Daily editionFriday, June 5th, 2026
Good morning, Coeur d'Alene.
The Good Day Coeur d'Alene Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 5th of June.
Business
Silverwood Theme Park will keep prices and attractions unchanged this summer as Herschend Family Entertainment takes over — its Boulder Beach water park opens this weekend.
Founders and staff remain involved to protect the park's longstanding legacy.
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Culture
Artist Carl Richardson opens his exhibition 'Cypher' at D2 Gallery today, where his collages—made using techniques that mirror hip-hop freestyling—blend paper cutouts and fabric patterns into works honoring family legacy; visitors can also buy a raffle ticket for one piece.
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Education
Valedictorian Olivia May from Coeur d'Alene High, with a 4.519 GPA and a state cross country title, will soon attend New York University to study pre-health sciences and compete in track and cross country, crediting local teachers and classmates for her success+ dedication.
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At the Health Resource Center at Kootenai Health, Project SEARCH interns built work skills during 640-hour internships in roles like bagging at Pilgrim's Market and hospital support.
Liam Coffey secured a job at Chartwells while Matthew Thayer was hired as a cashier at Fairchild Air Force Base.
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Brady Gatten, a salutatorian at Coeur d'Alene High, scored a perfect AP Chemistry exam + starred in the school theater program; he plans to study chemical engineering at BYU to explore brain-computer interface technology for helping people with disabilities.
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