Time-tested jack-o-lanterns fade away on a porch near the corner of 37th Avenue and Garfield Street, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

A tree squirrel gathers up an acorn in the grass of Corbin Park Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Tree squirrels do not hibernate in winter, but will remain in their nests in cold or stormy weather, venturing out to forage or find food they’ve stored nearby.

Fall color surrounds the U.S. Pavilion in Riverfront Park, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Spokane, Wash.

With the water reflecting the fall leaf colors from the shore, a female wood duck flaps its wings after landing on Cannon Hill pond on Spokane’s South Hill, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.

A Black Eyed Susan is covered with frost near a home at Hauser Lake on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.

2018 Football Preview

South West Community Center day campers Kaylee Neeley, 7, left, Ty Paladino, 7, centre and Arion Flores,7, right, share a laugh during the free showing of Peter Rabbit at The Garland Theater in Spokane on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Doors open at 9 a.m. Free movies play Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. Aug. 13-17: “Peter Rabbit.” Aug. 20-24: “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” Aug. 27-31:”Emoji Movie.”

Lukas Loney, 12 and his brother Cooper, 14, don their Halloween costumes to attract attention to their Lemonade stand at the intersection of Bernard Street and 20th Avenue, Thurs., Aug 2, 2018. The boys said that when they started to wear the costumes, business doubled. “It also gives a smile to the people driving by,” said Cooper.

Franklin, the Dalmatian owned by Spokane County Fire District Chief Tony Nielsen, sits patiently in the doorway of the Fire District office and waits for visitors Friday, July 27, 2018. Franklin, who sometimes accompanies his owner to work on Fridays, is the third Dalmatian Nielsen has owned.

Shane Lucht with Spring Water Farm in Deer Park, is silhouetted as he helps load beets into Laurel Olson’s grocery bag at The Fairwood Farmers Market on Tuesday, July 24, 2018,
in Spokane, Wash. The market is held every Tuesday May 22nd to October 9th at 319 West Hastings.

Jordan Moonitz, of Florida, formerly of Spokane, reads a hand-made memorial sign while feeding Sister Paul Turbull’s Garbage Goat, Monday, July 23, 2018, in Riverfront Park.

A lone fisherman finds a location to wet his line under the Washington Street Bridge, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Spokane, Wash.

Four journalists and a sales assistant were killed Thursday in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper. Authorities said the gunman entered the Capital Gazette in Annapolis and “looked for his victims.” The employees killed were Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters, police said.

Colin Mulvany joined the local Garrison of the national non-profit group of Star Wars fans as they visited children at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.

Colin Mulvany shot this photo of two birds duking it out over downtown Spokane.

2016 notable graduates from Spokane-area and Idaho-area high schools.

The members of the Washington Civil War Association drew a large crowd for the first day the Battle of Deep Creek, a Civil War re-enactment event held at a farm on the West Plains. A Civil War-era encampment of the North and South is made with all period equipment and battles are held each day, filling the air with the smoke of rifles and cannons. More information about the event is at www.spokanecivilwar.com

2019 will mark Bloomsday’s 43rd year. Started in 1977, the race grew into the region’s signature athletic event. Here’s a gallery from the first 10 years of Bloomsday.

Gonzaga stumbles late and falls to Syracuse, 63-60, in their Sweet 16 game at the United Center in Chicago Ill., Friday, March 25, 2016.

Gonzaga men practice for their Sweet 16 game against Syracuse, March 24, 2016, at the United Center in Chicago, Il.