Kathy Plonka/SR

Sarah Pennington ,17, of Spirit Lake with her new horse, Bomber, that was donated to her after her mare died. Post Falls Voice story by Sherry Ramsey here. News stand outlets for free Post Falls Voice here.

*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR

*Making Candy the Old-fashioned Way: Hermine gives candy 'Old World' attention/John Christopher Fine, Epoch Times -- I remember Hermine when she repaired clothes across from our old CDA bureau on Fourth Street.

*DEQ: 'Very close' on re-legalizing field-burning/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise/SR -- Drag this out much more, and the issue will go away as the last of the farmers sell out.

*A home for your gear, and a place to play with it: NYTimes Escapes section focuses on CDA's Garagetown USA/Kristina Shevory, New York Times -- The region has been getting a lot of attention from the Times. Drat.

*Idaho teacher merit pay plan in trouble: Criticized as unworkable and 'constitutionally flawed'/Betsy Russell, SR -- No surprises here. Move along.

*North Idaho Briefs: Rathdrum man sentenced to 30 years for trying to sell 15 pounds of meth/Taryn Hecker, SR -- Good riddance.

*Viola man pleads guilty to child porn charge: Sentencing set for June 23/KLEWTV.com3 -- Toss him in jail and throw away the key.

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