I've been re-reading the late Louise Shadduck's history of Coeur d'Alene, "The Edge of the Ice." And enjoying the way she connects the names of the pioneers to the places that we all know. Like Oscar Canfield (Canfield Mountain), who once hosted General William Tecumseh...
This photo from Weber County, Utah, Animal Services shows Brutus, a horse that had fallen into an 8-foot hole that had opened during a rainstorm in Hooper, Utah. The horse had his neck pinned to one side and had little visibility. Neighbors used heavy-duty machinery...
Brent Regan, who served as an acting state senator for Steve Vick at the special session Monday, explains in a Coeur d'Alene Press Online op-ed article this afternoon why voted against the child support enforcement bill. Regan, a board member for the ultraconservative Idaho Freedom Foundation, was one of only 2 no votes in Idaho Senate.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday afternoon (20 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link) includes various agencies fighting one-acre fire in tough terrain off Kelso Lake Road/Bonner County.
The Cutline Contest today features President Barack Obama hamming it up with an ensign who received his diploma and commission at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation Wednesday. Wednesday winner: DFO.
Former state Sen. Bob Geddes can use a new appointment to a state job to finish adding thousands of dollars a year to his taxpayer-funded pension. By checking the right boxes, Geddes could spike his pension a staggering 559 percent. Geddes will take the helm at the Department of Administration June 1 ...
In wake of the hubbub re: possible discrimination by Idaho charter schools against minority student, a nonprofit organization has released a free bilingual "Parents' Guid to Idaho's School and Learning Choices." The nonprofit is funded by the Albertson Foundation.
One of the activities that I enjoyed seeing today during my Walk Along the Waterfront was the splash pad in operation. Little kids enjoyed playing in the water, while parents watched and picnicked.
At a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing today on wilderness legislation for the Boulder-White Clouds and Jerry Peak mountains, Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation spoke in favor of the bill on behalf of a coalition of 26 groups, reports Rocky Barker of the Idaho Statesman,…
The Bard of Sherman Avenue is suffering sticker shock at the cost of a small avocado at Huckleberries in Spokane. He tell Huckleberries (the blog) that large avocados cost 2.49 now & are heading higher. As a result of the sticker shock, you'll be treated to the latest Bard rhyme.
Coeur d'Alene Cellars is released a K27 label for its No. 6 Red to honor fallen CPD Sgt Greg Moore. In a news release, Coeur d'Alene Cellars said $6 from every $26 bottle will go directlly to the Greg & Lindy Moore Fund at Umpqua Bank in Coeur d'Alene.
Top posts in the Huckleberries blogosphere today include: Big deal/On Tap, How sweet it is!/Simple Mind, Sunshine & splashing at McEuen Park/Coeur d'Alene Today, Spokane River at Post Falls opens for boating, but .../Outdoors, This remake not so 'Magnificent' news/7 Blog, Klay Thompson is first all-NBA WSU Coug/SportsLink + more ...
On May 13, the Boston Red Sox posted this note on the Fenway Park scoreboard, honoring fallen Coeur d'Alene Police Department Sgt. Greg Moore. Moore was a diehard Bosox fan.
Robert Gates, the president of the Boy Scouts of America, says the organization must reassess its ban on gay adults, saying, "We must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be." Gates, a former CIA director and former…
Historical fiction writer and World War II historian Melissa Marsh posted this review of War Bonds: Love Stories From the Greatest Generation on her blog, The Best of World ll. “Wartime brings out some of our strongest emotions, but arguably one of the most powerful…
Gary Graham, editor of The Spokesman-Review, tells of his one encounter with now-retired, late-night, talk show host David Letterman. The attended Ball State (Indiana?) together. Question: Have you ever met a late-night, talk show host?
From the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association Facebook page comes word -- and this photo -- that the flower baskets are in place again along Sherman Avenue. Also, walking buddy Greg Lee and I saw the geraniums back in place at The Coeur d'Alene resort. That...
A chaplain for the Post Falls Police Department produced a parody theme song for the agency, reworking Roger Miller's old hit, "King of the Road." You can hear "Out on Patrol" by clicking on arrow below or by going to YouTube. Enjoy.
When the vehicle belonging to a State Line Walmart employee was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle, it didn't take long to find out who did the dirty deed. A surveillance camera provided the unexpected answer. Question: Do all those surveillance cameras make you nervous? Or give you a sense of security?
Thursday morning Scanner Traffic (18 items & counting) includes an unlucky jerk who was battering another person in front of Qdoba as a police officer happened to walk by.
In AM Headlines, U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson announces she won't press prison charges in Idaho's private prison mess. Also: Former First Lady Lola Evans dies/Eye on Boise, Idaho 49th state to establish diaper bank/EOBoise, Latah Man suspects rare giant earthworms near Moscow/Outdoors, Kellogg voters enact resort tax/CdA Press, more ...
The world lost another hero when George “Bud” Garvin passed away on April 15. But like so many who served in World War ll, Garvin shunned the label. “I’m no hero,” he’d say. But how else do you describe a man who quit school and...
While only 13% (Coeur d'Alene) and 8% (county overall) voted in Tuesday's election, almost two-thirds of Hucks Nation said it cast ballots. Which means Hucks Nation is way more committed to doing its civic duty than the neighbors are. Yeah, yeah, I know that some think that Hucks Nation should be committed. Oh well ...
Rocky Barker of the Idaho Statesman provides a deeper look at the persistent girl who survived an encounter with the House State Affairs Committee (featuring the North Idaho road block of Sims, Barbieri, McMillan & Cheatham) to win state amphibian status for the giant salamander.
Prosecutors are not satisfied with a $2 million bail amount set for Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore's alleged killer. Court documents in Jonathan D. Renfro's case show the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office wants him held in jail without bail. "At the time this motion…
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.
