Pitted against opposing teams, skilled masons and their assistants - known as "tenders" - race against the clock to stack up organized walls of bricks at the fifth annual World Series of Bricklaying Friday in Seattle, Wash. Craftsmen representing the state of Washington competed for…
I forgot to mention that Mrs. O & I spent 90 minutes downtown Wednesday evening, absorbing the good vibrations of a concert at 6th & Sherman, Farmers Market along 5th Street and the foot, bike & motor traffic. Whole lotta bicycles parked along Sherman --…
Let's Talk (RE: Low-income Idaho spends on basics): I make well above the Idaho average wage and I have some of the dream. It is expensive to live here but I am way better off than my parents were when I was growing up. I…
The death this week of James S. Brady, the former White House press secretary, has been ruled a homicide nearly 33 years after he was wounded in an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, police department officials here said on Friday. Officials said the ruling…
Time 2 Vote ... George Davis, a candidate for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, makes a speech while nude in the middle of Times Square, Wednesday in New York. Davis spoke out against a 2013 San Francisco public nudity ban that was introduced by…
A megaload shipment is expected to delay traffic on U.S. Highway 95 and Idaho’s Highway 200 starting Sunday night. The Idaho Transportation Department has issued a permit today to Bigge Crane, allowing its load on those highways between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5:30…
Responding to a question from Huckleberries Online, Lt. Stu Miller of the KCSO gave this report minutes ago re: today's search for Post Falls businessman Scott Shawver, who's presumed drown in Lake Coeur d'Alene: "We put our dive team in the water for about three…
Continued warm weather draws swimmers to Lake Coeur d'Alene at City Beach in Coeur d'Alene today. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Spokane recovery lagging behind/Tom Sowa, SR Eastern Washington No. 1 in FCS poll/Jim Allen, SR Mountain bikers, hikers enjoy 15-mile Hiawatha Trail/KHQ Smell coming from…
4:41 p.m. Father @ 3rd Street boat launch/CdA seeks help in locating 2 missing daughters. 4:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Aug. 7-8 here. 4:21 p.m. KCSDeputy trespasses male transient from Hayden Albertsons. 4:13 p.m. 2-vehicle accident reported @ onramp of I-90/MP…
A driving under the influence arrest affects more than a driver's criminal record. It can also put a dent in their bank account. In Pullman, a DUI conviction can cost a driver more than $10,000, according to a recent study by NerdWallet, a consumer-focused financial…
In a "My Turn' column today in the Coeur d'Alene Press, former SR co-worker Jeanne Helstrom discusses the recovery from burns of her 4YO granddaughter and the outpouring of community support for the girl and another injured child: "I have shared recently that my little…
Spiderman clowns with Cheryl Christensen, left, Debbie Elliott of Hayden at the Handshake Productions concert at Hayden City Park Thursday evening. Strictly Business, a band specializing in rock music from 70s-90s performed. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Naptime/Eye on Shanghai Ebola: From Africa to USA/End Notes Ode…
The Idaho championship Smoke on the Water BBQ competition will be held the weekend of August 23-24 at McEuen Park and will include food, entertainment and more. The event opens to the public Saturday at 11 a.m. Prize money totaling $5,000 will be given away;…
Christine Riippi,left, as Morticia and Steve Czarnecki, as Gomez, rehearse a scene at The Kroc Center on Tuesday for Coeur d'Alene Summer Theater's production of "The Addams Family." (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) On the surface, the members of the Addams family are monsters. They live…
I was thinking of people who add to our lives here in the viewtiful Coeur d'Alene area simply by doing small things that matter. People like Stickman (stick giveway), Walkabout (Tubbs Hill litter pickup), and Chris Guggemos of Handshake Productions (free summer concerts). I'd like…
Idaho residents have among the lowest personal incomes in the nation but spend a higher percentage of their money on basic essentials compared to most others, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Idaho's per-capita consumer spending was $30,190 — just a…
Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) plagiarized hefty chunks of a paper he submitted for his master's degree. Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.) had extramarital affairs with patients and was exposed as a hypocrite on abortion. Which is worse? We'll leave the moral debate to you. But politically,…
Dan Popkey, the longtime Idaho Statesman reporter who announced last week he’s going to work for Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador, says his decision to make a career change has been an agonizing one. “I’ve wept about this,” Popkey says. “I haven’t cried this week. But…
Earlier today, the cast of the West End Beatles musical show "Let it Be" pose for photographers by attempting to recreate the cover photograph of the Beatles album "Abbey Road" on the zebra crossing on Abbey Road in London it was originally taken on. Friday…
11:51 a.m. Patrol officer behind Road Rager @ H41/Stevens Street/Rathdrum. 11:44 a.m. 7YO girl called 911 crying about something happened to mother, then hung up. 11:24 a.m. Caretakers need help turned 310-pound male in bed on Shoreline Drive/Post Falls. 11:11 a.m. CPD officer is stopping…
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the alleged embezzlement of public funds from the City of Athol. Recently, the City of Athol entered into a contract for a forensic audit to be conducted of their accounts. Until this audit is complete,…
Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Lt. John Ward gives water to the injured dog that was found in an irrigation ditch at Falls Park in Post Falls on Monday, July 21. The dog, nicknamed Bridger, was later euthanized despite best efforts of Post Falls rescuers…
Thursday Poll: A near supermajority of Hucks Nation sez changing of chairmanship by Idaho GOP will have little effect. It will stay dysfunctional. 76 of 118 respondents (64.41%) say the state GOP will continue dysfunctional under new leader. Only 7 (5.93%) say new Chairman Steve…
Spiderman was also on hand last night during the Handshake Productions concert at Hayden City Park. Here, in this Duane Rasmussen photo, two children tentatively approach the Web Wonder, who was taking a break from busting moves on the concrete dance stage in front of…
Christie Wood (RE: SR seeks Arfee shooting documents): I won't speak for the City Attorneys Office since that is not my role. But I will repeat and remind the public that both the Mayor and Chief of Police have made it clear there will be…
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.
