Nina Culver

Korbin Cabrera seemed shocked by the transformation, spending the first several minutes saying little more than “Wow,” “Whoa,” and “Cool!”

York, a slave and believed to be an equal member of the Lewis Clark expedition

HRC Ministries thrift store in Spokane Valley raises money for the ministry’s programs, including one that assists sex-trafficking victims.

The West Valley Outdoor Learning Center is asking for a little help for its feathered friends. The building that houses the facility’s birds of prey is in need of an upgrade and a Rolling for Raptors event Saturday at Roller Valley will raise money for the improvements.

Logan Elementary paraeducator Hannah Alaskar and print shop lead operator Mark Kelly were two of four people recently named Distinguished Classified Employees for 2019-2020 by Spokane Public Schools.

There are a lot of interesting magazines out there, but subscribing to several of them at once is a cost-prohibitive prospect for many. But people living in the Spokane County Library District can now access 95 magazines for free through a recently added online service called Flipster. All people need to do is visit the library district website, scld.org, click on the “digital library” link and enter their library card number to access Flipster.

West Valley School District Deputy Superintendent Doug Matson has announced he plans to retire at the end of the school year, bringing his 31 years career with the district to a close. He joins West Valley Superintendent Gene Sementi, who also recently announced his retirement after 31 years with the district. The school board has already voted to promote assistant superintendent Kyle Rydell to replace Sementi.

Ridgeview Elementary assistant secretary Angela Hayes and Willard Elementary head custodian Dale Floyd were two of four people recently named Distinguished Classified Employees for 2019-20 by Spokane Public Schools. The other recipients were Hannah Alaskar, a paraeducator at Logan Elementary, and Mark Kelly, lead operator of the SPS Print Shop.

Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels had a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday to mark the opening of a new Silver Cafe meal site at St. Mary of the Presentation Catholic Church at 602 E. Sixth St. in Deer Park. The site replaces the previous location in Deer Park City Hall, where lunches have been served every weekday for years.

Spokane Public Library will continue its series of discussions and events in honor of Black History Month with a presentation on Malawi on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the To Be Continued library branch inside the NorthTown Mall. “Malawi and the Warm Heart of Africa” will be presented by Malawi native Christina Kamkosi. She has lived in the Spokane area for the past 10 years, but grew up in Malawi in southeastern Africa.

The Marvelous Misfits First Lego League team at Linwood Elementary was the only school in the Spokane Public Schools district to be represented at the recent Eastern Washington state finals competition held at Salk Middle School.

Black History Month begins with a film and art exhibition Saturday celebrating African American author Toni Morrison at the East Side Public Library, 524 S. Stone.

Avista Utilities recently hired a new customer engagement specialist, and she’s already hugely popular. Employees call out to her as she walks down the hall. She’s got an employee ID badge just like everyone else, but there’s something that sets her apart.

The Central Valley School District board has announced the new attendance boundaries after three months of public meetings and gathering community input.

The Nazareth Guild recently announced grants totaling more than $170,000 given to 15 Catholic schools in Eastern Washington funding everything from classroom equipment to a new roof.

A new nonprofit organization is trying to make a positive effect on Millwood students by offering after-school activities and matching participants with mentors.

The Central Valley School District passed out safety vests and hard hats to the hundreds of people who turned out for a recent tour of the remodeling work underway at Horizon Middle School.

Jeff Edwards never intended to work in the nonprofit world, but found himself there anyway. He’s now leading the Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels organization after spending the previous three years as the director of the Corbin Senior Center.

Audiobooks will be coming to the Pasadena Park Elementary School library this spring thanks to a $10,500 grant from the Hagan Foundation.

Six downtown Coeur d’Alene businesses are without a home and with uncertain futures after fire ripped through their building at Fourth Street and Lakeside Avenue early Monday.

A thousand people turned out for Saturday’s annual anti-abortion Walk for Life Northwest through downtown Spokane despite cold temperatures and falling snow.

After a year of gathering data and asking for community input, the Liberty Lake Municipal Library has finished a needs assessment report that, perhaps unsurprisingly, states the library needs more space.