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The Idaho Panhandle is the northern region of the U.S. State of Idaho that encompasses the ten northernmost counties of Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone. The southern part of this region is sometimes referred to as North Central Idaho, with the rest as North Idaho. The panhandle is bordered by Washington state to the west, Montana to the east and British Columbia to the north.
Coeur d'Alene is the region's largest city. Other important cities include Lewiston, Moscow (home of the University of Idaho), Post Falls, Hayden, Sandpoint, and the smaller St. Maries and Bonners Ferry. The region has a land area of 54,422.49 km? (21,012.64 sq mi), or 25.39 percent of Idaho's land area; there is also 839.07 km? (323.95 sq mi) of water area. The estimated population of the Idaho Panhandle as of 2004 was 295,160, or slightly more than 21% of Idaho's estimated population of 1,393,262. The 2000 census number was 278,866 residents, or 21.55% of the state's population at the time.

The Panhandle region observes Pacific Time north of the western-flowing Salmon River in the southern part of Idaho County. The rest of the state observes Mountain Time, which begins at Riggins. The Idaho Panhandle is also the only panhandle of a United States which borders two other states and a foreign country (Canada).

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Ethanol adds to winterizing woes

Oct 7, 2008 9:29 am

Equipment with fuel containing ethanol requires a completely different approach when winterizing. "Alcohol attracts moisture out of the atmosphere on a one-to-one ratio by volume," said Stev...

Prices plummet

Oct 7, 2008 9:29 am

KOOTENAI COUNTY -- Jan Hartley watched the price run on a pump at ExxonMobil in Coeur d'Alene unsmiling on Monday, her hands stuffed in her pockets.

St. Vincent de Paul, ICARE merge services

Oct 6, 2008 5:44 pm

COEUR d'ALENE -- St. Vincent de Paul has extended its reach across Kootenai County by merging with ICARE, a nonprofit organization that specializes in programs that help parents deal with the stress o...

Analyzing annexations

Oct 6, 2008 5:44 pm

POST FALLS -- Post Falls has a new tool for analyzing annexation requests. The City Council on Tuesday night will be introduced to a fiscal impact analysis model software program that shows the annexa...

Special Needs Recreation provides nurturing environment

Oct 6, 2008 9:16 am

COEUR d'ALENE -- Letting go isn't a problem for Janet Waterdown. The Coeur d'Alene mother watches her 14-year-old, Abbey, jaunt across the gym at Sorensen Elementary on Friday with a beaming smile.

'Lifelong friends'

Oct 6, 2008 9:16 am

COEUR d'ALENE -- The bright lights were shining, the girls were dazzling, but when the leading lady was announced, it was evident the night was more about support than competition.

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Oct 6, 2008 9:16 am

"Not everybody is cut out for college." I hear that a lot. My reply is always the same: "True... but everybody should have the opportunity to go if they want to."

Your Community College

Oct 6, 2008 9:15 am

While your community college works hard in the present and makes plans for the future, we also take time to think about our past. On Sept. 18, 1933, the very first student walked through the doors of ...

Join the Club

Oct 6, 2008 9:15 am

In the spring of 1959, I was a student at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic School on Chicago's west side. I was in the eighth grade and less than two months from graduation.

Family Matters

Oct 6, 2008 9:15 am

Lights, camera, action! Every year a great many people run to California to become a movie star or be on TV. While not all of us have a dream of being a movie star, most of us from time to time have t...

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