We got through the weekend with not one but two teams in the NCAA Tournament. The Gonzaga men nabbed their No. 1 seed to the tournament, as expected (although the fourth No. 1 seed was a bit close for comfort). But who saw that tournament…
Members of the Idaho womens basketball team react on Monday in Moscow, Idaho, after learning they will play Connecticut in Storr, Conn., in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Geoff Crimmins) Question: Anyone believe in modern-day David-vs-Goliath outcome…
All schools in the Boundary County School District were closed Monday morning after a bomb threat was called into 911 dispatch. The threat did not name a specific school, so after conferring with law enforcement, the decision to shut down all five schools in the…
5:31 p.m. Refrigerator lying on n/b I-90/MP 397 (north of Plummer) is blocking both lanes. 5:24 p.m. Silver Cadillac runs motorist of I-90/NW Blvd before exiting on s/b 4th/CdA. 5:17 p.m. 85YO male gashes elbow in fall @ Creekside Assisted Living, 240 E. Kathleen, CdA.…
Here's some crass commercialism that you might appreciate: "Re-live moments from the drive to no. 1, as played in the pages of the newspaper. More will be added as the tourney begins. You can view the pages, and order reprints." Boundary County schools get 9th…
Where geese have gathered in large flocks, be careful of your shoes and socks. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
The good news? The Idaho Vandals women surprised the WAC by claiming an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by beating Seattle in the WAC Tournament last weekend. The bad news? They're assigned a No. 16 seed against No. 1 seed Connecticut. The game is…
The ride is over for the No. 12 North Idaho College Lady Cardinals, who fell in the opening round of the NJCAA tournament today 67-63 to No. 21 Williston State (North Dakota) . The Cardinals finished the year 28-5. Williston State (31-3) continues on. You…
The Gonzaga women's basketball team has received a 12-seed in the NCAA women's tournament and will play 5-seed Iowa State in Spokane. Gonzaga (27-5, 15-1 WCC), the WCC regular season and tournament champions, will face Big-12 regular season and tournament runner-ups, Iowa State (23-8, 12-6…
Until a coworker mentioned early retirement, neither Wendy Budge nor her husband, Bill, knew the option existed. For 38 years, Wendy had worked as a medical technologist at Deaconess Medical Center. Bill had been with the American Cancer Society for 20 years. Both were ready…
At As the Lake Churns, Pecky Cox photographed her empty wine glass after toasting another viewtiful evening at Priest Lake. Road Trip/Bay Views The rail/Tumblewords Spring scenes/Slight Detour Pancake puppies/Stebbijo's Place Persusasive writing/Writing North Idaho Mike Moyle & power grabbing/Fort Boise You got to be…
This was Rumor Week. Several readers emailed that Harbor Freight Tools and Cracker Barrel Restaurant were both coming to town. So far the news isn't substantial. People hear the possibility of Harbor Freight when they're at the store in Spokane. The most likely Coeur d'Alene…
Balance North Idaho PAC emerges to restore nonpartisanship in city, school and hospital elections. Huckleberrries is interviewing President Eden Irgens of Balance North Idaho, a new group that's formed for endorsing candidates and issues in nonpartisan races in Kootenai County. You can find the Balance…
Weber State assistant head coach Phil Beckner sits in a hallway after losing to Montana 67-64 in a Big Sky Conference tournament championship NCAA college basketball game in Missoula, Mont., on Saturday. (AP Photo/ Michael Albans) Question: Have you ever experienced a troubling athletic defeat?
"Congrats NIC sports teams (wrestling, basketball). Come celebrate with donuts!" -- Hayden Donut Shop. Question: Have you ever celebrated an accomplishment by eating a doughnut?
Indignant that the voters would dare repeal their Luna laws, Idaho's legislators are determined to prevent any such future outrage. By a 25-to-10 vote Monday, state senators added one more hurdle for initiative and referendum organizers to clear. The law now requires raising signatures from…
Our economy isn't entirely dead in the water. Sure, the last quarter for which we have data came in at essentially zero. But there are parts of the nation where the economy is clicking along and jobs are being created. But that economic activity is…
Afghanistan war veterans, Sgt. Nick Kimmel, at left, from Moses Lake, Wash., and Cpl. Cody Elliott, at right, from Pismo Beach, Calif., both United States Marines, pose for photographs with San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito, center, before an exhibition spring training baseball game…
Many people in the realm of recreation are not fond of the idea of the state — not widely acclaimed as a perfect public land steward — taking over land currently managed by the U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management. A hearing is…
Gonzaga’s first stint on top of The Associated Press’ college basketball poll lasted through the final Top 25 of the season. The Bulldogs (31-2), the fourth of the four top seeds in the NCAA tournament, were a runaway No. 1 for a third straight week…
The House has voted down legislation that it passed last year, to ban kids age 15 and younger from using artificial tanning beds in commercial salons, and require parental consent for those ages 16 or 17. The bill failed on a 25-43 vote. “If a…
Crews with Contractors Northwest Inc. rolled into downtown early this morning to begin work on the $14.8 million 2013 upgrade of the lakeside park. Perimeter fencing and traffic control signs are in place and closure of Front Street between the Coeur d’Alene Resort and 8th…
Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, pictured on Thursday, March 14, 2013 in her Capitol office, holds a photo of her son, Reuben, during a 2011 ceremony in Rome where he became a Catholic priest of the Legionaries of Christ congregation. Nuxoll's own deep faith regularly guides…
11:45 a.m. Attempt To Locate: 41YO female who left Spokane at 4 p.m. Sunday hasn't returned to Helena, Mont. She's driving a black Chevy Cobalt. 11:13 a.m. Female wanted for dangerous drugs, on $10K bail, may be in 1700 block of N8th, CdA. 11:06 a.m.…
American statician Nate Silver, who correctly predicted how 49 of 50 states would vote in the 2008 presidential election, rates Gonzaga of winning the NCAA Tournament at 6.1% -- fifth overall of the teams selected automatically or at large to the 2013 tournament. The other…
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.
