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Top down and sounds of spring

by KERRI THORESON
| March 20, 2024 1:00 AM

Ruthie Clark always wanted a little red convertible, which seemed impractical during marriage and motherhood and life in rural North Idaho. After retirement, her family grown and then widowhood, Ruthie became a CDL-qualified school bus driver of some renown at local and state bus rodeos. She's now retired from bus driving, too.

On Sunday morning, Ruthie pulled into our driveway wearing a smile twice the size of the little red convertible sports car she'd just bought. She joked that she can either transport one passenger or her golf clubs. 

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