HUCKLEBERRIES: Roaming the road
“Hobo King” Richard Wilson entertains patrons of a Coeur d’Alene bar in 1980.
Employees usher dogs to the starting gate on the final night of live racing at the Greyhound Park in 1995.
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Assistant manager Tori Shelton of the Iron Horse stands by the remaining cars of a decorative train set in 1995.
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Larry Sibon of Spokane wins a mechanical bull-riding competition at the Cotton Club in 1980.
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Larry Hanley, who co-founded Christmas for All, holds a photo of his late wife, Mae, in 2004.
Photo courtesy of the Coeur d'Alene Press archives
Firefighters watch in freezing temperatures as a ladder truck sprays water on a mall fire at Fourth and Best in 2005.
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A book brigade, headed by Bill DeVries, foreground, moves Coeur d’Alene Press archives from the old library at Seventh and Lakeside in 1985.
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Jon Hippler of First Federal Savings gives Librarian Julie Meyer a $5,000 check for bookshelves at the new library on Harrison Avenue in 1985.
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Twins Kathy Cook and Kay Van Cleave share their 60th birthday on Christmas Day 2010.
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A king once visited Coeur d’Alene — a benevolent one who told stories for free beer.
On Nov. 25, 1980, Richard Wilson, 72, the “Hobo King,” arrived in a boxcar, wearing a tattered Boy Scout shirt, overalls and a strange crown, sporting peacock feathers.
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