Cindy Sweeney

The deer must be coming down from Tubbs Hill, but I haven’t actually seen them! They must sneak over in the night to eat the apples off of our 100 year old apple tree! And, while they’re wandering around in the front yard, they’ve been eating my hosta plants! All the big beautiful leaves are …

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Sep 23

Sanders Beach Block Party!

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Cheers to a successful block party in Sanders Beach! We gathered about 60 neighbors and enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs at Lauras home on South 11th. The weather was 75 and perfect in the shade of her trees! We met new neighbors that had recently moved to the neighborhood and even a couple that are …

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Sep 02

Labor Day Weekend Festivities

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See you on the lake this weekend or at an event. Fall Fest Celebration is this weekend at Schweitzer. St. Maries is hosting Paul Bunyan Days and I have never been but it seems like this will be the year we make it. We’ll boat down to the festivities! Wallace has “under the bridge and …

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Aug 20

Art on the Green and Street Fair

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My favorite weekend has come and gone and have been to busy to post! The first weekend of August is always the Coeur d’Alene downtown street fair with all the side walk sales and street vendors! Hot and 80 degrees is normal on the black asphalt for this weekend! So, buying a hat is a …

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Jun 23

Coeur d’Alene Lake level lowers!

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The gates are open! The Spokane River at the Post Falls dam is running at 32,700 cubic feet per second, equal to 1,059,480,000 gallons of water per hour. The water has been rushing out of the gates for the past two months, creating such a pretty sight!

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Jun 21

Lake Coeur d’Alene at flood level in May!

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Heavy rains and snowmelt created flooding in our rivers and Lake Coeur d’alene during April and May. The high point was over 2,132 feet, flood level is 2,133. This week the level has lowered and is at 2128.75 and predicted to go lower, even though there is still snowpack and warmer weather on the way! There was …

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May 08

Downtown Wine Extravaganza!

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Last Saturday, I enjoyed the downtown Coeur d’Alene Extravaganza! There were more than 15 different wineries and over 100 different wines. I ventured out in the chilly weather with a few girlfriends, starting out at the Resort Plaza shops. We were given a wine glass and we visited the tables and tasted some excellent wine. …

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Mar 02

McEuen Park Design Concept

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Downtown Coeur d’Alene has enjoyed the open areas of McEuen Park, the ball fields and Tubbs Hill and hosted the areas youth sports for decades. The city council has presented a dynamic master plan, that allows the park to evolve into a destination park, with compelling and memorable features. It’s a mega plan that they state will serve …

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