🌱 See why Spirit Lake made the Census Bureau’s spooky Halloween list

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In today's newsletter:

• See why Spirit Lake made the Census Bureau’s spooky Halloween list

Today's riddle: Why was the pilot so easily distracted ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 32 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 72, low: 38.
• Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 27 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Census Bureau reports expected Halloween celebrations (idahopress.com) — Spirit Lake gets a fun Halloween-season shoutout in new Census Bureau data, which list the town among several “spooky-sounding” places and peg its 2025 population at 2,485. The broader report uses Halloween to spotlight national housing and child population figures that shape trick-or-treating trends across the country.
   

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📸 Around Spirit Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spirit Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17

• Idaho Enhanced CCW →
  Idaho Gun & Outdoors Athol Location, 6953 E Super 1 Lp, Athol
  9:30 am

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Other local events

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📣 Spirit Lake Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 15

• SEE Into Our Future at Safe Passage
  Safe Passage, 850 N. 4th St., CDA
  3:00 pm
• Post Falls Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours: The Flying Pickle (October 2026) →
  4:00 pm
• Ink & Sip -Bees Knees →
  Bees knees, 324 W Lancaster Rd Ste E, Hayden
  6:00 pm

Friday October 16

• Priest River – Veteran’s Club Patriot Pour →
  Infinity Cafe, 5770 US-2, Priest River
  9:00 am
• Season Pass Pickup at Hayden Ski Shack →
  Hayden Ski Shack, 9437 N Government Way, Hayden
  11:00 am
• Fri. Oct. 16 Season Pass Pickup Hayden Ski Shack 11am-5pm →
  Hayden Ski Shack, 9437 N Government Way, Hayden
  11:00 am
• Season Pass Pickup Hayden Ski Shack →
  Hayden Ski Shack, 9437 N Government Way, Hayden
  11:00 am
• Forged Men's Weekend 2026 →
  Camp Mivoden, 17415 E Hayden Lake Rd, Hayden
  5:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• Kootenai County Farmers Market- Hayden, ID →
  SE Corner Hwy 95 & Prairie Ave., Hayden
  9:00 am
• Bible Study and Singing →
  Athol Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Idaho 54, Athol
  9:15 am
• Live & Learn - The Prepper's Pantry Part 1
  West Bonner District Library, 219 Main Street, Priest River
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Someone once told me,
  You cannot heal in the same environment that made you sick. (Nextdoor Spirit Lake North)
• Details such as the agenda, minutes, and video link for this meeting, along with other meetings, can be found here:
  https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/meetings For Those Electronically Participating: Use of Zoom/YouTube is not intended as a substitute for in person,… (Nextdoor )

• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in ATHOL ID S23348 in Athol. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Athol. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spirit Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Athol

• J. Michael 'Mike' Elfsten, 81 (cdapress.com)

Rathdrum

• Youth Sports Oct. 14, 2026 (cdapress.com)
• Idaho Moms and Grandmothers Are Taking the Fight for Abortion Rights to Their Neighbors' Doors (rewirenewsgroup.com)
• Skyline High School inches closer to $1 million prize (postregister.com)

Hayden

• LEVY: Northern Lakes Fire is necessary (cdapress.com)
• Hayden City Council to consider license-plate reader policy (krem.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the pilot so easily distracted ?" — She had her head in the clouds . (Thank you GARY M. for sending it in!)
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