In brief

VALLEYFORD

On Sacred Grounds art show

On Sacred Grounds coffee shop will be hosting Artists Loose on the Palouse Friday and next Saturday. Hours for the arts and crafts fair are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Saturday.

The event will feature more than 20 artists and craftsmen and will be held outdoors on the lot by On Sacred Grounds.

Featured will be prominent caricaturist Jim Lisk. Other types of artwork on display will include photography, oils, acrylics, wood crafting, denim work, watercolors, jewelry and many more. Sandwiches and refreshments will be offered during the event.

On Sacred Grounds is a coffee shop, art and book gallery, and gift shop. It’s at 12212 E. Palouse Highway in Valleyford. For more information, call 747-6294.

Spokane Valley

Woman rescued by paper carrier

Around 4 a.m. on June 8, Arlene Schlosser went outside her Spokane Valley home to leave a food donation on the porch. Schlosser, 90, suffered a fall and was unable to get up.

“She was lying in the gutter for maybe an hour, hour and a half,” said Ed Deiter, Schlosser’s son.

Though it was later discovered that Schlosser only suffered minor scrapes from the fall, at the time she wasn’t capable of getting up, and was disoriented.

“She was confused about who helped her,” Deiter said.

A Spokesman-Review carrier, who wishes to remain anonymous, found Schlosser lying prone in the street. He stopped and asked her if she needed help. When it became obvious that she was unable to move, he picked her up and carried her back into the house.

Because Schlosser was confused after her fall, it took some time before Deiter was able to discover exactly who it was that helped his mother.

Deiter is grateful that his mother was found by someone honorable. “If somebody else had come along … (she was) vulnerable in that position,” he said.

– Maggie Capwell