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'It's the little things'

by HAILEY HILL
Staff Writer | July 10, 2025 1:05 AM

Mary Sawyer-Nieder has been painting rocks since 2018. Like many in Coeur d’Alene, she posts photos of her creations in the Facebook group #cdarocks before hiding them around local parks and trails.  

When she painted a handful of rocks in honor of Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison, who were shot and killed June 29, she planned on hiding them in Riverstone Park.

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