Alzheimer’s group raises $77,000

The Alzheimer’s Association Inland Northwest chapter raised $77,000 Saturday from pledges made to 500 people who participated in charity walks in Spokane and North Idaho.

Money raised in the Memory & Doggie Walks held at Mission Park and Farragut State Park will be used for education, support groups and the Safe Return Program. The bracelet program returns memory-impaired people to their home when they wander.

“By the overwhelming involvement we saw from the community, we are confident that individuals will continue to take part in healthy aging, learn more about the disease and stay active in the fight to conquer Alzheimer’s,” said Joel Loiacono, the chapter’s executive director.

Donations from Saturday’s event make up 40 percent of the chapter’s annual budget, and the group will continue raising money to try to meet the group’s goal of raising $84,000, Loiacono said.

Pledges can be made through Oct. 20 by calling (509) 483-8456 or (208) 666-2996.

An estimated 36,000 people who live in Eastern Washington or North Idaho have Alzheimer’s, according to the association.

Reward offered for leads on felon

A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man wanted by the state Department of Corrections.

Dexter M. Dumarce, 21, has past convictions of felony eluding law enforcement and burglary, said Spokane police spokesman Dick Cottam in a press release.

Dumarce is 5 feet 8 and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He has used several aliases including Adam George Berry, Gary Lewis and Gary Gonzalez.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Dumarce can call Secret Witness at 327-5111. Callers do not have to use their name to be eligible for the reward.

Man sets BASE jumping record

Twin Falls, Idaho

A Twin Falls man accomplished his goal Friday of breaking a record by jumping into the Snake River Canyon 57 times with a parachute.

Miles Daisher, 36, was hindered by a rainstorm, but he managed to make more BASE jumps in a 24-hour period than anyone before. He broke the previous record, which BASE jumpers say stood at 22, only five hours into his attempt. He met his personal goal of 50 about 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

BASE is an acronym for buildings, antennae, spans and earth.