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Gym catches ‘Biggest Loser’ bug

While television and weight loss aren’t exactly gym buddies, this odd couple has pumped up millions of people worldwide through NBC’s prime-time show, “The Biggest Loser.” Having just completed its seventh season, the program’s latest incarnation pitted 11 couples against each other to see who can shed the most weight for a hefty grand prize. Over the years, the show has increasingly spawned scores of copycats at schools, hospitals and fitness centers.
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He’s the advocate next door

They get in on the ground level every time a park needs new floodlights or an intersection needs a full stop sign. They show up for Saturday morning cleanups and Wednesday night chili feeds. They make newsletters and run Web sites, testify at city council meetings and rally the troops by raising awareness about new developments where they live. They are volunteer neighborhood activists, and Jerry Numbers is just one of hundreds here in Spokane.
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In earning Eagle, teen follows family path

Evan Murray carried out a family tradition Friday night by representing the third generation to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. The Court of Honor ceremony celebrating the 18-year-old Ferris senior’s accomplishment was held at Christ the Redeemer Church, 1523 W. Mallon Ave.
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Irises spring from winter of sorrow

Spring has been long in coming this year. Another forecast of snow on its way. My bones shiver in the cold, overcast, dreary days that seem to go on and on. A short break with the sun coming through, and then the cold comes once again. I grudgingly put on my long-sleeved sweater and find myself longing for warmer days to wear light summer clothing, still packed away. Itching to get my hands in the flower boxes, I stand forlorn on my porch, wondering when the sun will come to stay and the days will be warm enough to begin planting flowers.
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Logan students embrace change

Kara Nelson, a fourth-grade teacher at Logan Elementary School, was watching “The Oprah Winfrey Show” one day. On the show was a segment about a program called “Challenge Day” – a day when teenagers, parents and teachers challenged each other to do better, not necessarily in scholastic sense, but by being more accepting, kinder and more supportive of one another. “I took some of that program and made it for elementary level,” said Nelson, who’s in her second year of teaching fourth grade at Logan. “It’s a program that Logan has created.”
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Mead preparing for Developmental Olympics

Students in Mead’s Developmental Learning Center programs are training for the Olympics. On May 28, the eighth annual Developmental Olympics will be held at Mead High School, where approximately 100 Mead students with developmental disabilities, grades kindergarten through 12, will participate in track and field events.
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Moore-Turner gardens primped for visitors

The bulbs planted last year by the Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane are blooming just in time for the opening of the Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens this weekend. Two dozen volunteers cleaned up the gardens in late April, and now visitors can once again enjoy the beautiful views of downtown Spokane, as perennials, shrubs and trees come back to life after a taxing winter.
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Neighborhoods USA needs conference volunteers

The 2009 Neighborhoods USA Conference runs Wednesday through Saturday, May 23 at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Helpers are needed for the 5K run/walk on May 23, from 6:30-10 a.m. for check-in and also to set up the route.
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No quick fix to bust fairy rings

With the spring rains, fairy rings are making their annual return to our lawns. Fairy ring mushrooms are the fruiting body created by any one of dozens of fungi that live on rotting woody material in the soil. They are one of the oldest life forms and their simple biology has enabled them to survive millions of years of change. As a result, getting them out of your lawn isn’t going to be easy. Sorry, folks, there is no quick fix here.
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No tax hikes, but fees will rise

OLYMPIA – The state budget, slated to be signed into law early next week, includes no new state tax increases. Lawmakers were unable to get a two-thirds vote, even a for a 25-cent increase on your phone bill to pay for better emergency-call-handling. Fees, however, are a different thing. State law doesn’t require a two-thirds vote for those. And up they went.
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Rogers senior has the write stuff

Sarah Reyes knows it isn’t popular to admit this, but she really likes Geraldo Rivera. “I used to watch him at my grandma’s house,” she said. Growing up as a Hispanic child with a keen interest in journalism, she didn’t have many role models to choose from. She’d like to change that by becoming a person Hispanic teens can look up to. And at 18, she’s well on her way.
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Romney to fill vacant council seat in Liberty Lake

Liberty Lake resident Ryan Romney was selected to fill the Liberty Lake City Council seat left vacant with the resignation of Brian Sayrs. The council held a special meeting Tuesday to interview candidates and select a new member to the council. Eight residents had submitted their names for the open position, but one had been a Liberty Lake resident for less than a year and didn’t meet the residency requirement. Each applicant was interviewed separately before the council and asked the same series of questions.
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Sammy

Hard to imagine this lover boy is the same dog that cowered in the back of his kennel and froze when anyone tried to touch him. Sammy is housetrained, knows how to sit on command and walks on the leash. Sammy is living with two other dogs and plays well with them. He is very affectionate and eager to please. If you are interested in meeting Sammy, contact Kim at (509) 892-2483.
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Scrapbookers express heart, art, preserve the past

People have different opinions about what is or is not art. Someone might look at an abstract painting and consider it nothing more than a mistake, while someone else might be in awe of the artist’s ability to turn random colors and shapes into emotion. Whatever one’s opinion, it is fair to say that creating is creating and when a creation is paired with passion, a work of art is born.
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Skating, skiing spice up survival

Marveline Swynenburg knows all about famous last words. As a young girl, she declared, “I will never marry a man named Albert, a farmer or someone who can’t dance.” But 53 years ago, she did just that. From their Spokane Valley home the couple reminisced about their lives together. However, Marveline offered a disclaimer: “This isn’t one of those touchy, lovey-dovey love stories,” she said. “This is a story of survival.” And then she laughed.
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Slow solar activity could be causing colder spring

Since late 2008, solar storms, or sunspots, have been few and far between on our sun. Some scientists are concerned that the recent decline in our sun’s activity is unusual and could persist. Others say that our sun is expected to increase in sunspots based on previous long-term cycles, but those numbers were earlier predicted to pick up by the fall of 2008, which didn’t happen.
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STCU gathering donations for child

Spokane Teachers Credit Union is accepting donations for Jayden Bennett, a 7-year-old Spokane boy diagnosed with a bone cancer called osteosarcoma. Bennett is being treated at St. Luke’s hospital in Boise for a large tumor on his leg, with the possibility of losing his leg. The cancer may even take his life. He is scheduled for 10 weeks of chemotherapy to battle the tumor on his leg, along with 20 cancer spots on his lungs, and an inoperable tumor at the base of his spine. After his chemotherapy is complete, Bennett will undergo surgery.
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Swing music performance aids military families

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave., and Operation Spokane Heroes will present Swing in the Cathedral for Military Families today at 7 p.m. The concert will feature Tuxedo Junction and the proceeds will benefit Operation Spokane Heroes and the Army National Guard’s Family Resource Centers.
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Turnbull refuge fundraiser will benefit wildlife programs

The education program at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge will hold its annual fundraising auction Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Northern Quest Casino, N. 100 Hayford Road in Airway Heights. There will be silent and live auctions as well as a raffle for items ranging from a side of beef, to artwork, to a canoe trip down the Spokane River. Friends of Turnbull member Charmaine Gural said this is the primary money-raising event for AmeriCorps volunteer stipends. Each year AmeriCorps volunteers teach between 8,000 and 10,000 local children about environmental awareness and conservation through the education program at Turnbull.
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