Nina Culver

The following is the conclusion of the list recipients of scholarships awarded by Foundation Northwest. Sonia Mededovich, Rogers High School, $1,000 from the Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship Fund and $960 from the Joy Hughes Scholarship Fund; Jessica Mercer, East Valley High School, $1,140 from the East Spokane Kiwanis Scholarship Fund; Lynsie Miller, Shadle Park High School, $4,225 from the Ren Rice Scholarship Fund; Rychelle Moos, Reardan-Edwall (Wash.) High School, $1,625 from the Dale Wilson/Mondovi Grange Scholarship Fund; Ashley Morman, Bonners Ferry (Idaho) High School, $416.66 from the Lenhart Scholarship Fund; Sarah Murphy, Eastern Washington University, $400 from the Kuehnle Family Scholarship Fund.

The following students have been named to the second semester honor roll at East Valley High School. Seniors

The following students have been named to the spring honor roll at University High School. Freshmen

Bible school sessions available As summer wanes, vacation Bible schools are still being offered by Valley churches. It's one more chance to have some fun before hitting the books again when school starts.

The following Eastern Washington and North Idaho students have been named to the spring 2006 dean's list at the University of Idaho. Students must hold a grade-point average of 3.5 or above to be named to the list. Students are listed by their hometown. Washington

Foundation Northwest recently announced the recipients of 72 scholarships to local students. The foundation awards scholarships annually to students in 20 counties in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Each student's school is listed, along with the name and amount of the scholarship. Tiffany Aeschliman, Colfax High School, $1,000 from the Clarence Hines Scholarship Fund; Cory Banik, Lewis and Clark High School, $4,225 from the Ren Rice Scholarship Fund; Katie Barone, Jenkins High School, $1,225 from the Bess Mikalson Scholarship Fund; Britanney Bell, Colville High School, $1,150 from the Eileen Hutchison Scholarship Fund; Jordan Biltoft, Eastern Washington University, $800 from the Kuehnle Family Scholarship Fund; Dana Brimmer, Reardan High School, $504 from the Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship Fund; Jessica Carpenter, Washington State University, $1,225 from the Bess Mikalson Scholarship Fund; Bailey Cavender, Bonner's Ferry High School, $416.66 from the Lenhart Scholarship Fund; Callie Cole, Sandpoint High School, $1,250 from the Doris L. Kenney Scholarship Fund; Ben Cole, Sandpoint High School, $1,250 from the Doris L. Kenney Scholarship Fund; Jayme Crumpton, Washington State University, $3,750 from the Robert and Anna Neill Scholarship Fund; Kevin Dainty, LaCrosse High School, $750 from the David L. and Frances G. Ray Scholarship Fund; Amanda Davis, Colville High School, $2,890 from the Ren Rice Scholarship Fund; Thanh Duong, Rogers High School, $830 from the Lucille I. Hudon Scholarship Fund.

Several area students recently graduated with bachelor's degrees from Whitman College in Walla Walla. Graduates are listed by their hometown.

Three area residents were recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award given in the Boy Scouts. Brian Johnson, a member of Troop 80, is a senior at Mt. Spokane High School. For his project he created a promotional video for the Westminster House, a nonprofit in the West Central neighborhood. Johnson is the son of Mark and Gaylene Johnson of Mead.

The following students have been named to the fourth-quarter honor roll at West Valley High School. Seniors

After nearly 40 years in the pulpit, the Rev. Neal Buckaloo is retiring from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, the same church he served in when he first arrived in the Spokane area in 1970. The congregation is throwing him a retirement party at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, 810 S. Sullivan Road. The evening will include a potluck dinner.

Nicholas Wallin, an associate professor of music at Washington State University, was recently accepted to the International Academy of Advanced Conducting in St. Petersburg, Russia. Those interested in attending were required to submit an application, résumé and video to be considered. Wallin conducts the WSU Symphony Orchestra and teaching conducting. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Minnesota. “ Global Credit Union recently announced the recipients of four $1,000 scholarships. Christopher Ranny of Mt. Spokane High School and Sarah Miller of Shadle Park High School were awarded Merle E. Brumgard Memorial Scholarships. Michelle Sybouts of Ferris High School and Brooke Petkevicius, formerly of Mt. Spokane High School, were awarded Founders and Pioneers Scholarships.

The following North Idaho and Eastern Washington students were recently named to the spring 2006 president's list at Lewis-Clark State College. Students must hold a grade-point average of 3.75 or above to be named to the list. Students are listed by their hometown. Athol – Molly Mallet.

Three churches in the Otis Orchards area are joining forces to bring a vacation Bible school session to the community. The theme of the session, set for July 31 through Aug. 3, is "Arctic Edge." Otis Orchards Community Church, 23304 E. Wellesley Ave., will host the session, which is also sponsored by Starr Road Baptist Church and Word of Life. Children in grades K-6 will gather from 9 a.m. to noon daily. There is no charge.

The Junior League of Spokane recently announced the recipients of its annual Sustainer of the Year and Active of the Year awards. Trish McFarland was named Sustainer of the Year. She currently is working with the YWCA domestic violence program.

“ Three area students were recently given $1,000 Young Entrepreneur Awards from the National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation. The national scholarship program awarded more than 400 scholarships this year based on academics and two essays. The recipients are Stephen Hardy of Davenport, Wash., Pamela Passmore of Endicott, Wash., and Lisa Stoll of West Valley High School.

The following is the conclusion of the list of students named to the Spring 2006 honor roll at Washington State University. Students must hold a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher to be named to the list. Students are listed by their hometown. Spokane: Kim Adachi, Jacqueline Albi, Christopher Aldrich, Kimberly Allen, Joan Amistoso, Megan Andersen, Sean Andersen, Kate Anderson, Brandon Arthur, Stacie Atkins, M'lisa Bachmann, Kathryn Bader, Fred Barker, Brandon Barnes, Brittany Bartlett, Jennifer Beck, Yevgeniy Bedryak, Chad Bemis, Christopher Bemis, Anne-Marie Bergeleen, Steven Berube, Ross Bindler, Kendra Bishop, Joshua Bland, Stephen Blott, Kristina Boettcher, Leah Borg, Nicholas Bowman, Dale Braunger, Jennifer Breneman, Dennis Bridgeman, Mary Brim, Danielle Britt, Katherine Brooks, Casey Brown, Jacob Burnham, Jordan Bush, Ryan Byers, Erika Cabbage, Margaret Cahalan, Kimberly Canaday, Mary Capiral, Michael Cappellano, Alayna Caryl, Renae Casto, Sara Cavalar, Zachary Cazier, Sarah Chadwick, Alina Chahal, Chelsea Cheney, Vitaliy Chernev, Kara Christen, Eldaah Constantine, Ondi Cooke, Russell Cornell, Stephanie Correll, Todd Cox, Jacob Crisp, Brianne Crooks, Ryan Crowley, Aaron Cunningham, Monica Daniels, Branden Daubel, Julie Davenport, Sarah Decker, M. Angela Delay, Amy Dole, Sheila Doyle, Victoria Dubigk, Earl Eastman, Lisa Eastwood, Timofey Elikh, Jaime Ellis, Erica Ellsworth, Danielle Ellzey, Samuel Endress, Bryce Eschenbacher, Rebekah Eschenbacher, Jennifer Eshelman, Rachel Evans, Tara Evans, Charles Faggiano, Janee Fallis, Heather Fallquist, Kateri Farrell, Katy Feldmeth, Beth Filzen, Jessica Finney, Benjamin Floyd, Paul Fredrickson, Jackie Freeman-Dewey, Kelly Fruci, Ashley Gaddy, Esther Gaines, Brook Gannon, Shamim Ghadami, Edward Gioja, Teresa Gjendem, Michael Glockling Jr., Jessica Gordon, Kelly Gordon, Jason Graham, Jessica Gruber, Amy Guske, Brian Haberbush, Nicholas Hamad, Eimi Hara, Andrew Harbison, Stephanie Harton, Allison Hatcher, Crystal Hawkins, Emilee Hearrean, Craig Heider, Lisa Heider, Jeremy Heiss, Raleigh Henderson, Joseph Hennessy, Sara Hilliard, Ryan Hite, Amanda Hohner, Rebecca Hongel, Maria Hosseini, Linda Hunt, Kaley Hurst, Kyle Hurst, Danielle Hutchens, Jeffrey Hyslop, Robert Hyslop, Rachel Inman, Tracy Isaacson, Benjamin Johnson, Carter Jones, Kirk Jones, Marissa Jones, Shannon Jones, Meagan Kammenga, Melissa Kammer, Dino Karahodzic, Brian Kazemba, Josh Kinder, Jason King, Ellen Kirschbaum, Kristine Konecny, Sandra Konzal, Mary Kowal, Ivan Kravtsov, Anastasia Kurrus, Mikaela Kurtz, Allison Lake, Christine Lanegan, Linda Langford, Michael Larkin, Jamie Lawson, Lesley Le, Noriko Leitch, Felicia Litzenberger, Erin Lockhert, Jeff Lockwood, Daniel Lopez, Hilary Love, Kim Lyman, Teagan MacDonald, Teri Mahan, Scott Maloney, Amanda Marshall, Brittany Marshall, Jessica McFaul, Patrick McHenry, Amy McLean, Chelsey McLean, Robin McMullin, Sarah Mellgren, Erin Mettler, Heather Miller, Jessica Miller, Christina Mills, Mary Monter, Nancy Mortlock, Derek Mulgrew, Jared Munstedt, Emily Myers, Zachary Nees, Sheila Nelson, Scott Newton, Shelby Nord, Kathleen O'Callaghan, Carrie O'Connor, Frances O'Neill, Barbara Ovens, Robyn Pardun, Kimberly Parkey, Jennifer Patterson, Sydney Perno, Christina Peters, Adam Peterson, Michael Petty, Corrie Plewman, Kenneth Poppe, Brian Porter, Thomas Porter, Kenneth Powell, Wesley Rasmussen, Tera Ray, Andrea Read, Ryan Reisert, Cara Rettig, Chase Rhodes, Zac Rhodes, Corbit Rice, Laura Ripley, Sara Robinson, Lauren Rock, Carlos Rodriguez, Erinn Rogers, Oksana Rudneva, Colleen Rupp, Calley Ryan, Matthew Saling, Karissa Sand, Phillip Sandefer, Samuel Scarcello, Erin Schlosser, Benjamin Schmelzer, Adrienne Schofhauser, Michael Schramm, Bradley Schuldt, Ana Schultz, Andrea Sears, Kreg Shelby, Spencer Shelman, Isaac Smith, Steven Smith, Katie Sorey, Katie Southwick, Molly Spencer, Nathan Spinelli, Heidi Stack, John Stark, Lorraine Stockton, Jordan Storhaug, John Sullivan, Katherine Swanson, Holly Sweeney, Laura Syhlman-Thomas, Majid-Theodore Tanas, Jeremy Tangen, Tera Thompson, Tanner Townsend, Inna Trots, Benjamin Trudeau, Joseph Trudeau, Tatyana Tsarevskiy, Nicholas Ulrich, Stephanie Underhill, Patrick Valeri, Lucas Vandekamp, Michael Varga, Christina Vaughn, Evan Verduin, Suzanne Vogt, Mays Vue, Michele Waitt, Jonathon Waunch, Steven Weaver, Joseph Weiler, Kelsey White, Kelly Whitehead, Jeffrey Wilcox, Elliot Wilde, Annalee Wilson, Jennifer Wilson, Julie Wilson, Kelly Wilson, Thomas Wright, Glenn Wyrick, Carolyn Yake, Brittanie Young and Michelle Zielke.

The Foothills community will be rocking today with the kick-off of the Foothills Family Fun Festival at Foothills Community Church. The list of planned activities seems to go on forever and includes carnival games, a putting green, dunk tank, car show, craft fair, face painting, pony rides, bingo and a bounce house. The festival also will include live music, food, an obstacle course and a tug-of-war competition. There's sure to be something for every age and the community is invited. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the church at 11102 N. Forker Road.

The following students have been named to the spring 2006 honor roll at Washington State University. Students must hold a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher to be named to the list. Students are listed by their hometown. Addy: Jamie Henneman.

The vacation Bible School sessions continue at Valley churches. The events combine learning about the Bible with fun, which can be a good mix for any child already bored by summer. Spaces can sometimes fill up fast, so it's always a good idea to register early. •The theme of the VBS session set for July 10-14 at Zion Lutheran Church is "Gospel Express: All Aboard God's Celebration Train." Activities will include Bible stories, music, art, games, drama and snacks. Classes for children age 4 through the sixth grade will be from 9 to 11:45 a.m. daily.

The following area residents recently graduated from the University of Washington. All degrees are bachelor's degrees. Graduates are listed by their hometown and degree(s) and degree emphasis. Chattaroy: Lennie Rasmussen, philosophy; Robert Schuyler, geography.