As a junior Henry Johnston took on Sandpoint High by demanding the school recite the flag salute each morning as required by state law but he couldn't take on City Hall when he tried to sell hotdogs at "Lost in the '50s." See below.

Speaking of Sandpoint justice, Tony Rosen wasn’t surprised when he read about the great Lemonade Stand Bust in Huckleberries Online. Last summer, he was pulled over on his way to work by another SPD Blue. Seems Tony was riding on the wrong side of the road. The cop told Tony the stop was for his safety, although there were no cars on the road except the officer’s Expedition. Mebbe Sandpoint police have quotas for harassing bikers and lemonade stands … And there’s more. Henry Johnston, now a U-of-I student, recalls building a hotdog stand in Sandpoint High’s wood shop, with plans to make a few bucks at the town’s “Lost in the 50s” celebration. Only City Hall wanted $10 for a permit to sell the sell dogs. Sound familiar? Also Henry needed a proper tax identification number and business organization documents if he coined a catch phrase like “Henry’s Hot Dogs” to promote his poor-man’s steaks. Now, older and wiser, Henry summed up his feelings about his hometown Lemonade/Hot Dog Gestapo in an e-mail: “Shame on Sandpoint.” Bingo.

Wanted: Help, Good Lovin’
A 47-year-old hunka burnin’ love with green eyes and a horseshoe mustache is alookin’ for a helpmate when he gets out of the Washington prison at Monroe in October. My niece Kelly from central California is still laughing about the Nickel’s Worth personal in which White Cowboy listed his attributes: weightlifting, romancin’, fishin’, ridin’, etc. And, oh yeah, “locked up first time in life.” Quipped Kelly, with a roll of her eyes: “That’s a real deal sealer.” But I wouldn’t bet against Cowboy. Most men are reclamation projects anyway – and this one comes with a ranch, horses and cows. Stay tuned.

Femme Transplants Easy To Spot
Stopthecrazygrowth, a regular Huckleberries Online commenter, tells how he distinguishes femme transplants from homegrown North Idaho wimmen: 1. Blond hair (at least for this month). 2. Drives a forty thousand dollar Chevy Yukon which has never been in four wheel drive. 3. Wears an Old Navy baseball cap with her ponytail sticking out the back. 4. Double parks in front of Starbucks for her mid-morning saunter in for a double latte. 5. Has a Golden Retriever with a red bandana around its neck (and insists on taking the mutt to public events). 6. Her idea of a good burger is one cooked on Reynolds wrap on hubby’s $2500 gas grill. And: 7. And her favorite Wine? "I’m bored here." Remind you of anyone?

Huckleberries
On a walk along Kootenai Cutoff Road Friday morning, Kootenai’s Cis Gors spotted a truck swaying in traffic. As it passed her, she noticed it was a Verizon truck and, sure enough, the driver was talking on his cell phone. Be careful out there … Overheard (on police scanner Friday p.m.): CPD Blue: “Question of the Day: Are thongs allowed on Coeur d’Alene’s City Beach.” As necks all over CDA craned to hear the answer on the scanner, the dispatcher replied: “Affirmative.” You can exhale now … Bumpersnicker: On the tailgate of an old primered black pickup, driven by a shirtless, blond, tanned teen boy in CDA late yesterday afternoon: "No shoes, no shirt, no problem" … “When I read obituaries of an elderly long married couple who’ve died within days of each other then I know love is real and monogamous love transcends any words I can possibly type here” – Bob Salsbury/Random Shallow Thoughts … On an orange VW belonging to The Scissor Goddess, a license-plate holder declared to one and all in CDA’s Fourth Street parking lot Wednesday: “I’m a beautician, not a magician” … “I was in a "sleeper cell" once. Only then, it was referred to as fourth-period Social Studies class” – Rant ‘n Rave with CdADave blog.

Parting Shot
You may know that Martha Stewart is planning to produce a show this fall along the lines of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice.” But did you know that she doesn’t plan to be as harsh as Trump? People’ll still be sent packing, but Martha has decided to use nicer ways to say: “You’re fired!” If someone’s from Idaho, for example, she said she could say: “You’re back in Boise for apple-picking time.” Apple picking? Southern Idaho? Seems Martha knows how to prepare potatoes 20 ways to Sunday but she musta forgotten where they come from during those long months locked up in minimum security.

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