Voices news

Highway projects get funding

Several local highway projects were recently made the beneficiaries of the indefinite postponement of a new intersection at Lancaster Road and U.S. Highway 95.

Steering into independence

For the first time in his life, 25-year-old Jeff Towner is getting around town without help from his grandmother.

Text messaging invaluable for campus news, security

It's an upgrade of the good, old-fashioned phone tree.Students, parents and teachers don't have to turn on the TV or radio either to find out if school's canceled when it's snowing in Bonner County.

Senate candidates' ads: We are worthy

BOISE – The two major-party candidates for Larry Craig's U.S. Senate seat have hit the airwaves, each with a television commercial trying to catch the attention of voters statewide and convince them of the candidate's worthiness to take on the thorny issues facing the nation.

Digging up old mud to sling

In case you missed it, the Idaho R's fired the first major salvo in the U.S. Senate campaign a week ago by issuing a news release linking John Edwards' infidelity to Demo Larry LaRocco's distant past. As an, ahem, public service, the R's wanted to alert newcomers to the old affair that helped the late Helen Chenoweth unseat LaRocco in 1994. "Idaho has changed a lot in 14 years, with a lot of new voters arriving in that time," GOP Chairman Norm Semanko said in the release. "I wonder how well those new arrivals truly know Larry LaRocco and his past?" Immediately, state Demo chief Keith Roark fired back to remind the R's about their own Sen. Larry Craig, with his wide stance and wandering feet, and other straying R's. Then, LaRocco issued his own release to denounce the "tawdry shots" from both parties. So which side finished with the most mud on its face? Dennis Mansfield, a social conservative who ran unsuccessfully for Chenoweth's seat, said his fellow R's should be ashamed of

Letters

School District 271 planning committee seeking members
This is an open invitation to those who are interested in our School District 271 Long Range Planning Committee.

Highway 41 closure planned

Idaho Highway 41 will be closed at Hayden Avenue Wednesday and Thursday for railroad repairs.The closure will begin at 6 a.m. Wednesday and last until 6 p.m. Thursday.

REAL LOVE OF THE GAME

Carlena Shove already knows what the number of her husband's softball uniform will be next year.

Temperature variations? Let's talk about albedo

When temperatures near or exceed the century mark, I will inevitably hear from various people about how hot it got in their town or at their house.

Coeur d'Alene receives tourism grant

A new infusion of cash is giving the Coeur d'Alene Visitor Bureau a greater reach into Canada to sell Coeur d'Alene as a tourist destination not just during the summer, but also in the fall, winter and spring.

Achievements

The following is a continuation of Coeur d'Alene High School's second semester honor roll. Students are listed by their grade level.

Say 'Olé!' for Baja Bargarita

Bar plus Margarita equals Bargarita. Pretty canny name for a margarita bar, I'd say. Baja Bargarita is the full name, coined by proprietress Jessi Briseno, combining the beachy vibe of the western Mexican state and the nightclub's trademark beverage. A nice frozen margarita is pretty much the best way to cool down after a long blazing summer afternoon full of lying in the sun like a sizzling strip of turkey bacon and doing nothing at all but re-applying Coppertone and reading Stephenie Meyer novels.

Celebrate Blanchard Daze next weekend

Food, entertainment and community spirit are on tap next weekend at the Blanchard Daze Centennial Celebration.

Back after short break

Most children are still splashing in swimming pools and picking out school supplies at local stores, but some students are already back in the classroom putting those new pens and pencils to good use.

Dishman Hills House raises concerns

Putting eight recovering alcoholics and drug addicts into a house without a supervisor doesn't sound like a formula for success to residents of a small Spokane Valley enclave.

Group says revitalization bad for business

Mark Henderson spoke for 45 property owners and business people affected by the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan: "How do we stop it."

Chamber golf tourney Tuesday

The Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its 12th annual golf tournament at MeadowWood Golf Course in Liberty Lake Tuesday.

Revitalization a political power move

As a lifelong Valley resident (Central Valley High School, class of '62) whose family settled here in the 1930s, I feel compelled to speak to the egregious exercise of political power titled "revitalization" which is about to be perpetrated upon the property owners in the Sprague/Appleway Corridor.

Letters

Millwood's lost its friendliness
What happened to the friendly town of Millwood?

Government almanac

Monday
Fire District 13 (Newman Lake) – 7 p.m. at Station 1, 10236 N. West Newman Lake Drive.

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Today
Free Outdoor Movies at Liberty Lake - Movies start at dusk. Part of the Outdoor Cinema Series 2008, sponsored by Greenstone. Showing today: "Men in Black," rated PG-13; Aug. 23, "The Sound of Music," rated G. Pavillion Park, Molter Road and Country Vista Drive. 252-7507, ext. 220.

Week in review

Fairfield City Council – Council members heard an update on the community center renovation. They approved projects to do some acoustic work downstairs and to fix the leaking roof. The town will apply for a grant to replace the aging, inefficient furnace. The town will also be applying for grants to fund sidewalks and arterial work. A two-year audit is under way. (Source: Town Clerk Mary Kinsey)

Donate too much of a good thing

How's your vegetable garden doing this year? If you're like a lot of gardeners, after that first vegetable gets ripe, there comes a flood of produce, often more than you could possibly use. After all, if two plants looked like a good idea in the spring, six looked even better. The neighbors and co-workers can only take so much.

Running away to the circus better than ever dreamed

I've always wanted to say "I'm running away to join the circus!" I mean, who wouldn't? The big top. The bright lights. The menagerie. On Tuesday, I got my chance to run away – sort of.

Gillian Frederick experiencing creative burst

Gillian Frederick keeps a journal illustrating her daily observations of the human condition. There are few words in the journal; mostly it's large drawings, including "Gossip," of three figures with over-exaggerated mouths, and "Speaking Volumes," of a woman seemingly caught in an emotional whirlwind whose mouth is an opening to a river of color.

Service calls include 18 structure fires

Among 237 calls in the seven days that ended Wednesday, Spokane Valley firefighters rescued a couple of people who got locked in their garage.

Showcasing Rathdrum

It's a rocky ride to start.A 19-mile bike ride – most of that on logging roads around the backside of Rathdrum Mountain – then a 4.5-mile kayak from upper Twin Lake to Lower Twin, followed by a 4.5-mile run back to Rathdrum.

Senior meals

For the week of Aug. 18-22Monday – Macaroni and cheese, spinach, peaches.

Valleyfest draws familiar performers

Some familiar names are scheduled to perform at this year's Valleyfest in Mirabeau Park on Sept. 20.

Thieves pluck window air-conditioning units

In December, thieves target snow throwers. In August, it's air conditioners.Loud noises awakened two Spokane Valley residents early Tuesday, noises apparently made by thieves stealing their window-mounted air conditioning units, said Spokane Valley police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.

Mountain West expands into Washington

Mountain West Financial Center, a Coeur d'Alene-based community bank, opened in June at the corner of Mission Avenue and Pines Road, overlooking Interstate 90.

Oxford House program started in 1975

Oxford House Inc. began in Silver Spring, Md., in 1975 when attorney Paul Molloy and 12 other men bought a halfway house that was about to be sold out from under them.

Showcasing Rathdrum

History of Grant

Old-school barbershop

City OKs telephone tax

PF revenue projections reduced

Pride of the Valley: Elmer Utecht's produce at Yoke's

Plan boasts many options for play

Dog park has home

PF Urban Renewal Agency's director resigns

Photography turns Lori Brown's hobby into successful career

There's no place like Garland

Liberty Lake: library, police getting new space

Huckleberries: GOP warming to blogs

Eye on Olympia: Hunting accident could change state law

Geography creates barriers when trying to become involved

Front Porch: Hard choices bring out inner strength

Vocal Point: Second chance for open mind?

Bicycles hot commodity for thieves in Cheney

Reunions

Accuracy watch

Letters

Senior meals

Athol throws a party

Riverfront Park boasts King Cole Way

Brandon Rankin brings home medals from U.S. Transplant Games

City to buy two sites for future wastewater use

Religion notebook

In brief: NIC Outdoor Pursuits offers two-day bike trip

In brief: City joins burning ban

In brief: Triathalon supports osteoporosis research

Meetings

Somebody needs you

Post Falls plans first outdoor food festival

New management brings course up to par

Bookstore reaches out to college crowd

Cheney updating zoning code

Budget proposal presented to CVSD board

Residents asked for input on zoning

Clubs and support groups

Neighborhood updates

Neighborhood updates

Liberty Lake blotter

In brief: Corbin Art Center going buggy

Small businesses get a big welcome in Cheney

Building Permits

Event calendar

Cool Kid: Natalie Lambert's a natural leader

Paul Kuhlmann sculpts metal into life

Too much of a good thing? Donate your produce

In brief: Free dog dips in the pool

Religion notebook

Program helps veterans into conservation careers

Family Calendar

Music and Arts

Community services

Wineries join forces

River District to be annexed by Liberty Lake sewer, water

Family calendar

Bassett home oldest in the county

Shelter thermometer for accurate reading

Volunteer

Feature creature: Bella

EV senior attended USA Volleyball development camp

Senior activities

School reunions

Help from her 'family'

Business groups to gather

CASA director ready for challenge

Vehicle fee to be on November ballot

New supers getting ready for school

Work at Pines, I-90 continues

Rough world of wiener dog racing

Low sunspot activity puzzling to scientists

Time to develop evacuation solution now, not later

Government almanac

calendar

Summer science fun

Starting the soccer dream

Billy Miles style futuristic, imaginative

All ages can enjoy gymnastics, dance at Flip Factory

Hummingbirds busy bees of avian world

Bassett home oldest in the county

Bids to update Millwood City Hall being accepted

Religion notebook

Baseball the U-Hi way

Nell Shipman mini film fest at CdA Library tonight

Music and Arts

Worker arrested on theft charge

Manito pathway dedicated to those lost to or facing cancer

White-water park in the works

Huetter dispute goes to state

Author places Kanner Lake fiction in the Inland Northwest

City officials move to save farmland

West Plains police struggle with fuel costs

Myers' Mobile Home Park closing after dispute with city

Lawsuit over too-tall home thrown out

Natural parks vulnerable to fires

Seeing the world, sharing the Gospel

Bluegrass festival expects big turnout

Donations are down for annual school supplies drive

Huckleberries: So, did she end up going?

Eye on Olympia: A tax on big paychecks ...

Eye on Olympia: A tax on big paychecks ...

Rathdrum seeing boom in business

Vocal point: Let's work to keep drinking age at 21

Solar inactivity could mean colder winter

Dogs get their day at downtown Cheney festival

Massage therapist opens practice

Airway Heights to lend police sergeant to Medical Lake

Letters

Accuracy watch

Accuracy watch

Building permits

Volunteer opportunities

Brave tales from the deep blue sea

Woman finds comfort in comforting others

Efforts to save community center at North side's Montfort School

Love stories: 50 years together

Post Falls OKs Foxtail project annexation

Former FAFB commander new Cheney schools head

Owner breathes life back into pet llama

Cars, music and more at annual Airway Heights Festival

Family calendar

In brief: Blue Angels top off Skyfest 2008

Religion notebook

In brief: EWU appoints student trustee

Seniors in the outfield

Music and arts

Event calendar

Lottery winners

Neighborhood update

Feature creature: Antonio

Family calendar

Summer food program

Meetings/clubs/support Groups

Council views library floor plan

In brief: Blue Angels top off Skyfest 2008

Liberty lake blotter

Cheney crime blotter

Paul Kuhlmann sculpts metal into life

Inside our schools: Tips for back-to-school shopping

Senior meals

Spokane residents graduate from WSU

In brief: Blue Angels will be at Skyfest

Somebody needs you

Neighborhood updates

Religion Notebook: Trinity Methodist hires pastor

Family calendar

STA plaza art display is part of statewide creativity campaign

Gardening: Busy bees of the avian world

Witter redesign plan ready

Summit, McDonald's SVBL champs

Senior activities

CV track athletes compete at national meet

Former judge, legislator helps guide area American Legion Baseball

North Side man pedals way to better health

Somebody needs you

NIC courts POST

EVSD board considers budget

Wild on the water

Get ready for Valleyfest

Faces of leaders at some schools changing

In brief: Discarded cigar cause of Denenny home fire

Huckleberries: Marmot passes time in Kennedy's undercarriage

July rainfall average for area, temps slightly above normal

In brief: Wednesday is free movie day

Senior meals

Calendar

Government almanac

Raft for the Cure

McKinley School discussed

More choices in area for fitness facilities

Northern Lakes needs new fire stations

The Verve: Paul Kuhlmann sculpts metal into life

Dropped cell phone leads police to alleged beer thief

Fire calls include freeing child from playground equipment

Volunteer

Somebody needs you

Cool kids: For Nathan Boyd of EVHS, it's magic

Senior activities

Love stories: Fifty years together

Baseball's good in Spokane Valley

Happy in his work

Gardening: Lawns require care during heat of season

Achievements

Wesleyan Church plans VBS

Get out!: Chinese from Hayden's Paupau's Kitchen fresh, basic

Music and arts

Concerns about Auto Row plan among topics at public hearing

Fuel costs drain police budgets

Come on in, the water's fine

Race heats up in District 6

High-profile commission

Airway Heights studies zoning of joint area

Rockwood neighborhood celebrates 100 years

Friends of Rathdrum Mountain propose new trail

Custom trailer lets dogs come along for the ride

Neighbors gather for National Night Out

Huckleberries: Big stink in Bonner County

Washington politics

Lightning is highly dangerous

Mary Jane Honegger: Gas prices curbing life as we knew it

Inside our schools: Public schools get 'Flunked'

Cool Kid: Middle schooler learns leadership

In brief: Summer session enrollment up

Building permits

Accuracy watch

Accuracy watch

Letters for Valley Voice

EWU food drive starts Monday

Accuracy watch

Work starts on new Geiger spur

Education a key issue for 9th District candidates

Cheney to front costs to move mobile homes

In brief: Free swimming at closing pools

3rd district promises colorful race

Five candidates vie for 4th seat

CVSD considering M&O levy

Divorced candidate promotes family values

Music and arts

Senior meals

Sheriff seeking volunteers

Liberty lake blotter

Cheney Police Blotter

In brief: Pools host free last-day swimming

Learning language of gardening

Happy in his work

Athol Daze honors 99 years

Events calendar

Family calendar

Somebody needs you

Gardening: Lawns require care during heat of season

Meetings

Religion notebook

Family calendar

Feature creature: Bogart

Religion Notebook

Community roots: Mike Oswald has spent entire life in Airway Heights

Fifty years together: Listening is a key to happiness

High Five

Achievements

Bandits' win in rematch puts them in playoffs

Milfoil treatment planned

Recreation grants awarded

'We tell a story in a sign'

New face in the gym

Handle on Business: Restaurant opening at Highlands Day Spa

Revitalization plan hearing will be Tuesday

Eye on Boise: Idaho banks doing better than most

In brief: Blanket drug testing to be eliminated

Secretly taped conversations bug people

Vocal Point: 'Hacks' a memorable part of the past

Rain nice respite from dry spell

In brief: Free yoga class today

Calendar

Government almanac

Week in review

Senior meals

Accuracy watch

Tributes: Bud Moon had tremendous impact on many lives

WVSD budget reflects slight increases

Eight brush fires, one haz-mat response among fire calls

Senior activities

The Verve: Women turn fabric loops into rugs, wall hangings

Gardening: Recycling no secret in this couple's garden

In brief: Huckleberry fest next Saturday

Letters

In brief: Meals on Wheels to host ice cream socials for seniors

Raising a magician

Community services

SPORTS NOTEBOOK: Bandits' U-Hi players earn coach's praise

Achievements: CHS students named to honor roll

Show us your team

Get Out!: 40th annual Art on the Green festival starts Friday

Budget will gain in property tax receipts, lose some in sales tax

Music and Arts

Warmest wishes

U-Hi senior leaves her mark

Barbers talk shop

Potty-training made easier

Telephone utility tax proposed

Park residents prepare to move

PF starts new recycling campaign

Life on Olympic team's speed dial

Good times abound at Rathdrum Days

Primary candidates share views with Chamber

Fairfield supporting renovation

Success comes with benefits

A brush – almost – with prez candidate

Domestic partner law is in motion

Tesemini club has 100-year history

Front porch: Finding inner peace can be hard work

Capone's donating profits to Police, Fire Foundation

Accuracy watch

Senior meals

Events calendar

Senior meals

Divers' best friend

Chautauqua brought attention to Spirit Lake

Three in business as usual

Community services

Somebody needs you

Soccer gear drive planned

Corvettes displayed at Glass on Grass

Liberty lake blotter

Success comes with benefits

West Plains joins ambulance board

State parks system notes 100 years

Family Calendar

Religion notebook

Recycling no secret in this couple's garden

McKinley School discussed

Clear spot in field marks child's grave

Volcanic eruption in Arctic Ocean discovered

Building permits

Summer food service

City seeks traffic feedback

Lottery Winners

Vegetables, friends bring couple joy

Music and arts

Corvettes displayed at Glass on Grass

Senior activities

Family calendar

Adult sports league a fun family event

Medical Lake losing football coaches

Rogers senior visits Brazil

Pet adoption event WOOFSTOCK is Saturday in Hillyard

Volunteer opportunities

Religion notebook

Schools awarded for WASL gains

High Five

Man reports robbery, beating

Playfair proposal put on hold again

Feature creature

Bridge Academy moving

Court rules against city

Rocky Hill Park rolling along

Law enforcement views CIT program

Handle on Business: Terra Sports open on Sherman Avenue

Fairfield supporting renovation

In brief: SCRAPS offering free disaster bags

Huckleberries: You've no doubt heard of a fire sale

Whirlwinds kick up dust and pique fascination

Citizen journal: VCS teacher Allan Orr touched so many lives

Letters

Calendar

Government almanac

Week in review

Building memories

Love stories: Sometimes love takes guts

Land worth more than money to owner

Inside Our schools: Use remainder of summer break prudently

Gardening: Fire reminds us to create defensible space around house

In brief: CdA District school board seat open

The Verve: Glenice Moore uses her gift to support a cause

Rodeo keeps retiree part of cowboy life

20 brush fires among emergency calls

Kid's Day today at City Park

Sports notebook: No unbeatens remain in softball league

Legion players

Sushi craving satisfied at Market

Music and Arts

Foothills Community Church offers VBS

In brief: Louisiana-style cookout to benefit foundation

Still growing

The thrill of racing

Paving facility decision nearing

Airway Heights plans water plant

Tony Carpine reminisces about his six decades in Cheney

Playfair proposal put on hold again

CAP offers world of opportunities

Library, police station have new home

Business association urged in Logan

A clean start for Hauser Lake homeowners

Huckleberries: Hard to avoid bombs in public

With change in law, Fill the Boot gets go-ahead

My, what big endorsements you have

Reunions help to reconnect family members

Citizen journal: 'The best backyard in the nation'

Assessment reduced on Bronze Bay homes

Front porch: Nothing beats working in fuzzy slippers

Letters

Senior meals

In brief: Karaoke night planned for seniors

More fire danger to come

Cheney council considers new rules

Tired of gray? Color it away

South Perry fair will benefit crisis nursery, youth center

In brief: Utility work closes lanes on Monroe

Liberty lake blotter

ML accepts offer of interim police chief

Love stories: Sometimes love takes guts

Recent fire reminds us to create defensible space around house

Shadle senior's goal to work with NASA

Janitorial company being sued over wage complaints

Fire danger to continue

Recent fire reminds us to create defensible space around house

Family Calendar

Construction starts on splash pads

Neighborhood notes

Opening West Plains Fitness fulfills owner's dream

Former train trestle could be restored for use as trail

Use remainder of summer break prudently

Parsons girls rock the greens

Meetings/Clubs/ Support groups

In brief: Record year for grant funding

volunteer

Somebody needs you

Cheney Crime Blotter

Raising a magician

Raffle winner's eligibility questioned

Lakeside Middle students named to honor roll

Religion notebook

Pedals2People to give bike tuneups

Religion notebook

Achievements: WSU spring graduates, West Plains

Music and arts

Standings

Family calendar

Feature creature: Heidi

Little Leaguers advance to state

Clerk injured in scuffle over cases of Corona

Achievements: WSU spring graduates for Valley