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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Grace Curti, 7, excuses her classmates from their lunch table while Anna Wilson, principal of Ramsey Magnet School of Science, observes from a distance. Curti earned the title "Principal for the Day" at her school after raising $550 in the school's jog-a-thon fundraiser. The second grader was responsible for playground duty, introducing a guest speaker during an assembly, taking pictures of school activities and excusing students from their lunch tables.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Skye Boyd, third-grader at Sorenson Magnet School, pats down a large rock with her foot Thursday as she and class mates learn about wildlife, nature and trail building during an event guided by North Idaho College students in the Blue Bay Recreation Area near Lake Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Eric Randall, sophomore Outdoor Pursuits student, works on cutting a new trail at Blue Creek Bay Recreation Area with other North Idaho College students.</p>

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press When Freda Emtman wanted a job, she and her girlfriend hitchhiked from Spokane to Kellogg with suitcases in hand and that day, Freda landed a job waiting tables at a boarding house. "I've always been able to find a job and work," said Freda who celebrated her 102nd birthday on Sunday at Heritage Place in Coeur d'Alene. "It's probably while I'm still around. I keep myself busy." The Fairfield, Wash. native received more than 100 birthday cards, a number of flower bouquets and other gifts from friends and family. And her family, well, accordin…

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Lt. Justin Capaul, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, momentarily shines his light to observe a firefighter crawling through an enclosed space during a "confidence" training session Friday in Post Falls. The training facility was built inside a storage container with funds raised through the firefighters union.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Bonnie Kesson, with the Office of Emergency Management, exits a faux jail cell Thursday after being dropped off at Texas Roadhouse for the annual Muscular Dystrophy fundraising event. The MDA "locked up" an estimated 100 area professionals and charged them "bail" as a way to raise funding for the organization.</p>

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Nick Goodwin, with the City if Coeur d'Alene, clears leaves and pine needles Wednesday from the headstones at Forest Cemetery.</p>

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Renden Clark, 16, tries his hand at using a spray gun to paint a gable Friday at the Post Falls Senior Center. The teenager, with the help of friends and family he recruited, painted the exterior of the facility for his Eagle Scout project.</p>

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| October 31, 2011 11:00 AM

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Skye Boyd, third-grader at Sorenson Magnet School, pats down a large rock with her foot Thursday as she and class mates learn about wildlife, nature and trail building during an event guided by North Idaho College students in the Blue Bay Recreation Area near Lake Coeur d'Alene.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Eric Randall, sophomore Outdoor Pursuits student, works on cutting a new trail at Blue Creek Bay Recreation Area with other North Idaho College students.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;JEROME A. POLLOS/Press When Freda Emtman wanted a job, she and her girlfriend hitchhiked from Spokane to Kellogg with suitcases in hand and that day, Freda landed a job waiting tables at a boarding house. &quot;I've always been able to find a job and work,&quot; said Freda who celebrated her 102nd birthday on Sunday at Heritage Place in Coeur d'Alene. &quot;It's probably while I'm still around. I keep myself busy.&quot; The Fairfield, Wash. native received more than 100 birthday cards, a number of flower bouquets and other gifts from friends and family. And her family, well, according to Freda, &quot;They just keep coming.&quot; She has five children, 17 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and about a dozen or more great-great-grandchildren. &quot;I'm just going to take what the lord gives me and enjoy it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Lt. Justin Capaul, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, momentarily shines his light to observe a firefighter crawling through an enclosed space during a &quot;confidence&quot; training session Friday in Post Falls. The training facility was built inside a storage container with funds raised through the firefighters union.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Bonnie Kesson, with the Office of Emergency Management, exits a faux jail cell Thursday after being dropped off at Texas Roadhouse for the annual Muscular Dystrophy fundraising event. The MDA &quot;locked up&quot; an estimated 100 area professionals and charged them &quot;bail&quot; as a way to raise funding for the organization.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Nick Goodwin, with the City if Coeur d'Alene, clears leaves and pine needles Wednesday from the headstones at Forest Cemetery.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Renden Clark, 16, tries his hand at using a spray gun to paint a gable Friday at the Post Falls Senior Center. The teenager, with the help of friends and family he recruited, painted the exterior of the facility for his Eagle Scout project.&lt;/p&gt;

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