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Political split takes its toll on friendship

I think I’ve lost a friend. It wasn’t death that ended the friendship, it was politics. We go all the way back to high school, where we were lab partners in advanced biology, and later as freshman roommates at the University of Florida. I was maid of honor at her wedding, and while we’ve lived on opposite sides of the country and the political spectrum all of our adult lives, we’ve stayed close – and visited whenever we could.
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Religion Notebook: Shopping will aid a cause

Spokane Shalom Ministries, 518 W. Third Ave., will present Shop for a Cause on Saturday. Shoppers can buy a discount pass for $5 that will give them a 25 percent discount at Macy’s all day. Shalom will receive 100 percent of the pass price to support its Dining With Dignity program, which serves breakfast Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and dinner Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 4 p.m.
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Senior meals

For the week of Aug. 27-31. Monday – Option 1: Hamburgers with lettuce and tomato, potato salad, dinner roll, peach cobbler. Option 2: Beef stew, dinner roll, peach cobbler.
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Swale work set for Sprague Avenue

The Spokane Valley City Council unanimously awarded Inland Asphalt the Sprague Avenue swale project at a cost of $1.27 million. Steve Worley, senior capital projects engineer, told the council the city received three bids for the project and Inland Asphalt came in the lowest.
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The Verve: Movie tells a ‘nonzombie’ tale

He walks down the middle of a quiet street. The camera follows him from behind. His gait is sluggish, and his clothes haven’t been changed for what looks like weeks. He grunts and makes strange noises. Someone screams in the distance. He turns slightly, and it becomes obvious that he has been in some kind of an altercation and he apparently lost. He’s dead and sipping a “brain freeze” through a straw. He drops the cup and continues on in search of some kind of sustenance – brains or love.
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Volunteer opportunities

Greater Spokane County/Valley Meals on Wheels – Volunteers are needed to deliver hot meals to elderly and disabled people. Volunteers may choose to drive a route any day, Monday through Friday, or drive as a substitute on flexible days. Meals will be picked up at 11 a.m. and delivered to approximately 15 people and delivery time is approximately 90 minutes.
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Another bittersweet milestone

For the past 16 years I’ve been celebrating my children’s milestones. First words. First steps. First days of school. While I’ve cheered their progress on the road to independence, sometimes the milestones are bittersweet. They’re a reminder that each step leads away from me. Suddenly, I want to hug them tight and say, “don’t grow up so fast.”
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Barbecue planned to welcome new priest

The congregation of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection will welcome a new priest-in-charge Sunday with a barbecue. The Rev. Linda Bartholomew will preside over the 9 a.m. worship service Sunday and the welcome barbecue will follow. The church will provide hamburgers and dessert. Those attending are asked to bring a side dish to share.
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Cigarettes suspected in two separate fires

Cigarettes are the likely culprit in two recent fires put out by Spokane Valley Fire Department crews, but the two incidents had radically different outcomes. The first fire was reported at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 in the 16600 block of East Fourth Avenue. Two passers-by spotted a small fire on the balcony of a third-floor apartment, said Fire Marshal Kevin Miller. One man called 911 while the other climbed up the outside of the building with a fire extinguisher, Miller said. Firefighters finished the job when they arrived.
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Daylily blooms add bursts of color to many local gardens

This time of year, Fran Johnston is out in her garden just as the sun rises to greet the new crop of daylily blooms as they open. If she didn’t, she would miss the best of their color and shape. By evening, the flowers wilt and turn to mush. Johnston owes her passion to her mother who loved “ditch lilies,” as wild daylilies used to be called. When they both lived in North Carolina, they would visit daylily growers and marvel at the colors and the myriad of cultivar names.
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Hours imposed at park

Recent vandalism in Millwood City Park sparked the Millwood City Council to make changes in park use. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the council unanimously approved an ordinance restricting park hours for the first time.
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In brief: Business marks 15 years with open house

SPOKANE VALLEY – Inland Northwest Insurance, 12319 E. Broadway Ave., will have an open house from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The event will include a ribbon cutting by the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce at 5:30 p.m., games and prizes, food, beer, wine and soda.
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Movie tells a ‘nonzombie’ tale

He walks down the middle of a quiet street. The camera follows him from behind. His gait is sluggish and his clothes haven’t been changed for what looks like weeks. He grunts and makes strange noises. Someone screams in the distance. He turns slightly and it becomes obvious that he has been in some kind of an altercation and he apparently lost. He’s dead and sipping a “brain freeze” through a straw. He drops the cup and continues on in search of some kind of sustenance – brains or love.
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No one injured when car rams playground

Caution tape and a few crooked metal posts are all that remain of playground equipment at the Parkside at Mirabeau apartment complex on North Cherry Road in Spokane Valley. On Aug. 2, a woman drove her car up a slope, through a fence and into the playground equipment, mangling it. The driver had a medical issue and passed out, according to Spokane Valley Fire Department Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Clifford.
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Panel denies grievance by firefighters union

The Spokane Valley Fire Department commissioners voted unanimously this week to deny a grievance filed by the firefighters union on behalf of Capt. Jon Sprague, who has been reprimanded for sending emails with religious content on the department’s email system. Sprague began sending the emails to a group of nearly 50 firefighters after he founded the Spokane County Christian Firefighter Fellowship in 2010.
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Photo: Team players

The Spokane Shadow Soccer Club’s G96-B team placed second at the United States Club National Cup XI Finals Girls U15 Premier in Chicago on July 30. The G96-B team members are Kasey Ames, Central Valley; Amanda Butler, Lewis and Clark; Jessica Ellingsen, LC; Cassie Fielding, CV; Sydney Goldfeldt, CV; McKenzie Lemer, Ferris; Emma Long, LC; Hailey Nypen, Mt. Spokane; Megan Oliver, Gonzaga Prep; Sharaya Roberts, Ferris; Jessica Scott, G-Prep; Annie Shellerud, Mt. Spokane; Erica Simpson, Post Falls; McKenna Stocker, CV; Kelsi Walker, University; and Sydney Weiler, U-Hi. The team is coached by Brandon Schreiner and managed by Lisa Weiler.
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