D.F. Oliveria
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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: Happy Birthday, Coeur d'Alene Press!
An important day in Coeur d’Alene Press history passed quietly in late February.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Pancake stacks
A stack of pancakes isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Heidi Acuff. “Renaissance Woman” is more like it.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Words to live by
On the final day of the 21st century, a 23-word message from a Hayden second grader will be read in Washington, D.C.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Cops, quotes, cash and coals
Sandpoint gained national media attention — but not the kind it wanted — 30 years ago when news broke that Mark Fuhrman wanted to buy a house there. Fuhrman, o…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Opportunities to play
Arnold (Red) Halpern’s name is on the Rock of Fame at Memorial Field. But it probably should be on something else, too: a park, a softball field, a building.
HUCKLEBERRIES: 'We know what overkill looks like'
Wallace works hard, plays hard and minds its own business. The same can’t be said, according to the locals, of the federal government, which invaded the Silver…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Sweet as Rosen
Duane Hagadone called Sid Rosen one of the finest chefs he’d known. During the 18 years (1964-82) Sid owned Chef Rosen’s in Hayden, he hosted state attorneys g…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A Western delicacy with local fans
Al Bates’s taste for Rocky Mountain oysters outlived him. Al was smitten by the farm-animal delicacy while working on a Montana sheep ranch.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Bear with me here
In the beginning, there were five. On Nov. 21, 1978, Pat Mitchell, then 16, and four Coeur d’Alene High buddies stripped down to skimpy swimsuits at Sanders Be…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Here for Huetter
Huetter is Idaho’s version of Whoville. At 26 to 30 acres, it’s the smallest incorporated city in the state, and few know it’s there, squeezed by Coeur d’Alene…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Like father, like son
Burl C. Hagadone’s death 65 years ago today stunned Coeur d’Alene. Only 49, this newspaper’s former publisher died unexpectedly at his Fort Grounds home early …
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.