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News >  Spokane

Nonprofit marks 150 years of educational service: P.E.O. awards $2,500 scholarship to Ferris grad

UPDATED: Thu., June 27, 2019

Ferris grad Allie Vu was presented with a $2,500 scholarship on June 11 by members of an organization that’s older than our state.

News >  Spokane

Ensuring memories of war are preserved: Spokane Valley resident aims to honor those who served

Thu., June 20, 2019

Jon Franklin never met Charles Kidder. But he feels like he knows him. Knows the horror he experienced on D-Day. Knows his longing for the wife he’d left behind. Knows the courage it took for him to do his job: filling out the morning report; cataloging the men who were killed, wounded or missing.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: A little murder mystery on the Columbia

Thu., June 20, 2019

We’d barely finished our appetizers when Jimmy “the Gyp” got bashed in the back of the head. I clutched my champagne glass as Crusher, the Don’s bodyguard, rushed past our table.

News >  Spokane

Retiring school resource officer Walt Pegram spent a career doling out candy, counsel and love

UPDATED: Tue., June 11, 2019

Though the hallways are crowded during the lunch hour at Sacajawea Middle School, it’s easy to spot school resource officer Walt Pegram. He’s the guy in the Spokane Police Department uniform, surrounded by kids.

News >  Education

Fully alive and notching goals, Riverpoint senior Peyton Lightsey thanks teachers

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

After undergoing hardships and health issues that would devastate many adults, Peyton Lightsey is rising from the ashes, stretching her wings and getting ready to soar.

News >  Spokane

Three Springs senior Jacob Corrick now a leader, with a knack for carpentry

Thu., June 6, 2019

Students who’ve struggled in traditional classrooms often find their path to success in smaller alternative school settings.

News >  Education

Lakeside High senior Rachel Koolstra wrestled plenty of obstacles

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

A rough start made a determined fighter out of Rachel Koolstra.

News >  Education

LC senior Deanna Dwyer was late to science, where she shines, but don’t forget dance and three languages

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Lewis and Clark High School senior Deanna Dwyer is the recipient of a $4,000 science award at this year’s Spokane Scholars Foundation Banquet. She speaks three languages but she said it is through dance where she truly communicates.

News >  Education

Dishman Hills High senior Tyson Ell’s passion for academics, singing will serve him well

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Those who lead don’t always shout the loudest or swagger aggressively through life. Sometimes they lead by showing up, being a good example and caring about those around them.

News >  Education

Reneece Bailey says Dishman Hills saw potential she knew she had, opened opportunities

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Since coming to Dishman Hills High School a bit behind in credits, Reneece Bailey has soared all the way to the state capital.

News >  Spokane

Gulf War veteran Heather Deater finds ways to encourage other veterans

UPDATED: Thu., May 30, 2019

Heather Deater, 49, was getting ready to drive to Spokane for a medical appointment at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center when she heard the news of a veteran killing himself in the parking lot of a VA hospital.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Pushing past risk for view worth it

Thu., May 30, 2019

Columnist enjoys rare break from work deadlines to enjoy the beauty of the world around her.

News >  Spokane

May as Better Hearing and Speech month spotlights work of groups like Spokane HOPE

Thu., May 23, 2019

The Spokane HOPE program has been helping children with hearing loss since 2004. With May as Better Hearing And Speech Month, it is raising awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.

A&E

Renae Wedlake wanted to provide infusion nursing care on her own terms. With All Heart Infusion, she’s doing it her way.

Wed., May 22, 2019

All Heart Infusion was formed in September 2017, and received nonprofit status June 2018. Currently, Wedlake and her team of three nurses care for 48 patients throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho. While some insurers cover the cost of home infusion care, not all do. That’s why the pillar of All Heart Infusion is their Charity Care program.

News >  Spokane

Mead grad Kennedy Finke accepted to fashion design school in Paris

Thu., May 16, 2019

Kennedy Finke knows how to stand out in a crowd.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Wedding dress to ease others’ grieving

Thu., May 16, 2019

Sarah Bain honors the memory of her infant by donating her wedding dress to the Angel Gown program.

News >  Business

Pair build urban farm to be source nursery, home gardening resource

Sat., May 11, 2019

Tucked behind a 106-year-old farmhouse on bustling Argonne Road, a 1-acre urban farm is taking root and getting ready to bloom. Fruit Hill Farm is the grown-up dream of childhood friends Shawna Beese and Kristi Kimmet.

A&E

Spokane’s FatGirl Yoga aims to be a studio for all

Wed., May 8, 2019

Client Tanya Dashiell had never tried yoga. “How could I possibly do yoga, let alone like it? Everywhere I turned, yogis are skinny, fit, they run, they eat right – that intimidated me,” she said. She took a free class at FatGirl Yoga and was hooked.

A&E >  Music

Two SFCC Piano students earn scholarships to Whitworth

Sun., May 5, 2019

Two classical piano students at Spokane Falls Community College each earned a $40,000 scholarship to the Whitworth University classical piano music program, and will start as juniors in the fall. “I’ve never had one student get $40,000, let alone two!” said Rosi Guerrero, who has served as a tenured music faculty at SFCC for the past 21 years and heads the piano program.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Losing my heroes

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2019

Ray, Milt, Dean, Harold. Their names are as old-fashioned as the values they held dear – patriotism, service, commitment and lifelong love.

News >  Spokane

Garden clubs present annual plant sale at Manito Park on Spokane’s South Hill this weekend

Thu., April 25, 2019

In the dead of winter, when snow blankets the ground and gray days are short and cold, a small group of dedicated gardeners meet in a greenhouse at Manito Park. They’re dreaming of spring and preparing plants, seedlings and cuttings for their annual plant sale April 27-28.

News >  Spokane

Project Joy orchestra will perform season finale concert May 2

UPDATED: Thu., April 25, 2019

The soaring sounds of a symphony orchestra poured from the doors of Holy Names Music Center on a recent Tuesday morning. But the musical selections hinted that this symphony was something special.

A&E

ALSSO: Support group offers hope and help for those with ALS and their families and caregivers

Wed., April 24, 2019

Spokane volunteer group offers practical help and emotional support to patients and their families living with ALS.

News >  Spokane

Ray Garland, the Inland Northwest’s last Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 96

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2019

At 96 years old, Ray Garland was the last regional survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, the pivotal moment in American history that led the nation into World War II. Garland died Thursday in Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Spokane

Front Porch: Quilts and the ties that bind

Thu., April 18, 2019

Necktie quilt hold fond memories of Dad, Cindy Hval writes.