I went to see "The Laramie Project" at North Idaho College instead of watch the last innings of the New York Yankees' season after work Friday. About 250 others had the same idea, inspired by the presence of the Westboro Baptist Church picketers earlier in…
Huckleberries Online has learned through several sources that long-time Coeur d'Alene community leader Amidee "Ace" Walden, 104, died in his sleep Saturday morning. Shown above 13 years ago, Walden reminisced about the lifetime he has spent in Coeur d'Alene, for SR photographer Jesse Tinsley and…
Washington State wide receiver Jared Karstetter (84) catches a touchdown pass in front of Stanford cornerback Johnson Bademosi (27) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday. Washington State fell 38-28 to No. 12 Stanford. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)2-fer: UI-New…
Jacob Charais, 6, and his little sister Sami-Lou, 4, sit in front of their pumpkin stand at their home in Lewiston on Friday. The Idaho State Tax Commission wants them to close their pumpkin stand at their family home. Their parents, Dan amd Kami Charais,…
The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at E. 300 Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive early Saturday morning. When fire crews arrived they found Willie's Restaurant and Bar completely engulfed in flames. Crews were able to extinguish the fire, however the building…
Item: LCDC details $9 million in Education Corridor work/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Building out the education corridor's infrastructure around the North Idaho College campus could cost around $9 million, engineers calculate. That price would bring in ample enhancements: One mile of expanded streets…
Coeur d’Alene police are trying to figure out who would spray graffiti on the 9/11 heroes memorial. Vandals started their spree down the street from the memorial near I-90 then targeted the memorial.The Coeur d’Alene Fallen Heroes Memorial Plaza was built by community groups, including…
Maybe I’m out of step with society, but I don’t care much for the trash talking that goes on in sports. It doesn’t strike me as something that fits with the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play. You can imagine how disgusted I was at…
This is the little female Pit Bull that lives next door to me. She's been a sweet girl; when I walk out to my mailbox, she runs along the fence and greets me. We even play a little bit; I'll run my foot along the…
Also there is the written code is, no one leaves camp until all have gotten their elk. The ones who have gotten their elk and deer become drivers for the others. Which the King has become, as he got his last week. So now he…
Coeur d’Alene football coach Shawn Amos was looking for a better start Friday than the week before. Amos got that and more as his visiting second-ranked Vikings started fast and ended strong in a 41-14 win over Post Falls in a 5A Inland Empire League…
Wednesday Poll (didn't have one Thursday): It's obvious that the Wednesday poll got hijacked. It shows that 235 of 326 (72%) of the votes were for Democrat Keith Allred. 84 of 326 (26%) were for incumbent Republican Butch Otter. Independent Pro-Life got 5 votes, and…
The Westboro Baptists have come & gone, possibly to return next week for the closing night of Joe Jacoby's "The Laramie Project" at North Idaho College. Meanwhile, the GOP Bus made stops in Naples, Priest River, Spirit Lake, Rathdrum, Athol, the Kootenai County GOP HQ,…
On her Facebook page, Cindy posts this question, noting that she saw this sign on Spokane's north side while out and about today.Question: How about if your neighbors wanted to warn people about YOU, what would THEIR sign say?
The Idaho State Tax Commission has called for the closure of a family's pumpkin stand on the 1000 block of Eighth Street in Lewiston. A representative of the tax commission stopped by the home of Dan and Kami Charais Friday and asked for the stand's…
5:49 p.m. Larry Schlappy, a 53YO St. Maries resident, was flown to Sacred Heart after his van was hit by a logging truck on H3 this morning. ISP report here.5:28 p.m. Patrol officer reports 3 fires burning near new bridge on E. Fernan Lake Road.5:09…
Kristen Armstrong plays with her son Lucas at their home in Boise today. Armstrong is returning to pro cycling in hopes of joining the U.S. team for the 2012 London Olympics. Story here. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)Idaho schools race draws independent funding/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseU.S.…
A humanoid robot code-named HRP-4C , center, performs with dancers at DIGITAL CONTENT EXPO in Tokyo Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) Top Cutlines:1. In a brave performance, Robin Williams reprises two previous roles (Bicentennial Man and Mrs. Doubtfire) for his new movie…
Ralph Bartholdt writes of decoy carver Frank Werner of St. Maries in his latest Skookum Photography post here.10 things I did yesterday/A Butterfly MomentTrash talking 9YO girls/A Family Runs Through ItTea Party: The confused & the ignorant/Arch DruidLiving next door to a pitbull/Atmospheric RuminationsWacky election…
The two local teams that comprise the Snake Pit Venomous Vixens will be strapping on the skates this Sunday to take on one another in a pre-Halloween bout at Skate Plaza. All the information you need is above. Enjoy.
Luke Malek & Alison McArthur of the Kootenai County Young Professionals are looking for questions to ask North Idaho College trustee candidates at a televised forum from 6 to 7:30 Monday at Post Falls City Hall. I plan to live-blog the event, which will feature…
That musical tribute to Lawrence Welk caught my eye as I was reading down my Facebook wall -- the one that Wallace's Sixth Street Melodrama is opening next month (dates & times here). Over the years, I've learned to enjoy country Western, Jazz, and even…
Lt. Gov. Brad Little is checking in with Huckleberries Online as bus tour passes Silverwood:DFO: What's your impression of North Idaho?Brad Little: It's beautiful.DFO: Is this the first time you've seen Priest River, Spirit Lake, & Rathdrum, & Athol?Brad Little: I've had several statewide positions,…
Here's another Crazy Homeschool Mama Twitter photo of the state's top elected GOP officials stopping at Spirit Lake City Park to address about 100 people on hand to rally with them. At last report, they'd stopped for lunch at the Golden Spike in Rathdrum, where…
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