Inside Huckleberries — 6/5/07

* Alice Rankin /Alice’s Garden Spot called to say that she’s having technical difficulties today. She can’t hook up to her Verizon server. So, she can’t respond to any comments or questions posted for her weekly online column. Be patient.

*Huckleberries has received word that former Kootenai County treasurer Jeannine Ashcraft , who now lives in Bigfork, Mont., with her husband, Hale , is fighting a recurrence of cancer — and is trying to gain entry for an experimental treatment in Seattle. Jeannine, a courageous woman and quality elected official, beat cancer 11 years ago. Lori Isenberg tells HBO: “Jeannine is a practical person and is taking this as much in stride as anyone possibly could.”