In brief: City Council approves proposal to vacate segment of Wall Street

A proposal to vacate 17 feet of downtown public right of way along Wall Street earned unanimous support from the Spokane City Council on Monday night.

Centennial Real Estate Investments, a sister company of River Park Square, wants to build a new structure to house Urban Outfitters and it needed the public right of way near the intersection of Main and Wall streets for the building. With the council’s approval, the company will pay the city $157,445 for the property.

Centennial is owned by the Cowles Co., which also owns The Spokesman-Review. The company also announced recently its successful effort to lure Anthropologie to downtown Spokane.

Second canoeist’s body found in Salmon River by searchers

The body of Patrick Lusk, who went missing two weeks ago near Riggins, Idaho, was found Sunday.

The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office reported Lusk was located about a mile downriver from the French Creek area of the Salmon River.

Lusk, 27, and Jason Gritten, 35, both of Coeur d’Alene, were reported missing May 17 when they didn’t return from a hiking and canoeing excursion. Gritten was found in the river Wednesday by family and friends who continued to search after Idaho County deputies suspended their search.

Gritten’s body was found about 9 miles from where he and Lusk were thought to have crossed the river at French Creek. Family members said the pair had planned to canoe across the river and hike to Burgdorf Hot Springs.

The day after the men were reported missing, a citizen reported finding a canoe upside down in the river about a half mile below French Creek the previous evening. The canoe was identified as the one Gritten and Lusk had used.

Funeral services set for Friday for Marine killed in training crash

Funeral services for Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Barron, who died in a military training aircraft accident on May 17, will be on Friday at 1 p.m. at Life Center Church, 1202 N. Government Way.

Barron, 24, died when an MV-22 Osprey helicopter crashed at a military base near Honolulu.

Twenty-one Marines and a Navy corpsman were on board the Osprey when it crashed.

Barron had attended University High School and Spokane Community College. Heritage Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Suicide prevention classes available across Spokane in June

Several suicide prevention training classes will be offered in Spokane in June. The classes are open to adults 18 and older and teach people the QPR Institute’s method for preventing suicides through questions, persuasion and referrals.

The classes are sponsored by Zero Suicide – Inland Northwest. Advance registration is required at slives2001@yahoo.com. Cost is $1. The classes will be held:

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight at North Central High School, new building, 1600 N. Howard.

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Spokane Skills Center, 4141 N. Regal.

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 9, Manito United Methodist Church, 3222 S. Grand Boulevard.