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• Here’s the Dirt: Fairchild opens fitness center

  May 27, 2012 on Page E1 Fairchild Air Force Base recently dedicated its new $20.4 million fitness center. It replaces the original fitness center built in the 1940s.

• Air Force to rank tanker sites

  May 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Fairchild and about 60 other Air Force bases will be scored on criteria such as cost, capacity and environmental concerns to decide which will get the first batch of new … 2

• Air Force releases criteria for new tanker

  May 14, 2012 in News Fairchild Air Force Base is one of more than 60 bases being considered for the first home to the new KC-46A tanker. 1

• Airman found dead in Fairchild dormitory Saturday

  May 14, 2012 in City An airman attending training at Fairchild Air Force Base was found dead in his dormitory on Saturday morning, a news release from the U.S. Air Force said. 1

• Spotlight: ‘Groom’ arrives to celebrate Bing’s 109th birthday

  April 29, 2012 in Features on Page D5 Thursday would have been Bing Crosby’s 109th birthday. To celebrate, the Advocates for the Bing Crosby Theater will hold a birthday gathering and show Crosby’s 1951 film “Here Comes the … 1

• County approves land-use rules protecting base

  April 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 New land-use rules to protect Fairchild Air Force Base from civilian encroachment won unanimous approval from Spokane County commissioners on Thursday. They said the need to protect Fairchild as a … 3

• Landowners blast base zoning plan

  April 18, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday were accused of trying to take away private property rights in a series of proposed land-use regulations intended to protect Fairchild Air Force Base from … 4

• County commissioners move to pre-certify property

  April 12, 2012 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County commissioners are moving ahead with a plan to pre-certify property it owns from the Geiger Spur rail realignment to make the land more attractive to new business development. …

• County objects to zoning changes

  April 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners on Tuesday said they are concerned that zoning changes proposed in Airway Heights could result in unnecessary encroachment on Fairchild Air Force Base. The commissioners voted unanimously … 3

• Then and Now: Ready for war

  April 2, 2012 in City on Page A5 In the days following the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Spokane began preparing for the next major attack. Spokane radio stations went off the air so enemy aircraft couldn’t follow … 8

• Planners approve land rules

  March 23, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a series of land-use rules that will help protect Fairchild Air Force Base from encroachment by surrounding development. But in approving … 4

• Public notice on casino at issue

  March 17, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council on Monday will consider rushing its normal voting procedure to oppose the proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians casino on the West Plains. Councilman Mike Fagan is … 5

• Protect air base, leaders plead

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane business leaders on Thursday asked for help in stopping a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and hotel resort near Fairchild Air Force Base. They said the site on the north … 56

• Homes’ future up in the air

  March 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 From the deck of her manufactured home in Airway Heights, Sharron Patton looks up to see big military jets gliding down to Fairchild Air Force Base about two miles away. … 9

• This year’s Skyfest postponed, base says

  February 27, 2012 in City Fairchild Air Force Base is canceling Skyfest, originally planned for September, but plans to hold the air show sometime in 2013, the base announced this morning. 1

• Land-use rules near FAFB proposed

  February 9, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners are pushing to get new land-use regulations in place around Fairchild Air Force Base by spring to show the Pentagon they are sincere about protecting Fairchild from …

• Live hand grenade disposed of in Silver Valley

  January 30, 2012 in Idaho An explosives disposal team disposed Sunday evening of a live hand grenade a Wallace resident found while going through the property of a relative who had recently died. 3

• Cuts shouldn’t hurt Fairchild, lawmaker says

  January 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 Cuts in U.S. defense spending should have minimal impact on Fairchild Air Force Base, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Friday. Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced $487 … 1

• Leaders want Boeing’s new tankers at Fairchild

  January 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 Production of a new fleet of Boeing air refueling tankers could bring more jobs and investment to Spokane, officials said Monday. The first in the new fleet of KC-46A tankers … 4

• Campaign begins to land new tankers at Fairchild

    January 9, 2012 in Business, City, Region Production of a new fleet of Boeing air refueling tankers could bring more jobs and investment to Spokane, officials said Monday. 12

• Support mission takes unit to Texas, then Afghanistan

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Some local guardsmen are going to war. About 50 civilian-airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Civil Engineer Squadron, of Fairchild Air Force Base, will soon deploy to Afghanistan … 1

• Cancer kills military dog who had survived five tours of duty

  January 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 Soldiers of the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base paid their respects Thursday to one of their own. Lucky, a military working dog, survived five tours of … 4

• Soldiers pay respects to canine veteran of war

    January 5, 2012 in City Soldiers of the 92nd Security Forces Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base paid their respects today to one of their own. 3

• Banker, legislator Pardini dies at 79

  December 28, 2011 in City on Page A7 A.J. “Bud” Pardini, popular former legislator and Fidelity Mutual Savings Bank vice president, died Dec. 22 at age 79. Pardini was born Jan. 10, 1932, in Philadelphia to Ethel Duffy …

• Politicians urge Spokane for new tankers

    December 14, 2011 in News, City, Region Washington politicians have launched a campaign to bring the Air Force’s next generation of aerial refueling tankers to Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane. 9

• Spokane man recalls Pearl Harbor attack

  December 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 In 1941, Bob Snider was an 8-year-old kid interested in the world of 8-year-old kids, Oahu version: climbing trees, going shoeless on the beach, and studying the massive Navy fleet …

• Serving those who serve

  November 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 Hundreds of Fairchild Air Force Base airmen unable to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday celebrated with a different family Thursday – their military compatriots. “It’s not family, but it’s …

• County to decide on property tax hike

  November 23, 2011 in City on Page A6 County commissioners considered a tax increase Tuesday and adopted an interim zoning ordinance they hope will lure a Boeing manufacturing plant. The zoning ordinance would raise the height limit in … 1

• Contract requires county silence on proposed Spokane Tribe casino

  October 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 County commissioners couldn’t say a word this week when business leaders appealed for help in defending Fairchild Air Force Base. They were gagged by an agreement to remain silent in … 12

• Fairchild tracks removal to cost county more

  October 18, 2011 in City Spokane County’s duty to remove railroad tracks from Fairchild Air Force Base will cost almost $252,000 more than expected. 8

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