HUCKLEBERRIES: Wendy Carpenter: Committed cop
In 1985, CPD parking monitors Wendy Carpenter, left, and Carol Orr prepare to go on their rounds.
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In 2000, World War II veteran Jim Shepperd presents a framed photo of the SS Coeur d’Alene Victory to City Hall.
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In 1956, James S. Hill, left, is shown with his son, James H. Hill.
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In 1985, operator Tom Kramer sits 282 feet above downtown Coeur d’Alene.
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In 1985, Tom Kramer is scrunched in a 5-foot-square crane cab.
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In 1956, Mrs. Thomas Jacobson cuddles her newborn, Ronald.
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In 1985, Jack Riggs, left, grabs a rebound in a wheelchair basketball game.
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LEFT: Mayor Ron Edinger, left, presents NIC wrestling coach Les Hogan with the key to the city in 1975. CENTER: Jim O’Connell sports a black eye after winning the 167-pound national title. BOTTOM RIGHT: Lynn Taylor falls back in exhaustion after winning second place in his weight class.
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In 1995, Louise Shadduck poses for the Coeur d'Alene Press.
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Wendy Carpenter smashed several glass ceilings in her 30 years with the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.
She was the first female to gain the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, captain and, finally, police chief.
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