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GALLERY: Best of June Photos

| July 2, 2016 9:00 AM

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Katy Parsons kisses her partner Tayler Damron at the end of a vigil Thursday evening held to bring the LGBT community together and honor the victims of the Orlando shooting that claimed the lives of 49 people last Sunday. More than 150 attended the vigil, held under the Rainbow Bridge at McEuen Park.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press The 16-year-old Sarah Nicholls qualified for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of one minute, 11.9 seconds. As the first female in the history of the CAST to qualify for the Trials, Nicholls will race in Omaha, Nebraska this month in hopes of making the U.S. team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August. She is photographed here on June 13, 2016.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press J.J. Marks puffs a cigar as he drives his 1956 Thunderbird.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Flames spew out the tailpipes of a 1952 Chevy Deluxe coupe on Friday as it roars its way down Sherman Avenue during Car d'Lane.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen pitcher Tom Robinson pitches during the sixth inning of a match-up with Prairie on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Thorco Field.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Firefighters from Northern Lakes, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue and Coeur d'Alene fire departments make their way into the charred remains of a two-story home on Tuesday on Sparrow Loop in Post Falls. The homeowner and his daughter were in the home when it caught flame. Fire crews arrived at the scene two minutes after they recieved the first call.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Firefighters from the Idaho Department of Lands deploy emergency fire shelters during a demonstration on Thursday at the Funk Family Tree Farm in Wolf Lodge.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Heather Jackson, first-place winner in the professional women's division, recieves a kiss on the cheek from her husband Sean Watkins moments after crossing the finish line with a time of 4 hours, 19 minutes and 34 seconds on Sunday at the Ironman Coeur d'Alene 70.3 triathalon.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Waste Management garbage truck driver Micah Young recieves a hug on Friday from Judy Vaxter, left, and Patty Humpherys, people he has been picking up garbage for more than two years, as Young makes one of his last route stops on Anne Street in Coeur d'Alene. "He's going to be missed," Vaxter says. "He's one of the best."</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Hailey Hoffman and her father Jon, of Dalton Gardens, embrace as they cross the finish line of the 70.3-mile Ironman Coeur d'Alene triathalon on Sunday.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Ironman athletes, 2449 of them, prepare themselves for the start of the 70.3-mile triathalon on Sunday at City Beach in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Women in the professional bracket charge into Lake Coeur d'Alene to begin the 70.3-mile Ironman triathalon on Sunday.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press A few game balls used for the A Lumbermen Legion Baseball game in the home dugout.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Jessie McArthur helps out her son, Caleb Gunderson, left, lift his new bike into the back of her pickup on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Bike CDA vice president Tom Morgan's house.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Sarah Sitar, a recent graduate of Lakeland High School, looks at her new set of keys to a 2016 Chevy Sonic LT Turbo as she hugs her mom, Jossene Sitar, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Knudtsen Chevrolet. Those picked for the drawing had to attend their high school all-night party to be eligible.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Northern Lakes firefighters Caleb Tyler and Capt. Scott Hochberger spray the front-half of a plane during a two-plane crash exercise at the Coeur d'Alene Airport on Friday, June 10, 2016.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Plane crash victims are seen scattered on the grass of the Coeur d'Alene Airport during a training exercise on Friday, June 10, 2016. 24 were injured in the two-plane crash and 6 fatalities were reported.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Intermountain chapter of the Northwest section of the 99s member Elsbeth Roach "Earmarks" the new Coeur d'Alene Airport Compass Rose with white pain on Saturday, June 3, 2016. The 99s used 50 gallons of paint for 80 feet in diameter Compass Rose.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Individuals who use the service will not be charged for transport to and from downtown Coeur d'Alene locations, but tips will be accepted. Maxwell Evans hopes to begin operating the two pedicabs at the beginning of July through the end of the peak tourist season in September.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press William E. “Dusty” Rhoads, a retired master sergeant and Vietnam War veteran who served 26 years active duty, poses for a portrait on the front porch of his home on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Michael Spicer, 58, stands next to his 2004 Ford F250 after colliding with the center median divider at milepost 18 of Interstate 90 on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Traffic was reduced to one lane, both East and West, for 2 hours and no serious injuries were reported.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Dennis Brueggemann poses for a portrait near the Terrace Condo Association on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Coeur d'Alene. After a lifetime of work and travel with Special Olympics, Brueggemann has settled in Coeur d’Alene and recently biked 1,000 kilometers to raise money and awareness about Coeur d’Alene’s water.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Braden Dodson (88) rounds turn two during the bandoleer race portion of the Columbia River Legends INEX regional event at the Stateliness Speedway in Post Falls on Saturday, June 4, 2016.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press The sun starts to fall behind the Stateline Speedway in Post Falls during the Columbia River Legends INEX regional event on Saturday, June 4, 2016.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press A boat makes its way out of the Coeur d'Alene Resort dock as seen on June 4, 2016. The Boardwalk Marina is a full service marina that has over 300 slips and access to the Coeur d'Alene Resort and its amenities.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Guests enter the Coeur d'Alene Resort through its revolving door seen here on June 4, 2016. The Coeur d'Alene Resort has hosted nearly 5 million people overnight in its 338 rooms.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Late models, hobby stock and bandolero cars race during the Columbia River Legends INEX regional event at the Stateline Speedway in Post Falls on Saturday, June 4, 2016.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Coeur d'Alene pitcher Dominic Conigliaro celebrates his perfect game against Northern Lakes, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Thorco Field. In the 4-0 win, Conigliaro struck out eight batters.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Chris Finch ear tags Bernadette Carhart's pig during the 4-H swine weigh-in day on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. The pigs must weigh 230 pounds by fair time in August or they will be disqualified and will not be sold at auction.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Reid Thompson (41) negotiates bumps during the Cherry Hill Single Point 7 Novice BMX Race on Saturday, June 11, 2016.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Trenton Fulkerson (30) swings around a turn during the Cherry Hill Single Point 12 Novice BMX Race on Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

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<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Micah Holt fine tunes an axle stall trick on his skateboard during a skateboard clinic held for boys and girls, 4-14 years, at the Coeur d'Alene Skate Park on Saturday, June 11, 2016. The clinic, which started last summer, continues the next next couple of weekends and lasts 10-11a.m.</p>

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<p>In this Press file photo taken last June, William "Bo" Kirk, of Coeur d'Alene, is seen playing softball. Kirk's body was found Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene National Forest. He was missing since he left work Saturday night in Post Falls.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Andy Lujan, 42, and his son andy Jr., 2 enjoy their first Car d'Lane together.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Classic Chevy Camaro is on display during Car d'Lane on Friday.Coeur d' Alene.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Firefighters go back to the engine after extinguishing a demonstration fire Thursday.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Jeff Gruidl, shortstop for "Son's of Pitches" Coed softball team moves towards a ground ball headed his way, Wednesday at Ramsey Park.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Coeur d'Alene Aeromodeling Society does annual Special needs recreation event held at Cams field, Thursday.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Idaho Department of Lands firefighters Trevor Livingston, left, and Travis Hixon work together to contain a controlled fire during a demonstration on Thursday.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Volunteers wait at the finish line to hand out medals to all Ironman triathlete finishers, Sunday.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Ironman participant medals lined up at the finish line, Sunday in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Andy Cleveland, 38 of Coeur d'Alene is all smiles as he finishes his first Ironman triathlon, Sunday.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Overhead view of Ironman triathletes finishing race with the running portion. Photo made possible by Strate line Crane and Rigging.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press An eye-catching Chevy Impala is seen at Car d'Lane on Friday.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press A firefighter wraps up hose after containing fire for the demonstration, Thursday at Wolf Lodge.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Classic Chevy Camaro is on display during Car d'Lane on Friday.Coeur d' Alene.</p>

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<p>KATIE HARTWIG/Press Alan Throckmorton, 9 of Coeur d'Alene reacts to a electric airplane in flight, Thursday.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Thorne Provost, 3, plays on the S.S. Kiwanis water feature at the McEuen Park Splash pad on Monday.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Ben Blakely, 14, does a front flip into Lake Coeur d'Alene from Tubbs Hill on Monday.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Dressed in pioneer garb, Ponderosa Elementary School fourth grader Trinity Meurs works a crosscut two-person hand saw with classmate Sidney Perry on Thursday at the logging station at the Pat Triphahn Memorial Rendezvous. Students also had the opportunity to ride horses, cast fishing poles, sing campfire songs, learn about the lives of frontiersman and other facets of life in Idaho in the 1800s.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Jamie Babin, 30, is lifted into the cockpit of Jerry Goggin's 1958 T-34 Beechcraft airplane on Friday at Pappy Boyington Airfield.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Black Stache and Slank, played by Brandon O'Neill and Aubrey Shimek Davis, duke it out in a swordfight scene in the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theater comedy production, Peter and the Starcatcher. The play will be performed June 16 through July 3. Visit www.cdasummertheater.com for showtimes and to purchase tickets.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Coeur d'Alene Tribal member Alyssa Hagnes dances in ceremonial fashion in traditional dancing clothes.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Unity Gerbais-Lawrence, 3, walks amongst fellow Coeur d'Alene Tibe members during a ceremonial dance.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Prairie catcher Jerrett Plunkett loses control of the ball as he and Coeur d'Alene's Grant Wade collide at home plate on Monday at Thorco Field. Wade was called safe.</p>

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<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Jessica Brereton, left, and Acen Lopez, both of Coeur d'Alene, wave gay pride flags at a vigil held for the victims of the Orlando shooting.</p>