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• Citizen Journal: Clever basset hound made name for self in Helena

  December 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 I have had dogs every year I have been alive. Some lived long, full lives. Others met untimely deaths. At the passing of each, my heart was broken and my …

• Citizen Journal: School assembly honors Pearl Harbor survivors

  December 15, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 How did area Pearl Harbor survivors spend the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor? With a group of students. On Dec. 7, the members of the Lilac Chapter …

• Citizens Journal: Friends color late stages of life

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 On Oct. 13 a Front Porch column by Stefanie Pettit dealt with the loss of a dear friend after a lifetime of memories and shared experiences and also spoke about … 2

• Fun, healthy way to celebrate faith

  May 21, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The Run For the Son is a 5K/3.1-mile run/walk through the beautiful horse ranch and farm countryside of Eastern Washington and northern Idaho. I’m the race director and a longtime …

• Wheels of bus actually shoes

  April 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S8 Our school bus enjoyed the first day of snow. All decked out in snow gear, excitement reigned as kids celebrated the first snow by throwing, eating, kicking and tromping through …

• Citizen Journal: 3 homes in Valley have foundations in family

  March 31, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 I was born on Sept. 16, 1926 in the house that is still sitting on the corner of Lake and Valleyway (two blocks east of Fancher Way in what is …

• Citizen Journal: New path, ghost, appear amid loss

  March 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Abruptly, at 2:30 a.m. near my bed, an apparition glowed white with dark hair. “Lisa, what is it? What’s wrong?” Then I realized my daughter wasn’t spending the night. The …

• Vinegar Flats area ready for revitalization

  May 27, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N2 In an article titled “What Makes a Neighborhood,” in 2003 in The Baltimore Chronicle and The Sentinel, Lynda Lambert lists the elements of a “stable” neighborhood: “Businesses at a central …

• Citizen Journal: Pilot crashed into Mount Spokane during 1946 storm

  April 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V7 On Halloween evening in 1946, Spokane children were dressing warmly to go out and do their trick-or-treating. An early winter storm was headed their way. That same afternoon, Spokane used-car …

• Expertise, kindness mark medical center’s personnel

  March 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I6 A suggestion: If you’re gut-shot, hide the wound when you report to the emergency room. Tell the admitting person that you think you’re having a heart attack. You’ll be dropped … 1

• Through illness, dad still inspires

  March 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N3 As a single mother of four, I always had the support and help of my parents. Every morning my dad, Al Wissink, drove to my house to take my children …

• ‘The best backyard in the nation’

  July 17, 2008 in Voices on Page N2 Each year for the Fourth of July the entire Widmer family – almost 40 people now – congregate in the Spokane Valley for the “FFOTF: Family Fun on the Fourth.” …

• ‘The best backyard in the nation’

  July 12, 2008 in Voices on Page V4 Each year for the Fourth of July the entire Widmer family – almost 40 people now – congregate in the Spokane Valley for the “FFTOF: Family Fun on the Fourth.” …