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Red Hot Mamas Mikki Stevens, left, and Karen Welts race through Albertson’s to collect boxes of groceries for parade costumes in 2002.

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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.