HUCKLEBERRIES: A Viking that's got it
In 1974, Bart Starr visits injured Coeur d’Alene Vik Todd Hedge.
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In 1969, owner G.A. “Gil” Wardian opens Topper Too.
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In 2024, Ron Hotchkiss, retired Coeur d’Alene police lieutenant, still possesses the Topper Too sign he rescued when the eatery was torn down.
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In 2019, Nancy Runge waves to the Coeur d’Alene Homecoming Parade crowd while her husband, John, drives.
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In 2018, the flamboyant Commodores prepare for another parade.
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In 1974, detectives Les Routh and Earl Winans collect a human jawbone as evidence in the disappearance of Ron and Rita Marcussen.
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In 1994, Kelly Coon, vice president of the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club, displays The Game of Coeur d’Alene.
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In 1994, tax activist Ron Rankin holds Proposition One petitions.
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In 1959, Jack Holmes displays famous potatoes from North Idaho.
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In 2019, Stephen Colbert of the "Late Show" targets the Coeur d’Alene Library Book Bandit. Librarian Bette Ammon appears in the inset photo.
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It’s a sports movie cliché.
A star player visits a suffering child in a hospital and promises to hit a home run or score a touchdown to boost his spirits.
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