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Important information was left out of story

I’m puzzled. In reading the Valley Voice this past Thursday on the demise of the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization (Redistribution) Plan, I noticed some interesting omissions. Of course, always noted was my participation in Friends of Spokane Valley (formed to restore of property rights for over 1,100 small business and property owners along the Sprague corridor) followed by my participation in the Disincorpration Now movement. OK with me. I will always stand against the bullying of a local government using the right of petition and the ballot box for change.
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In brief: Rockford Lions plan Halloween Kids Party

ROCKFORD – Spooks, specters, ghouls and goblins can have a scary fun time at the McIntosh Grange Hall in Rockford at the Halloween Kids Party on Sunday, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Children can play games, win goodies on the cake walk and enjoy Halloween treats.
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Letters

Ideas for helping small businesses The Spokane Valley Business Association requests the City Council consider the following on behalf of small business in the city of Spokane Valley:
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Near-empty house full of memories

There are nights I still wander the house, peer into the once active, sometimes angry, bedrooms and wonder, wish, hope … only to realize the life of empty-nesters is simply a matter of then and now. Looking closely, I see the bag of screams that stood at the ready for times when curfew was another rule tossed into the broken stack. And in the corner, right by the baseball glove, sits a bucketful of hopes and dreams that came and went in ways never imagined.
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Store garden’s bounty for taste of summer

Vegetable gardeners got lucky this fall. In spite of downright cold weather through most of the summer, we got just enough Indian summer to ripen up most of the garden stuff. When it did freeze, the frosts came with enough warning to get most of the produce out of the cold. Now what do you do with it?
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University boys seek state spot

In the world of high school cross country in the Greater Spokane area, being good simply isn’t good enough. Good teams – teams good enough to win championships in most leagues in other parts of the state – may collect as many as two or three wins during the Greater Spokane League season.
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Working to bring healing through art expression

Many artists believe that making art and being creative is therapeutic, that it calms the mind and relieves stress. Expressing oneself in such a universal manner allows artists to connect to others on a deeper level; colors, textures and form become language, a “soap box,” if you will, sharing beliefs, visions of beauty, worldly concerns and memories.
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Band participant with a broken leg still loves marching

For kids who march in the smaller drum and bugle corps throughout the country, they often see the World Class Division corps and dream of someday marching and performing in them. Those kids all have a favorite corps and if they get the opportunity to march in their favorites, they jump at the chance. For Ryan Brannan, 20, a 2008 graduate of Mt. Spokane High School, his chance came last spring when he and his best friend, Nathan Gaulke, 20, tried out for the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps from Fort Mill, S.C.
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Classic fright films showing at the Bing

Scary Halloween movies are nothing new, and some of the best of them were made decades ago, said Bill Stimson, president of the Advocates for the Bing Crosby Theater, a nonprofit organization in Spokane. As part of its fall classic film series now under way, the group is presenting three vintage flicks tonight at the Bing Crosby Theater at Sprague Street and Lincoln Avenue in downtown Spokane.
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Community rallies to build home for family

For the first couple of days of 2010, all Megan Stewart could do was sit at her husband’s hospital bed and repeat a simple prayer: please breathe, please breathe. From the hospital windows she could see the towers of her church – First Presbyterian downtown – and she often wondered what God’s plan for her could possibly be. Her husband, Mark Stewart, a strong and healthy 36-year-old, had a stroke on Dec. 30 and was lying motionless in bed. A prognosis was sketchy.
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Creature Feature: Jessie, a Lab retriever mix

Jessie (ID number 5935) came to SCRAPS Oct. 16. She is sweet, calm and mellow and loves to go for walks. She gets along well with cats and dogs, and volunteers think she’s housebroken. Please refer to the pet’s ID number when contacting SCRAPS with questions about one of the adoptable pets. If you are interested in this dog or any animal at SCRAPS, call (509) 477-2532 or come by the shelter 2421 N. Flora Road, Spokane Valley. Dog adoptions are $82.04 and include spay or neuter, first set of vaccinations, health check, microchip and first year’s license.
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Crowd sees Valley council take first step to kill couplet plan

A standing-room-only crowd watched Tuesday night as the Spokane Valley City Council took the first major step toward killing the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan. They came even though the result was telegraphed more than a year ago when five “Positive Change” candidates won council seats after promising to do away with SARP.
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Diaper class teaches cloth, not disposables

When it comes to child-rearing there are lots of hot button issues. Should the baby always sleep alone or is the family bed a better choice? When is it OK to feed what kind of solid foods? Which toys are the most educational? Is it ever OK to bottle feed; the list goes on and on. And there’s now one more decision to make: disposable diapers or cloth diapers? Cloth diaper services that pick up soiled diapers and drop off clean ones on a subscription plan have been around for decades, but now some parents are tackling the whole deal themselves, including washing the dirty diapers.
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Dodd House joins national register

There was quite a house full of people recently when the Sonora Smart Dodd House was added to the National Historic Register. And that was no doubt just the way Dodd – the founder of Father’s Day – would have liked it. “Thank you all so much for coming this morning, and for being part of helping us with this process,” said Jerry Numbers, who owns the house together with his wife, Beverly.
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Drug dog, new to Liberty Lake police, making a difference

Calling J.J. energetic does not do the word justice. The Liberty Lake Police Department’s new drug dog is constantly in motion, whether he’s chewing on a tennis ball, greeting people or sniffing for drugs. The only time he is still is when he locates hidden drugs, points his nose at them and then abruptly sits down, gazing expectantly at handler Officer Mark Van Hyning and waiting for his tennis ball and a nice game of tug-of-war.
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Education notes: Sacajawea teacher receives award

Jamie Smith, a science teacher at Sacajawea Middle School, recently received the 2010 Mona Bailey Teacher Leadership Award. Smith was evaluated on her leadership skills and her dedication to her students. She is the first teacher to receive the award from eastern Washington. Smith was also awarded $1,000.
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‘Equine counselors’ used to connect with kids

Kim Meeder’s touching stories of redemption and renewal in her book, “Hope Rising,” inspired Nancy Wolf to transform her 10-acre ranch into a safe haven for at-risk children. “Her book opened up a whole new world for me,” Wolf said about Meeder’s stories on how horses helped children work through emotional problems. “I was looking for a long time to do something for kids.”
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Family calendar

Today Riverfront Park Fright - Thursday-Sunday. Third annual haunted pavilion. Kids Zone straw bale maze and food vendors. Also includes Ghostly Golf, the SR-2 Scream Machine, Extreme Imax offerings, skating on thin ice and the haunted house produced by IGNITE Community Theatre. Choose one event or all. Sunday and Thursday, 4-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m.-midnight. Some events close earlier, visit spokaneriverfrontpark.com/ calendar/1285916400 for specific hours for each event. Riverfront Park Pavilion. $4-16/adults, $4-$14/students with ID. (509) 456-4FUN.