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Local woman racing in Ironman for all the people who cannot

Local woman racing in Ironman for all the people who cannot

Some do the Coeur d'Alene Ironman for fun. Others do it for exercise. But one local woman is doing it because she can and she wants to make a difference.

Cathy Stephens was 19 years old the first time her lung collapsed due to an asthma attack. She said it's hard to imagine how an asthma attack feels.

"Imagine being at the bottom of a lake and swimming toward the top for air, but the distance is longer than you thought," wrote Stephens on her website. "Finally you surface and gasp for a breath, only to be shoved back under over and over again, and you don’t know when it’s going to stop."

During one of the many times she was in the hospital for an asthma attack, she said she thought she was going to die. She remembers thinking of all the things she would do if she could. A triathlon was at the top of the list. 

18 years later, she did it. She completed her first long-distance triathlon. She experienced a complete change in her lungs, allowing her to do what she thought she never could.

Every so often, the asthma will get the best of her...but she doesn't let it win.

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Seattle Man Starts Bike Trip Around the World

Seattle Man Starts Bike Trip Around the World

With a strong tail wind, 62-year old Darby Roach and his best friend Mike Mann, cruise into Airway Heights on two wheels.  If you've driven Highway 2 in the past three days you may know who I'm talking about.  They're the two guys on loaded down bicycles, with the sneaky smiles and gusto of young men on an adventure of a lifetime.

Roach and Mann are on a mission to first bike across the United States and then the world.  The pair left Wenatchee Sunday morning and arrived in Spokane Wednesday night. In all, they've logged about 140 miles so far. Their goal is to get to Boston by the end of the Summer.  From there, Roach will fly solo to Europe where he plans to spend the next 3 years seeing the world. From the narrow streets of Paris to the snow covered peaks of Chile, Roach plans to pedal every mile of the way. 

What? Is he crazy? Who would do such a thing? All questions that ran through my mind when Roach told me about his ambitious goal. To understand this wild dream, you have to understand the wild man on the bike.  I don't think he'll mind my choice adjective, he raised me after all.

Hello, Dolly and Ring of Fire coming to Coeur d'Alene

The summer line up for Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre is out for all to see. If you’re a fan of musical theatre, you’ll love the season because it’s a mix of classics and even newer productions.

Ellen Travolta will be playing the part of Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! Travolta’s real life husband will be featured in the production as well as Horace Vandergelder who is the nemesis/love interest for Dolly. Could be cute. That opens in June.

The above video is from the 1969 film of Hello, Dolly! We couldn’t resist the song “Put On Your Sunday Clothes”.

For July, it’s a little hotter so of course Ring of Fire fits in nicely there. It’s similar to the movie that came out about Johnny Cash, but it’s in musical form.

They’re calling it a jukebox style musical, which was an unknown term to us but we looked it up. Apparently it’s when the performance repertoire is made up of previously released songs. That’s what you’ll expect from that show.

Next on the list, they’re doing Spamalot and there was much rejoicing. Yay.

Post Falls motorcyclist injured near Potlatch

A Post Falls motorcyclist was injured near Potlatch Sunday morning. John Ryan, 70, was traveling with a group of other motocyclists on State Highway 6 westbound when he failed to maintain his lane and went off the road. He was thrown 15-20 feet from his motorcycle.

Ryan was taken to Gritman Medical Center with injuries in Moscow. His condition is not known at this time.

Idaho State Police say Ryan was wearing his helmet and alcohol is not suspected.

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Comedy helps get kids to camp

Comedy helps get kids to camp

There will be two benefit performances of the very first McManus Comedy, A Fine and Pleasant Misery:  the Humor of Patrick F. McManus.

The one-man Show introduces 12 zany McManus characters, from Rancid Crabtree to daft old Mrs. Swisher, from Strange the Dog, to a deer on a bicycle, It includes some of the funniest material from the McManus books and it’s been a crowd pleaser in 22 states over 20 years.  If you don’t laugh louder, harder and longer than you have in a long time, then you really need to relax.

They will occur at 7:30PM, on Thursday, May 3rd and Friday, May 4th at the KROC Center Performing Arts Theater in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;

Sales benefit the Salvation Army Summer Camp Scholarship Fund – a great cause for kids in need.

Tickets are on sale now and are available at The KROC Center front desk, or can be purchased over the phone with a credit card at 208.667.1865.  Tickets are also available online at www.iTickets.com  They are $23 for adults, $17 for children 17 and under.

 

Job fair planned for Wednesday at Real Life Ministries

There's a hope for those unemployed in Kootenai County. A job fair, hailed as the largest in the county, is being held tomorrow morning at Real Life Ministries, located at 1866 N. Cecil Road in Post Falls.

The event announcement doesn't say what employers will be present looking to hire, but it could be a great opportunity to find a new job. The job fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There's also a neat Facebook page for Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Jobs. It's hand-curated by somebody and not just a spam of job openings. Might help? Let us know if you find a job during any of these avenues.

T-Minus Four Months Until Accordion Festival 2012

Everyone! Take out your day planners and flip ahead to August. Now grab the nearest pen or pencil and scribble in the following item: “Accordion Festival 2012”. It’s the second weekend of August and we can barely contain ourselves.

Last year was a hoot with the parade of accordions and the bars filled with accordionists playing through the night. This year should not disappoint.

One of the headlining performers for Saturday night’s concert is a actually the most amazing thing you’ll ever seen.

Excuse us as we switch into first person mode. I saw Duckmandu in 2008 in Spokane during an event called “Monsters of Accordion”. He’s kind of a monster, like scary awesome. He’s playing that Saturday and he does mostly accordion covers of classical songs and punk rock. He has an album dedicated to the Dead Kennedy’s.