Let’s talk about Priest River

Who says you can’t cath big fish through the ice? Not these guys! With a foot of ice still on Priest Lake last week-end, these two proved that being in the right spot at the right time can be one heck of a lot of fun. Even if one of the fish had to be [...]

Residents at the top of Shingle Mill Hill are up in arms over the County’s proposed plan to move the “Green Owl Dumpsters” – because the plan is to move them right across the street from their homes. If you’ve driven up Peninsula Road you’ve seen the signs – urging you to call Commissioner Joe [...]

Have you ever glanced up at those tall poles running down Highway 2 and thought anything about them? It turns out that those top wires have been unused for many years, but their weight was stressing the old poles. So Avista hired Mountain Power to come in and remove the unused lines and shorten the [...]

With the rivers and lakes still ice-bound, it was encouraging to see this sign of things to come – boating season can’t be far away now!

As Cathy mentioned in her comment on “Tell us something good about Priest River,” Priest River Animal Rescue is raising money to get new “digs” for the animals. The target building is the former Selkirk Motel – more recently Bear Foot Trading. I’m excited about the new property, because I can see possibilities for quarantine [...]

Formerly River Pigs Inn, the new Priest River Inn is causing a stir in town. While I haven’t yet had the pleasure of dining there, I keep running into people who have – and they tell me I’d better schedule an evening out to enjoy it. Not only are they telling me the food tastes [...]

The last few days have been glorious, with sunshine sparkling off that frozen snow! That means good ice, and good ice means ice fishing. I caught a shot of a couple of ice fishermen out on Blue Lake, but noticed several more pickups parked in the access… I’d have loved to walk out there and [...]

From tonight’s e-mail… It’s Winter in Idaho And the gentle breezes blow Seventy miles an hour At twenty-five below Oh, how I love Idaho When the snow’s up to your butt You take a breath of winter And your nose gets frozen shut Yes, the weather here is wonderful So I guess I’ll hang around [...]

Judy Endicott wrote to let me know that Zippy’s now has both their beer license and their wine license – so take advantage of their friendly smiles and convenient parking – When you need beer, wine, and some munchies, “Zip In” to Zippy’s!

Recently I signed up for a daily ezine that offers a quote and then the related action you should take to make your day better. Here was today’s quote: “There are two ways to live your life – one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle” [...]