Staff Writer

CAROLYN BOSTICK

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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.

ARTICLES BY CAROLYN BOSTICK

Army recruits seek 'land of opportunity'

Retired Army Sergeant Major Daniel Dailey came from a part of Pennsylvania that Billy Joel immortalized in the song “Allentown” as the work dried up and the factories shut down.
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Flock of flamingos

Post Falls Kiwanis Club developed a colorful and unique way to fundraise towards their local scholarship program: by flocking lawns with pink flamingos. “These flamingos will roost on your lawn until tomorrow and they will mysteriously migrate to another friend/subject’s yard,” the letter left on the flocked home’s front door …
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Post Falls looks 20 years ahead

What will Post Falls look like in 2045? Residents got the opportunity to learn more about the city’s future plans and voice their options through scorecards during a drop-in workshop and presentations about the comprehensive plan on Thursday at Post Falls City Hall.
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Dalton Gardens adds back deputy clerk position

After two years without a deputy clerk, the city of Dalton Gardens unanimously approved adding the position back Wednesday night during a council meeting.
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Annual drive to support Idaho nonprofits begins today

For about a quarter of a century, Harriet and Tom Dillon have driven for Lake City Center Meals on Wheels. Harriet started helping the nonprofit, then about a year later Tom joined. Now, they spend Fridays helping the community maintaining one of 17 routes keeping seniors fed in Kootenai County.
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Warm weather is here to stay

The sunshine and warm weather wasn't wasted on Jim and Roxanne Helgeson. The lifelong Coeur d'Alene residents went for a ride on their recumbent bicycles Thursday afternoon in City Park.
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Warm weather is here to stay

The sunshine and warm weather wasn't wasted on Jim and Roxanne Helgeson. The lifelong Coeur d'Alene residents went for a ride on their recumbent bicycles Thursday afternoon in City Park.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 3 HOURS AGO

Turning the power back on

The scale of a windstorm’s damage is difficult to comprehend. After recent windstorms in March and December causing massive outages, the level of coordination and boots on the ground to begin to tackle to gargantuan task begins days before weather conditions take a turn for the worst.
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Residents, city officials examine diverse future land use in Post Falls

The numbers didn't favor infrastructure costs for the city of Post Falls during a presentation on land use valuations.
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Commitment to community highlighted in North Idaho Gives nonprofits

For about a quarter of a century, Harriet and Tom Dillon have driven for Lake City Center Meals on Wheels. Harriet started helping the nonprofit, then about a year later Tom joined. Now, they spend Fridays helping the community maintaining one of 17 routes keeping seniors fed in Kootenai County.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 3 HOURS AGO

Child's stolen dirt bike holds special connection to dad

The dirt bike belonging to Jacinta Raymond’s young sone meant a lot more than recreation, it was a link to a lost family member.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

Two-year rehab project for Seltice Way moves forward

Post Falls is moving forward with a project to rehabilitate Seltice Way between McGuire Road and Chase Road and install underground piping. City councilors unanimously approved the phased project Tuesday to both rebuild the roadway and upgrade utility infrastructure for about $6.7 million total.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

MAY NIBJ Massage therapists gain jumpstart as entrepreneurs

Chancy Gill said she never intended to become an entrepreneur, but when she stumbled into a partnership with Jaclyn Cosper, the two took a deep dive into a niche area of massage therapy and never looked back.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO

MAY NIBJ Massage therapists gain jumpstart as entrepreneurs

Chancy Gill said she never intended to become an entrepreneur, but when she stumbled into a partnership with Jaclyn Cosper, the two took a deep dive into a niche area of massage therapy and never looked back.
NIBJ | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO

Hard Hats, Hammers, Healthcare and Hot Dogs introduces KTEC trades

From the driver's seat of the logging processor, Tiegan Black Eagle-Seres took his spot behind the controls with quiet confidence. Under the watchful eye of Brad Gordon, the Lakeland High School student picked up the lumber by raising the righthand stick, swung the bucket to the side with the lefthand …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO

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