JBelle emailed a photo of 3 flags that she placed on the grave of WW2 veteran Tony Wagner this morning, during a break in her busy day. (I'll post the photo later this AM.) I contacted Tony's son, Dave, to tell him about the wonderful…
Magdalena Crews, 70, holds her husband's gravestone earlier today before the start of a Veterans Day memorial service at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. Gene Crews, who died in 2009, was a Vietnam vet who was paralyzed while serving in the U.S. Army. (AP Photo/The…
Was so cold I was tempted to belt out "Let It Go" but in real life, 'Frozen' is not so fun! -- Cindy.
Top Comment -- KT (RE: A veteran remembers): If ever there was a man who's earned our respect and the description of The Greatest Generation it's my friend Jim Shepperd. He told me once that he felt duty bound to live an honorable life for…
From Post Falls Police Dept Facebook: "On 10/7/14 at approximately 5:10 pm, a juvenile male stole a blue Trek BMX bike from the Post Falls Public Library. The juvenile took the helmet off the bike, stashed the helmet in the bushes, and took the bike…
Pecky Cox of As the Lake Churns/Priest Lake Facebook page snapped this photo this morning from under her boat dock. You can see more of Pecky's amazing outdoors photos on the Priest Lake Facebook page here.
Outgoing Senate Education Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, said he’s concerned about the future of state-provided broadband for Idaho schools, after a judge voided the state’s contract for the Idaho Education Network, ruling it was issued illegally. “Certainly the attorneys for the state all along…
DTSinIdaho: "We have two parties, locally,that are run by old people ... no wait, I am old. ... They are Ancient. No wonder kids don't want to get involved. As I sit at a Democratic lunch on Friday's, and watched a Ronald Raygun far right…
Too stale to be tasty, some people might say, yet I am inclined in the opposite way,
It’s time that Idaho Republicans stop declaring themselves the representatives of all “Idahoans,” accept that they govern a diverse state and start actually listening the views that are outside of party dogma. Rampant group-think has for too long dominated the Capitol, locking hundreds of thousands…
Darrell Kerby, former mayor of Bonners Ferry, made this wonderful post minutes ago on his Facebook wall. With his permission, I re-post it here:
At the McEuen Park Veterans Plaza, veteran Jim Shepperd reminisces about his time in the military. He wears a purple heart and is a combat veteran who served in the South Pacific. Born in 1926, he served during the last part of World War II.…
Looking for a great place to retire? If you live in the Coeur d’Alene area, look no further. You’re already there. Livability.com has named Coeur d’Alene one of the top 10 places for retirees to live. Most baby boomers aren’t so lucky. Livability -- a…
California grocery retailer Trader Joe’s plans to open its second store in Spokane next year, taking space at the Franklin Park Mall. The popular Southern California-based company has leased 12,100 square feet in the north Spokane retail mall at 5420 N. Division St., said company…
Tom Hearn, Coeur d'Alene school trustee, on his Facebook wall: "Is it just me or are other people tired of these right wing groups moving to Coeur d'Alene? What is it about this area that seems to attract more than our share of fringe political…
North Idaho College President Joe Dunlap (right) shakes hands with North Idaho College student Sgt. Scott Widmayer, who was deployed three times while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Dunlap, who retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving 20 years, and…
There are two seasons of the blogging year that I dread -- much of summer when we're out and about enjoying the sun for a few, too brief months. And the period between the November election and the start of the Legislature. For some reason,…
Arctic air moving over the Inland Northwest today is expected to combine with a moist storm off the Pacific Ocean to bring the region’s first snow of the season on Thursday. The National Weather Service said that wind chill values - the feeling of the…
10:41 a.m. Kootenai County Sheriff's Office property crimes report Nov. 10-11 here. 10:10 a.m. Driver of green Peterbilt left on Seltice Way/Post Falls after 2-semi crash @ e/b I-90/H41. 10:07 a.m. PFPD officer stopping for detail work @ Post Falls cemetery on Veterans Day. 9:39…
In Flanders fields the poppies grow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.
JBelle, the mysterious grand dame of HucksOnline, took a break from her busy day to purchase and place three flags at the grave site of WW2 veteran Tony Wagner, who died in 1996 of cancer related to radiation exposure from the atom bomb testing in…
Monday Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation isn't planning to visit a cemetery today, in honor of Veterans Day. 58 of 108 respondents said they didn't plan to visit a cemetery today. 35 of 108 respondents (32.41%) said they did. 15 (13.89%) were undecided. Today's…
Idaho has lost the Syringa Networks lawsuit over the multimillion-dollar contract award for the Idaho Education Network, with a 4th District judge declaring the contract award void, and “made in violation of state procurement law.” The summary judgment ruling, which came out late yesterday from…
At a public meeting last week, Commissioner-elect Dave Stewart tells Commissioners Dan Green, behind left, and Todd Tondee, as well as the audience, that he plans to vote to re-hire Coeur d'Alene airport manager Greg Delavan when he takes office in January. Story here. (File…
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.
