Good morning, Coeur d'Alene.

Registration is open for the NIC Color Fun Run on Saturday, Aug.

29 at the college campus in Coeur d'Alene. Check-in is at 10 a.m. and the 5-kilometer run starts at 1 p.m.; students and youth join for free while others pay $20 and get a T-shirt + sunglasses kit.

The Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber will host Breakfast Connect on Tuesday, Sept.

8 from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Resort — an event featuring state and local education leaders to explain how operations levies fund public schools.

Avista will reduce water releases from Post Falls Dam to the federal minimum (500 cfs) starting this week, as hot, dry weather lowers water levels in Lake Coeur d'Alene.

State and regional agencies urge residents to conserve water for the continued dry conditions.

About 100 residents met Wednesday at Hayden Lake Country Club for the annual Hayden Lake Watershed Association meeting, discussing how boat wakes stir up sediment that erodes the shore + encourages algae blooms and invasive mussels that can damage lake life.

Officials at the Wilderness Society report that over 1 million acres of wilderness and wild lands in Idaho may be at risk due to a federal review of land management guidelines.

The Interior Department is asking for public input during a 60-day comment period + feedback will guide policy changes.

Coeur d’Alene Public Schools will meet Monday at 5 p.m. at Midtown Center to consider a proposal for a $30.25 million annual levy over two years (July 1 to June 30) to replace the current $25 million levy; public comment is accepted before the levy appears on the Nov.

3 ballot.

Governor Brad Little held a press conference at the Coeur d'Alene Interagency Fire Cache yesterday, saying Idaho stands with Washington as Spokane wildfires burned over 10,300 acres and forced more than 67,000 people to evacuate.

Fire officials stressed fire prevention while Coeur d'Alene remained under Stage 2 restrictions.

The Panhandle Health District, the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, and the DEQ have issued advisories for Fernan Lake and the north end of Hayden Lake after tests found harmful blue-green algae.

Residents should use caution when recreating as the algae can spread with wind & water traffic.

Cleveland Guardians first baseman Kyle Manzardo, a Lake City High grad and Washington State great, was sent down to Triple-A Columbus earlier this week after struggling at the plate.

He hit .215 with 13 homers and 39 RBIs in 102 games (career-low numbers) and now will work on improving his performance.