Parting Shot: Fireworks 3
Kerri Thoreson shot this photo of fireworks over the tank in front of the Post Falls Post 143 American Legion Saturday night.
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015
Rathdrum Mountain issues
RATHDRUM - For years, the city heard little vocal opposition as it pursued access to its 556 acres on Rathdrum Mountain to create recreational opportunities. But now, with access in hand, concerns have mounted during the public input campaign. What would you like to see happen in the area?
Monday Wild Card 6.8.15 5
Lately, most weekends are filled with "War Bonds" book events. On Saturday, I spoke to the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society. The group was celebrating their 80th anniversary. It was a great crowd and they made the Q&A time especially interesting. Former SR editorial page editor Doug Floyd was in attendance. Ask him what NOT to get your wife for her birthday.
Bike CdA events planned
Rich Landers reports, the group Bike CDA is raising the profile if bicycling in the Lake City, with a large number of bike rides and related activities organized through its Facebook page. June is Bike to Work Month, which is picking up the pace of events, many of which are supported by local groups or businesses.
Because a BMW was not available
A Spokane Valley man arrested after deputies said he led them on a high-speed chase Sunday night later told investigators “that’s the last time I’m running from the police in a Honda Civic.”
Idaho Free Fishing day, June 13
Saturday, June 13, is Free Fishing Day in Idaho, which means no license is required for residents or nonresidents. To help folks get a taste of the action, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and volunteers have set up free fishing day events across the Panhandle.
Baby, it's hot outside
Spokane has set a new high temperature record for June 8 with the thermometer rising to 93 degrees as of 3 p.m. The previous daily record was 91 degrees in 1931. Guess I'm not going to complain about being stuck at my desk all day. How hot is too hot for you?
Beach Daze 1
Don Sausser captured this colorful shot of folks frolicking at City beach, Saturday. Did you get your quota of sunshine this weekend?
Fast and Furious with a Five-Year-Old 1
KXLY reports Shariah Whitney, 23, of Spokane Valley was arrested in Post Falls for DUI after allegedly racing and crashing into several parked cars. Her five-year-old was in the car at the time.
Lake City Junior Rodeo debuts
COEUR d'ALENE - Sabre Soderbeck, 14, was not fazed at all after being violently bucked off a rather disgruntled, vocal cow with unstoppable back legs. "I just wanted a buckle," the Rathdrum teen said with a grin, dust from the arena still clinging to her face and clothes. "I'm fine."
Idaho poll shows support for raising minimum wage 22
The latest Idaho poll by Idaho Politics Weekly, conducted by Dan Jones & Associates, shows a surprising 70 percent of Idahoans favor boosting the state’s minimum wage to $10 an hour.
What happens if you don't make your bed? 4
Cat infestation happens, that's what. My mama always told me to make my bed the minute I get out of it in the morning and I usually do. But Sunday was a special kind of lazy day. Do you make your bed every day?
Abortion declines in nearly all states 7
I would think this is something that should please both pro-life and pro-choice groups, wouldn't you? Abortions have declined in states where new laws make it harder to have them – but they’ve also waned in states where abortion rights are protected, an Associated Press survey finds.
The art of parking tickets 3
Fake parking tickets cover a car's windshield on the corner of Post and Main street. The car is part of an Eastern Washington University art exhibit. When did you last get a parking ticket?
‘Antiques Roadshow’ delivers surprise, disappointment 7
Antiques Roadshow” on PBS is all about possibilities. Is Great-Grandma’s brooch worth some serious money or is its worth measured only in sentimental value? Thousands of people got opportunities to learn more about their treasures Saturday as “Antiques Roadshow” set up shop in the Spokane Convention Center for the day
Play Clean
Andy Helkey recently took his 10-year-old daughter kayaking at Killarney Lake. Afterward, father and daughter ate a picnic lunch. But first, they washed their hands to reduce their risk of lead exposure. The marshy lake along the lower Coeur d’Alene River is so polluted from historic mining waste that tundra swans die each spring from ingesting lead in the lake’s sediments
What does the Idaho GOP back? 5
Apparently, contribution law changes, Bible in schools and investigating the Forest Service. The Idaho GOP Central Committee, at its summer meeting in Idaho Falls, approved three resolutions: One calling for relaxing the financial disclosure requirements for political committees or PACs by exempting them from reporting contributions of less than $200; one calling for use of the Bible in public schools in Idaho; and one calling for an investigation of the U.S. Forest Service for not giving more deference to local county commissioners in revising a management plan for the Panhandle National Forests in North Idaho.
Taste of Tradition
HARRISON, Idaho – The Harrison Creamery and Fudge Factory is nearly impossible to pass up. Maybe it’s the quaint and charming façade, the colorful displays of fudge in the front window or the aroma of fresh-baked pie seeping out onto the sidewalk.
Citylink gets checkup 2
Scott Maben writes about the new assessment of routes and stops below. I spend a fair amount of time in the Lake City-- usually, downtown or at Riverstone and I can't recall ever seeing a Citylink bus. In Spokane, I see STA buses every day. Have you ever used Citylink?
The minium wage debate
COEUR d'ALENE - A subcommittee will decide Monday what role the city of Coeur d'Alene will play in the ongoing minimum wage debate. Raise CDA - a group spearheaded by former legislative candidate Anne Nesse and Bob Bennett, former North Idaho College president - failed to meet a May 1 deadline to provide the necessary signatures for a minimum wage increase initiative to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Tom Hearn: R's and D's need conversation 11
In Saturday's comments section, Tom Hearn, tells of his visit to the recent Pachyderm meeting. He says, "Republicans and Democrats need to be talking and listening to each other more often in this community and stop demonizing each other in the press, on the blogs and in social media. There is no reason to make political disagreements personal or to be unfriendly to each other." Full comment below. Agree or disagree with Tom?
Cda Celebrates Pride in the Park 4
A celebration of diversity and acceptance, Pride in the Park in Phippeny Park welcomed one and all to live music, free lunch, community resources and information, social time and fun activities for all ages, including hula hoops and face painting.
EOB: Two judge replacements, two different processes
Here’s an interesting contrast: While Idaho U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch pursue a secret process to name a recommended replacement for longtime U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge, who will take senior status July 3, a much different and more open process is underway to replace retiring state Court of Appeals Judge Karen Lansing.
Huckleberries: Dear ideologue...
Unbowed, Coeur d’Alene Councilman Steve Adams didn’t retreat from criticism on Huckleberries that his ongoing votes against use of federal funding for city purchases, hires and projects are “goofy.” In fact, the conservative hardliner seized on the term “goofy” from Huckleberries Last to launch a counter strike at a council meeting last week.
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.