The team behind the "Evergreen Christmas" raffle tree for the Festival of Trees on Friday at The Coeur d'Alene Resort includes, from left, Megan Pelsma, Stormie Anderson, Tanya Jerome, Madison Valenta, Katie Valenta and Carrie (Randall) Rice-Sauer.
November 26, 2022
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November 26, 2022 1:08 a.m.
Giving trees
Designers bring out their best Christmas decorations for Kootenai Health Foundation benefit
There is one day above all that Nicole Jacklin and her mom Deb Mongeau look forward to more than any other. Not Christmas. Not Fourth of July. Not Thanksgiving, although that's close. "We consider Thanksgiving as Festival of Trees eve," Mongeau said. "It's not even Thanksgiving," Jacklin added. "It's the day before Festival of Trees." The two were among teams decorating trees Friday for the 34th annual Festival of Trees.