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<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Gage Mossman, a junior at Venture High School prepares flowering dogwood trees with about 50 other volunteers Monday at the Idaho Department of Lands’ Fire Cache in Coeur d’Alene as part of the agency’s annual tree giveaway. More than 2,700 seedling were prepared, putting the total number of trees above 63,000 given out in the program’s 28 years. Making the program possible include not only volunteer efforts, but monetary donations from area supporters including Specialty Tree Services, Stimson Lumber Company, Idaho Forest Group,…

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Mike Barber, a native of Coeur d’Alene, protects himself from the rain by wearing a plastic bag during a bike ride Thursday through downtown neighborhoods. Barber uses the small aluminum trash can attached to the back of his bicycle to transport laundry and carry shopping purchases.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Avrey Cherry, 7, takes his turn to hit the ball Thursday during a Major League BaseballPitch, Hit and Run event at Person’s Field in Coeur d’Alene. The workshop is part of a series of the parks and recreation department’s Unplug and Be Outside activities program this week.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Beauty Creek in the Idaho Panhandle National forest, East of Coeur d’Alene, flows rapidly over river rocks Wednesday.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Mark Lee, music teacher at River City Middle School, places a red dot sticker next to a category that he feels should be considered as a budget priority as Kandi Kuck, principal at Frederick Post Kindergarten, contemplates her choices. Post Falls School District staff, administrators, parents and board members met on Tuesday at Post Falls High to propose budget priorities for the next fiscal year. The top request was to maintain or increase salaries and benefits, followed by adding elementary computer aides and a behavioral specialist. The district …

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Painters from Travis Painting give the Coeur d’Alene clock tower a fresh coat of paint Thursday afternoon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Danielle Grundel, of Coeur d’Alene, and her dog Rafe walk on the sea wall as her black lab Lola strolls on the street Monday near near the city beach.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Sharply dressed seven-year-old Beniah Welke picks up a chocolate egg with an eye on his next prize on the lawn of Phippeny Park in Coeur d’Alene during Real Life Ministries’ Easter egg hunt Saturday morning.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>A brightly colored plastic egg lies in the grass as children await the start of the Real Life Ministries Easter egg hunt Saturday morning at Phippeny Park in Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Margaret Golden, a resident at The Courtyard at Coeur d’Alene, reaches for an Easter egg Friday during an egg hunt at the assisted living facility. Approximately a dozen residents participate in the event as part of Easter holiday celebrations. Hidden inside the eggs were either candies and meal vouchers for family members of residents.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Zoe Hembry, 11, middle, reacts as she dumps empty plastic eggs onto a table for filling with Lily Foster, 12, left and Mackenzie Walton, 11, right, Wednesday night as a youth group puts candy in about 10,000 plastic eggs at the Christian Center School in Hayden for an Easter egg hunt this weekend.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Sean, Kamryn, 1, Pepper, and Keegan Erickson, 5, take an afternoon walk Thursday in a field near West Canfield Avenue in Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Landon Brodin, 4, releases a WWI style kite into the wind Saturday at Broadmoore park in Hayden where children and adults alike gathered for the annual Hayden Kite Festival.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>New Vision student Kole Hawkins waters tomato plants Tuesday in the school’s greenhouse. New Vision's Seeds of Change plant sale will be Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the school in Post Falls at 201 W. Mullan Ave.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Rob Patterson, of Dalton Gardens, enjoys a run a long the Centennial Trail Tuesday near Huetter Road.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>An early spring flower absorbs some sunlight on Tubbs hill Friday after a light rain shower.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>A fisherman and boy fish off the bank of Fernan Lake Wednesday afternoon.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>A Canada goose snacks on a mouthful of grass Wednesday near the city beach at Q’Emiln Park in Post Falls.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>U.S. Sen. Jim Risch visits with Kiana Lacroix, a seventh grade student at Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, before presenting her with a congratulations letter from the senator Friday for winning the 11th Annual North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee last week.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Patsy Gates applies paint to her brush Wednesday during a water color painting class at the Lake City Center in Coeur d’Alene. The center also offers classes including gardening, tai chi, yoga and ballroom dancing for local seniors.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Detective Steve Harris of the Coeur d’Alene police department was awarded the honor of officer of the year Wednesday.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>A United States flag holds on to its last remaining star as it is retired by Roger Cohen, air force, Ben Chaffin, marines, John Davis, army, and Bill Davis, army, Saturday evening at the Post Falls Eagles club.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Joel Tanguay, 8, reaches the top of Death Fall Wall Tuesday while on a rock climbing expedition with his dad, Jeff, and his brother, Conner, at Q’emiln Park in Post Falls.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Pedestrians cross South Fifth Street in Coeur d’Alene Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures reaching the mid 70’s brought an abundance of locals to the downtown area.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>A trio of wild toms graze through a neighborhood Monday while foraging for food near Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Carolyn Westrick spends some personal time on the North Idaho College beach Tuesday morning.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Kelly Chadderdon, warehouse worker for Community Action Partnership, loads the Coeur d’Alene food bank’s share of pet food into a van on Monday. Help Every Little Paw raised nearly 800 pounds of dog and cat food during their Bartender’s Ball in March. The donations were split between the Post Falls Food Bank and Community Action Partnership.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>A squirrel leaps from the ground before scurrying up a tree Tuesday after grabbing a tasty morsel in the Coeur d’Alene City Park.</p>

<p>SHAWN GUST/Press</p><p>Dorcey Earle, therapy director for Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital, left, and Lisa Noland, director of nursing for Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, position a cart with hundreds of pounds of food items onto a scale at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital Wednesday as they tally up the totals of a food drive competition between the two Post Falls hospitals. More than 1,495 pounds of food and nearly $1,100 in cash was raised in all to benefit the Post Falls Food Bank. Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital came out as the winner in the …

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>During the Hero 2 Hired job fair for veterans, active duty, national guard and reserve, and military spouses, Kendrick Jimenez, who served in the Navy for four years, talks with North Idaho College representatives Thursday at the Post Falls American Legion.</p>

<p>GABE GREEN/Press</p><p>Two fishermen troll Wednesday afternoon in Fernan Lake.</p>

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mike Barber, a native of Coeur d&#146;Alene, protects himself from the rain by wearing a plastic bag during a bike ride Thursday through downtown neighborhoods. Barber uses the small aluminum trash can attached to the back of his bicycle to transport laundry and carry shopping purchases.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Avrey Cherry, 7, takes his turn to hit the ball Thursday during a Major League BaseballPitch, Hit and Run event at Person&#146;s Field in Coeur d&#146;Alene. The workshop is part of a series of the parks and recreation department&#146;s Unplug and Be Outside activities program this week.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beauty Creek in the Idaho Panhandle National forest, East of Coeur d&#146;Alene, flows rapidly over river rocks Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mark Lee, music teacher at River City Middle School, places a red dot sticker next to a category that he feels should be considered as a budget priority as Kandi Kuck, principal at Frederick Post Kindergarten, contemplates her choices. Post Falls School District staff, administrators, parents and board members met on Tuesday at Post Falls High to propose budget priorities for the next fiscal year. The top request was to maintain or increase salaries and benefits, followed by adding elementary computer aides and a behavioral specialist. The district will hold a public hearing on the budget on June 9 at Post Falls City Hall at 6 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Painters from Travis Painting give the Coeur d&#146;Alene clock tower a fresh coat of paint Thursday afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Danielle Grundel, of Coeur d&#146;Alene, and her dog Rafe walk on the sea wall as her black lab Lola strolls on the street Monday near near the city beach.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sharply dressed seven-year-old Beniah Welke picks up a chocolate egg with an eye on his next prize on the lawn of Phippeny Park in Coeur d&#146;Alene during Real Life Ministries&#146; Easter egg hunt Saturday morning.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A brightly colored plastic egg lies in the grass as children await the start of the Real Life Ministries Easter egg hunt Saturday morning at Phippeny Park in Coeur d&#146;Alene.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Margaret Golden, a resident at The Courtyard at Coeur d&#146;Alene, reaches for an Easter egg Friday during an egg hunt at the assisted living facility. Approximately a dozen residents participate in the event as part of Easter holiday celebrations. Hidden inside the eggs were either candies and meal vouchers for family members of residents.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zoe Hembry, 11, middle, reacts as she dumps empty plastic eggs onto a table for filling with Lily Foster, 12, left and Mackenzie Walton, 11, right, Wednesday night as a youth group puts candy in about 10,000 plastic eggs at the Christian Center School in Hayden for an Easter egg hunt this weekend.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sean, Kamryn, 1, Pepper, and Keegan Erickson, 5, take an afternoon walk Thursday in a field near West Canfield Avenue in Coeur d&#146;Alene.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Landon Brodin, 4, releases a WWI style kite into the wind Saturday at Broadmoore park in Hayden where children and adults alike gathered for the annual Hayden Kite Festival.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Vision student Kole Hawkins waters tomato plants Tuesday in the school&#146;s greenhouse. New Vision's Seeds of Change plant sale will be Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the school in Post Falls at 201 W. Mullan Ave.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rob Patterson, of Dalton Gardens, enjoys a run a long the Centennial Trail Tuesday near Huetter Road.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An early spring flower absorbs some sunlight on Tubbs hill Friday after a light rain shower.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A fisherman and boy fish off the bank of Fernan Lake Wednesday afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Canada goose snacks on a mouthful of grass Wednesday near the city beach at Q&#146;Emiln Park in Post Falls.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;U.S. Sen. Jim Risch visits with Kiana Lacroix, a seventh grade student at Coeur d&#146;Alene Charter Academy, before presenting her with a congratulations letter from the senator Friday for winning the 11th Annual North Idaho Regional Spelling Bee last week.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patsy Gates applies paint to her brush Wednesday during a water color painting class at the Lake City Center in Coeur d&#146;Alene. The center also offers classes including gardening, tai chi, yoga and ballroom dancing for local seniors.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Detective Steve Harris of the Coeur d&#146;Alene police department was awarded the honor of officer of the year Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A United States flag holds on to its last remaining star as it is retired by Roger Cohen, air force, Ben Chaffin, marines, John Davis, army, and Bill Davis, army, Saturday evening at the Post Falls Eagles club.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joel Tanguay, 8, reaches the top of Death Fall Wall Tuesday while on a rock climbing expedition with his dad, Jeff, and his brother, Conner, at Q&#146;emiln Park in Post Falls.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pedestrians cross South Fifth Street in Coeur d&#146;Alene Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures reaching the mid 70&#146;s brought an abundance of locals to the downtown area.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A trio of wild toms graze through a neighborhood Monday while foraging for food near Tubbs Hill in Coeur d&#146;Alene.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carolyn Westrick spends some personal time on the North Idaho College beach Tuesday morning.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kelly Chadderdon, warehouse worker for Community Action Partnership, loads the Coeur d&#146;Alene food bank&#146;s share of pet food into a van on Monday. Help Every Little Paw raised nearly 800 pounds of dog and cat food during their Bartender&#146;s Ball in March. The donations were split between the Post Falls Food Bank and Community Action Partnership.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A squirrel leaps from the ground before scurrying up a tree Tuesday after grabbing a tasty morsel in the Coeur d&#146;Alene City Park.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;SHAWN GUST/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dorcey Earle, therapy director for Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital, left, and Lisa Noland, director of nursing for Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, position a cart with hundreds of pounds of food items onto a scale at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital Wednesday as they tally up the totals of a food drive competition between the two Post Falls hospitals. More than 1,495 pounds of food and nearly $1,100 in cash was raised in all to benefit the Post Falls Food Bank. Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital came out as the winner in the competition.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;During the Hero 2 Hired job fair for veterans, active duty, national guard and reserve, and military spouses, Kendrick Jimenez, who served in the Navy for four years, talks with North Idaho College representatives Thursday at the Post Falls American Legion.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GABE GREEN/Press&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two fishermen troll Wednesday afternoon in Fernan Lake.&lt;/p&gt;