North Idaho Briefs June 16, 2012

| June 16, 2012 9:00 PM

Big Back-In is Sunday

SPIRIT LAKE - The Big Back-In is Sunday in Spirit Lake.

Downtown's Maine Street will be lined with crowds and packed with riding mowers as contestants push their grass machines to the limit in a fun-filled day of drag racing.

With several classes of mowers - stock, modified and super-modified - and speeds exceeding 45 mph, the Big Back-In offers entertainment for the entire family.

Registration is 9-11 a.m. with races beginning at noon.

During Spirit Lake's Big Back-In, vendors and a beer garden will be set up at the Little Park at Fourth and Maine with activities for kids nearby.

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Portrait to be unveiled Sunday

The "Portrait of a Town," with faces from the Coeur d'Alene area, will be unveiled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sherman Square Park

More than 220 local people were interviewed with 180 photos going up.

The project includes 17 panels each, about 12 feet tall, and more than 200 faces.

"Celebrate the remarkable Spirit of Coeur d'Alene with your family and friends as the wall of photographs is unveiled," according to a press release.