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Dream Room Writing For Decorating Tips, A Young Girl Gets An Answer She Didn’t Expect - An Entire Bedroom Make-Over

1. Dawna Stone works with photographer Philip Clayton-Thompson in her transformed bedroom with new linens, miniblinds, curtains, a lamp and hand-colored prints. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review 2. Dawna Stone appears in the February issue of Country Sampler's Decorating Ideas. 3. East Valley middle-schooler Dawna Stone wrote Country Sampler's Decorating Ideas asking for a few tips.
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Prize-Winning Places Eastern Washington Historical Society Recognizes Four Exceptional Projects With Preservation Awards

1. Joan Butler stands in the entryway of her Dutch Colonial home, where she blended her eclectic taste with the home's original country decor. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Downtown Spokane's Kemp & Hebert Building, home of Auntie's Bookstore. 3. An interior shot (of Auntie's) also received a Historic Preservation Award. Photo courtesy of ALSC Architects
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House Of Cyan Creators Of The Myst Computer Game Hope New Headquarters Help Employees Relax And Have Fun

1. "We talked about having a fog system in the moat," but even Cyan has budget limits, says corporation vice president Chris Brandkamp, at left with architect Chris Green. Photo by Michael Guilfoil/The Spokesman-Review 2. Above: Cyan's wooded setting is enhanced by informal landscaping and a 10-foot-high waterfall. Don Hamilton photo 3. Left: Myst 2 artists work among log pilings, basalt columns, exposed ductwork and a glowing star field on the ceiling. Don Hamilton photo
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Affordable Housing Will Be Workshop Topic

Finding solutions to Spokane's affordable-housing shortage is the focus of an all-day workshop at Mukogawa Commons on Thursday. Co-sponsored by the Greater Spokane Coalition Against Poverty, the Spokane Council of Ecumenical Ministries and the Spokane Affordable Housing Campaign, Thursday's gathering will bring together civic leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, volunteers and anyone else interested in examining the social, political and economic implications of inadequate housing.
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Sustainability Northwest Region Is One Of The World’s Richest In Resources; Now If Only We Can Keep It That Way

Two traits Alan Durning says he's never been able to shake are "a consuming need to learn about what ails my society, and an equally powerful passion to do something about it." The first helped steer the lanky, trombone-playing Phi Beta Kappa toward a career as a globe-trotting environmental researcher and writer for the Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute.
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Smooth Sale-Ing Since 1983, The Inland Craft Warnings Has Been An Unusually Friendly Gathering Of Area Artisans

1. Montana artist Patrick Eckman prefers the quiet, creative potter's life. "I have everything I need and quite a bit of what I want." Photo by Michael Guilfoil/The Spokesman-Review 2. Eckman's "painterly" style keeps customers coming back to his Basin Creek gallery and studio. 3. Clocks by Chris Giffin are among the wide range of arts and crafts included in the show.
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Welcome Homes Palouse Industries’ Seventh Annual Country Home Tour Offers The Perfect Excuse For A Country Drive

1. Crossing the threshold of Hester Wyer's home conveys visitors back in time. Photos by Michael Guilfoil/The Spokesman-Review 2. Above: Pam and Richard Holmes have enjoyed learning the history of their 90-year-old St. John landmark. 3. Left: Giant ox horns are among the curiosities Dean Denny and his wife, Carol, have collected in their Rosalia home.
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Fine Design Spokane Architects Collect Six Awards In Aia Contest

1. INTEGRUS Architure's Phase 1 Academic Building at Riverpoint was described as "an eclectic, interesting collage of colors and textures." 2. Federal Building/Post Office 3. South Hill Branch Library. 4. The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. 5. Preston Hill Junior High. 6. The Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
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Band Basics A Video Series Produced In Spokane Helps New Music Students Get Started

(From For the Record, October 4, 1996:) An article in Tuesday's IN Life section about "Getting Started" band instrument videos included an incomplete telephone number for ordering the tapes. That number is 465-0869. The "Getting Started" series, created by Spokane Symphony clarinetist Doug Farmer, is specifically created for novice players. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review
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Local Architects’ Work On Display

An exhibition of recent work by local architects concludes today at Spokane Public Library's downtown branch. The 25 residential, commercial and institutional projects are competing for honors in the Spokane Chapter American Institute of Architects' biennial design awards program.

B.C. Museum Shares Expertise Ecotours Turn Learning Into An Adventure

1. Royal British Columbia Museum archaeologist and ecotour guide Grant Keddie wades through underbrush in search of an overgrown burial cairn. Photos by Michael Guilfoil/The Spokesman-Review 2. Guide Janice Mason examines kelp along Vancouver Island's Saanich Inlet.

Treasure Of The Methow Inn, Ranch Part Of Conscientious Arrowleaf Project

1. All 12 rooms at Freestone Inn have private decks or balconies facing Freestone Lake, a former rock quarry converted to a five-acre trout pond. Photo by Michael Guilfoil/The Spokesman-Review 2. A three-story, dry-stacked stone fireplace dominated the inn's 30-seat restaurant. Photo by Michael Guilfoil/The Spokesman-Review