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SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009

Weekend Wild Card -- 6.13-14.09 31 

I didn't find the car I drove as a teen at Car d'Lane Saturday -- a 1967 Camaro convertible Rally Sport. But I saw several models on Lakeside and Sherman that were fairly close. As we were oogling the vintage cars, I used the phrase…

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Athol Biker Killed In Prichard Crash 

James C. Mitchell, 48, of Athol, was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his motorcycle on Prichard Creek Road, crossed the center line, and crashed into a pickup driven by Michael W. Ellis, 51, of Silverton. The accident occurred at about 1:55 p.m.…

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14YO CdA Girl Dies In Lake Accident 

A 14-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl involved in a personal watercraft accident died Saturday as a result of her injuries. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department said she sustained extensive internal and head injuries after being ejected from the Yamaha personal watercraft she was driving on Lake…

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CdA Educators Take Cuts, Save Jobs 

Item: CdA schools employees take cuts, preserve jobs/Jody Lawrence-TurnerMore Info: Teachers and certified staff whose contacts called for 5 percent raises next year agreed to scale those back, taking only 2.5 percent increases. Additionally, they approved an increase their insurance premium contribution by 3 percent…

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"It was all in pieces," said Bob Evans of Post Falls about his 1951 Chevy two door hard top in Coeur d'Alene on Friday, June 12, 2009. Evans spent four years rebuilding the car. He is part of Car d'Lane cruise and show this weekend. KATHY PLONKA kathypl@spokesman.com (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

Car d'Lane Rolls On 

"It was all in pieces," said Bob Evans of Post Falls about his 1951 Chevy two door hard top in Coeur d'Alene on Friday. Evans spent four years rebuilding the car. He is part of Car d'Lane cruise and show this weekend. (Kathy Plonka/SR)Question: Car…

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Poll: More Bike Routes

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Nic: Fatso Cause & Effect 14 

Nic: Speaking of things I've seen while walking to work: There is a gloriously obese woman who commutes along Ironwood between 5:00 and 5:30 in the morning. Every time she passes me, I can't help but think of Chris Farley's "fat guy in a little…

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Delayed In Colorado 

Passengers exiting an Allegiant airplane take photos and get a better look at the mud the plane was stuck in after landing at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport in Fort Collins, Colo., Friday. Passengers were taken by buses to the terminal. (AP Photo/Loveland Reporter-Herald, Jenny…

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DL: How Dare Obama Date Michelle 

David Laird: David Horsey has spoken out this morning for the non-aligned persons of American society who spend a disproportionate amount of time each day looking for reasons to hate President Barack Obama who recently took his wife out for dinner and a night at…

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Bent: 10.5 Cases Of Beer On The Wall 14 

Bent: I spent about eight hours bottling Wednesday (for Taryn A Hecker Photography & Bent's Beer Garden's Inaugural Summer Cook off in Spirit Lake Saturday, June 20). I got 10.5 cases in all. I made 10 gallons of Telepathy, a nice and smooth European pilsner;…

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ORG XMIT: PABLO101 Halo Kaiser, 3, blocks her ears with her hand and a teddy bear while being pulled along in her wagon as the siren from the Reliance Fire Company's aerial platform blares while taking part in the Berwick Elks Pet and Toy Parade in Berwick, Pa., Thursday, June 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise, Jimmy May) (Jimmy May / The Spokesman-Review)

Too Much Noise 

Halo Kaiser, 3, blocks her ears with her hand and a teddy bear while being pulled along in her wagon as the siren from the Reliance Fire Company's aerial platform blares while taking part in the Berwick Elks Pet and Toy Parade in Berwick, Pa.,…

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Huckleberries Online

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.