Mike Prager

Paul Carlson and Ed Locke of Toutle, Wash., were on good behavior Wednesday at the State 2B Basketball Championships in Spokane. During the regular season, Carlson and Locke were notorious for putting on their game faces and riding the referees as they cheered their daughters, they said. But school officials asked them to tone it down, to be good ambassadors. So they left the body paint at home and quietly told themselves Wednesday the refs were being fair.

Eric Moe, a classically trained trumpet player from Spokane, won a spot on an international stage on Monday when he was named as a member of the new YouTube Symphony Orchestra.

Thomas Grieb doesn’t remember much about the warm August day in 2006 when his life changed forever. The Navy veteran was riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle toward home when a car pulled out in front of him. He woke up in a hospital bed days later, unable to move his lower body.

Raymond A. Hanson, a successful inventor and industrialist who died at his Spokane Valley home Thursday at age 85, was remembered Sunday as a man who tackled some of the biggest mechanical challenges in the world. He held more than 100 U.S. patents and had sold equipment in 50 countries.

Raymond A. Hanson, a successful inventor and industrialist who died at his Spokane Valley home last Thursday at age 85, was remembered on Sunday as a man who tackled some of the biggest mechanical challenges in the world.

Thomas Grieb doesn’t remember much about the warm August day in 2006 when his life was changed forever.

In trying to alleviate one parking problem in downtown Spokane, the city has created another: confusion. New signs limiting parking for people with disabilities to four hours near the Fox, Bing Crosby Theater and Knitting Factory have left parkers baffled about whether they can park at meters in the area.

In trying to alleviate one parking problem in downtown Spokane, the city has created another: confusion.

The Friends of Manito organization will have tropical plants for sale from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Manito Park greenhouses just east of the Gaiser Conservatory. Plants with colored or variegated leaves will be available. Sale organizers said the plants could be used with indoor container gardens. Many of the plants can also be moved outdoors during the summer if they get protection from bright sun.