Severe Weather Awareness Week: Do You Know What To Do?

Submitted by Kris Crocker, kxly4 Chief Meteorologist

Thursday, May 5th, 2011, 6:59pm

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Do You Know What To Do?

Last week's horrific, record-shattering tornado outbreak had many of us breathing a sigh of relief that we live so far away from "tornado alley". That said, we do get our own brand of severe weather here in the Inland Northwest, and it's important that we know what to do when it happens. This is "Severe Weather Awareness Week", and our local National Weather Service office has a series of special reports chock-full of

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Boat Launch Closes for Repairs

Submitted by Annie Bishop on Wednesday, May 4th, 9:08 pm

Boating season is here!

But, if you're headed to Killarney Lake in North Idaho you will need to use another boat launch for spring and summertime fun.

The Killarney Lake Boat Launch on Killarney Lake, 20 miles east of Coeur d'Alene near Rose Lake, is closed to the public for repairs and rennovations.

The Bureau of Land Management said the new boat launch will feature a concrete ramp.

Although, repairs can't be made until the water is at a low levels which most likely won't be until next winter.

Alternative boat launches

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Ski and Golf in the Same Day

Submitted by Annie Bishop on Wednesday, May 4th, 5:29 pm

Grab your skis and golf bag for a fun weekend at Silver Mountain!

This weekend, Silver Mountain will be offering discounted skiing and golfing packages to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring.

A lift ticket and nine holes of golf at Galena Ridge this Saturday May, 7th will run you just $50.

This is the second season for Galena Ridge.

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PaleoIdaho! Celebrating Local Archaeology in Idaho

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011, 1:09pm

PaleoIdaho! Celebrating Local Archaeology in Idaho

Maybe you're a geek like me and trivia regarding the earliest human inhabitants in the Salmon River Canyon 11,000 years ago is the most amazing thing in the world. Example: Did you know that a Folsom point was unearthed at Owl Cave in 1977. It tested positive for trace amounts of elephant blood. This means that the Pleistocene residents of Southern Idaho successfully hunted mammoth.

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April 2011 Was One Of Our Coldest

Submitted by Kris Crocker, kxly4 Chief Meteorologist

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 9:54pm

Our chilly, Silver Valley Spring continues into May. Long-range forecasts are calling for below average temperatures for the month. April, meanwhile, was the third coldest on record in Kellogg, with an average high of 40.9 degrees. That's 5.8 degrees below average. The record for the coldest April dates back to 2008, with an average high of 40.1 degrees. Both 2011 and 2008 were "La Nina" years. La Nina is the abnormal cooling of the sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that h

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Bowl For Kids' Sake

Submitted by Kristy Mylroie, Spokane Public Schools Blogger

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 8:47pm

Bowl, eat pizza, enjoy time with friends, win raffle prizes and help a good cause while you're at it. Talk about a fun way to spend your day. And, Bowl For Kids' Sake allows you to do just that.

The event is put on by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Participants get sponsored to bowl and that money goes to the non-profit. It's simple, it's easy, and it will make the world of difference in the lives of children who depend on BBBS. The organization pairs children with a healthy, stable adult who spends one-on-one time with that child. Something essential

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What The Heck Is A Guberif?

Submitted by Jerry Post, News Director

Monday, May 2nd, 2011, 6:34pm

To answer the headline, it's "Firebug" spelled backwards.

More to the point, Guberif is a character created in 1950 to remind Idahoans to be careful not to accidentally set a wildfire. Kind of like Smokey Bear (that's right, there's no "the" in his name), but not nearly as memorable. Until now, perhaps, because Guberif is making a comeback.

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