I've joined Walkabout in doing something about the litter -- or what I consider "casual vandalism" -- on my daily lunch hour walks along the waterfront. I'm picking up discarded pop cans, paper, shopping lists, etc. (which included tire tread on the Paul Bunyan lawn…
Violet Zadnik, 5, gives a hug to an alpaca from Ahh...Sweet Alpacas that was visiting the the Vacaville Museum during the Vacaville Museum Guild's children's party today in Vacaville, Calif. About 400 kids enjoyed, readings from Mother Goose, making arts & crafts visiting with Mr.…
Huckleberries has learned that Capt. Ron Clark has been named to replace retiring Police Chief Wayne Longo until the city can conduct a nationwide search, likely to begin in early 2014. Longo will retire Sept. 30. A quick check of Clark's background shows that he…
Greek yogurt will be on the menu at schools in Idaho and three other states this year — and political and industry officials will talk up the pilot project Tuesday in Meridian. Under the pilot program, Twin Falls-based Chobani will provide Greek yogurt to schools…
From What's New with McEuen newsletter: When McEuen Park opens next year, it will have a grand entrance way. The rendering above is the chosen design for the Fourth Street pedestrian entrance to the park. Several designs were submitted, all in the theme of an…
5:07 p.m. Male in crash earlier this PM @ H41/Seasons creating hazard by walking into traffic. 5:02 p.m. 2 50ish males & a female transient panhandling @ 308 E. Sherman Ave/CdA. 4:33 p.m. Possible impaired driver at wheel of silver Toyota Tacoma @ w/b I-90/MP…
Time 2 Vote ... A participant gets thrown by a bull during the the 11th annual "Running with the Bulls" at the Strathmore Stampede in Strathmore, Canada, on Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) Wednesday Winner -- DFO, with 11…
... A Berry Picker reports that several buses belonging to western singer Brad Paisley are parked at the Coeur d'Alene Casino, as I write this. Seems he's en route to a singing date or two in Canada. Are you a fan of his?
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna called on Gov. Butch Otter and legislators to safeguard data the state collects from public schools. In a letter sent Thursday to Otter, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, and House Education Committee Chairman Reed DeMordaunt, R-Eagle,…
Robin Loznak, of Kellogg, Ore., provides a peek re: what passes for grasshopper control in Oregon, in this photo, titled "Along came a spider." You can see Robin's outdoors photography on his Facebook page here. Spellcheck/From A Simple Mind Unpaid endorsement/Fort Boise For the love…
Christina Stephens sits on a couch wearing her prosthetic leg and next to a prosthetic leg she made out of Legos at her home in St. Louis. After Stephens had her leg amputated below the knee following an accident this past winter, she decided to…
At A Butterfly Moment, Jen presents "10 things about having a garage sale": 1. I have one every other year even though I say I'm never doing it again. 2. It's a good way to get rid of all those unused items that clutter my…
Asked what they think about the proposed $15 million event center at Riverstone, cdapress.com readers were pretty evenly split. What's perhaps more interesting is that 17 percent — 277 voters — knew nothing about the proposal. Among those who did, 653 voters (41 percent) are…
The Museum of North Idaho is about to publish Stephen Shepperd's book about the love-hate relationship that the city of Coeur d'Alene has with hydroplane racing. There's a coupla chapters that feature my coverage of the attempt to bring back the hydroplanes in the mid-1980s.…
The Kootenai County Veterans Council, in partnership with the City of Hayden, will welcome The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance. The walls will be on display in…
Paul White, of Ham Lake, Minn. accompanied by his girlfriend Kim VanRees, right, lets out a holler during a news conference after he was announced as one of the winners of the $448.4 million Powerball Jackpot, Thursday in Minneapolis. White's share of the jackpot is…
One of the biggest misconceptions about making ice cream is that it’s cold where it’s made. It’s not. On this Monday morning, a dozen humming freezers and coolers along the walls of Brain Freeze Creamery in Spokane Valley keeps the temperature at a balmy 85…
My mother, 92, has been pretty disciplined all her life about eating and exercising, one reason she likely outlived all her siblings, a husband and an older-age boyfriend. But she always had one secret passion — chocolate. She eats several pieces of chocolate most days…
New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show the Northwest has fewer people who speak a foreign language at home than the country as a whole. Census data show 10.4 percent of Idahoans speak a language other than English in their homes, while the national…
A Washington State University team scored big and came home with a bowl win recently. While the Cougars are just gearing up for football season, the WSU Dairy Club traveled to Indianapolis for the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting. Competing against 11 other universities…
I found this at Huckleberries Central while rummaging through old campaign literature -- Councilman Woody McEvers' flyer for his re-election bid four years ago. Seems like he could dust it off & recirculate as he begins a run for another term. Thoughts?
11:56 p.m. Someone is suffering a seizure @ ProjectCDA, 1619 N9th St, CdA. 11:54 p.m. 86YO female injured shoulder in fall on Hayden Lake Road, past Clark House. 11:11 p.m. Unknown medical emergency reported in 9100 block of Torrey Lane/Hayden. 10:51 a.m. A boat is…
Wednesday Poll: A slight majority of Hucks Nation disagrees with the decision by the state of Idaho to allow megaloads to resume on Highway 12. 69 of 135 respondents (51.11%) held that position. 62 of 135 respondents (45.93%) agreed with the move. 4 (2.96%) were…
OrangeTV has returned with a bang on his Get Out! North Idaho blog site, providing tidbits for his followers from restaurants, taverns & local entertainment. Here's his Weekly What's Up: John Butler Trio/Eclectic Approach - Festival at Sandpoint - War Memorial Field located at 855…
From Scrud's Gourmet Grub via Get Out! North Idaho: "The 'Calzone Burger' is this weekends special while supplies last. This 1+ pound burger is stuffed with a blend of pepperoni, pizza sauce, garlic butter, pizza cheese, and cream cheese, deep fried in pizza dough." OrangeTV…
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.
