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News >  Health

SFCC graduate pivots focus to medicine after seeing pandemic’s impact on local tribes

Recent Spokane Falls Community College graduate Mary Ann Matheson says that witnessing the toll of the pandemic shifted her career goals from becoming a teacher to getting her degree in the medical field. She hopes to become a nurse to do more to help tribal members of Colville or Coeur d’Alene reservations. She's a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation but currently lives with family, including her son, on the Coeur d'Alene reservation.
News >  Features

Pickleball sees surge in interest across the Inland Northwest, with demand for new courts to match

As pickleball's fan base grows in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene can claim one home-court advantage – hosting a tournament this month with 430-plus players. The Inland Northwest Pickleball Club will run the July 13-16 CDA Classic Pickleball Tournament at Cherry Hill Park, and it's expected to draw visitors from 20 states and a few other countries. As the sport gains popularity, it can be challenging to find courts.
News >  Local Government

What does Spokane need most? Groups narrows priorities to more shade, housing, child care or mental health services

Spokane County might see a public initiative to expand the region's tree canopy, a priority that drew wide appeal among four potential goals. Planting more heat-resistant trees could help cool off 90-plus degree days and improve air quality. However, it still needs to get measured against improved access to mental health services, expansion of child care options and creation of alternative housing sources. Priority Spokane, a nonprofit that collaborates with multiple agencies and public input to identify and address priorities, will select a No. 1 goal by year's end.
News >  Features

Fatherhood Initiative dad reunites with four children after seven years separation

This Father's Day, James Tidwell and his four children have plans for a picnic and hike. The Spokane dad, 39, spends mid-week visits and every other weekend under a co-parenting plan with daughters Nevaeh, 14, and Jazmin, 13; son Blaze, 12; and daughter Kihya, 10. But these moments once seemed out of reach. Tidwell, who admits to past mistakes with drug use and anger, wasn't allowed to see them for nearly seven years – until he completed a series of court orders. He also voluntarily took parenting classes in the faith-based Spokane Fatherhood Initiative, including "24/7 Dad." They were reunited in October 2021.
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Journalist Sam Quinones set to speak in Post Falls in wake of books on U.S. drug epidemics

Journalist and author Sam Quinones is scheduled as the keynote speaker 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Post Falls for the Panhandle Health District Substance Use Summit. The free, all-day summit will be held at the Red Lion Templin’s on the River, with sessions by health care professionals, clinicians, law enforcement, first responders and community experts on drug prevention. 
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Mount Rainier search continues for acclaimed Spokane climber Dawes Eddy

A search continued Monday for longtime Spokane mountain climber Dawes Eddy, 80, who was reported missing Thursday during another solo climb to Mount Rainier's summit. He'd left May 30 to ascend the Ingraham Direct route, and Eddy said he planned to return the next day. Eddy, an experienced climber, reported ahead of his departure to park rangers that this trip marked his 50th ascent of Mount Rainier. "Starting on Thursday, June 1, the park initiated a search using both ground and aerial resources," said Terry Wildy, a Mount Rainier National Park ranger, on Monday. Wildy said the search is ongoing and that weather conditions are favorable.
News >  Features

No One Dies Alone program ensures a human touch at end of life

Nationwide, many hospitals offer a volunteer program called No One Dies Alone, to ensure that a dying patient without any family can have someone to hold their hand and be with them at death. Providence started its NODA program 10 years ago at Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital. MultiCare nurses launched a NODA program in 2021 for volunteers who go to Deaconess Hospital and Valley Hospital. The nurses wanted to bring something positive after seeing multiple COVID deaths.
News >  Features

Spokane woman to cover Spain’s Camino trail with local causes in mind

Elaine Snider, 66, began training earlier this year with the Spokane Chapter – American Pilgrims on the Camino to traverse the ancient path Sept. 11. She plans to cover 750 kilometers, or roughly 500 miles. She's hoping people will to pledge pennies per mile toward regional causes: Spokane Women's Hockey, American Cancer Society's voucher program for families staying in hotels near treatment, and a bridge for the monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho.
News >  Features

GU law student as ‘100% match’ bone marrow donor has reunion with recipient after her leukemia battle

Linda Rodgers, from outside Bridger, Montana, was healthy into her 70s until two years ago, when she had zero energy. She had leukemia and got a life-saving bone marrow transplant via a donor match. Turns out, her perfect match wasn’t far. Spencer Jacobs, a GU law school student, signed up as a GU undergraduate when Be the Match group was on campus. The two met for the first time April 23 at home of Rodgers’ close friend, Carla Dvoracek, of Coeur d’ Alene.
News >  Features

Sensory-friendly symphony concert Friday modifies for people on autistic spectrum

Spokane Symphony music will lead off a little softer this Friday evening. Lights in the auditorium won't go abruptly to dark, but rather stay low. In the lobby, audience members can check out weighted blankets or weighted vests along with fidget toys. Ushers will expect some movement in the aisles. Such steps are among approaches in the symphony's first "sensory-friendly family concert" 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox designed for people on the autism spectrum. The sensory-friendly performance is the first of two free family concerts that evening. The subsequent 7 p.m concert doesn't have the sensory-friendly approaches but still music geared to children.
News >  Health

Golden Gate Bridge survivor shares stories of hope at Spokane suicide prevention conference

Kevin Hines doesn't shy away from talking about Sept. 25, 2000, when at age 19 he attempted to end his life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Thousands have done the same. Most have died. He's one of a few who survived the 220-foot fall, although it shattered vertebrae. Today, Hines works to help others survive and often tells others about a powerful, overwhelming feeling the moment he jumped. "Instant regret," said Hines, 41, who will share messages of survival at a "Let's Talk Suicide," an all-day conference Monday in Spokane. The Prevent Suicide Spokane Coalition is hosting the $75 seminar at Gonzaga University's Hemmingson Center.
News >  Education

Retiring SCC teacher born with congenital amputation offers message on power of belief in students

Communications studies professor Linda Seppa-Seppa-Salisbury hasn't missed a Spokane Community College graduation in 46 years at the school. That's because, in many years of teaching, she also wants to show she cares about her students. Seppa-Salisbury knows her students' stories, and that many overcame obstacles ranging from cultural differences to being low-income or leaving behind gang life. Seppa-Salisbury also knows something about overcoming. She was born with a congenital amputation, and her left hand was not fully formed.
A&E >  Art

At 14, Liberty Lake resident to record for TEDx in New York as she juggles art, dance, nonprofits

Next up with a New York TEDx Talk, Liberty Lake artist Sindhu Surapaneni juggles nonprofits, art, dance, school – all at age 14. Sindhu was scheduled to fly to New York this past Friday to deliver, “The Art of Rewriting Your Story: Sharpening Your Mindset" for the TEDx group. Through her art sold, she’s donated about $20,000 to charities benefiting homeless and low-income, plus teaches art to children and does Bollywood dancing around studies at Selkirk Middle School.
News >  Features

On both sides of nurse careers: Mom-daughter duo share bond as caregivers this Mother’s Day

Lois Yearous was a bedside nurse for 19 years in Spokane and now works for MultiCare in professional development for nurses. Natasha Yearous recalls her mom going to nursing school in Oregon when she was a child and she “helped” her mom with studies. It sparked something in her. Today, she as a nurse in MultiCare’s Pulse Heart Institute for cardiac care, and she said her mom has been a steady mentor in her career. They'll celebrate Mother's Day with family as well as a close bond as caregivers.
News >  Business

A coworker’s tragic domestic violence tale inspires new toolkit for employees to recognize signs

When Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center housekeeping employee, Edna "Patty" Hernandez didn't show up for a shift April 2, 2019, her boss Ed Kelly was worried. Hernandez always arrived early. After Sacred Heart staff requested a police welfare check, Kelly later heard the crushing news from police: Hernandez was found dead April 3 in her apartment – killed by her boyfriend. Joseph Scheel, 28, was later sentenced to 20 years for her stabbing death. In the aftermath of grief, Hernandez's coworkers shared their concerns about whether they could have helped her. It eventually inspired the creation of a new business toolkit and training program for Spokane-area employers and coworkers to recognize the signs of domestic violence. The training program was launched Tuesday by the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition and Providence Health Care to access online, with in-person training or a combination of those two.