Poll Results: Working Christmas Eve
60% of Hucksters had today off. 20% had to work and 20% had to work but are leaving early. I'm with the second 20% and I'm outta here :-) Merry Christmas to all!
FRIDAY, DEC. 24, 2010
Christmas Eve Wild Card
I'm still recovering from my adventures at Sushi Track last night. I had to grab my food from a moving conveyor belt. I confess I got a bit competitive with the gal acrosss the belt from me and grabbed some plates just because it looked…
Football Moms
New York Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson is one of the bit players on a defensive line that has ranked among the league's best in recent years. A seventh-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2006 out of Northwest Missouri State, Tollefson has worked…
Community provides Christmas for All
The 25th annual Press Christmas for All campaign is now officially in the books, and the towering goal of $200,000 - the most ambitious goal yet - was conquered. Told that the goal had been reached, Anonymous in Athol, who helped this year's campaign with…
Hmoffsuite: How do they count eagles?
hmoffsuite on December 24 at 1:04 p.m. Maybe powderfarmer (or anyone else) can answer a question for me. When the F&G, or whomever, is out on a counting expedition, how do they actually go about that? Do they count each and every one they encounter…
Santa Skis on Lake Cda
Don Sausser snapped this photo moments ago. Here's an even better shot than the earlier pic. Seems Santa is taking a water ski break from last minute preparations.
Christian tourism paying off
A Russian tourist touches a column inside the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on Thursday. NAZARETH, Israel – Strains of “Silent Night” stream from the tour bus speakers on what has become…
Fill in the Blank
My favorite thing about Christmas is _________
Cat Napping
In the interest of full disclosure I should divulge that I just woke up from a mid morning nap. I had a late night last night and I'll have another late one tonight. At least I'm working from home so I could actually nap in…
Black Friday: The Sequel
NEW YORK – It’s Black Friday, The Sequel. Stores are rolling out deals and expect to be swimming in shoppers on Christmas Eve as stragglers take advantage of a day off work. For retailers, the last-minute rush caps the best year since 2007. With Christmas…
Biden: Gay marriage invevitable
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that the country is evolving on the issue of gay marriage and he thinks it's inevitable there will be national consensus. He said on ABC's "Good Morning America" the same thing is happening with the issue of…
Comp plan revisions finally done
After several years, it's done. The Kootenai County commissioners wrapped up deliberations on all chapters of the updated Comprehensive Plan this week, completing the process that began with the Keziah Watkins report in 2006. It feels good," Commissioner Todd Tondee said on Thursday. The officials'…
Joker: Larry Spencer drinking game
Joker on December 23 at 10:04 p.m. In the spirit of holidays, I have invented the Larry Spencer drinking game. If Larry appears in a news story claiming somebody broke the rules or law, down a shot. If a newspaper publishes a Larry Spencer letter…
Camp Four Echoes facelift
Work continued at Camp Four Echoes near Worley, Idaho, on Monday. The camp is undergoing a $1.2 million upgrade. Construction of a $1.2 million lodge at Camp Four Echoes, south of Coeur d’Alene, has begun. Pam Lund, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern…
Slobbery, tail-wagging reunion
Ray Behrens, his wife, Kaci, and son, Danyole, 2, meet Bullet, left, and Trigger, right, the two beagles given up by Behrens six years ago when he went into the military. A reunion between a former soldier and his two long-lost friends – beagles named…
Record 254 bald eagles sighted
A migrating mature bald eagle cruises above the cold water looking for prey during a stopover at Lake Coeur d'Alene. “I can hardly believe it myself, but the total today was 254, well over the record!” said Carrie Hugo, U.S. Bureau of Land Management wildlife…
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