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Friday, February 2, 1996
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If Weather Outside Is Frightful, Try Something More Delightful
February 2, 1996 in Seven Yeah, it’s cold out. But that shouldn’t keep you locked up inside. Be adventurous! Embrace winter! Wear a hat! Here’s a quick run-down of some of the activities that will …
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Best In Blues Can Be Measured By The Roomful
February 2, 1996 in Seven A dance band non parell, Roomful of Blues will be at Bolo’s in the Valley.
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Butch Thompson Cooks Up New Orleans Jazz Feast
February 2, 1996 in Seven Jazz pianist Butch Thompson is well-known to fans of public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”
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Dove-Winning Point Of Grace Will Perform At Shadle
February 2, 1996 in Seven All nine Point of Grace singles have rocketed to No. 1 on the Christian charts.
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Humorist To Appear At Panida
February 2, 1996 in Seven Mike Neun, a longtime Inland Northwest favorite, brings his laid-back humor to Sandpoint’s Panida Theatre tonight at 8. Neun is best known for his public television specials, which are filmed …
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Guitarist Kottke Says He’s Now Part Of The Soundstream
February 2, 1996 in Seven It’s seven in the morning, Central Standard Time, and Leo Kottke’s sleepy baritone rumbles down the long distance line from a Minneapolis hotel room. “It is a little early,” he …
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‘Black Sheep’ Is B-A-A-A-A-D Because It’s So Predictable
February 2, 1996 in Seven “Black Sheep” runs for 87 minutes, which is blessedly brief by today’s standards. But it’s not nearly brief enough. The Chris Farley-David Spade comedy is both predictable and miscalculated. One …
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Low-In-Fat, High-In-Taste Dishes Offered At Downtown Health Club
February 2, 1996 in Seven There’s really nothing like it in Spokane. The city’s newest restaurant is located in a downtown health club. Not surprisingly, the Healthy Heart Cafe in the new Sta-Fit focuses on …
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Disney Enjoys Great Success, But Can Still Make A Bad Movie
February 2, 1996 in Seven In Hollywood, the Mouse doesn’t squeak. It roars. On the strength of both its animated features (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Toy Story,” etc.), and its various non-animated releases (“Dangerous Minds”), …
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‘Dead Man Walking’ Riveting Look At Death Row
February 2, 1996 in Seven Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon star in “Dead Man Walking.”
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‘White Squall’ Leaves Viewers Foundering In Maelstrom Of Obscurity
February 2, 1996 in Seven Write down this rule: When the footage in a movie’s commercials is all from its last 30 minutes, it means the studio knows the first 90 minutes are a big …
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‘Restoration’ Captures 17th-Century England
February 2, 1996 in Seven Robert Downey Jr. and Meg Ryan star in “Restoration.”
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‘Juror’ Simply Plods Along
February 2, 1996 in Seven “The Juror” is guilty of implausibility, prolonged plot contrivances, bad acting and even worse direction. That’s not even counting the misdemeanors. A couple of unexpected plot twists flirt with the …
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‘Opus’ Takes Over At Box Office
February 2, 1996 in Seven “Mr. Holland’s Opus” stars Richard Dreyfuss.
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Get Ready For Newest Wave Of New Music From The Northwest
February 2, 1996 in Seven Clubgoers complaining about the shortage of good rock shows in the area should not miss the Teen Angels, Skiploader and Lemons show at Outback Jack’s Wednesday night. All three bands …
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South Hill Group Shuns Care Facility Neighbors Sue To Stop Adult Family Home
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Three doctors and their South Hill neighbors are suing to boot a group home for elderly people from their affluent, picturesque street. The woman planning to run the adult family …
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Harsh Truth: 22 Below Zero Thursday’s Low Ties Record, Forecasters Say Worst May Be Over
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jumping Jack Frost. Students at St. Patrick’s School, cooped up without recess all week, dashed into the cold for jumping jacks and a lap around the school yard Thursday. Photo …
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Williams Delivers A Dare To Debate Challenger Calls Chenoweth An Embarrassment
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Dan Williams
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Local-Option Tax Seen As Best Resort Kootenai Communities Ask Legislature For Authority To Tax The Tourist
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Coeur d’Alene’s parks, roads and police department have to deal with hordes of tourists all through the summer season. But the only way the city can pay for those services …
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Cold Plays Role In Men’s Deaths Two Made No Attempt To Seek Help From Nearby Farmhouse After Driving Into Ditch
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The bitter cold wave turned lethal Thursday, claiming the lives of two men who became stranded in their car in southern Stevens County. Although a farmhouse was just 75 yards …
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Seahawks To Announce Move Sources Confirm Team’s Intention To Leave Seattle And The Aging Kingdome
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 “I think it’s sad for Washington,” says Bev Humphrey as she shops for discounted Seahawks apparel at a Spokane sporting goods store on Thursday. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review
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Chenoweth: Green Creed Is ‘Holy War’ Lawmaker Calls Environmentalism A Religion That Threatens Constitution, Undermines Society
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A new religion called environmentalism is being forced upon America by the Clinton administration, threatening the Constitution and undermining society, U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth says. The Idaho Republican took to …
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A Telecommunications Revolution In One Big Bill Clinton Expected To Sign Sweeping Deregulation
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Congress Thursday overwhelmingly passed the largest overhaul of telecommunications laws in 62 years, clearing the way for President Clinton to sign into law a measure that promises to change the …
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Heavy Snow In Northern Japan
February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 A severe storm over northern Japan dumped more than 22 inches of snow by Thursday evening and another 40 inches could fall before the storm is over, forecasters said. Some …
