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| Kerri Thoreson |
'W' spells winner for this recipe
Good luck to my moose
hen Marge Chadderdon's barbecue sauce won the day at the celebrity cook-off to benefit the Wishing Star Foundation, some may have thought it was the support of her generous children enthusiastically buying up the ballots. Some may have thought it was because she's just a good cook. But I'm thinking it was her secret ingredient, brought back from her trip to the Republican National Convention in New York City. She used "W" Ketchup, which is touted by the manufacturer as being "made in America, from ingredients grown in the USA."
There was some good karma, along with the good flavor, as a portion of every bottle sold is donated to the Freedom Alliance Scholarship fund, which provides scholarships for the children of active duty service members killed in the line of duty.
Says Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon on the Web site, "The purpose of our Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund is not only to help qualifying young men and women meet the increasing costs of a college education, but also, to remind them that their parent's sacrifice will never be forgotten by a grateful nation." Amen.
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What do Rick Currie and I have in common, other than the fellow who once occupied his commission seat at the courthouse? On Labor Day weekend we each took our first hot air balloon ride during BalloonFest. I didn't see Rick in the air but word is that he's not a fan of heights. On Monday morning my balloon, piloted by Don Gibson of Spokane, took a meandering flight following the river to the Spokane Valley. What an experience, so quiet and somewhat surreal to float above the rooftops. Now Rick and I can both check that off of our respective "things to do" lists.
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What do Commissioner Gus Johnson and Commissioner-elect Katie Brodie have in common besides winning an election? Each has a pair of darling twin grandchildren. Gus is grandpa to Blake and Luke English, and Grandma Katie dotes on Reiley and Ryan Chapman.
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I won't be here to attend the much awaited auctioning of the moose for the EXCEL Foundation as we're off to the biggest wedding this side of Buckingham Palace ... the youngest daughter's. But as the creator of the moose herd's version of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree, I'm hoping someone bids on my lowly Main Street Moose. I love that 24-inch tall symbol of taking a risk and getting far outside one's comfort zone in the name of the arts and supporting my alma mater school district. Here's crossing my fingers that he goes to a good home.
Kerri Thoreson is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the former publisher of the Post Falls Tribune. "Main Street" appears in The Press every Wednesday. Kerri can be reached at rkthor@webtv.net.
