JimmyMAC: The reviews: Big kudo's for the steaks, pulled pork and sides (except the fries). Ribs are darn tasty as well, but a little charred. I personally like them a little charred but i'm just reporting back based on EVERYONE's review. With that said, the…
Joseph Maine, 22, witnessed the one-car accident at 32nd Ray today and raced to the scene with a car jack to assist the father and 3 children trapped in the car. Thomas Clouse's SR story and more photos here. (SR Photo: Dan Pelle)Question: Have you…
Chris @ Treasured Valley announced this morning via Twitter that he's closing down his blog as we know it. I've asked back via Twitter that I hope he's pulling an April Fool's joke. Quote from his announcement: "The time has come to move on other…
Item: Auburn Riverside girls beat Coeur d’Alene 55-51 in first round of virtual national girls high school basketball championship/Shawn Skager, Auburn ReporterMore Info: Round One tipped off today, with Auburn Riverside, the No. 6 seed out of the West Bracket, knocking off No. 11 Coeur…
Rachel Popham give comfort 10-month-old infant who was involved in a one car accident near the corner of 32nd and Ray today in Spokane. Popham said she heard the accident from one block away and came to assist the father and 3 children in the…
4:35 p.m. A female is complaining of a knee injury in a 2-vehicle crash @ H95 & Neider that's blocking Neider's w/b lanes.4:07 p.m. Ginger @ Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens reports that miscellaneous items were found at the Government Way cemetery.3:47 p.m. A bicyclist reports…
Huckleberries has learned that Judge Benjamin Simpson reduced the bond assessed Jim Brannon in his lawsuit to overturn the Coeur d'Alene City Council elections from $40,000 to $5,000. The action occurred this morning. In reducing the bond, Simpson said that nothing should be construed "as…
The U.S. Postal Service paid tribute to World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg in 1997 when it issued a 32-cent commemorative stamp bearing his likeness. New evidence from Russian archives suggests that Wallenberg, credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust,…
The Idaho Supreme Court could give its opinion on what rates the state should set for leasing state-owned lakefront property on two lakes in as little as three weeks or as long as four months. The court is being asked to rule on a decision…
We were simply happy with our invitation to the County Commissioner’s “Community Development Forum” scheduled for Monday. But at a regularly scheduled deliberation meeting at the Board of County Commissioners this morning, Chairman Rick Currie took some time to explain “the purposes and intent” of…
Huckleberries Online has learned what that weird construction east of the City Park bandshell is. Parks Director Doug Eastwood tells HBO Central that it's a rinse-off/cooling-off station, depending on whether you're coated with sand from the beach or sweat from playing basketball, jogging, or practicing…
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips that help arrest Scott Anthony Osborne, 39. Osborne is accused of stealing cash, keys, food, guitars and tools from the First Christian Church, 610 N. 4th St., and the St. Thomas Catholic Church, 919 E. Indiana Ave.,…
An unidentified woman walks past Harvey, an art project by Lindsey Lopez, called "Run Hare, Run", inspired by Aesop's fable Tortoise and the Hare in front of the Fine Arts building at Victoria College in Victoria, Texas. (AP Photo/ Victoria Advocate, Frank Tilley)Question: Do you…
The prosecution's inability to use evidence relating to Silas Parks' criminal background played an integral role in a plea agreement reached between Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and Parks' attorneys, Thompson said Wednesday. On Tuesday, Parks, 26, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter charges for killing…
Rasmussen Reports, one of the most visible names in political polling, has released its first poll of the year on the Idaho gubernatorial races and for Democrat Keith Allred, things are not looking up. The polling agency reports that incumbent Gov. Butch Otter holds a…
Dennis Mansfield writes: "I have in that elite section of my library, the following -- A first-edition autographed copy of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, as well as:The only book Gerald Ford wrote ( "A time to Heal"), autographedArthur Schlesinger's "Robert Kennedy and his times" Anthony…
John Gout, a 70-year-old inmate at South Idaho Correctional Institution in Boise, works on a quilt. Some years ago, an officer suggested that Gout might like to make a quilt that could be auctioned for a fundraiser. Since then, he has made more than 30…
When I awoke on Saturday morning I had four or five close friends; by the end of the day I had 50. A few days later I had over 100. Yes, that’s right, after years of resistance, I finally joined the Facebook revolution. Surely it’s…
Tiger Woods impersonators Herme Chua, left, and Cahn Oxelson pose in Pasadena, Calif., today. Herme Chua got booed. Canh Oxelson is no longer getting the best tables at restaurants, and will have to wait longer to pay off those student loans from Harvard. Think Tiger…
Dan of the County: When this is the only set of choices to pick a candidate I don't think it's crossing over, I think it's called voting. And as long as primary elections are paid for by everyone in the county instead of just being…
JeanieS: "I live right next to the railroad tracks that go east into Millwood. This morning we were awakened to several LE vehicles because a body was discovered next to the tracks. The unsettling thing is, that they have uncovered the (headless) body so all…
I give a hat tip to Mary Souza at OpenCDA.com -- yeah, yeah, I know, that doesn't happen often here -- for finding an old SR editorial in which readers are warned to watch the city closely as it dealt with McEuen Field. Mary points…
(Above) is a pic of the very first herbs that we started from seed back in early February. As you can see, they include parsley and basil. Today my focus is on parsley and I will explain why.....My husband, better known as Bent for blogging…
Tuesday Poll: 108 of 134 respondents (81%) said they support President Obama's call to open a mass amount of USA coastlines to offshore drilling. Only 19 of 134 (14%) didn't support the action.Avista CEO Pay: 75 of 116 (65%) said Avista CEO Scott Brooks should…
Jeanne Tiller, widow of slain abortion doctor George Tiller, hugs a family member during the sentencing of Scott Roeder in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kan., Thursday. Roeder was convicted last January of murdering Tiller's husband, Dr. George Tiller. (AP Photo/Jeff Tuttle, Pool)You political…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
