Mrs. O & I toasted the New Year's enjoying Ruth Pratt and Tuxedo Junction playing in the ballroom of the Double Tree on Spokane Falls Boulevard as part of the First Night celebration. The band was playing "I'm A Believer" by the Monkees when the…
Sixteen-year-old Emma Burke of Coeur d'Alene glides across a frozen Fernan Lake earlier today. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Question: I've ice-skated on frozen lakes, in the Kalispell area. How about you? Ever ice skated? Ever ice skated on a frozen waterway? Tell us about it.
Thanks to a nice final push by Cindy while I was on vacay -- and a few cat photos, I suppose -- Huckleberries Online beat its previous record page-view count, set in 2010, by about 10,000 this year. The final county:2,605,110 page-views, 1,546,522 unique views.…
5:43 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Casino security holding male who allegedly stole wallet. 5:41 p.m. Someone on Dakota/Hayden reports threat made @ Hayden Super 1. 5:40 p.m. ISP en route to site of crash b/n Jeep Liberty & deer. Unknown location. 5:27 p.m. Ambulance en route…
Plungers dash out of the chilly waters of Lake Coeur d'Alene Tuesday during the annual Polar Bear Plunge at Sanders Beach. The informally organized event started with a few friends making the jump to more than 1000 people crowding the beach to swim or to…
"Another fried hot dog delicacy," posts Stebbijo/Stebbijo's Place. "Those darn foodie shows are dangerous. Take your hot dog and wrap it in a slice of thick cut bacon.Secure with a toothpick. Deep fat fry for about 5 minutes." More here. Featured Blog: A Bayview icon,…
If you haven't yet seen “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Jurney,” you might be interested in the review that I recorded for Spokane Public Radio: I was doubly prepared for my “Hobbit”-viewing experience. For one, my wife and I had just taken a 12-day cruise around…
Rebecca Nappi/End notes are donating the books above to the library as she prepares to prune 10 items per day for 1,000 days. I have a New Year's resolution that I started in December and have had no trouble sticking to. I am throwing away…
Baker Jim Hanson of Pilgrim’s Market has more than 23 years experience with artisan hearth breads. He specializes in European hearth breads and was trained in San Francisco and Paris. (SR photo) A world of hearth breads is now available at Pilgrim’s Market in Coeur…
The Union Gospel Mission in Coeur d'Alene has been open for only a few months, but in just a short few months, the women staying there have already formed bonds, strengthened by the challenges in their life and the future they have to look forward…
It’s mid-December and Susan Weathers sits in her office at Coeur d’Alene City Hall. The walls are bare. Her desk is spotless. Only a loose end or two need wrapping up before 2012 comes to a close. After more than two decades, Weathers is retiring…
In a press release from last week, the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans Board of Directors voted unanimously against implementation of Obamacare in Idaho. The release states: "Opposition to Obamacare has been a major component of KCRR’s political initiatives since its founding in 2009 and in…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen snapped this photo last night of eagle watchers at the boat ramp operated by the Bureau of Land Management at Wolf Lodge Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene last week. One eagle watcher was wearing a gun. Which prompted Duane to quip: "I…
KHQ's Mike Perry tweets: "Local gyms are busy today with new members looking to join. Anyone looking to start up a new workout this year? I'm going to give yoga a try with my wife starting tonight." Question: Have you ever joined a rec club…
The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.40. That’s down 6 cents in a month and it’s 2 cents lower than a year ago. It’s 11 cents higher than the national average. The average price in…
The last Coeur d’Alene City Council election was, to many people, a referendum on McEuen Park. That will be the case again this November, when the four incumbents — Mayor Sandi Bloem and council members Mike Kennedy, Deanna Goodlander and Woody McEvers — will be…
From cellphones to prosthetic limbs, passengers have a habit of leaving everything imaginable behind on airplanes and at airports, forcing some airports and airlines to put systems in place to try to reunite lost items with their owners. Earlier this year the situation became so…
Jeanne Helstrom, a former longtime colleague of mine at the SR's Coeur d'Alene office, was on KVNI-AM (1080) this morning to discuss her new book, "Morning Celebrations." On the KVNI Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson posts: "Our first guest of 2013 was Jeanne Helstrom making her…
11:45 a.m. Caller is on scene in 4900 block of W. H53/Rathdrum to report undisclosed theft. 11:38 a.m. A disabled black sedan w/flashers on is parked on s/b H95/Lacey, Hayden. 11:11 a.m. Resident @ H53 & Prairie/Hauser reports burglary. 10:57 a.m. Possible fraud in progress…
May the twelve months ahead be the best you have seen – I wish you good fortune in Twenty Thirteen. The Bard of Sherman Avenue (Illustration: 1937 Saturday Evening Post cover)
Three of Idaho’s neighboring states increased their minimum wage this week, while Idaho’s rate remains at the federal minimum. Montana, Oregon and Washington increased their hourly minimums. Now, all but two western states have higher hourly wages than Idaho. Idaho’s minimum wage has been $7.25…
Top row, left to right: Mike Crapo, Norm Semanko, Jay Inslee. Fourth row: Rod Beck, Scott Broyles, Sheryl Nuxoll, Jim Risch. Third row: Mike Ferguson, Katy Benoit, Cecil Andrus. Second row: Phil Batt. First row: Thyra Stevenson, tom Luna, Raul Labrador. (Lewiston Tribune illustration) In…
Arpie comments: I want to start by saying I like Mike. I have always thought of my senator as one of the few honorable men in Washington. His work on the deficit commission and on the gang of 8 is still our countries best chance…
A freezing woman displays her tats in the waters of Sanders Beach on Lake Coeur d'Alene as she was among the many revelers who took part in the annual Polar Bear Plunge New Year's Day. Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press reports about 1000 people participated…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen was on hand Tuesday when the region's Polar Bears gathered at Sanders Beach for their annual plunge into the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
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.
