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Xmas 4 Us Didn’t Go Over Well

You've heard of Christmas for All, sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Press. But have you heard of "Xmas 4 Us," which was sponsored by a group of Coeur d'Alene Press reporters who were struggling to get by one holiday season. "When I was at the CdA Press in 2000," remembers Taryn Hecker, "we started the Christmas 4 Us campaign. It didn't go over well with management, but we gathered some change and a box full of food for the reporter with the most kids." Some of the reporters worked to come up with the poster above.

Question: Do you recognize the guy standing by Taryn in the poster photo?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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