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🌱 Kids Small Group Art Class-5-9 year olds and 11 more events
Also check out SEE Into Our Future at Safe Passage on the Athol Patch calendar
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- Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
- Saturday: Sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Kids Small Group Art Class-5-9 year olds →
The Art Studio, 8052 W. Main Street Suite 204, Rathdrum
9:00 am - SEE Into Our Future at Safe Passage
Safe Passage, 850 N. 4th St., CDA
3:00 pm - Family Fun Night
Athol Elementary School, 6333 E Menser Ave, Athol
5:30 pm - Small Group Kids Classes-10-14 year olds →
The Art Studio, 8052 W. Main Street Suite 204, Rathdrum
10:30 am - Impasto Fall Trees-Follow the Light →
The Art Studio, 8052 W. Main Street Suite 204, Rathdrum
10:00 am - VB at St. Maries
St Maries Middle School, 1315 Jefferson Ave, St Maries
4:00 pm - District-wide Elementary Cross Country Meet
Timberlake High School
4:30 pm - Cross Country Meet
Timberlake Senior High School, 5973 ID-54, Spirit Lake
4:30 pm - Fall Watercolor Trees — New Leaf Nursery →
New Leaf Nursery, 12655 N Government Wy, Hayden
5:30 pm - Hayden Lake Marathon →
Hayden Lake ID - Rathdrum – PNW Vets Camaraderie & Connection →
Cascadia Pizza Co., 8083 Main St, Rathdrum
6:00 pm - Story Time in the Nursery with Hayden Library... →
New Leaf Nursery, 12655 N Government Wy, Hayden
11:00 am
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- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Hayden. Apply here.
- Wireless Vision posted a job opening for Part-Time Retail Sales Representative in Hayden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athol here.
🗞 Nearby News
Spirit Lake
- Bonner County News of Record - Sept. 16, 2026 (bonnercountydailybee.com)
- OCT NIBJ: Idaho Maple's sweet success (cdapress.com)
Hayden Lake
- Marlys Newcomb, 88 (cdapress.com)
- Rose Tedmon, 88 (cdapress.com)
- Sheila Graves Gary, 83 (cdapress.com)
Hayden
- City of Hayden installs benches with a view (krem.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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