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• State parks’ pass is on ice for weekend, so you’re free to frolic

  January 15, 2012 in City on Page B1 Washington State Parks began charging for access last year after millions of dollars in budget cuts, but access is free this weekend. “I think it’s perfect,” said Amanda Haan, who …

• Restrictions on car shows explained by parks director

  October 22, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Spokane Valley Parks and Recreation Director Mike Stone spent time at Tuesday’s City Council meeting detailing how his department handles car shows in city parks after some car clubs complained …

• Spokane parks upgrades include new cost

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 It seemed like a monumental task. But Spokane park leaders have built everything they promised and more with the $43 million park bond voters approved less than four years ago. … 13

• McEuen Field makeover OK’d

  May 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1 to move forward on a plan to dramatically update its aging downtown park, McEuen Field, despite extensive opposition, mostly to removing …

• CdA Council approves McEuen plan

  May 24, 2011 in Idaho The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday voted 5-1 to move forward on a plan to dramatically update its aging downtown park, McEuen Field, despite extensive opposition, mostly to removing … 9

• McEuen remake could cost $40 million

  April 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 A dramatic remake of McEuen Field, Coeur d’Alene’s aging waterfront park, will cost somewhere between $23 million and $40 million, according to cost estimates released Thursday by a design team. … 3

• Parks giving kids of every ability level a chance to play

  April 3, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Discovery Playground in Spokane Valley offers something for children of all abilities. The paths – made of grass, concrete or wood chips – all are accessible for wheelchairs. There … 1

• Days in the sunshine

  July 23, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Business is booming at Spokane Valley day camps, with camps run by Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley running at maximum capacity. This is the first year that Liberty Lake’s day …

• Dog park has home

  August 14, 2008 in Voices on Page N1 Spokane parks officials and animal welfare advocates have apparently reached a milestone in their long walk to find a suitable place in the city for a dog park. A section …

• Witter redesign plan ready

  August 7, 2008 in Voices on Page S11 A newly designed swimming pool to replace the existing Witter Pool at the current site over the next year will serve as Spokane’s only outdoor competition pool with 50-meter lap …

• A designer bloom for Lilac City

  April 24, 2008 in City on Page A1 The “Spokane” lilac is being planted in city parks this spring as part of a multiyear effort to get it growing widely in the community. A cultivar of the common …

• Parks wants ideas on water spray features

  February 14, 2008 in Voices on Page S12 Spokane parks officials are asking citizens for help in planning new pool and park facilities under a $42.9 million bond issue approved last fall. A series of neighborhood meetings got …

• Grant provides for work at Japanese Garden

  January 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S3 Excess growth in Spokane’s Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden is being removed this winter under a $35,000 grant from the Friends of Manito organization. The project on the west side of …

• Sprinkler systems to be installed at Minnehaha Park

  November 15, 2007 in Voices on Page S6 Spokane parks irrigation specialists are taking on another sprinkler installation at Minnehaha Park during the off-season this fall and winter. The city Parks and Recreation Department has been using in-house …