Kerri Thoreson
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A helping hand
Christmas letters: A thing of the past?
Season of gratitude
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." - John F. Kennedy
Glory days are in the making
I found myself glued to the radio on Friday night listening to the play-by-play of the Coeur d'Alene Vikings and Highland Rams football game. Wow, what a game that was and the victory moved the Vikings to one game …
Soup, bread add up to holiday cheer
Many offices hold employee potlucks but sampling wonderful homemade soups and breads goes for a good cause at the Kootenai County Administrative offices. The 12th annual Soup and Bread Contest took place at lunchti…
Fall beauty surrounds us here
Like many of you, we've enjoyed the beautiful autumn foliage of the past few weeks, at least before the wind storms and rain caused a lot of the leaves to fall. Last Thursday, Bert and I spotted a majestic black wa…
Charitable donations at check out
Here's a cautionary tale for those who routinely pay at the checkstand with a debit or credit card at any number of our local retailers. On Saturday I did just that and was also intending to request $10 cash back o…
Extended summer is OK with me
Not one to give up summer without a fight, I've genuinely enjoyed the balmy September, albeit the smoky skies took a bit of the joy out of the sunshine. I try to take a swim in the lake or river just about every da…
The elk hunt of a lifetime
On Sept. 19 Darick Pope joined friends Don Kinson and Rick Tipps for a late afternoon hunt near Shoshone Camp on the Coeur d'Alene River. It's bow season and for Darick, who's been bow hunting for about a dozen yea…
What's not to love about a birthday
We've been hearing about the 100th birthday of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce for a year in an inspired celebration of all of those with vision and generous hearts in this community. The big party is just tw…
Idaho Spud Truck to roll into town
My baby sister Ronna Park has lived in southeast Idaho since college, in the heart of the potato producing part of our state. In fact, Blackfoot, where she resides, has the Idaho Potato Museum complete with a large…
Big horses, big heart for the fair
At 88 years young, Coeur d'Alene's Sy Thompson hasn't missed a North Idaho Fair for more than four decades, unless you count the year he was laid up with an injury one could expect if you spent as much time around …
School spirit still endures
Marcia (McLean) Ogle was the belle of the ball on Saturday at the Viking Booster Club Luau to celebrate the new fall sports season at Coeur d'Alene High School. It's been a while since 94-year-old Marcia graduated …
Organ donation wins race
When Paul Burke came ashore at the finish of the inaugural Coeur d'Alene Crossing 2.4 mile open water swim on Sunday, one of his kidneys was there waiting. The kidney now belongs to Kim Beagley, the recipient of Pa…
Yes, you can go home again
In the early decades of the 1900s Bill Mueller grew up in St. Maries, the son of mill owner Fred Mueller. The Mueller's White Pine Lumber Mill was a prosperous…
Land lines not quite extinct
Last Friday morning my cell phone was completely uncharged right before I was to do a phone-in on the radio. So I texted Joe Paisley to call me on my land line for our weekend update segment. Joe LOL'd that my text…