🌱 Recreate a nostalgic Coeur d’Alene-to-Spokane cream tea at home

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In today's newsletter:

• Recreate a nostalgic Coeur d’Alene-to-Spokane cream tea at home
• Want to hear how 1776 helped create today’s Idaho?
• How a 94-year-old’s history book just enriched NIC’s Coeur d’Alene library

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warmer with a few showers, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Classic cream tea offers a taste of English tradition (hagadonenewsnetwork.com) — A longtime resident fondly recalls taking cream‑tea daytrips from Coeur d’Alene to Spokane in the 1950s, then shares detailed recipes so you can recreate that English tradition at home. From currant scones to cardamom toasts and berry‑ricotta cream, it’s a nostalgic, practical guide for elevating your next afternoon break.
   

2. MONI presents 'Becoming Idaho' (cdapress.com) — Coeur d’Alene residents can catch a free June 10 History Hour lecture at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library exploring how the American Revolution ultimately shaped Idaho’s creation. Historian Dr. F. Ross Peterson will trace the connections from 1776 through Western settlement, highlighting explorers, Native communities, and Idaho’s distinctive geography. It’s part of the Museum of North Idaho’s ongoing lecture series.
   

3. Author's history book added to NIC library (cdapress.com) — North Idaho College’s Coeur d’Alene campus library has added a new local history book highlighting families from nearby Hayden and Hayden Lake, and it’s available to any resident with photo ID. Written by 94-year-old Hayden native Barbara Bennett, the volume was championed by the Kootenai County Genealogical Society as a valuable resource for genealogy and regional history research.
   

4. Gas prices dip, but AAA warns of a bumpy summer ahead (kmvt.com) — Drivers in Coeur d’Alene currently enjoy the lowest reported gas prices in Idaho at $4.50 a gallon, just under other major cities. AAA warns, however, that ongoing oil market volatility and Middle East tensions could make summer fuel costs unpredictable despite this brief dip.
   

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• Ziggy\'s Home Improvement posted a job opening for Material Loader in Hayden. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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