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Kerri Thoreson
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There's no place like home (gingerbread!)
My sister, Janna Scharf, is hands down the royalty of our family. Her ascent to the throne began in 1988, 36 years…
Honoring local heroes year-round
This past spring I received a call from Jonathan Gilliam, communications coordinator for the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners. After introductions, he sa…
Semper fi: Blind date turns blissful life
On Saturday, we’ll be attending the Marine Corps 249th Birthday Ball, a special event I long shared with my late father, who was a founding member of the Pappy…
Random observations and musings
After seeing the photos and stories of the weekend’s Trunk or Treat events I wondered if most people take their kids to those instead of trick or treating on H…
The thrill of victory, now and then
Full disclosure, I spent the past week poolside in sunny Arizona soaking up a North Idaho winter's worth of Vitamin D. It wasn't terrible to experience 90-degr…
Date night under the stars brings laughs
OK, it wasn’t really date night, but we were under the stars on Wyoming Avenue in the dark of night. After seeing people post awesome photos of the Northern Li…
Nothing says fall like football and royalty
I like to do my part to ensure that the elusive “small town feel” reminders are a priority in this column. There are few things more small town than bowling sc…
Trifecta of generations at Kootenai Health
At 9:27 p.m. Sept. 27, I was promoted from grandma status to that of great-grandma! Receiving his first bold-face mention on the pages of the local newspaper i…
Small fundraiser makes big impact
We read about and attend some pretty spectacular charity fundraisers in our communities throughout the year, where money raised hits six figures. What we don’t…
Please stand by for technical difficulties
As luck would have it, an internet service outage occurred with my provider early Tuesday afternoon. My drop-dead deadline to file this column for Wednesday is…
Memory of attack still feels like yesterday
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 everyday American lives. And life as we knew…
Labor Day legacy lives on
On Sept. 3, 1932, a local couple were attending a Labor Day barbecue at Silver Beach. About 6 p.m. the woman goes into labor and tells her husband it's time to…
Well-deserved recognition for Rathdrum couple
At the close of the North Idaho Fair, Mike and Gayle (Jacklin) Stegmann were honored with the annual Clyde Boatright Award, in appreciation for their outstandi…
The birthday boys' half century of celebration
When I first began penning this column for the Tribune in the early 1990s and later The Press, I would occasionally wish friends a happy birthday, especially i…
Happy endings and a road trip with grandma
Post Falls City Council President Joe Malloy proved he has the luck o’the Irish as well as a guardian angel on his side.