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New Chapel Targets Unconventional

Dave and Vesta Sterenchock are quite familiar with unconventional love. The couple met in a spiritual chat room while living on opposite sides of the country. They were online friends for years. When they both parted ways with significant others, they decided to meet in person. The first time they laid eyes on each other was in an airport in Philadelphia. "She was going to be my house-mate to help with the bills so I could keep my house. And we hit it off," Dave said. "We lived together for six years and then got married. And we've been really happy." The couple now resides in Coeur d'Alene and is prepared to share appreciation and acceptance of unconventional love with the community. They are in the process of opening a wedding chapel that will welcome ceremonies for all types of couples and alternative lifestyles including heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/Devin Heilman, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here. (Press photo by Hans Koepsell: Dave Sterenchock measures to find the dimensions for the future reception patio)

Question: Will this wedding chapel cut into business for the Hitching Post?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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