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• Pumpkin race plants seeds of helping through Meals on Wheels

    October 28, 2012 in City on Page B1 Pumpkins are good for more than just jack-o’-lanterns. While they might not be the most aerodynamic edible, they can move at surprising speeds with a little human intervention, as contestants … 1

• Millwood Daze offers fun, run and a parade

  August 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 It sprang up from a summer of road construction. Businesses along Argonne Road in Millwood were taking a hit from the lack of traffic along the street that runs through …

• Meals on Wheels benefit drive under way

  July 12, 2012 in Food, Washington Voices on Page S2 During July, Downtown Spokane Grocery Outlet, 1617 W. Third Ave., is conducting an Independence from Hunger food drive to benefit Meals on Wheels Spokane. Grocery Outlet visitors are encouraged to …

• Café takes meals off wheels

  February 15, 2012 in City on Page A5 The menu at the Silver Café, which opened last week, rotates on a daily basis and includes entrees such as chicken cordon bleu, cacciatore, Salisbury steak and Swedish meatballs. And …

• Home economists create placemats for Meals on Wheels

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 It began in the spring of 2009 with a conversation in a Wenatchee quilt shop. Cathy Lobe, a member of Spokane’s Retired Home Economists, inquired about a number of homemade …

• Meals on Wheels now delivers to elderly and their pets

  December 26, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 There’s one consistent source of company in Gladys Melbourne’s life: her gorgeous orange cat Gabby. Like many other elderly, Melbourne is largely homebound. She lives in a one-bedroom apartment in …

• Volunteers prepare hundreds of full-course Thanksgiving dinners

  November 26, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 Carl Perron hustled around the kitchen at Mid-City Concerns on Thanksgiving morning. He inventoried trays of turkey, checked the green bean casserole’s progress and kept Meals on Wheels dinners moving … 1

• Holiday meal producers rely on community support

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 After 12 years of serving Thanksgiving meals to the community, Michael and Vickie Hillicoss know that the holiday is best when shared with friends and family. For thousands of people …

• Valley Meals on Wheels wins countywide contract

  November 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 After providing hot meals to seniors in the Spokane Valley for the past 35 years, Valley Meals on Wheels has been awarded the contract with Aging and Long Term Care …

• Charity rip-off case ends

  September 23, 2009 in City on Page A5 A financial scandal that ravaged a nonprofit organization dedicated to feeding low-income people earned the last of two women responsible a felony theft conviction Tuesday. Rachelle D. Solomon, 39, received …

• Meals on Wheels’ former director pleads guilty

  June 25, 2009 in City A former director of the Mid-City Concerns’ Meals on Wheels program pleaded guilty today to first-degree theft regarding $80,000 in agency funds.

• Reward offered in Meals on Wheels burglary

    June 16, 2009 in City A weekend burglary at the Spokane Valley Meals on Wheels left the office trashed with overturned furniture, thrown food and wall covered with profane messages, and Crime Stoppers is offering … 1

• Federal cash will cover meal service for Spokane Co. seniors

  May 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 A program that provides meals to elderly people throughout Spokane County will be restored to full service with federal stimulus funding, the Spokane Regional Health District announced. “That doesn’t mean …

• In brief: Sullivan Park plans Valentine’s celebration

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Residents and visitors of Sullivan Park Campus of Care, 421 S. Adams Road, will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Feb. 13 with their sweethearts and the “Swing Street Band.” From …

• Rotary donates to meal program

  November 29, 2008 in Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley Rotary gave Valley Meals on Wheels a $10,000 donation this week, pushing the organization that provides low-cost meals to seniors closer to its fundraising goal. Reaching that …

• Program hits tough times

  October 23, 2008 in Voices on Page V1 Valley Meals on Wheels director Pam Almeida knew she was $35,000 in the red at the beginning of October when she started planning her annual fundraiser. But things would soon …

• Senior meals program to be slashed

  October 10, 2008 in City on Page A1 A program that feeds nutritious meals to senior citizens across Spokane County will be cut by more than half because of budgeting errors and reductions. “This is going to leave …

• Nonprofit workers face theft charges

  August 21, 2008 in City on Page A1 Two former employees of a Spokane nonprofit dedicated to feeding low-income residents used more than $80,000 in donations to pay for booze-soaked lunches, Victoria’s Secret shopping sprees, video rentals, computer …

• Costs squeeze Meals on Wheels

  June 18, 2008 in City on Page B1 People working in the region’s meal-delivery programs are seeing an inflationary double-whammy – on the meals and on the wheels. Regional Meals on Wheels programs, which deliver food to the …

• Meals on Wheels probe nearly done

  April 12, 2008 in City on Page B1 Police are near the end of an investigation into whether Meals on Wheels employees embezzled money from the organization dedicated to serving seniors and people with disabilities. The board of …

• Meals on Wheels director put on leave

  November 30, 2006 in City on Page B1 The executive director of the city’s Meals on Wheels program has been placed on administrative leave amid questions about mismanagement at the nonprofit. “We’re trying to be proactive and find …