Kerri Thoreson
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Snowbirds are onto something
Our neighbors are snowbirds, having enjoyed the past five months or so of fall and winter in the Arizona sunshine. I noticed their motorhome back in the neighborhood first thing Monday morning. Their timing for ret…
DIY project starts simple, expands
Late winter, early spring is shoulder season for those indoor DIY projects. In early March,
Fandemonium sweeps the land of the Zags
It's not likely a couple of decades worth of readers would ever confuse me with a sports writer or sports expert or pundit. Watching Triple Crown horse races every year or enthusiastically cheering on Ironman compe…
Surprising secret weapon in retirement
Everyone deserves a life with no fear
Today Bert and I celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary. Since there’s no silver, diamond or gold associated with marking 31 years I’m declaring it our Baskin Robbins anniversary. Through the years I’ve shared how …
Winter weather: We love and hate it
Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry. Those words aren’t a paraphrasing of the Goldilocks porridge tale, it’s one of our favorite pastimes here in North Idaho.
Mr. Templin was Mr. Hospitality
Another monumental loss in our community with word on Tuesday of the passing of
Anchors aweigh, happy voyage home
Through the years I’ve told many stories in this column about my dear friend
The future of figure skating on display
Sunday afternoon I had the pleasure of serving as a faux judge for the Lake City Figure Skating Funtastic Exhibition. My friend
Routine day turns tragic for teens
A routine Tuesday morning — on deadline for Main Street so I make the big trip down the hall to my home office to write. My husband left for work in Rathdrum at 5:30 a.m. and at 6 a.m. I check emails and respond as…
Joie de vivre is real for survivor
This past Saturday marked the 10-year anniversary of a tragic snowboarding accident for then-14-year-old Jake Pereira at Schweitzer Mountain. He broke both legs, fractured his neck and back and sustained a severe c…
Cold and flu are equal menaces
Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? You’re definitely not alone.
Computer shopping adventure
I’d like to think I have a sense of adventure but that hasn’t translated into buying a new computer.
Snow brings out the best in us
Here’s to all of the snow blower and thrower heroes in our neighborhoods who not only manage the snow in their own driveways and on their own sidewalks but around the neighborhood. It’s been a sometimes twice-daily…
Good friends, old friends remember
A decade ago,