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<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Seahawks fan Nathan Miller sports a hair tattoo designed by stylist, Crystal Miller, at A Cut Above salon in Post Falls.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The chimney of Pam Borek's home in Post Falls is decorated with Seahawks gloves.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Kevin Irwin makes a Super Bowl shield every year since the Seahawks first went to the Super Bowl in 2006. He already has a shield for both teams, so this year he made a Seahawk Sombrero to get in the spirit.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Seahawks fans - Chrissi Darby, Michael Darby, Clint Jensen, Josh McFarland, Stella McFarland and Jerry Parks - pose with some Seattle pride snow art created in the Tullamore neighborhood in Post Falls.</p>

<p>This is my Grandma Florence Hall. She lives in Hayden. She is 87 years old. A few months back she suffered a stroke (deep brain) and could not even talk. We didn’t think she would recover as well as she has and a big part of her recovery has been watching sports. Watching the Seahawks has been therapeutic for her. It has given her something to look forward to in her week. She has always been a huge Seahawks fan! She told me after the Seahawks won that “it made her life”! She particularly loves Russell Wilson and everything about him. She hung a picture in the living ro…

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Coeur d'Alene's Kelly Thurman shows her <span class="il">Seahawk</span> pride at a bowling alley. She and her husband Dustin's home is decorated in Seahawks merchandise and the couple has a homemade sign out front.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Dyno, the junkyard dog at Pegasus Recycling in Hayden, shows some Seattle Super Bowl spirit with his 12th dog team.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>These three "12th woman" senior Seahawks fans hail from Hayden. They are each older than 75 and say they have been having a blast cheering for the Seahawks together for several years. Pictured from left: Carole Durk; Faye Shankle; and Judy McGrail.</p>

<p>A Seahawks fan for life</p>

<p>Kay Mills of the Blazen Divaz is a die hard Seahawks fans, to the point of having custom, pink 12 Man hoodies made for the Blazen Divaz and carrying the 12 Man flag with her to Philadelphia where the Blazen Divaz performed in the Mars Old Fashioned Christmas parade on Dec. 5.</p><p>Kay Mills, dancer and CPA for the Blazing Divaz, is pictured in the center of the photo with the blue Seahawks jersey. She flew her son from Texas to Philly to join her in watching the Seahawks trounce the Eagles 24-17 at the December 7 game. Kay attended the decisive, nail biter game in Seattl…

<p>From Heidi Yount at Real Life Ministries:</p><p>"...we have some VERY crazy 12th man fans. Several men in our leadership have been Seahawks fans since they were little boys, growing up with year after year of disappointing seasons.</p><p>These last two football seasons have been very encouraging to these life-long fans...and they've brought a few of the staff at Real Life on board with them. It's hard not to join in with their enthusiasm and spirit, not to mention Russell Wilson's shared love for Jesus.</p><p>We have services on Thursday night…

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>Jack Cluff, of Coeur d'Alene, shows off his Seahawk ink. The logo was tattooed on his arm the day before Super Bowl XL in 2006 when the Seahawks lost to Pittsburgh. When the 'hawks returned to the Super Bowl in 2014, Cluff didn't want to jinx the game again, so he decided to wait until they won before adding additional ink. The day after last year's game, he had the Roman numerals "VIII" added to his "XL". "This year I will get the trophy put on it, come Monday after they win," Cluff told The Press.</p>

<p>Brent Damschen said he's been a Seahawk fan throughout his entire life.</p><p>"I even had the Boz haircut at one point," Damschen told The Press. "I've been a fan so long I remember when it was so rare to even see them play on TV that I had to read about the games in Monday's paper."</p><p>"It's been a hard life being a loyal fan but I knew that this day would eventually come. Not only am I a fan but my son is too now, although it's not really fair because I've waited 30 years for them to be the champs and my son started out with them …

<p>Ellen Jaeger shared her Seattle spirit manicure: "Now I'm ready to go to the Super Bowl!"</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The team at Transtector Systems in Hayden shows its Seahawks pride.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>DustinThurman, a firefighter, made this Seahawks sign for outside his Coeur d'Alene home.</p>

<p>Courtesy photo</p><p>The staff at Jaeger Orthodontics in Coeur d'Alene show their Seattle pride while caring for patients on Friday.</p>

<p>Seahawks fans and Athol residents Austin, 13, left and Rylea, 8, Johnson, looking hopeful in September.</p>

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| January 29, 2015 1:19 PM

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The chimney of Pam Borek's home in Post Falls is decorated with Seahawks gloves.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kevin Irwin makes a Super Bowl shield every year since the Seahawks first went to the Super Bowl in 2006. He already has a shield for both teams, so this year he made a Seahawk Sombrero to get in the spirit.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seahawks fans - Chrissi Darby, Michael Darby, Clint Jensen, Josh McFarland, Stella McFarland and Jerry Parks - pose with some Seattle pride snow art created in the Tullamore neighborhood in Post Falls.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;This is my Grandma Florence Hall. She lives in Hayden. She is 87 years old. A few months back she suffered a stroke (deep brain) and could not even talk. We didn&#146;t think she would recover as well as she has and a big part of her recovery has been watching sports. Watching the Seahawks has been therapeutic for her. It has given her something to look forward to in her week. She has always been a huge Seahawks fan! She told me after the Seahawks won that &#147;it made her life&#148;! She particularly loves Russell Wilson and everything about him. She hung a picture in the living room next to her china hutch of him! After the Hawks won this last game my Aunt sent her these blue and green roses. She was ecstatic about them and is looking forward to watching the game next week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#151; Carrie Reese&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coeur d'Alene's Kelly Thurman shows her&#160;&lt;span class=&quot;il&quot;&gt;Seahawk&lt;/span&gt;&#160;pride at a bowling alley. She and her husband Dustin's home is decorated in Seahawks merchandise and the couple has a homemade sign out front.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dyno, the junkyard dog at Pegasus Recycling in Hayden, shows some Seattle Super Bowl spirit with his 12th dog team.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These three &quot;12th woman&quot; senior Seahawks fans hail from Hayden. They are each older than 75 and say they have been having a blast cheering for the Seahawks together for several years. Pictured from left: Carole Durk; Faye Shankle; and Judy McGrail.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A Seahawks fan for life&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Kay Mills of the Blazen Divaz is a die hard Seahawks fans, to the point of having custom, pink 12 Man hoodies made for the Blazen Divaz and carrying the 12 Man flag with her to Philadelphia where the Blazen Divaz performed in the Mars Old Fashioned Christmas parade on Dec. 5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kay Mills, dancer and CPA for the Blazing Divaz, is pictured in the center of the photo with the blue Seahawks jersey. She flew her son from Texas to Philly to join her in watching the Seahawks trounce the Eagles 24-17 at the December 7 game. Kay attended the decisive, nail biter game in Seattle vs the The 49ers on Jan. 19. Two days later Kay had her Super Bowl tickets in hand. She has been in Phoenix since Jan. 22, counting down the days to see the Seahawks make their historic Super Bowl repeat performance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kay's wardrobe is primarily blue and green with the SeaHawks logo, from her jewelry down to her tennis shoes. Kay attends the games with her son as her husband Steve doesn't like football.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;From Heidi Yount at Real Life Ministries:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;...we have some VERY crazy 12th man fans. Several men in our leadership have been Seahawks fans since they were little boys, growing up with year after year of disappointing seasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These last two football seasons have been very encouraging to these life-long fans...and they've brought a few of the staff at Real Life on board with them. It's hard not to join in with their enthusiasm and spirit, not to mention Russell Wilson's shared love for Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have services on Thursday nights and Sunday mornings, so most of our staff doesn't work on Fridays. This week, we declared Wednesday as our staff &quot;Blue Friday&quot;...but not everyone on staff (including our senior pastor Jim Putman) were available to take the photo, so we found a way to get him in the pic and honor our Real Life 12th &quot;manners.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But our Seahawks love doesn't just stop with football. We have a food room on our campus that feeds 2,000 people every month, and we've asked our congregation to help provide for a &quot;Souperbowl&quot; Food Drive and provide a few highly requested items to our food room. We are hoping our congregation responds with the generosity to support the needs of our community as heartily as they support their Seahawks, and we are confident they will.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jack Cluff, of Coeur d'Alene, shows off his Seahawk ink. The logo was tattooed on his arm the day before Super Bowl XL in 2006 when the Seahawks lost to Pittsburgh. When the 'hawks returned to the Super Bowl in 2014, Cluff didn't want to jinx the game again, so he decided to wait until they won before adding additional ink. The day after last year's game, he had the Roman numerals &quot;VIII&quot; added to his &quot;XL&quot;. &quot;This year I will get the trophy put on it, come Monday after they win,&quot; Cluff told The Press.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Brent Damschen said he's been a Seahawk fan throughout his entire life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;I even had the Boz haircut at one point,&quot; Damschen told The Press. &quot;I've been a fan so long I remember when it was so rare to even see them play on TV that I had to read about the games in Monday's paper.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's been a hard life being a loyal fan but I knew that this day would eventually come. Not only am I a fan but my son is too now, although it's not really fair because I've waited 30 years for them to be the champs and my son started out with them being on top.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Ellen Jaeger shared her Seattle spirit manicure: &quot;Now I'm ready to go to the Super Bowl!&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The team at Transtector Systems in Hayden shows its Seahawks pride.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DustinThurman, a firefighter, made this Seahawks sign for outside his Coeur d'Alene home.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courtesy photo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The staff at Jaeger Orthodontics in Coeur d'Alene show their Seattle pride while caring for patients on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Seahawks fans and Athol residents Austin, 13, left and Rylea, 8, Johnson, looking hopeful in September.&lt;/p&gt;