THANKS: Area well-represented

This letter is to say Thank You to all of the residents of the Inland Northwest; not just beautiful Coeur d'Alene, but to Post Falls, Hayden Lake, Spokane Valley, Spokane and all of the other great small towns that have truly shined and have shown to all the visitors that came to our beautiful Inland Northwest what we are about.

All around I have heard, seen and spoken with a lot of visitors from near and far about the beauty of our areas, the exciting things to do, but what I have heard the best praise is, "the friendliness and kindness" that the Inland Northwest portrays.

So I take my hat off to all of you for how you have made us, in my point of view, the No. 1 area to visit. Let's keep it going throughout the winter and show our visitors what the fall and winter in the Inland Northwest has to offer.

JOHN RICE

Coeur d'Alene