Seeing Mr. May on Electric Avenue

Preface: This collection of vignettes is a chapter from my childhood memoir that spans the period from 1950 to 1964, when my parents, Bill and Anne Haug, owned a bar on Bigfork’s Electric Avenue.  While some may remember these characters and events differently than I, this is my perception of the people and events that shaped my life, not about facts that have no real meaning out of context.

Seeing Mr. May on Electric Avenue

Preface: This collection of vignettes is a chapter from my childhood memoir that spans the period from 1950 to 1964, when my parents, Bill and Anne Haug, owned a bar on Bigfork’s Electric Avenue.  While some may remember these characters and events differently than I, this is my perception of the people and events that shaped my life, not about facts that have no real meaning out of context.

ARG Industrial opens in Hayden

A hose and fitting distributor, ARG Industrial has opened a new location at 142 W. Lions Way in Hayden. An essential resource for businesses, ARG (Alaska Rubber Group) provides a range of products catering to various industries including agriculture, construction, mining, forestry and more with hoses, fittings, industrial supplies, safety, rigging and lifting products.

Judge won't tolerate 'game-playing' by neo-Nazi site founder

Andrew Anglin, founder of a neo-Nazi website notorious for its racist internet trolling campaigns, has dubiously claimed he lives in Nigeria. A process server swears he recently spotted The Daily Stormer’s publisher at a grocery store in his native Ohio.

Law enforcement and court records

Lake County District Court, Judge McNeil presiding

Huetter Business Center opening soon

With two large buildings complete and the third under construction, Huetter Business Center is opening on Huetter Road with open visibility of Interstate 90. An electronic readerboard will face both sides of traffic with 65,000 vehicles a day.

Music store burglarized

Access gained through Sears

A brazen burglary attempt on a local music store may have gone according to plan had it not been for an early morning, once-a-year inventory count next door.

Top US official gears up for US presence in Western Sahara

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The highest ranking U.S. diplomat for North Africa and the Middle East traveled Saturday to the city of Laayoune, which Morocco considers the capital of the Western Sahara, laying the groundwork for the United States to set up a consulate in the disputed territory.

Top US official gears up for US presence in Western Sahara

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The highest ranking U.S. diplomat for North Africa and the Middle East traveled Saturday to the city of Laayoune, which Morocco considers the capital of the Western Sahara, laying the groundwork for the United States to set up a consulate in the disputed territory.

Skippers reopens with new owners

Business Bits

Two shopping centers toward the north make the news today with two items each.

'Safety first' is modern motto for mosh pits motto

Last Saturday, I was in Seattle with my two boys and a friend in a hotel room, watching a documentary on the roots of punk rock.

Lions seek help on 'Tots' drive

Funds raised during the annual campaign go to purchase new toys for area children — or gift cards for older youth — who live in the Lake Pend Oreille School District. Every Christmas, the Lions help almost 1,000 area children, from Sandpoint to Clark Fork and all points in between.

Athol man fundraises for Timberlake firefighter resources after wife's cardiac event

David Davis spent 20 years of his career as a sheriff's deputy and never once had to perform CPR, but when his wife's life was on the line during a cardiac event, he remembered his training. "I never thought my wife would be the first person I performed CPR for," David said.

Ice dam damages historic home

Conrad Mansion Museum

A heavy snowfall in early January, followed by thawing and freezing that created a thick ice dam on the roof of the Conrad Mansion Museum, has damaged the ceiling and walls within the historic 120-year-old Kalispell home.

'Shop-With-a-Cop' brings local children holiday cheer

By CHANSE WATSON

Murdoch's confirms plan to build store near Columbia Falls

Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply will break ground in April on a 46,000-square-foot store at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Montana 40 near Columbia Falls.

Two Rivers Park plans advance

Plans for Priest River’s Two Rivers Park continue to progress as the city reviews updated designs featuring expanded beaches, trails, marina facilities, RV sites, cabins and recreational amenities.

ILLEGALS: Not what Cd'A wants

This is a tale of two cities: One Waukegan, Ill., the city I was born and raised in; the other, Coeur d’Alene, where I now reside. Coeur d’Alene is much like Waukegan was until the mid-80s — a nice place to grow up and raise kids in. It was a lake city with plenty of parks and activities for children during the summer breaks, trick or treating in the fall, and ice skating and sledding in the winter. The crime rate was low and people knew their neighbors.

Police calls: Aggressive St. Bernard charges mail carrier

Bonner County History - Sept. 21, 2021

Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.