George Green became executive artistic director of the Lake City Playhouse in 2010. Under his direction, playhouse budgets have increased dramatically as has the level of audience enthusiasm.
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There is no way to do justice to everything retired bank executive Archie Hulsizer has accomplished in his "almost-93" year-old life. He has lived in the same unpretentious Wallace house for many decades because "my wife LoRayne loved it and didn't want to move." He was also the fastest typist …
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Chris Green has spent the last several years as a casework manager at St. Vincent de Paul. After a tough adolescence and the startup of a successful heavy-equipment business in Alaska, he is now working toward a bachelor's degree in social work. His philosophy? The most important thing we can …
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Pat Raffee is Kootenai County chief deputy county clerk. She was hired in 2011 by County Clerk Cliff Hayes, who died in office last December. She currently works under Jim Brannon, who was appointed interim county clerk by the Kootenai County Commission. Raffee's background includes contract positions as executive director …
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The short form of any introduction to Dr. Dick Smart is a list - in no logical order - of several of his lifetime accomplishments: dentist, family man, railcyclist, train enthusiast, patented inventor, author, outdoorsman and nature lover. He's also the designer and builder of a pedal-powered, rideable version of …
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Kim Ransier, director of operations for the nonprofit Hospice of North Idaho - the first inpatient hospice facility in Idaho - is a woman who lives life with both a passion and a mission.
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David Callahan is Kootenai County's new director of community development. A San Antonio native, Callahan started work here in November of last year after holding a similar position in Fort Morgan, Colo.
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On Jan. 7, Ron Jacobson took the oath of office for mayor of Post Falls. A senior vice president of Inland Northwest Bank, Jacobson has been involved with the city for more than 20 years and served as both city council member and city council president.
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On Jan. 7, Steve Widmyer will take the oath of office to become the 34th mayor of Coeur d'Alene. A longtime local businessman, Widmyer will soon jump into a part-time job with his typical full-time zeal.
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Eve Knudtsen is president of Knudtsen Chevrolet Co. and has spent more than a quarter of a century working in the family business. A woman without pretense, she is equally passionate about her job and her community.
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Russ Porter is Chief Executive Officer of Mountain West Bank. He's a banker who personally knows the value of manual labor and a man who is reluctant to talk about his own accomplishments but is not shy about praising the work of his employees.
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Riverstone developer, John Stone, is an unexpectedly soft-spoken man with an unpretentious office overlooking Riverstone's man-made pond, which is now covered with snow. "You should see it in the spring," he said. "It's really beautiful with all the people around there."
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