<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Codi Tripp scales up the outside of the framing of the 50-foot-tall tree on top of the Hagadone Corporate building Wednesday that is part of Coeur d'Alene's annual holiday light show.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Oakley Lohman, 3, looks on as his mother rakes leaves from the steps of their downtown home Wednesday in Coeur d'Alene. The city will begin its annual leaf pickup program Monday.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Ted Roberts, with Sign Services, prepares a decorative banner Wednesday after hanging grand re-opening signs for Albertsons supermarket in Coeur d'Alene. The store recently received a multi-million dollar remodel to improve services and easier shopping for customers.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Gage Toews, 16, helps rake leaves from a garden area Monday at Winton Elementary in Coeur d'Alene during Community Action Day. About 150 students from Project CDA and the Bridge Academy volunteered two to three hours of service to the community by helping with maintenance projects and arts and enrichment activities. ÒThe school and its students decided to implement this day as a transition between terms and as a way to build community connections both within the student population and with the rest of the school district community at large,Ó said …
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press "I just had a good tour," explains retired Marine Sgt. Major Jasper C. Eaton, 89, while recanting a story Thursday during a Veterans Day celebration at By the Lake Assisted Living in Hayden Lake. Eaton served in a handful of wars between the years of 1940 and 1964.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Marines Noelan "Mac" McCormack, 74, and Sgt. Alfred Negron, 26, use a sword to cut a cake as part of a tradition Thursday during a Marine Corps birthday celebration at Post Falls High School. Approximately 100 students and several marines attended the event to recognize the 236th birthday of the military branch.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Kari Henley fills in a ballot Tuesday while voting at her precinct's polling place at Woodland Middle School in Coeur d'Alene.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press North Star Lawrence, 5, a fancy shawl dancer with The Shooting Star Dance Group, performs Wednesday for residents of Coeur d'Alene Homes to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Berkeley Knight, 8, runs her fingers through a lock of hair just after family friend and stylist Cathleen Lenon cut the 10-inch length of hair off Thursday at L Salon and Spa in Post Falls. Knight, who had been growing her hair for a year, donated her hair to Locks of Love.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Landscaper for the Coeur d'Alene Resort John Beaunaux wraps strands of lighting around a large tree near the entrance of the hotel Tuesday while making preparations for the holiday season.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Jessie Saffeels keeps track of the items she's placed inside a holiday gift basket Friday at Children's Village in Coeur d'Alene. Volunteers prepared about 40 gift baskets for the Children's Village holiday luncheon fundraiser Thursday at the Hayden Lake Country Club at 11 a.m. Tickets are available at Children's Village. For more information call 667-1189.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Oakley Lohman, 3, looks on as his mother rakes leaves from the steps of their downtown home Wednesday in Coeur d'Alene. The city will begin its annual leaf pickup program Monday.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Ted Roberts, with Sign Services, prepares a decorative banner Wednesday after hanging grand re-opening signs for Albertsons supermarket in Coeur d'Alene. The store recently received a multi-million dollar remodel to improve services and easier shopping for customers.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Gage Toews, 16, helps rake leaves from a garden area Monday at Winton Elementary in Coeur d'Alene during Community Action Day. About 150 students from Project CDA and the Bridge Academy volunteered two to three hours of service to the community by helping with maintenance projects and arts and enrichment activities. ÒThe school and its students decided to implement this day as a transition between terms and as a way to build community connections both within the student population and with the rest of the school district community at large,Ó said Daniel Taylor, a teacher Project CDA.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press "I just had a good tour," explains retired Marine Sgt. Major Jasper C. Eaton, 89, while recanting a story Thursday during a Veterans Day celebration at By the Lake Assisted Living in Hayden Lake. Eaton served in a handful of wars between the years of 1940 and 1964.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Marines Noelan "Mac" McCormack, 74, and Sgt. Alfred Negron, 26, use a sword to cut a cake as part of a tradition Thursday during a Marine Corps birthday celebration at Post Falls High School. Approximately 100 students and several marines attended the event to recognize the 236th birthday of the military branch.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Kari Henley fills in a ballot Tuesday while voting at her precinct's polling place at Woodland Middle School in Coeur d'Alene.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press North Star Lawrence, 5, a fancy shawl dancer with The Shooting Star Dance Group, performs Wednesday for residents of Coeur d'Alene Homes to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Berkeley Knight, 8, runs her fingers through a lock of hair just after family friend and stylist Cathleen Lenon cut the 10-inch length of hair off Thursday at L Salon and Spa in Post Falls. Knight, who had been growing her hair for a year, donated her hair to Locks of Love.</p>
<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Landscaper for the Coeur d'Alene Resort John Beaunaux wraps strands of lighting around a large tree near the entrance of the hotel Tuesday while making preparations for the holiday season.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Jessie Saffeels keeps track of the items she's placed inside a holiday gift basket Friday at Children's Village in Coeur d'Alene. Volunteers prepared about 40 gift baskets for the Children's Village holiday luncheon fundraiser Thursday at the Hayden Lake Country Club at 11 a.m. Tickets are available at Children's Village. For more information call 667-1189.</p>
Slice of life images found while out and about in Kootenai County.