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Cindy Hval

Cindy Hval is a freelance columnist for the Voices neighborhood sections. Her Front Porch column appears twice a month in the Thursday Voice.

dchval@juno.com

THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 2018

Thousands of calls and 43 years later, fire Capt. Greg Borg ready to hang up uniform

Thu., Nov. 15, 2018, 6 a.m.

For 43 years, Spokane Fire Department Capt. Greg Borg, 68, has answered the call –actually thousands of calls.

Front Porch: Letters to home

Thu., Nov. 15, 2018

The letters by Jack Rogers came from Fort Devens, Massachusetts, from Camp Pontchartrain, Louisiana, from Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, and the Philippines – approximately 150 in all.

THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 2018

Day of the Dead celebration set for Friday at Valley Hazen and Jaeger

Thu., Nov. 1, 2018, 6 a.m.

A Spokane Hispanic group plans a Day of the Dead event Friday in the combined Aztec and Spanish tradition of honoring loved ones memory with music and mementos.

Front Porch: Some like it hot; notably for showers

Thu., Nov. 1, 2018, 6 a.m.

They say you don’t appreciate what you have until you no longer have it.

THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 2018

Love story: Couple met in series of events triggered by basketball game defeat in 1967

Thu., Oct. 25, 2018, 6 a.m.

“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing,” is a quote often associated with famed football coach Vince Lombardi.

THURSDAY, OCT. 18, 2018

Front Porch: A prayer to find their way home

Thu., Oct. 18, 2018, 6 a.m.

Grime had worn grooves on the backs of her heels.

Mt. Spokane teacher receives governor’s award for excellence in teaching history

Thu., Oct. 18, 2018, 6 a.m.

Mt. Spokane social studies teacher Luke Thomas has received the Washington State Historical Society’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History.

THURSDAY, OCT. 11, 2018

North Spokane Library’s October creator-in-residence demonstrates ancient craft of bookmaking

Thu., Oct. 11, 2018, 6 a.m.

The Lab at North Spokane Library presents creator-in-residence Timothy Ely, an expert in the ancient craft of bookmaking, on Wednesday through October.

THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 2018

Front Porch: Like seasons, decorations come and go

Thu., Oct. 4, 2018, 6 a.m.

It started small. Several years ago, Mom was downsizing her autumn decorations and gave me a wicker cornucopia and a figurine of a Pilgrim woman carrying a basket of produce on one arm and a pumpkin in the other.

‘Of Mice and Men’ coming to Lewis and Clark stage

Thu., Oct. 4, 2018, 6 a.m.

Chances are you read the book in high school, or maybe you’ve seen one of the movie versions. But on Tuesday, you can watch a reader’s theater performance of “Of Mice and Men,” featuring a cast of well-known local actors. And you can help aspiring artists while enjoying John Steinbeck’s haunting Depression-era tale of the friendship between two California migrant workers. The staged reading is a fundraiser for Tiger Drama’s parent group STAGE – Supporting Theater Arts Growth and Education, and donations will go to the Tiger Drama Family Scholarship fund.

Hottman Sisters graduate from family jam sessions to national tours and big-time stages

Thu., Oct. 4, 2018

Sisters, Jessica, 26, and Heather Hottman, 28, formed their band, the Hottman Sisters, in 2015, and soon added drummer Ed Getzlaff, 25. This week their journey brings them to Spokane with concerts scheduled at the Viking and the Pin.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 2018

Spokane Children’s Theatre not just clowning around

Thu., Sept. 27, 2018, 6 a.m.

Spokane’s oldest theater is heading into its 73rd season and they’re not just clowning around. At least they’re trying not to.

Woodworkers share passion, donate undersea-themed artwork to Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital

Thu., Sept. 27, 2018, 6 a.m.

The Inland Northwest Scrollers are keeping the art of scroll woodworking alive. The members meet every month to share shop tips, projects, and they also give show-and-tells. Recently they donated an undersea-themed piece they completed as a group to Providence Sacred Children’s Hospital.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 2018

Front Porch: Columnist is learning to say it in 150 seconds

Thu., Sept. 20, 2018, 6 a.m.

Cindy Hval is learning new things. She is telling her “Front Porch” stories in front of a camera on a segment of “Spokane Talks,” a television show on Fox28 Spokane.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 2018

Art in Bloom brings art and fundraising opportunity to historic Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens

Sat., Sept. 15, 2018, noon

The fundraiser brings together local artists’ works and floral arrangements inspired by the artwork to benefit the site, which is on both the Spokane and Washington historic registries.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 2018

Veterinarian Julie Sowa has office hours at Southside Community Center

Thu., Sept. 13, 2018, 6 a.m.

Veterinarian Julie Sowa and Southside Community Center team up to offer veterinary care at the center.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 2018

Front Porch: Family vacation offers perspective

Thu., Sept. 6, 2018, 6 a.m.

“I’d like to see the redwoods someday,” he said, as we sat around the dinner table.

Spokane Handweavers’ Guild presents ‘70 Years Of Weaving Exhibit’

Thu., Sept. 6, 2018, 6 a.m.

The art of weaving is as ancient as the desire for mankind to cover our nakedness. But like many art forms, what was born out of necessity has evolved into creating beauty.

THURSDAY, AUG. 30, 2018

Love story: It took the saxophone to get his attention

Thu., Aug. 30, 2018, 6 a.m.

When Nelson DePartee moved to St. Maries, all the high school girls, including Marilyn Hustler, noticed the tall, new senior boy.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23, 2018

Front Porch: When lights went out, family took action

Thu., Aug. 23, 2018, 6 a.m.

Our family recently went through a very dark time.

Whitworth assistant professor named one of top female theologians by Christianity Today magazine

Thu., Aug. 23, 2018, 6 a.m.

Haley Goranson Jacob had planned to study medicine, but some Bible classes at Crown College set her on an academic path that ultimately resulted her being named one of the top new female theologians by Christianity Today magazine.

Yarn shop Hook and Needle Nook loops art, education together

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 6, 2018, 5:09 p.m.

A knitting-group discussion among friends about what the perfect yarn shop would look like turned into a business plan that resulted in a new store on the near-northside. The Hook and Needle Nook opened in June in the St. Cloud Building at 1508 N. Monroe St.