Summer officially begins for Mrs. O and me at the first Handshake Productions concert in City Park each year. So summer began Sunday, with Kelly Hughes and his fine band occupying center stage. I've caught bits and pieces of Hughes & Co. over the years.…
Spanish bullfighter Daniel Luque aims his sword before killing a bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, today. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running…
... The Coeur d'Alene School Board is meeting now in the Midtown Center Meeting Room, 1505 N5th St/Coeur d'Alene, to elect a new chairman and vice chairman, among other things. Tom Hearn has served as chairman and Christa Hazel as vice chairman for the past…
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column during the 4th of July weekend, Marty Trillhaase gave Jeers to ..."embattled Idaho Republican Party Chairman Barry Peterson. He's hanging on to the job despite a steady stream of legal opinions -- his own attorney Christ Troupis is…
Bjorn Handeen, GOPrecinct 52 committeeman, was at the microphone as the Republican Party float headed down Sherman Avenue for the annual Coeur d'Alene 4th of July Parade Friday. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Beer & boating? Bad idea/Keith Cousins, Press 3 Spokane pot stores get licenses/Jim Camden,…
Revelers fall as Torrestrella fighting bull run during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, earlier today. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running…
5:11 p.m. Driver of black convertible possibly DUI @ 2/b I-90/MP 13 (4th Street/CdA). 5:06 p.m. Timberlake Fire en route to Silverwood to handle traumatic injury. 4:47 p.m. Debris reported on highway @ w/b I-90 b/n 4th & NW Blvd/CdA. 4:35 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police…
Here's the 14-seat bicycle bus belonging to Mark Brown of Socially Geared. (Coeur d'Alene Today photo: Keith Erickson) The owner of a 14-seat bicycle bus is asking the city for permission to allow beer and wine during bike tours he does in the city. Mark…
This deep red state would not exist but for a Democratic president and a Democratic Idaho governor. It might have been shaped like a square or a rectangle, the way most other western states are, or nearly are; in fact when Idaho Territory was first…
A Democrat helps her party inflate its balloon for the annual Coeur d'Alene Fourth of July Parade Friday. The Democrats went first this year, before contingents from the Republican Party and the Reagan Republicans. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Stated motto/Fort Boise Dog days of summer/Slice 12…
Mary Woodings, 3, daughter of Secretary of State candidate Holli Woodings, plays at the splash pad at the new McEuen Park earlier this afternoon in Coeur d'Alene. The Democratic candidate promised her daughter in an earlier visit that she could play at the popular splash…
Custom-fit clubs make the difference in an individual's golf game, so that's the specialty of Henry-Griffitts. This 31-year-old company has moved to 1602 E. Sherman Ave. from Prairie Avenue in Hayden. The custom-fit reasoning and process is best described on the www.henry-griffitts.com website. The company,…
The Republican National Committee's lawyer says the Idaho GOP can send a full compliment of three representatives to the party's summer meeting in Chicago if they meet as Gov. Butch Otter, Sen. Mike Crapo and Rep. Mike Simpson suggest — on Aug. 2 — and…
Crews this week are replacing the roof at McEuen Field. The new roof will be forest green to match the building. Work is being done by Halfhide-Kline Roofing of Hayden. Cost is $16,000 and the new roof should be installed by the end of the…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson writes that hubby Bert is "livin' the dream with Spam cooking over grill flames in a cast iron skillet." The post comes with a photo of spam and hash browns being cooked in cast iron skillet. Question: I can't…
A lawsuit has been filed against Evergreen Sprouts, who was linked to an E. coli outbreak, by a woman who got sick. The defendant, Robin Rae Happeny bought a turkey sandwich from Daanen’s Delicatessen’s restaurant in Hayden, Idaho on April 27. The lawsuit claims the…
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter conveys an image of serenity and certainty as he goes from political events like the “God and Country” rally held in Nampa to the 4th of July parade in Idaho Falls where he and wife Lori, dressed in matching outfits, display…
Ashley Hammond is in her mid-20s. She graduated from Boise State University two years ago. Unlike a lot of people her age, she doesn't have student loan debt. Hammond is a social worker for the state, a job she considers herself "very fortunate" to have.…
Liz Johnson-Gebhardt of Priest Community Forest Connection stands near Priest River on Thursday while talking about creating a 26-mile, nonmotorized trail from Dover to Old Town, Idaho. “Having the National Park Service on board gives you clout,” she said. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) From his…
Monday's calling. I think I'll let it go to voicemail -- Cindy Hval. Question: Do Monday's get you down?
The world sometimes is dark and scary; to compensate, God made the cherry. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Coeur d’Alene police are asking for the public’s help identifying those responsible for a pipe bomb found outside a middle school Monday morning. Authorities responded to Lakes Middle School at 930 N. 15th St. around 7:30 a.m., according to a news release. They found a…
11:42 a.m. Silent holdup alarm sounding @ Panhandle State Bank, 6878 Highway 53/Rathdrum. 11:38 a.m. Austistic child is hitting mother @ John Brown Elementary/Rathdrum. 11:08 a.m. 3 young bucks are causing traffic hazard @ Prairie Avenue/Ramsey Road, Hayden. 11:05 a.m. A pile of garbage is…
A mountain goat stands along the main road that runs through Glacier National Park in Montana in this Associated Press photo. Take a hike at Glacier National Park’s Logan Pass, and you’re almost guaranteed to see mountain goats. You’ll probably spot a bighorn sheep or…
Weekend Poll: 60% of Hucks Nation were planning to skip both the Coeur d'Alene Fourth of July Parade and the fireworks display on Lake Coeur d'Alene Friday night. When asked which Fourth of July events they planned to attend in the Coeur d'Alene area on…
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.
