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Alaska Viking’s ‘Mooseltoe’
Americans in the 1960s and 1970s proved they were suckers for cute gimmicks before a Coeur d’Alene-born Alaskan be…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A sharp name
“Coeur d’Alene” rolls off the tongue: a beautiful French word attached to an American Indian tribe, an idyllic lake, a river and a booming resort town. It’s as…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Take a hike, Goat Trail
Governor Cecil Andrus was there for the beginning of the end of the “Goat Trail.” On June 16, 1975, the Idaho Democrat and hundreds of others dedicated a 7-mil…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Dinner, diplomacy and decisions
Bill Webster has come home again twice — the first time in 1965 to help his father, Bill Sr., manage the iconic Brunswick Café. As a teen, Bill Jr., now 84, se…
HUCKLEBERRIES: The hero who wore an apron
Amber Peace is happily lost in middle America today. But 20 years ago, she received widespread media attention as the waitress at Coeur d’Alene Denny’s who hel…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A vanilla milkshake and bittersweet ending
An intensive search for two young siblings two decades ago had a bittersweet ending. The girl survived a horrible ordeal. The boy did not.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Just a little 'Psycho'
Just two motels named Bates operated in this country in 1995, prior to the 35th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.” One was in Vale, Ore., and the othe…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Hope Cemetery, a forgotten resting place
A holy acre in the middle of Coeur d’Alene comforts parents of lost babies. But most locals don’t know it exists.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Joe Murphy: An open case
Joe Murphy was the type of newcomer that locals appreciate. He moved here to enjoy our outdoors, embrace community values, join worthy organizations, such as B…
HUCKLEBERRIES: The house that blew up
LeeAnn Kohli Cheeley didn’t hear of her family’s tragedy during her formative years. “It wasn’t something they told me as a child,” LeeAnn said. “It was kind o…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Just roll with it
Matt Roetter has come a long way since his days as a “skateboard evangelist.”
HUCKLEBERRIES: Candy and chaos
The late George Cecil compared the 1975 “Rabbit Riot” at City Park to his day’s pell-mell Vietnamese evacuation of Da Nang.
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 suffering a broken nose diving for a ball.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Better planning for the future
Dorothy Dahlgren was a fan of Coeur d’Alene history before it was cool.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Working from home
As “Amazing Grace” set to debut April 1, 1995, locals wondered: “Will it get picked up?”
HUCKLEBERRIES: Wendy Carpenter: Committed cop
Wendy Carpenter smashed several glass ceilings in her 30 years with the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.