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| Fantasy Football 2008 |
You are invited to sign up and play in this year's Bayview Fantasy Football league!
go here if you don't already have an Yahoo user ID.
Then go here and sign up for the league using the information below:
League ID#: 299077
League Name: Bayview-Idaho.com
Password: Idaho
Custom League URL: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/bayviewidaho
Draft Type: Live Draft
Draft Time: Mon Aug 25 7:00pm PDT
Max Teams: 8
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Author:
badmin :
Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:33 pm
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| Two resort complexes envisioned for North Idaho |
By BRIAN WALKER
Staff writer www.cdapress.com
POST FALLS -- A California-based developer hopes to ride the waves of two of North Idaho's largest attractions with resort complexes.
Hughes Investments has purchased 56 acres at the northeast corner of highways 54 and 95 next to Athol and near Silverwood Theme Park and has unveiled plans for the $25 million RiverView project on 20 acres that straddle the state line along the Spokane River next to Cabela's.
"We're planning three hotels, five or six restaurants and some supporting retail (with RiverView)," said Alan Johnson, a Hughes partner. "We'll also possibly do hotels and convenience uses near Silverwood."
A Kootenai County hearing examiner will consider Hughes' request to change the zoning next to Athol from rural to commercial on Aug. 21 at 6 p.m.
"All the other corners around there are zoned commercial," Johnson said. "There's a half an acre (on the site) in the city of Athol that's zoned commercial."
The firm is pursuing a conditional-use permit from Spokane County for RiverView, and Johnson said an application will be submitted in the next three or four months.
"We're probably a year and a half to two years away from construction," he said.
Johnson said it's estimated that the resort will create 67 jobs when completed and 245 during construction. Site plans call for walking trails along the river that connect to Centennial Trail, open space and heavy landscaping. Specific businesses for the site have not been determined.
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"We have to get the conditional-use permit before we can even entertain talking to potential merchants or hotel users," Johnson said. "But it will be a gateway to Washington."
Johnson seems unfazed to be thinking about the aggressive plans during a shaky economy.
"Downturns don't last forever," he said. "There will be a turnaround. Now is the time to invest. With the natural amenities that this area has to offer, we'll continue to look for other opportunities here."
Foursquare Properties, the Carlsbad, Calif.-based developer of The Pointe at Post Falls project that Cabela's anchors, has had hotel pads and restaurants in its plans for about two years, but no announcements on specific tenants have been made. Wal-Mart has purchased a site in The Pointe, but plans have not been submitted to the city.
Jeff Vitek of Foursquare did not return a message seeking comment.
Johnson said he believes there will be enough future business in that area to support both projects.
"Cabela's is expecting to draw between 2 million and 2.5 million people this year, so it's a destination," Johnson said, adding that the projects complement each other.
The biggest hurdle for RiverView, Johnson said, is sewer. Post Falls can't provide capacity because the project is in both states and Liberty Lake's system is not close enough.
Therefore, as part of the conditional-use permit application, an on-site treatment system that is estimated to cost $1 million and be used to irrigate the site will be proposed, Johnson said.
"We're going to design a very green, environmentally-friendly system," Johnson said. "We've hired an engineer to put a system together that will not cause any concern to the environment. The quality of the water after processing will not damage the environment in any way, and especially (not) the aquifer."
Johnson wouldn't say who the engineer is.
Hughes hired a consultant to perform an economic and fiscal impact analysis of the project, and it's estimated it will generate $400,000 in tax revenue during construction and $550,000 each year during full operation, Johnson said.
Hughes, based in Newport Beach, is teaming up with Watson and Associates, based in Seal Beach, Calif., the owner of the Expo site in Post Falls, on RiverView. Each firm owns about 10 acres. The undeveloped property is just north of the old Interstate 90 bridge and includes a quarter mile of river access along the south edge. It is on both sides of Seltice Way on the Idaho side and Appleway on the Washington side.
"The destination resort will include recreational activities for bicyclists, hikers, whitewater enthusiasts and picnickers," according to the project's vision statement. "Recreational amenities include boat launch areas for rafters, canoeists and kayakers, fly fishing areas, scenic river view pathways and areas for the public to sit and enjoy the Spokane River and surrounding mountains."
Author:
badmin :
Posted:
Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:04 am
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| Concerns addressed |
The following is an email from Randall R. Butt, Farragut State Park Manager, answering my email concerning vandalism, and the fire danger associated with large concerts in the park.
I was satisfied with his answers and I thought you might like to see the response as well, as I have receive emails asking the same type of questions.
Mr. Bowen,
I was forwarded a copy of your e-mail to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s office with regard to permitted group activities within Farragut State Park.
I thank you for your inquiry regarding events here at Farragut. During the year we host many different camping and day use events, for a wide variety of groups. It appears from your e-mail that you are concerned specifically with concert events.
This year there are two concerts scheduled for the amphitheater (located at the corner of Brig Road and Monaghan), one August 9th and another September 6th. These will both be classic rock concerts, while the one last year on July 7th was a heavy metal concert.
The answers to your specific questions are;
-Park staff are not aware of an increase in vandalism within Farragut State Park. The example photo you sent represents an ongoing problem that we have experienced, primarily with damage to the signs along Highway 54.
-The use of the amphitheater (located at Brig Road and Monaghan) is located on Idaho Parks and Recreation property, not within the Wildlife Management Area. The park is not permitting use of the other large amphitheater located along Highway 54 across from Locust Grove Road.
-Fire Danger does change during the year. Timberlake Fire Department is aware of the concert and will at their discretion stage or staff for the event. The park will have its brush unit available, as it is for all events.
-The concert promoter is providing private security for the event, but should there be any damage during the event the person who caused it would be the responsible party. No different than with the fire that recently occurred outside the wildlife management area adjacent to Bayview on the night of July 21, 2008.
-All special events require a liability policy to be in effect for the event. The state requires a minimum for this policy of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Randall R. Butt
Farragut State Park Manager
Author:
BayviewBob :
Posted:
Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:38 pm
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| Share the Sail |
Share the Sail- A LPOYC Event
August 2nd --- 11am till whenever - meet at the Bitter End
All new and seasoned sailors wanted
Share and gather valuable sailing knowledge.
Encourage one another in the extreme sport of knot tying.
Explore how others rig their boats.
Ask the hard questions of boat ownership!
Take a chance & sail on someone else’s boat!
We can enjoy a dinner gathering at the Captain’s Wheel
at about 6:30pm. We will need to make arrangements
in advance.
Please RSVP by July 28th to
d_north@live.com
Author:
BayviewBob :
Posted:
Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:40 pm
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| Disgusting Scum! |
I guess this the progress everyone says is so great!
It must take a very special kind of stupid to think this is fun.
We can only hope the young souls that do this kind of crap, die young and come back and try life again!
Author:
badmin :
Posted:
Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:11 pm
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Spokane, WA: MSNBC.com: KHQ-TVKootenai County Sheriff searching for missing man
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho. - The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department is assisting the Coeur d'Alene Police Department in looking for Daniel B. Varner, 54 of Coeur d'Alene. Technical glitch to slow election results in Spokane County
SPOKANE, Wash. - The thing about technology is that the more things change, the more things stay the same. At the Spokane County Elections Office tonight, things are likely to feel pretty familiar because of a technical glitch. Swanson Lake fire burns 18,000 acres; one building destroyed
LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - For a while it looked like things were really going to get scary near Creston Monday night. A fire south of Telford in Lincoln County burned an estimated 18,000 acres, and is still burning. Reward Offered In Grand (Piano) Theft
The hotel is located at 525 W. Sprague Avenue in Spokane. Man killed by falling tree
PEND OREILLE COUNTY, Wash. - A man is dead after a tree fell on him Monday night while he was trying to secure a dock on Lake Sacheen. Two more arrests in North Idaho double homicide
WALLACE, Idaho. - Police have made two more arrests in the fatal shooting of a young couple, bringing the total number of arrests to five.
KREM.com Local News Shasta's disturbing video testimony played in court
UPDATE> 3,500-acre wildfire burning on county line
UPDATE> Crews battle 18,000-acre wildfire near Creston
Decision reversed: Whitley Fuel can rebuild
Police say woman accidentally shot self
Storm rolls through as semi-trucks crash on I-90
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