Daughter Howls At Mom’s Mistake In Candy Store

All that’s chocolate isn’t necessarily yummy. Ask Joan Jessup. Some time ago, Joan was waiting for her daughter to make a purchase at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Post Falls when she noticed a plate of samples. Or at least she thought the chocolate-covered dog biscuits were samples. So, Joan popped one of the alluring morsels into her mouth. She realized her mistake an instant before her daughter burst out laughing. In fact, the two still laugh about the incident. And Joan can’t quite shake the urge to scratch at the front door whenever the neighborhood dogs bark.

Friendly smoke?

Hmmm. Hagadone Hospitality doesn’t practice what it preaches. The hospitality company, through its house organ, the Coeur d’Alene Press, preaches abstinence each fall when it comes to grass-field smoke. But it doesn’t hesitate to burn great piles of winter debris at The Coeur d’Alene Resort golf course, much to the dismay of neighbors. Last week, for the second year in a row, the golf course smoked out the neighborhood. Do you suppose Brand X will publish that air-quality hotline number again?

An unanswered prayer

It all happened at the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Post Falls: Emcee Ron Vieselmeyer thanked U.S. Senate chaplain Lloyd Ogilvie for the advice he once gave a young man and his girlfriend. The struggling couple, who were questioning their relationship, split up afterward. The girl went on to become Mrs. Vieselmeyer. … Then, there are the billboards Ogilvie has seen cropping up everywhere. You know, the ones that say in bold letters, “Pray for your leaders,” and in tiny letters underneath quote part of Psalm 109: “May his days be few, and may another take his office.” … Finally, Lt. Gov. Butch Otter told the Post Falls crowd that Gov. Phil Batt had given a “heart-rendering” speech earlier that morning at a prayer breakfast at Boise. Is that possible?

Special prize

Imagine Gomer Davis’ surprise when his dinner salad at the Family of God Bowling League banquet March 1 included (drum roll, please) a used bandage. Yep. Right there with the greens, tomatoes and ranch-style dressing. For old time’s sake, I won’t identify the restaurant that served up the surprise to Kootenai County’s chief bailiff. … A Coeur d’Alene street crew worker called Wednesday to say that Snow College must be in town - because it was snowing. Sure enough, every time North Idaho College’s basketball rival has come to town this year it’s snowed: Nov. 29-30 for the Thanksgiving tournament, Dec. 13 for a regular season game and last week for the All-Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament. … The Huckleberry Hound spotted his first robin of the spring at 8:40 a.m. Friday in the 1300 block of McFarland Avenue.

Huckleberries

There was a reason Bob Myklebust showed up for work on snowy Monday last humming the theme song to “The Real McCoys.” One line goes: “There’s grandpappy Amos/The head of the clan/He roars like a lion/But he’s gentle as a lamb.” Let’s hope this fierce March becomes as gentle as ol’ grandpappy. .. Then, there’s Will Pitman of the Department of Lands Navigable Waters division in Coeur d’Alene, who bet in an office pool that snow would be off the ground last Tuesday. It snowed that day, of course. Oh well, it was only a buck. … Hmmm. When do you suppose Toyotamasters on Government Way will get around to changing its “Happy Holidays” sign? … Bumpersnicker of the week: “If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will accidentally shoot their children.”

Parting shot

Even the Wall Street Journal occasionally goofs up. A story about Silver Valley mining pollution Wednesday states in part that “Northern Idaho … is a Democratic enclave.” Yeah, we’re such an enclave that 10 of 12 legislators are Republican. And the Kootenai County D’s had to sue to hold onto an assessor’s seat that had been in their family for three terms.

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