Graceful Brothers K Will Get Down
`The Krulitz boys” are Shoshone County Commissioner Sherry Krulitz’s husband and brother-in-law - not her sons. Staffer Julie Titone discovered that after reporting they are members of the Wallace Men’s Culture Club, a comedy dance troupe. The Brothers K, both basketball coaches, will portray two of the four swans in the “Swan Lake” routine at Slippery Gulch, a bash which begins Thursday. Art is in such great shape, Sherry brags, that she downsized her husband’s costume. The Culture Club’s last gig was in 1990.
Overheard
On Friday, Boy Mayor Steve Judy was schmoozing about “the big war” when an Army vet wondered: “Which one was that - Vietnam? Korea?” Softly, off to the side, a woman said: “You mean City Council today?” Bingo … Those howling noises on the police scanner July 29 produced this all-points bulletin: “All units. We have a (pause while the dispatcher searched for correct copspeak to describe what she heard) dog sound on Channel 3” … In Boundary County, you’d better pay taxes to get an audience with commission queenpin Murreleen Skeen. When a nonresident asked for her home phone, the board’s girl Friday snipped: “I don’t give it to anyone who isn’t a resident of this county.” Jawohl mein Colonel … Last Monday, the body of a Bestland Retirement Center resident wasn’t cold when a thief pinched her 14k diamond ring. Hope it’s cursed.
Live, from Post Falls
The most impressive thing about Attorney General Janet Reno’s surprise visit to the Julyamsh powwow? Her size. E-mails a Berry Picker: “She’s not just large for a woman, she’s large for a man, too! My daughter said as soon as she saw her, `Wow, that Saturday Night Live character (Will Farrell) really looks just like her!”’ … My BPs gave two thumbs down to the recent K101.1-FM Lake Coeur d’Alene cruise. Seems the owners held one contest to see which Golden Oldie could remove her bra fastest. And another to see which could dance the most provocatively. When will my g-g-generation grow up? … If you pass out religious tracts on the, ahem, world’s longest floating boardwalk, expect to be cast into outer darkness by insecurity guards. Or, at least, run off.
Huckleberries
A Twin Lakes resident offered the Mother of All Excuses for refusing to have his photo taken by the snoozepaper: “My teeth won’t be in for a couple of months” … Under “gender” on his medical forms, Dr. Bob Farr, a CdA ear, nose and throat specialist, offers: “male,” “female” and “other.” Which should cover the bases in this Brave New World. I think … Bumpersnicker on a rig with a drawing of an American Indian: “America: Love it, or give it back” … Do you suppose City Hall fixed its stamp machine? You know, the one that scrambled the vowels in the “heart” part of CdA … Hey, who’s editing those award certificates for the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press contest? Sports writer Jim Meehan doesn’t spell his last name with a C. No wonder he deep-sixed his second-place award … At Tubs cafe, Biker Joel complains that Yours Truly is too elitist. My scribblings are too insider. Sez he: “Sometimes, I’d like to take (Oliveria) by the ears and shake him” … Elaine Jenks, new exec for Concealed Businesses of North Idaho, is charming, competent and part Portuguese - a combination this full blood finds disarming. Oh well, I’ll keep in mind who really runs that shadowy show. (Elaine has my condolences) … Mullan’s David Randel points out that the next captain of Air Force One could be a Bush pilot. Badabump. Onward.
Parting shot
Three cheers - for the CdA Summer Theatre for standing up to the Aryan Nations. Seems the Rimrock whitebreads didn’t like the decision to cast a black actor as “The Music Man” opposite a white actress. So, they called advertisers and complained at the box office. The theater’s response? It hung out a “do not disturb” sign. That’s worth the price of admission alone.