Downed tree cuts power to hundreds

When a tree falls in a forest, does anyone care? When it takes down major power line and puts 863 people with electricity, it does

That’s how people in the west end of the county experienced Monday morning when they turned on their lights and plugged in their coffee makers.

The power went off at 7:50 a.m. from Noxon to Heron and up the Bull River. There was no wind, no logger downing a tree across the lines. Just no power to their homes and appliances.

Northern Lights started receiving hundreds of calls asking why and how long until the power would be restored. The Trout Creek crew immediately responded as well as other crews from Sandpoint. Power was restored by 9:50 a.m.