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Spokane Valley archive for Nov. 24, 2010

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 2010

A few tidbits

A few schedule notes to report. The City of Spokane Valley will close its offices Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The city will be open for business as usual on Monday, Nov. 29. Also remember that there will be no city council meeting…

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Ski Mor was a ski resort built by the Schafer family in the Chester Hills area near the end of 44th Avenue in the Spokane Valley. This photo was taken in the mid 1930’s. It had a nice lodge with a big fireplace, two ski jumps and a toboggan run. Photo courtesy Spokane Valley Heritage Museum (Photo courtesy Spokane Valley Heritage Museum / The Spokesman-Review)

Snowy history 

In honor of the white stuff currently on the ground, here' s a look back at the Ski Mor, a ski resort built by the Schafer family in the Chester Hills area near the end of 44th Avenue in the Spokane Valley. The photo was…

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Free pictures with Santa

Once we get through Thanksgiving it will be time to think about taking the kids to have their picture taken with Santa. Triple R Auctions will host "A Little Bit of Christmas" and offer free pictures with the jolly fellow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.…

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Stolen property found in Valley

Spokane Valley Police detectives got a search warrant for a storage unit at Secure-It Storage at 18815 E. Cataldo after learning that stolen property was being stored inside. On Monday police found stolen motorcycles, engines, transmissions and a trailer mounted generator worth $10,000 taken from…

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Thursday previews

The roads are all open, the kids are in school and it's really, really cold out there. That must mean it's time for previews of Thursday's Valley Voice.Some West Valley students had a unique opportunity recently to visit the Eastern Washington University science lab. The…

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