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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Meet your neighbor

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Name: Teresa Budvarson, lifelong Idahoan

Hometown: Coeur d’Alene

Occupation: Dental assistant and Pilates instructor. Teresa has worked for Dr. James Robson for 30 years.

Family: Husband of 28 years, Mike, and daughters Kimberly, 25, and Kalie, 18.

Pets: A 9-year-old male Dalmatian named Captain and an 18-year-old female cat named Slicker.

Hobbies: Horseback riding. Teresa has a horse named Sonny, a saddlebred/Arabian that she keeps at her parents’ farm outside of Rathdrum. Teresa also enjoys snow- and water-skiing and bike riding

Favorite color: Emerald green

Favorite music: Country, world

Favorite movie: “Seabiscuit”

Favorite TV show: “CSI”

Favorite food: Pineapple

Travel plans for summer: The family travel revolves around Kalie and her partner, Chris Anders, who are competitive pairs figure skaters. They’ll be in Colorado in June, Los Angeles in July and Indianapolis in August, then in Kansas for the North American Challenge, an invitation-only event, later in August.