HBO’s Best of the Local Blogs — 6/25/07

Kerri Thoreson/fyinorthidaho.com

Ironman Coeur d’Alene was the main event over the recent weekend. But it wasn’t the only event. Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho turned her camera to the 3rd Annual Dukes of Hauser Freeride Wakeboard Contest, which drew novice, intermediate and expert boarders to the shores of Hauser Lake here .

*The launch of the USS Nauti-Yacht by The Otis prompted Mommy Dearest /BrodH20 to compose “The Ballad of Popcorn Island” for a three-hour tour on Killarney Lake here .

* Marianne Love /Slight Detour didn’t have time to celebrate her 60th birthday this morning b/c she was tending to a sick horse here .

* Nic Casey /Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts joins the chorus of individuals who are appealing to Gov. Butch Otter to show clemency and resolve the weird Kendra Goodrick case here .

* Starr Kelso /Go Figure sez he’s never had the structure to write a book. But he decided to launch into one he’s titled, “The Neighborhood,” and invites anyone who’s interested in a collaborative project to join in here .

* Frum Helen Back /Hauser Thoughts tells what happened when a neighbor thought he was fertilizing his lawn only to discover that he’d used Roundup instead — and his wife isn’t happy — here .

Meanwhile, OrangeTV has a little fun at Coeur d’Alene Press expense here , A Butterfly Moment has a host of blog topics for this week here , Family Phil’s son wins the Ironboy competition here , As The Lake Churns sez 2008 Priest Lake calendars are ready here , Un-Muted Mumblings has a hard time concentrating on the Mass here , Shinie enjoys Hayden Days here , Silver Valley Girl tells of a summer camp experience here , JeanC gets in target practice here , and Live Love Laugh Hope explores the woods behind Twin Lakes here .