On her Facebook wall, Eden Irgens posts this photo from the local Salvation Army, which reports the Red Kettles raised a record $186,735.66 locally from more than 900 hours of bell ringing, another record. All the money goes to help the needy in Kootenai County. Suh-weet!

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