December 29, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Auditions “The Count of Monte Cristo” - Spokane Civic Theatre is holding auditions 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. Looking …

December 29, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Spokane AARP Chapter 384 – Meets the fourth Thursday of every month (except July, August and December), 11:30 a.m., The Golden Corral Buffet, 7117 N. Division St. Contact Loni at …

December 29, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Dance Ballet and Bubbly - Presented by Theatre Ballet of Spokane and First Night Spokane. Two performances, 7:45 and 9:30 p.m. www.firstnightspokane.org. Saturday, Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. …

December 29, 2011 in Features on Page C3 Spokane Artisans Wares - “Small Works Show,” works by Gay Waldman, Casey Lynch, Jan Moulder, Sharon Ronning and Melissa Cole, through Saturday. River Park Square, 211 N. Wall St., Suite …

December 29, 2011 in Features on Page C5 DEAR DOCTOR K: Although some members of my family have heart disease, I haven’t been diagnosed with it. I know people with current cardiovascular problems should take aspirin, but should …

December 29, 2011 in Features on Page C5 NEW YORK – It took Rooney Mara two and a half months and five screen tests to land the sought-after role of Lisbeth Salander. The competition for the fierce heroine …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Every week the Spokane Valley Fire Department usually gets at least one call reporting a young child locked inside a vehicle. It’s a phenomenon that baffles Assistant Fire Marshal Bill …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Sunday begins a new year filled with new possibilities. Area churches are starting the year with special services. • St. David’s Episcopal Church, 7315 N. Wall St., will hold a …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The last of the holiday weekends is fast approaching. One last round of football, food and frivolity before we settle into the doldrums of January. You know, that month when …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S6 After one of the driest early December periods on record, moisture has returned to the Inland Northwest. As of Tuesday morning, only .15 inches of rain and melted snow was …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Former East Valley School District Superintendent Chuck Stocker has racked up hundreds of hours of volunteer time over the decades. Now 73, he regularly leaves his Newman Lake home bound …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Tevye and the cast belt out “Tradition” in “Fiddler on the Roof,’ they’re singing my song. I, especially, love the ritual, familiarity and comfort of holiday traditions. For me, …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley’s street maintenance contract was discussed at length again at Tuesday’s city council meeting. It was enough to make Councilman Chuck Hafner wonder if they were “beating the horse … 1

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 On a recent Sunday, I had the chance to sit in the pews and watch my 6-year-old grandson contribute a nine-word line of poetry to an hour-long Christmas pageant performed …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A Liberty Lake police officer launched a high-speed chase that ended in Post Falls on Dec. 19 when the officer spotted a car that had been reported stolen in Spokane …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 I noted the owner of Ferguson’s, Dave Jones, commented in Friday’s Spokesman-Review article that rebuilding the historic restaurant would give him a chance to move the grill closer to the …

December 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 SPOKANE COUNTY – Registration is Jan. 17 for Spokane Junior Wrestling’s developmental program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Parents and guardians can register their children at the high …