Toddler Eloise Elgee pauses from exploring the chapel during her first Ash Wednesday ceremony at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the season of Lent according to the Catholic religion. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust)

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