For most Kootenai County residents, items like socks and body wash aren’t high on a Christmas wish list. But some local teens don’t have even that much.
“It is a growing trend where we see more students who are couch surfing or just kind of going from place to place but are still able to find a connection with the school,” said Jennifer Shute, registrar at Lakeland High School.
World War II had been over for a month. But new recruits from Farragut Naval Training Station were still recreating in Coeur d’Alene to enjoy the waterfront and entertainment at the massive USO-civic auditorium at City Park.
As a teen, approaching her senior year of high school, Anne Solomon was elected national president of Girls Nation, something no other Idaho girl had done before.