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Dave March takes a sip of his coffee and looks through the windshield of his car, which is idling in the water in Newport Harbor, next to his 65-foot yacht.

This has been a dream for 10, 15 years, he says, his gaze fixed toward Catalina. Every time I see that island, I think, Oh, its not that far.

March, 58, has spent more than a decade developing the high-speed amphibious car he is about to take to market for $135,000 apiece. He has taken deposits from the Prince of Dubai, tycoons in Silicon Valley and millionaires from around the world.

On this day, he hopes to prove the cars mettle by driving it from his WaterCar headquarters in Fountain Valley, Calif., to Catalina Island.

The only problem is he has never tested the car on open water, and 30 miles is a long way to swim.

March has been building and testing amphibious cars, or amphibians, for years. He filed patents for his first amphibian in 2003. Six years later, he set the Guinness World Record for fastest amphibious car with the Python, which has a 450-horsepower Corvette engine and can hit 60 mph on the water.

The car that March is test-driving to Catalina is the Panther, a smaller, off-road amphibian that is the entrepreneurial fruit of 12 years of trial and error and hundreds of thousands of dollars in research and development.

Ever since he posted a video online of the Panther driving on the freeway, scaling sand dunes and impressing scantily clad ladies at a lake, Marchs phone hasnt stopped ringing. The car already has been filmed in three reality shows, including an episode of the current season of The Bachelor.

He also has received a deluge of emails from buyers around the world.

The embassy of the United Arab Emirates has ordered one, and Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the crown Prince of Dubai, has ordered six. Two of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley each have sent deposits with nondisclosure agreements to prevent their names from appearing in the media. NASCAR drivers are knocking at his door.

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Pioneers.

That's what Realtor Brian Kleinjans of Northwest Realty Group thinks of when he sells someone a home in Foxtail.

"They're the first ones in this neighborhood," Kleinjans said. "They will set the tone for how it develops."

Hallmark Homes broke ground on Foxtail a year ago, and a third of the 36 lots in Phase 1 are already sold. "The activity is very brisk," he said. "Considering the state of the economy, that's good."

Foxtail is one of the newest developments in Post Falls. Wandering through the quiet neighborhood, gazing at the sweeping prairie and mountain views, you can't help but feel a sense of openness and peace. Although Post Falls continues to expand, the growth is primarily on the west side of Highway 41, whereas Foxtail is to the east. So, the area around it is still relatively undeveloped.

"It has a rural feel, yet it's close to everything," Kleinjans said.

The location is "really advantageous." Although you feel like you're living in the country, downtown Coeur d'Alene, the Valley mall, and Hayden are all 15 minutes away. It's ideal for couples who work in two different locations, Kleinjans said. "They can take Highway 41 to Interstate 90 and turn either left or right." It's close to the high school and existing elementary school (the development's master plan includes another elementary school). And with the improvements planned for Prairie Avenue, access will be even easier (the development is bordered by Prairie to the north.)

He said that there's a good mix of people buying in Foxtail, "retirees and teachers with kids, and everything in between."

The lots vary in size up to 1/3 acre, and are perfect for "baby boomers, empty nesters, and downsizers who want a nice home with nice amenities, but don't want as much yard to maintain any more."

"Housing prices rose 10 percent last year in our area, so houses are worth 10 percent more, as well," Kleinjans said. Housing values increase based on the desirability of a neighborhood. So this is the perfect time to buy in Foxtail and get in on the ground floor, while it is still affordable.

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Dangerous tree removal
Christmas Eve 2013, 2am: Weeks of persistent rain and one powerful gust too many and down comes the area #39;s biggest tree. MEWP was a Nifty HR21 4x4. Saws: 200...

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Tree Removal or Cirque de Soleil
We had a mulberry tree removed from the backyard and the guy who did most of the cutting basically climbed the tree and then cut himself down from it.

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Adventure 18 - Pond Tree Removal
A tree Fell into the pond years ago and I am going to remove it. I am using a 4000 pound come along wench to pull the tree out of the water.

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HUNTSVILLE Operations at Huntsville Fire Station No. 2 are close to being back to normal.

Firefighters have not used the station on Sam Houston Avenue since a storm last April flooded the building with up to three inches of rain. Just as Huntsville assistant fire chief John Hobbs said last week, water and Sheetrock dont mix.

The flood caused enough damage to prompt the City Council to approve $150,000 in restoration funds to get the fire department back on its feet.

Costs for the mold and asbestos remediation make up $60,000 of the budgeted money requested, while drainage improvements accounted for $15,000. Another $75,000 was spent on replacing the exterior siding, interior walls, ceiling tile, heating and ventilation duct work and electrical work.

It came through here like a river, Hobbs said while standing at the back of the fire station.

A mobile home park sits behind the station on higher ground where a small retention pond is supposed to collect water. Between a suspected overflow of the retention pond and drainage issues, the fire station experienced its worst water damage in decades.

Fire department officials said the station has experienced water damage dating back to the 1970s and 80s, but never a flood quite like the most recent one that caused mold and asbestos to develop.

In the 1990s, there was a concrete water trough built to help divert water toward the U.S. Army Reserve Center, which sends the water through a pipe and eventually dumps onto Sam Houston Avenue.

Since the flood last year, a two-foot wall was built around the retention pond to help do the same thing. The stations ground level is now three feet higher and sandbags have been carefully placed in the area as well.

Over the years (the retention pond) has filled in, so its useless, Hobbs said. When it rained, the water would come down the hill and then it would pile up. Our drain wasnt big enough at the time. We had five inches of rain in this particular area of Huntsville. So we started doing measures to raise some doors and enhance the drainage with the citys street department.

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LA CROSSE, WI (WKBT) -

One La Crosse church is getting involved in a community discussion about compassion this weekend.

More than 6,000 students in La Crosse's schools are creating their own canvas tile to depict what compassion means to them.

Sunday, the First Congregational Church invited the public to take part and make their own compassion tiles at a workshop. Paints, art supplies and food were provided to those who attended.

Event participants say it's a way to express your own view of compassion, and its importance in our community.

"It's cool because you kind of express what compassion means to you, and you can kind of see everything of what other people think about compassion and what it means to them, said church member Evan Kyte. It's cool seeing everything coming together and everybody's ideas.

If you're interested in taking part, you can buy a tile for $3 from the workshop and work on it at home. Church officials ask that you return your tile by the end of February.

The tiles will be put on display in the First Congregational Community Room during Lent.

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