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News >  Education

Mead School Board approves new district boundaries

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

The Mead School Board voted to approve new school attendance boundaries in a meeting Monday night, giving the green light to a plan proposed during a special board meeting in December.

News >  Spokane

New Leaf Bakery finds new home at YWCA on North Monroe

Thu., Jan. 16, 2020

The New Leaf Bakery Cafe has moved to a new location at the YWCA on North Monroe after operating for the past 10 years inside the Catholic Charities headquarters building.

News >  Spokane

City of Spokane seeks new manhole cover designs through contest

Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

Kids age 18 and under have the opportunity to have their art work displayed on the streets of Spokane for decades to come if they design the winning entry in the Wastewater Access Cover Contest.

News >  Spokane

Consultant takes input on Trailhead Golf Course in Liberty Lake

Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

Liberty Lake residents and golfers have spent the week telling a consultant hired by the city what changes they would like to see at Trailhead Golf Course, a city-owned nine-hole course located on the corner of Liberty Lake Road and Country Vista Drive.

News >  Spokane

East Central Community center undergoing expansion, remodel; dental clinic planned

Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

The East Central Community Center is undergoing major changes with a remodeling and expansion project. A CHAS dental clinic will begin construction this spring.

News >  Spokane

Spokane County Fire District 3 adding 11 paid positions paid for by grant

Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

More big changes are coming to Spokane County Fire District 3 in southwest Spokane County after the district annexed Medical Lake into its boundaries in August.

News >  Spokane

Hearing examiner approves 60 single family homes in Waikiki Estates plan

Thu., Jan. 2, 2020

The Spokane County hearing examiner has given final approval for the Waikiki Estates project to build 60 single-family homes on a roughly triangular 16.5-acre piece of land on the southwest corner of Waikiki Road and Mill Road in north Spokane despite neighborhood concerns about increased traffic and stormwater runoff.

News >  Spokane

Nonprofits, libraries get surprise cash gifts from STCU

Thu., Jan. 2, 2020

STCU gave nonprofit organizations across the region a Christmas gift in the form of $157,000 in donations ranging from $25 to $20,000 during its annual Season of Giving event in the month of December.

News >  Spokane

Donors push Christmas Bureau over fundraising goal for 15th year in a row

Wed., Jan. 1, 2020

The greater Spokane area has come through in spectacular fashion again, pushing the Christmas Bureau over it’s fund raising goal for the 15th year in a row.

News >  Business

Business focus: Artisans turn old police revolvers into timekeeping art

Thu., Dec. 26, 2019

A Seattle company with its roots in Spokane has started a project to transform decommissioned police revolvers from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office into handmade watches crafted by artisans.

News >  Spokane

Spokane author Esther Hildahl receives award for self-published preteen fiction book

Thu., Dec. 26, 2019

Spokane author Esther Hildahl recently won a 2019 Northern Lights Book Award in the preteen fiction category for her self-published children’s book, “Mr. Inky: Spider With an Attitude.”

News >  Spokane

Spokane Harp Circle members play and learn together; some provide music therapy

Thu., Dec. 26, 2019

Every month a group of harpists gathers in a north Spokane church to play together, mentor each other and learn new techniques. Though it’s called the Spokane Harp Circle, members live all over, including in Colville and Coeur d’Alene.

News >  Spokane

Donors push Christmas Fund close to goal

Wed., Dec. 25, 2019

It’s Christmas Day and the outstanding Christmas Bureau donors have come through in a big way. New donations of $89,152.12 have brought the year-to-date total to $497,765.71 – within reach of the goal of $535,000. Today 15,036 children will wake up to a new toy and a book provided by the Christmas Bureau, and the food vouchers given to each family will provide for a nice meal at the table.

News >  Spokane

Christmas Bureau organizers already planning for next year; donations still needed

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 23, 2019

The Christmas Bureau is closed, with toys and books successfully given out to thousands of children who will wake up Christmas morning with a present. There’s still money to raise to meet the goal of $535,000 to pay for everything, but organizers are already making plans on how to make everything better next year.

News >  Spokane

Local performers provide live music for the Christmas Bureau

Mon., Dec. 23, 2019

A gift of live music is one of the perks the Christmas Bureau provides to recipients who come to get a food vouchers, toys and books for their children. A full schedule of singers and musicians took to the stage every day the Bureau was open to perform joyful holiday music.

News >  Spokane

Woodworkers give their time and talents to create wooden trucks for the Christmas Bureau

Sun., Dec. 22, 2019

Christmas miracles come in all shapes and sizes and in Spokane, they come in the shape of wooden trucks.

News >  Spokane

Grandmother grateful for help provided by the Christmas Bureau

Sat., Dec. 21, 2019

It seems like a simple thing to provide a food voucher for each family and a toy and a book for each child for those who visit the Christmas Bureau, but that act of generosity funded by the community can be a lifeline for a struggling family.

News >  Spokane

Grateful recipients shop as Christmas Bureau prepares to close today

Fri., Dec. 20, 2019

Today is the last day for recipients to visit the Christmas Bureau and receive a food voucher for their family and a toy and a book for each child. The stacks of toys have shrunk since the Bureau opened, but people stopping by have been grateful to get help creating Christmas memories for their children.

News >  Spokane

Santa Con comes to Spokane for first time

Thu., Dec. 19, 2019

Spokane will have its first ever Santa Con Saturday at the NorthTown Mall as part of Northwest Winterfest. The celebration also includes K-Pop music and a German-Fest.

News >  Spokane

Big donation day boosts the Christmas Bureau, but there is still a long way to go

Thu., Dec. 19, 2019

The mailbag delivered a gift in the form of $56,884 in new donations for the Christmas Bureau, providing a much needed boost to the lagging fund.

News >  Spokane

‘It actually means a lot’: Christmas Bureau donations are helping families in time of need

Wed., Dec. 18, 2019

Christmas is exactly one week away and families continue to arrive at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center where teams of volunteers distribute toys, books and food vouchers all paid for by annual donations. This year the goal was to raise $535,000. Donations continue to arrive, but time is running short and so is the money.

News >  Spokane

Volunteers unload teddy bears, prepare to open Christmas Bureau doors

Wed., Dec. 11, 2019

Last minute preparations were underway Tuesday at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center as volunteers prepared to open the doors of the Christmas Bureau to recipients Wednesday morning.

News >  Spokane

Christmas Bureau hopes to find sponsor to preserve the gift of a book for every child

Tue., Dec. 10, 2019

Volunteers of America spends all year buying about 14,000 books to be given away to children during the Christmas Bureau. They’re for all ages and all tastes and parents are diligent about picking out a book their child will enjoy.

News >  Spokane

Local businesses keep the Christmas Bureau humming

Mon., Dec. 9, 2019

Volunteers need to be fed, toys need to be bagged and musicians need a place to play to bring the Christmas Bureau to life every year. The bureau will open up Wednesday.

News >  Spokane

Teddy bear toss nets record 8,604 stuffed animals for Christmas Bureau

Sun., Dec. 8, 2019

A cascade of teddy bears hit the ice during the Spokane Chiefs’ annual Teddy Bear Toss on Saturday night, prompting a flurry of activity to collect up the thousands of stuffed animals to be distributed at the Christmas Bureau.