As the chair of the CDA Arts Commission, I want provide a little insight into the process -- and this specific call to artist. We did a national call for this art position. Why would we do a national call vs something just local? 1.…
Deanna Goodlander (RE: LastDemoIn Idaho: How about TLC for seniors): Spudbob. if you are referring to the Jewett House, the city received the House and the Beach in front of it with an agreement that it would be used for senior activities. The house is…
Councilwoman KerriT (RE: Look within for next police chief): In Post Falls we've been fortunate to replace longtime Chief of Police Cliff Hayes in house with Chief Scot Haug and just a year ago, our longtime finance director Shelly Enderud was chosen to replace Eric…
John Cross, center, Idaho GOP Region 1 chairman, and state Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, left, greet state Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, who flew into the Kootenai County airport Saturday to announce his gubernatorial candidacy. Cross, a former southern California law officer, presented a resolution…
AAA Idaho expects some 195,000 Idahoans to hit the roads for Thanksgiving holiday travel this year, and the motorists group says there’s good news for travelers: Idaho’s gas prices have dropped below the national average for the first time since the third week in May.…
In a state so in love with free-market capitalism, the fact that Idaho continues to pick winners and losers in the booze industry is confounding. Idaho still clings to a long-outdated, population-based system that limits each city to one licensed bar for every 1,500 citizens.…
The forecast is good for Thanksgiving. But maybe not so good for the Gonzaga Bulldogs this year. Meanwhile, the Apple Cup looms ahead for the resurgent WSU Cougs. And the Idaho Vandals will complete their journey in the Independent wilderness with only one win. Next…
William Witters, of Valparaiso, Ind., waits for a ride in a wheelchair after passing through security at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday. Thanksgiving travelers scrambled to book earlier flights Tuesday to avoid a sprawling storm bearing down on the East Coast with a messy…
Facebook Friend D.J. Nall posts: "I sure do miss my mother today. She would fix a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner for us and smile the entire time. Unfortunately I really hate cooking as much as anyone could hate anything. My husband knows that fact about me…
Update: Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Ron Clark located runaway Jeremy M. Yaken in the 1700 block of North West Boulevard. Officers received a tip of his whereabouts from an alert citizen that monitored the Coeur d’Alene Police Facebook page. Chief Clark spotted Yaken and was…
There haves been a a lot of reports, along with video, of what is being called the Knockout Game. Where one person sees if he can get away with sucker punching another, knocking the unsuspecting person to the ground. In the video some of the…
Artist Mary Dee Dodge, center, has been working on the murals for the “Lodge of the Storyteller.” The room will house equipment to record and edit oral histories for the StoryCatcher Project. Also pictured, left to right, Library Director Bette Ammon artist Barbara Mueller, artist…
A turkey stands in a pen as Gov. Mark Dayton kicks off Thanksgiving week in Minnesota with a brief stay of execution for the turkey at the state Capitol in Minneapolis on Monday. The turkey will be sent to the St. Paul Salvation Army and,…
5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Nov. 25-26 here. 5:18 p.m. Multi-vehicle crash is blocking w/b I-90/H41 offramp/Post Falls. 5:09 p.m. Search for runaway taking place at base of Tubbs Hill/downtown Coeur d'Alene. 5:08 p.m. Undisclosed juvenile problem reported @ Winton Elementary,…
Silver Mountain Resort plans to open its lifts for skiers on Friday, joining the rest of the region's ski resorts in opening limited terrain to take advantage of early season snow, according to Rich Landers of the Outdoors blog. More here. Nerd wikis/Tech Deck It's…
Deputies with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office were called to a home in Post Falls on Monday for a report of a burglary in progress. A Post Falls resident came home just before 3:00pm Monday afternoon to find a man walking on his property near…
Facebook Friend Janna Rankin Scharf posts: "I pulled into a 15 min parking spot at 3rd & Sherman and just missed nailing the meter reader guy with my door when he pulled up beside me to tag my tire! Crimony! I may be the worlds…
Gonzaga center Sam Dower (35) shoots a layup while being defended by Chaminade forward Frankie Eteuati (13) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational today in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) After losing their first game of the…
"Today's assembly at CHS had an incredibly touching moment: the entire school gave Coach Shawn Amos a lengthy standing ovation followed with students chanting 'We Love Amos!' We love Amos, indeed. Once again, congratulations to our students, coaches, families and community for winning the Idaho…
Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa says his recent decision not to run for a fourth term in office came down to one question. "Did I have the inner zeal in my body, the fire in the belly to run?" Ysursa says. "I just didn't…
President Obama urged a room of Hollywood executives and employees on Tuesday to "think long and hard" about the messages gun violence sends in movies. "We gotta make sure that we're not glorifying it," Obama told the crowd at DreamWorks studio, adding that movie executives…
The latest piece of public art was recently erected at Fourth Street and Kathleen Avenue roundabout (by Coeur d'Alene Church of the Nazarene), according to Keith Erickson/Coeur d'Alene Today. The piece, entitled “Umbrellas Gracilis,” is the work of Dave Frei and Jennifer of Cobalt Designworks…
Scootermom (RE: What Thanksgiving?): Medical care is necessary. Elder care is necessary. Buying crap at WalMart is not necessary. It wasn't so long ago that damn near everything was closed on Thanksgiving. Then, some restaurants opened and some grocery stores followed. While I'm not wild…
LastDemoInIdaho: I don't dislike public art, but can't help wondering about the city of CDA's focus, what with about $125,000 being spent on public art, at the new park and the 4th Street/Kathleen round-about. Nice, but does anyone at the city management level ever use…
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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