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News >  Idaho

Festival Camp Harmonizes With Nature

Practice, practice. Elizabeth Kelly, left, of Hayden, works with violin instructor Karen Walthinsen on Thursday at Camp Neewahlu along the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review
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Puppy Love Mends Hearts, Saves The Day

Steve and Sue Ferguson wanted a dog. They ended up with two: Tootsie Roll, left, is a 5-month-old mixed breed, Taffy is a 3-year-old cocker spaniel. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Idaho

Hayden Days Grand Marshal Embodies Hope

The traditional parade wave will have more significance this year at Hayden Days for Hazel Grace Martin and her husband, Frank. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review
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Calling All Nic Alumni For Reunion

Colleen Haner, holding a 1953 Lewa (the NIC yearbook), is going to model 1950s styles at a reunion fashion show. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Wild Side Still Rumbles In Old Biker

1. Bob Bennett, right, and Dan-o Satterlee are retired Boozefighters Motorcycle Club members. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. John "J.D." Cameron at the wheel with Wino Willie in the sidecar in Bean Blossom, Ind., for a 1988 rally.
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Home Health Care Helps Family With Cancer, Death

After Dean Wolfinger was diagnosed with renal cancer, Loving Care and More, a home health service, gave Alice the help she needed to care for her husband at home. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review
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Paper Weight: That Diploma Is A Huge Deal

Don't underestimate the much-maligned high school diploma. Sure, it doesn't take kids as far as it used to, but it's far from meaningless. Anyone who's sat through a graduation with sobbing mothers, camera-clutching fathers, stepparents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, godparents, friends and neighbors knows that floppy piece of paper carries a lot of weight. If a diploma isn't important, why do graduations attract so many people?
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Michael Came To The Rescue, Scout’s Honor

Michael Betts, right, received the Boy Scouts' Award of Merit after he helped his mother, Paula Lamb, during her first epileptic seizure. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review
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Help Save Kids From The School Of Hard Knocks

Summer break terrifies Kendra. Most people dream of vacations, but she dreams of summer school saving her three children from a bleak future. "I don't want to see them end up like me," she says. "I wanted to finish school so badly, but there wasn't the help, and no one cared." She goes by Kendra in this column to protect herself and her kids from embarrassment. They're finally calming down after 10 years of ducking, running and hiding. Kendra grabbed control of her life two years ago and the peace and stability that followed have worked like a tonic.
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Couple Seeks Help In Finding Their Old Friend

Patty Burns, where are you? You are the great mystery of Gene and Alice Sergi's lives. Remember the Sergis? You hung out with them in Alaska in the 1950s, dancing at the Red Dog Saloon until curfew, then eating at 2 a.m. on the little island where everything stayed open all night. Maybe "Gene" doesn't mean much to you. Folks called him Tony back then. He told the U.S. Coast Guard recruiter his name was Italian and the guy called him Tony. It stuck. You made quite an impression on Gene.