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Featured Photos - October 26

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Laryssa Mikesell, far left, and Ebony Peralta react as their boat takes on water before capsizing as classmate Austin Levi treads water with a grasp on his overturned vessel Monday during a cardboard boat race at the McGrane Center in Coeur d'Alene. Approximately 120 students entered some 90 boats, made of cardboard and duct tape mostly, in the event. The race was part of the eighth grade science curriculum that involved studying mass, volume, density and metric measurement.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Colton Koppa, owner of Koppa's Aerial Pix, controls his custom-built radio controlled aircraft, known as a multicopter, as Jenna Erickson prepares to control the on-board camera Monday as the pair set out to make a low-altitude panoramic video of a downtown Coeur d'Alene property for a real estate client.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Lake City High School seniors Sydni Parker, left, Emily Seibold and Sara Chalich, left, sport squirt guns and cheer towards spectators on the sidewalk Friday during the school's homecoming parade on Sherman Avenue in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press An old barn sits back from a home as Canfield Mountain provides a backdrop to the large parcels of Dalton Gardens.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Lawrence Young, of Coeur d’Alene, steers his boat toward the dock Friday while fishing on Fernan Lake.</p>

<p>A large inflatable cat holds its position as part of the Halloween decor in the front yard of a Coeur d’Alene home last week as a cyclist rides by. </p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press David Shiplett goes with the hidden ball trick while playing in the Special Needs Basketball Extravaganza Wednesday hosted by North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene. More than 40 special needs athletes participated in the event, in its second year, that is sponsored by Real Life Ministries.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Lake City High School students Sara Deen, right, and Justyn Pabst hang over the edge of the basket of a hot air balloon Wednesday during the Adventure’s First Stop Maverik gas station celebrates its grand opening at Coeur d’Alene’s new location. The balloon was on display, tethered, and was not able to fly due to windy conditions.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Freshman Kaitlyn McLeod laughs as she attempts to take a bite out of a donut that is tied to a string Friday during a Post Falls High School tail gate party as part of their homecoming celebrations.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press The growing city of Post Falls as seen from The Highlands neighborhood.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press A calf rests near a tree Wednesday after grazing in a field near Prairie Avenue and Chase Road in Post Falls.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press A seagull perches on a metal cylinder near the shore of the Spokane River Monday as the sun sets in the background.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press From left, Dawson Scholz, T.J. Nichols and Kyle Scholz perform their parts during a take Tuesday while making a music video in a Coeur d'Alene alleyway. The hard rock band from Rathdrum, the Ongoing Concepts, worked on their video in various locations around Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Dan Schmidt, a laborer with Thorco Electrical Construction, Inc., uses a saw on the asphalt Thursday while preparing an area for the installation of street signals on the corner of Spokane Street and Fourth Avenue in Post Falls. The traffic signals at Fourth and Spokane are the first improvement for the Spokane Street corridor under a project funded through Post Falls' Urban Renewal Agency. The signals are expected to be complete in about a month. Other improvements of the $2.2 million project will include a median with landscaped raised sections and landscaping, int…

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Artist David Clemons expresses his appreciation in being chosen to create a mural during an unveiling of the art piece Wednesday at the St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho Thrift Store in Coeur d'Alene. The project was commissioned by with the help the Knights of Columbus as help illustration the aim of St. Vincent de Paul.</p>

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Colton Koppa, owner of Koppa's Aerial Pix, controls his custom-built radio controlled aircraft, known as a multicopter, as Jenna Erickson prepares to control the on-board camera Monday as the pair set out to make a low-altitude panoramic video of a downtown Coeur d'Alene property for a real estate client.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Lake City High School seniors Sydni Parker, left, Emily Seibold and Sara Chalich, left, sport squirt guns and cheer towards spectators on the sidewalk Friday during the school's homecoming parade on Sherman Avenue in Coeur d'Alene.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press An old barn sits back from a home as Canfield Mountain provides a backdrop to the large parcels of Dalton Gardens.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Lawrence Young, of Coeur d&#146;Alene, steers his boat toward the dock Friday while fishing on Fernan Lake.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A large inflatable cat holds its position as part of the Halloween decor in the front yard of a Coeur d&#146;Alene home last week as a cyclist rides by.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press David Shiplett goes with the hidden ball trick while playing in the Special Needs Basketball Extravaganza Wednesday hosted by North Idaho College in Coeur d&#146;Alene. More than 40 special needs athletes participated in the event, in its second year, that is sponsored by Real Life Ministries.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Lake City High School students Sara Deen, right, and Justyn Pabst hang over the edge of the basket of a hot air balloon Wednesday during the Adventure&#146;s First Stop Maverik gas station celebrates its grand opening at Coeur d&#146;Alene&#146;s new location. The balloon was on display, tethered, and was not able to fly due to windy conditions.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Freshman Kaitlyn McLeod laughs as she attempts to take a bite out of a donut that is tied to a string Friday during a Post Falls High School tail gate party as part of their homecoming celebrations.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press The growing city of Post Falls as seen from The Highlands neighborhood.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press A calf rests near a tree Wednesday after grazing in a field near Prairie Avenue and Chase Road in Post Falls.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press A seagull perches on a metal cylinder near the shore of the Spokane River Monday as the sun sets in the background.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press From left, Dawson Scholz, T.J. Nichols and Kyle Scholz perform their parts during a take Tuesday while making a music video in a Coeur d'Alene alleyway. The hard rock band from Rathdrum, the Ongoing Concepts, worked on their video in various locations around Coeur d'Alene.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Dan Schmidt, a laborer with Thorco Electrical Construction, Inc., uses a saw on the asphalt Thursday while preparing an area for the installation of street signals on the corner of Spokane Street and Fourth Avenue in Post Falls. The traffic signals at Fourth and Spokane are the first improvement for the Spokane Street corridor under a project funded through Post Falls' Urban Renewal Agency. The signals are expected to be complete in about a month. Other improvements of the $2.2 million project will include a median with landscaped raised sections and landscaping, intermittent parallel parking, a pedestrian/bike trail and landscaping and improvements to the Centennial Trail crossing.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press Artist David Clemons expresses his appreciation in being chosen to create a mural during an unveiling of the art piece Wednesday at the St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho Thrift Store in Coeur d'Alene. The project was commissioned by with the help the Knights of Columbus as help illustration the aim of St. Vincent de Paul.&lt;/p&gt;

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