Parting Shot -- 5.23.14
From left, Abby Wongswuwan, Eva Hu, and Melani Cullen, sit in a life guard's chair on a Wildwood (NJ) beach, today. (AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael S.Wirtz)
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014
PM Scanner Traffic -- 5.23.14
4:40 p.m. Someone is suffering chest pain @ Emeritas, 202 Anton Ave/CdA. 4:39 p.m. Someone has hurt arm, elbow in fall @ 500 block of West Orchard/Hayden. 4:24 p.m. Possble domestic dispute in 400 block of E. Walnut Avenue/CdA. 4:18 p.m. Someone is having trouble…
Cutline Contest -- 5.23.14
Time 2 Vote ... Nathan Westerfield, 22, kisses his new bride, Mickella, 20, at the Red Cross shelter set up at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, Ariz., Tuesday. The couple, from Phoenix got married Sunday, were celebrating their honeymoon by camping out at Cave Springs…
Edit: A Big Hug For McEuen Park
With McEuen Park ready to fling open its arms in official fashion Saturday, be prepared to utter the following three statements: "Holy cow! There are more people here in one day than I've seen at the former McEuen in a decade!" "Wonder what the anti-McEuenites…
PM Headlines -- 5.23.14
A baby robin lifts its head out of its nest with hopes for food Thursday in a tree in a Coeur d’Alene neighborhood. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Thieves target Centennial Trail trailheads/SR Montana VA ranks near bottom for wait times/KXLY Grizzly dies in…
TGIF Wild Card -- 5.23.14
The wild ride this week isn't over yet. The primary elections are over. But Saturday morning we will dedicate the Park That Couldn't Be Stopped on the Coeur d'Alene waterfront. I was part of a walking tour of McEuen Park last fall when workers were…
Idaho Dad Has 10th Blogiversary
I missed my anniversary! But I’m not in trouble with the wife, because I never forget THAT anniversary. No, this blog celebrated its 10-year anniversary two days ago, and I left the thing sitting alone in a restaurant with a red rose and an empty…
HBO Blogosphere -- 5.23.14
On her Slight Detour blog, Marianne Love posts: "Bill's sister sent me this horse planter a few years ago, and I'm thinking this year's display has finally done the planter justice." Marianne offers 4 more photos of viewtiful flowers here. The publisher's daughter/Slice The public's…
DFO: Time To Pull Together
I consider the results -- the excruciatingly slow results -- of the GOPrimary to be a disaster here in Coeur d'Alene. Instead of one legislator who seemingly fights every visionary move of the city, we now are on the brink of having two. Why? Mary…
Otter Beer Causes Stir In Boise
A new beer will hit Boise soon. Crooked Fence Brewery says it will put out Little B**** Otter India Brown Ale next week. Crooked Fence says its beer just so happens to be called Otter beer. "It's not necessarily named after the governor. It is…
Biz Owner Spiffs Up Bike Corral
Robert Kobrick of San Francisco Sourdough Eatery wipes down the new bike corral in front of his downtown Coeur d'Alene business. (Photo: John Kelly/BikeCDA) John Kelly of BikeCDA snapped this photo Thursday while checking out new bike corral in front of San Francisco Sourdough Eatery…
Kerri: Remember The Fallen
Councilwoman KerriT: My father (Ron Rankin) was forever changed when he came home from the Korean War in 1951. He never forgot his fellow Marines who fell at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, living his life in a way that would honor all who…
2 Anti-Enviro Solons Fall In Primary
Backers of cooperation on Idaho's environmental issues and continued federal ownership of public lands in the state were among the winners in Tuesday's election. Two of Idaho environmental groups' biggest opponents -- Sen. Monty Pearce and Rep. Lenore Hardy Barrett -- were defeated in the…
Travolta, Bannon Offer 'Love Letters'
Jack Bannon and Ellen Travolta have appeared on stage together in “Love Lotters,” A.R. Gurney’s beloved two-character play, close to a couple dozen times. For Bannon, the play’s appeal lies in how it harkens back to a simpler time. “It’s a sweet play. It’s about…
Grand Entrance
Don Sausser, Eye on Downtown Coeur d'Alene, snapped this photo of the grand entrance to the new McEuen Park, which will be dedicated at 11 o'clock Saturday morning.
ISP Busts 'Senior Kegger' On Forest
Coordination among law enforcement agencies helped Idaho State Police prevent a "senior kegger" party in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest this week. Coeur d'Alene School District school resource officers learned of plans for a large party with 300 students, and reported the information to state…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 5.23.14
11:45 a.m. Northwest Internal Medicine, 750 Syringa/Post Falls, which is closed today, has latch broken on door. 11:33 a.m. Undisclosed medical emergency @ Coeur d'Alene Life Care Center, 500 Aqua/CdA. 11:19 a.m. ISP is asking to shut down e/b I-90/MP 16 (just past Sherman Avenue…
Request For The Candidates
The votes are cast, the count complete, please take your signs now off our street. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Wanted: Community Based Party
Rep. John Rusche, Idaho House Democratic Minority Leader: As long as 12-15% can dictate a party candidate (50% of the 25% turnout) can decide the outcome, dedicated and organized minority can succeed. As long as the national democratic brand is so unpopular in idaho it…
Java Reopens At 819 Sherman
Java on Sherman had a soft re-opening in the old Jonesy's restaurant at 819 Sherman Ave., Coeur d'Alene, Thursday. Here, two customers enjoy the sunshine, as the owners work out the kinks of moving four blocks to the east. The popular coffee shop attracted standing-room-only…
Poll: Tea Party Rules CdA? Mebbe
Thursday Poll: Hucks Nation isn't sure whether the Tea Party wing of the local GOP has taken over Coeur d'Alene, as it has the other two legislative districts in Kootenai County. 47 of 120 respondents (39.17%) say the uber-conservatives haven't taken over Lake City (District…
Bruce: Courthouse Hasn't Fallen Yet
Bruce Noble (RE: NIC: the next battleground): I think you are premature that NIC is the next battlefield. Several of the Tea Party affiliated candidates have opponents in the General Election. The control of the Kootenai County BOCC will fall to the Tea Party if…
AM Headlines -- 5.23.14
Seattle Seahawks mascot Blitz celebrates with students on the Wilson Elementary School playground after sinking a 3/4 length court shot during recess in Spokane. The Seahawks made a visit the to school, renamed Russell Wllson Elementary, in honor of the team's quarterback. Story here. (SR…
SR: Minority Rules In Idaho
The minority rules. Tuesday’s Idaho primary was but the latest reminder that a relatively small share of citizens will cast a ballot even with the state’s most important offices up for grabs, with little polling to discourage supporters of a candidate with better odds of…
New McEuen Park Handicap Accessible
Eleven-year-old Jasper Blessing was ecstatic during a recent visit to McEuen Park because he was able to actively enjoy all of the colorful features at the city’s largest playground. It was a scenario the Coeur d’Alene boy is not accustomed to, said his grandfather, Terry…
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