Voices

Cinder is available for adoption at the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service. Shelter workers say she is extremely smart. She can open doors and latches and can jump 6 feet high. Cinder will need an active owner who can work, train, and play with her.

When you coach a successful Class 2A wrestling program, you seek out opportunities to wrestle the top teams and the top wrestlers your kids will face at the end of the season. “There aren’t a lot of tournaments where we get to see a lot of the top Class 2A teams,” East Valley coach Craig Hanson said. “We’ve been trying to get into the Ellensburg tournament for years because that features all those top Central Washington 2A teams, but we keep getting denied.”

Also this week: Cheney marching band and colorguard finish award-winning season.

Dazzled, I gazed at the 7-foot pine trimmed with glittering lights that switched from colored to white with the flip of a switch.

The grave marker of Spokane native Roy Shiosaki at Greenwood Memorial Terrace reflects the military service of which he was so proud.

Three vintage homes are slated for demolition on West Ninth Avenue right behind Huckleberry’s market.

Students at InTec in Spokane Valley decided to build gingerbread villages as a fun pre-Christmas project that would let them use a variety of skills they’ve picked up over the year.

Kids of all ages can have a hot breakfast and pose for a photo with Santa in one of his spare sleighs. If breakfast isn’t your thing, other opportunities to whisper Christmas wishes are scheduled – and even furry friends can get into the act.

The historic Northern Pacific Railway depot in Cheney is a big step closer to being moved and saved