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• Out & About: Eagle Watch Week starts at Lake CdA

  December 25, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTSEE – There’s never been a better year to take in the annual Eagle Watch Week activities at Lake Coeur d’Alene. Bald eagles have been gathering in record numbers in …

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  Consider these tips before you strap in

  February 6, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 Most modern snowshoes are a no-brainer to use. Simply step in, pull the straps tight on your boots and start walking. But webfooters heading out for more than a couple …

• City’s pool fees to double

    November 13, 2010 in City on Page B1 Less than two years after the Spokane Park Board started charging a fee to use the city’s swimming pools, the board voted Friday to double the rate. Youth ages 4 … 4

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  Riverfront Park totem pole gets a makeover

  October 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 After decades of exposure to the elements, the tattered totem pole in Riverfront Park needed some serious work. The eagle at the top of the totem was missing its head … 2

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  Merkel sports complex opens

    August 8, 2010 in City on Page B1 LauraLi Gilliam sailed over the mounded dirt of Spokane’s new BMX track on her 20-inch tires, christening the track with a herd of others on Saturday. The track is one … 4

• Community celebrates new sports complex

    August 7, 2010 in City LauraLi Gilliam sailed over the mounded dirt of Spokane’s new BMX track on her 20-inch tires, christening the track with a herd of others on Saturday. The track is one … 1

• New Witter pool dedicated dry

  May 13, 2010 in City on Page A5 The opening of the new Witter Aquatics Center, at Mission Park in northeast Spokane, will be delayed several weeks because of a broken pipe in the larger of the two … 1

• Broken pipe delays Witter Pool opening

  May 12, 2010 in City The opening of the new Witter Aquatics Center, at Mission Park in northeast Spokane, will be delayed several weeks because of a broken pipe in the larger of the two … 1

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  Athletic complex builders have moved mountains

  April 9, 2010 in Business on Page A14 When we say Here’s the Dirt, in this case we mean it. The companies working the large Dwight Merkel Athletic Complex job in northwest Spokane have moved 100,000 cubic yards …

• Spokane Parks director resigns

  October 6, 2009 in News, City The director of the Spokane Parks Department resigned today, less than 18 months since accepting the position. 8

• Toning-up class gets toned down

  September 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page B3 The road to a “smoking hot body” may still be with a class offered by the city of Spokane, but it won’t be described in such titillating terms.

• City tones down striptease class description

  September 11, 2009 in City The road to a “smoking hot body” may still be with a class offered by the city of Spokane, but it won’t be described in such titillating terms. 3

• 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

• No nudity required in city’s ‘high-intensity’ striptease class

  September 5, 2009 in City on Page A1 This fall, the Spokane parks department has the “route to a smoking hot body.” “Exotic Strip Tease and Fitness Conditioning,” a 12-session class for teens and women, is one of … 8

• Digging dooms old Siberian elm

  August 20, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When a new irrigation system was installed in Comstock Park this summer, some of the digging got too close to old trees, damaging their root systems. An old Siberian elm …

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  Cool pools are hot ticket

    July 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 Shadle Park’s new swimming pool – with its multiple slides, diving board and beach-like entry – is attracting capacity crowds with long lines and sometimes long waits to get inside. …

• Camp Sekani plays host to day of adventure

  July 11, 2009 in City Ian Barker crammed about a week’s worth of new summer activities into a few hours Saturday, trying his hand at rafting, canoeing and kayaking on the Spokane River, then shooting …

• Dog park gets public hearing

  April 11, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Tuesday evening, the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department held the first of two public hearings about a proposed off-leash dog park to be built in the High Bridge Park area. … 1

• In brief: Organizers seek senior softball players

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S3 Organizers are looking for men age 60 and older to play elite competitive softball in U.S. Senior softball tournaments. “We have great sponsors. Existing players have earned 20-plus world championships …

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  Newbie skaters hit the ice

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N1 Take Disney’s “Bambi on Ice.” Put Bambi in a snowsuit, give Thumper longer legs and more grace, and you get a good idea of what it’s like watching instructors tutor …

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  Pool work begins at Shadle Park

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Spokane Parks and Recreation Department took another big step toward finishing the renovation and construction of the city’s six pools, when 375 cubic yards of concrete were poured at …

• In brief: Homebuying classes offered

  January 15, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N6 Community Frameworks, 315 W. Mission Ave., will continue the series of classes designed to help potential homebuyers understand credit, personal finances and mortgage lending on Wednesday, with “Mortgage Basics” beginning …

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  Broader Albi use proposed

  April 12, 2007 in Voices on Page S8 A proposed land swap between the city of Spokane and Fairmount Memorial Park could set the stage for a long-awaited redevelopment and expansion of recreational facilities at Joe Albi Stadium …