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A better way to scatter loved one’s ashes

CALDWELL, Idaho – Family members held each other tight as they gathered around an urn to say their final goodbyes to a man they loved. After pulling a lever on the square urn, the family watched as his ashes flowed out of the box and floated in a fine cloud over the Snake River before gently falling and dispersing. That experience is what Scotty Crandlemire dreamed of as a better way for people to honor their loved ones after death, the Idaho Press-Tribune reported. Crandlemire, of Meridian, Idaho, has patented an urn that automatically scatters ashes. It’s meant to be more dignified and less traumatic than attempting to scatter ashes by hand/Torrie Cope, Idaho Press Tribune. More here.

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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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