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Kimberly Lusk

Kimberly Lusk

Current Position: copy editor/page designer

Kimberly Lusk joined The Spokesman-Review in 1998. She is a copy editor and page designer.

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Family Fun: Put a DEAR Day celebration on the books

Monday is Drop Everything and Read – or DEAR – Day. Just like the name says, it's a day to read. It was inspired by Beverly Cleary's "Ramona Quimby, Age 8," and April 12 was picked because it's Cleary's birthday.
News >  Family

Family Fun: Bloomsday options for every age

It's spring. In Spokane, that means it's time to train for Bloomsday. "In deciding to do Bloomsday this spring, one of the things we wanted to do was keep tradition," said race director Jon Neill.
News >  Family

Family Fun: Culinary tips for teens

Recipes can sometimes read like a foreign language, with unfamiliar techniques and ingredients. It can be overwhelming to the uninitiated. But cooking can also be fun, something for friends and family to enjoy together.
News >  Family

A to Z Scavenger Hunt: W is for Wow

Wow, explorers! You discovered so many cool things while completing the A to Z Scavenger Hunt sponsored by The Spokesman-Review and Dishman Hills Conservancy. You saw natural features: rivers, rocks, trees, mountains and valleys.
A&E >  Books

Family Fun: Be a presidential scholar for the holiday

Happy Birthday, George: The official federal holiday is Washington's Birthday for our first president. After George Washington's death in 1799, people used his birthday – Feb. 22, 1732 – as a day of remembrance. It became a federal holiday in 1885. 
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Family Fun: Librarians help parents and teachers pick picture books

For anyone looking for help choosing new picture books to read with children, librarians and other staff at the Spokane County Library District are ready to help. Much of that help is available even if you don't have a county library card. "There's so many books out there, you can get overwhelmed," librarian Mary Ellen Braks said.
News >  Family

Family Fun: Honor MLK at home and all year long

While Spokane’s annual rally and march honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. won’t be happening, thanks to the pandemic, there’s still plenty to do to honor his life and legacy. The Rev. Happy Watkins, paraphrasing one of King’s sermons, called on each person to be “a drum major for peace, a drum major for justice, a drum major for righteousness.”
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Family Fun: For arts inspiration, check out the libraries

With the coronavirus pandemic canceling most in-person events, the libraries are figuring out ways to share the joy of the arts with patrons. "Folks really enjoy the act of creation and sharing those creations," said Erin Haight, a technology programs specialist at the Lab at the North Spokane Library.