OK, this photo's a bit dated, but it's a cute one: Larry Schwenke and his granddaughter Julia Jaworski, 2, watch the the 2001-02 Coeur d'Alene Viking girls basketball team warm up at the Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, where the Vikings went on to lose to the Madison Bobcats in the opening round of the 5A girls state tournament.

If Larry Schwenke could go back to the future, he would live life the same way. His lone regret is he's a little more than two months away from walking into official retirement after spending 35 years wearing numerous hats at Coeur d'Alene High, the last 14 as activities director. Schwenke, who will turn 60 in June, leaves on his terms. First-year Coeur d'Alene High principal Randy Russell wouldn't allow Schwenke to leave quietly, though. Russell called a news conference last Friday, essentially forcing Schwenke to formally announce what he had shared in his letter of resignation two days earlier." Iwould have preferred to just slip away in June and let it be unnoticed," said Schwenke, who took a few minutes Tuesday to reflect on his career -- Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review. (rest of the story here)

Question: Do you have a good memory to share re: retiring CHS AD Larry Schwenke?

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