Don Gilger News Today

COEUR DALENE, Idaho -- The Salvation Army in Coeur dAlene serves the entire Kootenai County community, but this years Red Kettle fundraiser hasnt gone as well as years past.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center is making an urgent plea for donations for its annual Red Kettle Campaign this holiday season. The Kroc Center announced in a news release it is less than a third of the way to reaching its fundraiser goal with less than two weeks left to go.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s annual Flannel Fest Gala took place Nov. 9 and raised $185,000 for the center’s outreach programs.

The city of Coeur d'Alene on Thursday cleared several smaller ponderosa pine trees on the west side of the trail. It is expected to remove a few smaller ones today.

The annual campaign in north Idaho has a goal to raise $245,000, but is running behind, with about $16,000 raised and 15 days to go