I'll be at the Mica Grange tonight (7 o'clock) to watch the Coeur d'Alene School Board forum, involving all six trustee candidates. My favorite uber-con, Jennifer Locke, will be there, too -- to introduce me to her baby, Isabella. Mebbe Sara Meyer. Also, I know…
Offensive tackle Eric Fisher, from Central Michigan, stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the NFL football draft on Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Story here. (AP…
Keith Erickson (re: "My 2 Cents: Don't Run, Mike"): As much as I respect your views, Dave, you've rejected some solid candidates that would be pro-growth and support the progressive direction of the current council. By putting thumbs down on the likes of Kennedy and…
5:26 p.m. PFPD officer en route to HQ to view suspicious email. 5:04 p.m. 76YO female possibly suffered stroke in 1300 block of E. Indiana/CdA. 4:51 p.m. Female trying to change tire on large vehicle @ H53/Atlas, Rathdrum. 4:49 p.m. Undisclosed road hazard reported in…
On Monday, Cassandra Davis, from Who's Running Who, stands with Maximus, a client's dog before a run in Moscow. The dog-running business is owned by Ryan Hayes. Ryan Hayes, like many other recent graduates, had to decide what he wanted to do after college and…
From Post Falls Police Facebook page: "Update on our missing person case - This morning Avista closed the third channel section of the dam which allowed staff from the Post Falls Police Department, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department and Post Falls Parks Department to search the…
Nic, at Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts, can't explain how he, who hated vegetables as a kid, grew up to raise vegetable-loving kids: It must have been a texture issue. The scent, taste, textures; I found it all revolting. The fact that the food I…
Here's another Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns photo of the 2013 Priest Lake Loggers Day at Nordman over the weekend. The females at the event were as tough as the guys. RIP, Laverne & Skip/Bay Views No. 1 song on this date in 1983/The Slice…
Councilman Mike Kennedy is struggling with a re-election decision while dealing with a serious medical issue involving his extended family. Although Kennedy has been a solid council member, who has formed part of a majority of four in moving Coeur d'Alene ahead, I hope, for…
Narrative: A few years ago the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department approved a concept for a “Fire Safety Awareness Board” promotional campaign with Firehouse Promotions in Moline Illinois. The concept was for Firehouse Promotions to print a number of fire safety messages for the Coeur d’Alene…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson writes of the photo above: "Five years ago the historic log house, circa 1932, long owned by Duane Hagadone, was bought by Rocky and Mary Watson and barged from Casco Bay to Cougar Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene. I…
Jennifer Locke: I went to a sheriff's and commissioner's forums last spring and they were pretty exciting. Better than any Presidential debate on television. I love going to all the local forums. I wish more people would attend these forums. I think they would learn…
Dozens of folks braved the drizzling rain Sunday to view the past 100 years through the eyes of Rotary Club 21. The one-day exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture included bound volumes of the Hub weekly newsletters dating back from 1922, now…
Confidence in the U.S. job market has rebounded to a near normal level from its record low after the Great Recession, a trend that could help boost the economy. Americans increasingly feel they could find a new job if necessary, according to the 2012 General…
Shawn Vestal grew up in a Mormon family in Gooding, Idaho, but he left the faith as a young adult. His new book, Godforsaken Idaho, is based in part on his experiences growing up Mormon. The stories in the book also examine secular takes on…
Honor guard stand in front of caskets prior to a memorial service for first responders who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, today, in Waco, Texas. President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Gov. Rick Perry are set to…
11:46 a.m. Suspicious male checking out houses @ Maple/Wyoming, Hayden. 11:33 a.m. Deputy has taken juvenile into custody & to detention center on outstanding warrant. 11:31 a.m. 40YO male sweating/light-headed @ Dirne Health Center, 2090 W. Park Place/CdA. 11:15 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities…
From Coeur d'Alene School District Web site: The Coeur d’Alene School District Board of Trustees will hold a board workshop at 5 p.m. Monday to discuss Common Core state standards. The workshop will be held at Midtown Center, 1505 N. 5th St.. The school board…
Idaho Department of Lands assistant fire warden Shane O'Shea talked about the conifer tree seedling giveaway near his office in Coeur d'Alene this morning. The giveaway is Friday from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot at Cherry Hill Park on 15th Street and…
Coeur d’Alene soon may join a growing number of Idaho cities to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation – a reaction to the Legislature’s steadfast refusal to add such protections to state law. City Councilman Mike Kennedy is drafting an ordinance modeled after one adopted…
Wednesday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation says Coeur d'Alene is tolerant enough or getting there. 41 of 173 respondents (23.7%) each said Coeur d'Alene was "tolerant" or "getting there." 34 of 173 respondents (19.65%) said the Lake City wasn't tolerant enough. Another 54 (31.21%)…
A Walk for Wolves will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, beginning at the Kootenai County Courthouse Building. This walk is organized and led by citizens concerned about the plight of the wolves in the Northwest. The Following was information sent to us from "Adopt…
Brent Roundtree has been working for weeks to repair the dock at Sun Cove Resort on Clear Lake. His family took over the resort in the fall. Outdoors reporter Rich Landers reports that the Spokane region is a hot bed for rental fishing boats. Story…
Former President George H.W. Bush, wears pink socks as he is seated in a wheelchair with, from left, first lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, former first lady Barbara Bush, and former President George W. Bush, at the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential…
In case you missed it. On April 8, a 25-year-old transgender woman was banned from the Lewiston Rosauers after customers complained she used the women’s restroom. According to an Associated Press story, Alberto Robledo of Lewiston identifies herself as female but has not had gender…
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.
