What If …

… you held a North Idaho Press Club meeting — and only one member was still working full-time as a journalist? Well, you’d probably make him the president. Congrats to Brand X reporter Rick Thomas. I think. Rick was the only remaining journalist when the Press Club got together to break bread in the Lake City Thursday. VP Erica Curless (pictured), the past president, now is a horse massager and freelancer. And Sec/Treasurer Linda Ball is a freelancer/job seeker after receiving a pink slip from Brand X recently. Erica, a former SR colleague, told Huckleberries: ” It was really sad and pathetic, a North Idaho Press Club with no employed members.” She continued: “Due to layoffs and an unfortunate lack of interest by the majority of our “membership,” press club is barely an organization and we have no seminars or education events planned. Yet because the tiny core still likes to break bacon and catch up, we will continue to have meetings about every five weeks. So please keep joining us for coffee and chat.” (BTW, You the way you can see Erica’s ad and read about her Dog & Pony Show business in the SR Handle Extra pet section Saturday.)