The No. 1 pioneer
In 1956, Coeur d’Alene pioneer Margaret Groves eyes her most prized possession — her elaborately framed marriage certificate.
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Amidee “Ace” Walden admires the Coeur d’Alene High letter that he finally received on his 94th birthday in 2001 — more than 75 years late.
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From the Northwest to the Midwest, fans mourned the 2001 death of superstar Corissa Yasen.
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The expanded Coeur d’Alene Press staff of 1956 is shown (clockwise from top left): City Editor Charles Sowder, Editor R.J. Bruning, feature writer Martha Pederson, Society Editor Vi Hultner, Publisher Burl C. Hagadone and reporter/photographer Frances Cope.
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A 1956 architect’s drawing shows a proposed shopping mall and extensive parking abutting Tubbs Hill on what is now McEuen Park.
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Lt. Gov. John Evans plants a Douglas fir at the dedication of the Hedlund Building at North Idaho College in 1976, while namesake state Rep. Emery Hedlund (leaning on a crutch) and college President Barry Schuler watch.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Walt Alston chats with Kootenai County Sheriff John Bender in 1966 before an exhibition game in Spokane.
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Seven of the 12 former Coeur d’Alene mayors, under whom City Attorney William B. McFarland served, gather to honor him at his 1961 retirement. They are (from left): Jess Ray Simpson (mayor from 1931-33), L.L. Gardner (1950-55), O.W. Edmonds (1923-29 and 1941-45), McFarland, H.P. Glindeman (1919-21), P.A. Christianson (1955-61), Jack G. Adams (1947-50) and Axel M. Rosenlund (1945-47).
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Margaret Groves was a pioneer bride and mother who didn’t fuss about Mother’s Day.
As she approached her 85th birthday in 1956, she was philosophical about the event.
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