Treva Lind

Spokane beer is going international, thanks to a push by No-Li Brewhouse. No-Li is now on store shelves in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. And Vietnam could be next in a growing market for the Spokane brewery.

Washington State University recently lowered its nonresident tuition for the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences' Doctor of Pharmacy program by $12,000 a year, effective this fall.

As a Spokane child living with Type 1 diabetes, 8-year-old Natalie McNichols wants people to know why research dollars are needed toward fighting the disease.

SNAP’s Neighbors on the Go launched in fall 2021 as a volunteer driver program that connects seniors and disabled residents who have transportation challenges with reliable rides to medical appointments. It needs more volunteers, because the agency has had to turn people away who need those rides.

This Father's Day, James Tidwell and his four children have plans for a picnic and hike. The Spokane dad, 39, spends mid-week visits and every other weekend under a co-parenting plan with daughters Nevaeh, 14, and Jazmin, 13; son Blaze, 12; and daughter Kihya, 10. But these moments once seemed out of reach. Tidwell, who admits to past mistakes with drug use and anger, wasn't allowed to see them for nearly seven years – until he completed a series of court orders. He also voluntarily took parenting classes in the faith-based Spokane Fatherhood Initiative, including "24/7 Dad." They were reunited in October 2021.

A gardener for 60 years, Bill Palmer still tends to thriving greenery.

Journalist and author Sam Quinones is scheduled as the keynote speaker 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Post Falls for the Panhandle Health District Substance Use Summit. The free, all-day summit will be held at the Red Lion Templin’s on the River, with sessions by health care professionals, clinicians, law enforcement, first responders and community experts on drug prevention. 

A five-member crew on Mount Rainier Tuesday removed the body of a dead man along the route where missing Spokane mountaineer Dawes Eddy had ascended. The Pierce County medical examiner will identify the climber.

A search continued Monday for longtime Spokane mountain climber Dawes Eddy, 80, who was reported missing Thursday during another solo climb to Mount Rainier's summit. He'd left May 30 to ascend the Ingraham Direct route, and Eddy said he planned to return the next day. Eddy, an experienced climber, reported ahead of his departure to park rangers that this trip marked his 50th ascent of Mount Rainier. "Starting on Thursday, June 1, the park initiated a search using both ground and aerial resources," said Terry Wildy, a Mount Rainier National Park ranger, on Monday. Wildy said the search is ongoing and that weather conditions are favorable.

Nationwide, many hospitals offer a volunteer program called No One Dies Alone, to ensure that a dying patient without any family can have someone to hold their hand and be with them at death. Providence started its NODA program 10 years ago at Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital. MultiCare nurses launched a NODA program in 2021 for volunteers who go to Deaconess Hospital and Valley Hospital. The nurses wanted to bring something positive after seeing multiple COVID deaths.

A new behavioral health clinic under construction next to the Northeast Community Center will open the door to mental health services, both in the neighborhood and wider Spokane region. MultiCare plans to open the facility this fall, after receiving support from donors and backing from the city of Spokane, Spokane County and other groups.

Elaine Snider, 66, began training earlier this year with the Spokane Chapter – American Pilgrims on the Camino to traverse the ancient path Sept. 11. She plans to cover 750 kilometers, or roughly 500 miles. She's hoping people will to pledge pennies per mile toward regional causes: Spokane Women's Hockey, American Cancer Society's voucher program for families staying in hotels near treatment, and a bridge for the monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho.

A new three-bedroom home in north Spokane will help a family impacted by ALS, thanks to Matt's Place Foundation.

Linda Rodgers, from outside Bridger, Montana, was healthy into her 70s until two years ago, when she had zero energy. She had leukemia and got a life-saving bone marrow transplant via a donor match. Turns out, her perfect match wasn’t far. Spencer Jacobs, a GU law school student, signed up as a GU undergraduate when Be the Match group was on campus. The two met for the first time April 23 at home of Rodgers’ close friend, Carla Dvoracek, of Coeur d’ Alene.

Spokane Symphony music will lead off a little softer this Friday evening. Lights in the auditorium won't go abruptly to dark, but rather stay low. In the lobby, audience members can check out weighted blankets or weighted vests along with fidget toys. Ushers will expect some movement in the aisles. Such steps are among approaches in the symphony's first "sensory-friendly family concert" 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox designed for people on the autism spectrum. The sensory-friendly performance is the first of two free family concerts that evening. The subsequent 7 p.m concert doesn't have the sensory-friendly approaches but still music geared to children.

Kevin Hines doesn't shy away from talking about Sept. 25, 2000, when at age 19 he attempted to end his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Thousands have done the same. Most have died. He's one of a few who survived the 220-foot fall, although it shattered vertebrae. Today, Hines works to help others survive and often tells others about a powerful, overwhelming feeling the moment he jumped. "Instant regret," said Hines, 41, who will share messages of survival at a "Let's Talk Suicide," an all-day conference Monday in Spokane. The Prevent Suicide Spokane Coalition is hosting the $75 seminar at Gonzaga University's Hemmingson Center.

Communications studies professor Linda Seppa-Seppa-Salisbury hasn't missed a Spokane Community College graduation in 46 years at the school. That's because, in many years of teaching, she also wants to show she cares about her students. Seppa-Salisbury knows her students' stories, and that many overcame obstacles ranging from cultural differences to being low-income or leaving behind gang life. Seppa-Salisbury also knows something about overcoming. She was born with a congenital amputation, and her left hand was not fully formed.

Next up with a New York TEDx Talk, Liberty Lake artist Sindhu Surapaneni juggles nonprofits, art, dance, school – all at age 14. Sindhu was scheduled to fly to New York this past Friday to deliver, “The Art of Rewriting Your Story: Sharpening Your Mindset" for the TEDx group. Through her art sold, she’s donated about $20,000 to charities benefiting homeless and low-income, plus teaches art to children and does Bollywood dancing around studies at Selkirk Middle School.

Lois Yearous was a bedside nurse for 19 years in Spokane and now works for MultiCare in professional development for nurses. Natasha Yearous recalls her mom going to nursing school in Oregon when she was a child and she “helped” her mom with studies. It sparked something in her. Today, she as a nurse in MultiCare’s Pulse Heart Institute for cardiac care, and she said her mom has been a steady mentor in her career. They'll celebrate Mother's Day with family as well as a close bond as caregivers.

When Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center housekeeping employee, Edna "Patty" Hernandez didn't show up for a shift April 2, 2019, her boss Ed Kelly was worried. Hernandez always arrived early. After Sacred Heart staff requested a police welfare check, Kelly later heard the crushing news from police: Hernandez was found dead April 3 in her apartment – killed by her boyfriend. Joseph Scheel, 28, was later sentenced to 20 years for her stabbing death. In the aftermath of grief, Hernandez's coworkers shared their concerns about whether they could have helped her. It eventually inspired the creation of a new business toolkit and training program for Spokane-area employers and coworkers to recognize the signs of domestic violence. The training program was launched Tuesday by the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition and Providence Health Care to access online, with in-person training or a combination of those two.

Celebrity dancer Derek Hough stepped out Monday to share life lessons about staying positive, then he got in the groove on a gym floor alongside 250 Spokane students. Using his "Dancing With the Stars" flair, Hugh taught them a dance in less than 10 minutes, following his talk at North Central High School. He led basic moves, including some salsa steps from the bleachers so the group could see, but it didn't take long for the crowd to pick up the steps – and energy – as Hough played music off his smartphone.

Teacher Shawn Tolley wants to connect with music in a culturally accurate way, including for many of his Stevens Elementary School students whose families came to Spokane from various countries. Within that diversity, the school has more than 30 Marshallese students, he said, a reflection of Spokane County's Marshallese population of about 5,000 residents. Tolley set a goal to travel to the Marshall Islands to learn more about its music, language and culture. COVID mixed up plans a bit, but Tolley got grants to travel first to Oahu and Guam this past summer, and then to the Marshall Islands April 1-10.

Many U.S. families can trace ancestors who first arrived in America atto Ellis Island, where more than 12 million immigrants came through between 1892 and 1924. Now through July 31, the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum offers a new exhibit, “The Immigrant Experience: Ellis Island ‘The Huddled Masses.’ ” It also includes details on some Spokane Valley settlers who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy, Greece, Ireland and Germany.