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An undated photo, held as evidence by the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, shows Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Brainard at Brainard’s service station. Mrs. Brainard died in the autumn before her husband’s 1931 murder.

An undated photo, held as evidence by the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, shows Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Brainard at Brainard’s service station. Mrs. Brainard died in the autumn before her husband’s 1931 murder.

June 14, 2026

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Ganesha in Coeur d’Alene
June 14, 2026 1:06 a.m.

Ganesha in Coeur d’Alene

Art or an affront?

Four arms and an elephant head once drove this town bonkers. On June 10, 2011, the launch of Coeur d’Alene’s ArtCurrents program, including the unveiling of a 5-foot statue of the Hindu god Ganesha, attracted protesters and counter-protesters.