Feeling the need for speed in the Tetons • Biting the hand that gets you high • Poor planning at CSI • One year ago today ... • Spirit Lake looks different at 100 • Grain spill causes a mess in Rexburg

Feeling the need for speed in the Tetons

The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that last month ultra-endurance athlete Matt hart took his skills to the trails of Grand Teton National Park to carve out a stunning speed record on a 33.7-mile Teton loop that "would take most hikers two days to complete."

Hart's route circumnavigated the high peaks of the range, gained more than 8,000 vertical feet and took him six hours, 29 minutes to complete July 29.

Hart, a Driggs resident, worked for Microsoft Corp. in Seattle until 2005, when he quit his job to pursue racing full time.

"I thought it would be cool to set up the route and see what people can do," Hart said. "It's pretty easy with all the awesome trails in the Tetons to figure out a logical loop."

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Biting the hand that gets you high

Garden City marijuana advocate Ryan Davidson has filed a lawsuit against the national Marijuana Policy Project, claiming the organization withdrew funding from his pro-pot campaign in the Wood River Valley.

"They pulled the funding after the cities rejected our initiative petitions," Davidson told the Idaho Mountain Express on Tuesday. "They bailed on us and left us hanging."

Davidson, chairman of The Liberty Lobby of Idaho, received a $60,000 grant from Washington D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project when he moved to Bellevue in 2004 and started his pro-marijuana grassroots movement.

Davidson filed marijuana reform initiative petitions in 2004 with the cities of Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey. All three municipalities rejected the petitions.

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Poor planning at CSI

The Times-News reports that construction work on an intersection is underway this week as the semester begins at the College of Southern Idaho.

Crews are working on a new entrance to the college, and traffic is an issue, according to the paper.

CSI spokesman Doug Maughan said the traffic flow should improve soon.

"We're hoping this week will be the worst of it," he said.

The first week of school?

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One year ago today ...

Can you believe it was a year ago today that Sen. Larry Craig said in a statement he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct when he was arrested at the Minneapolis airport and should have not pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct?

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Spirit Lake looks different at 100

Residents are celebrating the centennial anniversary of the little town of Spirit Lake in northern Idaho.

The town, once dominated by the timber industry, now has a bank and dentist office.

"The changes in our community have afforded the opportunity for many not to have to go to Spokane or Coeur d'Alene because we have all the services right here," 25-year resident Florence Estes said.

"I don't know we lack too much, plus we have a beautiful lake. You can go from one end of town to the other and it's a real compliment."

The Coeur d'Alene Press says the town has been celebrating all year, holding history skits, walking tours and an art contest, but that the main event is Labor Day weekend.

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Grain spill causes a mess in Rexburg

A Brigham Young University-Idaho student got a lesson in physics Tuesday when he took a corner too fast and the grain truck he was driving tipped over, causing a big mess in downtown Rexburg.

While crews tried to salvage as much grain as possible, some diesel spilled onto the roadway and was soaked up by the grain.

The accident caused $20,000 of damage, and the driver was cited for driving too fast.