Pia Hallenberg

Hunt Easter eggs on South Perry

It was still sunny last Tuesday evening, when faculty, students, parents and friends of Gonzaga Preparatory School gathered at the center of campus for the blessing of a new bronze statue, The Three Companions. Created by Spokane artist Vincent De Felice, a 1986 graduate of Gonzaga Prep, the 13-foot-tall statue shows St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis Xavier and Blessed Peter Faber, the founders of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits.

Dora Gamero is a tiny woman, but don’t be fooled by her slight frame: those little shoulders have carried a lot. She grew up in El Salvador and in 1993, when she was 12, she immigrated with the rest of her family to join a sister already living in California. It was a new start on a good life. At 23, she married and soon had two children and a devoted husband. The family moved to Spokane because everything seemed more affordable here than in California.

Cleanup volunteers needed

Carol Ann Cochran simply can’t imagine a life without volunteering. Whether it’s for Bloomsday, Rogers High School or Relay For Life, she puts her heart and soul into fundraisers, volunteer jobs and organizing events big and small – always to benefit others. “For the last 22 years I’ve coordinated the Bloomsday Training Clinics – I know exactly how many years it’s been because the first year I did it with my 1-year-old daughter on my back,” said Cochran, sitting at the little coffee stand at Hillyard Baptist Church, where she’s a member of the congregation. “There were 875 people at the clinic last week – it’s just awesome.”

Pizza brings spring

Okay - so it's a small art walk

Art on South Perry

When Robbie Griggs turned 85 in late February she was hoping for a few cards from friends and family. The lively woman lives off Hangman Creek and she keeps busy with creative writing classes, quilting, Victorian teas and all sorts of other things. So when the mail carrier arrived with a handful of cards, Griggs was delighted.