For Julianne Hough Fans ...
... you can hear how "Bubblehead Bob" Hough's famous "Dancin' with the Stars" granddaughter, Julianne, does as a singer by clicking on this link for "That Song In My Head" here.Hat Tip: MamaJD
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008
Souza Urges No Vote On School Levy
Note: A Berry Picker received the following e-mail from Mary SouzaJust a quick reminder to you all: Please vote tomorrow, Tuesday, May 20th, in the $31.1 million dollar School Levy election. You can vote at any public school, the hospital or the Mica Grange. Please…
Lilac Parade Treatment Upsets CDA Roller
In a letter to the Lilac Association, Ginger Cordes, founder of the Coeur d'Alene Derby Dames, protested an incident in which a Lilac Parade official mistreated her group here.
Huckleberries Hears ...
... That at least one little old lady was confused re: where to vote today, after receiving a direct mailing about the School District Zone 4 elections from "Mary Souzie." Anyone else out there receive a copy of the mailing? Huckleberries'd sure like to see…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 5/20/08
Steve Hanks/Lewiston Tribune, APConstruction workers join aluminum panels together to make the new screen at the Sunset Auto-Vu drive-in in Grangeville, Idaho on Monday. The 52-year old screen was blown down by 80 mph winds in November. Story here 1. Idaho's U.S. senators both said…
Kennedy Diagnosed w/Brain Tumor
Doug Mills/AP PhotoIn this June 11, 2002, file photo, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. gestures during a Capitol Hill news conference. A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of…
Isolated In Cataldo
Young Kwak/AP PhotoIlene Huber, left, and her husband Don bring Shannon Carney to her mother Allison Carney, not pictured, via a boat, the only method of transportation possible as a result of floodwaters caused by a rise of the Coeur d'Alene River covered roads in…
IdaBlue: Truly Independent Idaho Voters?
My point is that this match up reveals the truth behind a canard I hear every election. Someone will be noting how reflexively Republican Idaho voters are, and the reply is "If Democrats would put up good candidates they 'd get more people elected." Well,…
Sandpoint 'Extreme Home' Owner Must Sell
Item: Extreme Home for sale: Hebert can’t afford upkeep nor time for maintenance/Marlisa Keyes, Bonner County BeeMore Info: Upkeep on the 3,678-square-foot challenge also is difficult. Hebert, who is single, works full-time and spends most evenings taking the kids to baseball and soccer practice. He…
AM Headlines -- 5/20/08
Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene Press, APBecky Orchard, a midwife in training and a certified doula, does a check-up on 3-week-old Cody Drake as his mother, Kelly Routt, watches Wednesday at Dayspring Midwifery Services in Hayden. Story here*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Rain could make flooding worse/Thomas Clouse,…
A Mother Grieves For Lost Son
RE: Accident victim touched livesI can hardly breath these days because Shane is my son. I cannot tell you how much finding the site means to me. Thank you for the picture-I love seeing Shane grinning even after a tough work out like shoveling a…
Signe: Dubya Gets Ever Higher Marks
Signe Wilkinson/Philadelphia Inquirer
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008
Body Found In Spokane In SUV w/KootCo Plates
Spokane police are investigating a possible homicide after a group of teens walking home from McDonald's found a body in a sport utility vehicle Monday about a block from their Jefferson Street apartment. The body was in the backseat of a white Nissan Pathfinder with…
Wild Card Monday -- 5/19/08
It looks like we're going to have another glorious day in the Inland Northwest today. I'm debating whether I should turn the sprinklers on today. Or wait until after the midweek rain that's headed our way. After the winter and early spring that we've had…
APhoto of the Day -- 5/19/08
Matt Rourke/AP PhotoKatie Hutchinson of Westminster, MD glides down a beer soaked slide in the infield at Pimlico Race Course before the 133rd Preakness horse race, Saturday in Baltimore. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. After the event, the remaining beer was poured into bottles labled…
It's My 2 Cents -- 5/19/08
In the last 2 weeks, I've had two siblings from my side visit in Coeur d'Alene. And my wife has had 2 siblings from her side visit. In times past, the routine for sight-seeing was fairly simple. Go down to Sherman Avenue for a coffee…
Election 2008 -- Commissioner District 1
The winner of the GOPrimary for Kootenai County Commissioner District Seat 1 will face Democrat Steve Caires and Independent Bob Macdonald in the fall election. Who will win the nomination?Rick CurrieTom CroninJai NelsonLeague of Women Voters guide here
Rocky's Cabin On The Move ...
... Work crews have resume their efforts to relocate the cabin formerly owned by Duane Hagadone on Casco Bay to Sheriff Rocky Watson's property on Cougar Bay. The cabin has been moored in two pieces on the lake while workers waited for high water to…
HBO @ Noon: I'd Rather Be Fishing
Ron Johnson/Peoria Journal Star, APSeven-year old Timothy Bressler of Peoria, Ill., shows his excitement after landing this bullhead during the 37th annual Clyde West Fishing Derby at the Glen Oak Park Lagoon in Peoria Saturday.Question: How often do you fish?
Motorcyclist ID'd, Bayview Grieves
On a very sad note, the Coeur d'Alene Police reported that a motor vehicle/motorcycle accident happened near Cenex on Government Way Friday Night. Killed was Nathan Peck of Bayview. Nathan is the son of Neil and Debbie Peck and the Grandson of Al & Edie…
MamaJD: T-Ball Trash Talk
MamaJD: I believe that my son and MikeK's son are playing against each other in tonight's Mariners Tigers T-Ball game. Let the trashtalking begin! It's GAME ON, Kennedy.DFO: This side of grandparenthood, I never again will have to watch a T-ball game. Even when my…
AM Headlines -- Capt. Ben's Honor Roll -- 5/19/08
The featured scofflaws in sheriff's Capt. Ben Wolfinger's weekly warrants roundup are (from left): Michelle Story, 29, of Pullman (who is wanted on a probation violation for grand theft); Theodoro Antonio, 28, of Otello, Wash. (who is wanted for failure to appear for possession of…
CDA Press: Yes On SD271 $31.1M Levy
Item: Coeur d'Alene School District expects high election turnout: Absentee ballots double for $31.1 plant facilities levy/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressPress Urges Yes Vote: Critics are justified in being upset that the district did not do what it said it would do when voters approved…
Online Poll: Grading Tim White
How would you grade Tim White's tenure as University of Idaho president?/Lewiston Tribune.A — He was an outstanding leader and should be commended.B — He righted a listing ship but left the job undone.C — He did OK but in the end he just wasn't…
Signe: Polar Bear Love
Signe Wilkinson/Philadelphia Inquirer
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