Parting Shot -- 8.16.16
In this multiple exposure photo, United States' Simone Biles performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday.
TUESDAY, AUG. 16, 2016
Catching up with former CPD spokeswoman Christie Wood 1
f you're like me, you wondered what happened to Sgt. Christie Wood, after she retired from the Coeur d'Alene Police Department earlier this year. Here's the answer in her own words, for readers of Huckleberries Online.
Wild Card/Tuesday -- 8.16.16 4
I read an article yesterday that warned that sedentary jobs like mine -- 8 to 9 hours five days a week feeding the blog beast -- caused heart attack and diabetes. That's the bad news. The good news. Walking or other physical exercise is the antidote. And you wonder why I take the lunch hour off to walk along the water front.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 8.16.16
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (24 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 22 more items) includes aggressive panhandler in McEuen Park garage ...
$7.6M: The value of Ironman CDA 5
Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor responds to several comments about the upcoming Ironman CDA. Sam estimates that Ironman CDA provides about $7.6M in direct tourism benefit to the Coeur d'Alene area: "That's a huge figure that helps support our local small businesses and many employees of those businesses."
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 16
The Cutline Contest today features the gold medal match for the men's wrestling Greco-Roman 85-kg competition at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Monday Winner -- Nic.
Poll: Airport runs lead Spokane visits
In Monday's Poll, a plurality of Hucks Nation said the main reason that it visits Spokane is for -- airport runs. Today's Poll: When did you last read the U.S. Constitution?
Blogos: Catching up with Phil Batt 6
North Idaho blog roundup includes up-to-date photo of former Idaho governor Phil Batt, who is approaching 90. Also: Bespokely/Fort Boise, Funding request/Bay Views, Weekly (pub) planner/On Tap, When to let go & how/Simple Mind, Trump 87: Trump U/Randy Stapilus, It's never to early to look ahead/Grip, Trump's disservice/Dogwalk Musings ...
Actor Winkler visits Twin Falls 3
TWIN FALLS — When actor Henry Winkler meets children, he tells them: “You have greatness inside of you.” Educators need to ensure every child gets to meet their destiny, he said Monday during a keynote address to Twin Falls and Buhl School District employees. Winkler…
Tweetable 14
"Great venue: Coeur d'Alene's McEuen Park" -- Raul Labrador (@Raul_Labrador) from Avista Pavilion, where Labrador's "Conversations with the Congressman" attracted a decent crowd this afternoon. (DFO: I wonder how many in the crowd of local conservatives today opposed reconstruction of McEuen Park?)
Vestal: Pocket Constitution worthy of buzz 4
Shawn Vestal/SR: "When Khizr Khan held up that pocket Constitution at the Democratic National Convention and taunted Donald Trump, it was a moment that reverberated with a lot of people in a lot of places. One of those places was Malta, Idaho, population 193ish." Question: When did you last read the U.S. Constitution?
Bumpersnicker
"Saw a bumper sticker yesterday that may or may not apply to me," Facebooks Cindy: "I'm not speeding. I'm qualifying."
Double murder suspect caught in Blackfoot 4
The man suspected of killing a brother and sister Monday morning in Spokane Valley has been arrested in southeastern Idaho. Gilberto Delgado, 44, was arrested just after noon Tuesday in Blackfoot, about 25 miles from Pocatello, said Teresa Baker, a spokeswoman for the Idaho State Police.
NRA: Clinton gun control policies 'evil' 2
A top National Rifle Association (NRA) official described Hillary Clinton's gun control policies as "evil" in a fiery message to the gun group’s members. "In short, there [is] nothing under Hillary's 'common-sense' bag of evil gun-ban tricks that she won't attempt if she takes the...
Trying to qualify for finals
Athletes compete in a women's 5000-meter heat during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today. Question: How closely are you following the Summer Olympics?
AM Scanner Traffic -- 8.16.16
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (22 items & counting) including an accident at Camp Mivoden that required boat transport to Honeysuckle Beach on Hayden Lake.
Quotable Quote 3
"I know we're entering candidate questionnaire season but the only thing I need to know is which Idaho Republican candidates are voting for Trump" -- Facebook Friend Emily Walton. Question: Anyone out there still an unabashed Donald Trump fan (someone that doesn't have to say:…
Labrador plans McEuen talk today
Residents of the Lake City have the opportunity today to lead a conversation with First District Congressman Raul Labrador. Labrador, who is vying for his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives this year, will be at McEuen Park from 1 to 2 p.m. today to meet with constituents during one of his "Conversations with the Congressman" events.
AM Headlines -- 8.16.16 1
AM Headlines today: CFD fights Lake City fire/KHQ, Lifeguards finished for season/Press, St Maries man dies in H3 accident/Press, Cars hit Kootenai Co power poles/KREM, Deer rescued from Mill River fence/KREM, Idaho plant to be listed endangered/EOBoise, 2016 fire season having less impact/EOBoise, Spokane council drops oil train measure/KHQ ...
CDAJim: 'Volunteer fatigue' settling in 6
CDAJim and others in the comment section offer explanations why IronmanCDA is short on volunteers as race weekend nears. CDAJim says volunteers are worn out because there are so many race events in the Coeur d'Alene area now, from the new 70.3 half Ironman, to River Sprint Triathlon, to Coeur d'Alene Triathlon, etc.
A book of Bard's poems in works 3
I'm delighted to report that a book of poetry written by our good friend Tom Wobker, The Bard of Sherman Avenue, is in the works. Tom and I had discussed the possibility a few years ago over coffee at Java on Sherman. Now, Washington poet laureate Tod Marshall of Gonzaga University has almost finished the project.
Because You Asked ... 3
A reader of Huckleberries Online wonders why blustery North Idaho College Trustee Ron Nilson hasn't shuffled off to buffalo as it appeared he would when he announced in a huff that he was resigning his post in May. Here we are three months later -- and Nilson is still sticking around as a trustee. Huckleberries tells you what's up below.
Let Bamm-Bamm write curriculum 10
Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments: "Giving Idaho's lawmakers a veto over agency rules presumably keeps the process accountable to you. But you have to wonder sometimes if it just leads to more political mischief. Case in point: Idaho's attempts to replace its outdated and vague public school science standards."
Fresh sushi in ... Wallace?
From David Bond's Facebook wall: "Sushi, fresh sushi, in Wallace, Idaho? If that sounds a bit like catching a prime rib in the middle of the Atlantic off a small boat on a dry fly, you'd be about right. But there it was, courtesy of the newly opened Blackboard Cafe here on Bank Street."
Almost 1,000 attend mission pilgrimage
Close to 1,000 Catholics gathered Monday under the shade of linden, elm and maple trees next to Idaho’s oldest building for a culturally rich and reverent ceremony honoring the Virgin Mary and celebrating the bond between the church and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.
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.