Huckleberry, our 13-inch Beagle, turns 1 today. She's stubborn & does her own thing despite our efforts to domesticate her. She was house broke early and comes most of the time when you call her. Everything else is up for negotiation despite our best efforts…
In his Outdoors blog, Rich Landers posts about this photo: "Vickie Garner Sienknecht said she's not much for poetry — shunning my request for submissions of Huckleberry Haiku — but this photo from last weekend, she says, clearly indicates how much she loves her huckleberries."…
I consider my dogs domesticated when they learn to potty outside. That's all I ask of them. That way I'm not disappointed -- FrumHelenBack
Ex-Californians make up 12 percent of the population of Idaho, ranking the Gem State third nationally in terms of presence of former Golden Staters living within its boundaries, according to the New York Times. Only Nevada and Oregon rank ahead of Idaho in the percentage…
Time 2 Vote ... Cami Lanclos reacts to a curious raccoon on Monday, near the jetties at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Fla. Raccoons are sometimes found near the beach area of the park because they are looking for food dropped by…
5:43 p.m. Male @ Riverbend Inn/Post Falls is threatening suicide, unknown means. 5:40 p.m. Female stuck in traffic reports being hit from behind by pickup w/camper (See 4:28 item). 5:26 p.m. Motorists are trying to turn around @ I-90 cross-overs, Huetter rest stop (See 4:28…
Former Zags basketball great Adam Morrison, right, caddies for Kyle Stanley at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course. Pros and celebrities teamed up to raise money to fight cancer. Story here. (Photo: Kathy Plonka) Minnesotan pleads guilty to money laundering/Press Lake City man accused of…
Music, fun, food and beverages greeted more than 325 people who gathered for last weekend’s Third Annual Ales to Trails event at McEuen Park. The gathering benefits the North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation. Downtown Association Manager Terry Cooper said nearly $10,000 was raised to help…
The Coeur d’ Alene Police Department is proud to announce the newest member of the department as K-9 Pecco. Pecco is a three year old Belgium Malinois from the Netherlands. Pecco was purchased from Alderhorst International in Riverside, CA. K-9 Pecco has been partnered with…
Dell Hatch of Welch-Comer gestures during a walking tour of the Four Corners area near downtown Coeur d'Alene. Councilwoman Amy Evans is just to the left of him. (Photo: Coeur d'Alene Today) The possible reconfiguration of parking at Independence Point and the Museum of North…
PatrickH: Had the most amazing interaction with a Coeur d'Alene street crew today. We were heading south on Atlas and they are doing some patching that required a flagger, and the woman flagging us through was waving and very cheerfully wishing everyone a good morning.…
Idaho has produced its share of congressional mavericks – folks who because of their character and style, were colorful and quotable. In the language of the time, they were “good copy.” Senator Glen Taylor, the “Singing Cowboy,” who reported for duty in 1944 by riding…
About a dozen volunteers representing Fresh Start spent Saturday morning picking up trash on Tubbs Hill. The group collected about 14 large bags of garbage, said Fresh Start Director Justine Graybeal. “They loved it and hikers on the hill were very thankful,” she said. Fresh…
A new study commissioned by the Idaho Charter School Network and funded by a grant from the Albertson Foundation projects that Idaho’s school student population will see significant demographic changes in the next five years, becoming increasingly urban, more racially diverse and poorer. “These trends…
I spotted two Hagadone Corp employees dead-heading the red geraniums on the front lawn of the Coeur d'Alene Resort during my humid noon walk along Coeur d'Alene's viewtiful waterfront during the noon hour. That's the secret to the vibrant, summer-long colors of the resort's favorite…
Idaho state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna has accepted a new job with a national education non-profit focused on science and technology courses and teacher training, starting in early 2015. Luna will be vice president of policy, advocacy and research for Project Lead the Way,…
I enjoy people watching. At airports. On Sherman Avenue. In Portland. Where I spent my recent, short vacay. And there's no better place to people watch than a Hawthorne District Street Fair. Son-in-law Okie Doke and I spent a half hour Saturday trying to teach…
Marty Kittelson, foreground, and Lance Babbitt, second from left, rehearse a scene in the Lake City Playhouse production of "Guys and Dolls," in June. "Guys and Dolls" was one of the plays performed by Lake City Playhouse last season. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Lake City…
Noon: Female has regained consciousness @ 1700 block of E. Lakeside/CdA. 11:43 a.m. Someone is suffering chest pain @ 1100 block of E. Mullan/Post Falls. 11:37 a.m. Loose dog reported @ 3100 block of Gooseberry Court/Hayden. 11:20 a.m. Suspects in possible car theft reported on…
A friend sidled up to me the other day and said his daughter wanted to get a journalism degree and become a newspaper reporter. My response was that he should just loan her his Smith & Wesson. The consequences would be the same and she…
On his Facebook page, Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., offers this photo of a Western Fence Lizard. You can see more of Robin's fine outdoors photography on his Facebook wall here. Question: I haven't seen a lizard in North Idaho for who knows how long.…
Cindy Facebooks: Just did a quick clean-up due to an unexpected visitor. As always the living room just needed a swiffer and dust. The kitchen just a wipe down of appliances. The bathroom took but a minute. But my bedroom? I just shut the door.…
New Idaho GOP Chairman Steve Yates has been starting from scratch at the Idaho GOP office, where the last remaining employee when he took over – recently hired party Executive Director Judy Gowen, who was brought in by former Chairman Barry Peterson – left shortly…
Jamie Stell, right, shows his support for Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers as her opponent Joe Pakootas, kneeling, chats with supporter Judy Avery, sitting, outside the Lincoln Center moments before McMorris Rodgers held a town hall meeting. Story here. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkin,…
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.
