Gonzaga defeats North Dakota State 86-76
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered Gonzaga's NCAA game against North Dakota State. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015
TGIF Wild Card -- 3.20.15
I'll be waiting to post any information from Coeur d'Alene School Board Clerk Lynne Towne or the Kootenai County Elections Department re: candidates for nonpartisan office this afternoon. Filing deadline has just passed. Stay tuned ...
Gonzaga 86, North Dakota St 76
Gonzaga held off a game No. 15-seed North Dakota State team 86-76 to advance to the Round of 32 this weekend against Iowa in the NCAA Tournament. After building up an 18-point lead early in the second half, Gonzaga watched that lead shrink to six at one point. But never below six. See game story, box score and SR photo package of game below ...
Morrisroe To Run Unopposed
Huckleberries has obtained a list of all candidates for all nonpartisan elections in Kootenai County from the Election Department of the county clerk. In the Coeur d'Alene School Board races, Casey Morrisroe will run unopposed, while incumbents Terri Seymour will face two challengers. Complete list provided below.
Parting Shot -- 3.20.15
An American robin takes shelter from the snow on a porch in Dorrance Township, Pa. on the first day of spring today. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Andrew Krech)
Cheatham Votes Yes, Means No
State Rep. Don Cheatham, R-Post Falls, inadvertently voted yes when the notorious House State Affairs Committee voted on repeal of "instant racing." It didn't matter, however. The only no votes in the 15-2 vote to repeal instant racing belonged to Vito Barbieri (of course) and Shannon McMillan. Cheatham blamed his brain cramp on a "senior moment"
Widmyer Picked As 'Best Leader'
The Inlander magazine, a weekly publication with a circulation of 51,000 in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, has once again named Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer North Idaho’s “Best Leader.” The magazine’s annual “Best of” edition hit newsstands Thursday. “It’s truly an honor to be...
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote
A dog is given protective glasses by its owner prior to the solar eclipse in Regent's Park in London today. Unfortunately due to heavy cloud cover, the eclipse was not visible in London. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Thursday Winner -- EagleKeeper44, with...
PM Scanner Traffic -- 3.20.15
PM Scanner Traffic (23 items) includes group of men drinking and target shooting in BNSF railroad right of way and another group drinking in a trailer park behind the Lightning Bar in Twin Lakes, shooting at targets ...
Blogos: McEuen Now High Tech
HucksOnline's blogosphere roundup includes: McEuen Park going high tech+David Bond's thoughts about dying newspapers+SportsLink provides Game Day thoughts about Gonzaga and North Dakota State+Slice asks men to rate how they style when checking zippers+more ...
City Eyes $6M Public Safety Bond
The city of Coeur d'Alene is taking steps to float a $6 million public safety bond before the voters on May 19. The city wants the money to upgrade fire & police equipment among other things. On Tuesday, the council unanimously approved the first reading of the proposal.
Troye, Pickford Prepare To Challenge Seymour
Alicia Troye, 41, of Coeur d'Alene, who submitted a press release to Huckleberries this afternoon, is one of two women who have filed to run for the Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Zone 3 trustee spot. The other is Tambra Pickford. Seymour filed Thursday ...
Lantzy Is Idaho Parks Artist
Huckleberries hears ... that Linda Lantzy of Idaho Scenic Images has been selected as the 2015 Artist in Residence for Idaho's State Parks system. Linda has confirmed that she has won this honor. But she's waiting on a news release before sending it to Huckleberries...
House: Impeach Pro-Gay Judges
There was bipartisan opposition from 11 Republicans and all 14 House Democrats, but the House voted 44-25 today in favor of HJM 4, Rep. Paul Shepherd’s non-binding memorial to Congress calling for impeachment of federal judges who rule in favor of same-sex marriage. “I think...
Nuttier State -- Idaho Or Oklahoma?
My son-in-law Okie Doke enjoy debating which state of ours does goofier things -- Idaho or Oklahoma. He insists that the Oklahoma Legislature is goofier than ours, ignoring ample evidence like Vito Barbieri's female anatomy lesson earlier this session. He provides examples of Oklahoma lunacy below. What do you think?
Bird's-Eye View Of McEuen Park
On its Facebook wall, Coeur d'Alene Ped Bike has posted four aerial photos of McEuen Park, including the one above. You can see the other three photos and even more aerial photos of the Coeur d'Alene area by visiting the Coeur d'Alene Ped Bike Facebook...
AM Scanner Traffic -- 3.20.15
AM Scanner Traffic for TGIF (17 items) includes male who ran out of gas and wants his girlfriend to bring him some ...
Diaper Nation Thanks Huckleberries
Troy Moore, a director for the National Diaper Bank Network, thanks Dan of the CASA and Huckleberries for drawing attention to National Diaper Need Awareness Week in a positive way. Some, as I did before DOTC spoke up, dismissed the designation as something silly. It appears to be anything but silly. Check out Troy's letter below ...
Falling Apart?
Vandals aren't responsible for the missing pieces of Allium Spring Chorus, the popular new art work at the 3rd Street entrance to McEuen Park. Rather, the art work arrived with broken pieces. Artist David Tonnesen will repair his work sometime this spring, according to city spokesman Keith Erickson.
GOP Legislators Back Gun Perk
On a party-line vote, the House State Affairs Committee voted 13-4 that overhauls Idaho's concealed-carry law. Which means that Kootenai County reps Vito Barbieri, Kathy Sims & Don Cheatham supported the measure, which continues to allow elected officials at all levels to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. Bad Vito. Bad Kathy. Bad Don.
McHugh Explains CoiNuts Charges
Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh explains why his office opted to pursue misdemeanor charges against CoiNuts owner Kevin Mitchell and his stepdaughter, Sarah. On Thursday, Mitchell was sentenced to six months in jail while his stepdaughter was given 200 hours of community service in lieu of a month in jail.
Poll: Arfee Settlement OK
Wednesday-Thursday Poll: A near supermajority of Hucks Nation felt the $80,000 paid to Arfee owner Craig Jones was adequate or too low. 116 of 284 respondents approved of the settlement amount provided by the city of Coeur d'Alene after a Coeur d'Alene police officer shot...
AM Headlines -- 3.20.15
AM Headlines for TGIF includes 17-year-old sentenced for role in killing of WW2 veteran+candidate deadline today+possible human remains found in Lake Pend Oreille+House State Affairs Committee clears concealed-carry bill with elected official exemption+more
Final Teacher Pay Bill Wins Praise
There was unanimous support from all sides this morning for the third and final version of the teacher pay bill, which cleared the House Education Committee and headed to the full House amid compliments and thanks. The final bill will raise state funding for teacher…
Ex-Deputy Faces Sex Charges
Former Shoshone County Sheriff’s Deputy Shawn A. Clark, 40, was arrested at his home in Pinehurst, Idaho, today on a charge of lewd conduct with a minor. Clark was a Shoshone County Deputy from November of 2002 to August 2005. One of his assignments during…
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