The Old Folks team takes the lead during the Toilet Race Saturday in the Rudyard park at the Rudyard 100th Celebration in Rudyard, Mont. (AP Photo/Havre Daily News, Nikki Carlson)Wildfire near Ephrata now under control/Spokesman-ReviewGang shots fired during Hoopfest not 'surprising'/Meghann Cuniff, SRMountain lion startles…
At the Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV offers this photo and a bunch of others from Syringa Japanese Cafe & Sushi Bar under his regular "food porn" postings. Although it's close to lunch, this is one photo album that I can resist (although…
Noonish: A caller reports he's watching 3 blond-haired boys (11 to 13), one dressed all in gray, vandalizing property w/a Sharpie and roll of cut tape in Post Falls area.11:59 a.m. Off-duty Bonner County deputy has been following a suspected DUI driver s/b on H95…
Actress Kristen Stewart, right, poses with a fan after she talked about her new movie "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" on the "Today" show, in New York earlier today. The Dallas Morning News entertainment section calls the third movie of the "Twilight" series the best one…
Mike H: Minnick comes across as moderate or even conservative on most issues. However, his first vote will be in the Democrat caucus. That vote will be to select Pelosi as their leader in the Democrat Party in the House. That vote alone makes it…
HBO Poll: A whopping 75% of you Merry Hucksters (106 of 142) said you'd be less likely to vote for a candidate who took a loyalty oath, pledging to support the platform of the Idaho Republican Party. Only 20 of 142 (14%) said you'd be…
A woman struggles with Basque riot police during a clash in the Basque city of Bilbao northern Spain, earlier today. Thousands of Basque workers took part in a one-day general strike against the economic crisis of Spain where more than four million people are unemployed.…
Spokane's biggest Hoopfest in history is behind us but not before a gang-related shooting gave the event a black eye. Luckily the shooting happened right in front of an off-duty policewoman who played an integral role in bringing the incident to a swift conclusion. Detective…
New rules, courtesy of the Idaho GOP: From now on, elections are strictly advisory. If those know-it-alls at the state Republican convention disapprove of the results, they'll just call a do-over. That's what party faithful said last weekend. Delegates to the state convention voted to…
A colleague asked me this morning what's the best place to park and to watch the Fourth of July fireworks show along the north shore. I have a system that generally works, in which I arrive late -- sometimes 15 minutes before the show begins…
Gov. Butch Otter performs at the Daniel Dopps Memorial PRCA Rodeo in Mountian Home Idhao Saturday. The govenor and his wife were in the grand entry and then he was in the team roping event with partner Dave Dopps. (AP Photo/WT Bruce) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins,…
A search for a missing aircraft that was carrying two Daily Inter Lake staff writers and two men from Missoula shifted sharply late Monday from the Flathead Valley area to Sanders County and the National Bison Range. A command post for the search was set…
Be careful when transporting fragile goods," reads the copy. This Publics Service Announcement (PSA) comes from a Berlin-based campaign to advocate using bicycle helmets. Apparently over there, PSA's still go for the jugular but it's located a bit higher on the spinal column/Consumerist. H/T: Down…
Democratic incumbent Rep. Walt Minnick won the backing today of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “On issues ranging from competition in the health care industry, to lowering taxes, to reducing energy costs, Idaho’s businesses and workers have a tireless advocate in Walt Minnick,” said (chamber…
When athletes would run by an aid station during Sunday's Ironman Coeur d'Alene and ask for water, Gatorade, a cold sponge or bananas, they got it. When they needed sunscreen, someone put it on for them. When they needed encouragement, they heard it. When they…
I can't guess how many times I've thought of asking a Coeur d'Alene police officer about our panhandling laws in Coeur d'Alene -- only to forget when an officer was around. I rarely see panhandlers in town, although I've been hit up a time or…
And here's one final photo by Christa Hazel of Sunday's Ironman, showing the checkpoint at Silver Beach with an hour and half remaining in the race. Posts Christa on Facebook: "The moon rise was spectacular!" Now, we'll officially put Ironman to bed for another year.
In the "Kids Say The Darndest Things" department, Ryan Brodwater tells of a conversation that he had with son, Bailey, Saturday night: "Bailey asked me why tourists want to do bad things to us," begins Ryan. "I said they don't, and he replied, 'Then why…
Dunno if I was inspired by the Ironman Coeur d'Alene competition or not. But I rode my bike to work today. 2.5 miles mostly downhill isn't exactly 112 grueling miles around Kootenai County But it's a start. Actually, I try to bike, lift weights, or…
Item: Statewide ban of phosphate-laden dish soap to begin: Limit becoming law in Washington, Oregon, 13 other states/Associated PressMore Info: A ban on the sale of phosphate-laden dishwasher detergent is going statewide (in Washington) Thursday. Familiar brands are still available but they will have lower…
At Bloglander, the blog of the Inlander, Joel Smith posted this photo, tongue firmly cheeked, and this cutline: "Motorists heading south on Market Street in Hillyard on Saturday knew exactly where to go if they were having gastrointestinal problems."Idaho congressional delegates praise court ruling on…
On her Facebook page, Christa Hazel, who was covering Ironman Coeur d'Alene for Huckleberries Online, posted this photo of the beginning of Sunday's great race, with the caption: "This guy looked like he had second thoughts." I thought it was a perfect photo of Coeur…
5:46 p.m. A utility pole is smoldering after it'd been on fire @ Spokane & Warner/Post Falls.5:45 p.m. A green Suburban has a flat tire on I-90 @ M/P 11 (NW Blvd)/CdA.5:41 p.m. A silver bumper is lying across 2 lanes of e/b traffic on…
The biggest reason we have studiously avoided Hoopfest all these years, however, is that I develop a severe rash of a most private nature when I am in a vast warbling mass of unwashed people, regardless of their intentions or why they came together. Yes,…
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.
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