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Mary Jane Honegger

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NEWS IS WHAT SHE KNOWS

Kaycie Miller knew she liked to write, so she decided why not take a journalism class. Three years later, Timberlake High School’s newspaper, Tiger Tracks, received national recognition and numerous awards under Miller’s leadership as editor-in-chief; and Miller is headed off to college as a seasoned newspaperwoman. According to newspaper adviser Katie Suenkel, Miller is a natural when it comes to journalism. “She has sort of a news sense – a nose for news,” she said.
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She aims, re-focuses her life

“Getting rid of the drama,” was the key to success for Mountain View Alternative School senior Savannah Thornbrugh. That, and a lot of hard work, has taken Thornbrugh from a junior who had fallen so far behind there was no way she could graduate with her class, to a senior who earned enough credits to graduate a quarter early; and gained the respect of her teachers along the way.
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After all these years, still a driving force

Some things about driver’s education have not changed since I first walked into my high school cafeteria over 40 years ago to join dozens of students eager to get their driver’s education endorsement. For you skeptics, yes, they had driver’s education way back then. As in years past, today’s classes are dedicated to preparing teens for the serious task of driving a motor vehicle. There are requirements for classroom hours, behind-the-wheel experience and observation time, and there are written and driving tests to pass.

News >  Washington Voices

Screenwriter shares essentials

There’s never been a better time to be a screenwriter, according to Paul Castro, one of America’s rising stars in the screenwriting field. “If you have talent and a story,” he said, “it’s economy-proof.” Castro will be in Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday to share his expertise and advice on writing and selling screenplays through his workshop “Screenwriting Essentials for your Successful Movie.”
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Reminder to all: history matters

This place matters. That’s the theme for National Historic Preservation Month once again this year. Preservationists at the National Trust for Historic Preservation must have kept this same theme because it is powerful in its simplicity – and because it’s true. The month of May, National Historic Preservation Month, is a great time to remind ourselves of the importance of our historic buildings and the vital part they play in our sense of community. It’s a great time to remind ourselves that this place matters; that these places matter.
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Lions Club rounds up raffle loot

When times get tough, the tough get going. At least that’s how it is in the Lions Den in Rathdrum. Instead of allowing today’s challenging economic times to hamper the dozens of community projects they support each year, the Rathdrum Lions, local members of the largest service club in the world, have risen to the challenge with a really great motivator – a wager.
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Plan in works for Rathdrum’s first motel

Rathdrum is finally getting what mayors, economic development groups, and chamber of commerce folks have been saying we needed for decades: a motel. Rathdrum businessman Kevin Randles recently announced his intention to build a 28-unit motel on a strip of land along Highway 53, adjacent to his other businesses.

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