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PM Headlines — 8.24.09

Maj. John Chamness is executive director of the Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center in Coeur d'Alene. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

When Coeur d’Alene’s Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center opened three months ago, organizers projected that 1,500 people would join the first year, with about 670 of them using the center daily. They were wrong. Some 15,500 people have become members of the community center, with up to 2,000 people using its pools, child care, fitness machines and community rooms every day. Story by Alison Boggs/SR here.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog