No one has been able to slow Coeur d’Alene High School’s dynamic passing game all fall. So Mother Nature took her shot Friday night. And like all of those who tried before, she failed, as the No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Vikings weathered cold temperatures, strong…
Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, right, yells about a call to an official in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday in Spokane. Gonzaga beat Eastern Washington 77-69. Jim Meehan SR story here. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)
Above all else today, please join me in giving a monster hat tip to the veterans who have served this country and those who are now serving this country. I can't wait to see my niece, a captain in the National Guard, return home this…
North Carolina forward John Henson (31) fights for a rebound with Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) and forward Branden Dawson (22) during the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game aboard the USS Carl Vinson today in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark…
Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander: Please understand that I spoke to several people this morning (at Pachyderm Club) who thought my vote would change on McEuen Field. I don’t vote on an item based on wether I will get re-elected or not. I vote based on the…
5:09 p.m. I-90 traffic traveled 5 mph as result of disabled vehicle @ M/P 8 (Huetter) & pine cones and needles blowing from trees, reducing visibility. 5:06 p.m. A large piece of metal reportedly is lying on I-90 @ M/P 16 (about Sherman exit). 5:04…
Harry Kawahara, of Caldwell, displays his Congressional Gold Medal in Caldwell. In October 1944, a young but determined Pvt. Harry Kawahara fought his way through heavy woods, freezing temperatures and fog in the wilderness of France. Kawahara, his wife and other family members traveled last…
"Just took a walk through Wallace," posts Kelsey Saintz, This Is Not A Fairy Tale. "I love the stairs here! There are flights and flights that go up the mountain to houses." 5 hours in a row/A Butterfly Moment SpoCats hate elections/Blush Response Mayor's race…
"I didn't take many photographs of the Veterans Day Parade in Hayden this morning," posts Councilwoman Kerri Thoreson on her Facebook wall. "After seeing these two riderless horses honoring our local fallen soldiers from the 116th, Nick Newby and Nate Beyers, I was kind of…
Dan Gookin: I was down at McEuen Field today. It’s November 11, the temperature was about 48, it’s overcast. The time was 1:00 PM. There was a guy playing frisbee with his dog. There was a dad and two boys playing catch. There were several…
Mayor Ron McIntire, who was re-elected last week handily, appears to be enjoying himself during the Veterans Parade in the city of Hayden. This photo was part of the Facebook album posted by Becky McIntire Boifeuillet.
On her Facebook wall, CindyH posts today: "At 11:11 on 11/11/11 I was stuck in traffic on Sullivan and wishing I hadn't set the ambitious goal of finishing a chapter of War Bonds every Friday. Do I get another wish, or is one the limit?"…
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. ... We are the dead: Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw…
DudleyDoRight: I disagree with Kage and pool, the current uses of McEuen dramatically under-utilize the public space on that site. Mrs DoRight and I walked past McEuen and City Park a several times per week all last summer and McEuen was a ghost town and…
Robert Sacre was in ninth grade the first time Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd saw him play basketball. “What you saw obviously is he had the great body, great energy level but he was pretty raw,” Lloyd said. “And you could see his personality back…
There are plenty of reasons I admire women my own age. They have faced dizzying twists and turns in what society expects of them. They have had to cope with an often confused generation of men. And they can be counted on to know what…
Members of the United States Civil Air Patrol of Coeur d'Alene marched in the Veterans Day Parade in Hayden earlier today. The group held banners with photographs of area solders who have fallen in the line of duty. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Spokane police chief…
11:51 a.m. Caller reports individuals involved in earlier dispute over snowmobile (10:59 incident) is trying to break into business @ 3024 Govt Way/CdA. 11:46 p.m. Canyon Road/Cataldo resident wants to see a deputy re: a theft. 11:45 a.m. A child is now breathing after having…
Four-year-old Annabelle Rogers, of Hayden got a ride on the shoulders of her dad, Staff Sargeant Ryan Rogers of the Idaho National Guard during the Hayden Veterans Day Parade on Friday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)
HucksOnline: You must be very pleased with the outcomes of the city elections that you were involved in? (7 of 7 of the Reagan Republican-endorsed candidates in 4 different cities won) Jeff Ward (president of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans): Very much so. We were…
Couples will wed in high numbers and women will induce labor so their babies can be born today. Others might worry 11/11/11 will bring bad luck or want to believe it brings good fortune. But just what significance does the Nov. 11, 2011, palindrome of…
Roger Madsen, director of the Idaho Department of Labor (IDOL), on Tuesday echoed statements made in late October by two GOP legislators to reduce the number of unemployment weeks. Madsen, in a letter made public by the department, advises lawmakers to reject federal funds for…
Thursday Poll: 38 of 85 respondents (44.71%) said they prefer the old Oldies but Goodies format of KVNI to the new one of ESPN/KXLY sports. 20 of 85 (23.53%) preferred the new sports format. 21 of 85 (24.71%) voted that they like neither format. 1…
Political life in Bonner County is a curious, and sometimes dysfunctional process. Like permissive yet negligent parents, residents mostly ignore whatever their government is getting up to until they just can’t ignore it anymore, at which time they tend to come down hard on the…
Workers guide the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in position, in New York, today. The 74-foot Norway Spruce, from Mifflinville, Pa. is approximately 75 years old and is scheduled to be illuminated Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Question: When do you generally put your Christmas…
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.
