Kerri Thoreson
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America's Jr. Miss comes home
Madison Leonard of Hayden earned the title of Coeur d'Alene Jr. Miss, and went on to become Idaho's Jr. Miss. Last summer she wowed the judges in Mobile, Ala., to become America's Jr. Miss. I last saw Madison when …
The wonder that was Ace Walden
In his 103 years on this earth, Ace Walden created a template for community involvement and making a genuine difference in peoples' lives. We only came to be acquainted in his 99th year but my life is surely richer…
He only needed one day
Jim Pierce had only one day to devote to hunting, opening day to be exact, with friends south of St. Maries. Not to worry for the overachieving Washington Trust banker ... he filled both his deer and elk tags by 9:…
It's a great October for color
My second favorite North Idaho season is autumn and this is shaping up to be one of those glorious, golden Octobers we love. I've noticed we still have most of our flowers still in bloom in the yard, now with the b…
Saying goodbye too soon
A storyteller by trade, sometimes life presents something that causes words to fail. Such as this past week since learning of the death of my young friend, Sam Mann.Like hundreds of people who knew Sam personally a…
Today's birthday: Main Street turns 20
Oct. 1, 1990 was the first of 20 years of weekly columns. For the first six years this column was titled Post Scripts and appeared exclusively in the Post Falls Tribune. In 1996 it began running in the Coeur d'Alen…
Support those who serve
In the role of observer and chronicler of our communities, I'm often one step removed. But one cannot live here without sometimes becoming a part of what goes on. Tuesday's deployment send-off of the Idaho Army Nat…
A heroic calling to respond
Just two days after commemoration of the heroic deeds of the first responders of Sept. 11, 2001, a profoundly moving ceremony took place at Kootenai Fire and Rescue.
Recalling Sept. 11, nine years later
Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives.
Recalling 9/11 Nine Years Later
Saturday marks the 9th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives. Once again a program will be held at American Legion Post 143 to pay tribute to the men an…
'Boss lift' raises awareness of troops
Last week a few dozen local citizens flew in a KC 135 from Fairchild AFB to Boise's Gowen Field as part of the annual ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) Boss Lift through the Idaho Department of Labor.
Diners, deployment and a down home fair
Capone's Pub and Grill in Midtown Coeur d'Alene was a flutter with excitement on Monday afternoon when Guy Fieri of the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" stopped in to film an upcoming segment. The spiky…
A debt of gratitude to women who roared
Next week marks the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. For millions of American women today it might seem hard to imagine there was a time in this country when we didn't…
Small town, small world meeting
Spent the past week in the North Dakota town of Ray for my husband's all-school reunion. Ray is right on Highway 2 between Williston and Minot with a population of several hundred.
Former Texans know their chili
Steve and Kim Masterson moved to Idaho from Texas several years ago and continue their passion for entering sanctioned chili competitions - as individuals not as a team.