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Weekend Wild Card — 12.18-19.10

I'm nursing a twisted knee tonight as a result of one of the 4th Street businesses not clearing a snow mound from its sidewalk from the last big snow fall. I went for a long walk in the snow Saturday afternoon until I reached Pilgrim's Market northbound. At that point, the sidewalk was blocked with old snow & parked vehicles with their noses well over the sidewalk. So I decided to detour through the parking lot, where I hit a monster ice slick that was lightly sprinkled with snow, so I couldn't see the black ice. Luckily, I didn't blow my left knee again. But it's barking tonight. Pilgrim's isn't the only business along 4th with nearly impassable sidewalks. Now, for your re-posted Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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