Kevin Blocker

FOR THE RECORD: 2-4-97 Corrections Officer Michael Northway assisted inmate Lonnie Lewis with the birth of her child in the Spokane County Jail. A Jan. 28 front-page story incorrectly reported that she gave birth without help. The same story erroneously reported that there are bars in the area of the jail where the birth occurred.

Monkey business and show business met early Friday in the Spokane Valley. Two people were arrested as a result. Sheriff's deputies arrested a man and a juvenile who they said tried to steal a generator from a recreational vehicle that is the home of "Beijing," a 14-month old movie-making macaque.

Citizens and Spokane County Sheriff's Department employees and volunteers were honored Thursday for heroism and outstanding public service. Sheriff John Goldman singled out a dozen people for their efforts last year.

"The community has been good to us," says Dale DuPree, who plans to expand The Pella Window Store near West First. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

Anita Hill believes in Americans' right to free speech. But she also believes Americans have a right to be protected from racial and sexual epithets and other verbal harassment. The former University of Oklahoma law professor, who testified five years ago at Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, said Friday night in Spokane that voices not reflecting mainstream opinion often are not heard and that people who express unpopular beliefs can become a target for scorn.

Fatal crash. Investigators look over the scene Wednesday night after a pickup truck hit an STA bus. A passenger in the truck was killed. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

FOR THE RECORD (January 16, 1997): Correction: Allen Bredy is assistant principal and activities coordinator at Lewis and Clark High School. He was incorrectly identified in a story Saturday. Tiffany Carvo and Tara Rojas, wives of Ferris girls basketball coaches, get into the spirit of the annual Rubber Chicken game against Lewis and Clark on Friday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

It's an unlikely crime scene. Authorities confiscated 21 marijuana plants Friday from the basement apartment of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

A Spokane construction company has been fined more than $12,000 for negligence in the death of a worker last September. The state Department of Labor and Industries fined Acme Materials & Construction Co. $12,600 for its responsibility in the death of John VanKomen of Springdale, Wash.

Joe Fitzpatrick, an amputee, was issued a $200 ticket for parking in a handicapped zone at a Cheney grocery store. His handicapped sticker had fallen from the rearview mirror. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

FROM FOR THE RECORD (Wednesday, January 8, 1997): Correction Investigators will not be examining the ignition system of a minivan that crashed and burst into flames Friday south of Deer Park, killing two people. A story in Saturday's Spokesman-Review incorrectly suggested otherwise.

A well-wisher congratulates Greg Sypolt on Monday after he was sworn in as the newest Spokane Superior Court judge. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

FOR THE RECORD (December 24, 1996): Correction: The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery provides emergency respite care for children. Stories published Thursday and Friday misstated the facility's mission.

Ice storm victims don't have to rid their property of fallen trees and broken limbs. What looks like destruction and chaos could become a small wildlife refuge by spring. "I'm seeing a lot of knee-jerk reaction from people" in rural areas, said Alan Hawson, a forester with the Spokane County Conservation District.

Bobbie Miller, a longtime volunteer at Toys for Tots, unwraps bright orange stocking caps at the downtown sorting area. Donations are down from a year ago, with toys for children aged 7 to 12 in shortest supply. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

A 15-year-old boy was sentenced Monday to nine months in juvenile detention for a North Side graffiti spree that caused more than $21,000 in damage to dozens of homes and businesses. Because police believe the vandalism was gang-related, the prosecutor asked Superior Court Judge Kathleen O'Connor to send a message by imposing an unprecedented year-long sentence. Many of the Spokane boy's victims appeared in Juvenile Court to support that request.

EWU student Jason Darling hosts a "David Letterman" takeoff program Wednesday night designed to recruit local high school student. Between skits, school officials talked about the university. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

Participants in Spokane's Commitment to Racial Equity gather and hold hands during a "circle dance" before the conference. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

Templeton

There's a new gang in Spokane. And unlike current gang members here, the newcomers fire their weapons more frequently than their competitors. So the Spokane Police Department has set up a special task force to challenge the gang.

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting Monday night in east Spokane that left a car riddled with bullets and a man hospitalized with a head wound. The shooting reportedly occurred in the 3200 block of East Fifth between 5:30 and 6 p.m.

With a spotlight and the moon illuminating their work, WWP workers remove jumpers from a damaged pole on Summit Avenue on Friday so that when electricity does flow through the line, it won't also flow through a broken line on the ground. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

Motorists cast a wary glance at the trees above before dragging fallen branches off Ash just north of Northwest Boulevard. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

(From For the Record, November 24, 1996:) Minors under the age of 18 caught smoking or chewing tobacco can face penalities ranging from fines to community service. A story in last Tuesday's paper incorrectly described the tobacco laws.