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South Asia cultural association hosts ‘Ardha Nareeshwara,’ a classical dance drama from India

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 19, 2019

The legend of the mighty Ganges River will come to life through music and dance when the South Asia Cultural Association presents “Ardha Nareeshwara” on Sept. 28 at Bing Crosby Theater.

News >  Spokane

Grit, good company and bridge group keep this 100-year-old going

Wed., Sept. 18, 2019

On Sunday, Stephan celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Summer, childhood slip by too fast

Thu., Sept. 12, 2019

That encounter brightened a long Monday and memories of my sons tumbled through my mind.

News >  Spokane

Orchard Prairie School, celebrating 125 years, still maintains family feeling

Thu., Sept. 12, 2019

On the first day of school at Orchard Prairie, Kirsten Schierman’s kindergartners took turns ringing the bell in the historic 1894 schoolhouse. For 125 years, the tolling of the bell has signaled the start of the school year.

News >  Spokane

Fowler United Methodist Church embraces African refugee congregation

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 5, 2019

When Sue Robinson, lay minister at Fowler United Methodist Church, prayed for God to send children to their Sunday school; she said she couldn’t have possibly predicted how her prayer would be answered.

News >  Spokane

Stepping up so others may saddle up: Student volunteers make Relational Riding Academy camp successful

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 5, 2019

The young riders weren’t exactly off to the races at Relational Riding Academy in Cheney on a recent Friday morning, but for kids who’d never been on horse, a quick trot around the indoor arena was plenty exciting.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Red Rocker wins over third choice

Thu., Aug. 29, 2019

Some women might chafe at being their husband’s third choice.

News >  Spokane

Nailed it: North Spokane Library, Columbia Fire and Iron blacksmithing workshop strikes interest

Thu., Aug. 29, 2019

The ringing sound of hammer striking steel isn’t usually associated with the library, but that’s what visitors heard at the North Spokane Library on Saturday.

News >  Family

Gonzaga student aims to preserve veterans’ stories

Fri., Aug. 23, 2019

Scott Davis, a 21-year-old Gonzaga University history major, is collecting oral histories of real-life heroes – those who served in World War ll and in the Korean War.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Picking the perfect paint problematic

Thu., Aug. 15, 2019

It’s amazing how a fresh coat of paint and updated décor improves a home’s entryway.

News >  Spokane

Love story: Hit and miss, lots of bliss in Dick and Dody Dodd’s 60 years of marriage

Thu., Aug. 8, 2019

The bumpy roads they traveled together might have derailed many couples, but 60 years after their elopement, Dick and Dody Dodd say they’re glad they didn’t give up when times were hard.

News >  Spokane

Barber Mike Tabit: Cutting hair for 57 years

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

Mike Tabit has been a barber for 57 years, and for the past 52, he’s wielded his clippers at Dan’s Barber and Styling Salon on North Monroe Street.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Little cat feet bound in joyfully

Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

I didn’t get much reading done this week. Every time I picked up a book, Sir Walter Scott scooted his head beneath it, and collapsed on my chest, obscuring the pages.

News >  Spokane

Love story: Soul mates since they were in second grade: Clarks celebrate 66th anniversary

Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

They met in the second grade at McKinley School and never looked back.

News >  Business

Lover of dollhouses and miniatures transformed her passion into 20 years of business success

Thu., Aug. 1, 2019

Bobbi Jo Krakenberg owns Bobbi Jo’s Miniatures and Dollhouses and operates the store specializing in miniatures and dollhouses and their furnishings from her Spokane Valley home. She’s never advertised.

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With love, ‘the whole world changes’: Ludlows help each other endure life’s bumps

UPDATED: Sun., July 21, 2019

Judy Ludlow, 63, was diagnosed with MS in 1999. She met Nathaniel Ludlow, 59, five years ago when she needed someone to do yard work and snow removal. Though she was just looking for a handyman, she ended up with a husband.

News >  Family

Days for Girls groups make reusable hygiene products to send around globe

Fri., July 19, 2019

It’s something most women in North America don’t think twice about. When that time of the month rolls around, stocking up on sanitary supplies is as easy as a quick trip to the nearest store. But what if you had no access to those supplies or no money to purchase them if you could find them?

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Returning a volley in the (green) turf war

Thu., July 18, 2019

Confession: I haven’t mowed a lawn since 2001, and the only time I mowed the lawn prior to that was when my husband was doing his annual training with the Washington Army National Guard.

News >  Spokane

Music unites old rivals: Band of East Valley alums invited to play at West Valley’s 30-year reunion

Thu., July 18, 2019

When Johnny Bittner, drummer for the Stone Apple Band, told his bandmates he’d booked a gig for them to play at the West Valley High School 30-year reunion, it came as quite a surprise. Most of the band members are East Valley grads.

News >  Spokane

Gonzaga Prep graduates a school record 13 Eagle Scouts

Thu., July 11, 2019

Considering only about 5% of Boy Scouts achieve scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout, Gonzaga Prep’s class of 2019 is remarkable. Thirteen of its 117 graduates earned their Eagle Scout ranking. The national average is about 4 to 6 boys per 100.

News >  Spokane

Love stories: High school sweeties find lasting relationships; Shadle Park class of 1969 to celebrate 50th reunion

Thu., July 11, 2019

Much has changed at Shadle Park High School over the past 50 years, but not the love shared by several high school sweethearts from the class of 1969 who once walked the halls together.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: An evening made special by how it started

Thu., July 4, 2019

Let’s face it. Parenting can be a thankless job.

News >  Education

North Spokane Library offers reading camp

Thu., July 4, 2019

Camp Read-a-Rama, the new addition to Spokane County Library District’s summer reading program, is a weekly half-day summer camp with a different theme each week based on a children’s book for all camp activities, crafts, music, and games.

News >  Spokane

Heber Hatchets helps those interested to take aim at new sport, family fun

Wed., July 3, 2019

The smell of sawdust wafted out the open roll-up door, and the satisfying thunk of an ax sinking into wood could be heard from the sidewalk. Ax throwing, an activity once limited to lumberjacks and Boy Scouts, has gone urban.

News >  Family

Smithsonian Hometown Teams exhibit comes to downtown library

Thu., June 27, 2019

Through Aug. 3, the library is hosting the traveling Smithsonian exhibit “Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America.” And library staff have gathered local sports memorabilia to add to the experience.