RAD! Opens another driving school Hayden Lake, Idaho!

RAD is expanding it's classroom sites for driver ed to include Hayden Lake!

For years, RAD has given in-car driver training in Hayden Lake, so that new drivers may drive confidently and safely, in town and on Highway 95!

For years, families have driven from all over Kootenai County--from Cocolala to Coeur d'Alene, from Hauser to Hayden, from Cougar Gulch to Athol--to attend our driver education classes in Twin Lakes.

Now, we are opening another class:  Responsible Alert Driving School in Hayden Lake:

Hayden Friends Church

Tuesdays & Thursdays

6 - 8:30pm

Starting 10/25

Visit RADschool.net to request a reservation in RAD, Hayden Lake!

RAD ~ Post Falls gets New Driver Education Course! For years, RAD has given driver training in Post Falls to students from Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hauser, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, and Athol. Now, RAD is about to open a driver ed class in Post Falls!

RAD is expanding it's classroom sites for driver ed to include Post Falls!

For years, RAD has given in-car driver training in Post Falls, so that new drivers may drive confidently and safely, in town and on the freeway!

For years, families have driven from all over Kootenai County--from Cocolala to Coeur d'Alene, from Hauser to Hayden, from Cougar Gulch to Athol--to attend our driver education classes in Twin Lakes.

To accommodate families in the south, we are planning to hold class in Post Falls:  Monday afternoons, beginning the end of October.


Visit RADschool.net to request a reservation in RAD, Post Falls!

RAD Road Trip Tip #7: Look for Camp Grounds Close to Main Attractions! RAD owner and graduated driver training students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho lived it at Niagra Falls!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You?!

Ours took us to a beautiful camp ground after watching fireworks over Niagra Falls!

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DAY 4  8/1/2010

KOA Camping, Niagra Falls

• On our way to Niagra Falls, we noticed a KOA next to the highway about 20 minutes from our destination.
• If you chose to camp as we did, you’ll find the KOA just outside of Niagra very nice, with lots to do: recumbent bicycles, paddle boats, fishing pond, trampoline, pool, cabins, tent sites, hot showers, and full hook ups.
• After rolling out of our tents and having hot showers, we enjoyed hot breakfast fresh off the grill adn smoothies, too.  
• For tips on delicious and easy full breakfasts on the road, see post:  Take the Blender and the Grill!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You?!
Start with RAD!

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RAD serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho:  Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

RAD Road Trip Tip #6 ASK A LOCAL Local Information Boosts Fun! Responsible Alert Driving School owner and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho lived it at Niagra Falls!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!
Ours took us to a great little ice cream shop and a firework show over Niagra Falls!

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Responsible Alert Driving ~ Transcontinental Abolitionist Road Trip
DAY 4        8/1/2010

We end up arriving in Niagra at dusk.  Never having been before, we thought we’d missed out opportunity to see the falls.  Then, as I looked up images online, I discovered that the Canadians infuse the falls with colored flood light!  We knew we were in for a treat!

ASK A LOCAL
When you get to a destination, always ask a local about special events, sites, and deals.
When I asked a local--which was easy, since he was at an information counter!--about cheap ice cream and other events, he gave directions to an ice cream stand and pointed out on a map the best vantage points for viewing the FIREWORKS SHOW, scheduled to begin in thirty-five minutes!

NIAGRA FALLS at NIGHT
Using our inside information, we avoided the three-dollar tourist popcicles and headed for the ice cream stand two blocks away.  There we invested the ten dollars saved earlier into ice cream cones for the whole group!  These were so good and fun on our walk through the state park on a warm summer evening.

FIREWORKS
Licking ice cream cones and laughing though the park with water fall mist in the air, we arrived at the falls seven minutes before the fireworks show began!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!

Start with Responsible Alert Driving School!

Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

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RAD serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho:  Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

RAD Road Trip Tip #5: FREE PARKING! Free Parking May only Take 5 Minutes! RAD owner and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho lived it at Niagra Falls!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!

Ours took us to free parking in Niagra!

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DAY 4     8/1/2010

PARK FOR FREE

• Any time guys are flagging you into a parking lot, BEWARE!  
• After getting waved in, we nearly paid ten dollars for parking.  
• Instead, we went around a few blocks and found a great big free space, across the street from our walk in the park!  
• Better!  We still had ten bucks in pocket to put to better use!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You?!
Start with RAD!

Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

Save Money on Driver Ed!  Win a full course!  Get Reimbursed for Driver Training!

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RAD serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho: 
Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

RAD Road Trip Tip #4: Expect the Unexpected! Budget Extra Hours to get to your destination! RAD owner and graduated driver training students, from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho, lived it in America’s Heartland!

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DAY 3  7/31/2010

Expect the Unexpected; Budget Extra Time

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You?!

Ours took us through a maze of corn fields, flooded roads, and family history!

         

• A day earlier, since someone mentioned flooded roads ahead, we budgeted extra hours to get to our destination, even though we never saw a flooded road for an entire day of travel.
• A small side trip to Hurley, South Dakota--16 miles off the state highway--took over an hour and half to accomplish!  Here’s what happened.
• The little town of Hurley is where the daddy of RAD owner, Martha, grew up.  It is also the home of the Arthur Nelson Historical Museum, in honor of Martha’s grandfather.
• With temperatures in the 90’s and clear blue skies, a few miles off the highway, we found ourselves submerged in miles of corn fields, and at our first of many closed roads--with water flowing like a river over the low areas! 
• As we ventured further from our destination, trying to find a passable road we became the proverbial mice in a maze of corn fields, and flooded pastures, and looded roads, and quaint farm houses set as little island hills of flooded acres.  Fence posts peeked above the surface in some places, corn tassels in others!
• Finally, we met some locals surveying the damage done to their father’s land.  They informed us that heavy rains over several days produced the flooding; and that it happens every year!
• They who weren’t sure which roads to direct us to, since many were still under flowing water! 
• So we sought high ground further away, so that we could survey the land and determine a successful course by line of sight.  Joy did a great job navigating us through washed out roads, nearly washed out roads, rebuilt soft dirt roads, pit run gravel road repairs, and--glory be!--pavement to Hurley!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!

Start with RAD!  Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

Save Money on Driver Ed!  Win a full course!  Get Reimbursed for Driver Training!

Find out how at www.RADschool.net!

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Responsible Alert Driving School serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho:  Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

RAD Road Trip Tip #4 When Mama’s Happy, Everyone’s Happy! RAD owner and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho lived it in America’s Heartland!

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DAY 3  7/31/2010

When Mama's Happy, Everyone's Happy!

          

1. Let Mom sleep in, while you get fresh ice for the cooler and refill all the water bottles!
2. Put venison tenderloin and bacon on the grill as Mom emerges from her beauty sleep!
3. Surprise her by pulling the blender out of the box you sneaked under the stuff she packed!
4. As she eats the most tender of tenderloins hot off the grill, present her with a fresh smoothie:  pineapple, banana, nectarine, and North Idaho huckleberries!
5. While she’s gone to change clothes for the day, have the graduated driver ed students clean and pack the van!
6. Let her know how beautiful she is; and tell her you love her!
7. You will notice that your entire road trippin’ crew is smilin by now!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!

Start with RAD!  Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

Save Money on Driver Ed!  Win a full course!  Get Reimbursed for Driver Training!

Find out how at www.RADschool.net!

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RAD serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho:  Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

RAD Road Trip Tip #3: Honesty Pays! RAD owner and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho lived it in America’s Heartland!

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DAY 3  7/31/2010

Honesty Pays!

• Last night, we pulled into the Oasis Campground just before midnight with the office closed, set up the tent, and took deliciously long hot showers!
• The next morning, at the camp office, I was surprised to receive a discount!
• The manager said, “I always give a 10% discount as a way of saying thanks when people are honest to pay for their late night arrival.” 
• On the way out, I picked up a bag of ice for $1--best price I’ve seen in a long time!--to surprise the family with fresh smoothies, since I hid the blender under the other packed items!
• See the post, When Mama’s Happy; Everyone’s Happy, to see how well the surprise turns out!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!

Start with RAD!  Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

Save Money on Driver Ed!  Win a full course!  Get Reimbursed for Driver Training!

Find out how at www.RADschool.net!

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RAD serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho:  Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

Responsible Alert Driving School Road Trip Tip #2: Make your Mom Happy; Make the Sweet Memories! RAD owner and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho did!

Responsible Alert Driving School Road Trip Tip #2:
Make your Mom Happy; Make the Sweet Memories!
RAD owner and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho did!

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DAY 2  7/30/2010

Mom goes down Memory Lane!

Martha, RAD owner, has fond childhood memories of road trips from Kirkland, Washington through Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to Hurley, South Dakota to visit her grand parents.  Along the way, they would visit many of the tourist attractions.  Actually, they stopped at ALL of them!  So, Mommy had a very special day on memory lane, as quoted below.

• Reptile Gardens--”Look!  This is the bench my mom used to sit on while she waited for us to tour the building where all the snakes and lizards are loose!”
• Mount Rushmore--”Let’s make sure to watch the movie, so the kids can appreciate how Mt. Rushmore was created.”
• Wall Drug--”Woo hooo!  We’re going to have ice cream for dinner!”
• “Could we pleeeeese camp tonight for a good night’s rest?”
• Day 2 ended at the Oasis Camp Ground, Oacoma, South Dakota, with luciously gushing hot showers and a pool just like when Martha was a little girl!

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!
Start with RAD!  Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

Save Money on Driver Ed!  Win a full course!  Get Reimbursed for Driver Training!

Find out how at www.RADschool.net!

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Responsible Alert Driving School serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho:  Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.

RAD Road Trip Tip #1 Make the Side Trips; Make the Sweet Memories! Driver Training Instructor and graduated Driver Ed Students from Coeur d’Alene and Rathdrum, Idaho did at Helena, Montana!

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Responsible Alert Driving ~ Transcontinental Abolitionist Road Trip
DAY 1  7/29/2010

Private Tour of Carroll College!

Without an appointment, without any forewarning, with summer classes completed, we popped in on Carroll College in hopes of making sweet memories with Joy, who is looking forward to attending Carroll, in a few weeks.

• When we drove onto campus, it appeared uninhabited.  But, since Joy really needed to use a restroom, we drove up to the doorway of a building hoping against hope for a human to come to her aid.
• A kindly custodian did appear!
• Welcomed in, we discovered a gifted children’s camp!
• One of the college students leading the camp offered to give us a tour and treated us like he was our personal ambassador--for the next hour and a half!
• Since we hadn’t ever seen the campus, we’re delighted to see so much and to receive such an enthusiastic tour with a very involved student who loves Jesus!
• We celebrated by grilling burgers on the hibachi, behind Carroll’s library.

Returning to Interstate 90 from state highway 12, former driver education student, Josh, to co-pilot, Robbie, announced:  “When you cross a cattle guard to get on the freeway, you know you’re in MONTANA!” 

Where will Your driving Adventure lead You and Your Family?!

Start with RAD!  Request your Reservation at  www.RADschool.net!

Save Money on Driver Ed!  Win a full course!  Get Reimbursed for Driver Training!

Find out how at www.RADschool.net!

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RAD serves students--home school, private school, public school students--residing in Kootenai and Bonner counties, Idaho: 
Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hauser Lake, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Blanchard, Priest River, Athol, and Hayden, Idaho.