Voices

The Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday evening approved a resolution asking the state to repeal the bathroom access rules for transgendered people that were recently issued by the Washington State Human Rights Commission.

Lottery winners in Spokane County for the week of Jan. 25-31.

Students from several Spokane Public Schools high schools competed in the Regional Thespian Festival last month. These students will represent their schools at the Washington State Thespian Festival at Central Washington University in March and the National Thespian Festival, which takes place at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, in June. The following students were recognized as yellow ribbon recipients: Reece Duncan (Shadle Park High School), Alycia Linton (North Central High School), Harley Belisle (Ferris High School), Mason Bower-Wade (Ferris), Dana Colley (Ferris) and Nina Maysonet (Ferris).

A woman was recently arrested in Liberty Lake for allegedly breaking into a home and assaulting a resident.

You could easily add college football to that famous quote by Otto von Bismark – the one that said: “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.”

Next week’s ballot includes a request from Spokane County Fire District 9 for voters to renew their maintenance and operations levy for another two years.

Neighbor thanks young helpers I need to write about my good neighbors.

Mead’s Riverpoint Academy will open its doors to ninth- and 10th-graders starting this fall after the board of directors approved expanding the school on Jan. 25.

SPOKANE COUNTY – SNAP is offering free classes on how to improve your financial stability at three county libraries: Deer Park, Argonne and Cheney. The classes are, Give Yourself a Raise and Navigating Your Credit. Participants will learn how to access and understand credit reports, and how to make a budget and establish financial goals.

The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents. The list of requests is coordinated by the Volunteers of America in cooperation with recognized social service agencies in Spokane. If you have an item to donate, please contact the social service agency directly. Donors who can deliver items are especially appreciated. If someone you know needs help, contact a local social service agency provider.