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Ray Tekverk, a retired science teacher, points to planets in the sky, something he can accurately do using the compass rose he built in his front yard. The compass rose’s north point, where Tekverk is standing in this photograph, points to a perfect true north.

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Celebrating the Solstice
June 20, 2019 1 a.m.

Celebrating the Solstice

COEUR d’ALENE — Friday is the 2019 summer solstice, the date on the calendar when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky and the daylight lingers on the lawns while a new season unfolds.