Tuesday, January 21, 2025

ARTICLES BY RIC CLARKE STAFF WRITER

Around here, Burt's the sound of music

COEUR d’ALENE — Denny Burt stood for the longest time at the end of his family’s driveway waiting for his mother to come home with a special gift.
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In Coeur d'Alene, you spell 'museum' D-a-h-l-g-r-e-n

COEUR d’ALENE — Consider this.
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Mitch Alexander: Golden days in the Silver Valley

KELLOGG — Mitch Alexander and his wife, Keri, were standing in a grocery store checkout line when a little girl walked up, hugged his leg, and said, “Thank you for helping my family. Our family is so much better.”
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Joe Roope: He's tied to Cd'A - and lots of fish

COEUR d’ALENE — If there is such a thing as a fishing off aficionado, it’s got to be Joe Roope.
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Gary Everson: Give the man a trophy for citizenship

COEUR d’ALENE — Gary Everson is in the business of preserving pride.
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Skiing took Herby around the world

COEUR d’ALENE — It was love at first flight.
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Fireworks not over yet for Bayview's MacDonald

BAYVIEW — Just about the time you thought the blast from the last big boomer would blow you off the barge, Gary MacDonald moved blithely down the firing line igniting shell after shell after shell, each a little bigger and better. The colorful bursts and fountains lit up the night …
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Kathy LaTourrette: The gatekeeper has given notice

COEUR d’ALENE — She is referred to good-naturedly by some as the barracuda.
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TW Fisher: Easygoing, yes, but a hard worker

COEUR d’ALENE — Maybe it’s the casual, care-free attire — the Hawaiian shirt and the summer shorts.
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Sue Myers: Robin Hood lives on from her past

COEUR d’ALENE — Sue Myers is in the business of making memories.
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Steve McCrea: A past of politics, pancakes

COEUR d’ALENE — The Gang of Four.
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Kathy Sims: Of prairie homes and cars that sell

COEUR d’ALENE — The horses were stabled at the Coeur d’Alene Honda dealership for five years. All 20 of them.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mel Schmidt: Teacher, coach and Vandal forever

COEUR d’ALENE — They go way back. Way, way back.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

When it comes to Cd'A, Dan Clark's just a gem

COEUR d’ALENE — Dan Clark never imagined himself as a jeweler. But it was a foregone conclusion even as a pre-teen.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Fred Finney: At home on water ... and sand

COEUR d’ALENE — Try to fathom this one.
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