Kerri Thoreson
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There are snow angels among us
While the eastern and central regions of our country are being walloped by record snow and cold, we’ve experienced a very mild winter. So far.
First day of New Year on the menu
New Year's Day, aka the day we enjoy a pot of black-eyed peas and ham, with sides of greens and cornbread at our house. Southern tradition promises that the di…
Wrapping up Christmas with goodwill to all
Merry Christmas Day to all. Now we begin wrapping up the last week of 2024 while looking ahead to the promise of a new year.
Christmas Eve journey of the heart
The group of first graders was giggly with delight when Santa came into the classroom, bellowing “Ho! Ho! Ho!” They gathered around, chattering and scrambling …
Cowboy Christmas celebrates hometown
Monday night was a homecoming for Jeremy McComb, a former Post Falls boy who spends over 100 days a year touring the country and Europe singing his country son…
Delete: My new winter Olympic sport
Email Palooza is how I can best describe the state of my two email address inboxes on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. It became like a …
'Tis the season of shopping and gratitude
It's Thanksgiving Eve and there are four categories of people today. Those who are traveling, those who are grocery shopping, those who are cooking and those w…
There's no place like home (gingerbread!)
My sister, Janna Scharf, is hands down the royalty of our family. Her ascent to the throne began in 1988, 36 years ago. She and her husband, Rick, were the par…
Honoring local heroes year-round
This past spring I received a call from Jonathan Gilliam, communications coordinator for the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners. After introductions, he sa…
Semper fi: Blind date turns blissful life
On Saturday, we’ll be attending the Marine Corps 249th Birthday Ball, a special event I long shared with my late father, who was a founding member of the Pappy…
Random observations and musings
After seeing the photos and stories of the weekend’s Trunk or Treat events I wondered if most people take their kids to those instead of trick or treating on H…
The thrill of victory, now and then
Full disclosure, I spent the past week poolside in sunny Arizona soaking up a North Idaho winter's worth of Vitamin D. It wasn't terrible to experience 90-degr…
Date night under the stars brings laughs
OK, it wasn’t really date night, but we were under the stars on Wyoming Avenue in the dark of night. After seeing people post awesome photos of the Northern Li…
Nothing says fall like football and royalty
I like to do my part to ensure that the elusive “small town feel” reminders are a priority in this column. There are few things more small town than bowling sc…
Trifecta of generations at Kootenai Health
At 9:27 p.m. Sept. 27, I was promoted from grandma status to that of great-grandma! Receiving his first bold-face mention on the pages of the local newspaper i…