Pia Hallenberg

Pia Hallenberg is a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in the Voices department. She reports on neighborhood and local news for North and South Spokane.

Contact Pia

Email: piah@spokesman.com
Phone: 509-459-5427
Fax: 509-459-5482

Recent stories by Pia

Show must go on for Hillyard Belles, the 50-and-older troupe

February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Gravity and a long, productive life may have pulled Maggie Haverfield’s back into the shape of the number 7, but when she puts on her tap shoes and gets out …
Student CyberPatriots head to competition

February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Spokane high school students rule this year’s national CyberPatriot competition. Last year, team TEC Pirates from Rogers High School went to the national finals in Washington, D.C., and returned with …
County recycling rate at 51 percent

February 4, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Residents of Spokane County are getting the hang of recycling. According to the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System and the Washington state Department of Ecology, the county recycled 331,793 tons …
Pole installation angers neighbors

February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Tom Reedy looked out into his backyard just before Thanksgiving, he saw an Avista crew checking out a power pole located in an easement on the north side of … 1
Record album purses a hit

February 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A couple of years ago, local artist Lisa Allen was trying to come up with some good Christmas presents to make her girlfriends. Someone had recently given her a stack …
CV grad appears on new season of ‘Survivor’

January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 When the new season of CBS’ hit show “Survivor” debuts on Feb. 15, special Spokane viewing parties are already planned. Why? Because Central Valley High School class of 1979 graduate …
Former principal battles lymphoma at 90, feels ‘not afraid’

January 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 John Rodkey was born in 1921 and lived his first years in the infamous Dust Bowl that blew away farmers’ futures at the same time the Great Depression hit. His … 3
Volunteer group seeks to enhance arboretum

January 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 A volunteer group is forming in support of the John A. Finch Arboretum, and it will meet again on Thursday. The group will function much like the Friends of Manito, …
Group starts time bank

January 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 A group of Spokane residents is starting a time bank. The idea behind a time bank is pretty simple: Members volunteer skills, and every hour volunteered counts as a deposit …
Travo set to mark 100 years

January 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Della Travo and her husband, Frank, moved in to their brand new, beautiful brick house in north Spokane, it was a different world all together. The year was 1930, …
Antique shop doubles as gallery for area art

January 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Spokane artist Cecile Charles is at the helm of a new gallery and antique shop on North Monroe Street called Heart of Spokane, featuring works by a couple dozen regional …
Spa show to help YWCA

January 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 This weekend’s Health Beauty Spa Show at Spokane Community College’s Lair benefits the YWCA’s Alternatives to Domestic Violence Program in two ways: A portion of the proceeds supports the program, …
Two West Plains departments need more volunteer firefighters

January 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 It’s easy to understand why most children are fascinated by fire trucks: they are big and loud and come with flashing lights and all kinds of cool gadgets, hoses and …
Council approves Northeast Spokane PDA

January 7, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The Spokane City Council approved an ordinance establishing a public development authority for northeast Spokane on Dec. 12. Establishing a public development authority in that area has been at the … 1
Parents behind on child support get aid

January 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 When parents divorce, someone usually has to pay child support. No matter how agreeable the divorce is, and how much effort is put forth by the noncustodial parent to pay …
Tough economy drives training programs on computer, job skills

January 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Bobbi Worley became unemployed in August, she figured she’d find a new job rather quickly. After all, she’d worked as a bookkeeper for 40 years in a handful of … 2
Campbell House adds visitor center in carriage house

December 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When the Campbell House was finished in 1898 it of course came with a carriage house. Set back a little, to one side of the mansion, the carriage house was …
Fix homes before a freeze

December 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 The first big snowfall has yet to hit the Spokane area and that’s given residents a bit more time to weatherize their homes. There is no shortage on advice on …
Life on the bright side

December 16, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Terry A. Schudel lives alone in a tiny house north of the Garland District. Just before Christmas in 1996 he had a stroke that robbed him of the right side …
‘Christmas house’ holds a village

December 15, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The grandkids and the great-grandkids have their own name for Judy and Bob Daly’s Seven Mile home: They call it the Christmas House. One reason for the yuletide moniker is …