Loon Lake News

Apparently Tony Delgado from Loon Lake is afraid of the big, bad wolf. Many like him, whose fear and paranoia dominate the papers and public meetings in Eastern Washington, have started sounding loonier than the wolf huggers on the other extreme.

People that have to drive along Highway 395 north of Spokane are complaining that a lack of fog lines on the new pavement is making driving dangerous.

Gregory F. Francis and Lisa L. Whitcomb, both of Spokane. Bret L. Woodward of Colbert and Amy S. Hansen of Elk.

A car and district fire truck responding to the blaze south of Nespelem crashed Sept.

Lenice Lake has been very good for big trout, especially if you can fish around the frequent wind storms.

Let's say you want to know how much federal economic stimulus money has shown up in your county.

Town hall meetings are under the microscope this August as some members of Congress find hostile constituents waiting on their return from Washington, D.C. Liberals and conservatives argue whether the town halls represent the general public mood or ginned-up outrage.

Red Crass of Loon Lake was active in community issues. He said it "Think what we could do if everybody helped a little." - Red Crass Loon Lake angler and watchdog who served the area in active volunteer roles, ranging from protecting loons and grebes to tending trout net pens, before he had a stroke while kokanee fishing with his daughter and died ...

Brave souls decided to take it all off this last Saturday to set a world record for the largest, simultaneous skinny dip in North America.

Stevie Gilbert grabbed the yardstick, turned it horizontally and walked through Wonders of the World bead shop, the store she manages in the Flour Mill shopping center north of downtown Spokane.

The largest upcoming projects are repaving on intercity routes north of Spokane, including a 12.5-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 2 between state Highway 211 and Newport.

A $1,000 reward is being offered by the Loon Lake Loon Association for information leading to the conviction of loon poachers at Yocum Lake.