Pia Hallenberg

The Rev. Joseph Cataldo was born in 1837 in Sicily, where he went through his religious education, probably never imagining that he would be sent off to the Inland Northwest as a missionary – or that it was here he would do his life’s work, including founding Gonzaga University. Students, faculty, staff and friends of Gonzaga Preparatory School gathered Sept. 21 for the blessing and dedication of a statue of Cataldo in the school’s courtyard.

COPS East Central staying

The Rev. Joseph Cataldo was born in 1837 in Sicily, where he went through his religious education, probably never imagining that he would be sent off to the Inland Northwest as a missionary – or that it was here he would do his life’s work, including founding Gonzaga University. Students, faculty, staff and friends of Gonzaga Preparatory School gathered Sept. 21 for the blessing and dedication of a statue of Cataldo in the school’s courtyard.

Students and teachers at Hillyard’s On-Track Academy have taken learning to the next level. For the past year, students have researched sustainable gardens and put together plans for how to build and grow one. The plans were approved by Spokane Public Schools; now the permanent garden is a reality.

There are two very small babies and a couple of toddlers in the band room at John R. Rogers High School. That’s a little unusual in itself, but so is the choir rehearsing here late into the evening. About two dozen men and women, all Rogers alumni and under the direction of former Rogers choir director Tamryn Parker-Carver, are rehearsing for a reunion concert on Saturday.

Crime forum next week

Tempting tomatoes

Hillyard Festival Associaton meeting Tuesday

Located in a restored warehouse just off Indiana Avenue, COPS North Central is the last of Spokane’s 12 Community Oriented Policing Services shops to be profiled this summer. And it just happens to be one of the smallest ones. “I would really like to have the neighborhood observation patrols come back,” said President Clifford Drake, “but right now I’m the only one here who has the training to do so, and I can’t go alone. You have to go two at a time.”

St. Aloysius church is a Spokane landmark. Its tall spires can be seen from many Spokane neighborhoods and it’s an integral part of Gonzaga University’s campus. In October, the church turns 100, and in preparation for that it’s getting a paint touch up on the tall arch spanning the altar and a few other interior decorations and moldings.

St. Aloysius church is a Spokane landmark. Its tall spires can be seen from many Spokane neighborhoods and it’s an integral part of Gonzaga University’s campus. In October, the church turns 100, and in preparation for that it’s getting a paint touch up on the tall arch spanning the altar and a few other interior decorations and moldings. That’s why churchgoers during the week will see a large spiderlike cherry picker – or lift – situated right in front of the altar. And in the basket at the end of the long, hydraulic arm is 46-year-old Peter Siposs with his paints and his small paintbrushes.

All the Community Oriented Policing Stations in Spokane have their own housing arrangements. Most rely on the charity of a landlord who charges next to nothing for them to use the space they are in. That’s the case with COPS East Central, which has been in the former Polar Inn just west of Fred Meyer on Fifth Avenue for quite some time. Now there’s a problem: the landlord is putting the building up for sale.

Take a moment and contemplate life without toilet paper. Sure, it can be done, but for most people, going without that convenient roll on the wall in the bathroom is not a pleasant thought. Now take another moment and contemplate the fact that toilet paper cannot be purchased with food stamps. Toilet paper is one of the most requested items at local charities, and last year, Julie Farley, owner of the Make-Up Studio in downtown Spokane and the driving force behind Project Beauty Share, put on a toilet paper drive that collected 10,000 rolls. The second toilet paper drive kicks off Friday.