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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.
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Ranging funeral costs: It could pay to ask around

People’s Memorial Association, a funeral education and advocacy group, researched prices as of Dec. 31 statewide among 178 funeral homes that handled at least 10 cases in 2015. The group seeks more transparency in how people are informed about various costs for arrangements.
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Spokane pilots among angels who fly medical transports

Angel Flight West is a nonprofit offering free medical transports in small aircraft for people in hardship situations, often rural residents needing treatments far from home. The trips are flown by volunteer pilots who donate their planes, time, and fuel in Washington and other Western states
News >  Spokane

Paw Print Genetics moving to Franklin Park Medical Center

Paw Print Genetics, a Spokane canine DNA diagnostic center, will move into larger quarters by early March. The laboratory service will take over a 7,000-square-foot space in the Franklin Park Medical Center, 220 E. Rowan Ave., after tenant improvements. Al French, project architect, is an owner of the medical building.
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Special Olympics racing to better health

A high percentage of people with intellectual disabilities are obese, based on national body mass index data. Special Olympics Washington, the state-level organization, began a focus this year to increase community wellness approaches and reduce obesity rates among its athletes.
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Take advantage of holiday visits to record family history

Spend some holiday time recording family stories, as festivities bring far-flung generations together. That’s the advice of Beryl Pielli, of Newport, who years ago taped interviews with her mother, Alice Pruett Bell, about life in the farming town of Wilbur, Washington.
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New director brings youthful energy to Corbin Senior Activity Center

Jeff Edwards, 37, started as new director at Corbin Senior Activity Center on Oct. 1. He joined Corbin after previous youth nonprofit work and a stint doing marketing and ad copy writing. He believes his first job is to introduce the center’s programs and social offerings to more people in the community.