Parting Shot

Ruth Pratt of the Coeur d’Alene Library Association dropped off a Literary Classics Calendar this p.m. — you know, the one featuring local celebs including Patty Duke , Dennis Franz and Ellen Travolta . And somewhere near the back, CdA Press Editor Mike Patrick , PF Mayor Clay Larkin , CdA Mayor Sandi Bloem and Yours Truly are the pinups for November. Fun stuff! Our theme? “A Tale of Two Cities.” We’re fully clothed, which should come as a relief to our Loved Ones — and people with weak stomachs.

(BTW, it’s appropriate that Her Sandiness and I are featured in November because we share a birthday on the 20th.)

(BTW II, the Jason Hunt /CdA Press photo above isn’t the one published in the calendar. Thank God. I don’t know what we were thinking.)

The funniest month may be February, which shows the death scene from “Romeo and Juliet” — with undertakers Dexter Yates and Bruce English , Pastor Dick Haugen , serving as a backdrop for dead lovers Ellen Jaeger and J.J. Hunter . The calendars sell for $15 apiece. Great Christmas gifts for a worthy cause — raising money for the new library. We have 10 or so at the office if you want to buy one — cash, check or money order.