KREM sending Tom Sherry to Badger game
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| KREM 2 meteorologist and master tailgate party host Tom Sherry. |
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The popular weatherman's prep football tailgate parties, which begin each year in early September and last through the end of the regular high school football season in late October, have almost become a tradition over the years, and the competition to determine which games he attends each week is almost as fierce as the games themselves.
Despite a wind storm that blew through, local Facebook pages were abuzz with efforts to "get out the vote."
"Go to krem.com," long-time Badger Booster Linda Alt wrote. "Tom's tailgate weather. Which game should he go to? Vote for Bonners Ferry at Medical Lake. Winner will be announced tonight on the 11 o'clock news. Right now Bonners' game is behind University and Gonzaga Prep by six-percent of the votes. Can vote as many times as you want ... Just saying."
"Everyone please take a minute to vote for Bonners Ferry at Medical Lake. Voting ends soon!" wrote school board member David Brinkman while the storm was at its worst. Less than an hour later, he wrote again, "Keep voting on KREM 2 Badgers!"
"54-46% in Badger's favor ... had to vote yet again to bring you that update!" came a quick response.
In between hosting the tailgate party, Tom will broadcast his weather live from the game during the 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts, finishing up well in time for kickoff at 7 p.m. In announcing this week's winners on the 11 p.m. broadcast Wednesday night, he promised almost perfect football weather for Friday night's game; mostly sunny skies with a daytime high of 83-degrees, starting to cool off a bit just as the game begins.
While the Badgers and the Cardinals are suiting up and the coaches launching into their pep talks, the fans will be getting their game faces on with some of Tom Sherry's excellent barbecue in a tailgate party hosted by a true pro. While he's expecting a good turn out of Cardinal fans, he's hoping to see some Badger blue there as well, in spite of the long drive.
"Badger fans," he said, "we hope to see you too!"
One Badger fan who will almost assuredly be there is Boundary County Commissioner Ron Smith, so if all you other Badger boosters plan on getting anything to eat before the game, you'd better leave early!
In addition to a great tailgate party for the fans, both schools will also get $222 for winning the competition to decide where Tom travels, making the win even sweeter.