Parting Shot -- 1.24.17
The Parting Shot today features a 7YO getting a measles-mumps-rubella vaccination during the Homeless Connect event at the Salvation Army today. SR photog Dan Pelle snapped this fine shot ...
The Parting Shot today features a 7YO getting a measles-mumps-rubella vaccination during the Homeless Connect event at the Salvation Army today. SR photog Dan Pelle snapped this fine shot ...
We've reached the last full week of January. I can feel my spirits lifting already. In my house, I consider Feb. 2 (Groundhog's Day) the beginning of the end of winter. Mrs. O disagrees with me, of course. She says winter doesn't end until it warms up. When do you decide that winter's over?
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (13 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes news that Fire Station #4 is now fully staffed and operational ...
The Cutline Contest today features South Korean Marines and U.S. Marines from the 3rd Division Expeditionary Forces participating in a snowball fight at Pyeongchang, South Korea. Monday Winner: YPMule.
Earlier today, Adam Deacon Foster was released from Kootenai Health. He was then transported to the Kootenai County Public Safety Building where he is being held on a Warrant of Detention. Foster is scheduled for a first appearance in court tomorrow at 2 p.m. He is accused of shooting to Bonner County deputies three times each ...
As mentioned on PM Scanner Traffic, Coeur d'Alene Fire Station #4 opened this afternoon. Work on this new fire station began in the spring and was recently completed. Personnel spent the weekend moving in and getting the station set up. Fire Chief Kenny Gabriel provides a news release re: new station below.
In Idaho, two similar proposals are generating chatter: One from freshman Sen. Dan Foreman that would classify abortion as first-degree murder, and a petition circulating that would do the same. But neither proposal has the backing of one of the state's most influential anti-abortion organizations -- Right to Life of Idaho.
Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, today joined House colleagues in approving the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which establishes a uniform policy against taxpayer funding of abortion in all government programs including the Affordable Care Act.
Cis/Simple Mind is skeptical that the large women's march in Washington, D.C., and marches around the country accomplished much. Come Monday morning, everyone returned to his or her job, perhaps with good feelings, but not much else, says Simple Mind. What do you think? Did the women's march accomplish anything?
The roundup of social media posts from Hucks Nation includes: Bubbleworld/Faithful Geek, Unprecedented territory/Fort Boise, Did it make a difference?/Simple Mind, Oscar nominees get second runs/7 Blog, Out & about on a sunny morning/Slight Detour, Alternative facts/Duff McKee/Ridenbaugh Press, Boiler plate snow cover hard on wildlife/Outdoors ...
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help with any information regarding a suspicious fire. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious fire that completely destroyed the Skitwish warming hut off Forest Service Rd 202 near Marie Saddle.
When I was young, I was told by Popeye the Sailor Man that I'd be "strong to the finish if (I) ate my spinach." Just like him. Now, we have kale. I don't know a song to extol kale's plusses. But I do know that the nation's nutritionists have gone ga-ga for kale (as opposed to Cocoa Puffs). Adriana Janovich writes about a special kale salad.
Steve Widmyer, who doubles as owner of the Fort Ground Grill when he's not serving as mayor, and I were going over the menu for Blogfest 2017. Usually, we stick with standard fare: pulled pork, cheese & mac, coleslaw, cookies & pop. This year, however, Steve asked if we'd like something different. Would you? Suggestions?
Spudbod spotted this ginormous igloo in the Coeur d'Alene Golf Course neighborhood (Fairway Drive between Hillcrest and Evergreen, to be exact. The house number shows on the picture). It is easily 5-6 six feet tall in the inside.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (17 items & counting) includes man dressed in black who was waving a knife around in the lobby of a building on Ironwood Drive ...
Huckleberry Friend Betsy Hawkins was leaving work Monday night when Neil Diamond's "Red, Red Wine" began playing on the radio. Immediately, she was taken back to her glory days as an NIC student, hanging out on the Dike Road and Sanders Beach. Q: Which song puts you in a reflective mood re: your glory days.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ranks No. 11 among the U-Haul Top 25 U.S. Growth Cities for locations with a population of 10,000 to 50,000, according to U-Haul. U-Haul locations in Coeur d'Alene saw 53 percent of one-way truck rental customers coming into the city as opposed to leaving.
President Trump has banned employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from giving social media updates and speaking with reporters, according to The Associated Press. The social media ban is part of a series of new restrictions at the EPA under the Trump administration. The Hill reports ...
AM Headlines: Columnist Doug Clark/SR tells of a Spokane man who is a reality show sensation in Sweden. Also: Public Records (Jan 23)/Press, Otter bullish on Trump administration/EOBoise, Nate, Hartgen oppose IRS conformity bill/EOBoise, Grip on Sports: New EWU coach has solid pedigree/SR, Court rules against sibs in Lake Pend Oreille dispute/SR...
In Monday's poll, most of Hucks Nation said the women's march on Washington, D.C., and around the country was the most impressive event of the last weekend, which included President Trump's inauguration. Today's Poll: Was PFPD officer Brenda Knight given a proper sentence for her DUI (16 hours labor detail, $800 fine & 3-month license suspension)?
On Monday, Searcher posted one of the best comments I've read re: the impact of technology and social media on our lives. In a short statement, Searcher begins: "Sometimes I think life would be a whole lot better if we just simply got rid of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc etc."
North Idaho College President Richard MacLennan made his first budget pitch to state lawmakers on Monday, telling them NIC “stands proudly as the oldest community college in Idaho” and touting its new career-technical education center in Rathdrum. Then, Sen. Mary Souza, who should have been on MacLennan's side, pounced.
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, who handled the case, thinks the sentence for PFPD cop Brenda Knight's DUI was a fair one -- 16 hours in the Kootenai County sheriff's work program. Thompson notes that Knight was a first-time offender. Ryan Collingwood, Coeur d'Alene Press, reports ...
Sometimes the sequel is better than the original. At least it was for Gonzaga. Portland, not so much. Two days after having their hands full with the Pilots in Spokane, the Zags encountered little resistance in an 83-64 rout Monday at the Chiles Center. Jim Meehan/SR reports ...
Idaho Democrats are disappointed in the way Coeur d’Alene Reps. Paul Amador, R-Coeur d’Alene and Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, dismissed their Rural Teacher Loan Forgiveness Bill at a town hall meeting over the weekend. Bethany Blitz/Coeur d'Alene Press reports.
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.