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 she made her homecoming appearance in the Fourth of July parade before heading off to Pepperdine.

Madison is back home this week to support the delegates participating in the Idaho Jr. Miss Scholarship Program, Thursday through Saturday at North Idaho College. Looking forward to seeing her again!***

The Press is hosting the inaugural Relish Cooking Show and Expo at the Greyhound Park on Dec. 2 with British mega-cook, author and 'Today Show' regular Jon Ashton. But Austin will be here next Tuesday for a promotional tour that includes a Celebrity Super Market Dash at Super 1 Foods in Post Falls.Come by the store at 10 a.m. to see if I can outdash Ben Wolfinger, Al Williams and Jeff Conroy to fill our shopping lists provided by Chef Ashton for ingredients for a recipe for a healthy, affordable family dinner. The dash winner will receive a Super 1 gift card for a charity of their choice ... mine will be the Post Falls Food Bank!.

***David Lowry, fourth grader at Dalton Elementary, inquired of the D4K science program on PBS about gasses found on exoplanets. His question was selected by the experts as the winner for October, the prize a DVD player for his classroom. Don't tell David or his teacher, Ranee Woodall, that I haven't a clue what an exoplanet is ...

***This past weekend, Rev. Earl Hunter and his beautiful bride, Mabel, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary! The Hunters each marked their 95th birthdays this year. Don't you love a good Greatest Generation love story?

***Today Hara Allison, Jerry Mason, Patti Harris and Kelly Tuntland celebrate birthdays. Kelly is marking the big 5-0!. Tomorrow Alan Wolfe, Angela Cross, Chelsie Peugh, Chris Copstead and twins Ryan and Zach Englebrecht will blow out their candles. Ashley Carpenter's birthday is Friday and Anna Rolphe and Kim Wilhelm have birthdays on Saturday. Sheriff Rocky Watson, Mike Dornquast, Lauren Dornquast, Chris Driesbach, Aaron Birdsall and Harold Howard share a Nov. 7 birthdate. Monday Joanne Wilhelm and Jens Jenson celebrate the anniversary of their birth. Wish Gary Ulvan, Dennis Hall, Gratia Griffiths, Ben Rae and Todd Tondee a happy birthday on Tuesday.

***Tips for the weekend ... on Saturday, Hayden's fourth annual Veterans Parade at 10 a.m., Women's Violence Protection Center Fashion Show at 11 a.m. at the Cd'A Inn, Special Needs Recreation Prom at Prairie View Elementary, PFHS Senior Auction and Spaghetti Feed at 6 p.m. at the high school. Turn back your clocks for Daylight Saving Time before turning in on Saturday night.***

THERE'S MORE: New stories and photos almost every day at More Main Street. Read my latest Soap Box election commentary, see what's on tap for the weekend and for Veterans Day next week.***

Kerri Rankin Thoreson is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the former publisher of the Post Falls Tribune. Main Street appears every Wednesday in The Press. More Main Street blog is at http://moremainstreet.blogspot.com. Kerri can be reached at mainstreet@cdapress.com