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<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Mike Varga, director of pharmacy for Northwest Specialty Hospital, right, pours a bucket of ice water over his head following the lead his colleagues Chris Gregg, payroll coordinator, second from left, and accountant Brian Brigham as part of the ALS ice bucket challenge Monday at the Post Falls medical facility.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>From left: Carsen Daughenbaugh, Kayla Mayo, Sammie Schumacker, and Terran Sharbrouth supervise the water balloon toss, a fundraiser for the Trojans football team, during the Post Fall tailgate for their homecoming game against East Valley on Friday night.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Nolan Lyons, 10, wave hiis Trojans football jersey during the Post Falls High School tailgate on Friday evening before the Post Falls homecoming game. Lyons has two brothers on the Trojans varsity and junior varsity football team he came to support on Friday night.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Nathen Jerome and his teacher Frank Hess watch Nathen’s rocket launch during a physical science class on Friday afternoon. Students made handmade rockets out of toilet paper rolls and cardboard and then measured the height using trigonometry.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Jamie Bettis, a ninth grader at Christian Center School, watches her rocket parachute back down to the ground during a Mr. Hess’s physical science class on Friday afternoon.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>First grader Miranda Fitzsimmons, 6, watches her mom leave for the day during Winton Elementary’s first day of school on Tuesday.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Fifth graders Lance Thorne, right, and Gary Conners are directed to their new classroom inside Hayden Lake Elementary by Winton Special Education Assistant Kim Robbins on Winton Elementary’s first day of school. Winton Elementary will temporarily reside inside Hayden Lake Elementary School for the 2014-2015 school year while their new building is constructed.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Scott Hice, from the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department high fives students at Dalton Elementary School during their ice bucket challenge. Hice is the school resource officer for Dalton Elementary School.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Kinsey Burke, 8, center, smiles as she is sprayed by Kootenai County Fire Department during Dalton Elementary School’s ALS ice bucket challenge on Tuesday afternoon. Dalton Elementary School raised $575 to donate for ALS research and challenge Hayden Meadows Elementary School to complete the ice bucket challenge.  </p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Laurie Whitcomb, human resources director for Hospice of North Idaho, models clothing from the organization’s thrift store during a fashion show as part of the third annual Celebrations Expo Tuesday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Coeur d’Alene Firefighter Jeff Fletcher helps Kiernan Wallace, 7, hose down some fake flames at the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department’s open house on Saturday. The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department has been doing their open house for fifteen years.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Gene Farb, 8, pulls on some firefighter gear at the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department’s open house on Saturday.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>The setting sun splashes color onto storm clouds over a neighborhood in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday evening.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Morgan Williams, 10, plays with his dog Sochi on the lawn in front of the Coeur d’Alene Resort on Tuesday morning.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Jerry Sorbel, 83, waters a flower bed Monday in the front yard of his Coeur d’Alene home. Sorbel, who has lived in his home since 1955, has been gardening for decades and currently has several hundred flowers on his property.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>A mobile crane is loaded onto a trailer after accidentally slipping off a barge while North Idaho Maritime workers were transferring the crane onto a truck Thursday morning at the Honeysuckle Beach boat ramp. According to Hayden Planning Director Sean Hoisington the barge shifted backwards during the transfer and the front axle slipped off the truck into the water. A small amount of hydraulic fluid leaked into the lake, but Hoisington said most of that was contained with hazmat absorbent booms and the Department of Environmental Quality was alerted …

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>A man fishes from his boat during the first couple days of fall on Fernan Lake, Tuesday afternoon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Idaho State Patrol trooper Justin Scotch photographs the details of a crash near the intersection of Highway 53 and Pleasant View Road after responding to the scene where a Spokane Produce truck collided with a small SUV. Both drivers were transported to Kootenai Health with injuries. The crash is under investigation.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Kyla Wallis, 9, leads her dogs Teddy and Dozer down the centennial trail by Riverstone Park for her fundraiser ‘Kyla's Dog for Dog Mile Marathon’ to kick off the Kootenai Humane Society’s fourth annual Drool Stampede on Saturday morning. Kyla partnered with Vicky Nelson, from the Kootenai Humane Society, to contribute money she collected from her classmates at Ramsey Elementary School to the Humane Society.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Bryce Allred, 9, a fourth grader at Skylar Elementary crosses the finish line to win first of his heat at the district track meet at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon. All ten elementary schools from the Coeur d’Alene School District participated in the district track meet.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Fourth grade girls from all ten elementary schools from the Coeur d’Alene School District start the one mile course at the district track meet at Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Kayla Verkist, right, helps Erin Bills tie a lure for her fishing line at Fernan Lake on Wednesday afternoon. “She is teaching me how to fish and I’m going to teach her how to snowboard,” Bills said.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Carol Uptagarfft, left, and Asbjorn Rostad from the Sons of Norway club prepare lefse for the Norwegian Heritage Fair on Saturday Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. The event is open for the public and includes an authentic Norwegian lunch, Ebelskiver demo and a Rosettes demo.</p>

<p>TESS FREEMAN/Press</p><p>Michael Meythaler, of Coeur d’Alene, hugs his African Grey Parrot ‘Niele’ as they go for a walk on Tubbs Hill on Thursday afternoon. Meythaler has owned Niele for 18 years and has taught her 300 to 400 words.</p>

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From left: Carsen Daughenbaugh, Kayla Mayo, Sammie Schumacker, and Terran Sharbrouth supervise the water balloon toss, a fundraiser for the Trojans football team, during the Post Fall tailgate for their homecoming game against East Valley on Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nolan Lyons, 10, wave hiis Trojans football jersey during the Post Falls High School tailgate on Friday evening before the Post Falls homecoming game. Lyons has two brothers on the Trojans varsity and junior varsity football team he came to support on Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nathen Jerome and his teacher Frank Hess watch Nathen&#146;s rocket launch during a physical science class on Friday afternoon. Students made handmade rockets out of toilet paper rolls and cardboard and then measured the height using trigonometry.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jamie Bettis, a ninth grader at Christian Center School, watches her rocket parachute back down to the ground during a Mr. Hess&#146;s physical science class on Friday afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First grader Miranda Fitzsimmons, 6, watches her mom leave for the day during Winton Elementary&#146;s first day of school on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fifth graders Lance Thorne, right, and Gary Conners are directed to their new classroom inside Hayden Lake Elementary by Winton Special Education Assistant Kim Robbins on Winton Elementary&#146;s first day of school. Winton Elementary will temporarily reside inside Hayden Lake Elementary School for the 2014-2015 school year while their new building is constructed.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scott Hice, from the Kootenai County Sheriff&#146;s Department high fives students at Dalton Elementary School during their ice bucket challenge. Hice is the school resource officer for Dalton Elementary School.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kinsey Burke, 8, center, smiles as she is sprayed by Kootenai County Fire Department during Dalton Elementary School&#146;s ALS ice bucket challenge on Tuesday afternoon. Dalton Elementary School raised $575 to donate for ALS research and challenge Hayden Meadows Elementary School to complete the ice bucket challenge. &#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Laurie Whitcomb, human resources director for Hospice of North Idaho, models clothing from the organization&#146;s thrift store during a fashion show as part of the third annual Celebrations Expo Tuesday at the Coeur d&#146;Alene Resort.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coeur d&#146;Alene Firefighter Jeff Fletcher helps Kiernan Wallace, 7, hose down some fake flames at the Coeur d&#146;Alene Fire Department&#146;s open house on Saturday. The Coeur d&#146;Alene Fire Department has been doing their open house for fifteen years.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gene Farb, 8, pulls on some firefighter gear at the Coeur d&#146;Alene Fire Department&#146;s open house on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The setting sun splashes color onto storm clouds over a neighborhood in Coeur d&#146;Alene on Tuesday evening.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morgan Williams, 10, plays with his dog Sochi on the lawn in front of the Coeur d&#146;Alene Resort on Tuesday morning.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jerry Sorbel, 83, waters a flower bed Monday in the front yard of his Coeur d&#146;Alene home. Sorbel, who has lived in his home since 1955, has been gardening for decades and currently has several hundred flowers on his property.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A mobile crane is loaded onto a trailer after accidentally slipping off a barge while North Idaho Maritime workers were transferring the crane onto a truck Thursday morning at the Honeysuckle Beach boat ramp. According to Hayden Planning Director Sean Hoisington the barge shifted backwards during the transfer and the front axle slipped off the truck into the water. A small amount of hydraulic fluid leaked into the lake, but Hoisington said most of that was contained with hazmat absorbent booms and the Department of Environmental Quality was alerted to the spill.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A man fishes from his boat during the first couple days of fall on Fernan Lake, Tuesday afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Idaho State Patrol trooper Justin Scotch photographs the details of a crash near the intersection of Highway 53 and Pleasant View Road after responding to the scene where a Spokane Produce truck collided with a small SUV. Both drivers were transported to Kootenai Health with injuries. The crash is under investigation.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kyla Wallis, 9, leads her dogs Teddy and Dozer down the centennial trail by Riverstone Park for her fundraiser &#145;Kyla's Dog for Dog Mile Marathon&#146;&#160;to kick off the Kootenai Humane Society&#146;s fourth annual Drool Stampede on Saturday morning. Kyla partnered with Vicky Nelson, from the Kootenai Humane Society, to contribute money she collected from her classmates at Ramsey Elementary School to the Humane Society.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bryce Allred, 9,&#160;a fourth grader at Skylar Elementary crosses the finish line to win first of his heat at the district track meet at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon. All ten elementary schools from the Coeur d&#146;Alene School District participated in the district track meet.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fourth grade girls from all ten elementary schools from the Coeur d&#146;Alene School District start the one mile course at the district track meet at Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kayla Verkist, right, helps Erin Bills tie a lure for her fishing line at Fernan Lake on Wednesday afternoon. &#147;She is teaching me how to fish and I&#146;m going to teach her how to snowboard,&#148; Bills said.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carol Uptagarfft, left, and Asbjorn Rostad from the Sons of Norway club prepare lefse for the Norwegian Heritage Fair on Saturday Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. The event is open for the public and includes an authentic Norwegian lunch, Ebelskiver demo and a Rosettes demo.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;TESS FREEMAN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Meythaler, of Coeur d&#146;Alene, hugs his African Grey Parrot &#145;Niele&#146; as they go for a walk on Tubbs Hill on Thursday afternoon. Meythaler has owned Niele for 18 years and has taught her 300 to 400 words.&lt;/p&gt;