HUCKLEBERRIES: Carissa’s Law: Wrongs made right
Friend Vanessa Jost was among the 350 mourners who attended Carissa Benway’s memorial service Nov. 2, 2000.
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Carissa Benway was described at her memorial service in 2000 as “a pretty girl with a pretty smile."
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Mike Kennedy hugs his aunt, actor Patty Duke Pearce, while celebrating his Coeur d’Alene City Council win in 2005.
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Nestlé Ice Cream named Hailey Jewel McCormick, a Ramsey School second grader, as one of 10 official “Nestle Flavorologists" in 2005.
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For decades, trains ran through downtown Coeur d'Alene to the Rutledge mill on the east end of town. Coeur d'Alene native Tom Torgerson recalls jumping aboard for free rides to City Beach.
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Operations manager Al May reveals that Greyhound Park will end live racing at the end of the year in 1995.
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Coach Tom Robb, left and right photos, guides his Iron Horse team to an undefeated 8-0 season in 1975.
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A crowd awaits as manager John Sanchez opens Sambo’s restaurant for a special preview at 817 Sherman Ave. in 1975.
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A little girl gives a Nazi salute while riding with Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler in a Sherman Avenue parade in 2000.
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In life, Carissa Benway was “a pretty girl with a pretty smile” who ran away from home.
In death, the 14-year-old’s name protects wayward kids today.
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