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“Besides the weather changing, what are you looking forward to?” “Boating on Lake Pend Oreille and landscaping at our new house.” Janay Smith Assistant Administrator Sandpoint
“We just moved into the area from Moses Lake. We are looking forward to settling in and doing adventurous outdoor things such as fishing. And then football season is right around the corner.” Wayne Abraham Sandpoint “I am looking forward to building our home near Trestle Creek together this summer—a 400square-foot cabin with straw bale walls.”
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DEAR READERS,
Some days you eat the bear. Some days the bear eats you. But what about getting punched by a kangaroo? OK, enough silly rhymes. The winner of the caption contest to the photograph at right is Catherine Helms, who provided the winning caption below the photo. Catherine wins a $25 gift certificate to Eichardt’s Pub, where they won’t punch you in the face, but they will make some of the best garlic fries in North America, perhaps even the world. In other news, the sun is gradually poking out from the rainclouds more and more as the weeks go by. Before we know it, it’ll be the beginning of another summer season in the greatest town on earth. I urge you all to get out and enjoy the natural settings before we have to put our heads to the grindstone and work ourselves silly this summer. It’s such a great time of year to be free from the yoke. -Ben Olson, Publisher
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