Good morning, Coeur d'Alene.

The Spokesman-Review judging panel named nine winners in its annual pumpkin coloring contest, selecting three finalists each for ages 4 and younger, 5 to 8, and 9 to 12 from Inland Northwest entries, with gift certificates to Mobius Discovery Center (331 N.

Post St., downtown Spokane) for the top picks.

The Idaho Liberty Bell stopped at Spirit Lake City Park this week, where residents and students took turns ringing the bell as part of the statewide (America250) tour, and the bell will be at McEuen Park in Coeur d’Alene today from 4 to 6 p.m.

The Q'emiln Park boat launch ramp on the Spokane River in Post Falls will close for the season beginning Monday, Nov.

9 and remain closed through spring for safety as water levels are drawn down. Avista reports the lake is at 2,125.79 feet now with a target elevation of 2,123.50 by late November.

At a recent Spokane RUN conference, rafting and fishing guides and Nez Perce panelists said breaching the four lower Snake River dams would restore salmon and could create (about 180 miles) of dam-free river for floating and fishing, potentially boosting recreation and tribal fisheries.

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission extended the public comment deadline to Nov.

17 for Avista's proposal to build a 115-kV Carlin Bay transmission line near Lake Coeur d'Alene to add capacity for the east side; file comments online or by email and include case number (AVU-E-26-10).