Council: Tubbs Hill a doggone dog park now

CUR d'ALENE -- Tubbs Hill is going to the dogs.

Literally.

In a stunning move last night, the Cur d'Alene City Council unanimously agreed that Tubbs Hill will become a full-fledged dog park -- with no two-legged critters allowed.

"We piddled around with the idea of letting tour groups hike it, kayaks float around it and all sorts of stuff like that," said Councilman Mike Caninedy. "But ultimately we decided that even though the fur would fly, this was the ideal location for a dog park."

"Before the public unleashes its furry -- I mean, fury," he said, "they should really consider what's most environmentally, you know, cool. Humans, particularly those from Spokane, leave cigarette butts, pop cans, beer bottles, plastic -- all sorts of crap. But the crap that dogs leave is biodegradable, man."

Someone at the press has a sense of humor!!

(It's an April Fools Joke!!)

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Consultants outline benefits of possible Coeur d'Alene arena

A 6,000-seat sports and events arena in Coeur d’Alene would operate at a net loss of more than $300,000, but could result in millions of dollars in new tourism and visitor spending annually.

Those are among the findings of a consultant’s study presented Wednesday to the city’s urban renewal agency, the Lake City Development Corp., to determine whether it makes sense for Coeur d’Alene to develop such a facility.

The LCDC and Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce were among the entities that joined together last year to commission the financial feasibility study. That $74,000 report was presented by Convention Sports and Leisure International of Minnesota.

It's an interesting idea and given the beauty of the area and the desire for people to visit, it may become more profitable than expected.

Article here

SPRING! They are both signs of SPRING! WHOO HOOO!! Yes, I know there was a fresh new inch of snow on the ground this morning but... I SAW ROBINS! and I SAW SPIDERS!!! WOOT!

Snow will melt quickly (in fact, all the fresh stuff is gone now and it's 11am) and the sun will shine (it is) and life is great!

Gotta love those spiders and robins - they make me happy to live in beautiful North Idaho!

Special thanks to President Avenue for the use of this beautiful photo!