Hayden Classic
Photographer Duane Rasmussen spotted this sweet decal on Donna Montgomery's coup at Paul Bunyan's restaurant in Hayden Monday night. Donna's classic old car were among several seen at the Hayden restaurant on Monday.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015
AM Scanner Traffic -- 6.3.15
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday morning (17 items & counting) ...
Tribe Files Legal Challenge To Veto 8
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe has filed a legal challenge to Gov. Butch Otter's veto of a bill that would have banned instant racing machines in Idaho. The tribe contends that Otter didn't meet the deadline set by the Idaho Constitution in issuing his veto. And that Secretary of State Lawerence Denney should certify the bill into law.
Poll: It's Caitlyn Jenner's Business 3
Tuesday Poll: A plurality said Bruce Jenner's decision to become Caitlyn Jenner is nobody's business but Jenner's. Today's Poll: Does it matter to you whether local cities charge for street lights as a tax or a fee?
AM Headlines -- 6.3.15
In AM Headlines today: Sandpoint woman dies in 3-car accident/SR; Sandpoint re-dedicates 1916 train depot/HagadoneNN; 65YO woman struck by slow-moving train, survives/SR; Deer Park triple homicide suspect appears in court/SR; and Alaska Airlines will test jet fuel made from wood waste/SR + more.
Edit Demands Answers From ISP 6
In an edit Tuesday, the Idaho Statesman is demanding answers from the Idaho State Police re: a crash involving a Payette County deputy in which a New Plymouth man was killed. The investigation, handled by the ISP, has been rife with " chaos and controversy, and allegations of a cover-up, which have created divisions at the agency," says the edit.
It's A Banner Year For Morel Mushrooms 3
The mild Inland Northwest winter and early spring sunshine, coupled with moderate temperatures and rainfall, created optimal growing conditions for wild morels, which Washington State University researchers say are having a banner year. Question: Do you trust your knowledge of poisonous mushrooms enough to pick your own mushrooms?
CPD Locates Enticement Suspect 1
Coeur d’Alene Police Detectives just completed a follow-up interview with a suspect believed to be responsible for the possible child enticing that occurred on May 31st in the 1200 block of Syringa Ave. Detectives received an anonymous tip from an adult female who claimed a...
Post Falls Responds To Spencer 9
Post falls city officials had a response ready to Larry Spencer's street lights topic Tuesday night, before he even broached the topic. The city council couldn't take action on the proposal -- that city street lights should be expensed through the general fund, not as...
Hoffman Right Re: Pension Padding 26
Are you ready to give the devil his due? The Lewiston Tribune comments -- and I agree -- that executive director Wayne Hoffman and the Idaho Freedom Foundation are right to criticize the habit of long-time legislators, like state Sen. Dean Cameron, to pad their pensions significantly by jumping to a lucrative job with the state.
Almost As Good As New
In this Aug. 4, 2014, file photo, a female bear cub with badly burned paws who had been named Cinder is put into a crate before a flight from East Wenatchee, Wash., to Lake Tahoe, Calif. Now healed after stints at a California wildlife center…
Monday Rain Was Drought Buster 7
The Coeur d'Alene area received a historic soaking Monday. Raindrops started falling around 8 p.m., and then the showers turned into a deluge that didn't end until 4 a.m. Tuesday. Climatologist Cliff Harris recorded 2.11 inches of precipitation in Coeur d'Alene during that eight-hour period.…
Press: Trustees Did Right Thing 5
In an editorial today, the Coeur d'Alene Press applauds the 4-1 decision by the Coeur d'Alene School Board to keep Steinbeck's classic, "Of Mice and Men," on the 9th-grade required reading A List. The editorial goes on to applaud the role great literature plays in our schools and life. Question: What was the last classic book that you've read?
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015
Wild Card/Tuesday -- 6.2.15 59
My ears were burning last night when soon-to-be-ex Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Tom Hamilton ranted that Huckleberries Online was a despicable site chock full of individuals who hide behind anonymity to take pot shots at others. I think that means I'm no longer on Tom's...
Parting Shot -- 6.2.15
"It's actually good brain exercise too," said Denise Makinson, center, as she hula danced at Lake City Center today. The class is every Tuesday from 1:00-2:00 at the center in Coeur d'Alene. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)
Sisyphus: I Am Sis ... Or James 29
Sisyphus considers it stupid that some people insist on using "real" names in cyberspace. And explains an easy side step necessary to circumvent a Facebook policy about just that. Also, he mentions the proud and patriotic tradition involving pseudonyms that goes back to the Founding Fathers. Question: How did you pick your pseudonym?
My 2 Cents: When Mice Roar 11
Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County and North Idaho have witnessed one scrape after another caused by well-placed ideologues bent on enforcing minority will on the majority. The battle over John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" is only the latest episode. In the municipal elections in November, we'll see if voters are tired of minority representation.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 11
We return to the college baseball world for a 2nd straight day for the Cutline Contest photo. Monday Winner: Uncle Bob.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 6.1.15 3
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday afternoon (18 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link) ...
NIC Really Big Raffle Sells Out Early
The North Idaho College Really BIG Raffle has sold out all of the allotted 5,000 tickets, setting a new record. Tickets sold out (Sunday) morning, which was the early purchase incentive deadline. This sell out date was over two weeks earlier than last year’s record…
LATimes Covers 4-1 'Of Mice' Vote 1
The Los Angeles Times was watching the action on the Coeur d'Alene School Board front last night. You can read the Times account of the 4-1 vote to preserved Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" on the 9th-grade required reading A List below.
House Panel Wants Pastor's Release
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has joined Congressman Raul Labrador in seeking the release of imprisoned Boise pastor Naghmeh Abedini from an Iran prison. Abedini was arrested in 2012 and charged with intentionally undermining the national security of Iran by gathering with other Christians in private homes.
HucksOnline Blogos -- 6.2.15
Huckleberries Blogos roundup: First, Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns tells us how to help honey bees out with a bee waterer (marbles in a bird feeder), then: Memories with the kids/Simple Mind; My prejudices are showing/Dogwalk Musings; Enjoy Bike to Work Week/Coeur d'Alene Today; and Load 'em up and head 'em out/Fort Boise + more.
Hamilton Defends Volunteer Finney 40
In a pointed comment in the Coeur d'Alene Press Online, Trustee Tom Hamilton speaks up for the courage of volunteer Mary Jo Finney in targeting Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" for removal from required 9th-grade reading. He has harsh words for online anonymity.
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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