We had company. My Outlaws that double for our friends. … They came an extra 8 hours from their original destination to see us. I felt honored that they made the trip. As they are from San Diego. Outlaws are people who you use to…
The tail of a plane that crashed in a home is shown on Friday near the Aurora Airport, south of Portland, Ore. The homeowner escaped unhurt and the pilot suffered cuts on his head and leg. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Thomas Boyd)
As I mentioned in the comments thread today, Hucks Online has had a very good summer, including a surge this week that pushed numbers to between 10,500 and 11,600 on three occasions. The blog has never hit those highs before on three consecutive, nonelection days.…
4:46 p.m. A 4YO pushed the emergency button on the elevator at Post Falls City Hall.4:44 p.m. Vince, of Asset Protection, has a shoplifter in his office. (Store not mentioned)4:32 p.m. Caller reports that trailer occupant on Ridge/Post Falls owns 15 cats, some dogs, and…
"My photogenic & fellow sun-loving friend Stephanic Smith enjoys the lazy river at Boulder Beach/Silverwood Theme Park," posts Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "Although Silverwood Theme Park is open weekends through September, Labor Day weekend is the last chance to splash in their Boulder Beach waterpark."…
Mark Morris High School sophomores Greg Stephenson, front, and Brandon Braaksma show off their custom-made pink mouth guards in Longview, Wash, on Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Roger Werth)Top Cutlines:1. The boys model Boise's State's new Carnation Pink mouthguards, which look…
"Hi, I'm John Mellencamp." Yes you are. As many of you know, dear readers, the Lovely Family spent last night in musical heaven when we attended the Bob Dylan/John Mellencamp concert at Greyhound Park in Post Falls. Now, in the interest of full disclosure, your's…
Back in May (tweets RedSoxUnixGeek aka No Cannot Have blogger Shon), the Arizona Cardinals blog rank the chances of Max Komar making the final cut as nil: Under the "Out of the Mix" category, the soon-to-be-crow-eating Revenge of the Birds blogger listed Darren Mougey, Max…
I just saw this on CDA Night Out Facebook page re: this weekend's 2010 Idaho State HOG Rally by the Lake. Quoth: "Come and enjoy an expanded agenda, spanning four days, filled with great rides, great people, a great dealership and, most of all, great…
On her Mug Shot Spotlight feature, colleague Meghann Cuniff/Sirens & Gavels offers this photo of Michael Clyde Ward, a Shoshone County man who was arrested on charges of trafficking in heroin and delivery of a controlled substance, after a three-month investigation. More here.Question: Izzit just…
In a letter to the editor of the Coeur d'Alene Press, Lou Soumas of Coeur d'Alene writes in part: "In these fiscally tight times it is prudent to examine the cost of (Jim Brannon's) litigation. I estimate defendants legal cost will be, county -- $30,000,…
CHEERS ... to Howard Griffiths of Hayden. Running as a write-in candidate against an incumbent Republican legislator in the ruby red state of Idaho is a dirty job. But in the case of state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, somebody's got to do it. Hart sees…
On Twitter, former Idaho Vandal end Max Komar(shown making a diving catch against Houston earlier this preseason in AP file photo) has just tweeted that he has made the final cut on the Arizona Cardinals and is now a National Football League player. Komar, who…
On its Web site, KHQ reports that Brian Hirzel, the Hayden officer who shot & killed Spokane Valley Pastor Scott Wayne Creach last week, is undergoing questioning today. The story closes with this question: "If you were conducting the investigation interview of Deputy Brian Hirzel…
Gov. Butch Otter has changed his tone about Arizona's controversial immigration law. Today, he announced that Idaho has filed a "friend of the court" brief backing Arizona in its defense of the law. "State officials have the right under existing federal law to identify illegal…
From S.F. Chronicle game story by David White re: 49ers 17-14 win over San Diego Thursday night: "The two first-round picks -- right tackle Anthony Davis and left guard Mike Iupati -- have much to learn about starting in the NFL. But their accelerated learning…
Responding to concern by OrangeTV/Get Out! North Idaho that Cris Cuts were no longer on the Zips menu, owner Michael reports that he'll bring them back on a trial basis: "At any rate I announced to her last May that with the significantly reduced sales…
Hale Lake, owner of Island Noodles, stir-fries vegetables, garlic and ginger to be used in his signature wok-fired soba noodles dish Thursday at Pig Out in the Park. The annual culinary event in Riverfront Park continues through Labor Day. Cartoon: Bugs are taking us back…
Idaho Republicans are looking to make hay from a prominent pundit's forecast that the GOP will reclaim the House. If Republicans take control of the House, 1st District Democrat Walt Minnick would become "the least powerful congressman on Capitol Hill," Idaho GOP victory director Phil…
Speaking of females packing heat, Sidekick Cindy brushes up on her aim at the Fernan Shooting Range in preparation for her next stint subbing her at Huckleberries Online. She e-mails this note via Facebook: "This should terrify Kage Mann."DFO: I shoulda made this the photo…
Noonish: A female has locked her keys & baby in a black Nissan @ Grocery Outlet/CdA.Noonish: A dog is locked in a black Honda w/Oregon plates in Silverwood parking lot11:49 a.m. An elderly male has fallen and can't get up in lockerroom of the Wellness…
Huckleberries hears ... that Kootenai County Commissioner Rick Currie will announce his candidacy as a write-in for re-election early next week, possibly on Tuesday. Currie was defeated by Jai Nelson in a three-way race that also included Chris Fillios in the Republican primary in May.…
Thursday Poll: A plurality of 52 of 113 respondents (46%) believe the Idaho Vandals will win 5 to 7 games this year (in wake of their big 45-0 victory over North Dakota Thursday night). Another 34 of 113 respondents (30%) said they would win 8…
Looks like the Coeur d'Alene Press is giving Dan Gookin another forum to use Mayor Sandi Bloem and the Coeur d'Alene City Council as a punching bag. The latest broadside has just been posted online -- the free online spot not the one hiding behind…
For your reading pleasure, I present the falling perspective of the opening game between Idaho and North Dakota, from the Fighting Sioux side: "An hour before the game, UND coach Chris Mussman calmly assessed his team’s chances against Idaho, a Division I FBS team that…
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.
