HBO’s Inland Northwest — 11.5.09

Chocolate flies as Kelcy Mastrup dives onto a slip-n-slide covered with chocolate pudding, ice cream, noodles and water during Warner Alliance Church’s junior high kids outreach event Wednesday in Lewiston. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Kyle Mills)

• Cartoon: Despoiler of the planet?/ David Horsey, Seattle P-I
• Student who kicked $10K field goal may not get cash prize /Fritz Neighbor, Missoulian
• GOP consultant arrested for violating DUI probation /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Montana panel to repeat ‘70s era study on women /John Harrington, Helena Independent Record
• Hailey voters renew local-option tax w/84% approval /Ariel Hansen, Twin Falls Times-News
• Stolen Spokane van turns up on L.A. cargo ship 35 years later /KREM
• Challenger won’t seek recount in tight Moscow mayor race /Mark Williams, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
• WAC suspends official who worked Boise State/San Jose game /Idaho Statesman
• WAC hires Boise PR firm to boost Boise State’s BCS chances /Edgar Linares, KTVB
• Special Olympics cauldron to be unveiled at new home /Kelsey Jacobson, KTVB
• UMontana student falls from 5-story dorm roof /KXLY
• More Nampa Classical Academy directors resign /Idaho Press Tribune
• Twofer: Daily politics brief , and: Thursday morning news /Treasured Valley
• Orbusmax Special: Man fined $300 for calling 911 w/fast-food complaint here

Question: Would you like to take a run at that chocolate slip-and-slide, if you could?