HUCKLEBERRIES: A hero among men
Omer Karns hugs Gini Lupo of consumer relations upon leaving Kootenai Medical Center 45 days after shooting.
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Omer Karns speaks to the media from Kootenai Medical Center.
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Omer Karns drives his DAV van.
Photo courtesy Omer Karns Facebook
Desert Hotel manager James S. Hill and his son, Jimmy, in 1951.
Photo courtesy of Museum of North Idaho
Firefighters prepare to enter burning Chinese Gardens.
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“Edited” billboard at the Idaho state line.
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“Heaven’s Gate” extra Keith Farley of Coeur d’Alene adjusts the period costume of extra Aliina Hibbard.
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Mayor Larry Gardner twirls lead actress Valleda Woodhall before the gala opening of the 1969 Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre season.
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Gardener Fern Johnston tends to Sherman Square Park flowers.
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Google the term, “hero,” and you’ll find a description of the late Omer Karns of Rathdrum.
The word fit Omer even before June 20, 1994, when he became one of the victims of a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane.
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