Record turnout at breakfast fundraiser

HAUSER - A record 1,839 people were served during Sunday's Shalena's Breakfast with Santa fundraiser that helps local families that have a child with cancer.

This was the 29th year for the event named after organizer Gary Mobbs' daughter Shalena, who lost her battle to cancer.

This year's event at the Hauser Lake fire station assisted the Coeur d'Alene family of 7-year-old Serina Robles, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a type of blood cancer.

The attendance broke the old record by more than 100 people.

Mobbs said the event grossed around $15,000. He said the net amount is still being determined. A benevolent fund from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office donated $1,500 and the Hauser Lions Club $250.