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Second Harvest teaches kids healthy cooking

Second Harvest has started kids cooking classes that are impacting family decisions for healthier eating – from wheat flour for making pizza dough to homemade shamrock smoothie shakes.
News >  Family

Navigating the age of kids and smartphones

Children at a much younger ages are getting smartphones. A Feb. 28 report by the Nielsen Company surveyed parents of kids ages 6-12 and found that the most predominant age when kids got a service plan was 10 in year-end 2016.
News >  Health

Tiny fruit flies offer a few clues to sleep-related Alzheimer’s mysteries

Scientists have known that Alzheimer’s patients commonly experience disturbed sleep. WSU’s Jason Gerstner published a study this past summer in the Journal of Neuroscience Research that looked at the interaction between FABP and beta-amyloid in relation to sleep patterns, examining those dynamics in fruit flies.
News >  Features

Investing in friendships for two generations

A Spokane Valley investment club, the Lilies, started 21 years ago. They’re all women who love coffee, so in fall 1995 their first choice ignored a financial adviser’s caution about a then-smaller Seattle company, Starbucks. Various investments later, they’ve grown both a sizable portfolio and tight friendships. And now, some of their daughters have started a second investment club, the Dandies.
News >  Features

Care Cars: Giving a lift to seniors

In the more than 30 years since Car Care’s launch, volunteer drivers have logged over 125,000 trips and more than 1.5 million miles. Care Cars has about 35 volunteer drivers serving roughly 300 people annually. Elder Services, which runs the program, has issued a community request this winter to attract more volunteer drivers because of high demand.
News >  Business

Works begins on Riverfront Park ice ribbon, SkyRide building

Site work is underway to build Riverfront Park’s new ice ribbon and SkyRide facility, which also will provide rink support services. Just over a week ago, Contractors Northwest crews began ground preparation and demolition of old facilities for the combined project, with construction costs estimated at $5.6 million. The site is in the park’s southwest corner, near Post Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard.