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Athol mother of 6, Silverwood executive crowned Mrs. Idaho

Mrs. Kootenai County Michele Sheets, of Athol, won the Mrs. Idaho America crown during the competition in Boise on Saturday. She will represent Idaho at the national event in Las Vegas in August. (Courtesy photo via Coeur d'Alene Press)
Mrs. Kootenai County Michele Sheets, of Athol, won the Mrs. Idaho America crown during the competition in Boise on Saturday. She will represent Idaho at the national event in Las Vegas in August. (Courtesy photo via Coeur d'Alene Press)

She's a mother of six, a farmer, the guest relations manager at Silverwood. She's a 4-H leader, a daughter, a sister and a wife. And now, Mrs. Kootenai County Michele Sheets is Mrs. Idaho 2017. "I am honored, I am humbled," Sheets said during a phone interview Tuesday. "The caliber of women who participate in the Mrs. Idaho Pageant are all amazing, outstanding women of Idaho. I'm honored to represent the state." Sheets was crowned Mrs. Idaho at the 2016 Mrs. Idaho America Pageant in Boise on Saturday. The competition featured 23 beautiful and accomplished married women from across Idaho/Devin Heilman, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.



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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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