Leaf Fest begins Nov. 12
Matthew Clute rakes leaves at St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery on Friday. Clute was one of about 40 students from Coeur du Christ who volunteered to rake and remove leaves at the cemetery on the east end of Sherman Avenue.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Leaf Fest 2024 is set to begin Nov. 12. That's when crews will start picking up leaves south of Sherman Avenue and make their way north as they move through town.
The city commits significant resources to collecting more than 1,000 tons of leaves. It takes about three weeks and includes dump trucks, front-end loaders and about 30 staffers from different departments.
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