Looks like we made it through Hump Day, HBO. You're stuck with me for one more day then DFO will be back and I'll be getting ready to head out on a vacation of my own -- a family road trip to southern Idaho. I'm going to leave you with this beautiful shot of Blackwell Island Wetland Trail in Coeur d'Alene.
Since January, 5,778 tickets have been issued near Longfellow and Finch. The tickets range from $234 to $450, meaning between $1.3 million and $2.5 million in fines have been assessed to drivers near those schools.
So many graduations the past week and it seems the high school graduations of last-born or only children takes on a special poignancy. It’s not only a transition time for the young adult launching toward independence, but a first step into a new parenting reality for those about to become empty-nesters.
Some families create time capsules to preserve their memories; others deem it best to let their history die with them. Author David F. Mundell chose to put his family's story in writing, both to honor his father and to entertain others.
Sholeh Patrick/CDA Press writes: Careful what you wish for. Those long, stressful days at work may elicit fantasies of “the good life” of a retiree, but new research suggests retirement may not be all it’s cracked up to be. Or at least, not for as long. (Question: When do you plan on retiring?)
A fundraiser for Scholarship of Hope, which benefits Lakeland Joint School District students who have or had cancer, will be held during the free Rathdrum Connections Community and Business Fair on Thursday.
A dusting of snow was reported early Tuesday morning at Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the National Weather Service said. Mauna Kea, a volcano on the Big Island with sub-Arctic climate, sometimes sees blizzards, ice, and snow, mainly in the winter. (Question: Did you pack away your winter clothes too soon?)
A storm of orange work shirts rolls through the hallway at Alliance Data, dotted with bright blue gloves amid wheeling gray trash cans and fresh cleaning supplies. This janitorial storm is led by John Parker, the night shift supervisor for IGI Advanced Cleaning Services.
The recent blockage of the old Eagle Creek Road that once served hundreds of placer miners during the Eagle City Gold Rush has at least one group of prospectors a little upset. Forest Service Road 152, as it is called now, has been the subject of controversy several times since it was built in 1884 to access gold in Eagle Creek.
There’s plenty of sensitivity to the idea of politicians secretly recording one another. So today’s Idaho Falls Post Register story about state Rep. Ron Nate, surreptitiously recording a conversation with Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill, after Hill had backed Nate’s GOP challenger in the May primary, is getting lots of attention.
A preliminary storm survey determined a tornado that hit the east-central Montana town of Baker last weekend reached the EF-3 level, matching the strongest tornadoes ever recorded in the state, the National Weather Service said. The tornado was on the ground for about 10 minutes Saturday evening, June 11, 2016, and traveled about a half-mile.
Opportunities to update school books and classroom materials seem about as rare as the appearance of Halley's Comet, said Mike Nelson. So, when the Coeur d'Alene School District director of curriculum and assessment got the chance to update the district's science curriculum this year, he took it very seriously.
Idaho health insurers said they want to raise premiums an average of 27 percent next year because they are losing money. It would mean the second year in a row of double-digit increases for some plans, The Idaho Statesman reported.
The first glimpses of how Rathdrum's property on Rathdrum Mountain will be developed into recreational uses have come to life. Conceptual plans approved by the city council show large and small shelters, a group-use site, parking for 20 cars and three buses and restrooms at the gated entry on the south end of the property.
Two Spokane generations now have gone to bed without Ed Sharman delivering the sports news to them on television. And the sense of duty he brought behind the scenes to a slew of civic endeavors is never the sort of thing that is broadcast. (Question: Who is your favorite news personality?)
This Father’s Day, families can celebrate fathers along with their furry, four-legged family members at the seventh annual Bark N Brew festival. Previously held in Kellogg at the base of Silver Mountain, the event is moving to Coeur d’Alene this year. It will be held from noon to 5 p.m in Riverstone. (Question: What are you doing Father's Day?)
It looks like the frost didn't hit Rathdrum — or if it did the frost was melted off by the time I rolled out of bed. My neighbor and I took the time last night to cover our gardens with tarps and wrap garbage bags around our tomato plants. I checked this morning and all looks well in my garden spot.
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.
