Huckleberries Hears …

… That Lakes Highway Commissioner Marv Lekstrum (pictured, from Lakes HD Web site) and state Sen. Steve Vick, R-Hayden Lake, are either thinking about resigning or have pulled the plug on the Reagan Republicans board, possibly over an attempted endorsement of a Legislative District 2 candidate. The resignation(s) is the latest in the exodus of board members including: Steve Adams, Bob Nonini, Larry Spencer, Mary Souza and Jack Schroeder. It was rumored that Coeur d’Alene Councilman Dan Gookin, vice president of technology, had resigned from the board on Wednesday. But Ron Lahr, president of the Reagan Republicans, posted this message in the Huckleberries Online comments: “The Reagan Republicans have not endorsed the CDA recall nor is Dan Gookin resigning.”

• Dan Gookin responds to HucksOnline email: “I have a point of contention regarding their endorsement policies. I submitted my resignation to Ron a few days ago, but we spoke on the phone since then. My resignation is on hold until the board can meet to revise the endorsement policy. If they don’t, then I’m gone.” Gookin and others apparently are upset re: an endorsement letter sent out by Jeff Ward and three other Reagan Republicans on behalf of House District 2 candidate Mark Fisher that appears to be a group endorsement. The Reagan Republicans were unable to get a consensus for a Fisher endorsement. You can see the letter here.

Thoughts?