A devotee of the Jui Tui Chinese Shrine has his cheek pierced with a wrench at a procession during the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, southern Thailand earlier today. The festival, held annually at the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrates vegetarianism with the…
Dunno which Downtown Coeur d'Alene drunk from September amuses me more -- The man who was walking south in the crosswalk @ 4th & Sherman with his butt exposed (to moon friends who were behind him)? Or the 25YO woman in a pink blouse, carrying…
It sounds like Downtown Coeur d'Alene was a war zone between Sept 7-29, with Coeur d'Alene police responding to one fight after another. Examples: Saturday, Sept 17: 0032 hours: 201 N 2nd St - #CD1492604 – Fight – Eight people fighting near CDA Press and…
My wife and I were touring an art museum when we discovered that art wasn't the most remarkable aspect of the building. The most memorable part of the building was the restrooms. We were in a Spanish museum when we both needed a bathroom and…
Week 5 Rankings: Rank Team Record Points 1st Place Votes 1. Coeur d'Alene 5-0 30 5 2. Ferris 4-0 25 3. Colfax 4-0 18 4. Freeman 5-0 11 5. Post Falls 5-1 10 6 Central Valley 4-1 8 *Also receiving points: West Valley (2), Mead…
George Sayler, the former Idaho legislator who's now running for City Council emailed HucksOnline: "I thought you might like to know, since I have read on Huckleberries about other candidates facebook pages, that I now also have one. It is brand new and I am…
Amanda Knox, center, is escorted as she arrives for an appeal hearing at the Perugia court, central Italy, earlier today. The 24-year-old Knox looked tense as she entered a packed courthouse. Moments ago, the court found Knox not guilty of murder and 4 other charges.…
A Priest River High football player is in a Spokane hospital recovering from an injury sustained in a 63-6 loss to Timberlake on Friday. Details are sketchy because Priest River High School isn’t releasing any information. Athletic director Brandi Johnson is referring all calls to…
When hunters go afield in search of game this fall, many will leave their wives and girlfriends at home to manage the household. For some women it’s a break from their men, a time to indulge in their own hobbies. For others, it just means…
Contrary to what you may have heard, Sandi Bloem doesn’t have a no-clap rule for her council meetings. Her Sandiness was accused by detractor Mary Souza of not allowing applause during her three terms as Coeur d’Alene mayor. Souza, who operates the anti-Bloem administration website,…
This might get played down in church, but Father Roger LaChance assures that the good book has animals covered. After all, Genesis says the man upstairs gave them names. "When you name something, you know it, it's part of your existence," LaChance said. Still, it…
Family members watch as the remains of U.S. Army Spc. Robert E. Dyas leaves the tarmac Sunday at Gowen Field in Boise. Dyas was killed in action in Afghanistan on Sept. 21. Statesman story here. (Idaho Statesman: Chris Butler) Letterman snags wrangler who saved boy…
11:37 a.m. Dustin is in a hurry to get a VIN inspection on his vehicle. 11:05 a.m. Caller from 1500 block of E. Elm/CdA reports a trespasser on premises. 10:53 a.m. An employee of Safeway, on Neider/CdA, reports some kind of threat made. 10;51 a.m.…
To have you Pac-12 is a treat – the Cougs need more teams they can beat. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation doesn't want to know the party affiliation of candidates running for office in local, nonpartisan elections. The county Reagan Republicans, the Pachyderm Club, and other county Republicans are pushing candidates to reveal their party affiliation. 97 of 177 (54.8%) don't want…
Niklas Ajo of Finland falls from his Aprilia during the 125cc race at the Grand Prix of Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, north of Tokyo, Sunday. Ajo retired from the race after the accident. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) Question: Have you ever…
Seems Bill McCrory is upset by that Coeur d'Alene Press poll that shows newcomer Adam Graves comfortably ahead of long-time incumbent Ron Edinger, 56% to 44% (or about 310 to 245 votes). McCrory is miffed that the bar graph seems to put Graves even further…
In a presentation to the Kootenai County Pachyderm Club Friday morning, Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate Steve Adams said the city staff of 350 employees was up to 100 jobs too many. All this pased on an article published by the Ludwig von Mises Institute,…
Idaho quarterback Brian Reader eyes a penalty flag during a play against Virginia during an NCAA college football game Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. Idaho lost in overtime to the ACC Virginia Cavaliers 21-20 when a 2-point conversion attempt fell short. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, P. Kevin…
Mike Patrick, writing for the Coeur d'Alene Press editorial board, nailed it Sunday when he wrote that the controversial International Baccalaureate program deserves scrutiny but not dismantling: "We believe IB has been an important option for ambitious students, but we agree with critics that the…
Woman in traditional clothes watch a young boy during a traditional annual harvest festival procession in Lofer, the Austrian province of Salzburg on Sunday. AP Photo /Kerstin Joensson) DFO: Do to a lack of wide-spread participation, I'm suspending the APhoto of the Day cutline contest.…
In a Sunday post, Dennis Mansfield, a long-time figure in Idaho's conservative politics, writes: "John McGee must resign his Senate seat at the soonest possible time. He has brought about "behavior unbecoming the Idaho State Senate" by his actions this year - and proper government…
In his Sunday column, John Blanchette/SR discussed the ultimate price that former, indestructible Post Falls Trojan star Joe Tofflemire paid to play in the NFL. Tofflemire died last week at his home at age 46. His brother, Paul, and the extended family weren't surprised as…
All in all, we have a good weekend on the football front. Moscow got over its jimjams and decided to travel to Coeur d'Alene next Friday to play the state's No. 1-ranked Viks (although the game will no longer be designated as homecoming). WSU opened…
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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