From left, Jake Sestak, Will McDougal and Austin Sestak, all of Aurora, Colo, have their gloves at the ready as they hope to catch a ball during batting practice prior to the start of the baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies…
If I don't advertise my birthday, who else will? (Today) is the big day and I'll be older than Miley Cyrus but younger than Carol Channing. Somewhere in there. I'm excited because my mother is taking me out to Grumpy's, Joe Chapman's new place which…
Even more disdainful are the checkout aisle charity drives. There's always a photo of some adorable sick child handy. "Would you care to donate a dollar today so that (fill in the charity) can help cure poor little Tommy's tragic case of (fill in the…
Nick Adams: Having grown up (ok, maybe just gotten older) in rural Idaho, we always kept our dogs in the bed of the pickup—given that they were working dogs, it didn't seem to make sense to have them and all the mud, manure and dirt…
Cis: First off, when you are in the dr. office and the word cancer is said, every word after that is a blank ... one reason why you should have someone there, who can hear the rest of the words … The worse one I…
Bent: Okay, I have talked with Stickman (as well as many of you) and we are going ahead with the Bent Beer tasting tomorrow starting at 4:30-5 in his driveway. Featured beers will include: “Bloody Marion” a strangely interesting, but wonderfully tasty mistake I made…
JBelle: The treachery, betrayal and violence are what it's all about for me. This man, The Jesus, died under brutal and heinous circumstances for a gentle and loving soul such as Himself. Because it's painful, I think we separate ourselves from his suffering and martyrdom.…
In the news this evening: 500 attended a memorial for the 5 kids killed by their father in western Washington here. Nordstrom prez bought $140K worth of goods from his namesake store last year here. 2 students are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Detroit…
Bull rider Ben Jones of Sunset, Texas does a dance in the arena after scoring an 85.75 on Blingin' last Saturday night in Nampa in the Professional Bull Rider's Nampa Invitational. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Mike Vogt)SR Today In Photos here
HMOSuite: Have a question for the blog, tho. Not a loaded question at all. Just would like to hear some opinions regarding the Somali Pirate thing going on. With the Captain being held hostage, it is a delicate situation. What should Obama do about the…
You might not want to bet the rent on it, but New York statistical whiz Nate Silver is predicting Idaho may legalize gay marriage as early as 2011 ... Silver, who parlayed his knowledge of statistics into a career predicting sports teams' performance, recently branched…
In a post this morning, Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho writes: "These bunnies share a drink in their Post Falls hutch, readying for Easter egg hunt duties."Obama picks former AG EchoHawk to lead Indian Affairs/APStimson withdraws plans for golf course near Farragut/SREx-Gonzaga star Jewell pleads innocent…
Magician Prince Ali, left, tries to hypnotize Brady Olson in the ring Thursday at the Jordan Circus in the Bigger Better Barn at the Great Northern Fairgrounds in Havre, Mont. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Havre Daily News, Nikki Carlson)Top Cutlines:1. Sisyphus: hmoff, you are…
4:20 p.m. Shoplifter caught @ Super 1/CdA.3:32 p.m. Older man fell, hit his headk and is in seizure in Aisle 8 of Albertson's3:28 p.m. PFPD Blue looking for 14YO Post Falls Middle School boy who didn't return home on the bus as is his custom.3:24…
For $449,000, you can buy this 3678sf beauty on Baldy Road from Tomlinson Realty/Sotheby's International. There's a reason it looks familiar. In November 2006, the program "Extreme Makeover" constructed the home for Eric Hebert. Who caught the attention to program directors with his selfless act…
A man about 45 to 50 years old, driing a mid-1980s model Jeep pickup with Idaho plates, is wanted on a rape charge by the Bonner County Sheriff's Department. The rape occurred about 7 p.m. March 31 on Highway 2/200 near milepost 12, between Priest…
Tamara (Poelstra) remembers one particular one time when she brought her daughters to a soup kitchen. They weren't all warm and fuzzy about going yet they each contributed in a positive way. And then there is the gift in the outreach. Tamara remembers hearing a…
1. melting snow2. sunshine3. new grass4. 70+ degree weather5. not having to wear a coat6. not having to dress the kids in coats7. evening walks8. days at the park9. open doors and windows10. seeing the end of the school year approaching A Butterfly MomentQuestion: Can…
"Finally," Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns e-mails, "spring is in the air at Priest Lake." Pecky got this photo on Luby Bay's beach, where she said everything "felt like Spring, it looked like Spring, it smelled like Spring early today."
A 24-year-old Post Falls man was arrested Thursday afternoon on charges of robbery and aggravated assault in an incident that took place at an apartment complex on Cecil Road/Post Falls. William Justice is accused of holding a gun to the head of Shawn A. Phillips,…
We tend to be of the sort that does better with a list, or a map, or at least a visible path stretching out ahead. So far, we’ve had none. Details are not forthcoming, so far… “the surgeon will explain it all to you on…
Don Soltman, vice president of Kootenai Medical Center, has been unanimously confirmed to the state Board of Education, to which Gov. Butch Otter nominated him. Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, told the Senate, “I’ve known Don for a number of years and I highly recommend…
In this 1999 file photo by Marty Lederhandler/AP, Picabo Street, the 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist skier from Sun Valley, Idaho, takes a ski pose to show off her style at a press conference following the screening of the film "Olympic Glory," in New York. Street…
I attended neither of my parents funerals ... family stuff ... maybe I will explain one day ... But I did go to my dear uncle Dave's funeral. ... I did smile though cos when the vicar was doing his bit around the grave after…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.