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About 25 people attended Friday's dedication of a memorial bench for Battalion Chief John Morrison at the fire station at Third and Foster (a project led by the 2026 Regional Chamber Leadership Class honoring his 28 years of service).

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly spoke to 405 middle and high school students at Coeur d'Alene High School on Oct.

29 about life on the International Space Station, teamwork, and taking risks in a lecture hosted by Coeur d'Alene Public Schools and the Idaho Humanities Council.

About a dozen community members and about 100 NIC students gave feedback Thursday evening in the Lake Coeur d'Alene Room on a campus master plan that will guide changes to classrooms, outdoor spaces, parking and campus access (students urged stronger connections to the lake and outdoor learning).

Last weekend Kellogg High School Leadership ran a haunted house at the district Administrative Annex that drew its biggest crowd in years and raised nearly $3,000 to fund school events and the Idaho Student Council trip (eight themed attractions, including The Swine and Stranger Things).

Gonzaga's revamped men's roster projects as an NCAA contender and will begin a slate of high-profile nonconference matchups starting Tuesday night, but the team must find chemistry quickly against tough opponents and a new Pac-12 schedule.

Coach Mark Few's lineup brings offensive firepower and stretch big Chauncey Wiggins (6-foot-11).

In 1918 Coeur d'Alene's influenza outbreak rose to 135 active cases by Nov.

3 and claimed at least two children after the first death on Oct. 29 (7-month-old Lucille Jessick); Armistice celebrations on Nov. 11 helped push authorities to lift restrictions on Nov. 24 despite doctors' concerns.

Avista proposes a 13-mile transmission line, a new Carlin Bay Substation, and rebuilding O’Gara to boost capacity in east Lake Coeur d’Alene and serve 1,500-3,000 more customers at an estimated $45.5 million; construction could begin in 2027 and finish in 2029 (comments due Nov.

17; case AVU-E-26-10).

North Idaho College will host its fifth annual Career and Technical Education Trick-or-Treat Open House on Friday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Parker Technical Education Center in Rathdrum (free, all ages); visitors can tour labs to collect candy, prizes, and enjoy games, a DJ, contests, giveaways, and a pumpkin slingshot.