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09 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Denny’s Free Breakfast in Coeur d’Alene Rocked!

I live within a stone’s throw of the Denny’s at 4th Street and the I-90. When the fog is settled in, about the only thing I can count on seeing is the bright yellow Denny’s sign like a beacon for bacon and sausage and pancakes..and today until 2 at the Denny’s in Coeur d’Alene [...]

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06 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Beautiful Day in Bayview Idaho!!

It’s a beautiful day in Bayview, Idaho today.  We can’t believe how wonderful the weather has been this winter.  We should be hip deep in snow but people are out boating on Lake Pend Oreille.  Here’s a picture of a historic Bayview like kiln – situated directly adjacent to the Scenic Bay Marina and Motel [...]

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26 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Farragut State Park and Lake Pend Oreille Boat Rentals

You might be wondering what Farragut State Park and boat rentals have to do with each other since there are no boat rentals at Farragut State Park.  Susan and I lived at Farragut last summer and our favorite activity was getting out on Lake Pend Oreille on a pontoon boat.  Luckily, we found the Floating [...]

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23 January 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Review of Bayview Ralph’s Coffee House New Pizza offering

Review of the pizza recently added to the menu of Ralph’s Coffee House in Bayview, Idaho and free delivery to boot!

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22 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Good and Bad News for Idaho Parks and Recreation

Well, the good news for Idaho state parks and its management is the Governor today announced Idaho Parks and Recreation will continue to maintain Idaho state parks.   Of course, with good news comes the bad – Parks and Rec will lose 25 employees in headquarter.
Editorial note:  We’re thrilled to death that Idaho state parks [...]

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11 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

North Idaho Tragic Job Offerings

I think there are many who think I exaggerate about the unbelievable work situation up here in North Idaho so I thought I’d give you an example, straight from Craigslist. This potential employer, located somewhere between Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint is seeking someone experienced with horses to work two days a week, (5-8 hours), cleaning [...]

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07 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

One more reason I love living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

I was walking the dog this morning – a frigid but sunny day in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and I thought about all of the things I really love about living here:

Coeur d’Alene is surrounded by national forest
a beautiful downtown – very quaint
it’s on Lake Coeur d’Alene
minutes from Lake Pend Oreille
the people here are, by and [...]

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04 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

2010 Coeur d’Alene Polar Bear Plunge

Photo coverage of the 2010 Coeur d’Alene annual polar bear plunge at Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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04 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

New Year’s Eve – Big Al’s Country Club in Post Falls

Since Susan works at Big Al’s Country Club in Post Falls, Id. and I didn’t have an event to shoot, she asked the owner if I could shoot the event.  Of course, Big Al’s does not typically have a photographer in the house so people were kind of skeptical, at first.  I was reminded of [...]

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15 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Coeur d’Alene Students Making Snowman

The few inches of snow Coeur d’Alene received this morning started to turn wet and students at Borah Elementary made a snowman at recess.

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