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Kerri Thoreson
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Teaching us how to live our best lives
Last week, I had the pleasure of talking with one of the most interesting women I know. Betty Stone is celebrating…
Lasting love and laughter
On Sept. 20, 1948, a young couple recited their wedding vows at the Hitching Post in Coeur d’Alene.
Move over June, September now month for nuptials
According to The Knot, September is the most popular month for weddings, with October coming a close second.
Precious cargo in big yellow buses
Here’s a collective Good Sport Award to the hundreds of kids, from kindergartners to seniors in high school, who let their parents take first day of school pho…
Thanks for 'The Price Is Right' memories, Bob
Quintessential and iconic game show host Bob Barker died this week at age 99. In his honor, I share some personal Bob Barker trivia.
Thanks for the respite, but bring summer back
It’s the last week of the fair ... AKA, the third week of August. Predictably, I find myself shaking my head, muttering, “Where did summer go?”
MAIN STREET: Full circle of life on Cougar Bay
Roberta Graves Larsen was born on Aug. 8, 1936, at the home of Dr. Blackwell, which is now known as the Blackwell House on Sherman Avenue. She grew up in the h…
Loss a reminder not to wait for tomorrow
Two weeks ago, I was reminded of the importance of listening to promptings. July was very full in my world with visiting family, three weekend parades (two to …
Friendships that go the distance
July has been filled with family reunions and class reunions and one that was rather unique.
Musical dreams becoming a reality
I recently came across a photograph I’d taken for the Coeur d’Alene Press’ Fabulous Faces page in 2013.
How hot is too hot? A matter of perspective
My love/hate relationship with August arrived in July this year. I’m feeling a sense of urgency to cram summer enjoyment into a few weeks while summer seems to…
Once a Viking, always a Viking
It’s not often these days that I’m the youngest in any gathering, but this week, when I joined the CHS Class of '68 for their 50-year+ All Class reunion planni…
Heartbreak is never a long time ago
I consider Theresa Hart a good friend. Her son and my nephew served together with the 116th out of Post Falls when they were deployed to Iraq in 2010.
Skybox swansong redux
A baker’s dozen years ago, when I was doing morning radio on KVNI, I accepted the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce invitation to announce the Fourth of July p…
Safety first for summer fun
Happy first day of summer, although a forecasted high temperature of 67 just doesn’t cut it for me. Somewhere in the 80s is my happy place. Summer solstice tod…
Perfect gift in memory of my dad
In 2004, I bought my dad a Father’s Day card and gift and enjoyed a dad hug. We never know when simple things will happen for the last time. Such is life.