A proposed rule requiring motorists to use a hands-free device while driving and talking on their cell phones within the city limits was narrowly defeated Wednesday. The City Council knotted 3-3 on the proposed legislation and Mayor Gretchen Hellar cast the deciding vote against the measure. But that doesn’t mean [...]
I've fed the horses, cleaned the stalls, read the paper and am speeding along the keyboard to get something done on this blog. Just a second ago, Willie piped up, after his initial shock that Mom would be going to school, and asked, "Do you have an ugly'" [...]
A controversial proposal to charge non-residents a fee to park their vehicles at City Beach during the summer sank on a split vote on Wednesday. The City Council voted 4-2 not to put the matter up for a public hearing, effectively killing the proposal. The council deadlocked on whether to [...]
... who'd be on it? We do a lot of joking at Huckleberries Online re: the fund-raising calendars offered by firefighters (Sandpoint and Idaho) and the annual one offered by those naughty former Mormon fellas. What if Huckleberries Online published a calendar?
Question: Which of the Huckleberries macho macho men would' [...]
So for a pedestrian in Sandpoint, it’s easy to tell where passing cars are registered, and there has been a noticeable change in drivers of 7B vehicles since a second pedestrian was killed in town a few weeks ago. On the whole, 7B cars [...]
This one's for Idaho Dad and any other Merry Huckster who might want to see former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a University of Idaho sweatshirt. Photographer Paula Marchinko provided it from the Palin book signing in Sandpoint last week for Trish Gannon's new blog, Raspberries, here.
But we were [...]
Some Palin supporters, fresh from meeting a woman they deeply admire after standing in line all day, reacted strongly to the presence of Palin opponents. There was some nasty jeering and some verbal confrontations. “We didn’t really want to be anti-Palin,” Bry said of her segment of the [...]
Some Palin supporters, fresh from meeting a woman they deeply admire after standing in line all day, reacted strongly to the presence of Palin opponents. There was some nasty jeering and some verbal confrontations. “We didn’t really want to be anti-Palin,” Bry said of her segment of the [...]
Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns spotted this frozen waterfall today en route from Priest Lake to Sandpoint.
Cartoon: An ethical question/David Horsey, P-ICartoon: Puget Sound priorities/Milt Priggee, P-IAllred's run prompts Common Interest resignation/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseMagic Valley product Allred to run against Otter/Ben Botkin, Twin Falls [...]Sarah Palin, wearing a University of Idaho sweatshirt, wasn't as hurried in her hometown of Sandpoint, as she paused with hubby Todd to take photos with family friends. Sarah's father, Chuck Heath, a former Bonner County educator, is in the foreground taking this photo, while MamaJD snapped a photo for [...]
Item: Sandpoint eyes user fee for City Beach/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Bee
More Info: The city’s quest for new sources of revenue could result in a user fee for non-residents at City Beach. Councilwoman Helen Newton said the non-resident user fee was suggested by employees and is in line with [...]
... "I've been invited to help in Sandpoint tonight too!"
' [...]Sarah Palin is on a nation-wide book signing tour for her memoir “Going Rogue: An American Life” and is making a stop in Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint Thursday.Mary Ann Porter from Spokane was the first Palin supporter to get in line at the Fred Meyer along Kathleen Avenue. She arrived at 10:30 Wednesday morning [...]
For all you Sarah Palin fans, here’s the latest “rules” on her appearance in Sandpoint tomorrow. She’ll be signing books at the Sandpoint Events Center (old Sandpoint High/Junior High school) over on Euclid from 6 to 9 pm. Only books purchased at Vanderford’s (201 Cedar St.) will be [...]
Item: Sandpoint considers hands-free rule: Proposal would ban text messaging altogether while driving/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Bee
More Info: “Every time I drive downtown or I’m walking downtown I see people using cell phones who are driving who aren’t paying attention to what they’re doing. Given the renewed safety [...]
Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns loves winter because it provides frozen scenics from Priest Lake and the surrounding area. She calls this one: "I was here."
Aryan Nations fliers litter Sandpoint/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County BeeSandpoint considers hands-free rule for cell phones/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County BeeSagle's Solar Roadways rolling' [...]All-North Idaho Volleyball Team Front row, left to right: St. Maries coach Missy Asbury, Danielle Meehan (Post Falls), Tia Asbury (St. Maries), Post Falls coach Willow Hanna. Back, Brigitte Lowe (Moscow), Koko James (Sandpoint), Jalana White (Post Falls), Pipere Wahlin (Sandpoint). Not pictured: Taylor Stewart (Priest River), Savannah Blinn (Lewiston). [...]
Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to make a stop in Sandpoint this month to promote her autobiography.The book-signing event is planned for Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Sandpoint Business & Events Center. It lasts from 6-9 p.m. Palin’s plans were confirmed Tuesday through [...]
The mayor listed a half page full in last week’s edition of the Sandpoint Reader, Sandpoint’s alternative newsweekly. They had to do with who would own and maintain the depot in the future and whether and how to keep it even if the city loses [...]
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her autobiography, "Going Rogue", at the North Post Exchange at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday. More than 700,000 copies of "Going Rogue" have been sold in its first week. Palin, who was born in Sandpoint and attend North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene,' [...]
A man crossing the busy intersection at Ceder and Fifth in downtown Sandpoint was killed late Thursday afternoon when a man driving a truck didn't see him in the crosswalk.“The gentleman that hit him was stabilizing his head and kept telling him 'You're going to be okay, you're going to be okay,'” witness Sherri' [...]
The Sandpoint football team chose an inopportune time to misfire on both sides of the ball. Blackfoot built a 29-9 lead before the Broncos held off a late Sandpoint rally 29-23 in the State 4A championship game before an estimated crowd of 2,500 at the Kibbie Dome. Sandpoint (9-3) took over at its 16-yard line [...]
