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14-year-old horsewoman’s tenacity brings her success

Who would have guessed that a TV commercial would turn a little girl’s attention into a passion? When Jordan Workman was 5, she saw a TV commercial “for a horse supplement or something.” But the horse jumping in the commercial caught the little girl’s imagination. The child began to beg her mother for a pony, but living in Alaska with a pony could be a challenge.
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Community services

Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; (509) 326-6355. Change Point/Displaced Homemaker Center – Ideal for women and men who are making the transition from the home to the workforce because of a separation, divorce, loss of a spouse or partner, or because a spouse or partner is unable to work. Free training is provided in computers, resume preparation, job and communication skills, and conflict resolution techniques. The Change Point/Displaced Homemaker Center program is sponsored by the Institute for Extended Learning. Call Denise McKinnon at (509) 279-6065 for more information.
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Council goes halfway on Greater Spokane Inc. grant

“Half now, half on delivery,” the Spokane Valley City Council said Tuesday when it authorized a $60,000 grant to Greater Spokane Inc. for economic development. Unhappy with the regional booster organization’s past performance, the council gave Greater Spokane until Oct. 1 to deliver a plan that focuses more aggressively on Spokane Valley.
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CV schools seek alternatives after cuts reduce busing

Students at four Central Valley elementary schools that rode the bus last year now have to walk after the school district cut several bus routes from McDonald, Progress, South Pines and University Elementary schools. South Pines now has no bus routes except some special education buses because the school’s entire attendance area falls within a one-mile radius of the school.
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Feature creature: Murphy

Murphy is a fun and social boy. He is playful and affectionate. He knows “sit” and he loves walks. He would make a great hiking partner and a wonderful addition to your family. If you are interested in this dog or any animal at SCRAPS, please call (509) 477-2532 or come by the shelter at 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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For Spokane Valley designer, it’s in the cards

It’s a bit ironic that Tanya Goodall Smith connected with Russ Haan on Twitter – the social media network that lets users send short electronic messages about what they are doing out into the world. After all, Smith makes greeting cards by hand for her Spokane Valley home-based business Wimzie Prints, and Haan was in the middle of launching a campaign to get people to hand-write cards to one another. “I just found him on Twitter. He promotes greeting cards and that’s how I found out about his mission,” said Smith, who sells her greeting cards mostly from the Web site wimzieprints.com.
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Gardener sows generosity, reaps help

For 77-year-old Robert Hanson, the fact that he can still get down on both knees to liberate potatoes from the dirt is “kind of a miracle.” Since 1982, Hanson has been working the soil in his good-size garden just northeast of Hillyard, bringing in a hefty harvest of corn, squash, cabbage and other produce. But this year he’s had to leave much of the work to his neighbors after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer early in the season. He and his wife, Millie, have taken numerous trips to the emergency room over the past several months due to complications from the procedure.
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Grant helps restore Hutton Settlement barn

When Hutton Settlement on Upriver Drive was built in 1919, it was built to be self-sufficient. The fields surrounding the settlement were farmed, and on the grounds were not only houses for children, but a huge dairy barn with cows and other livestock that provided food for the children’s home. Today, the barn stands empty, a bit back on the property, waiting for a new purpose, but that doesn’t mean it’s not well taken care of.
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Journey brings priest home

If the new priest at St. Thomas More looks familiar to longtime parishioners, he should. The Rev. David Kuttner grew up across the street from the church, and his parents still live in his childhood home. He worshipped at the church and attended kindergarten through eighth grade at the affiliated school. Yet the path he took from parish kid to parochial vicar was far more extensive than a jaunt across the street.
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Landmarks: Grave belies author’s fame

A survivor of the Whitman Massacre of 1847 lies buried in Spokane. Not only was she a survivor of one of the most written-about events in the history of the territory that would become the state of Washington, but she was the author of “Across the Plains in 1844,” an account of her family’s journey across the plains and her life with Marcus and Narcissa Whitman – a work considered by many to be one of the most authentic firsthand descriptions of America’s westward migration.
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Longtime patient credits Shriners for saving his leg

When Spokane Valley resident Devin Hannas heard that Spokane Shriners Hospital for Children was slotted for potential closure, it took him back to the 16 years he spent as a patient of the hospital. Devin was born with a deformed hip joint and disfigured femur in his right leg. The only option doctors gave his parents was “to amputate my lower leg.”
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Medical Lake officer honored for fire rescue

The Medical Lake Police Department and Fire Department have presented Officer Chris Johnston with a medal and certificate of appreciation for running into a burning house to save two children, one adult and several pets. In the early hours of June 27, Johnston was driving back from Airway Heights after assisting with a domestic violence case. He noticed smoke hanging in the air, but since the air was calm he couldn’t tell from which direction the smoke was coming.
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Pathways to Peace begins at Unity Church of Truth

One Peace, Many Paths will host an 11-day event, “Pathways to Peace, 2009,” Sept. 11 through 21 in various locations throughout the area. The group was begun in 2008 by Spokane-area residents who want to promote peace throughout the religious and secular communities.
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Police dog gets badge; zoning changes approved

April the bloodhound, now known as Kira, received her official police badge Tuesday night at the Cheney City Council meeting. Police Chief Jeff Sale introduced Kira and her partner, Officer Zeb Campbell, to the council and explained that the 5-month-old puppy was donated by the sheriff’s department in Newberry, S.C.. The department is working on her training and she can already track people who have a 30-minute head start.
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Senior meals

For the week of Sept. 14-18 Monday – Option 1: Baked ham with pineapple, creamed potatoes, broccoli, fresh fruit, bread, cookie. Option 2: Baked potato casserole, broccoli, fresh fruit, bread, cookie.
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Senior women take bronze

A group of medal winners returned to Spokane recently with little fanfare. No marching bands or media outlets welcomed them home, though the Spokane senior women’s softball team brought home the bronze. The lack of recognition came as no surprise to them. As far as team members know they are the only senior women’s softball team in Washington, Idaho, Oregon or Montana. In fact, they had to jump through a lot of hoops just to qualify for the National Senior Games. Member Lola Lile said to qualify they played in the men’s over-60 league and in the Spokane County women’s slow-pitch league.
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September best time to move spring-blooming perennials

Is your perennial garden beginning to look more like a jungle than a garden? Are a few garden thugs taking over smaller plants? Do some perennials just look out of place? September is a great time to do some rearranging in the garden. The weather has cooled, the soil is still warm and you can recognize where the plants are. As a general rule of thumb, perennials that bloom in the spring can be moved before the end of September while those that are blooming now are best moved in the spring. Like many “rules” in gardening, however, they are meant to be broken, or at least liberally interpreted by the gardener.
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Show us your team

Do you want to see more faces of your favorite teams? Now is your chance to get some publicity. We’d like to publish your team photos.
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The Verve: Spokane Valley artist creates fanciful fairies

Susan Burger has a lot of friends, ones she met as a child in the pages of the “Golden Book of Elves and Fairies” (Jane Werner and Garth Williams, 1951). They are elves, fairies, jesters, witches, mermaids and other playful characters brought into existence by Burger’s imagination. Burger has not wandered far from her youthful expressions. “For me, art has always been a staple in my life. It goes right up there with eating and sleeping,” she said, “At times it even comes before and along with the sleeping, as I will often draft ideas and jot them down. Since I use many mediums, I still ask for school supplies as an adult.”
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