get it right, but as the oncoming snowplow came toward me pushing large amounts of snow, I thought that maybe this time they were correct.

Commissioners approve The Gorge zoning change

EPHRATA - Grant County commissioners approved a zoning change on Tuesday that opens the door to allow The Gorge Amphitheatre to expand allowing for more concertgoers and added retail space like a farmer's market, grocery store and outdoor cinema.

Drawing on the memory of early-season elk woods

My bow has wheels and the arrows have three razors.

Drawing on the memory of early-season elk woods

My bow has wheels and the arrows have three razors.

Sterling Banks now part of Umpqua

Business Bits

The four Sterling Savings Banks in North Idaho are now part of the 400-bank outlets of Umpqua Bank. Signs went up this week at the two branches in Coeur d'Alene and in Hayden and Plummer.