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Kerri Thoreson
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The resource of special teams
Last November, I volunteered with the Post Falls American Legion's free community Thanksgiving dinner, something I…
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.
Parade season is cause for celebration
“A parade is a procession of people, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wid…
Graduates, take a bow and make a vow to reunite
Last year, I invited my village of friends, many of whom are actual long-ago classmates of mine, to give sage advice to the new crop of high school graduates a…
Traditions honor those who didn't come home
So many newcomers to our community don’t know the stories of all of the things most people think just happen and the wonderful people who did many of those thi…
Sisters' road trip to a new life
Two new members of the Main Street Birthday Club were born in the merry month of May. Sisters Nellie Thompson and Shirley Kincaid became Idahoans on May 1 afte…
Most memorable Mother's Day gifts
Happy Mother's Day! Here are all our readers' lovely stories about their favorite Mother's Days.
Royally kicking off merry month of May
King George VI of England died in 1952, the year of my birth. His daughter, Elizabeth aged 25, was crowned Queen the following year. On Saturday, for only the second time in my lifetime, England will crown a new mo…
Blooming trash a sign of spring
“Is anyone else bothered by the abundance of trash along the I-90 corridor? It’s disgusting. We live in a beautiful place, can’t people be more respectful and …
Her childhood dream comes true
In 2010, Coeur d’Alene’s Junior Miss Madison Leonard won the state title and went on to be chosen America’s Junior Miss in Mobile, Ala. ... the first ever from…
Ode to really good boxes
Over the weekend, I said farewell to about two dozen really good boxes of all sizes that were overtaking my home office.
Pilgrimage to Boomer mecca
Our Gen X daughter, Sarah, was puzzled, then amused when I said that during my visit to her home in Chandler, Ariz., last week that I wanted to take a road tri…
One true sentence at a time
In nearly four decades, I’ve written well over a million words ... in this column, news and feature stories, personal letters, advertising copy, press releases…
Springtime babies galore on the prairie
A multi-generational farm and ranching family on the Rathdrum Prairie is in baby mode this month.
March is for shamrocks and weddings
Several years ago, my sister, Janna, and I joined our mother as members of the Lt. George Farragut Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Little things make a big impact
This isn’t the biggest news of the week, in fact, I don’t even have names to include, but it was the most memorable moment of my week by far.