<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Artist C.J. Rench, of Hood River, Oregon, checks the position of his art piece "The Gift" Thursday as it is installed in the roundabout at River Avenue and Hubbard Avenue in Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Syringa Kirsch and Will Ahmer pull a tomato plant from a garden box Thursday at Keet Sweet Preschool in Coeur d'Alene while preparing their garden for next season.</p>

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Brooke Young, 12, helps secure a "doorway" to the Trinity Lutheran Church cardboard box shelter Friday as the group prepares for their night outside during the 4th annual Cardboard Box City fundraiser at Lake City Community Church. Event participants receives pledges for spending the night in a cardboard box. In addition to raising money, the event was held to increase public awareness about the presence and needs of homeless families in Kootenai County. The donated funds will be used to cover the operational expenses associated with helping guests ac…

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Shayla Skinner, right, and Adonna Rogers, both students at Post Falls High School, enjoy themselves during a lab experiment Tuesday at the University of Idaho extension in Coeur d'Alene. Approximately 150 female high school students from the area participated in the Women in Science program that encourages them to pursue careers in science, technology and mathematics.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press An inquisitive red squirrel checks his surroundings while foraging for food Wednesday in the Coeur d'Alene City Park.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press A trio fishes from a boat near the shoreline of the Coeur d'Alene River Wednesday near Kingston.</p>

<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Shawn Lambert connects one of the 16 extension cords he has running across his lawn Friday to power the lights and operate an animatronic skeleton for his Halloween display in front of his Coeur d'Alene home. Lambert, who's spent more than 40 hours constructing, assembling and programming the various components to operate his display, will operate the attracting daily through Halloween at 964 West Fallview Drive in Coeur d'Alene. "I grew up going to Disneyland and now I'm enthralled with doing this stuff," Lambert said about his display.</p>