Front Porch Conversations to continue with Kellogg mayor
CAROLYN BOSTICK | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 8 months AGO
Last week’s Front Porch Conversation featured former state senator Mike Blackbird, who shared stories from his childhood growing up in Kellogg, including floating down the river with friends when they required a little bit of adventure beyond the confines of the Kellogg swimming pool.
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Last week’s Front Porch Conversation featured former state senator Mike Blackbird, who shared stories from his childhood growing up in Kellogg, including floating down the river with friends when they required a little bit of adventure beyond the confines of the Kellogg swimming pool.
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | July 18, 2023 1:00 AM
KELLOGG — This week’s Front Porch Conversations speaker is none other than Kellogg Mayor Mac Pooler. Pooler’s talk will focus on the early days of Kellogg.
The speaker series is tied to the Smithsonian Institute’s Spark! Places of Innovation is a Museum on Main Street exhibition. The weekly event will continue to spotlight notable Kellogg residents for the next five weeks during the duration of the display. The grand opening of the exhibition resulted in over 100 people stopping by to view the display during Spark Fest on July 15.
Last week’s Front Porch Conversation featured former state senator Mike Blackbird, who shared stories from his childhood growing up in Kellogg, including floating down the river with friends when they required a little bit of adventure beyond the confines of the Kellogg swimming pool.
To attend the series, simply stop by 125 McKinley Ave. in Kellogg at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Speakers:
July 19: Kellogg Mayor Mac Pooler
July 26: Mike Peacock
Aug. 2: Juli Zook and Mike Pierce
Aug. 9: Duane Little and Jerry White
Aug. 16: Paul and Carol Roberts
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