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• Field reports: State Parks staff to be cut 30 percent

  December 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – Nearly a third of Washington’s year-round state parks staffers are being notified this week they likely will be laid off as a result of lagging sales of …

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  First Miss Spokane lived in now-restored Craftsman house

  September 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 The house in the Marycliff-Cliff Park National Register Historic District on Spokane’s South Hill is but one of several lovely Craftsman-style homes gracing the neighborhood, but this one, also listed …

• $1 million grant to help pay for YMCA site

  May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 The sun was shining Tuesday on Spokane County’s Conservation Futures program if nowhere else. County commissioners learned that a grant will reduce the cost of the YMCA site in Riverfront … 1

• County parks rely on volunteers

  May 13, 2011 in City on Page A8 Spokane County parks officials are preparing for summer with the assumption that last year’s budget crunch is the new normal. Parks Director Doug Chase is planning a more sustainable austerity … 1

• Budget cuts close Crawford, Peshastin state parks

  March 9, 2011 in City on Page A9 Two state parks on the east side of the Cascades – Crawford and Peshastin Pinnacles – will not open this season because of state budget cuts, and more closures are …

• Dealer redirects plows after snow complaint

  December 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 A Spokane Valley car dealership said Friday that it will end a longstanding practice of dumping parking lot snow on nearby county park land. A contract crew working for Appleway … 2

• Lake Wenatchee Park partially reopened

  August 30, 2010 in Outdoors Worries about diseased trees have prompted three-fourths of the popular Lake Wenatchee State Park camping areas to be closed for the Labor Day weekend.

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  New Discovery Playground offers education through play

  May 14, 2010 in City on Page A7 Kids walking though the splash pad at the new Discovery Playground in Spokane Valley quickly figured out which bump to jump on to get the water started, shrieking with delight … 1

• County finds money to keep park restrooms open

  May 5, 2010 in City Restrooms will be available at Spokane County parks all this summer despite budget cuts that threatened service at seven parks. 1

• Spokane County seeks park restroom solution

  April 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 A cost-cutting plan to leave restrooms locked at seven Spokane County parks this summer is getting a second look. Restroom service is to be eliminated this summer at seven county … 3

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  Cuts loom for Spokane County parks

    March 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County parks will be a little browner this summer because of budget cuts. Garbage cans may be fuller or gone, and restrooms may be locked. 20

• County parks take steep cuts

  March 1, 2010 in News Spokane County parks will be a little browner this summer because of budget cuts. Garbage cans may be fuller or gone, and restrooms may be locked. County officials hope, though, … 3

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  Out & About

  February 21, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Auctions offer impressive trips

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  Otter lays out plans for parks

  January 23, 2010 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and state Parks Director Nancy Merrill announced a plan Friday to save $4.5 million at the state parks department next year – but not …

• City Council faces deadline on $4.3 million for YMCA

  November 28, 2009 in City on Page B1 The $4.3 million question facing city leaders Monday isn’t whether to buy the old downtown YMCA. They purchased the 43-year-old building months ago. 4

• Liberty Lake moves closer on River District

  October 8, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Months of discussion came to a head Tuesday night as the Liberty Lake City Council made final decisions on several sticking points in the River District Specific Area proposed by …

• Idaho parks, police keep money for now

  September 30, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – That plan to shift gas tax money away from Idaho’s parks department and state police and spend it on roads instead? Forget about it – at least for …

• Liberty Lake wants parks, but how many?

  September 17, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V6 The number and size of parks in the River District was again the topic of discussion at Tuesday’s Liberty Lake City Council meeting as the council takes the final steps …

• Board reverses ban on tobacco in parks

  September 11, 2009 in City on Page A6 Smoking will be allowed in Spokane Parks and tobacco restrictions will be voluntary. The Spokane Park Board on Thursday unanimously voted to reverse its spring decision to phase in a … 1

• Spokane Valley park upkeep pact OK’d

  September 3, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Council members endorsed a staff proposal Tuesday to offer a seven-year contract for park maintenance. The contract, to take effect in January, would be two years longer …

• Parks deal altered

  September 3, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Tuesday night’s public hearing at the Liberty Lake council meeting was mostly a rehash of unresolved issues between the city and Greenstone on the River District Specific Area Plan, but …

• CdA targets vandals with park curfews

  September 2, 2009 in Idaho on Page A8 People who stay in Coeur d’Alene city parks past 11 p.m. soon could be penalized. The Coeur d’Alene City Council on Tuesday voted to close parks between 11 p.m. and …

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  Experts offer advice on keeping kids safe this summer

  July 6, 2009 in Features on Page C1 It’s summertime, at last. Inland Northwest pools, water parks and playgrounds are open. Pools and parks are busier than ever this year, thanks to economy-induced “staycations” and the opening of … 1

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  Centennial Trail advocate talks about gaps, priorities and funding

    July 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 Two decades after the ground was broken on Spokane’s most popular bike and pedestrian pathway, several stretches of the 37-mile Centennial Trail remain incomplete. The largest gap, between Riverfront Park …

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  Free summer fun includes cycling, concerts, comics

  July 2, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 At some point each summer, most parents are sure to hear their children utter the dreaded refrain, “I’m bored!” Unfortunately, economic woes have many families watching their budgets closely this …

• New trail segment OK’d

  July 1, 2009 in City on Page A6 A bike and pedestrian trail almost two decades in the making will see significant progress thanks to federal stimulus money accepted Monday night by the Spokane City Council. The 10-mile …

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  ISP: Cut would mean no more highway patrol

  June 30, 2009 in Idaho If the Idaho State Police had to absorb the loss of all its gas tax funding a year from tomorrow, it wouldn’t have anyone left to patrol the state’s roads, …

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  Gas tax grab raises ire

  June 6, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – More than 30 years ago, Idaho’s boaters, snowmobilers, dirt-bikers and ATV riders made a deal: They’d give up their gas tax refunds for gas burned off-road if the …

• Eye on Olympia: Voluntary fees may save parks

  April 16, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 OLYMPIA – Would you pay more to keep local state parks open? That’s the question lawmakers and parks supporters are trying to answer.

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  Hungry deer show appetite for research

  February 22, 2009 in City on Page B3 A few mule deer in Riverside State Park learned Saturday morning that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Some 75 deer have been lured to a small area …

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