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December 31, 2009 in News, City
Great Responsibility
Shirley and Chuck Young are not your ordinary great-grandparents. The North Idaho couple are raising their four great-grandchildren, ages 5 to 9. They’re praying to live long enough to see the children, who spent two years in foster care, through to graduation. Sunday, in the first installment of a two-part story in The Spokesman-Review, photographer Kathy Plonka and reporter Alison Boggs document the Youngs’ struggles and triumphs.
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Ferris High School seniors sign letters of intent
February 6, 2008 in Features Students, teachers and parents gathered to celebrate four Ferris High School seniors who signed letters of intent with university football programs.
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Community helps bear family’s burden
June 7, 2009 in City on Page A1 When people in Spokane and North Idaho read about a Coeur d’Alene couple who are raising their four Canadian great-grandchildren and struggling to make ends meet, the response was as …
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As children make gains, cancer threatens great-grandfather’s life
May 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Chuck Young strides into the North Idaho Cancer Center in black cowboy boots. An oversize belt buckle shines at his waist. When he tells his doctor what he sees in … 1
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Couple gains custody of four great-grandchildren
May 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Chuck and Shirley Young learned three years ago that their great-grandchildren had been placed in foster care in Cranbrook, B.C. The kids had been left with a family friend while … 1
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A sacrifice for family
May 16, 2009 in Idaho Chuck and Shirley Young learned three years ago that their great-grandchildren had been placed in foster care in Cranbrook, B.C. The kids had been left with a family friend while …
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Memories of Midway
May 28, 2012 in City Harry H. Ferrier, a 30-year naval veteran who is now living in Oak Harbor, was invited to the National Memorial Day Parade this year in Washington, D.C. Ferrier served as …
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Looking back: Mount St. Helens comes to town
May 18, 2012 in City It was 32-years ago this month when Mount St. Helens exploded on May 18, 1980, dropping a blanket of volcanic ash on Spokane, Wash. and neighboring communities. Spokesman-Review’s Jim Kershner … 4
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Ansel LaPier “The Quest”
May 17, 2012 in Voices Ansel LaPier, a second-grader at Liberty Lake Elementary School, won first place for film production in the PTA Reflections Program for his short film “The Quest.” He’ll travel to San …
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Broken Mic Night
May 10, 2012 Every Wednesday at Neato Burrito from 6:30-9 p.m., Broken Mic Night hosts poets and writers who share their work in an open mic format.
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CDC Anti-Smoking Tips - “Anthem”
April 27, 2012 in City Shawn Wright of Spokane underwent a laryngectomy several years ago to fight throat cancer he blames on more than three decades of smoking cigarettes. In this video clip of a …
KellieWood_RN_BSN on January 06 at 11:32 p.m.
Illegal aliens get free medical and social services. Yet these American grandparents can’t get help for their own flesh and blood they are caring for? It’s time for the Youngs to send a letter to their congressmen in Idaho. This is terribly wrong.