Voices

One of the seven becomes queen on Sunday.

Bridger Beard is the fifth of Ron and Cindy Beard 10 children – nine boys and a girl. This year, for the first time in his high school career, he is the only Beard brother in the CV wrestling room.

So far this winter has been extra cold, with extra snow, an ice storm, a thaw, rain, and generally a mess. A combination of powerful climatic forces has helped create this odd winter show.

Shasta is available for adoption at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service. Shelter workers say she is a sweet senior girl who would love to cuddle on the couch with someone.

After rounds of speeches and interviews, the Lilac Festival will crown its queen on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

The circus was never about the animals for me. It was about magic, make believe and those daring young men on the flying trapeze. Once upon a time it really was “The Greatest Show on Earth.”

You can start seeds in any space that can be kept at an even temperature of 60 to 70 degrees. This can be a basement room, the spare bedroom or a corner of the family room away from furnace vents and cold windows. Windowsills are probably not the best place for seed starting because our nights will be too cold well into March. Freshly planted seeds germinate faster with a little bottom heat provided by a greenhouse heat mat set under your trays. They are available at some garden centers and online and come in several sizes.

Sister centenarians Viola Beyers and Mabel Gunning say the secret to longevity is not to think about it

Spokane public works officials are holding an open house next week on a plan to redesign Monroe Street from Indiana to Cora avenues.

Spokane Valley’s new city hall is beginning to look a lot like a building – and work is going strong despite recent frigid temperatures.

Chocolate and dogs don’t mix.

The better your season is, the more likely it is to end with a loss.

Though Nate and Pris Thompson “officially” met in Rwanda, their paths had crossed 13 years earlier when they both attended a high school/ junior college in Wessington Springs, South Dakota.

Spokane Valley’s Laura Renz is frustrated with people who put a service dog vest on their pet dog and bring it everywhere, endangering people around them.