Father's Day evokes thoughts and memories of my own father as well as the father that fate and providence brought into the lives of my three daughters in 1986 when Bert and I were married.

Three daughters, two of whom were teenagers, created a ready-made family and no shortage of teen angst and drama. But through it all, for nearly three decades, Bert has loved unconditionally these daughters of ours. He wasn't there at their birth but has been their Northern star through every important milestone and crossroad.

For every man who has loved and raised their children by marriage, blessings tenfold. I'm convinced there's a special place in Heaven for you all. Happy Father's Day!

What I will most recall of that life-changing day when this "Daddy's Girl" lost her dad a decade ago is that I hadn't really lost my dad at all. I have a lifetime of memories and lessons learned, not the least of which is that through selfless giving the circle of life is unbroken.

In life, my father gave blood regularly for decades, his name appearing on the donor wall at the Inland Northwest Blood Center. In death he was an organ donor, his corneas giving sight. It pleases me beyond words to know that somewhere out there, two people are viewing the wonders of the everyday world through my father's eyes. In my heart of hearts I hope that one of the recipients is a daddy, able to see the love in his own daughter's eyes this Father's Day.

Saturday is Flag Day, and we celebrate the 237th anniversary of the Continental Congress approving the design for our nation's flag, which it did on June 14, 1777.

This weekend's highlights:

Friday, the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls starts at 6 p.m. at the Post Falls High School track. The annual event is free and open to the public.

Cancer survivor walk at 6 p.m., Kelly Hughes plays at 7 p.m., luminaria ceremony at 10 p.m.

Also on Friday night, Car d'Lane cruises down Memory Lane for us long-timers who actually cruised Sherman Avenue in some of the cars you'll be admiring, and continues with the downtown car show Saturday.

On Sunday, celebrate Father's Day with breakfast by the Hauser Lions Club at the Hauser Lake Fire Station from 8-11:30 a.m. Then head to Spirit Lake for their Annual Big Back In lawn mower street drags where it's racing lawn mowers. It starts at 11 a.m. on the two-block-long main street which is actually Maine Street. You'll be amazed at some of these machines ... riding lawn mowers on steroids! Great preview for the upcoming Post Falls Festival Lawn Mower races on July 11.

Happy Birthday today to Deb Wheeler, Kellie Palm, Eddie Bateman, Sandy Green, Gary Schneidmiller, Colin Evans, Tori Daily and Erna Rhinehart.

Tomorrow, Nicci Cushman, Vivian Worth and Kamryn Peacock celebrate.

Lucky Friday the 13th birthday wishes to Meg Andrews, Ann Heinen, Jacklyn Holovka and Dave Siroshton.

Flag Day birthdays are celebrated by Oskar Owens (16!), Christina Hatfield, Don Morgan, Chris Doyle, Lisa Odenberg, Carmen Myklebust, Brandon Bedwell and Steve Bruno.

On Sunday, Sharon Bruno, Jody Piper, John McMurray, Richard Wegner, Taylor Brockhoff, Bob Friske and Joe Hutchinson will blow out their birthday candles.

June 16 is the birthday of Tim Shepperd, Jay Troy, Taylor Brockhoff, Bill Dick, Desiree Barclift, Darick Pope, Brenda Gabriel, Frank Bybee, Stephen Parmentier, Shelly Cunnington, Richard Wegner and Rebecca Morelli.

Monday's beautiful birthday girls are Raydeane Owens, Susan Reilly, Vicky Houle, Brenda Gabriel, Jesse Bishop, Leigh Cossette, Jennifer Smith and Dana Scholwinski.

Kerri Rankin Thoreson is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the former publisher of the Post Falls Tribune. She was voted Best Local Writer for 2013 by the readers of the North Idaho Business Journal. Main Street appears every Wednesday in The Press and Kerri can be contacted on Facebook or via email mainstreet@cdapress.com. Follow her on Twitter @kerrithoreson.