Few things are as nice as listening to local talent play at the Handshake Productions concert on summer evenings at Don Johnston's Sherman Park Square, City Park, Hayden and Rathdrum. Throw in the Arts Commission-sponsored concerts at Riverstone Park on Thursday evenings -- and you…
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning of a baseball game this afternoon in Seattle. Hernandez tossed a perfect game in the Mariners 1-0 win. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The Wine Cellar is taking it to the street level and beyond. After 20 years in its cozy, subterranean home, the restaurant has reopened next door at 317 E. Sherman Ave., where it stretches from the basement onto two additional floors, expanding the fun for…
5:37 p.m. Woman in Washington car w/kids swerves while texting on s/b H95 from Wyoming/Hayden. 5:21 p.m. Shopko security on Ironwood/CdA reports catching a shoplifter. 5:10 p.m. Undisclosed animal bite reported along Kidd Island Bay Road. 4:55 p.m. Chevron station @ Govt Way & Kathleen/CdA…
Eleven-year-old Jack DuCoeur, of Coeur d'Alene practiced his juggling act along with fellow members of Levity juggling group at Independence Point in Coeur d'Alene today. They will be performing during the fundraiser for Shared Harvest community garden on Saturday in Coeur d'Alene. (SR photo: Kathy…
The Phantom Photographer snapped this photo of Your Huckleberry Hound leaving the Ryan Larsen Band concert at Sherman Park Square Tuesday evening. Feel free to suggest a cutline.
I am so excited about my husband's new birthday present I gave him! I just could not wait to try it! :-) It's my day off so I am testing a batch of hamburger jerky. I guess it is easier to chew, so thought I…
I had a feeling it may be a while. There’s just something pretty sneaky about the Internet feed. No bells and whistles sound off to let you know when it goes down. Take, this morning, for example. I was scanning the Facebook feed when scrolling…
Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez is congratulated by teammate Justin Smoak, right, after throwing a perfect game to end the ninth inning of baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, today in Seattle. The Mariners won 1-0. ESPN boxscore here. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) If…
Maj. Ben Wolfinger, with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department, displays two prototype Hot Wheels cars made with the department name and logo. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Kootenai County has earned a place in Mattel Hot Wheels history. The sheriff's department's logo graces one…
While in school.. good old ROGERS HIGH in Newport, R.I. we had a teacher, Mrs. Clarke... Marion Clarke, I believe. She was a no nonsense English teacher and she would be horrified at my blog and all the mistakes and etc. But I do remember,…
In this Feb. 15, 2002, AP file photo, Julia Childs shows off her recently remodeled kitchen in her Montecito, Calif., home. Child, whose warbling, encouraging voice and able hands brought the intricacies of French cuisine to American home cooks through her television series and books,…
An account has been set up to help the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan with funeral expenses. Spc. Ethan J. Martin, 22, (pictured) died Aug. 7 in Koragay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered enemy small-arms fire. He was assigned to 1st…
On his Facebook wall, opinionator Kevin Richert of the Idaho Statesman writes: "An angry caller just said I'm 'one of the worst editors in the country.' So, there's that. #NowhereToGoButUp" I don't deal with as many angry callers as I did in the, ahem, good…
Jack Buell, a Benewah County Commissioner and local businessman, was formally inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame early Wednesday. Mr. Buell was named to the hall earlier this year after being nominated for the honor by Freeman Duncan, a former Idaho legislator. Mr. Duncan…
Two pre-teen girls reacted better than some adults at Athol Daze when they realized that a male in a nearby porta-potty may be in distress. At Bay Views, Herb Huseland tells the story of the two, Briana and Bethany, contacted Darlene Peterson, mother of the…
My Dad used to smile when telling his story about the young fellow who had just seen the classic 1962 World War II movie – The Longest Day – about the D-Day invasion of France in 1944 and was, in turn, telling his own father…
Cindy snapped this photo of little girls watching women practice a hula dance in a Spokane back yard Tuesday. The class is taught by Kuulei Silva Johnson, formerly of Hawaii, now Spokane. Cindy will turn a story about it sometime next week. Question: How many…
12:06 a.m. EMTs are staging for suicide threat on Green Court/Rathdrum. 11:53 a.m. Pedestrians in Post Falls reports that guy in vehicle threatened to kill them. 11:41 a.m. Officer civil standby requested in 1400 block of E. Young/CdA. 11:29 a.m. Female in tan Ford Escape…
Tuesday Poll: HucksOnline readers regularly use "Man cave," "bucket list" and "F-bomb" in their daily language -- three new words added to the Merriam-Webster's dictionary. However, "man cave" was cited as the most popular of all with 49 of 182 respondents (26.92%) saying they use…
The last day candidates can file declaration/petition of candidacy forms with the local clerk of the North Idaho College district for the three open positions on the NIC Board of Trustees is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Individuals who miss this deadline will not be…
How excited is Rep. Raul Labrador to see one of his House GOP brethren, Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan, on the presidential ticket? Judge for yourself. “I think Mitt Romney just won the election on Saturday,” Labrador, R-Idaho, told the Statesman editorial board. If so, we’re going…
Vandals and thieves who’ve been prowling around the Canyon at night in recent weeks have more than sheriff’s deputies to worry about. They’re in trouble with the spirit world, too. Lance Morris, an Assiniboine Sioux from Wolf Point who moved to Coram two years ago,…
This American Alligator was confiscated under a search warrant served on Christopher R. Harper for unlawful possession of a potentially dangerous animal. Piranhas offered for trade on Craigslist led state fish and game agents to seize several of the exotic, human-eating fish from an apartment…
I am writing in protest of the school board’s decision to end the International Baccalaureate program at Lake City High School. As a sophomore currently enrolled there, this affects me personally. When I transferred from Charter last year I was eager to cultivate my education…
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.
