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Taste wine country off the beaten path

Sleeping Dog Wines. Kiona Vineyards Winery. Fidelitas Winery. Terra Blanca Winery. Most Washington wine nerds have heard of at least one of these places, but may not be aware that they are all conveniently located within short distances on Red Mountain, just west of the Tri-Cities. Yes, that’s correct, the Tri-Cities. Located at the far eastern end of the Columbia Valley wine region this relatively small and fairly new AVA – American Viticultural Area – is easy to find and access and produces a great variety of wine among the more than 20 vineries located there.
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Cathay Inn turns 60

“Come on in to the Cathay Inn, come on in to the Cathay Inn …” That’s the beginning of a jingle that has been enticing diners with a hankering for Chinese food for the last 20 years, but the restaurant itself is turning 60 years old on Monday. “We have people who come in here and sing the jingle,” said owner Eddie Eng, laughing. “It’s a good little song.”
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Call for backup encounters silence

When the Logan COPS substation needed more volunteers, it advertised in newspapers and got a request for volunteers into as many community calendars as possible. When the Greater Spokane COPS substation downtown needed volunteers, it got a public service announcement on TV. Both have had the same response: absolutely no one has called. “I really don’t understand it,” said Bud Hall, volunteer at Greater Spokane COPS. “People want a crime-free environment but they don’t want to work for it. Why don’t they want to help their neighborhood?”
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Cathay Inn turns 60

“Come on in to the Cathay Inn, come on in to the Cathay Inn …” That’s the beginning of a jingle that has been enticing diners with a hankering for Chinese food for the last 20 years, but the restaurant itself is turning 60 years old on Monday. “We have people who come in here and sing the jingle,” said owner Eddie Eng, laughing. “It’s a good little song.”
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Event to celebrate Refugee Day

World Relief Spokane is inviting neighbors and businesses around South Perry to a celebration of World Refugee Day on Saturday in Grant Park. Events begin at noon with a potluck of traditional food from Bhutan, Burma, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea and many other countries. At 2 p.m. there will be a program featuring traditional dance and song performed by refugees who have settled in Spokane.
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Quilting co-op has something for all

It’s not exactly what you’d expect to find in the semi-industrial area off East Trent Avenue, but there it is: The Log Cabin quilt store. Until late last year it was operated by legendary quilter Pam Clark, who still owns the building. When Clark decided to close the retail outlet, her employee Pam Poindexter saw an opportunity and grabbed it.
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Activities at West Central house concern neighbors

When Lorna Doone Brewer and her family purchased a home on West Sharp Avenue, they did so because they wanted to live in the West Central Neighborhood. Brewer said she loved the many old homes in the area and the diversity of the people who live there. Her family found a home so close to Holmes Elementary School the playground is visible through the front door. Many of the homes in the neighborhood have been recently remodeled and painted, vegetable gardens are sprouting up in front yards and Brewer said they couldn’t have been happier with their choice of neighborhood.
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Cannon Park scores some new amenities

The new picnic shelter at A.M. Cannon Park didn’t sit empty for long: on Friday neighborhood activists and city officials gathered for cake and punch to celebrate the many improvements to the park. “This is just amazing,” said Brenda Corbett, chairwoman of the West Central Neighborhood Council. “We have a brand new picnic shelter that was paid for in part by community development funds, we have a new basketball court and we have nets for our tennis courts.”
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Never been a better time to share a chair

When the South Perry Blog visited Interfaith Hospitality of Spokane last week, Ashley Sprecher stopped by. She is the manager of Spokane Community Warehouse – which is located at a secret address – that serves as a clearing house for donated furniture. “It used to be that people gave their used furniture to St. Vincent de Paul, but now they aren’t around any more,” Sprecher said. “Sometimes it all goes to Goodwill – other times people look for different agencies, but they don’t know about all of them or their specific needs. We do.”