Cry from the Heart
Today is the day we let less than 11% of voters or about 2,700 people determine who makes decisions in our schools*, cities, and other local governing bodies.* While that doesn’t sound like democracy, Kootenai county voting data reveal less than 20% of Coeur d’Alene registered voters cast a ballot in 2019. The lack of
Zone 1: Vote Allie Anderton Third term hopeful Lisa May is the most experienced, best-spoken and, perhaps, most highly educated candidate for CdA school board. We are grateful for the time, effort, and sacrifice she has given in the service of our community. While this makes her an obvious choice, public opinion reveals her apparent
Lisa May for CdA website offers no contact information to get in touch with the campaign or Lisa herself. That would be helpful for those of us who have never met nor corresponded with her. However, a donation option is available via paypal. In an attempt to reach out to Lisa we decided to make
With local elections looming the Kootenai County Republicans have vetted candidates and published endorsements. Before jumping on the bandwagon consider the fairly recent turn over at NIC Board of Trustees and its impact. If you have 20 minutes you can watch a recent board meeting here. It is reminiscent of an SNL skit attempting to
Here are the best local resources to track local cases of Covid. CdA Schools:https://www.cdaschools.org/covid Panhandle Health District Dashboard: https://panhandlehealthdistrict.org/covid-19/dashboard/ Panhandle Updated numbers: https://panhandlehealthdistrict.org/covid-19/ Kootenai Health Inpatient Data: https://www.kh.org/covid-19/
In Kootenai Health’s published response in the Press Sunday, September 26th, the hospital claims the intent of Dr. Carroll’s meeting with Rotary and the corresponding article was “to provide everyone with as clear and up-to-date information as possible to help them make decisions about mitigations, such as vaccinations, masks, and updated social distancing.” Unfortunately updated
Sources claim multistory condos will be developed at the former US Bank building at 302 E Sherman adjacent to the Coeur d’Alene Resort Shops. One source indicates half of the condos are already spoken for even though a proposal has not gone through planning and zoning commission. The property is zoned DC, downtown core, and
Coeur d’Alene Park and Rec Commission delays approving upgraded park due to lack of portapotty or other restrooms. Slated to get a $275,000 upgrade one of downtown CdA’s gems, Sherman Park Square could have gravel paths replaced by grass, concrete additional trees and a water feature. The park is proposed to be a centennial celebration
A historic home on Military Dr is demolished, today, after severe damage from the wind storm. The property is on a corner and a double lot. A view of the damage prior to demolition. Prior to tree removal Many Large trees were lost and additional trees were removed out of caution. Luckily these cars were
Meet Steve Widmyer, CdA’s Mayor. A long time resident of Sander’s Beach neighborhood, businessman, accountant, real estate investor, developer, husband, father, and civil servant, Steve Widmyer has lived an interesting life–the quintessential American Dream. This is the first in a three part series on Steve. Here we highlight the mayor. The Mayor As mayor, Steve’s
