Bikers give thanks to long-haul truckers
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 3 months AGO
Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | April 1, 2020 3:52 PM
Members of the Bikers Against Teenage Addiction and Abuse (BATAA) North Idaho club, Snapper, hopped off their motorcycles and showed truck drivers some love last weekend.
The benevolent bikers took over the Huetter Rest Area between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls for about five hours on Saturday to provide refreshments and camaraderie for the unsung heroes of the open road.
“BATAA isn’t your stereotypical biker club. We’re all about being there for the community,” said Snapper club secretary Tarisa Thompson-Hatrock of Rathdrum. “We like to do things that give back to our community, especially in times like this when truckers are having a hard time getting drinks and snacks.”
Thompson said even though the weigh station was closed, BATAA members were able to connect with more than a dozen long-haul truckers who are working crazy hours to keep up with supply and demand amid the pandemic. She said many were just happy to engage in conversation.
“It was a great response,” she said. “They’re working their butts off.”
Visit www.facebook.com/BATAA-476469176060538 for club info.
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