On his Facebook wall, Don Sausser provides this photo of the Coeur d'Alene Resort testing its Christmas lights on the beautiful evening that we had Tuesday night in Coeur d'Alene.

• Ysursa: 2012 likely won't set voter turnout record/KTVB
• Democrats pleased they didn't lose legislative seats/AP
• Planning begins for growing, selling Washington pot/SR
• Idaho school reform foes call for new start/Betsy Russell, SR
• Girls basketball poll: CHS Viks No. 1 in preseason/Statesman
• Bag of Cheetos causes suspicious scare at federal building/KBOI
• Gas leak shuts down Post Falls Senior Center/Brian Walker, Press
• Spokane Symphony cancels more performances/Chelsea Bannach, SR
• Northern Lakes Fire District levy headed toward defeat/Brian Walker, Press
• Denney says he'll 'aggressively' campaign for speaker/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise