Mrs. O & I and two good friends enjoyed the closing night of Best of Broadway's "Beauty of the Beast" at the INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane last night. Superb show, as expected. I have the song, "Be Our Guest," running through my head…
Dancers practice during a training session during the 40th Prix de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday. The Prix de Lausanne (40th International Ballet Competition) is an internationally recognized competition for young dancers. Prizes will be awarded to the best finalists on Sunday. The competition takes…
Kelsey Saintz (pictured), a Shoshone News-Press reporter, who is close to the delivery date for her first baby, posts the following in her This Is Not A Fairy Tale blog, titled "The Name Game." She writes: "I asked this quite a while ago before I…
A former North Idaho businessman and Post Falls Chamber of Commerce board member who was involved in a high profile shooting in downtown Coeur d'Alene announced he is running for Kootenai County Sheriff. Adam M. Johnson, 27, will seek the elected post as a Republican.…
Saturday's free ice-fishing event at Hauser Lake, organized by Idaho Fish and Game, was a huge success in luring people of all ages to try the sport. Rich Landers/SR Outdoors reports on the event here. Jury still out on Ellington/Coeur d'Alene Press Ex-Idaho Dem CEO…
5:37 p.m. Oft-malfunctioning traffic lights @ H41 & Mullan/PF not working. Drivers running red light. 5:21 p.m. Water flooding Coeur d'Alene Drive but not H41 in Spirit Lake area. 4:53 p.m. Traffic lights are malfunctioning @ Seltice Way & Bay/PF. 4:51 p.m. Officer is stopping…
Twin Falls county commissioners have announced that they've decided not to file any further challenge to Idaho's new legislative redistricting plan, though they're not entirely happy with it. The county led an earlier challenge to the Idaho Supreme Court that overturned the previous plan submitted…
Coeur d Alene will soon get a Cafe Rio Mexican Grill,The store appears to be hiring and will be located in the same building as Fred Meyer along Hwy 95 near Kathleen Ave.Cafe Rio is a chain of mexican restaurants from Utah. Barrel Room Number…
Stebbijo's Place offers recipes for Michelle Obama chili dog (because it provides alternatives to reduce calories) and cheeseburger egg rolls below. John Lennon versus Neil Young/Atmospheric Ruminations Bay Cafe offers specials galore/Bay Views Spokane in text: Recent publications mentioning Lilac City/Blush Response Implications if Gingrich…
A supporter of Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich displays a sign during campaign stop Monday in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Question: Is HucksOnline part of the liberal media or the conservative media? Or something else?
Cindy Facebooks: "Time outs are great for any relationship. For instance, this morning my computer was running super slow. I nagged. I even shook it, just a little. No response. So finally, I said, "We need to take a break." I turned it off and…
What would you miss or give up in order to go to the Super Bowl? Fifteen (15) percent of U.S. adults who have a favorite NFL team would miss the birth of their own baby to attend the Super Bowl, according to a poll conducted…
Asher Stewardson was born, weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces. He measured 23 1/2 inches. He is believed to be the biggest baby ever born at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, without a surgical delivery. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Todd Erzen) Question: How big…
Dustin Hurst of the Idaho Reporter tweets: "Whoops. I completely forgot I was on call for jury duty today. I called the line and my number was selected. Yikes." And: "Maybe I will volunteer next week or something." Question: How do you think this is…
A popular midtown breakfast and lunch spot was the target of an arsonist sometime Sunday, reports the Coeur d'Alene Police Department. City fire and police units responded at 4:45 a.m. to a report of a structure fire at The Breakfast Nook on Fourth Street. Officers…
The Idaho House has passed HJM 4, a non-binding memorial calling on Congress to add a third federal judge in Idaho, but only by a 47-21 vote and after objections on the floor to allowing a Democratic president to appoint another federal judge. Idaho's had…
Gov. Butch Otter says he's spoken with three candidates to replace outgoing GOP Chairman Norm Semanko (pictured), who embarrassed Otter in 2008 when he ousted then-Chairman Kirk Sullivan. "I was roundly criticized by all you guys that I couldn't control my own party and I…
Priscilla Bell will retire as North Idaho College president this summer. Jay Lee, NIC's vice president for instruction and one of the most qualified candidates on hand to replace Bell, has accepted the top job elsewhere. In six weeks, Lee will take the helm at…
Dave; You once told me that you can spot a person by their writing style and that gave me an idea for a contest that you could run on a slow news day. Why not have a “write like Dave” contest on Huckleberries some time?…
Contestant Elisa Mendes, from Brazil's Maranhao state, performs during the Miss Brazil Plus Size Beauty Pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday. A growing number of bikini and swimming suits manufacturers have woken up to Brazil's thickening waistline and are reaching out to the ever-expanding ranks…
Noonish: PFPD Blue trespasses woman from Hayden Albertson's for panhandling. 11:54 a.m. A dog running on H95, north of Hayden, is causing a traffic hazard. 11:57 a.m. A 51YO man may be having panic attack @ Glacier & Pinewood/Hayden. 11:25 a.m. Corey has question for…
Weekend Poll: Most Merry Hucksters have a family member or themselves who have received secondary education at an Idaho college or university. 159 of 217 respondents (73.27%) have a family history of education at an Idaho college. Only 58 of 217 respondents don't. Today's question:…
I've got a roll of pink duct tape, and I am not afraid to use it. Last month, I started pulling off a strand of Hello Kitty duct tape after an instructor from one of the local higher education institutions couldn’t resist trying to give…
Did something this month I never dreamed I’d do: I became a Californian. After I retired in August, my wife landed a job in Sacramento. We sold our house in Idaho, bought another in California and I arrived last week — like the Beverly Hillbillies…
Wolves are coming to the big screen today in “The Grey,” a man-versus-beast thriller starring Liam Neeson. When their plane crashes in Alaska’s frozen wilderness, a bunch of oil-field roughnecks fight for survival. Not only do the men combat cold and hunger, they’re stalked by…
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.