Fantasty Football?
Did I miss it? Did DFO launch a Hucks Online League again? My son, the former high school kicker, cleaned up in his league last year and won $700. Do you play Fantasy Football?
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2, 2016
I went and launched a podcast
So, I'm not exactly sure what a podcast is since I've never listened to one, but today my maiden podcast is live. Produced by Spokane Talks Online, and co-hosted by my two youngest sons "Life, Love & Raising Sons (Not Necessarily in That Order) offers a behind-the-scenes view of my Front Porch column fodder. Link below.
Huckleberries hears Dane Dugan has resigned... 1
Rumor has it that Kootenai County Fairgrounds manager Dane Dugan has resigned effective immediately.
Idaho tailgaters imbibe ‘apple juice’ under new alcohol restrictions 5
Thursday’s gathering at the University of Idaho had all the trappings of a pre-game tailgating party. Barbecue smoke wafted through the air. The marching band rallied Vandal fans young and old. Many drank casually from unmarked plastic cups. But some declined to say what was in those cups. Booze, perhaps? “No,” said one man. “Apple juice.”
Paper prevails 11
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows adult readers in the U.S. still strongly favor paper over e-books. Yes, indeed. Have never read an e-book and don't intend to any time soon. How about you? Paper or electronic books?
Press writer weekends with Bernie 1
In which Ryan Collingwood hangs out with a Spirit Lake resident who's a dead ringer for Bernie Lomax-- the stiff from the movie 'Weekend with Bernie." Have you been told you look like somebody famous? Cindy
Rawdeadfish aims to rebuild after fire 3
Ever since his popular sushi food truck suffered an electrical fire in mid-August, Travis Whiteside has been waiting – to rebuild, to get back to work. Favorite food truck past or present? Bonus question: Sushi: Yay or Nay? Cindy
Aryan ghost haunts us still 5
A Press writer opines that Cda is still tainted with an Aryan brush. Agree or disagree? Cindy "...people who have never set foot in North Idaho seem to think we’ve all retreated to bunkers with our racist pals, waiting for war — or the Apocalypse, or collapse of the government, or “progressive traitors” trying to repeal the Second Amendment."
2016 election not necessarily one for the books 4
Some Washington teachers aren't including discussion of the 2016 election in their classrooms this fall. "I don't see a lot of substance or policies or actual plans by either candidate so it's hard for me to set up sort of a debate or discussion," said Dustin Leithold, a high school social studies teacher in the Aberdeen district.
Fire closes some areas of Idaho Panhandle 1
Several small fires continue to burn on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Cooler and wetter weather over the Labor Day weekend is expected to limit fire growth, but people recreating on the national forest should stay out of those areas, Forest Service officials said.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, 2016
Victory sports pub now good to go
The city has just issued Victory sports pub a temporary certificate of occupancy. So the downtown sister business to Crafted is good to go, reports Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor.
Parting Shot -- 9.1.16 1
A young woman checks her Anchorsmartphone as she relaxes at a fountain in front of the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday.
Wild Card/Thursday 9.1.16 17
So I'm ordering the 2-for-$10 Whopper meal special at Burger King Wednesday evening when a female voice concludes the interaction by saying, "Groovy." Which, of course, took me back to my formative years when "groovy," "far out," right on," etc., were he slang words used by the youth.
CPD identifies suspect in bank robbery try
Alex Wesley Jenkins, 35, of Post Falls and Moyie Springs, has been indentified as a suspect in the attempted robbery of the Bank of America Wednesday morning in Coeur d'Alene.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 9.1.16
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (26 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 19 more items) includes battery at Hayden Library this evening. Police are looking for a suspect with a backpack on a black bike
2 contested races for NIC trustee 1
There will be two races for the three North Idaho College trustee seats this November -- Incumbent Todd Banducci and Greg Gfeller in Zone 3 and Brad Murray and Geri White in Zone 5. Incumbent Judy Meyer will run for re-election unopposed.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 8
The Cutline Contest today features 7-year-old cadets in Kiev, Ukraine, attend their first day at school. Wednesday Winner: gitrun.
UI kicks off with Montana St tonight 1
Theo Lawson/Lewiston Tribune reports: ""Tonight's game between Idaho and Montana State at 6 in the Kibbie Dome (ESPN3, SWX) will be the last time the regional foes meet as programs occupying separate social classes. When UI officially joins the Big Sky Conference in 2018, the Vandals and Bobcats will be even on the totem pole."
Otter lauds private job growth
Gov. Butch Otter has sent out an op-ed article to Idaho newspapers discussing Idaho’s economy and private-sector job growth, as the Labor Day holiday approaches. He lauds gains in job growth in Idaho, but warns, “Not all job growth is created equal.” (Question: Any Labor Day Weekend plans?)
VP prospect Pence raising Idaho $$$
Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana and vice-presidential nominee on the GOP ticket with Donald Trump, will speak at a Boise fundraiser this afternoon, but the only ones allowed in will be those paying for $1,000 for tickets, $5,000 per couple for both a photo and the reception, and sponsors.
Quotable Quote 1
"Generally, professional courtesy precludes a rattlesnake biting a journalist" -- Wedeln4Hillary re: Rattler bites Trib sportswriter.
Blogos: Regan to regale GOPachyderms
The daily roundup of the HucksOnline blogosphere today begins with a reminder that local GOP Chairman Brent Regan will be speaking to GOPachyderms in Post Falls Friday. Also, Fort Boise discusses image of Papa Bundy & Sons. On Tap promotes annual Fall Fest at Schweitzer Mountain. As the Lake Churns warns as of a long Cavanaugh Bay Road detour.
I wish I'd ordered okra 7
Mrs O & I have now survived the Cracker Barrel experience. She gives it two thumbs up. I'm undecided. We joined some church friends for the southern-fried-everything meals at the new restaurant near the Bible Book Nook. At 2 p.m. Sunday, the place was still packed. We jammed into the restaurant store to wait some 15 minutes for a table to open.
Trustee Judy Meyer to seek NIC re-election 2
Judy Meyer, a long time Idaho education leader and current North Idaho College Board of Trustees, plans to seek another term on the college board: "NIC has great momentum right now and I want to continue the progress," she said in a press release announcing her candidacy.
Sam: Victory opened prematurely 8
Seems Victory sports pub in downtown Coeur d'Alene opened prematurely this week. Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor comments that Victory hasn't met all the required city codes to open. The city posted a notice this morning not to occupy. Mrs. O, Huckleberries & I saw the pub serving customers last night.
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.
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