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The world through collectible glasses

When Depression-era American housewives bought a jar of soft cheese spread from Kraft, they got more than just the cheese. The decorative containers known as Swanky Swig glasses were decorated with colorful images. After they were emptied, they were still attractive and useful.
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An artist and his purple pastel

He admires artists such as Cezanne, Balthus and Harold. If Harold doesn't ring a bell, it's because Harold is a children's book character who uses a purple crayon and his imagination to scribble endless adventures.
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Color your eggs with nature’s hues

Scientists tend to be a curious lot, and South Hill resident Eileen Starr is no exception. The retired earth scientist started experimenting with natural dyes a few years ago. "I was curious about what color dyes different plant materials would make," she said. "The cheapest way for me to experiment was to use eggs."
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A kingdom of dirt

Konnrad Kuest is continuing a legacy in professional motocross. He said his father passed the torch to him nine years ago. The 24-year-old Spokane resident turned professional in 2001 and has since used that flame to light his travels across the nation. At the end of February, Kuest placed sixth at the Tri Cities' Richland ORV Park and was the No. 1 crowd pleaser at a "Whip Contest" freestyle demo in Moses Lake. His upside-down and sideways aerial skills earned him a $500 prize.
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Boarding to a world beat

Music to skate to isn't all about '80s punk and emo. Veteran skateboarder and local music guru Rick Lemley cyber digs for mostly funk and hip-hop – very little of his collection is music from the U.S. Lemley has selected music for Spirit Skate Shop's DVD series, and he is known in the skate scene as an underground wealth of music. Here's a playlist with Lemley's comments about a mix he compiled for 360: "2005 DMC routine," C2C
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Diggin’ an extreme dream

Before the Fat Tire Trail Riders Club began the Beacon Hill Project, the group started working with the Spokane parks department toward the development of a Camp Sekani mountain bike park.
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Skating scene

If you want to talk shop about the most skilled skaters in town, you won't get far without these names coming up in the conversation. Check these quick hits on who gets the props. Nich Kunz, 20
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Spirit moves skateboarders

Now in its seventh year, Spirit Skate Shop is Spokane's oldest mom-and-pop skate shop. Spirit sponsors skaters, produces skateboarding DVDs and brings professional skate demos to town. Spirit's skate team was the only Northwest representative and placed third in 3rd Lair's annual Top Shop competition last year in Minnesota.
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The rush of the river

They don't want to end up like the dog. Kayakers know the story: Years ago, a few boaters came across a canine that ended up "wavekill."
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Whitewater park a natural

Yee-ha. Cowboys will come from miles away to take part in rodeos, including events that don't involve the riding and roping everyone is used to. Some rodeos are all about waves and paddles. Paddling competitions, also called rodeos, will be made possible once Spokane's whitewater park is complete.
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Bookmarks in time

Often, you hear people say they don't collect anything because they don't like to have a lot of clutter around. And it's true that most collections take up valuable space. Bernie Korth, of Spokane, is a collector. But the more than 120 bookmarks he's picked up around the world, fit into a single box. With room to spare.
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Color your garden spring green

It's amazing what a little bit of sunshine can do for gardeners with cabin fever. A few warm, dry days and we are back out there playing in the detritus of winter. Piles of raked leaves, pine needles and garden trimmings are everywhere. Now what do we do with them? The Spokane Regional Solid Waste System has several options to handle your "clean green" yard debris, which can include leaves, weeds, brush, grass clippings, pine needles and pine cones, prunings (woody material up to 3 inches in diameter and 6 feet in length), and sod (under 3 inches thick without rocks).
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Boarders mean business

If you stand real still and hold out your hand with a sticker to give away, they will come – up from under the freeway, out from the snow- blanketed forest, in from the glass mirror lake. Skateboarders, snowboarders and wakeboarders are grinding and soaring through a culture all their own, one that is growing in Spokane by leaps and bounds. Jason and Kim Cline, new owners of Local 77 in Spokane Valley, are two peas growing in that pod. The couple took over the skate and snowboard shop in March and have nestled into their niche. Jason Cline tells us what they have in store. Q What is the most important element of owning a skate and snowboard shop?
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Conquering frozen fortresses

To even the most hardened, risk-taking athlete, the idea of hanging from an icy perch 150 feet above the frozen ground sounds like an exercise in insanity. For climbers Rich Bennett and Jason Baker, however, it's just another day of fun and adventure.
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Mastering the machine

For thrill-seekers who play on pavement, winter can pretty much grind things to a halt with the plummeting mercury and questionable traction issues that come with the season. In fact, the winter weather changes things so much for some athletes that their No. 1 and 2 winter sports accessories are sports DVDs and storage hooks.
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Onscreen boarding scene

The back cover of Nxstep Films' "The Agency" wakeboarding DVD reads: "11 riders, 17 lakes, two cameras, two men, $50,000, NO SPONSORS." The two men are Bruce Moore and Adam Ingraham.
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Professional freestyle skier contemplates the right moves

Matt Gillis has spent quite a bit of time lately pondering what he calls the $6 million question. Fresh off a nationwide tour of ski resorts, performing as part of the Budweiser All-Star Aerial Show, the 22-year-old Sandpoint native is drawing close to finishing his bachelor's degree in marketing and economics at Eastern Washington University.
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Spinney Bent makes rail riding a reality

Pretty soon it's going to be hard to hit a terrain park in the Inland Northwest without riding a rail built by Sandpoint's Ben Spinney. The 27-year-old snowboarder runs Spinney Bent, a year-old rail- building company that is becoming the go-to place for huge, well-built, decently priced terrain park features.
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