After reading Dogwalk Musings today, I'm sad to report that DM's beloved Saint Bernard, Bacchus, has died following a lengthy struggle with health issues. Bacchus, of course, inspired DM to launch her blog as a place to put down the thoughts she had during walks…
Earlier, I published one photo of Twin Lakes from talented HBO shooter MikeS, probably taken 3-4 years ago. Now, I'll publish the other. Both are so good that I kept them when we switched over to the new blogware. Enjoy.SR's Today In Photos
The only survivor of a crash on Lovell Valley Road near Plummer, Idaho has survived two other one-car crashes on that same road. Joseph M. Matt, 24, of Worley, was thrown from a 1997 Jeep Cherokee about 1:10 p.m. on Tuesday after the car left…
Football season is just around the corner, but customers at one local sports bar will have to find new accommodations if they planned on watching any Philadelphia Eagles games or drinking any Coors Light. Steve Coffman, owner of Slates Prime Time Grill and Sports Bar,…
The North Idaho College resident advisers participated in a volunteer project through Habitat for Humanity as part of their annual staff training project. The Habitat for Humanity house in Bonners Ferry was designed by a former NIC resident adviser Ray Sayers. Pictured are current NIC…
Bea, a three-year-old giraffe, and Wilma, an ostrich, share a moment recently at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida's 65-acre Serengeti Plain. Just as they do on Africa's plains, the animals usually hang out with their own species. But recently, zoo keepers at Busch Gardens…
5:25 p.m. Mountain West/Ironwood reports a suspicious looking couple in bank.5:19 p.m. A red pickup has hit the guardrail & crashed into the trees on H41 & Spirit Lake Cut-across.5:12 p.m. Shirtless man is lying on the roadway @ I-90 & Pleasantview/Post Falls. ISP officer…
Her message back was appropriate and I even returned to the beach later in the evening and noticed that the nerdy kid whose family has a pretty nice boat had even found the groove of August. He's cruising slowly around the lake with a girl,…
At A Family Runs Through It, Idaho Dad figured he'd have time to catch some Zzzz in a hammock when his son became old enough to mow the lawn. He figured wrong. More here.Bob Holland & Co. entertains again/Bay ViewsBacchus: Goodbye, old friend/Dogwalk MusingsKaraoke: Tuesday…
"I have obtained an advanced copy of the proposal which is named ... "CASH FOR CODGERS" and it works like this... Couples wishing to access health care funds in order to pay for the delivery of a child will be required to turn in one…
A coupla days ago, I asked if you'd ever shaken hands with a president. Don Sausser, HBO's Eye On Sherman Avenue, responded in a private e-mail that he hadn't. But he got dang close. Take if away, Don: "I haven't shaken any hands but here…
The University of Idaho wants to make all first-year students live on campus -- a move that officials say could boost university housing revenue by nearly $400,000 and campus dining services by $300,000. UI President Duane Nellis has approved the proposal, and the school will…
A New Jersey blogger facing charges in two states for allegedly making threats against lawmakers and judges was trained by the FBI on how to be deliberately provocative, his attorney said Tuesday. Hal Turner worked for the FBI from 2002 to 2007 as an "agent…
Stacey Fog, background fourth from left, is reunited with his 1969 Mustang in Boise on Monday evening, after friends surprised him with the car restored with a unique shade of candy apple red and custom upholstery and more. Fog's 1969 Mustang was painted, upholstered and…
A van involved in a road rage incident in north Spokane Friday has been connected to a man in the Cheney area, and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is asking for helping finding him. The van’s Washington license plate was traced to a church in…
A 25-pound male raccoon is shown on the city hall roof Tuesday. Named "Houdini" by a city animal control officer who finally caught the resourceful mammal after a thirty minute chase. Authorities said it was not showing any sign of having rabies and was resting…
11:53 a.m. 50ish woman has collapsed in the Post Falls Post Office.11:48 a.m. DMV reports a possible wanted man from California is sitting in office.11:37 a.m. R/P on Cougar Gulch Road has contained a neighbor's black horse -- again.11:32 a.m. A 100-pound sack of grain…
A Huckleberries Online hat tip goes to Chris Guggemos of Handshake Productions who's the shaker behind the free summer concerts that we enjoy locally in five locations, including City Park (1-4 p.m. Sundays), Sherman Square Park (6-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays), Hayden City Park (Wednesdays), Rathdrum City…
News Release: As many of you may be aware,the Aryan Nation has once again been making headlines in our area by distributing their hateful message in neighborhoods throughout Coeur d'Alene and have now expanded to the Spokane Valley. The Kootenai County Task Force on Human…
The Missoula City Council has enacted an "emergency" ban on "aggressive" panhandling, No more touching without asking, following someone around, or using violence. (I think there might have already been a law about that?) It bans soliciting near ATMs and within six feet of an…
Again, the Bible doesn't belong to one denomination. Your assumption that it should be banned from public schools isn't based on the Idaho Constitution. It's akin to book-burning. I wanted my kids to attend Nampa Classical Academy because I wanted them to receive a classical…
Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, pre-tapes her opening number Tuesday for the Miss Universe 2009 competition in Nassau, Bahamas. (AP Photo/Miss Universe Organization, Richard D. Salyer)Question: Do you still watch beauty pageants? Which one(s)?
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Break out the pink jumpsuits and the sandwich boards. They can wear the jumpsuits while they’re repairing the damage they caused. When they’ve completed their community service, let them march up and down Main Avenue with the sandwich boards that explain how they vandalized public…
The Aryan Nations is experiencing an unwanted resurgence in North Idaho. Richard Butler and the Aryan Nations placed a black eye on North Idaho for years with their message of hate, until a lawsuit and Butler's death mostly wiped them out. However, a man named…
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.
