Kerri Thoreson
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Miss Idaho set to shine on the other boardwalk
Hurricane Hermine pummeled Florida and the East Coast over the weekend, bringing blustery winds and storm surges to Atlantic City where Miss Idaho Kylee Solberg and women from around the country are vying for the M…
Big ideas and chances abound
Over the weekend there were stars and fireworks in the sky but I’m thinking there might have been a figurative giant light bulb, too. What with Nick Smoot’s third annual Think Big Festival attracting an eclectic an…
Lost and found and Facebook
After last week’s Main Street column on unintended consequences of a Facebook post, I received an email from reader John Thurston, a Realtor with Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty. His tale of the reach of Facebook i…
Wedding day ends with false alarm
Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Cpt. Jeryl Archer has been a firefighter for 22 years. On Saturday at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, he became a brand-new husband and there was a definite theme going on when…
Family reunions highlight history
The families of some of my school years friends were all in town in recent days for epic reunions to celebrate their families’ deep-rooted connections to Coeur d’Alene. The Shepperds and the Muellers go way back.
Swans take over the dog days of summer
For the first time in decades, the south side of our yard is unshaded by several 50-foot-tall trees we removed this spring. So what to do with all of that summer sun? Put up an above-ground pool is what we did, tha…
Coach Jeff Hinz lived and finished well
In life, Post Falls High School football coach Jeff Hinz imparted many lessons to his players and students ... the importance of strength of character, teamwork, dedication and excellence. In death those same lesso…
Powwow: shared culture, tradition
After a one-year hiatus, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s Julyamsh Tribal Encampment and Powwow returns — this time to the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, Friday through Sunday.
National events affect our community
On Friday morning, the day after a dozen Dallas police officers were shot and five were killed, I was at our local police station for a meeting. There, in the place where men and women come to work every day wearin…
The little things make big memories
Another Fourth of July celebration in Coeur d’Alene is in the books and the mild weather was a bonus.
Teaming up for parade duty
For a half-century, our family tradition of celebrating America’s birthday includes the Coeur d’Alene parade. I have great memories of the event from my own youth, and when my daughters were young and later with my…
It's never too late, just do it
I don’t often wear shirts with sayings on them but added one recently to my wardrobe. It features a variation of the Nike slogan, "Just Do It" with the addition of the word "Later." Some have interpreted it as cele…
Graduates not only ones with new reality
So many graduations the past week and it seems the high school graduations of last-born or only children takes on a special poignancy. It’s not only a transition time for the young adult launching toward independen…
Main Street: Archived interviews tell story of our town
On Friday, Bert and I enjoyed dinner at Sargent’s in Hayden, a place you’re bound to see familiar faces. Seated at the table next to us was a couple celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. I was thinking the ge…
Youths in community impress
An empty-nester whose grandsons live in other states, I don’t spend a lot of time with young people so this past week was a treat.