Washington Voices

On a recent Tuesday morning, Terry Griner and John Meyer took turns advancing tiny soldiers in measured increments. The light glinted off the soldiers’ intricately painted uniforms as Griner tossed the dice and consulted his rulebook to see the outcome. The first clash between their armies ended in a standoff. A few hours and many moves later, Meyer’s Grecian army claimed victory. “I had the up dice on my side this time,” said Meyer.

Q: Five people at the Rocket Bakery in Millwood were asked: “What don’t you like about autumn?”

Kadra Evans, 30, has only recently lifted the shovel to begin construction on her path to creative expression. Her sly smile speaks volumes; this is just the tip of the iceberg. “I plan on getting much more elaborate and detailed with my designs.” In the past, Evans has worked in restaurants and as a paraeducator. About five years ago, she started painting a bit on canvas. “My boyfriend at the time had taken me to my first concert and the music and the scene inspired me, so I started painting album covers on canvas of the bands we had seen. Then my friends started buying them from me and referring their friends. The fashion part, well honestly, Ronnie forced me into it.”

Another children’s reclothier and secondhand furniture and accessory shop recently opened in Spokane Valley, with the owner hoping to capture attention with a twist on resale as well as an ever-changing merchandise. Bug-a-boos Resale is a children’s consignment store that provides buyers gently used merchandise at discounted prices compared to new, while offering resellers 50 percent of sale prices. Similar stores in the area offer to purchase items from individuals before adding to their inventory.

The Rev. Joseph Cataldo was born in 1837 in Sicily, where he went through his religious education, probably never imagining that he would be sent off to the Inland Northwest as a missionary – or that it was here he would do his life’s work, including founding Gonzaga University. Students, faculty, staff and friends of Gonzaga Preparatory School gathered Sept. 21 for the blessing and dedication of a statue of Cataldo in the school’s courtyard.

  Keifer arrived at SCRAPS Sept. 15. He is a high-energy Labrador mix around a year old.  He is playful and eager to learn. He knows sit and walks well on leash.  He is excited and rushes to meet other dogs and cats so leashed introductions are appropriate.  He enjoys walks and would make a wonderful hiking/jogging partner for an active family.

Patient service representative Delores Meza was at work in the Providence Valley Family Physicians office at 7 a.m. on Sept. 19, when she heard something odd. There was a patient in the waiting room and a doctor in back. “I had just got up and walked back to where the doctor was because I had heard a noise,” she said. “While I was there it blew up. Then we ran.”

Students at Spokane Valley High School, 2011 N. Hutchinson Road, in the West Valley School District, were treated to a surprise in their common room when they returned from summer vacation last month. At the end of last school year, the room was dreary and drab. The walls were plain white and barren.

In the game of football, they are the trench warriors who get little recognition, and even then only when they make a mistake and miss a block. The game likes to give them nicknames. Hogs, Wide Bodies – none of them exactly flattering. But while they can be anonymous, so are they revered for what they do.

Not all widows are gray-haired senior citizens. In February 2007, Chris Buob’s life changed dramatically. Her 49-year-old husband suffered a stroke and died.

Q: Five people at Mirabeau Point Park were asked: “What do you enjoy reading?”

Local soccer club Spokane Scotties entered a contest for the best soccer crest in Washington and after more than 5,200 votes, the Scotties are champs!