On Monday mornings, I never know where the week will take us, here at Huckleberries Online. It's midsummer. So you'd expect that things would be slow. But they haven't been slow this summer. As a news junkie, I like the action. I'm sure you do,…
Miss Idaho Sierra Sandison pointing to her sash and her insulin pump during a portrait session near Centennial Waterfront Park in Twin Falls. Sandison represented the Magic Valley in the Miss Idaho pageant as well as a former Miss Pocatello. She is also the coordinator…
Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter brought his “dog and pony” show called Capital For A Day to St. Maries on July 21st. My, oh my, how it has changed since Governor Cecil D. Andrus, who initiated the program in 1973, and I walked the streets…
The Coeur d’Alene Casino is cancelling Ted Nugent’s appearance scheduled for August 4. Nugent’s history of racist and hate-filled remarks was brought to Tribal Council’s attention earlier today. “The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has always been about human rights – for decades, we have worked individually…
Three gateways that signal the beginning of the University of Idaho campus will be open this fall on State Highway 8 in Moscow, part of a $775,000 project. Lewiston Tribune story here. (Drawing: University of Idaho, via Lewiston Tribune) Man pulled from Sand Creek/Bee Body…
Dezmon Epps, who was dismissed from the Idaho football team on Sunday for a violation of team rules, was charged in Moscow with misdemeanor petty theft after allegedly stealing $37.72 in groceries from WinCo Foods. The former Idaho wide receiver pled not guilty on Monday…
5:33 p.m. Male @ Post Falls Library needs transport to Kootenai Health for strep throat. 5:29 p.m. Officer stopping to help motorist in disabled car @ s/b H41/MP 3 (RR crossing near Hayden Avenue). 4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for July 20-21…
One of the many participants emerges from the fourth annual Muddy Miles at the North Idaho Fairgrounds Saturday. As part of the fundraiser for Kootenai Health and the Kroc Center, an arena will be set up with a two-mile, mud-soaked course that included a multitude…
At about 12:05 p.m. today, a diver, who was working for Avista Utilities on the south channel dam repairs, located a suspicious device on the bottom of the Spokane River but couldn't tell what it was, at first, due to visibility. It appeared to be…
A Coeur d’Alene boy charged with murder in the deaths of his father and brother was arraigned Monday but did not enter a plea, so a judge entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf. Eldon Gale Samuel III, 14, appeared in cuffs before…
Judge Michael Oths has imposed a $70 fine, 70 hours of community service and court costs on former state Sen. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, for two misdemeanor counts of trespassing at the Idaho state Capitol during this year’s legislative session in favor of protecting gays from…
During the weekend, 24 machines in the local Four Wheeler Club pause during a trip covering about 90 miles from Wallace south to Avery and back again. Dave Lyda, who owns the North Idaho Trophy Company is in the foreground wearing a black, white and…
From Post Falls Police Department Facebook wall: "A citizen reported suspicious/drug activity at Chase Field. Officers made contact w/ 3 females and a male inside a vehicle. The male was subsequently charged with possession and arrested on an outstanding warrant. One of the females was…
There’s a full house this afternoon for the sentencing of two dozen “Add the 4 Words” protesters at the Ada County Courthouse for offenses relating to protests at the state Capitol during this year’s legislative session in favor of adding the words “sexual orientation” and…
At Get Out! North Idaho, OrangeTV reports: "Lavadog in Hayden (near Super 1) seems to have FINALLY opened for business last week (although they are apparently not open Sundays). There was a glowing OPEN sign, a propped open door, and some activity. Swung by and…
Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter said today that he strongly opposes and will resist any attempt by President Barack Obama to use executive authority under the Antiquities Act to lock up more public land by creating a Boulder-White Clouds national monument. Governor Otter said such unilateral…
Thanks to the likes of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Margaret Cho and George Carlin, not to mention the late, great Bill Hicks (NSFW), it's possible to enjoy off-color jokes — otherwise known as politically incorrect humor — because a larger point is being made.…
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe of American Indians — itself a target of a recent racism — has booked racist rocker Ted Nugent for a public concert next month at the tribe’s landmark North Idaho casino. The decision is stirring controversy for a tribe that has…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts: "Flight School Saturday for at least a dozen of our resident sparrow fledglings. They've been practicing flying from trees to feeder to fence rail. They also hop about on the front sidewalk and look for bugs in the…
Idaho’s new guns-on-campus law just went into effect on July 1, but could changes already be on the way? College of Western Idaho President Bert Glandon floated the possibility last week, as his two-year institution adopted a rewrite of its firearms policy. Now, concealed weapons…
11:19 a.m. 2 males in white 4-door Buick, w/Montana plates, looking in mailboxes @ Prairie/Huetter. 11:17 a.m. 2 CPD units en route to Coeur d'Alene domestic, featuring yelling, baby screaming in background. 11:04 a.m. 79YO male dizzy @ VA outpatient clinic, 2177 Ironwood/CdA, after falling…
At the Panhandle Pachyderm Club Friday, executive director Wayne Hoffman of Idaho Freedom Foundation uses a catsup bottle to illustrate the point that citizens need to check the ingredients in proposed legislation. Many times, he said, politicians say they favor one thing and end up…
A look through 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador’s latest campaign finance report turns up an a bit of irony: Labrador’s biggest donation - $5,000 for the reporting period and $10,000 for the election cycle to date – came from the Every Republican is Crucial…
Weekend Poll: An almost supermajority of Hucks Nation says city of Coeur d'Alene shouldn't regulate robotics. 82 of 126 respondents (65.08%) oppose city regulation of robotics, a proposal that has been discussed by the Coeur d'Alene City Council. Only 27 of 126 respondents (21.43%) support…
Riverboat ring your bell as you round that misty bend; may all his cards be aces and his good luck never end. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
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.
