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Boundary County Artist Association president, Vicki Bleile, works on a sketch in the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_190909991_EP_-1_QTOGXYUNCMZP_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Photo by MANDI BATEMAN
Boundary County Artist Association president, Vicki Bleile, works on a sketch in the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.
September 5, 2019
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September 5, 2019 1 a.m.
Artists spend Labor Day in the Kootenai Wildlife Refuge
BONNERS FERRY — For some people, Labor Day means a day of grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, or watching a football game, or even a road trip — but for some members of the Boundary County Artist Association, which is growing close to being established for 60 years, Labor Day meant a day of drawing and painting in the dappled shade of the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge.