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Office manager Catherine Roche cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of Montgomery Ward and the Coeur d’Alene Mall on April 27, 1966. Pictured are (from left): Miss Coeur d’Alene Susie Wolden, Karen Sand, Roche, Ward’s executive Ray Struve, Katie Brodie, Kathy Guindon, and Ward’s executive C.E. O’Laughlin. The young women hosted the opening.

Office manager Catherine Roche cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of Montgomery Ward and the Coeur d’Alene Mall on April 27, 1966. Pictured are (from left): Miss Coeur d’Alene Susie Wolden, Karen Sand, Roche, Ward’s executive Ray Struve, Katie Brodie, Kathy Guindon, and Ward’s executive C.E. O’Laughlin. The young women hosted the opening.

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