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HUCKLEBERRIES: Gone too soon, but won't be forgotten
Jenny Stokes was such a tough Coeur d’Alene High goalkeeper that she once lobbied to stay in a game after sufferin…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Merry Press Christmas to all!
Officially, the Press Christmas for All began in 1986. Unofficially, the Yuletide charity started seven years earlier.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Football, she coached
Beverly Sullivan had no use for feminism 50 years ago when she stepped onto the MeEuen football field. She told the Coeur d’Alene Press bluntly: “Women don’t b…
HUCKLEBERRIES: People, performances, parties and passing time
Perhaps you've have noticed that North Idaho is white. And possibly getting whiter. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Movies aren't history
We know how things turned out because we saw the end of the movie.
HUCKLEBERRIES: The question remains
Gary Cuff kept a small blanket in his car for years to remind himself of “Ry-Ry.”
HUCKLEBERRIES: Celestial potential
Perhaps Woody McEvers’s rise to Coeur d’Alene mayor was in the stars.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A pioneer who stood for good
Coeur d’Alene has honored Fred Murphy in several ways. Owner Duane Hagadone temporarily renamed Templin’s Grill after the legendary tugboat captain until the r…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A Viking that's got it
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.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Shore is nice here
Coeur d’Alene took its waterfront for granted until Bob Templin built his North Shore Motor Hotel. Before then, the site was dominated by railroad switchyards,…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Trial by fire
Marty Knapp doesn’t need the graphic reminders of 9/11 to understand the dangers of firefighting. The retired Coeur d’Alene fire captain experienced them first…
HUCKLEBERRIES: How sweet the show that starred a local like me
After centuries, “Amazing Grace” remains popular as a hymn among the local church crowd.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Mudgy & Millie: Bringing joy to us all
Many of us know the story. A moose and a mouse play a game of hide-and-seek that takes them all around the town.
HUCKLEBERRIES: LaTourrette recalls his 'Evel' classmate
Steve LaTourrette knew his boyhood friend would land on his feet, even if he crashed. On Sept. 8, 1974, Steve predicted that Evel Knievel, his old high scho…
HUCKLEBERRIES: The attentive civilities of The Lioness of Idaho
Mike Bullard remembers meeting “The Lioness of Idaho.” It was 1993, and he was the new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. During a service that first sum…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Time marches on, memories stand strong
Sixty years have passed, but the question remains: Who killed Susan Stewart?