Video (at 29:33 mark): John Stone addresses City Council. (Courtesy: City of Coeur d'Alene)

Huckleberries hears ... that there's a move afoot by the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce to cancel one of the two Ironman Coeur d'Alene races that are scheduled in the future. The move came to light at the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting Tuesday night when Riverstone developer John Stone asked, during the public comment period, about a rumor that Coeur d'Alene was canceling Ironman. Stone is a two-time Ironman competitor and Ironman fan. He wanted to know if the city is still committed to Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Mayor Steve Widmyer responded that it was. But noted that the chamber is a sponsoring organization. Huckleberries hears that the chamber is concerned about the declining numbers of triathletes in the full triathlon and the wishy-washy commitment of the Ironman organization to the main race. The chamber wants to drop the full Ironman in favor of a half one, to be held on the last Sunday of June. Both events will be held this year. The council will discuss this matter at its June 20 meeting.