Someone needs to tell the weather man that summer has unofficially begun in the City by the Lake. Memorial Day traditionally is the beginning of summer in Coeur d'Alene. There were a number of people frolicking at City Beach and City Park on Saturday when…
Before the memorial service for three Fairchild Air Force Base personnel who died in a KC-135 Stratotanker crash May 3 in Kyrgyzstan, Spokane Fire Department's Deputy Chief Bob Hanna unfurls the American flag after it wrapped itself around the fire truck's ladder is was displayed…
I suppose it was only a matter of time. Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Wayne Hoffman is now a meme: Idaho Freedom Man. (Don’t know what a meme is? Here’s a run-down from Wikipedia.) The memes poke fun at Hoffman’s ideology, saying things like “Thinks he knows…
5:53 p.m. Father tells investigating deputy he's fine, kids are fine & he wants no further contact with immediate family. 5:30 p.m. Deputy responding to trespassing call on H3/Larch Road, St. Maries area. 4:50 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for May 27-28 here.…
"It's like a beauty pageant," said Jacqueline Fargey of Lacombe, Alberta Canada as she groomed Lottie, her miniature poodle during the Coeur d'Alene Dog Fanciers all breed dogs show obedience and rally trials at the Kootenai County Fairground in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (SR photo:…
Only 2 or 3 have voted so far; time to vote ... Russian border guard veterans pose while bathing in a fountain in Moscow's Gorky Park as they celebrate the Border Guard's Day in Moscow on Tuesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze) Friday…
Vietnam veteran Mark Whitlow, center, sheds a tear as "Taps" is played at the end of the Memorial Day ceremony at Hayden Lake's Honeysuckle Beach Monday. Whitlow served in Vietnam 1972-1973. The Faragut Base Submariners group and the City of Hayden Veterans Commission put on…
Above, you'll see the letter sent to news outlets, including Huckleberries, by Councilman Dan Gookin announcing his plans to announce his plans for possible mayoral bid this fall. Dan Gookin appears to be ready to run for mayor. The second-year city councilman sent a letter…
In the Huckleberries comments section, Councilman Mike Kennedy posts: "Tony Stewart said something today that resonated with me (paraphrasing): "the law can't compel us to love one another, but it can compel is to treat one another lovingly" - in this case - with basic…
Frank Orzell, a leader of the failed Recall Coeur d'Alene effort in spring 2012, has sent the following to The Spokesman-Review: Following up on Recall CdA in which more than 5,000 signatures were collected to remove the mayor and three council members from office, Reclaim…
Tony Stewart, of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, dropped a copy of the proposed anti-discrimination LGBT ordinance by Huckleberries HQ moments ago. You can read the ordinance here. The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations Board preamble supports the principle tht…
After three days — and after 47 people bought tickets at $100 apiece — a house raffle to support the ailing Nampa School District has come to an abrupt halt. The Middleton nonprofit group Enriching Endowments Inc. shut down its Internet site Saturday, after receiving…
Update: From Sara Meyer Facebook page: This passed in committee by a 2-1 vote from the three council members on the General Services Committee. Councilman Adams voted against it. Christie Wood and Tony Stewart of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations will propose…
Ron Silver drops a wreath into Hayden Lake in memory of lost sailors in the submarine service before "Taps" is played at the end of the Memorial Day ceremony at Hayden Lake's Honeysuckle Beach Monday. The Faragut Base Submariners group and the City of Hayden…
At about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 16000 block of Danielle Road/Hayden to check on a male. The caller reported that he saw two young males dragging a third male, that was possibly intoxicated into an adjacent yard. Once…
On his Facebook page, Trustee-elect Tom Hearn writes: "I took a few days off for some badly needed rest at our little lake cabin after the election campaign. While cutting grass that was up to my knees, (since I hadn't been there for a couple…
I've always had the theory that you can accurately determine an area's population growth rate and level of prosperity by how many Macdonald's exist there. The first CdA area McDonalds appeared on former farmland on Appleway at some point in the early-mid 1970's, when Appleway…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "I have several friends who've never experienced loss. The loss of a parent, a child, a sibling ... They have no concept of cemetery visits, of mourning what once was and is no longer. And so they can offer…
A soldier's cross, a rifle, boots and helment symbolizing a fallen soldier, is displayed at the Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Honeysuckle Beach in Hayden. The Farragut Base Submariners group and the City of Hayden Veterans Commission put on two events, one at the lake…
Michelle Bristow greets her daughter, Kaytlynn, after school at Atlas Elementary School in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Bristow, a North Idaho College graduate, was named a Coca-Cola New Century Scholar through the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry…
Weekend Poll: Trustee-elect Christa Hazel received 113 of 204 legitimate votes 55.4%) from Hucks Nation, which wants to see her become the next Coeur d'Alene School Board chairwoman. Current Chairman Tom Hamilton was second, 37 of 204 (18.1%); Tom Hearn third w/34 of 204 (16.7%),…
10:51 a.m. Pickup w/b on I-90/MP 15.5 (Sherman Avenue) is against barrier after losing wheel. 10:45 a.m. 2 students en route to Silverwood from Quincy, Wash., reportedly drinking in vehicle on I-90 passing through Post Falls. 10:32 a.m. Crash b/n Sentra & Ford pickup w/firewood…
... That Jim Brannon is telling people that he will announce his candidacy for mayor of Coeur d'Alene this week, possibly Wednesday, by filing his paperwork for treasurer. Brannon was a central figure in a long lawsuit contesting the results of the 2009 city election…
Any Idaho school district teetering toward financial distress is a concern for all. But what happens in Nampa -- Idaho's third-largest school system - has the potential of swamping the rest of the state. That district is undergoing wave after wave of seemingly intractable maladies.…
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial launching point for summer. There's a very good chance this summer will be one of the most memorable in Coeur d'Alene's history - and not in a good way. McEuen Park, that 15-acre municipal magnet of both adoration and…
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.
