Recent stories by Pat

• Holding Her Own Valley Fire’s First Woman Firefighter Makes It On Merit In Work Environment Dominated By Males

  March 28, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V1 1. Susan Pine has been the first and only woman Valley firefighter since 1987. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. When the big red fire engine pulls up to the …

• Dancer Tipped With Fake $1 Bills

  March 26, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V8 Spokane’s counterfeit bill problem took a strange twist Saturday night at the DejaVu. A 26-year-old dancer at the night club on East Sprague called police to complain that someone had …

• Opponents Have Lots To Say About Affordable-Housing Development

  March 26, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Testimony filled more than 10 hours and spilled over to a second day at a public hearing on a proposed affordable-housing development in the Dishman-Mica area. More than 100 people …

• Pizza Worker Hit With Gun During Robbery

  March 26, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V12 A robber in a ski mask struck a Pizza Hut employee in the head with a gun early Sunday morning, then pointed the gun at the man’s head while forcing …

• Suspect Kicks In Unlocked Door To Find Employees Working Late

  March 26, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V7 A would-be burglar got a surprise after kicking in a door at a Valley business late Friday night and finding three employees working inside. The door had been unlocked, sheriff’s …

• Two Charged In Theft Attempt

  March 26, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V8 Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Spokane residents Sunday morning on charges of attempting to steal a pickup truck from a Valley repair shop. Deputies arrested Mark T. Trees, 38, of W902-1/2 …

• Valley Voice 10 Years Developer Resuscitated Old Hospital Into Home For Valley Senior Citizens

  March 26, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V6 1. Harry Green stands in front of Edgecliff in 1991, just before renovations began. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Rain earlier this month couldn’t dampen Harry Green’s enthusiasm for …

• Headstones Unearthed Along 20th Avenue Old Markers From Pines Cemetery Dumped Decades Ago

  March 21, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V2 1. Headstones rest on the side of 20th Avenue after being dug up by sewer construction crews. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. This stone marked “Georgie 1915-1921” is one …

• Mirabeau Senior Center Plan Unveiled

  March 21, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Supporters of a new Valley senior center at Mirabeau Point got their first glimpse this week of what the facility might eventually look like. Architect Ron Tan incorporated a long …

• Valley Residents May Get Break On Stormwater System Payments

  March 21, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Maybe your basement floods each spring. Maybe it doesn’t. If you own property in the Spokane Valley, or elsewhere in unincorporated Spokane County, it doesn’t matter: Your wallet will get …

• Damage Control Hepatitis Scare A Disaster For Players And Spectators Owner, But He’s Proud Of His Response

  March 19, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V1 1. H.T. Higgins, owner of Players and Spectators, discusses his response after an employee was diagnosed with hepatitis A. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Rep. George Nethercutt enjoyed lunch …

• Groups To Benefit From Beanie Babies Auction In Valley

  March 19, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Princess Di Beanie Babies will be auctioned off next week as a benefit. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review

• Woman Assaulted; Purse Stolen

  March 19, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V3 A purse snatcher pushed a 71-year-old Valley woman to the ground and took her purse outside the McDonald’s restaurant at 10615 E. Sprague. The woman, who speaks only French, may …

• A Tiny Window To Family History Couple Builds Replica Of Old Farm

  March 16, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jim and Vera Shaw helped their grandkids get a feel for farm life with this model. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review

• Archery Range Opponents Claim Owner Misled County Examiner

  March 14, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Opponents of a proposed archery range in Greenacres have accused its owner of providing false testimony to the Spokane County hearing examiner and swaying his opinion with fraudulently obtained petition …

• Consultant Hired To Fight Affordable-Housing Project

  March 14, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Opponents of a proposed 11-acre affordable housing development in the Dishman-Mica area promise to come out in force for next week’s public hearing, and to bring along the consultant who …

• Thieves Target Checks In Mailboxes

  March 14, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Thieves have been playing postman in the West Valley area, picking up outgoing mail and stealing the checks inside. Sheriff’s detective Chuck Ellis is warning residents and business owners to …

• Valley Burglary Suspects Tracked Down By A Pay Phone

  March 14, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Some burglars are just too romantic. One, who broke into Ichabod’s East at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, stopped long enough to call his girlfriend from a pay phone inside the …

• Valley Man Held In Burglary, Assault

  March 14, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V9 Sheriff’s deputies arrested Ruben Valdez on Friday on charges of first-degree burglary and fourth-degree assault. The 24-year-old Valley man lives in an apartment at 216 S. Whipple.

• Woman Punched By Thief

  March 12, 1998 in Washington Voices on Page V2 An 18-year-old Spokane Valley woman was robbed and hit in the head with brass knuckles after she stopped for a man who jumped in front of her car. The victim …

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