"You haven't lived until you've seen your face 8 feet tall," Kerri Thoreson said Wednesday, discussing her acting career as her fun-loving and carefree Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort character, Vera, and accompanying promo posters.
North Idaho has a long history of dedicated leaders and elected officials who spend their time, treasure and talents toiling over board decisions, school policies, county issues and more.
To Cindy Jordan, Post Falls is a special place because of how its government, chamber of commerce and school district work side by side.
“They work to better the citizens of Post Falls," she said.
Jordan is the controller for Jordan Sales and Service, a Post Falls tractor company she owns with husband Brian Jordan. A longtime chamber member, Cindy Jordan shared her thoughts Tuesday at the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce's Connect4Lunch event at Prairie Falls Golf Club, during which she was introduced as the incoming chamber board chair.