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Hendrix Sauno-Chacon, 10, splashes down a water slide Thursday during the CDA Reads celebration and season closer at Fernan STEM Academy.

Hendrix Sauno-Chacon, 10, splashes down a water slide Thursday during the CDA Reads celebration and season closer at Fernan STEM Academy.

July 28, 2023

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Reading: It's a splash
July 28, 2023 1:07 a.m.

Reading: It's a splash

CDA Reads program celebrates last day with fun, food, firefighters

A throng of children chanted: "Water! Water! Water!" After a quick countdown, Coeur d'Alene Fire Capt. Nate Hyder unleashed 500 gallons of water on dozens of elementary and middle school kids who cheered, squealed, danced and pranced about beneath the cooling shower from the fire engine. "We love it," Hyder said with a big smile. "It's just a drop in the bucket for us."