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In Brief: “With One Can, We All Can” Food Drive

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Monday, October 31st, 2011, 3:10pm
In Brief: “With One Can, We All Can” Food Drive

Community Action Partnership food bank will be hosting a food drive to collect donations for their holiday baskets.

They’re asking shoppers at Super 1 Foods in Coeur d’Alene and all Kootenai County Panhandle State Banks to contribute $1 or more to a receive a paper “can” that can be personalized and displayed at the point or purchase.

Food bank manager, Carolyn Shewfelt, says gifts are food are important, but right now they’re in need of cash contributions to make the baskets happen.

This year they need to fill 3,400 baskets for Thanksgiving. They only have 200 turkeys promised so far.

Continued: Purse Benefit and Rotary Club

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Grant Will Help Evaluate Drinking Water in Kootenai County

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Monday, October 31st, 2011, 2:17pm

The future of drinking water in Kootenai County may be shaped by a new drinking water facility plan thanks to grant funds.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded Hayden Lake-based district, Alpine Meadows Water and Sewer $20,625. The funds will also prepare a environmental information document.

The project will evaluate the drinking water system capacity and distribution to address: excessive water loss, inadequate water storage and backup water source.

The grant covers only half of the cost of the project. Alpine Meadows Water and Sewer District will fund the remaining $20,625.

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New Additions to Idaho Ski Resorts In Time for Winter Season

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Monday, October 31st, 2011, 1:04pm
New Additions to Idaho Ski Resorts In Time for Winter Season

Lookout Pass

The base lodge has a new east wing with 80 seats and a deck with an upslope view. You can also see new improvements to Exit 0 and the B-52 terrain park from the new deck.

Starting January, the mountain will be open six days a week through February with improved grooming thanks to a Pisten Bully Edge Snowcat.

The mountain hopes to build an additional two chairlifts on Eagle Peak that could potentially expand to 700 acres and 1,400 vertical feet of ski-able acreage. The expansion has been approved, but a timeline has not been set.

New ski programs include: the Senior Workshop, Downhill Divas for women and Next Level for intermediate and advanced skiers.

Continued: Silver Mountain and Schweitzer Mountain Resort

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In Brief: Environmental Group Is Collecting Signatures to Save Trees

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Friday, October 28th, 2011, 4:07pm
In Brief: Environmental Group Is Collecting Signatures to Save Trees

Nearly 500 trees along the Rosenberry Drive Levee face removal because they violate the Corps of Engineers vegetation policy.

A petition created by Kootenai Environmental Alliance is gathering signatures that oppose the removal saying the mature trees are not a danger to flood control and they provide the city with significant and irreplaceable value.

They need nearly 500 signatures to reach their goal of 3,000 online. Overall, they’re hoping to reach a goal of 5,000 signatures online and on paper to present a valid case to the Corp to reconsider the policy. If you haven’t already, you can sign it here.

Continued: Upcoming Workshops will Provide Education on Trees Pruning and Forest Health

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Feds Start Foreclosure Proceedings on Rep. Phil Hart's Athol Home

Submitted by Kristy Mylroie, Spokane Public Schools Blogger
Friday, October 28th, 2011, 3:03pm
Feds Start Foreclosure Proceedings on Rep. Phil Hart's Athol Home

Idaho Rep. Phil hart is now facing foreclosure on his Athol, Idaho home after years of refusing to pay taxes.  He's been fighting federal and state governments for years, saying income taxes are unconstitutional.  The federal government says he owes nearly $550,000 in taxes and fees, and they want to use the sale of his home to pay the debt.   

Hart transferred the title of his property out of his name in an attempt to avoid the proceedings, which the U.S. Department of Justice called "fradulent".

The four-term legislator built the home with timber he took illegally from state land in the 1990s.

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Kootenai County Allows Extra Inmate Visits For A Fee

Submitted by Rob Kauder, Internet Content Manager | KXLY.com
Friday, October 28th, 2011, 2:20pm

For the first time, the Kootenai County jail is allowing inmates to get more than two visits a week - at least, those who can afford the cost.

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Broadband Agreement Will Increase Internet Speeds in Schools

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, 2:27pm
Broadband Agreement Will Increase Internet Speeds in Schools

Idaho may have the slowest internet in the state, but soon schools in Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene will have faster internet speeds thanks to a long-term agreement with a local broadband provider.

Post Falls-based broadband company, FatBeam, will now deliver 2GB broadband services to the schools for about 7.5 years. It’s a more than $2 million contract that the school says will provide greater access to technology services.

“As staff and students become more and more dependent on technology in teaching and learning it becomes increasingly important that we provide a robust and reliable infrastructure”, said Jean Bengfort, IT Director of the Coeur d’Alene School District.

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