Archives | June 2000

• Light-Rail Line For City Gains Ballast Transportation Boards Vote To Begin Design; Public Vote On Horizon

• Riverside School Strife At High Pitch School Board Selection Sparks Teacher Meeting To Consider Strike

• Cda Teachers’ Pact Ok’D Trustees Approve Contract With Average 7.3% Salary Hike

• Habitat Plan Stirs Fresh Feud Chenoweth-Hage To Hold Meeting On Monday Over Habitat Conservation Appropriation

• Garage Story Stirs Sparring Over Costs River Park Square Developers Meet Media

All stories for June 1, 2000 »

• Dna To Be Retested In Yates Case Suspension Of Crime Lab Scientist Could Cast Doubt On Serial Killer Evidence

• Xerox Shooting Trial Takes 10 Days Off

• Woman Accused Of Beanie Baby Scam

• Riverside Teachers Schedule Strike Vote Union Seeks 80 Percent Approval Rate In Monday Balloting

• Stories Underline Foster Care Need With Many Spokane Kids Waiting For Homes, Agency Asks, ‘Got Room For One More?’

All stories for June 2, 2000 »

• Heads & Tales Travelers Will Never Cease To Be Mystifed, Enchanted By Easter Island

• It’S Not Difficult To Snare A Low Online Fare The Key To Success Is A Flexible Travel Schedule

• Farmhouse Bliss B&B In The Middle Of A Wheat Field Is Like A Trip Back To Grandma’S - Cookies And All

• Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen Find Joy In These ‘Sporting’ Events

• Salmon On The Run Anglers Scramble To River Banks To Catch Hatchery Chinook Returning To Columbia And Snake Rivers In Record Numbers

All stories for June 3, 2000 »

• For Steblaj, It’S Painful To Sit And Watch Injured U-Hi Player Will Be On Bench For Jack Blair Game

• Long And Short Of It Is Duvall’S Good ‘Little Kid’ Should Be Big In Jack Blair Game

• Winners Of The Best Teacher Contest Students Say They Appreciate Creativity, Good Sense Of Humor In A Teacher

• Outlook Dismal For Abc’S ‘Clerks’

• Reasons For A Girl To Stay Single

All stories for June 4, 2000 »

• Grove Tops List Of Three WSU Players Selected

• Pilot Survives Crop-Duster Crash Man Suffered Fractured Leg, Remembers Nothing About Crash

• Couple Accuse Ymca Of Tolerating Son’S Abuse

• Man Killed In Garage At House Some Witnesses Ran From Police; Problems Cited By Neighbors

• Dynamic Duo To The Rescue Rodriguez, Martinez Lead M’S To Interleague Win Over Colorado

All stories for June 5, 2000 »

• Council Approves Subdivision, Annexation

• City Annexes County Work-Release Center Despite Planners’ Recommendation, Council Moves To Aid Jail Expansion Effort

• New Fire Chief In Cda Resigns After Accepting Job, Gabriel Decides Timing Is Wrong

• Stylin’ Businesses

• Kids’, Pets’ Names Go Below Parents’

All stories for June 6, 2000 »

• Wall Street Downgrades Credit Rating If Your Word Is Your Bond, Rating Service Says, City Gets Poor Marks For Refusing Garage Loan

• State Health Agency Lacks Legal Source For Marijuana Tests Lawmakers’ Latest Request Tossed Back To Legislature

• Colville Timber Sales On Hold Judge Gives Two Environmental Groups 15 Days To Prove They’D Be Harmed By Sales

• Police Union Wants Officer Fired Last Week Reinstated Misconduct Complaints Lodged By Ex-Wife Led To Man’S Dismissal

• Teachers To Walk Out Today Classes Canceled During Riverside Schools’ One-Day Disruption

All stories for June 7, 2000 »

• Yates’ Defense Launches Strike Against Death Penalty Lawyers Challenge ‘Aggravating Factors’; Prosecutor Still Hasn’T Made Decision

• Ex-Mobster Weighs Odds, Pleads Guilty Operated Largest Bookmaking Ring Ever Busted In Spokane

• Land Swap Boosts Beezley Hills Preserve

• Wenatchee Sex-Ring Defendant Released

• Gorton Joins Call For Feds To Study Fuel Efficiency Sierra Club, Democrats Also Pushing For Renewed Examination Of Ways To Make Vehicles Get Better Gas Mileage

All stories for June 8, 2000 »

• Gore Backs Kaiser Workers Democrat Winds Up A Day’S Work With Labor Message In Spokane

• Gore Reaches For Environmental Voters Vice President Cruises Columbia As Clinton Creates Monument

• On The Campaign Trail

• Farewell To Bricks And Mortarboard Post Falls Students Reluctant To Give Up The Wall

• Shadow Settle For A Tie Despite 19-3 Advantage In Shots, Spokane Nets One Goal

All stories for June 9, 2000 »

• Wasteland To Treasure Scientists Long Have Valued Hanford; Now, National Monument Status May Draw Tourists

• The County Lines

• Self-Taught Pianist Knows Sidewalk, Now Met

• Ewu Grads Hear Lesson From Locke Knowledge, Wisdom Not The Same, He Says

• Loggers Rally Convoy For Roadless Hearing

All stories for June 10, 2000 »

• Obituaries

• Sandpoint Deca Honored By Mda

• Births

• Spend Just Part Of Summer With Dad

• Genuine Talent Despite Bad Rap Some Young Performers Get, They’Re Professionals And They’Re Here To Stay

All stories for June 11, 2000 »

• Symphony Closes In On Fox Deal Treasurer Expects Agreement With Regal Cinemas This Week

• Daineses Donate Another $1 Million Central Valley Schools Get Gift For High-Tech Upgrades

• Neighborhood Won’T Blink On Traffic Signal

• Council Meeting Turns Nasty Pointed Exchanges Mark Unscheduled Debate On Downtown Garage

• Opera Turning Up In Some Unlikely Places From New York To Newport, With A Brief Stop At Spokane City Hall

All stories for June 12, 2000 »

• The County Lines

• Saving Forests Aids Economy, Study Says Timber Jobs Get Replaced By Work In Construction, Making Products

• Shooting Erupts After Dogfight, One Killed Police Stage Manhunt For Man Suspected Of Shooting Three Near Curlew

• Feds Name Region’S Top Law Enforcer Shively To Serve As U.S. Attorney For Eastern Washington District

• Shelter Plans To Close Doors Group Lacks Funding To Pay Staff

All stories for June 13, 2000 »

• Idaho Can’T Prosecute Horiuchi, Court Rules Fbi Sharpshooter Still Faces Trial In Civil Suit Filed By Kevin Harris

• Convention Center Plans Face Delays Landowner’S Alternative Proposal Adds To Worries About Money, Deadline

• Critic Of Working Group Files Complaint With State Panel Facilities 2000 Leader Says Team Is Not A Political Action Committee

• Power Costs Lead To Kaiser Cutbacks Company To Idle Potlines At Tacoma, Mead; 410 Workers To Temporarily Lose Jobs

• Smoke Shop May Sue Over Essay Tort Claim Says Orofino Administrator’S Statements Hurt Business

All stories for June 14, 2000 »

• Feds Limit U.S. 95 Repair Money Work On Northern Stretch May Be Delayed

• Court Clears Two Officers In Shooting

• Court Voids Superfund Site Restrictions Federal Panel Opens Possibility Of Extending Cleanup Beyond Bunker Hill

• Hospital Review Ordered Eastern State’S Discharge Of Accused Killer To Be Investigated

• Leadership Grads Get New View Of City

All stories for June 15, 2000 »

• Life Was Hard To The Very End For Joe Basnaw

• Silver Beach Resort Offers Summer Fun For Entire Family

• Residents Need Reassurance Now

• Resolve Issues, Look To Future

• Building Permits

All stories for June 16, 2000 »

• The Land Of The Redwoods Makes For Fascinating Visit

• Pet Cats Can Be Big Danger To Wildlife

• Keiko’S Former Home Now A Deep-Sea Exhibit

• Lone Star Sailings Satisfy Looking For A Different Cruise? Think Houston — And Honduras

• Natural Selection Native Plants At Home In Urban Areas

All stories for June 17, 2000 »

• Witham Victorious At Stateline Speedway

• Kids To Learn Real ‘Football’ British Soccer Coach To Help With This Week’S Shadow Youth Camp

• Indians Hurler A True Hoosier He Won’T Even Slam Bobby Knight

• Woods Plays Against History; Others Chase Him

• ‘Dinosaur’ A ‘Visual Masterpiece’

All stories for June 18, 2000 »

• Obituaries

• Births

• Sanders Beach Boat Dock Ok’D State Approves Private Dock In Area Used By Public For Swimming

• Lands Official May Extend Comment On Jet Ski Dock

• Cramming Foot Into Shoe Crooks Toe

All stories for June 19, 2000 »

• Kids Will Reap This Harvest

• Shaking Up Bacon

• Cheers To Cherry Season

• A Bite Of The Big Apple Shenanigan’S Chef Earns A Shot At Cooking In One Of The World’S Most Notable Culinary Showcases

• U S West, Qwest Receive State Ok Arizona Remains Only State Yet To Approve The Merger

All stories for June 20, 2000 »

• Official Records

• Hometown Hero Gives Generously

• Lakeland Squad Builds Habit Of Winning

• Indians’ Santos Cleans Up When It Counts Spokane’S Unlikely No. 4 Hitter Blasts Winning Hr Against Eugene

• Making The Elite Leap Ccs Basketball Star Andre Ervin Takes A Shot At Hoopfest’S Best

All stories for June 21, 2000 »

• Double Pleasure For Indians Cunningham’S Hit Sparks Comeback

• Cat Stuck In Tree For Nine Days

• Small School, Big Reunion Northport Organizer Hopes 1,000 Graduates Will Descend On Town Of 312

• 62 Years Later, Tribe Still Awaits Hatchery Grand Coulee Dam Project Called For Four Hatcheries, But Only Three Were Built

• S&P Downgrades Spokane’S Credit Rating Like Moody’S, Agency Cites Unwillingness To Make Good On Garage Loan

All stories for June 22, 2000 »

• Critically Ill Infant Gains Ground, Eats Molly Completes 12 Treatments In Hyperbaric Chamber

• Candidate Takes Issue With Meth Bill Nethercutt Demonstrated Poor Judgement, Clear Says

• Developers Reject Offer To Settle Garage Dispute Though Lawyer Says Proposal Fell Short, He’S Willing To Talk

• Ewu Trustees Approve Contract Eastern’S Faculty Voted In Favor Of Contract Earlier

• Film Crew Killed In Helicopter Crash

All stories for June 23, 2000 »

• Rising Standards Expand School Year Students Increasingly Turn To Summer School To Catch Up

• Kennedy Memorial Restored, Rededicated

• Week In Review A Look Back At The Top Stories From The Last Week

• Courtside Courting The No-Look Pass, The Behind-The-Back Glimpse Just Part Of The Game Plan For Hoopfest Flirting

• Cougar Bay Fight Returns To County Use Of Public Land To Play Key Role In Seven-Year Dispute

All stories for June 24, 2000 »

• Time To Play Developing A Common Sports Interest Can Help Keep Families Close

• Births

• Obituaries

• Band Battle Brought Out Strong Contenders

• Bad Religion’S Strong Punk Sound Has Easily Endured The Test Of Time

All stories for June 25, 2000 »

• Sex Offender In Shadle Park Area

• Sculpture To Leave Spokane Artist Still Looking For Buyer

• Autopsy Fails To Determine Cause Of Baby Girl’S Death

• A Monument To Massage

• School Gets Its Light After All Signal Will Be Torn Out In 2002; Council Kills Move On Garage

All stories for June 26, 2000 »

• Eastern Washington Gets $744,000 For Ag Training

• Moses Lake Ethanol Plant Falls Short Of Money Goal

• Army Pushes For Minorities New Advertising Campaign Won’T Include Old Ad Agency

• Expanded Commission Revisited Harris, Mccaslin Hope Voters Will Want Five People On County Board

• Short Reports

All stories for June 27, 2000 »

• Local Boy Scouts Pleased By Court’S Decision

• Embracing The Enemy Davis’ Stubblefield Drops By For East-West Game

• Prugh 3 Strokes Behind

• For Colfax Firefighters, Blaze Hits Close To Home Battling A Burning Fire Station Tough With Gear Trapped Inside

• Avista Asking Customers To Power Down Utility Hopes To Avoid Shortages As Heat Increases Demand For Electricity

All stories for June 28, 2000 »

• Chemical Plant Ignored Warning, Lawsuit Charges Report Suggested Inspections 3 Years Before Deadly Accident

• Fugitive Caught In Own Tangled Web Man With 20-Year Run Of Aliases Didn’T Know The Chase Had Ended

• Parade Law No Hardship, Sterk Says Sheriff Tells Commissioners His Proposal Is Not Meant To Prevent Any Events

• Phone Service To Reach Rural Areas Two Companies To Cover Parts Of Okanogan, Pend Oreille

• Spokane Gets Wild, Loses To Canadians

All stories for June 29, 2000 »

• Church Of Christ Pastor Loves Study Of God’S Word

• Providing Safe Haven For Kids Focus Of Children’S Village

• Military Reunions

• Moving Ahead After An Impressive Career In Basketball, Heidi Umthun Is Concentrating On Her Life And Job

• Going To Silverwood? Be Sure To Take In The Ice Show

All stories for June 30, 2000 »