The Huckleberry Patch Fantasy Football League launched quietly Thursday, with the game between host New England and the Pittsburgh Steelers to kick off the NFL season. All but one game is expected to be decided by 10 points or less. I won't bore you with…
A fireman salutes a memorial honoring first responders who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks today in Memphis, Tenn.. Americans marked the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in countless ceremonies, small and large, on Friday. Question: Where were you when you heard the news about the 9/11 attacks?
This was one weird week, blogwise. First, there was the Labor Day Weekend, which shortened the week. Then, there were the two mornings of training for our new computer software system that will go into effect at the end of the month, Thursday and today. Things will return to normal at HucksOnline Monday. Or as normal as they usually are ...
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "Life is better when you stop fuming about the trains that make you late and start counting boxcars. Today I got up to 47 before I got dizzy and had to stop." Finish this sentence : Life is better when ...
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (14 items & counting) includes large bonfire reported moments ago in Post Falls yard ...
Two woman get their daily exercise by walking their four dogs around the bend on Dike Road at the mouth of the Spokane River. And photographer Don Sausser was on hand to get their picture. The Dike Road is a popular place to walk...
In an editorial this morning, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune notes that Idaho is ranked first in the percentage of kindergarteners who haven't received immunization thoughts. Idaho, says Trillhaase, should subject families who claim a faith-based exemption to provide proof or clergy approval.
An increase of 261 students in the Coeur d'Alene School District has prompted the Coeur d'Alene School Board to approve an emergency levy of $1.2M. The average daily attendance (ADA) through the third day of school in 2014 was 10,317. This year, the ADA is up at 10,578 students attending school.
Les Bois Park shut down its historical horse racing facility and laid off 80 workers, after Secretary of State Lawerence Denney certified a bill that repealed legislation allowing "instant racing" machines. Denney's actions followed an Idaho Supreme Court ruling Thursday that threw out Gov. Butch Otter's veto of the legislation.
The daily roundup of HucksOnline Blog Roll links includes: A wonderful night/Slight Detour, What should I throw into lake?/Slice, 70 years and still in love/War Bonds, Idaho court kiboshes instant racing/Fort Boise, See secret side of Brando at The Lantern/7 Blog, and Aggressive mountain goats prompt closure/Outdoors + more ...
Eddie Torreal addresses the growing scandal involving UI football players stealing from the campus VandalStore.
Security footage from the VandalStore on the University of Idaho campus shows star Vandals receiver Dezmon Epps and several teammates stealing merchandise from the store, according to a university statement. Epps is considered to be the best talent on the team.
Surprisingly, Hucks Nation doesn't care who is chairman of the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners. When asked about the courthouse coup this week that replaced Commissioner David Stewart with Commissioner Dan Green, Hucks Nation shrugged. 88 of 198 respondents (44.44%) said they didn't care who was chairman.
On one of her forays through town today, Walkabout spotted this bat handing from a brick wall -- at 3rd Street and Lakeside Avenue. She didn't stop to see whether or not it had its rabies shots.
At its August meeting, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee also approved a bill against resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States until economic and security issues are addressed. House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has called resettlement plans "a federally funded jihadi pipeline."
An accident involving a 4-wheeler killed a 56YO Fernan Lake man, who had been doing landscape work at his residence, according to KCSO reports. The sheriff's office has identified the victim as Gregg Larson.
Another resolution approved by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee at its August meeting involved the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence. The local Republicans want times set aside at schools and other public venues to read them annually.
On every anniversary of 9/11, The Bard of Sherman Avenue has sent Huckleberries Online the same poem. It's as relevant today as it was on the first anniversary.
At its August meeting, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution calling for the state of Idaho "to follow the lead of several other states and terminate any public funding for any purpose of Planned Parenthood or any of its affiliates." You can read the resolution below.
A Montana grizzly bear that had been trapped, collared for research and released northwest of Noxon has wandered to the Coeur d’Alene River area north of Interstate 90 where Idaho wildlife officials say they’ll attempt to trap it again. Like many bears trying to survive the record-dry year, the 2-year-old male grizzly appears to be on the search
Wedeln6969, in response to the Hucksonline post from Thursday, "Merchandiser's Message: 'Spokane Doesn't Suck'" describes Spokane as "Ritzville on weak steroids" that "has a lot of crappy used car lots." More below.
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.
