Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 15
The Cutline Contest today features two Pulis Quastie and Gin-Gin romping through their garden in the snow in Lautertal, Germany. Wednesday Winner: Nic.
THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 2017
Have you ever been ice fishing 4
A comment made by Deputy City Administrator this afternoon has prompted the question in the headline above. Sam comment @ HucksOnline: "I have literally never been ice fishing." I haven't either. In fact, I haven't fished much in my life. At all. However, I have skated on a frozen northwest Montana lake around people who were ice fishing.
What do RM 'oysters' taste like? 7
Huckleberries asked Snake Pit owner Tom Richards to describe the taste of Rocky Mountain Oysters. He did. For us. Sorta.
Brody joins high court 3
New Idaho Supreme Court Justice Robyn Brody was formerly invested in her new office today, in a ceremony that included heartfelt remarks both from Brody and from new Chief Justice Roger Burdick.
Is sidewalk snow crackdown in offing? 3
In a comment, Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor hints that education is the first step to enforcing city ordinances that require residents and businesses to keep sidewalks clear of snow. Sam was responding to a comment by Pmurg that a crackdown would be "yet another silly and unnecessary intrusion of government into places it doesn't belong."
Skewp: PFPD cop won't lose job 7
"PFPD Chief Scot Haug: Officer Brenda Knight is, and will remain, employed by the City. (Knight was charged with excessive DUI in November)" -- Twitter skewp posted by Ryan Collingwood/Coeur d'Alene Press (@RyanCDAPress)
OK, we're not No. 1, but ...
Seems to me that Career Trends by Graphiq misfired when it listed Coeur d'Alene as Numero Uno for "The Worst-Paying Cities for High School Teachers." But the district’s stated average high school teacher’s salary of $47,668 wouldn’t get it off Career Trends Top 75 worst-paying list.
Spokane reader recalls first Rocky Mountain Oysters encounter
Responding to today's print column re: Rocky Mountain Oysters served at the Snake Pit in Enaville, Donna Potter Phillips of Spokane remembers her encounter with the "oysters" during a non-credit geology class field trip years ago. Apparently, bull balls don't taste like chicken. I hope you enjoy her tale as much as I did.
Woman faces animal cruelty charge 7
A Bonner County woman is facing a maximum penalty of 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine for allegedly slamming a 7-month-old puppy onto pavement for chewing her fishing pole. The incident occurred outside of a gas station in Priest River in October. But the woman, Megan Smith, 23, is facing the music now.
It was worse 10 years ago
I'm glad I read the cutline information carefully before I posted this. I thought Marianne Love & hubby, Bill, would need the Red Cross to get them supplies after seeing their mailbox. But Marianne actually snapped this photo of her snow-slammed mailboxes in 2007.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.5.17
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (17 items & counting) includes a structure fire at Granite Enterprises Roofing in the Rathdrum area ...
Poll: We don't drink much Starbucks 6
In the Wednesday poll, almost 80% of Hucks Nation said it never -- or rarely -- frequents Starbucks. Less than 8% of the respondents said they drink Starbucks daily or several times per week. Today's Poll: Which North Idaho legislative delegation will perform best at the 2017 Legislature?
No snow days for virtual academy
While schools in southern Idaho and maybe some up here may grant snow days, as a result of frigid temperatures and snow this week, the Idaho Virtual Academy soldiers on. The virtual academy sent students a note this week that says they're ahead of the game because they get more education and no snow days. Would that message make you happy?
AM Headlines -- 1.5.17
AM Headlines: Public Records/Press, KCSO seeks mail fraud suspect/KXLY 4, Idaho makes Vogue's Top 10 list/KREM 2, Idaho population growth slowing/Eye on Boise, Big-game feeding reserved for emergencies/Press, Idaho woman faces animal cruelty charges/KREM 2 + more ...
An eternal question 26
"So if I leave my phone at home and now want to call my husband (from a land line) but can't for the life of me remember his phone number does that make me a bad wife?" -- Kerri Thoreson, via Facebook. Q: Do you have the cellphone numbers of your loved ones memorized?
Topic: Snow loads on roofs 7
According to Scanner Traffic this morning, someone at an office building at 1713 E Sherman Ave/CdA, has asked the snow load on the roof be inspected. Q: How do you know when to reduce the snow load on your roof?
Just Wondering ... 6
How long will it take you to quit writing 2016 on checks or other items?
Sho-Con: Hardly Snowpocalypse 9
Sho-Con sneers at the thought that we're enduring Snowpocalypse 2017. I agree. I recall my first winter in Montana (1977-78) when the average daily temperature for the month of January was a half degree above zero. And that wasn't the worst of it. Do you have any horror stories from winter endured in the Northwest or elsewhere?
It's the law: Keep sidewalks clear 11
Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor cautioned city residents and businesses to keep their sidewalks clear of snow to prevent safety hazards -- and comply with the law. Keith Cousins/Coeur d'Alene Press reports. Q: Do you keep your sidewalks clear of snow?
Ice fishing 6
Sarah Rasmussen, a graduate of the University of Arkansas who is now enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary, catches her first fish through a hole in the ice during the Christmas break with a little help from Hayden Councilman Matt Roetter. Proud papa Duane Rasmussen snapped a photo feature of the occasion.
Locke begins chief deputy clerk job 25
Jennifer Locke thought her life took an interesting turn when she was named one of Idaho's four electors in the recent presidential election. It's about to get more interesting. Locke, a Republican committeewoman in Precinct 13 and Hayden resident, began her new gig Tuesday as Kootenai County's chief deputy clerk. Ryan Collingwood/Press reports.
Huckleberries: Rocky Mountain Oysters, anyone? 21
Do you realize there's a Rocky Mountain Oyster Hall of Fame at the Snake Pit in Enaville, Idaho? Huckleberries didn't know that until it contacted new owner Tom Richards about that delicacy. Which turned many an angry bull into steers with sweet personalities. Here's today's column.
CSD challenges teacher pay claim 2
Coeur d'Alene School District spokeswoman Laura Rumpler has contacted Huckleberries Online challenging a Career Trends Graphiq claim high school teacher wages in the CSD are the worst in the country. The report and related story claimed that Coeur d'Alene teachers earn an average of $36,470/yr. Rumpler says the real figure is $45,668.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 2017
Parting Shot -- 1.4.17 1
The Parting Shot today features President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden standing at attention during the playing of the National Anthem at the Armed Forces Full Honor Review for the president in Virginia.
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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