Spokesman.com Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91539/ 6a34d85a4457be32b0ab30af29a3a168 2009 STA buses depart from the STA Plaza on Riverside Avenue. STA plans to make modifications at the Plaza to make transfers more efficient.danp@spokesman.com Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91549/ fcc20e0e0dc9821778ec850c27bf79b6 2009 Tony Schumacher celebrates after winning the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Top Fuel championship. (Photo courtesy of NHRA) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91548/ 9d29b1b083dfbdb9c80373998ec07aae 2009 Getty Images North America Mark Martin was able to keep pace with Jimmie Johnson for most of the day, finishing fourth in the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway. Martin trails Johnson by 108 points heading into the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91528/ 99ce0f92e3c021af0dc966b1508d7cb7 2009 The Spokesman-Review The Bulldogs’ Demetri Goodson, right, tries to call time out as Mississippi Valley’s Shannon Behling ties up the ball in the first half. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91542/ 7371bf42f63561cb0b2afbd08001294d 2009 Getty Images North America Edwards was unable to do his trademark backflip because of his previously broken foot, so he did a somersault to celebrate his win for the fans at Phoenix International Raceway. (Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91541/ 10dc41dfd75ef5e0fe2aaf9e086172eb 2009 Odd news This Nov. 11, 2009 booking photo made available by the Hillsborough County, Fla. Sheriff's Office shows Joshua Basso. Florida police say Basso, arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex, claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91791/ 0031c6554ac966e380672dd779d1590f 2009 Courtesy of the MAC Among the works by Spokane's Z. Vanessa Helder on display at the MAC are, from top, "Jackhammer Crew," "Grand Coulee Dam Looking West" and "Sunday Morning in Grand Coulee," all circa 1939. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91540/ 7bf9bdfc825e3c8678d722612c99b1c0 2009 None A growth in ridership over recent years isn’t preventing STA from facing budget cuts. The agency plans to dip into reserves next year to forestall service cuts. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91538/ 41c5c1ba4e0330e8649a755933b1df71 2009 None Jenny Hoff is offered scissors by Moe Alderman to cut the ribbon at the entrance to her newly remodeled home on Dalton Avenue in Millwood on Saturday. Hoff, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2006, had a rented home nearby that became less and less accessible because of her needs. More than two dozen friends offered to work on the new house belonging to Millwood Community Presbyterian Church. The volunteer work took six weeks to complete and was overseen by Moe and Linda Alderman. Said Hoff: “I feel like I don’t deserve this. They gave days and days of their lives. Don’t I have great people in my life?” Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91537/ a37ac786fffcb701806f8a57db8949d0 2009 None Sifting through debris after a fire struck his rented home, Ken McComb finds an old tutu he used to wear when he worked for the now-defunct singing telegram company Western Onion. An electrical fire was to blame Saturday for the damage to his home at 1314 W. Cleveland Ave. in Spokane. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91536/ 64fe8bf72e4f38dfecf14d840e4cc085 2009 None Manny Pacquiao celebrates Saturday after defeating Miguel Cotto. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91535/ 87e08290d13e9bbaae0497b64fc47189 2009 None Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings, center, drives against Golden State’s Stephen Curry, right, and Anthony Randolph. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91534/ f680fe925f06cccb42b7e6815a52d9ac 2009 None Boise State’s Austin Pettis makes a catch against Idaho’s Kenneth Patten during the first half. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91533/ d2feb61890ade3394e8497bc14cffc7f 2009 None Bishop Blanchet’s Abby Smith blocks a shot by Mount Spokane’s Ixchelle Oleson. Tri-City Herald Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91532/ 2b4534c3aea7b667afab312dfbc9e42a 2009 None TCU cornerback Rafael Priest, right, breaks up a pass intended for Utah wide receiver Luke Matthews. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91531/ f9a65be8d08228203d824159e333141c 2009 None OSU’s Chimdi Chekwa deflects pass intended for Iowa’s Derrell Johnson-Koulianos. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91530/ c20c66e2e3850ccd964f44affd8e3949 2009 None WSU quarterback Kevin Lopina fumbles the ball away after a long run during first-half action Saturday at Martin Stadium. Chrisa@spokesman-com Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91529/ c187a8f008cd8b139000d8ae75bc510f 2009 None Coach Paul Wulff had to be wondering what else could go wrong for his Washington State Cougars football team Saturday. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91527/ 9360082cd0a39e7516d2fa9fd8aa3ada 2009 None danp@spokesman.com Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk, left, and Steven Grey put the squeeze on Mississippi Valley’s Amos Studivant. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91526/ bd70a3c03e58c25913db620ad8229399 2009 None Howard White stands in front of the former Saddle Up Grill Steakhouse in Athol on Oct. 30 and talks about the night his business burned in 2008. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91525/ 16aad60dd33fad616baef9e04a81a55d 2009 None Washington guard Isaiah Thomas takes aim at a successful 3-pointer. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91524/ c54e3b8c6243a6f323242b2fcb9ab998 2009 None National studies show that as many as 1 in 4 students in a college setting may have abused the prescription drug Adderall for recreation or as a stimulant. Special to Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91523/ 8dc48c5798b74b1a2cdaff034513020e 2009 None Bishop Thomas Tobin speaks during an interview in his office in Providence, R.I., in August 2008. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91522/ ab744aee81e5e22128d43a8dd6e00948 2009 None Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., seen here in September, is the son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91521/ c13fce21bf3d7efc4f5304c432676f40 2009 None A U.S. Army honor guard carries the casket of Pfc. Aaron Nemelka during a burial ceremony Saturday at Camp Williams in Riverton, Utah. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91520/ eaaa9ffa9e3515fa7e7a916f47be3471 2009 None The funeral procession of Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow makes its way through downtown Plymouth, Ind., on Saturday. DeCrow was killed last week at Fort Hood, Texas. Associated Press photos Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91519/ f79a587909ceab3fe2a3a0f19aa461b5 2009 None In this undated photo, Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar, 36, climbs mountains in Pakistan. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91517/ bca06b33f992a16efdcd2d13bcefa93d 2009 None Kurt Warner threw for 276 yards and two TDs when Arizona defeated Seattle 27-3 on Oct. 18. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91488/ cc917206f9c1e8e3f1815a5d8022d37e 2009 None A 10-pound steelhead hooked in the Snake River near Heller Bar is brought aboard a fishing boat by Aaron Donnelly of Moscow. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91487/ ac5620eb9cb4104425a5a4c9ee4f2b93 2009 None Fishing guide Pete Paolino of Dayton visits with his steelhead fishing clients as he backtrolls their plugs through a hole on the Snake River upstream from the mouth of the Grande Ronde. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91486/ df6f86ef8a50bd77878cb04f51c313ab 2009 None Hot Lips diving plugs in various colors are effective in catching steelhead when backtrolled downstream behind a boat. Other methods include casting flies, drifting fish eggs along the bottom or casting jig-and-bobber rigs. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91485/ cd97325cf1e3aadeaa883411240bca28 2009 None Bill Pierce of Spokane plunges downhill near the Matterhorn on the Haute Route backcountry ski trip through the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and France. Courtesy of ERIC RYAN Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91484/ 921dc685af25b524a8eadb13172a624c 2009 None A fly fisher casts for steelhead at the confluence of the Snake and Grande Ronde rivers. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91483/ 6f9743a03b3c834d7e2570f9d9374d8a 2009 None Andrew McAuley tried to become the first person to kayak from Australia to New Zealand. After 30 days, he sent out a distress call. Courtesy of Solo Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91482/ b678e27d60ad286f0e7c674752b47e70 2009 None Nordic skiers strut their stuff in “Ultimate Skiing Showdown,” one of the films featured at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival. Courtesy of Ultimate Skiing Showdown Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91480/ e49a1ca97e4fe4721d45d3178c88baf8 2009 None A resident jogs along Kailua Beach around tree stumps exposed by erosion. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91428/ f8e9d9fb6d0b92e6f505a5b21c51d5d4 2009 None Louis Armstrong is seen in Paris in this 1934 file photo. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91427/ 0a5d428ba4dc0e030c74bfdef2c3a88d 2009 None Ian McKellen Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91426/ d481f7152fbeb4931759a2137f7b6ea8 2009 None A construction worker cleans up after a rain as he works on a new home in Los Altos, Calif., last month. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91425/ b32a70628426bdf851b639878b8584ca 2009 None Baldwin Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91424/ 9ef4a8a97229f201f79661ae06ec1011 2009 None Wolfe Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91423/ d950d8c98ad5454ba590b40837dd3ad1 2009 None Ross Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91422/ 8aa0221e36e84fe07b7d10cb30ea0a29 2009 None Moeller Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91421/ db28520e50aeb9eb4348b7d58a1dce6f 2009 None McLaughlin Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91420/ 01adb323d9feb0051743c363464dd013 2009 None Crick Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91419/ 5b3648fdab145a7ed14022a69d4c87c1 2009 None Jason Wheaton, President of Greenstone, is framed at a press conference by photos of the Kendall Yards property just northwest of downtown Spokane on Thursday. Greenstone is taking over development of the property from Marshall Chesrown. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91357/ 4a46d8f2bf6ea7d1481ce869455b8c5e 2009 None Steve Taylor, of Coeur d’Alene: “I’d like to bulldoze my house and start from scratch; I’d like my family to get along a little bit better; and I wish my son was with me and not in heaven – that’s number one.” Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91356/ 148428196687a7f3987639d79a9d0b2a 2009 None Kramer Mcnett, of Coeur d’Alene: “I wish I knew everything there was to know; I wish I was a natural pheromone; and I wish I had a car – one that runs would be sweet!” Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91355/ 0c50abb97b164d447bcd64529fe210e6 2009 None Kevin Goodan, of Coeur d’Alene: “To live on the mountain to snowboard; to have my own snowboarding production company; and to be the best snowboarder in the world. It’s all about snowboarding.” Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.spokesman.com/photos/2009/nov/15/91354/ 29bf297785a85c3b292df4772aa7c04d 2009 None Devin Lockhart, of Coeur d’Alene: “My first wish would be love, the second would be to do away with money, and the third, good weather.”