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| December 19, 2011 8:00 AM

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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Kathy Baker, principal of Ponderosa Elementary School, secures bells to the feet of a "reindeer in training" before taking it on a tour of the Post Falls' school Friday.</p>

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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Jeremiah Moss, 9, sorts through and bags the food items he collected Friday from the classrooms at Ponderosa Elementary in Post Falls. Moss recently helped collect over 500 books for a classroom book drive.ÊWhen he heard the Post Falls Food Bank was in need of donations, he spearheaded a food drive collecting roughly 600 pounds from his classmates and staff at the school.</p>

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<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Kyle Waddell, 4, a student at Noah's Ark Learning Center, carries a box of canned goods Friday as children and parents delivered 2,116 pounds of food to Community Action Partnership in Coeur d'Alene. The school has been collecting the food over a two week period.</p>

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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Shawn Bennett, a certified arborist and operations manager for Grace Tree Service, reaches down to saw through a tree limb on a pine tree Wednesday while balancing on a branch at The Children's Village in Coeur d'Alene. Grace Tree Service began working with The Children's Village in 1998 and over the year's have occasionally provided their services for free as they did this year. "As long as we're in business, we'll continue to take care of The Children's Village," said Tim Kastning, with Grace Tree Service.</p>

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<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Jennifer Nilson, a teacher at Seltice Elementary in Post Falls, reacts as fifth-grader Anya Horn reads her nomination essay Wednesday after Nilson was announced as the November School Champion Award. The award is sponsored by Numerica Credit Union, Silverwood Theme Park, and KXLY.</p>

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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Eva Sherrill gives an appreciative hug to Coeur d'Alene Tribal Chairman Chief Allan following a presentation Friday where the Coeur d'Alene Tribe donated $35,000 to the Post Falls Food BankÕs new Weekend Nutrition Backpack program. There are currently approximately 75 elementary students participating in the program. Sherrill is one of the 14 volunteers who fills backpacks with foods for children in need.</p>

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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Alexis Stezelberger, 4, shows off the artwork inside a Christmas card she gave to June Judd during a presentation by Post Falls Head Start students Friday at Garden Plaza in Post Falls. The students created the cards for residents and spent the morning visiting and participating in activities at the assisted living center.</p>

Slice of life images found while out and about in Kootenai County.