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| Man suffers third degree burns in explosion |
08:57 AM PDT on Sunday, May 31, 2009
By www.KREM.com
LAKEVIEW, Id. -- A propane explosion Saturday night sent a man to the hospital with third degree burns to his arms and legs.
It happened at a private cabin near the Happy Hermit Campground in Bonner County.
MedStar was sent to pick up the man and get him to the hospital.
Deputies are not releasing the man’s name yet. They say he was trying to light a propane refrigerator.
Author:
badmin :
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Sun May 31, 2009 5:42 pm
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| County Comprehensive Plan Meeting |
I realize many of you are a bit sick and tired of hearing about the County's new Comprehensive Plan. After all, it has been almost three years in the making, numerous meetings, hundreds of hours of talk and data gathering, and many many articles appearing in all local media.
But being complacent now is a huge mistake. Tomorrow night's meeting with the BOCC at 5 PM at the County's Administration Building is the most important of the three taking place; Thursday, May 28 at 8 Am & Monday, June 1 at 5 PM are the other two). Land use and Community Design will be addressed tomorrow night - very controversial. The real estate community has sent an extremely strong email out to everyone on their list, requesting their presence at the meeting, and asking for persons to sign up for the 15 minute presentation the lawyer from the Concerned Businesses of North Idaho wants to make (he feels the Plan is illegal and wants to convince the BOCC of it).
Bill Johnson wants fifteen minutes to speak on behalf of the builders of North Idaho, again pressuring the BOCC to change the Plan to allow for rural areas to have more growth taking place.
The data about the Aquifer being endangered with all the growth on the Prairie is being questioned, and the BOCC is apparently ready to disallow the 5 acre restriction on the Aquifer in the new Plan, and go back with the old way of doing things.
If you truly care about saving our natural resources, keeping rural communities rural, and not allowing the small percentage of special interest groups to rule this new Plan, you MUST attend tomorrow night's meeting and let our three Commissioners hear from the citizens that put them in office. From the get go, the majority of those at the Meetings in a Box, those at the numerous workshops, those at the previous hearings on this Plan have all strongly stated they want to keep growth healthy, sustainable, and good for the County; not this craziness of overbuilding we have witnessed in the past. The only way to change the attitude that has destroyed much of our rural land already is to show up tomorrow night and be heard.
There is no way I can impress on any of you how really important what is now happening truly is. But if we sit back now, let the special interests that have helped put this County in the mess it is in now, continue to impact he way our Commissioners think, then we can expect to attend more hearings in opposition, face more subdivisions in bad places, see more strain on our infrastructure, and more land and water destroyed. Is this the future you want?
Make a point of coming tomorrow night. Show your Commissioners that you want them to represent what is best for the County, and not what is best for the pocketbook of a few.
Speak out and be heard. The BOCC is appearing less and less interested in paying attention to fact, and showing more and more sway with those applying the pressure.
Bev Twillmann
Neighbors for Responsible Growth
Author:
badmin :
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Wed May 27, 2009 7:04 am
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| "The Sharing is Caring Bayview Community Garden". |
"The Sharing is Caring Bayview Community Garden".
The land has been donated by Bayview Water & Sewer District, the soil by Knife River, soil spreading equipment donated by H&E Equipment Rental and we are already getting donations from businesses in Athol.
We still need a fence so we are asking for donations for that. We are also asking for donations in the way of packages of seeds and plants. We would like to keep it at higher yielding veggies like lettuce, radishes, carrots, beets, zucchini (green & yellow), cucumbers & tomatoes (in pony packs) so hopefully there's plenty for everyone. Check with us to see what is needed and suggestions will be welcome. Anyone who donates even a pack of seeds, can share in the harvest.
We can always use help in tending the garden also, but come up and watch it grow.
Donations can be accepted at the merc. and BWSD office during the week. Please put your name on your donations.
Any questions call me at 683-4020 evenings
Hope you have a fantastic day,
Linda Williams
Author:
badmin :
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Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:13 pm
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| Marina owner sues builder over fish beds |
BAYVIEW, Idaho —
A northern Idaho marina owner who was fined for illegally building a dock that destroyed critical kokanee spawning ground in Lake Pend Oreille is suing his former contractor.
Bob Holland, owner of the Harborview Marina in Bayview, filed the lawsuit against Kramer Crane and Contracting, of Sandpoint, in 1st District Court, contending that the company's negligence led to the habitat destruction. He is asking for more than $1.3 million in damages, The Spokesman-Review reported.
Charlie Kramer, the owner of Kramer Crane, disputed Holland's allegations, but declined to offer any detailed comment.
"We were pretty much under their direction and working for them," he said Tuesday.
After the construction in 2007, state fisheries biologists estimated more than 290,000 eggs and young kokanee were destroyed at the Harborview site - more than 15 percent of the wild kokanee reproduction in the lake in 2006. The fish, a keystone species in the lake, are important for the survival of many species, including bull trout. A 2003 Idaho Fish and Game study found the lake's fishery is worth an estimated $17 million annually.
Holland had hired Kramer Crane and Contracting to demolish an old dock and boathouses, and to drive pilings for a new dock and seawall. According to his lawsuit, the company parked a barge on the spawning bed, crushing eggs and young fry emerging from the gravel. The lawsuit also said that Kramer Crane failed to heed warnings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the barge propeller would stir up the lake's sediment, smothering the eggs.
The dock work was done without permits from the Idaho Department of Lands. Holland contends that Kramer Crane should have verified that a permit had been issued.
Besides paying a $2,500 fine - the largest allowed under state law - Holland's company Waterford Park Homes hired underwater divers to vacuum dirt and sand from 16,000 square feet of spawning grounds. The restoration cost more than $400,000, Holland claims in the lawsuit, and he lost nearly $900,000 in income for three seasons without boat slip rentals.
Holland later obtained permits from the Department of Lands and the Corps of Engineers and the dock construction has been partly completed.
Idaho Fish and Game Regional Director Chip Corsi said the restoration efforts appear to be working.
"It was encouraging to see a good number of fish return to that site this year," Corsi said.
The gravel beds near Bayview are one of Lake Pend Oreille's last strongholds of kokanee spawning along the shoreline, Corsi said.
Author:
badmin :
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:51 pm
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| Lake Pend Oreille level on the rise |
By KEITH KINNAIRD
News editor www.bonnercountydailybee.com
SANDPOINT — Lake Pend Oreille is inching up to its summer pool elevation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced.
The corps will gradually raise the lake level until it reaches an elevation of 2,062 feet above mean sea level by the end of June. The lake level was being operated at between 2,051 and 2,052 feet when the refill operation started on April 1.
The lake level was measured at 2,052.03 feet on Wednesday, according to operators at the corps’ Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River.
The corps plans on reaching a level of 2,054 to 2,056 feet by the end of this month.
The refilling of Lake Pend Oreille is not expected to interfere with a project to restore the Pack River Delta, said Chip Corsi, the Idaho Department of Fish & Game’s Panhandle region supervisor.
Workers had been building up crumbling islands in the delta and installing engineered log structures to redirect the flow of the Pack River to curb erosion.
“We got that work done in time,” Corsi said.
The department recommended a deeper winter drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille last fall because of a limited population of spawning female kokanee. Fish & Game tends to recommend a lower winter lake level if the spawning population is less than 70,000 fish.
Last fall’s spawning population was estimated to be about 31,000 fish. A slighter drawdown expands the amount of shoreline spawning habitat.
The drafting of the lake to 2,051 feet this winter proved to be a boon for the construction of the U.S. Highway 95 bypass.
“A lot of the work depends on low water and can only be done at low water, so we really tried to take advantage as much as a possible,” said Barbara Babic, ITD’s Panhandle spokeswoman.
Cofferdams, enclosures which will create dry work areas in Sand Creek for the construction of piers and other support structures, are being installed so work is not halted by the raising of the lake.
“They are working to be prepared for the higher water,” Babic said.
Author:
badmin :
Posted:
Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:22 am
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KHQ - NewsCrews contain brush fire burning near Cheney
CHENEY, Wash. - Crews from Spokane County Fire District have contained a brush fire east of Cheney in the 6000 block of W. Curtis road that burned about 10 acres Friday. Brush fire north of Mead knocked down
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Fire crews are mopping up a brush fire that was burning in the area of N. Bear Creek Ln. just north northwest west of the Mead airport. Crews mopping up brush fire near Liberty Lake
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. - Fire crews are mopping up a brush fire located near the 21100 block of Saltese Lake Rd. The fire burned 2 and a half acres and at one point was about 200 feet from a home. Fire officials say it appears the fire was started by a lawn mower and want to remind the public that fires can easily be started from the use of mechanical devices. Boy nearly drowns in Spokane River
POST FALLS, Idaho - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Marine Deputies, the Post Falls Police Department and medical personnel responded to the area of Black Bay on the Spokane River drowning call around 2 p.m. Friday. Fire destroys Spokane home, woman and 4-year-old suffer critical injuries
SPOKANE, Wash. - Fire crews had their hands full knocking down a fully involved house fire located in the 5400 E Commerce Ave Friday Morning. The Fire started around 8:40 a.m. and was so intense when fighters first arrived smoke and flames could be seen coming out of every window of the home. Stabbing in Spokane Valley at Ichabod's
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.- Spokane Valley Police and Sheriff's deputies responded to a stabbing early Friday morning, just after 1a.m. According to Sheriff's Deputies, the incident started outside Ichabod's bar located at 12116 e. Sprague Ave. Deputies say the victim was stabbed in the abdomen and then was taken about a block down the street to the parking lot of the Old Country Buffet. >>INSIDE: details on the incident Police identify suspect in dog assault
SPOKANE, Wash. - Police have identified the suspect in the dog assault that took place on June 22. Police are searching for 20-year-old Michael Jones, who they believe kicked in the window of a car, pulled a dog out and swung it on its leash against the wall of Spokane City Hall. Jones is wanted a charge of 1st Degree Animal Cruelty. The entire brutal attack was caught on surveillance video. The dog has been in treatment for life-threatening injuries. Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack feces
YAKIMA, Wash. - A kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded. Hot spots approaching 100 degrees for holiday weekend
SPOKANE, Wash. - The heat is on. Look forward to a scorching hot Fourth of July weekend. The Inland Northwest will stay sunny and in the 90s through the weekend with the hottest spots approaching 100 degrees. Thunderstorms should stay to the south until Sunday. City reassigns officer indicted in Zehm case
SPOKANE, Wash. - The City of Spokane announced Thursday afternoon that the officer indicted on federal charges in the Otto Zehm case will be reassigned within the Spokane Police Department to a civilian police planning and analysis position while the civil rights case against him proceeds. Officer Karl Thompson was the first of seven officers to confront Zehm, a 36-year-old janitor who had schizophrenia. Zehm died two days after the encounter with officers inside a Zip Trip. County Commissioners vote to re-open stretch of Spokane River
SPOKANE, Wash. - At the request of Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich's the Spokane County Board of Commissioners Monday officially re-opened the Spokane River between Harvard Road and Barker Road. The Sheriff requested the river be closed June 2nd based on high spring runoff that raised the water level and river current to dangerous levels. Strange News
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Associated Press - July 4, 2009 5:23 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - With a fireworks show and a picnic at the White House, President Barack Obama leads the nation in observing Independence Day.
Rivals to face off at NY hot dog eating match
Associated Press - July 4, 2009 5:03 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Reigning champ Joey Chestnut takes on 6-time titleholder Takeru Kobayashi (tah-KEHR'-roo koh-by-YAH'-shee) in Coney Island's annual... Liberty crown reopens to tourists on July 4
Associated Press - July 4, 2009 5:03 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Some visitors to the Statue of Liberty have a special reason to appreciate Independence Day.
South Carolina town fearful of more killings
Associated Press - July 4, 2009 4:13 AM ET GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - It will likely be a subdued holiday in Gaffney, South Carolina, where police say a serial killer is on the loose.
KREM.com Local News Brush fires keep fire crews busy
Locked, loaded, and ready to boom
Fire sends two to the hospital, destroys home
Grab the sunscreen! Sunny skies for the 4th of July!
Stabbing suspect on the run in Spokane Valley
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