The Slice Maybe The Guest Was Looking For Nutty Breakfast Cereal
Tom Madison’s neighbor called at 6:30 one recent morning to report an unsual bedroom problem.
She had a rodent as an uninvited indoor guest. It was either a chipmunk or a baby squirrel.
Madison went over. And the two of them rigged up a board leading from the bed up to and out an open window. Seeds were the lure.
It worked. “I’d heard of bats in the belfry,” said Madison. “But not squirrels in the bedroom.”
Carrousel horse stamps: There will be tours of Riverfront Park’s Looff Carousel starting at 10 a.m. today, followed by a stamp dedication ceremony at 11 a.m.
Space Filler Theater: Debbi Repp of St. John says her husband, Randy, has the area’s most dramatic wristwatch tan line.
Colville’s Jeannie Maki reported that, when she was little, she thought the state was named after a relative of hers called Idaho.
Troy, Montana’s Jo Goff recently wrote down on a form for prospective jurors that, like millions of others, she is currently serving on the O.J. Simpson jury.
Speaking of O.J., Monique Truman of Elk has a toddler who blames broken items and spills on the former football star.
Spokane’s Arlene Cline wonders if anyone else has noticed the way “three out of five” drivers tend to lean to left when making left turns.
Leta Donahoo runs into perfume overkill in doctors’ waiting rooms.
And we heard about a 4-year-old named Elizabeth who, after the first three chapters of a new book, asked her mom to read “channel four.”
TV news team nicknames: “Prozac Twins,” “Dream Team,” “The Cute-Six News Team,” and “The Titter Team” were among readers’ suggestions for the KHQ crew.
“Two beauties and a beast” and “Happy Chat Campers” were among the recommendations for KXLY.
And KREM led the way in receiving the most unprintable nickname suggestions.
Coming soon: We’ll get to readers’ fond recollections of now-closed Spokane area businesses.
Today’s Slice question: What happens to people who drink untreated water from your lake?
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