Hotel home for the holidays

Two-year-old Sythia Bowen plays in the lobby at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Kathy Plonka, SR

A 2-year-old girl’s grin, as she frolicked in the lobby of a Coeur d’Alene hotel Thursday morning, gave no hint that her family has no place to call home.

And that was precisely the goal of the staff at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites as they worked to deliver Christmas joy to two homeless families they’re hosting for the week. Alison Boggs , SR Read more.

Christmas can be a hard time of year for many . Have you ever experienced a blue Christmas?