Bold-face mention for Miss Nancy

My dear friend and former newspaper columnist, Nancy Harlocker of Dalton Gardens, left this world May 1 after 92 memorable years of life.

From her obituary ... “Born and raised in Honolulu, she graduated from Punahou in 1949, sailed by ship across the Pacific to attend San Jose State University, then returned to Honolulu. Upon returning to the islands, Nancy accepted a temporary writing position with the Honolulu Advertiser where she remained for 17 years writing the newspaper entertainment and social column. 'Nancy Harlocker’s Date Book,' a popular column where Honolulu’s entertainment and social elite sought to be recognized. Her interviews included many dignitaries and celebrities. Nancy told us that work as a columnist was the best job ever because she went to college to party then spent 17 years getting paid by the newspaper to attend parties.”

So here’s a bold-face column mention farewell to Miss Nancy, one our community’s luminaries. Until we meet again, a hui hou.

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For the seniors in the Class of ‘24, these last weeks of high school are filled with milestones ... finals, scholarships, parties and proms. As is tradition in this column, here’s a shout out to the Senior Prom Queens and Kings. That moment in time will no doubt be recalled in their glory-day stories to future grandchildren. Congratulations to all!

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy: Abby Fitzgerald and Nathan Russell; Timberlake High School: Avery Van Gundy and Zachary Paslay; Lakeland High School: Charlie Dickerson and Colin Killian; Lake City High School: Madi Cook and Mikey Hisghman; Post Falls High School: Raya Zirker and Morgan Baker; Coeur d’Alene High School: Hadley House and Christopher Gabbert; and St. Maries High School: M.J. Nelson and Brenden Nordin.

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Words of wisdom from 71 years and 359 days on this Earth ... I wish when I was in my 20s or 30s, I’d been savvy enough to cultivate friends from many generations, but at that stage of life we’re more likely to be surrounded by a tribe of peers of our own age. Reach up and down the generations for friends!

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Happy Birthday today to Olivia Backs, Chalee Atkinson, Shirley Kincaid, Matt Barkley, Stephie Clinton, Julie Adamchak, Tiffany Teal, Lindsey Sales, Nic Riorden and Jared Raynor. Tomorrow, Colleen (Cokie) Hough (95!), Allan Aitken, Tara Dagastine, Carrie Holdren, Valerie Emery, Bonnie Clark and Carla Noonan take another trip around the sun. Coltan and Cadan Virgil, Shelly Servick, Don Smock, Shelly Matthews, Pearl Bouchard, David Dickinson, Margie Adams, Zena Baltzell and Bonnie McDowell (95!) celebrate Friday. Saturday, Anne Hagman, Jason Mealer, Nick Thorpe, Debra Altman, Anthony Skarisky, Stephanie Knox, Chad Todd and Sharon Culbreth will blow out their candles. Mary Rawlsky, Allison Cook, Lynette Walsh, Bob Hoskins, Jason Penzkover, Craig Ziegler, Olivia Jacobsen, Wyatt Dickinson and Jon Brewer put on their party hats Sunday. Kathy Hlebichuk, Steve Pollard, Tim Cushman, Judy Brooks, Charlie Morris and PJ Christo start the week with a birthday jig. Sharing my May 14 birthday are Williene Gagnon, Stephanie Davenport, KJ Brant, Jaime Cornwell, Macy Ducoeur, Mark Hemenway, Rita Preston, Randy McKahn, Jake Hobbs, Kathy White, Liz Ricciardi, Breanne Ruff, Kimberly Westrick, Kristi Messinger, Caren Easterly, Bill Ohlfs, Linda Green, Katie Bane, Mitch Bevacqua, Chrissy Johnson and Averie Barnes.

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Kerri Rankin Thoreson is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the former publisher of the Post Falls Tribune. Main Street appears every Wednesday in The Press and Kerri can be contacted on Facebook or via email mainstreet@cdapress.com.