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ETHNIC EATERIES Traveling is the highlight of life and adventure, but when you can’t hop in a place and trot around the world you can visit six local eateries that are just as authentic as if you were far, far away.
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ON THE Cover
specail education
MURAL BY DANIEL LOPEZ Hotel Indigo shines with new handpainted murals by Spokane treasure Daniel Lopez.
As an advocate for your child, know the support services and resources that ensure your kiddo is as successful as possible throughout their early education experience.
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CONTENTS ( W H AT ’ S I N S I D E ) 81
THe Nest
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Editor Letter Stephanie’s Thoughts (one more time)
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(New) Editor Letter Megan’s Thoughts (meet your new editor)
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First Look and Buzz
Kitchen Glass Inlets House Feature Kitchen & Bath Designs
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Local Cuisine Galette Tavola Calda Opens Ethnic Eateries Whiskey Women Wednesdays Dining Guide
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Clarksville The Watercolor Mystery Solved
Inland NW Trading Co. Lilacs & Lemons Artist’s Eye Spokane Rising Why We Live Here
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The Scene INW Opera Hotel Indigo Health Datebook
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education
stay connected
IEP Advocacy
BozziMedia.com // @spokanecdaliving
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CONTACT US Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazine is published twelve times a year. If you have any questions or comments regarding the magazine, please call us at (509) 533-5350; we want to hear from you. Visit our Web site for an expanded listing of services: bozzimedia.com. Letters to the Editor: We are always looking for comments about our recent articles. Your opinions and ideas are important to us; however, we reserve the right to edit your comments for style and grammar. Please send your letters to the editor to the address at the bottom of the page or to Stephanie@ spokanecda.com. Why-We-Live-Here photos: On the last page of each issue, we publish a photo that depicts the Inland Northwest and why we live here. We invite photographers to submit a favorite to Kristi@spokanecda.com. Story submissions: We’re always looking for
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Datebook: Please submit information to Ann@ spokanecda.com at least three months prior to the event. Fundraisers, gallery shows, plays, concerts, where to go and what to do and see are welcome. Dining Guide: This guide is an overview of fine and casual restaurants for residents and visitors to the region. For more information about the Dining Guide, email Stephanie@spokanecda. com. BUZZ: If you have tips on what’s abuzz in
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR/what you had to say
FAREWELL Stephanie, I just found the time to read Spokane CDA Living magazine and was saddened to read your farewell letter. I want to let you know how much I enjoyed reading every single article you wrote. The very first page I turn to when I receive the magazine is your editorial and before I even made it to my front door I was always captivated by your writing. You are truly a gifted writer, and I will miss your articles a lot. Reading your articles always seemed as though I was right there next to you listening to you. My best wishes for a successful and wonderful future. –Mariah Henry SADNESS AND JOY Stephanie, we've not had the pleasure of meeting, but I do feel like I know something of your essence from reading your essays from time to time. The sadness is in you apparently leaving and the joy is what you hopefully will find in your next step of the journey. I've always been somewhat amazed with the intimacy and heart filled writing from you each month, while at the same time you imbued it with clarity, intelligence, balance, and selfawareness. I really have felt, and feel this more sharply now, that your monthly essays were really the heart and soul of the magazine for me. I was happy that the infusion of such an aware and spiritual perspective was projected into the community every month. I am positive it had an effect, probably more profound than we would expect, because we cannot see the influence in the subtle realms. I will wish you the best but know that it's not necessary, because your talents have both heart and mind and will carry you into success, I'm sure of that. Thanks for all you've given and take care. –Roger F.
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LILACS & LEMONS In one of your "lilacs" in the Aug 2020 edition of Spokane CDA Living you stated that “I sense that their (mask) efficacy is fairly minimal.” This is a completely inaccurate statement regarding the public health utility of masking and minimizes the important impact of this simple intervention on the spread of COVID19. It is unclear whether your statement was made after review of the salient medical literature or was based on some other "sense" that is unsubstantiated by data and
science. Furthermore, you go on to state that "when someone is not wearing a mask, I don't assume the worst." That is fine, but there is essentially no valid medical reason that adults cannot wear a mask. While some groups have portrayed mask wearing as a "personal choice" that somehow infringes on their freedoms, we routinely accept restrictions on our personal freedom to reduce harm to society as a whole. Examples would be the restriction of drunk driving or laws preventing indoor smoking at restaurants. Mask wearing is the same thing. As someone who has personally cared for dozens of critically ill COVID19 patients, many of whom have died, statements like yours contribute to the ongoing difficulty our nation is having managing this pandemic which at the current pace will likely eclipse 250,000 deaths in the U.S. before the end of the year. To put the scope of this catastrophe in perspective, this is more than the entire population of Spokane. –Stephen Malkoski, MD / PHD, Intensivist PUBLISHER’S RESPONSE If you re-read the item, I was giving a LILACS to mask wearers and I said that even if the efficacy may be fairly minimal (I've seen many studies to that effect) a small gain is a worthy gain for something so minimally inconvenient. I went on to say that when someone is wearing a mask I view them as making a deliberate choice to care. We are much closer than you may think on this subject. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. –Vince Bozzi
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EDITOR LETTER/a note from Stephanie
To the Legacies
We Build
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aby Paipai, my darling freshly turned one-year old grand girl, has been out of sorts this morning. She sinks her pudgy fingers into the flesh of my upper arms and tugs up, straining every muscle in her darling face to convey the need for me to rise up with her wrapped in my arms. It’s the singing and the swaying this precious cargo craves when she’s tired or unwell or upset or in need of a reset. She singsongs with me, patting my back, and with the relief and gratification of placing the final piece in a puzzle, she eventually tucks her heavy head into the comfort of my neck and releases a big sigh as she slips off to sleep. Here I am, now sitting beside her pink blanket wrapped baby burrito body on my big white linen covered bed as the sounds of her snoozes carry up and away within the breeze of the window fan, filling the shadows of my darkened room with peace, love, grace and mercy. My thoughts clutch my throat for a moment—having just wrapped up my encore issue of the magazine and as I pen this final-final editor letter—that she’ll never know me as a magazine editor, a me I’ve been proud of and known so deeply for so many years, and a me that is now shifting into the unchartered territory of redefining where and how I’ll show up in the world moving forward. Oh, but is the heart and soul of life really that complicated? Must I give what I do professionally so much power over my
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identity? Will this baby girl mind what kind of work I do as long as the puzzle piece of my nuzzle-y neck remains available to receive her tender moments? LOOKING BACK He always answered the door with an enthusiasm that pushed us back on our heels. The record player would be spinning, but he knew we would each need a turn choosing one of our favorite songs from his meticulously organized record collection. I think I most loved how he scooped up our mother in his arms, verbally sharing how grateful he was to see her, to see us. My grandfather passed away when I was 7 years old, but I feel as though I’m filled with a full lifetime’s worth of memories with him. Perhaps those memories are so big because his love was larger than life, so much so that his infusion and influence upon my mind and heart couldn’t be interrupted by the distance of death. He would gently grab each hand of mine in each of his and pull me closer. I would instinctively step up on his toes and we would begin the welcome dance. My brothers always giggled and wriggled their way out of his grasp, so I was the lucky one who learned early on that dancing was how you invested the best moments of glee and love and … life. I would work up a thirst with all of the spinning and singing and smiling, but I knew—through somewhat traumatic, personal investigations—to never sip from the ice “water” glass that sat atop the speaker. That was grandpa’s “special drink” and it would grab the attention of every fiber of your being upon passing over your lips and dragging itself down your throat. Years later, as a young adult, I would recognize the flavor of grandpa’s drink while sipping from a passed bottle behind a barn during a graduation party. They called it whiskey, and I learned the same lesson I had as a child: it was not for me. But it made me smile nonetheless, thinking of my grandfather as a young man in a similar moment behind the barn with his own friends. Aside from two incredibly cranky canines who could strip our bones of our flesh, and a troop of rock pelting, frothy mouthed kids from across the creek that ran behind my grandfather’s home, times at his house were some of the very best of
my early years. And I have no recollection of the work he did or his professional endeavors. Now, as a young glamma of two brilliant little mighty girls—4 ½ year old Love Nugget and her baby sister sound asleep at my side—I reflect back on those days with my grandfather, the only parent of my parents who lived long enough to meet—and enjoy—grandkids. I knew his love was different from my parents’ love, and valuable in ways only he could provide. Even though my parents looked at me with a sparkle in their eyes, there was something deeper and sparklier about the way in which my grandfather gazed upon me (and I’m sure my pesky non-dancing brothers, too) that made me feel whole and complete and protected and strong and important. And, little did I know, that deep and sparkly love would come back to me again in the physical world with the way my grand girls look at me that brings tears to my eyes and makes me feel the rhythm of my own heart. Through every “Do I have to go, Glamma?” and every sticky little hand—or four, because glammas are hard to share sometimes—that stretches toward me with the words “hold me,” the real and raw and true definition of love and life rises up in my heart and soul in ways that remind me no matter how rigid the world sometimes feels, there are equal parts purity and preciousness that we have the honor to contribute to, and perpetuate out into the world, for this moment, and for all the generations to come … regardless of how many professional iterations we evolve into, or what we do outside the walls of our homes—ultimately, the legacy we leave is defined in the reflection of our love seen and felt and embedded within those around us. The baby is stirring and I feel a dance party coming on, because that’s how we do life in this house on a Friday morning when the grands grace me with their presence. Thank you for the years—it has been an honor to be your editor. Find me on social media to stay connected, and enjoy the next chapter of this magazine. To the legacies we build, Stephanie Regalado stephanie@spokanecda.com
EDITOR INTRODUCTION/a note from megan
Meet Megan, Your New Editor
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his is a strange time to take on this role. When this issue makes its way to your mailbox, I can’t meet any of you in person and reveal that I’m just an awkward woman trying to figure things out, something which comes across in-person immediately. The basic rundown is that I’m a single mom with two little boys, a border collie, a black cat, and three chickens. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and I’ve lived in Spokane for five years. I spent the previous three at The Spokesman-Review, and the two before that at Eastern Washington University, where I received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. I love to karaoke, but I’m an awful singer. My best friend and I sing “Hakuna Matata,” but when we get to the mic, we can never remember who is supposed to be Timon and who is supposed to be Pumba. That’s probably not enough to go on, I know that. I hate the idea that you’re going to be dealing with this new voice—my voice— when we’re already going through colossal change. We have at least that in common, but I’d like to think there might be some more pleasant commonalities than living through a pandemic. I want to find out what else we have in common, and also what makes us different. The latter interests me more, actually. And here’s another thing I want to tell you about me: I love
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mail. Not junk mail or bills, but packages, magazines, and most of all, letters. I am a proud letter-writer and letter-receiver. An email, a text, a phone call—these are all nice, but in no way compare to receiving a letter from someone I care about. I’m blessed to have people in my life who seem to get a letter to me at just the right time. I keep them in a box, and when I’m having a day where everything seems impossible, I open it up, pick a letter at random, and read. I remember that I have the most wonderful people rooting for me. Letter-writing is powerful. In this issue, Curtis Rystadt—who restored Hotel Indigo with a passion for its history—reveals he discovered that love because of a U.S. History teacher who made the subject come alive by reading letters between politicians. We are living history; let’s give future generations something they can hold in their hands. Let them learn that people craving connection returned to something that had been all but forgotten, that we dusted it off and wondered why we’d left it in the back of the closet in the first place. Let’s write everything down. My mom always said, “Use your words.” The one last thing that I want you to know about me is that I lost my mom a year and a half ago to lung cancer. If my life were a line starting on April 17, 1986 and shooting off into the distance, there would be a big black dot on February 2, 2019, because my life is best defined by before I lost her and after. But I’m going to tell you about something that happened a few days after that black dot. My siblings and I were sorting through our mom’s belongings, and we found a chockload of letters to our mom—letters from my great Grandma Cille, letters from her siblings and friends. And we read, and we read. We saw our mom through new eyes, and I’ll tell you this: my mom had the most wonderful people rooting for her. We laughed at some of the things we read, and the laughter felt like more of a relief than the crying. Letter-writing is powerful, and you don’t have to be a senator. So here’s my offer: write me a letter, tell me about yourself, ask me whatever you want. Tell me what song you sing in the shower or what you love about Spokane. Tell me about the person you miss, the person you can’t write a letter to anymore. I’ll write you back, and not some form letter, an actual letter with my sloppy cursive. I’ll take time with what you’ve told me and answer honestly. Add to my box, and I’ll add to yours. And if you don’t send one to me (because who am I, really?), send one to someone who would be a big, black dot for you. Catch them before the after. Sincerely yours,
Megan Louise MeganR@bozzimedia.com
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WHY WE LIVE HERE
FIRST LOOK/lilacs & lemons {bad}
{good}
{good out of bad}
lilacslemons by Vince Bozzi
LILACS to Spokane Artist Chris Bovey who
helped save the historic Ming Wah sign on Third Avenue in downtown Spokane. He made a cool print of the sign when he first started his historic print design business and was distraught when a windstorm toppled the sign on April 9. It would have been prohibitively expensive for the owner of the restaurant to build a new one, but Chris’ GoFundMe campaign brought in more than $15,000. Chris, let’s get lunch there soon—on me.
LILACS to Mayor Woodward for developing a great plan for the homeless in our city. Rather than propose the usual stopgap measures, she’s proposing permanent shelters, and she’s working with other local governments for a more comprehensive plan. She even abandoned her previous stance of mandatory jail time for those who refuse treatment. Some can, and do, recover from addiction, but it needs to be on their timetable, or it won’t work. We salute her for rolling up her sleeves and doing real work on this pressing issue. LEMONS to Kate Burke and other members of the Spokane City Council who want to discourage Sheriff Knezovich’s training of officers by Dave Grossman on “killology,” an unfortunate title, which prepares them for that moment when they must use deadly force. This is not a police brutality issue; it’s a police training issue. Even the staunchest critics of deadly force know that when the moment comes for that decision to be made, it’s better to have received training and to be decisive. When someone holding a gun won’t drop it, do you want to ponder the situation for minutes while the person with the gun is thinking in terms of seconds? LILACS to the three public health advocates who are imploring the Spokane City Council to add fluoride to the city’s water. The council may be able to hold a simple council vote rather than hold another public vote, which last occurred 20 years ago and was close. Dentists say that they can tell which cities have fluoride in their water (and 75 percent do) by simply counting cavities. Spokane has notoriously poor oral health, and early oral health is a harbinger of adult oral health. Let’s join the modern world and save young families thousands in dental bills. LEMONS to the school districts that aren’t giving parents and students a choice as to whether to attend school or do it from home. Offering onsite distance learning to students who will sit in classrooms in order to watch their teacher who is sitting at home 20
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seems ludicrous, although kudos to them for trying to help parents who struggle with daycare. At least one of our clients decided to close her business rather than coping with the demands of online learning. We do applaud the loaning of laptops to every student but wonder how they can afford it. And why not allow the distance learning to occur in the evening hours so parents, mostly who work in the daytime, could help out?
LILACS to the Kalispel Tribe for bidding to buy the Usk paper mill, which went out of business last June. The tribe maintains that they are the best owners for the land as they will be the best generational stewards of the 900-acre parcel. It would provide jobs for the tribe and others, and they have the funds and desire to properly create cultural interpretive sites on the land that most owners would simply fence off. LILACS to Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer, who has a great idea for reducing the wildfire fuel in Hangman Park by using goats to chomp all the vegetation and noxious weeds away. Happy goats, happy parks. Some of the steep hillsides are difficult to navigate, but goats love the challenge. If this works, they’ll bring the goats to other parks as well. This will give new meaning to the garbage eating goat in Riverfront Park. We may want to change our official city mammal from marmot to goat. We already have two businesses, at least, with “goat” in their name, and only one with “marmot,” so it seems the goats have it.
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FIRST LOOK/artist’s eye
artist’seye by Megan Perkins
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Megan Perkins uses her brush to capture the spirit of Spokane places and events, exploring her hometown with paint and love. Follow her adventures on Instagram @ artistseyeonspokane, Facebook and meganperkinsart.com.
Lewis and Clark High School is
more than 100 years old and on both the National and State Historic Registers. Passing under the skybridge on Stevens, I always watch for students crossing and new posters and messages painted on the glass, signs of the bustling activity behind its serene facade. It is an excellent
example of an historic brick building in Spokane that is still in heavy use. Though, of course, during these strange times, it is currently empty. My heart is with all the students missing normal school days with friends. Lewis and Clark will still be here when you can finally go back, ready for the next 100 years.
FIRST LOOK/spokane rising
spokanerising by Anthony Gill
Urban loft condos. Suburban apartments on the fringe. Hip apartments aimed at
professionals and grad students in the University District. The largest apartment building at Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone development in years. And of course, The Falls, a massive threetower complex on the North Bank which would include Spokane’s first new skyscrapers in decades. In contrast with the conventional wisdom that new development projects slow in a recession, it seems that just about everywhere in the region, housing developers are diving into new projects. Given that the last recession shut down dozens of similar projects, it feels a bit eerie. I recall at least a dozen significant projects (like the Gateway Building, 153 South Wall, and the Vox Tower) which never came to fruition in downtown alone, usually due to loss of financing. This time around, historically low interest rates and the relative fiscal stability of the banks have meant developers are able to continue borrowing. And the projects keep coming: In the University District, a Portland developer hopes to break ground late this year on a $20 million, 136-unit apartment building with retail space and structured parking. The project will join the Avista-developed Catalyst Building near the south landing of the pedestrian bridge. In the burgeoning West End, a flurry of activity continues as the Tampien brothers of 4 Degrees Real Estate plan another renovation of a historic building with Trek Architecture, set to be called the Lolo Lofts. The remodeled building will feature 6,500 square feet of
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Anthony Gill is an economic development professional, graduate student, and founder of Spokane Rising, an urbanist blog focused on ways to make our city a better place to live. Views expressed here do not necessarily align with the publisher’s.
retail space and 10 apartment units, and it will join Brick West Brewing, Watts 1903, Hotel Indigo, Method Juice, and Union Yoga, among others which have been in the neighborhood for years. Over in Coeur d’Alene, Baker Construction has broken ground on a 62unit complex near Riverstone’s pond. And on the South Hill, KXLY has a large, $60 million apartment project in the works near Target. It’s unclear where The Falls—the threetower project on the North Bank—is in all of this, but City Council approved an incentive package for the project in January. Larry Stone, the developer, said last year that the first tower, valued at $70 million and with 124 units, would break ground in the spring of this year. This project in particular has been a moving target, and dirt
Rendering (L), Courtesy Baker Construction: 62-unit complex near Riverstone’s pond
Housing
Developments
Prove this is no Typical
Recession has yet to be turned. Do each of these developers have enough financing to see these projects through? Will there be tenants (or buyers) for these housing developments, given that 10 percent of Spokane County workers were unemployed in June, and many are at risk of displacement? Will the pandemic deepen again and cause further unemployment? What does the market for office space look like, given the significant changes which COVID-19 has forced on major employers? That all remains to be seen. But one thing looks all but certain: so far, this pandemic-induced recession looks nothing like 2008.
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Venues bozzi
perfect for you
THE HIDDEN BALLROOM: is located in downtown Spokane above Bridge Press Cellars, on Pacific and Browne. Perfect for weddings, concerts, birthday parties, corporate parties, holiday parties and celebrations of any kind. The space can accommodate up to 299 guests.
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THE HANGAR EVENT CENTER: Located in Felts Field and is ideal for large weddings and events. The glamour of the planes adds a level of excitement and distinction to your event, but can also be taken out. When the hangar door is fully open in the summer, it unveils a beautiful view of the runway and nearby mountains. For smaller groups the Terrace, with a view of the entire facility, is available for a significant discount. Plenty of free parking and room for up to 400+!
Delectable Catering is also available for your offsite events or in any facility that allows outside catering. Call us first! We can arrange things with any venue.
Before you book your event call us first These venues are owned or managed by Bozzi Media and Delectable Catering & Events. email us at sales@bozzimedia.com | 509-638-9654 | bozziMedia.com
GLASS HALF EVENTS: Beautiful big city loft-like industrial leather-furnitured warehouse apartment space. Large enough for 150 people yet can be arranged to host an intimate party. Includes a full kitchen, extra breakout rooms. Fully air conditioned in the summer, with onsite parking. Sound system and TV available. Featuring a beautiful enclosed outdoor spillover area. The outdoor patio is a great place to cool off, smoke a cigar, and enjoy a cocktail.
180 BAR & BISTRO: Rent for private parties at a very reasonable price, with certain food and alcohol minimums. Private back room for VIPs or for use as a green room/staging area. Sound system in place for speaking engagements. Option to reserve a portion of the room for your group without closing the restaurant. For private parties order from the catering menu; for group meetings guests can order off the menu. Enjoy the fun and cozy atmosphere!
FIRST LOOK/why we live here
why we
live here photography by Russ Miller RussMillerPhotography.com
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Green Bluff
Feeling fortunate, humbled and truly blessed I have been able to capture the beauty of the Spokane area and beyond. I moved here with my children from Western Washington in 2003. My connection to community has always been strong—when I moved here, I worked as an EMT and volunteered for a local fire department for several years, finishing a long career in the Emergency Services here in Washington State. Taking photos of beautiful people and environment has always been a strong part of my being;- the artist in me truly enjoys capturing beauty and sharing it for the world to see.
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FIRST LOOK/why we live here
A photo feature by locals displaying the many reasons Why We Live Here. If you have captured Spokane, we would love to showcase your photos in the next issue. Email our creative director kristi@spokanecda.com and let us know why YOU love Spokane.
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pera is beautiful. Allencompassing. Transporting. But to the uninitiated, it can also seem a little…daunting. The best way to overcome those feelings? A live performance. That’s the view of Dawn Wolski, Inland
Northwest Opera’s general and creative director, which serves Eastern Washington and North Idaho. “I think people are intimidated by the unknown,” says Wolski. Because it involves so many components—an orchestra, a chorus, sets, wigs, lighting, projectors, dancers—not every community can sustain opera. In the Inland Northwest we’re one of the lucky regions that has access to the art. “It’s something that’s a little harder to find in smaller communities than others. So I feel extremely fortunate that we have such a high-level opera company here.”
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We’re looking to bring people together. We’re looking to find ways to unify across different demographics, different age groups.
Wolski moved to the region in 2007 from New York along with her husband, Mateusz Wolski, who is the concertmaster for the Spokane Symphony. A singer and vocal teacher, she performed with the Spokane Opera (which has since folded) and Opera Coeur d’Alene, which continued to become Inland Northwest Opera (INO). Wolski joined the administrative side of the staff at INO a little over three years ago and is doing whatever she can to help bring opera to the community.
A typical INO season runs from April to September and includes performances in a variety of venues including luncheons, cruise ships, the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, and community-reaching locations like elementary schools, where it’s fun to see children become engaged in the performances and root for the characters (“Kids just eat it up,” says Wolski). When the pandemic began, the usual slate had to be cleared.
“Opera is a really good story that’s told in a really big way. Unamplified, no microphones. Opera singers are larger than life,” Wolski says. “When they’re singing from the depths of their soul and their gut, it’s very raw and transformative … it’s definitely something that hits you physically in a way that very few other forms of art do. That much sound, it can make your body vibrate.” Though many similar organizations have essentially been shuttered since March, Wolski (working from the home she shares with her husband and young son) has strived to find innovative ways to carry on. One of these, Opera Grams, operated like an old-fashioned singing telegram, sending an opera singer to perform (safely distanced) outdoors at private residences. Wolski advocated for these types of performances with the governor’s office, and was influential in shaping the recent guidelines that allow live entertainment offerings like Opera Grams to continue in the COVID era. 36
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“Many organizations have just had to go dark,” she says. “I felt pretty strongly that that doesn’t jive with our mission. We still want live art if we can do it. That’s why I fought so hard with the government to be able to keep doing this.” Opera Grams (which ran through mid-August) weren’t a money-maker, but they did allow INO to continue hiring performers and continue exposing people to the art. “We are one of the only organizations in Washington and north Idaho that is finding ways to bring live music that is both safe and sanctioned. I’m very proud of that,” she says.
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The resiliency and adaptability evident in Wolski are traits she sees displayed in the artistic community as a whole. “Artists are always piecing things together,” she says. “Challenge is something that we seek out.” Inland Northwest Opera has demonstrated this as an organization over the past half year, whether that’s developing Opera Grams or planning to do outdoor performances on a flatbed truck when it’s sanctioned. Despite her willingness to meet the challenges, Wolski acknowledges it’s been a taxing time; she finds some stress relief in favorite hobbies like cooking and gardening, as well as glamping and playing flashlight tag in the backyard with her family. As all parents know, these months have been unrelenting. “On the one hand we’re connecting better than ever before, but on the other hand it’s just chaos,” she acknowledges. Wolski will continue to advocate for opera along the twisting road ahead. “Our job is just to keep putting one foot in front of the other,” she says. “That applies to us as individuals, to us as a community. If you know what your core mission is, you can adjust. My mission is not just opera. We’re looking to bring people together. We’re looking to find ways to unify across different demographics, different age groups. “If we can bring a little bit of joy, then I feel really grateful.”
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When Rystadt rested his head on the pillow on opening day, July 28, there were only two other reservations in the hotel, but he felt proud of a job well done. The guest rooms are wallpapered with larger-than-life reprints of historical photos from all over Spokane. The rooms also have moving murals: the sound-proofed windows frame the trains passing by, a fitting nod to the hotel’s original purpose as a singleroom occupancy hotel for railroad workers. The solid wood headboards are slatted to resemble railroad ties, and a diagram of a viewfinder—the latest technology at Expo ’74—hangs proudly on the wall. In every decision, Rystadt tried to honor the history of the building, preserving as much as he could. He points out a wooden window frame in a guest room that he could have sanded to make it appear new, “but then you wouldn't know if it was new or old. It's historic, and we left it that way.” But the hotel had to have modern
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amenities, and “we put quality in because this was built with quality,” Rystadt says. “I want to respect that.” For Rystadt, quality meant solid wood furniture, an air conditioning system that whispers, mud-set shower tiles, and a vanity he hopped onto to demonstrate its strength. Hotel Indigo wasn’t just three years in the making, but the culmination of the example his father set for him, the passion of his U.S. History professor at Portland State University, and the desire to model for his children determination translating to success. Hotel Indigo’s story starts in 1911 as Hotel Willard, but Rystadt’s journey begins on a 40-acre cow-and-sheep farm in northwest Portland. His father told him from a young age that he would not have an allowance. “I bought my own bike,” Rystadt says. “It took me two years, and I earned $60 and I can't tell you how proud one feels when
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you put that effort in.” The work ethic his father instilled carried over for Rystadt when he faced challenges, and there were plenty with the hotel. In late 2018, Rystadt was dealing with steep fines for asbestos violations, and he doesn’t deny that he called an inspector with the state Department of Ecology a bonehead at one point. “I had to deal with three different
agencies that each had their own agenda, and they didn't recognize it,” Rystadt said. “If I actually listened to all three of them, I couldn’t do anything. That reckoning took time and frustration, but I learned from it. I could have easily said, ‘You know what? I can’t do it.’” But Rystadt wasn’t raised that way, nor was that the example he wanted to set for his children, who are ages 17, 15, and 11. “Am I supposed to read my kids The Little Engine That Could and say, ‘You can, you can, you can,’ and then when they see their dad face adversity, does their dad just pack up his bags and quit?”
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Rystadt asks. “I think the greatest benefit that will happen from this is actually the example I showed my children to overcome problems.” Another driving force of this project was that Rystadt wanted to bring history to life, and that passion comes from a U.S. History class he took at Portland State University, taught by Professor Barney Burke. “He would read letters from different senators and politicians during a time they would write each other letters,” Rystadt says.
“You could see the perspective and how they tried to influence each other in what they thought was the best idea.” That class was when history came alive for Rystadt, and it was important to him to honor the history of the hotel specifically. Each floor is dedicated to a different iteration of the hotel, which was originally called The Willard, became The Atlantic in 1921, The Milner in 1941, The Earle in 1948, and finally The Otis in 1956. The wall guests see when the elevator doors open on each floor have a mural that looks like a brick facade, with lettering from that time period advertising the hotel, reminiscent of the “ghost signs” sprinkled throughout Spokane. Though Rystadt cares about historical accuracy, he jokes that he can’t honor the $3.21/night rate promoted by The Earle. Daniel Lopez, a muralist whose work is ubiquitous in Spokane, also contributed to the aesthetics of the hotel, but instead of using his trademark spray paint medium, he took on the task of hand-painting the murals, something he plans to do much more often in the future. “I have a huge, newfound respect for artists who paint murals with brushes, because I've always used spray paint, and it's like the palette is in the can,” Lopez says. “With spray paint I'm able to cover so much in a short time, but these ones I've had to really take a lot of time being careful with everything. It's been a learning experience for me, but I loved every second.” Calling upon the hotel’s heyday in the Roaring Twenties, Rystadt commissioned Lopez to paint a game of cards, a man gazing at a flapper, and a scene in a speakeasy. “I actually love that mobster era of danger,” Lopez says. “It's very intriguing, there’s something cool about it. I was trying to bring back the spirit of that era with my murals, but also giving them a fresh, crisp look.” Lopez says when Rystadt initially approached him, he didn’t know much about the hotel’s history. “It's been dawning on me a little bit more,” Lopez says. “I'm like, ‘Okay, this is super awesome right here. This is really something unique.’” Diners can view Lopez’s murals in Magnolia American Brasserie, the hotel’s 3,600 square foot American style restaurant with a French flair. The chef is Steve Jensen, who was previously at Osprey Restaurant and Bar. “If we had a small restaurant, a real tight space like that, maybe we wouldn't have opened,” Rystadt says. “But since we can accommodate social distancing, I think it was smart for us, and I think it's just a matter of people knowing that.” Instead of quickly walking past an eyesore, Kolva has dined at Magnolia on multiple occasions. For him, Hotel Indigo “adds to the historic knowledge and experience of Spokane.” “It's a key building in the rehabilitation of West First Avenue in downtown Spokane,” Kolva says. “I think it'll make it easier for some of the other buildings that need to be fixed up. It gives a great example of taking something from almost collapse and turning it into a gem.”
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September-October: Green Bluff Apple Festival
The popular Apple Festival happens from late September through October when the apples are ripe for picking. Our farms have a wide selection of you-pick or farmerpicked apples as well as pumpkins and other produce. Many farms offer live music, crafts, corn mazes and great food for the whole family to enjoy. Green Bluff. greenbluffgrowers.com
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September 13-19: Virtual Live Kind Fest
The 7th annual Spokane VegFest, rebranded in 2020 to the Live Kind Festival, is a virtual community event which promotes ways to easily reduce our impact on the planet and live more healthful lives. This event will include healthy living, animal- and eco-friendly, renowned chefs and speakers from around the country, presentations, music, cooking demonstrations, and more. kindliving.org
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Farmers Markets Saturdays, through October 10: Wonder Saturday Market
The mission of the Wonder Saturday Market is to showcase Inland Northwest-grown produce and emerging and established culinary talent, all in a community-driven atmosphere. In accordance with health regulations, the Wonder Saturday Market currently features only agricultural and food products. 835 N. Post St. wondersaturdaymarket.com
Mondays, through October 19: Hillyard Farmers Market
A farmers market that supports local businesses, farmers and products. 3 – 7 p.m. 5102 N. Market St.
Tuesdays, through October 13: Fairwood Farmers Market
The market's mission is to establish a vibrant, seasonal North Spokane farmers market where neighbors can connect weekly with local growers, artisan food producers, and crafters in a festive, nurturing environment. 3 – 7 p.m. 319 W. Hastings Rd. fairwoodfarmersmarket. org
Wednesdays, through September 30: Kootenai County Farmers Markets, CDA
Since 1986, the Kootenai County Farmers Market has been providing the communities of North Idaho with fresh, locally grown produce. From May through October, markets specialize in vegetables, flowers, and native plants and an ever-changing array of local food products—meats, cheeses, bread, honey, and jams—all season long. Sherman and Fifth St. Coeur d’Alene. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org
Wednesdays, through September 30: Kendall Yards Night Market
The market's vision is to bring friends and neighbors together in a unique location along the Spokane River gorge. Shop for local produce, share a meal with friends or just gather with your neighbors and enjoy the sights and sounds. 5 – 8 p.m. Kendall Yards. kendallnightmarket.org 48
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Saturdays, through September: Kootenai County Farmers Markets - Hayden
Since 1986, the Kootenai County Farmers Market has been providing the communities of North Idaho with fresh, locally grown produce. From May through October, markets specialize in vegetables, flowers, and native plants and an ever-changing array of local food products—meats, cheeses, bread, honey, and jams—all season long. SE Corner Hwy 95 and Prairie Ave. Hayden. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org
Wednesdays and Saturdays, through October: Spokane Farmers Market
The Spokane Farmers Market Association is a group of farmers from the Spokane area who joined together in 1998 to operate the Spokane Farmers' Market as an independent and self-managed farmers' market in downtown Spokane. Our members bring fresh produce, baked goods, meat, eggs, and other products (including organic vegetables) to the market for sale. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 20 W. 5th Ave. spokanefarmersmarket. org
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Fitness September 6: Windermere Marathon and Half Marathon
The Windermere Marathon is truly a PNW gem with a net negative course that is known for PRs and Boston qualifying. Both the half marathon and the marathon course follow the centennial trail along the scenic Spokane River finishing in downtown Spokane. This race is a runner favorite among beginners through elite racers trying to PR. For more information and to register, visit nsplit.com.
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September 27: The Split Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
The Negative Split Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k run is one of Spokane’s favorites. Start and finish in the trendy Kendall Yards neighborhood right on Summit Parkway with views of the Spokane River. Run a beautiful course along the river and through the new Riverfront Park. Participants always rave about the great swag and gear. nsplit.com
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According to the Stroke Foundation, around 30 percent of stroke survivors will experience some form of muscle spasticity. Left untreated, joints and muscles can become so stiff that it is impossible to move them. Often, family doctors will tell patients that spastic muscles are just part of their stroke, and there's nothing that can be done. Dr. Stanek says, “that’s not the case.” At Northwest Medical Rehabilitation, which Dr. Stanek founded in 1996, she injects neurotoxin (Botox, Dysport or Xeomin) directly into the spastic muscles. This blocks the muscle’s ability to contract and spasm which allows the muscle to be stretched with less pain. These muscle-relaxing effects usually last for about three months, during which time, Dr. Stanek and her staff will engage the patient in physiotherapy or occupational therapy. “Think of it as how your car needs gas and oil,” Dr. Stanek explains. “The neurotoxin is the gas and therapy is the oil, and you need both to make forward progress.” As a physiatrist—a medical doctor that specializes in physical medicine, pain management and rehabilitation, Dr. Stanek’s goal is to help patients regain their strength and independence, and restore as much function as possible. This begins with taking the time to listen to and thoroughly examine patients before establishing a treatment plan. Along with trigger point injections for treating spasticity and pain, Northwest Medical Rehabilitation provides rehabilitation management for patients requiring intrathecal pumps. These are small medical devices that deliver pain medications or baclofen directly next to the spinal cord to control spasticity and pain in stroke victims, traumatic brain injury
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24 percent were in danger of drowning and 65 percent were in danger of traffic injury. Jeremiah’s school is in the East Valley School District, and though he had a wonderful experience in kindergarten, when he started first grade, his teacher hadn’t reviewed his IEP until two weeks into the school year. Part of the line-ofsight requirement required his teacher to walk Jeremiah to the pick-up point at the end of the school day, but she wasn’t honoring this component of the plan. This situation came to a boiling point, and Pratt had to temporarily pull him out of school and enter into mediation. Pratt said part of the IEP process is constantly advocating for your child. “I'm glad first grade got cut short,” Pratt said. “[The teacher] had the excuse, even when we were in mediation and throughout the entire school year, that she is a general education teacher, not a special education teacher, and she has no clue what she's doing, nor did she even care to try.” Integration of special education students into the general education classroom whenever possible is a directive, but as in Jeremiah’s case, a breakdown in communication can put children at risk. Leslie Blevins, psychologist and Enilda Clinic owner, commonly evaluates patients between the ages 2 and 22, many who seem to be in a gray
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area. She works to give her clients more nuanced diagnoses than what appears on school evaluations. The parents “see that there's something not quite right,” Blevins said. “They see their child struggling at home to get through homework, and so there's this sense of, ‘Is it all in my head?’” Blevins encourages parents not to wait to see if their child will “grow out of it.” “Go ahead and address it, because if it's nothing, it'll still be nothing after you check it out,” Blevins said. “But if it's something, almost every single disorder I know of in childhood is easier treated early on, rather than later.” If your child seems to be struggling unnecessarily, you can request the school to screen them for learning disabilities. The IEP process starts with sending in a “Child Find” request on your school district website. The request will go to your child’s school psychologist, which will trigger a “determine to evaluate meeting” between parents, teachers, administrators, and school counselors, where the student’s records will be examined to determine how they’re performing in relation to their peers. The school will also determine whether other assistance could be helpful before proceeding with an evaluation. “That's really important when you're looking for a learning disability because they might not have a disability, they just might have some gaps in learning that could be remediated with more intensive instruction,” Becky Ramsey, Spokane Public Schools special education director, said. Evaluations can still be conducted
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“We need to give all of our parents some grace,” Higgins said. “They find out that their hopes and their dreams for their child have changed when they're given a diagnosis. I feel for my parents when I get my little love bugs and the parents haven't been really formally told that this is going to be a challenge for you and your child, but I'm here to help you.”
Higgins said. Higgins said that each child is treated as an individual, with individual goals. An example of an IEP goal might be acquiring 25 sight words. Higgins emphasized that early intervention is key to success, as well as supporting parents. Special education is personal for Higgins. She grew up with a younger sister with special needs and watched her parents try to navigate a system with far fewer resources. Higgins’ sister, who is now 56, lives with Higgins’ mom, who is 90. “I think my sissy has actually provided the life that my mom needed to be able to stay around here. If it wasn't for my sister, I don't know that my mom would have fought as hard as she has,” Higgins said. “It's just wonderful to see the two of them together. I think they're each other's strengths.” Still, Higgins wonders what life would be like for her sister if there were more resources in her childhood. “As we get better, the gap from what my sister had to where we are now just gets wider,” Higgins said. “I think that's called progress.”
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POWER 50 IN 2020 Each of us contributes to our community in our own ways and can be “the change we want to see” in Spokane, and that’s worth celebrating. As we dug deeper into power and influence on the grandest of scales in our region, we compiled a list of 50 business people in Spokane and 10 in Coeur d’Alene who hold the purse strings—and influence—in our region for the annual Power 50 Awards. We are honored to celebrate our region and the who’s who in making it a better place for all of us. Did we miss someone important? Please send an email to editor@spokanecda.com to share your feedback.
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W. STACEY COWLES - President, Cowles Company Stacey Cowles, Cowles Company president, has continued his family’s tradition of publishing The Spokesman-Review, as well as overseeing Cowles Company’s startup investment division. Cowles recently branched out from printing the morning newspaper by opening a commercial printer, Northwest Offset Printing, in Spokane Valley. He serves on the board for Associated Press and was a founding chair of the Downtown Spokane Partnership.
01 JIM FRANK - Principal & CEO, Greenstone Corporation Jim Frank is best known for his work as a developer, revitalizing Kendall Yards, as well as the River District development in Liberty Lake. A native to Coeur d’Alene, Frank received both his engineering and law degrees from Gonzaga University. Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce honored Frank with the 2018 citizen of year award.
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BETSY COWLES - Chairwoman, Cowles Company As Cowles Company chairwoman, Betsy Cowles leads the broadcast, insurance, and real estate divisions, and played a pivotal role in the redevelopment of River Park Square. In 2017, she was inducted into the Spokane Citizen Hall of Fame, recognized for her contributions in economic development and business.
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WALT AND KAREN WORTHY - President and CEO, Worthy Enterprises, LLC Best known as the owners of the five Davenport hotels, the Worthys have been investing in the Spokane business community since the 1970s, their ventures running the gamut of residential housing, storage units, commercial buildings, and more.
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JERRY DICKER - Owner, GVD Commercial Properties, Inc. Jerry Dicker founded GVD Commercial Properties, Inc. in 1974, beginning as a neighborhood shopping center developer. Flash-forward to present day, and Dicker owns more than 100 properties in 18 states, totaling more than two million square feet in buildings, while still holding properties near and dear to Spokane, such as the Montvale Hotel and Bing Crosby Theater.
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02 JERRY JAEGER - President and Founder, Hagadone Hospitality Corporation
03 RICHARD MACLENNAN - President, North Idaho College
04 JOHN NESS - CEO, Kootenai Health
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PETER STANTON - Chairman and CEO, Washington Trust Bank Taking the reins at 34, Peter Stanton is the fourth generation to run Washington Trust Bank, the oldest and largest privately held bank in the Northwest. Stanton serves as chairman of the board for WTB Financial Corporation. He is a board member for Inland Northwest Council, Boy Scouts of America and serves on the Washington Roundtable.
06 ELAINE COUTURE - Regional Chief Executive, Providence Health Care Eastern Washington In her capacity as regional chief executive of Providence Health Care, Eastern Washington, Couture oversees five medical centers, including Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital and Providence Holy Family Hospital. She is an adjunct faculty member at the Washington State University College of Nursing and a member of the WSU Health Sciences Spokane Advisory Council. She serves on the Seattle branch board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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JACK HEATH - President and COO, Washington Trust Bank Jack Heath started his career with Washington Trust Bank in eighth grade, painting one of the bank’s drive-thrus, his first step toward being elected to his position of president and COO in March 2000. Prior to this, Heath was senior vice president, Retail Banking—September 1998, senior vice president, North Idaho Market Manager—February 1996, and vice president, Commercial Loans—October 1989. Heath is active in the community, serving on the board of Greater Spokane Incorporated, The Executive Board of Inland Northwest Council Boy Scouts of America, Gonzaga University Board of Regents, Pacific Coast Banking School Board, and PREMERA Board of Directors.
08 LARRY STONE - President, Stone Group of Companies Larry Stone grew up in Spokane and graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla. His involvement in the community includes Spokane Ponderosa, East Spokane Business Association, Spokane Preservation Advocates, Spokane Regional Transportation Council and the Downtown Spokane Partnership.
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07 LAURA STENSGAR - CEO, Coeur d’Alene Casino
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10 HARLAN DOUGLASS - President, Harlan D. Douglass, Inc. Harlan D. Douglass, Inc. is a private building and real estate investment company. Douglass’s latest project is a large commerce park near the Amazon fulfillment center. Douglass has been a director of Inland Northwest Bank since 1989. He has also been a director of Northwest Bancorporation Inc. since 1992.
12 DAVE BLACK - CEO, Principal of Black Realty, Inc; Black Commercial, Inc; Black Realty Management, Inc, and Black Management Services, Inc. Dave Black started his real estate career in 1981 and became CEO of his company in 1984. He now manages more than 100 people and properties. He holds an undergraduate degree from WSU and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver. He is the Downtown Spokane Partnership chairman of the board, another sits on many other boards, including Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Boy Scouts of America. He is a leader, whether at work or play, and a father to two great boys—now men.
11 BOBBY BRETT - Owner, Spokane Indians & Spokane Chiefs Born in Brooklyn and raised in El Segundo, California, the real estate investor purchased the Spokane Indians baseball team of the Northwest League in 1985. Brett relocated his family to Spokane shortly after he purchased the Spokane Chiefs Hockey team in 1990. After playing baseball at Cal Poly, he briefly played in the Kansas City Royals minor league system. Brett has invested in several apartment and commercial properties in Spokane with Chris Batten of Rencorp Realty and owns several other minor league baseball franchises. He served two terms on Minor League Baseball’s Board of Trustees, and serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Western Hockey League Board of Governors.
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CRAIG GATES - President and Chief Executive Officer, KeyTronic Craig Gates has been president and CEO of KeyTronic EMS since April 2009. He has held various executive management positions since joining the company in 1994. From 1991 to October 1994, Gates served as director of operations, Electronics for the Microswitch Division of Honeywell Inc. From 1982 to 1991, he held various engineering and management positions within the Microswitch Division.
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DR. DAVID O'BRIEN - Senior Vice President & Chief Executive, East Region, Multicare Dr. O'Brien received his medical doctorate from the University of California School of Medicine in Davis. He began his career as a physician, practicing family medicine in Eureka for 14 years, and he still identifies with the joys and challenges of being a doctor. "I'm a health care executive now, but I'm a physician at heart," he says. "It really energizes me to pull together a group of people who work well together with the patient at the center."
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PHIL HAUGEN - COO, Kalispel Tribe Economic Authority As the chief operating officer of the Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority, Phil Haugen oversees all businesses owned and operated by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, including Northern Quest Resort and Casino and the Kalispel Golf and Country Club. Haugen began working at Northern Quest when it first opened in 2000. Since then, he has held a variety of roles, including executive director of Tribal Gaming, assistant general manager and general manager. Haugen is a proud member of the Kalispel Tribe and one of the first tribal members to earn a college degree. He has served on several charitable boards, including the American Red Cross, Camas Path and the Rypien Foundation. 80
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TOM SIMPSON - President, Spokane Angel Alliance; CEO, Ignite Northwest Tom Simpson has 35 years of experience as an investment banker, venture capitalist, angel investor and entrepreneur. He is CEO of Ignite Northwest, which received a $2.2 million CARES Act grant to assist companies in the region during the pandemic. He is the president of the Spokane Angel Alliance, managing member of Kick-Start angel investment funds and serves on the boards of Arevo, Berg, GenPrime, Medcurity, Spiceology, Stay Alfred and Vaagen Timbers. Previously, he was co-founder and executive chairman of etailz, an innovative eCommerce company acquired in 2016.
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RAY SPRINKLE - President and CEO, URM Stores Ray Sprinkle is the president and CEO at URM Stores Inc. He joined the company in 2003 and became the CEO in 2013. URM is the seventh largest privately held company in the state of Washington, employing 2,900 employees. URM Stores has been serving the independent grocer since 1921 in the four state area of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana and owns Rosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce.
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MARK FEW - Head Coach, Gonzaga University Men’s Basketball Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few has established himself as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Division I basketball annals in his 21 seasons at the helm—and in the process has made Bulldog basketball a household name across the country. With 31 years on the Gonzaga bench, Few is the longest tenured men’s basketball coach in Bulldog history.
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19 DENNIS VERMILLION - President and CEO, Avista Dennis Vermillion serves as the president and CEO of Avista Corp. He also holds the position of chairman of the board of directors for Avista Corp. subsidiary Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. Vermillion joined Avista in 1985 and has held various staff and management positions. Previously, he served as senior vice president of Avista Corp. and president of Avista Utilities, vice president of energy resources and, prior to that, president and chief operating officer for Avista Energy from February 2001 until its sale in June 2007.
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21 EZRA ECKHARDT - President & CEO, Spokane Teachers Credit Union Ezra Eckhardt is a fifth-generation Spokane resident who is deeply committed to the community. Among other areas of service, he has served on the boards for the Spokane International Airport, the Spokane University District, and Gonzaga Preparatory School, and he has been active in Greater Spokane Incorporated and the Downtown Spokane Partnership. A distinguished graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Eckhardt also holds a master's degree in business administration from Gonzaga University, where he has been an adjunct professor at the Jepson School of Business.
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22 ED SCHWEITZER - Owner, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory Ed Schweitzer is an electrical engineer, inventor, and founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). Schweitzer launched SEL in 1982 in Pullman. Today, SEL manufacturers a wide variety of products that protect the electric power grid and industrial control systems at its three state-of-the-art U.S. manufacturing facilities in Pullman; Lewiston, Idaho; and, Lake Zurich, Illinois. SEL products and technologies are used in virtually every substation in North America and are in operation in 164 countries.
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KEVIN CURTIS - Principal, Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers Kevin Curtis’s career has spanned four decades, in which he has successfully handled some of Eastern Washington’s highest profile cases. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of criminal defense, complex civil litigation and professional negligence. He was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, the legal profession’s most prestigious organization, in 2015.
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THAYNE MCCULLOH - President, Gonzaga University Thayne McCulloh is in his 11th year serving Gonzaga University as its president, holds a B.A. from Gonzaga (1989) and was awarded a Ph.D. in experimental social psychology from Oxford University, England (1998). He first began working at Gonzaga in 1990, and from his roots in student affairs has remained fundamentally focused on students. He is deeply committed to a broadly-based liberal arts education that prepares students to be critical thinkers, outstanding professionals, and living exemplars of the Jesuit imperative to be men and women with and for others.
25 JEFF PHILLIPS - CEO, Rosauers Jeff Phillips has been the CEO of Rosauers since 2000. He was appointed to the Avista Corp. board of directors in 2019. He received the Washington Food Industry Community Service Award in 2019, recognizing his philanthropic efforts in the community. Prior to joining Rosauers, Philipps was the COO of American Stores Company. 88
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BRIAN NEWBERRY - CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho
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Classic Comstock Rancher sited on oversized corner lot! Just one block from Comstock Park! Formal living room with floor to ceiling fireplace and wall of windows. Formal dining room. Kitchen includes an abundance of cabinetry and new flooring. Stunning great room features fireplace and cathedral ceilings. Entertaining sized deck with hot tub. New main floor carpeting. Lower level boasts 3 spacious bedrooms, bath, oversized family room with fireplace and large storage room. Park like yard features fruit trees. Three car garage and RV parking. AHS Home Warranty included.
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Suzan first discovered the place when the family was living on the South Hill. She was in the area riding one of her horses—she breeds prize-winning Cleveland Bays—and loved it immediately. “We came out of the woods and there it was, my dream house…I told John about it later that day, that it felt like I was in a fairy tale.” When the home later came up for sale, she mentioned it John, excited by the news but also certain it
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“I said, ‘We can’t, there’s no way.’ And he said, ‘We’re going to find a way.’” That, she says, is how he sometimes was: someone who could make things happen. They purchased the home in 2014, planning to undertake significant renovations in partnership with Jeff Fountain at Copeland, the architecture firm that had initially designed the home in the late ‘90s. 102
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After John’s death, the renovations they’d already begun continued, with Suzan determined to keep her children in the same house. They wanted to remember John and honor
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that their family unit had been reshaped by their loss. “I had to make it look different,” says Suzan of the renovations that went on from that point. As a family, “It was really about finding a new identity.” Suzan is originally from the east coast, and before moving to Spokane, she and John lived in Asia, where they worked as surgical attendings in the U.S. Army; they were living
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that connect them to the people and places they love: paintings by Suzan’s artist sister, antiques collected from China and Korea, family photographs taken all over the world. “We all lived in the Far East together, so they’re not just collections, but ‘stuff from home’ we brought to the U.S.,” says Suzan, listing some of her favorite global pieces as cigarette
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ads featuring Shanghai girls mounted on silk scrolls, a dresser table from rural China, and a carved bench from Korea. The working farm’s residents similarly bring together a variety of histories and personalities: chickens, cats, three dogs, three Cleveland Bays, and two miniature horses
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(and, of course, the humans). And then there are the occasional visitors: deer, moose, turkeys, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks. “It’s very much a lived-in farm,” says Suzan. When they first moved in, the look and feel of the home was a
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bit “cowboy,” Suzan says, emphasized by light woods and knotty pine. For the renovation, “Rustic elegance is really what I was going for,” she says. She’s enjoyed hands-on work like staining the beams, window frames, and doors for a deeper, richer, and more
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together gorgeous blues, whites, and golds. For every space, Suzan says they think of three words to guide them. For Elle’s bathroom it was “safe, luxurious, and relaxing.”
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For the kitchen, the project they had just begun working on at the time of John’s death, the centering words were the family motto: “We are Marshall.” It’s a gorgeous, light-filled space that
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In the kitchen, every drawer and cabinet, even beneath the sinks, is utilized for maximum storage with thoughtfully placed shelves and drawer dividers. The induction stove’s downdraft pops up from the island with the push of a button. Outlets are concealed to remain close at hand but inconspicuous, and there’s a docking drawer so everyone’s device can charge out of sight. Throughout the rest of the home, efficiency comes in through
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smart storage like the window seat bench that houses games and puzzles underneath or the upper kitchen cabinets with shelves large enough to hold full-sized bins of Christmas decorations. The expansive grounds include landscaped beds, a barn, spaces near the house for grazing, a pergolacovered deck overlooking Hangman Creek, and the outdoor swimming pool. One of Suzan’s favorite spots on the property is the Juliet balcony off the master bedroom, which overlooks the animals and landscape below. The home continues to be their refuge and a place they treasure, both for their memories and for the times they’ll have together going forward. “I relish waking up every morning and walking out to the kitchen. It’s like being greeted by the day,” Suzan says. With the sweep of windows, “you get an instant weather report, and the animals are so excited. The horses whinny at me. Even the chickens do their double-speed wobble up to the front door. “It’s a really friendly way to wake up. You can’t help but smile and be appreciative.”
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Staying home is the new norm. And the rooms in which you likely spend the most time in are the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen is not only where you cook meals and enjoy dinner with the family, it’s also becoming a convenient telecommuting and virtual classroom space. In addition to being the place where you wash your hands (again and again), the bathroom is your personal oasis—a welcomed retreat from a stressful world. If you’re going to be in the house, now’s the time to (as the old saying goes) to make your house a home. We spoke with a few of the area’s leading kitchen and bath specialists to hear their expert tips for adding comfort, convenience and function to your most used spaces.
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Counter Intuitive If your eyes are strained from looking at your brightly colored kitchen countertops—think red, baby blue, turquoise and bright green, which have been trendy, Sierra Campos, general manager of Gargoyle Granite and Marble, says consider changing to soothing colors found in nature. Materials such as granite and quartz are available in naturally occurring colors. Where grey and white were once the go-to, Campos sees browns and blacks becoming more popular. “It’s really a personal preference kind of like jewelry,” Campos says. “People really like to get invested in it and make sure that they're picking something they are passionate about and want to look at every day.”
Makeovers Made Easy If your budget is tight, and your goal is simply to update the look of your bathroom, there’s no reason for a full remodel. Some elements, like the vanity and sink, might already do the job. On a recent project, Kevin Meyers, of Myers & Myers Construction, helped a homeowner achieve stunning results with a simple facelift—resurfacing the countertop, adding counter to ceiling tile, and hanging a stylish picture frame mirror for a polished appearance. “You can do something similar to your kitchen and put in nicer cabinets and then do a less expensive countertop,” Meyers says. “Formica laminate is one option that mimics the look and feel of real stone until you have the time and money to replace it with higher quality material.”
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THE FOCUS IS ON YOU paramount factors in home upgrades that also boost safety, security, and comfort. In the bathroom, one option is to replace the bathtub with a walk-in shower, which provides much easier entry and exit. Grab bars can give support to those with balance issues—but you’re not stuck with an “institutional” design. Modern grab bars can double as safe, yet stylish, towel racks, toilet paper holders and even night lights. In the kitchen, features such as Lazy Susans and pullout cabinets allow for more storage and easier access to the things inside of them, eliminating reaching, pulling and possible falls. Simplify the use of their faucet by installing a touch-style version eliminates the need to rely on knobs or handles. “It’s amazing what you can do to make improvements within the same footprint,” Berry says. “Being able to incorporate multi-functional elements into a space creates a really successful design.”
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unturned. Founded in 1996, Gargoyle Granite & Marble offers an impressive variety of exotic and standard granite, marble and quartz materials for commercial and residential construction. With a 2,000 sq. ft. showroom and more than 1,000 slabs, contractors and their clients can hand-select the perfect color and style to compliment any design from traditional to modern. As a proud, locally owned business with a dynamic team of 50 craftsmen and designers, Gargoyle takes pride in being one of the top-rated fabricators of stone countertops in Northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest. They’ve earned their reputation primarily from positive customer reviews and working closely with many of our area’s most well-respected custom home builders, production builders, and commercial contractors. Whether the project is a kitchen counter and backsplash, a luxurious bath or impressive office reception area, Gargoyle Granite & Marble has the products, passion, skills and vision to make a beautiful, resilient and lasting statement. From your first foot in our showroom to post-installation, the dedicated team at Gargoyle will assist you at every step. Being involved in every part of the process is key to a successful job. All templating is done digitally, and precision cutting is accomplished with the latest technology to provide the best fit & finish and transform your space from ordinary to amazing, at a price you can afford. “We are committed to our performance and adaptable to our clients' needs. We have a small business feel with a big business delivery,” says Gargoyle general manager Sierra Campos. “Precision, planning and perfection are possible, and we make it happen.” Gargoyle Granite & Marble | 267 Bentz Rd., Rathdrum, ID (208) 772-9096 | facebook.com/gargoylegranite
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Peach and Raspberry Galette
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Peach and Rasberry Galette Yield: 1 Galette
Crust • 1 cup butter (unsalted, medium diced) • 1 ½ cups AP Flour • A pinch of salt • ½ cup water* (ice cold) • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
Filling • 5 peaches (sliced thin)
• ½ cup raspberries (a pint) • 2 tablespoons flour • ¼ cup sugar* • ½ cup brown sugar* • ½ teaspoon salt *may need to be adjusted
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ummer is coming to an end, which means the small farms around us are bountiful with fresh fruits and vegetables—but what do you make with all those gorgeous fruits? One of the easiest and most delicious ways to show off summer flavors is to make a galette, a French dessert that is a flat round or freeform tart or pie. I make mine with a hybrid crust that’s part pie crust, part puff pastry so it’s the flakiest crust you’ll ever make—and easier than it sounds. You can fill your galette with whatever your heart desires, but are there any other fruits that scream summer quite like peaches and raspberries? The two fruits together are pure magic, and this galette will make your family hang on to summer as long as possible.
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Crust The key to a flaky crust is that everything is cold. Measure out all
Filling Add the peaches, salt, and most of each of the sugars. Mix well and taste
STEP ONE: Add the butter into the flour mixture using your
Assembly Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick barrier, then
the ingredients, mix the dry ingredients with the dry ingredients, wet with the wet, and keep the butter separate; put everything into the freezer for at least 10 minutes before you start. fingertips (because they are the coldest part of your hand) cut in the butter until the mixture looks like cornmeal and peas. You can use a food processor or a pastry cutter, but I like to use my hands so it isn’t uniformed (if you feel like the mixture gets too warm put it back into the freezer for 10 more minutes).
STEP TWO: With one hand, mix the flour mixture while slowly adding water and lemon mixture until it comes together. Lemon juice inhibits gluten production and gluten in a crust will make your crust gummy. STEP THREE: Plop the dough out onto the counter and
lightly knead until the flour is incorporated. With a rolling pin, roll the dough out into an oval about ¼ of an inch thick and fold the dough into thirds (making three layers), then turn the dough so the sides you see are at the opposite of where they were, and repeat. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 15-30 minutes.
a peach. If you feel it needs more sugar, add more. Add the flour to the peaches, and then mix well. Any juice left at the bottom of the dish is the juice you’re not enjoying.
take the dough and roll it out evenly so the dough covers the bottom of the cookie sheet. Then place the dough onto the sheet. Pour fruit mixture into the middle and spread out evenly, leaving about 3-4 inches of space to the edge. Place the raspberries evenly over the peaches. Fold the remaining dough over the filling, keeping in mind it is okay to not be perfect. Make sure the filling will stay inside the pastry, and that the center isn’t covered. Place the galette into a 350 degree preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until the center is bubbly and the crust is golden brown. Let cool completely. Serve alone or with ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy.
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Once you round the corner on Dartford Drive, your eyes will be drawn to the park-like setting.
A manicured lawn sits underneath old growth pine, the wooded hillside providing the perfect backdrop to the pond and fountain, and above diners’ heads, a canopy of a thousand lights. This is Commellini Estate. The moment you step out of your vehicle, you will be transported to another era, one you can feel, hear, smell, and will soon taste. Tavola Calda translates to “hot table” in English, but the words “amore é incanto,” love and enchantment, more aptly describe the setting. As you walk toward the restaurant, listen for Sinatra serenading you through the speakers under
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the portico. Notice your choice of patio seating on the deck or tables down by the pond. For the ultimate romantic setting, bring a large blanket and have dinner, picnicstyle. Place your order inside at the bar, use the menu online, or call ahead and have your order waiting. Menu items are served fast casual style, with disposable containers and silverware. Lauri, Robert, and Desiree Seghetti had a vision when they planned their restaurant, combining informal dining with Old World hospitality and food. Never could they have foreseen how vital that concept would be during the timing and opening of their restaurant, less than two months ago. Take your pick of traditional Italian dishes—because you can’t go wrong. Lauri and her team have preserved the integrity of the Seghetti family recipes while modernizing them for current palates. I recommend the Eggplant Parmesan. I have never endorsed that particular dish for any Italian restaurant I’ve dined in over the last two decades due to the necessity of perfect execution of all components before the dish is assembled and served. Tavola Calda’s eggplant is perfectly sliced, has an al dente texture, is precisely seasoned, and is coated in a perfectly achieved crisp breading without being greasy. The golden slices are layered with parmesan cheese and nestled in a sauce that can only be described as made with love. Named after Lauri Seghetti’s mother-in-law, Gina’s Marinara is made Old World Style, a three-day labor of love, thoughtfully seasoned with dashes and pinches until it can be tasted in every bite. Tavola Calda is only one of many facets this almost 80 year old estate offers. Its 200 acres boasts six venue sites, providing timeless settings for weddings and special events. Lauri is hands-on, from coordinating behind the scenes, to setting up
chairs and mowing the lawn, to bride and groom consultations, menus, music, and more—her touch can be seen in everything. You may have passed Commellini’s booth at the farmers markets over the last few years, as they offer complete dinner takeaways from Liberty Lake, Fairwood, and Kendall Yards markets. Someday soon, they hope to resume their cooking classes, featuring hands-on instruction for Italian staples like gnocchi, orrechiette, and focaccia. Shop their online mercato—“market”—to purchase their sauces, tiramisu, Chicken Cacciatore, meatballs, lasagna, wine, and more. You can even purchase “takeaway” cooking classes, complete with meal kits, step-by-step instructions, custom aprons, and a bottle of wine. In the summer and fall, find them hosting pop-up dinners on the farm at Big Barn Brewing in Green Bluff. I started my interview with Lauri with the intention of asking pointed restaurant and food-related questions, but her gracious and welcoming presence, coupled with the deep love and passion she has for her food left me speechless. The Seghettis are intentional in every aspect of the restaurant, not strictly the food. From growing and mentoring their staff to building relationships with each and every one of their customers, they are preserving much more than the heritage recipes that have been handed down for generations. From a young age, Lauri recognized that marrying into the Seghetti family meant she was about to walk into a legacy. Someday she hopes to leave her own: loving people through food. If you want to experience love transformed into food, visit Tavola Calda for an unforgettable evening. Jamie Aquino is a culinary class instructor with a focus on vegetarian, plant-based, and farm-to-table food and has been teaching in the Spokane/CDA area for almost a decade. She is the co-director of a community nonprofit health education program and is passionate about using food in a way that nourishes people both in body and soul. She can be reached at jamie.aquinokusina@gmail.com.
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Ferrante Marketplace Café – Italian 4516 S. Regal St. Ferrante’s is a family owned Italian restaurant serving rich pasta dishes, authentic Italian pizza and gelato. Enjoy their outdoor patio with family or take your sweetie for a romantic dinner made extra swoony with the very best of Italian flavors. 134
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International Coffee & Bakery – Russian 18209 E. Appleway Ave., Spokane Valley Monday-Saturday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Serving the most famous treats from Russian to east Europe. Whether you are coming in for traditional baked goodies or meats and cheese, they have you covered.
Traveling the World via Tastebud Express
article and photos by Anna Senchenko
Right Here in Spokane
Baking and cooking traditions vary around the globe. There are cafés that sell a variety of sweet treats while others offer savory breads and traditional dishes. While traveling the world cannot be beat in experience of place, we are fortunate to have many of those authentic flavor experiences right here in our region. As a world traveler and foodie to my soul, here are five of my favorite local choices that can be enjoyed in full flavor, and without the expense of travel. SEPTEMBER 2020 / BOZZIMEDIA.com
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Dine–in or Take–out 21706 E Mission Ave Liberty Lake Happy Hour: Daily, 3pm–5pm 509-926-2310 hayjsbistro.com
Alpine Delicatessen – German 417 E. Third Ave. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. A charming family owned deli since 1976, current owner, Andrea LejeuneWeiler, worked for the original owners and took over June 2019. As a German living in Spokane, Alpine is your connection to home. The bread dough is shipped from Germany and made fresh daily. The bratwursts are also made in-house.
Quality meat, fresh seafood, lunch deli, baked goods, bottled wine & craft beer 21724 E Mission Ave, Liberty Lake 509-928-4530 hayjsbutcherblock.com
Dine–in or Take–out
Happy Hour: M–F, 3pm–6pm 21718 E Mission Ave, Liberty Lake (509) 926-5900 piccolopizza.net
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Fery’s Catering – Persian 421 S. Cowley St. Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. From opening Spokane’s first café serving expresso and handcrafted croissants in 1980 to continuing serving Persian food daily at her catering shop, Fery sources locally as much as she can and even grows an herb garden in the backyard. Her unforgettable meals are available for walk-in, grab-and-go or to enjoy right outside.
LOCAL CUISINE/world eats
Mangrove Café – Thai 18 N. Bowdish Rd., Spokane Valley Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. This Spokane hidden treasure is a beautiful garden oasis. Husband/wife owned, and made fresh to order Thai cuisine. Also, great espresso, Thai iced tea and bubble tea.
Anna Senchenko is a lover of food, coffee, nature, and most importantly, Spokane. She focuses on locating the treasures uncommonly known in the Spokane area, and she values businesses in that carry fresh, natural and organic ingredients. Her personal motto is, "Love food. Love people." You can follow her on Instagram at @spokaneplayground. SEPTEMBER 2020 / BOZZIMEDIA.com
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LOCAL CUISINE/whiskey women wednesday
Whiskey Women Wednesdays
with Sailor Guevara
by Lily Seitz photos by Jazmine Hunt
Sailor Guevara is bringing Spokane women together for good whiskey and with good reason. In January, the whiskey educator and tasting specialist started Whiskey Women Wednesdays: a meeting held at local, rotating, women-run bars with the goal of creating spaces for women to appreciate and learn about whiskey. Attendees taste several whiskeys from a different category each time, learn about their history, and train their palates to pick out the complex flavors. It offers women a community where they can openly discuss their opinions about a spirit whose industry has historically excluded them. The stay-at-home order pushed Whiskey Women Wednesdays into its current online space, making it even more private and accessible. With the help of Spokane bartenders, Stephanie Goldsmith and Jordi Brooks, Sailor assembles affordable tasting packages and delivers them to attendees who pay ahead. During the first weeks of lockdown, the Zoom meetings offered women some much-needed connection and fun to look forward to. They often stayed on after the tasting, finishing their drinks and talking about their experience during the pandemic. “Sometimes, it was hard to show up,” Sailor says. “But you get through 15 minutes of it, and 138
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you’re not thinking about all those worries anymore. I’m so grateful for that.” Sailor has been on a mission to smash the barriers between women and whiskey for more than 20 years. As a young bartender, she learned how unfairly and often abusively women are treated in her line of work. Beyond the harassment and safety issues though, Sailor says, “My knowledge wasn’t worth what a man’s was.” A passionate storyteller, she created memorable experiences for customers by telling them about what’s in their glass. Looking to broaden her horizons, Sailor saw a way to turn her expertise into a career as a whiskey educator, but she found gender inequality and sexism in the spirits industry as well. At that time, women also weren’t represented at all in whiskey’s leadership, production, or marketing, aside from halfhearted attempts to add a girly label and some sugar. Sailor knew that plenty of women drank whiskey and that their voices belonged in the industry. The problem was they weren’t seeing themselves in it. To empower more women to enjoy whiskey, Sailor needed a captive audience. She found one at a woman-owned whiskey distillery in Ohio, where she worked in production and opened a tasting room. Men would show up with their wives who didn’t like whiskey, and Sailor would always ask them why. Their reasons ranged from the ingrained belief that whiskey was a man’s drink to their preference for vodka or gin cocktails. She started trying to win them over by mixing up whiskey cocktails that reminded them of the drinks they liked, converting one after another into whiskey women as she shared her love for the spirit. Besides male-centric, the whiskey industry is also overwhelmingly white. So, when Sailor discovered an independent whiskey brand owned by an African American woman, she jumped at the opportunity to work for her. A few years ago, Sailor read an article about how the world’s bestselling spirit, Jack Daniels, had originally been crafted by a Black man. As the Jack Daniels tale went, Jack started the company after working in a preacher’s distillery. What they left out, though, was that the preacher had an enslaved man named Nearest Green teach Jack everything he knew about distilling. When Sailor learned that the author, Fawn Weaver, had begun producing whiskey blended by Nearest’s great-great-granddaughter, she found Fawn on Facebook and said, “You have to hire me!” That’s when she became Uncle Nearest’s Pacific Northwest brand ambassador. Sailor is honored to work with a diverse group of women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, but there is still much work to be done. “We desperately need the whiskey community to look like the world looks,” she says. Ever since George Floyd’s murder, her mission as an educator is just as much about whiskey as it is about racial justice. She uses her platform to educate the many white people in her whiskey community and the broader industry about racism and inequality. “If you can see it, you can change it,” she says, urging them to engage and push back in their own communities.
Looking away, deleting, or blocking people only broadens the divide. “White people created this system of injustice, so it is up to white people to dismantle it.” Find the next Whiskey Women Wednesdays meeting through their Facebook group and on Instagram @ whiskeywomenwed. Follow Sailor Guevara on social media @sailorretro, and learn about whiskey, women, and rock and roll on her podcast network, Spirit of Rock (spiritofrockpods.com). Keep your eyes peeled for her forthcoming line of cocktail bitters, and in the meantime, try her cocktail “Cupid’s Daiquiri” at home:
BUILD YOUR OWN
Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bars
CUPID’S DAIQUIRI
Created by Spokane’s Sailor Guevara with Nashville’s Kala Ellis INGREDIENTS • 1.5 oz Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey • .75 oz lemon juice • .75 oz plum maceration • 1 dash tiki bitters • 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters DIRECTIONS Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with lemon zest.
Lily Seitz is a feminist, foodie, baker and herbalist. She lives in Spokane with her wife and cat. Follow her on Instagram at @lilyjaneseitz.
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diningguide 180 BAR & BISTRO. It’s no secret Bozzi Media has
been rocking the regional publishing scene for more than 20 years. As their flagship publication, Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazine, grew in pages and readership, the Bozzi Media team began devoting time 12 years ago to hop off their gorgeous glossy pages in order to bring readers and the community together for events—as a way to build community, and to celebrate the most wonderful aspects, and people, of it. The events were a blast—and swifty became super successful. The next iteration of all this greatness is 180 Bar and Bistro, featuring unique gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads and homemade soups for lunch, and evenings full of amazing appetizers—including some crowd favorites from Delectable Catering and Events—along with fun drinks, all locally sourced, and a great place for people to enjoy a festive, positive atmosphere. 180 N. Howard, Monday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
1898 PUBLIC HOUSE. With a nod of respect to the
year our golf club was established, 1898 Public House combines a storied history, delicious cuisine and stunning views. Located at the Kalispel Golf and Country Club, Executive Chef Tyler Schwenk invites you to eat and drink inspired, while enjoying classic foods with a fresh and tasty twist. 2010 W. Waikiki Rd., (509) 466-2121, 1898publichouse. com.
ELLIOTS AN URBAN KITCHEN. You learn a lot about a place by reading the revues, and Elliots has a stack of dozens and dozens of glowing, enthusiastic online revues. From the fried pickles, Scotch Eggs (cooked in chorizo), curries, charcuterie boards, steak salad, to a brunch and drink menu (and much more) that sounds out of this world. The only thing that rivals the food options is the atmosphere and a team that makes you feel as special as family. 2209 N. Monroe St. (509) 866-0850. FRANK’S DINER. Frank’s breakfast, lunch and dinner
menu, available all day, has all the classics. Among our favorites are the open-face turkey, roast beef and mushroom sandwiches, chicken pot pie, Joe’s Special (the venerable scramble of eggs, ground beef, spinach, onions and parmesan), and, of course, the don’t-miss-at-breakfast hash browns and silver pancakes. DOWNTOWN - 1516 W. 2nd Ave (509) 747-8798 / NORTHSIDE - 10929 N. Newport HWY (509) 465-2464, franksdiners.com.
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GILDED UNICORN. This Modern American, Classic
restaurant features hand crafted foods and drinks located in the historic Montvale Hotel. The name reflects their blend of classic and modern without taking ourselves too seriously. They showcase local, seasonal food and drinks from the Northwest and beyond coerced into new fashioned flavors that hit you in the soul. 110 S. Monroe St., (509) 309-3698, gildedunicorn.com.
HAY J'S BISTRO. Thriving in Liberty Lake for 14 years, Hay J's Bistro has been providing excellent entrees, cocktails, highend service, and most importantly, a passionate love for food. Hay J's prepares only the finest steaks and seafood, while also offering an extensive wine list and other cheers-worthy libations. With a new outdoor patio, you can enjoy the summer sunset with dinner. This is the life. 21706 E. Mission Ave., Liberty Lake, (509) 926-2310, hayjsbistro.com. MAGNOLIA AMERICAN BRASSERIE. The new
talk of the city is Hotel Indigo’s 3,600 square foot American style restaurant with a French flair. The chef is Steve Jensen, who was previously at Osprey Restaurant and Bar downtown and Craft and Gather in Spokane Valley. The space is large enough to provide an amazing experience while social distancing, and the food is hitting just about every foodie’s Instagram feeds because of the gorgeous presentations and tastebud delighting flair. In addition to happy hour specials offered daily from 4-6 p.m., Magnolia has a lineup of weekly food specials from Jensen and his team. 110 S. Madison Ave., daily 4-10 p.m. (509) 862-6410.
MASSELOW’S STEAKHOUSE. With nine prime-
grade steaks and the best seafood oceans and rivers have to offer, Masselow’s Steakhouse continually provides the “wow” factor. With an outstanding array of mouth-watering cuisine, an extensive wine selection and true Kalispel Hospitality, Chef Tanya Broesder and her team create a special experience you won’t soon forget. 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, (509) 4816020, masselows.com.
PARK LODGE. Chef Philip has been cooking for more
than 15 years in fine dining establishments in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Paris, and Spokane. His philosophy toward food is one of careful consideration—recipes should highlight the ingredients. The dishes at Park Lodge attempt to help others develop the same love and respect he holds for the ingredients they are provided with. 411 N. Nettleton St., (509) 340-9347, parklodgerestaurant.com.
Hotel Indigo Restaurant & Bar
Let usnd wine ayou. dine PICCOLO KITCHEN AND BAR.
Under the same roof and owners of Hay J's Bistro, Piccolo Kitchen-Bar offers a welcoming, casual experience while serving topnotch brick oven artisan pizza; as well as other deliciously orchestrated plates. Come for happy hour appetizers and pies alongside a great craft beer, wine, and cocktail selection. A personable and eccentric staff will ensure a good time. 21718 E. Mission Ave., (509) 926-5900, piccolopizza.net.
Featuring Executive Chef Steve Jensen, bringing casual French-inspired cuisine to Spokane.
Open Daily, 4 p.m.–10 p.m. Happy Hour and Dinner
SUSHI.COM. Sit at the sushi bar and enjoy what’s fresh or take a table and explore the menu that also includes plenty of excellent hot options, if raw fish still makes you nervous. Some of our favorites are the super white tuna and the house tempura. 430 W. Main, (509) 8380630, mainsushi.com. SWINGING DOORS. A family
owned business, The Swinging Doors has been a part of Spokane for more than 30 years. Their restaurant offers huge portions and a wonderful atmosphere second to none in the Spokane area—along with a sports bar with 50 TVs to watch all your favorite sports, as well as Golden Tee, a pool table, bumper shuffleboard, and much more. 1018 W. Francis Ave., (509) 3266794, theswingingdoors.com.
110 S. Madison St. Spokane , WA 99201
(509) 862- 6410
5 star reviews
THE ONION TAPHOUSE & GRILL. It all started in 1978 when they
introduced the first gourmet burger in Spokane. Their first menu had more than 40 kinds of exotic burgers, taking Spokane by storm. Today, their menu has grown but their commitment to only using the finest ingredients, thoughtfully prepared fresh, by trained chefs remains the same. DOWNTOWN - 302 W. Riverside (509) 747-3852 / NORTHSIDE - 7522 N. Division (509) 482-6100, theonion.biz.
www.mainsushi.com BEST SUSHI 8 years in a row!
Thank You Spokane!
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LOCAL CUISINE/dining guide THREE PEAKS KITCHEN + BAR. Named after the three prominent
peaks outlining the Spokane Tribe’s homeland, Three Peaks is the Spokane Tribe Casino’s premier dining destination. This upscale casual eatery features weekend brunch, as well as lunch and dinner specials all week long. Discover your new favorite Happy Hour from 3-7 p.m. every day with amazing patio seating, local and regional wines, as well as $2 drafts with 20 taps to choose from. Visit spokanetribecasino.com for menus, details and to make a reservation. 14300 W. SR-2 Hwy., Airway Heights, (509) 818-1547.
WANDERING TABLE. The team at Wandering Table has an insatiable appetite for cooking and creating food. They love what they do. And they consider this restaurant their restaurant. This is their way of cooking what they want to cook, and Wandering Table is how they share the food they love to eat. 1242 W. Summit Parkway, (509) 4434410, thewanderingtable.com.
Best Restaurant for Business Lunch
Best New Restaurant
Join us for brunch 7 days a week from 9am-2pm Happy hour daily from 2-5 (excluding Sundays) 2209 N Monroe St, Spokane (509) 866-0850
YARDS BRUNCHEON. The team at Yards Bruncheon figured out how to extend the weekend to all week by offering brunch everyday. This modern diner is a combination of breakfast and lunch complimented with classic brunch cocktails. Their menu features comfort food from all over using local farms and producers in the season. They make most of their menu items in house including their pastries, which are some of the best around. They also feature some of the best coffees and teas from around the world. 1248 W. Summit Prky., (509) 2905952, theyardsbruncheon.com. GANDER AND RYEGRASS
New Italian inspired restaurant in downtown Spokane with a menu featuring coursed meals based around whole animal butchery and homemade pasta. Their robust beverage program includes a full bar and wine cellar delivering a variety of pairings for each course. They would love to welcome you for your birthday and other celebrations as well as offer you the best service for a great night out on the town. Ala carte options available, too. 404 W. Main Ave., (509) 315-4613, Every day 12 – 9 p.m., ganderandryegrass.com SEPTEMBER 2020 / BOZZIMEDIA.com
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CLARKSVILLE/priceless
clarksville by Doug Clark
Doug Clark is a Spokane native and lead singer/ songwriter for his band, Trailer Park Girls. He recently retired from The Spokesman-Review after writing three columns a week for more than 30 years.
I was a skeptic long before I ever stumbled into
THE PRICELE SS SURPRISE
of a Second Hand Store Watercolor P ainting
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the muckraking trades. Cosmic forces? Psychic hocus pocus? Healing crystals? Naw, I never bought into any of that Ouija Board weirdness. Then again. Once in awhile the stars do seem to align. Just enough, at least, to make even a diehard believe that some things truly are meant to be. “That’s quite a story,” said Donna Conklin. “Definitely fate, I would say.” Donna is the daughter of… Oops. I’m getting ahead of myself. Our tale actually begins several days earlier when my longtime friends, Joanne Shiosaki and her daughter, Sydney, embarked on a thrift shop safari. They were on a quest for vintage dress patterns that Sydney could repurpose. That’s become a sort of thing these days, I’m told. Their travels eventually led them into a cramped East Sprague store where Joanne soon spied a jumble of framed artwork piled on the floor. Joanne’s husband, Charlie Schmidt, is a wellknown Spokane artist. She knows he’s always needing frames to reuse for his own inspirations. She dug through the pile, eventually selecting a tan frame that corralled a watercolor done in pleasing pastels. The musical subject matter caught Joanne’s eye. There was something very familiar about the trio performing in front of a small red tip bucket. “Hey, that looks like Doug,” exclaimed Joanne, noting the ball cap-wearing guitarist on the right. Sydney wandered over from her investigation of a selection of laughably large men’s trousers. “That’s cuz it is Doug,” she told her mom, pointing out the faint letters on the red T-shirt that was worn by the middle figure, a percussionist perched on a wooden box known as a cajone. “TPG,” she added, “Trailer Park Girls.” Most of the planet’s population would fail to make this obscure connection. The Schmidts, however, are intimately aquainted with the band I formed in 1999 to perform my original satirical rock music. (Confession Time: All I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a singer/songwriter, but that’s a yarn for another time.) Charlie, after all, is not only an original band member, but the designer of our groovy trailer logo and creator of the art on all of our CD covers. The final proof, however, was found on the watercolor’s flipside. A card bearing the letterhead of
Clark’s humor and general-interest commentaries have won scores of local, state and regional honors along with three awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He can be reached at dougclarksville@gmail.com.
the River Ridge Association of Fine Arts read… Title: “Trailer Park Girls.” Medium: “Watercolor.” Artist: “Barbara Hoisington.” Price: “$85.00.” Let’s get real. Palsy-walsy relationships notwithstanding, Joanne wasn’t about to drop 85 bucks on a painting of yours truly any more than I’ll be hosting next season’s installment of The Masked Singer. Fortunately, this potentially awkward situation was avoided thanks to a small green sticker affixed to the front glass. A significant reconsideration of value had occurred during the watercolor’s journey from River Ridge to used goods emporium. The price had plummeted to… $4.89. “That’s humbling,” I told Joanne when she gifted the art to me a day or two later. Hmm. Interesting price point, $4.89. I keep imagining a couple of fleamarket tycoons wrangling like buzzards over roadkill. PICKER ONE – “Five bucks too much?” PICKER TWO (holding it up to the light) – “Seems a tad rich to me.” PICKER ONE – “We can always go the ol’ $4.99 route.” PICKER TWO – “True. But why fall prey to clichés? PICKER ONE – $4.89?” PICKER TWO – “That passes the sniff test!” The value of art is subjective, of course. No disrespect to Moanin’ Lisa and all those other ballyhooed wall hangers, but this watercolor is priceless to me. The idea that someone I never met would invest her time and talent into creating such a lasting tribute to my lowly band is, well, beyond flattering. After showering the Schmidts with love and appreciation, I left their home focused on questions: Who is this Barbara Hoisington? And why Trailer Park Girls? I don’t like to brag, but as a career journalist I am highly trained in following even the slimmest of clues. So, I called the artist’s phone number that
was on the back along with all the other info. “Your call has been forwarded to an automated voice messaging system,” a robot informed me a split-second before the voice of a nice-sounding real lady said: “Mrs. Barbara Hoisington.” Then back to robot voice who added that Barbara was “not available,” and that her mailbox was full and “unable to receive any more messages.” A minor setback. Undaunted, I reached into my bag of investigative reporter tricks and Googled her name. And hit a depressing snag. Barbara’s lovely smiling face appeared on a photograph that, alas, was attached to her obituary. The Liberty Lake resident passed away barely a year ago, on July 7, at age 93. I felt so sad knowing I’d missed out forever on meeting the artist. The spark of humor in her eyes made me think we would’ve enjoyed each other’s company. “Mom had been in love with painting as long as I remember and studied art and design in college,” said Donna Conklin, one of Barbara’s three children. Remember the aforementioned Donna? I connected with her via Facebook, messaging family members who were listed in the obituary. Donna was incredibly helpful. She told me how her mom filled her home with sketches and paintings, how she sold her artwork at shows and craft fairs and sometimes through what she called “her gallery,” Spokane’s River Ridge Association of Fine Arts. Donna continued, “She was also one of the healthiest Norwegians you would ever meet. She ate healthy, took exercise classes and Pilates and swam in the pool at her Liberty Lake condo. “She was very proud that she was never on any medication all the way through to 93.” When it comes to leaving the world, I’ve always liked the Kenny Rogers plan as he sung in The Gambler. You know, “And the best that you can hope for is to die in your
sleep.” But Donna is right. Her mother’s passing was enviable also. Barbara died suddenly while preparing to take one of her foster cats to the groomer. “I believe her heart just stopped,” said Donna. “As sad as it is, she led a great and very healthy life and I think that’s the way I want to go out.” A lot of what Donna told me hit a raw nerve. I lost my own sweet mom in 2014. She was 92. I know all too well about that concept known as aftermath. We buried my mom in a nearby cemetery. Barbara’s loved ones scattered her ashes at Lake Quinalt, Wash., where she grew up. Like Barbara’s family, we spent days going through the many belongings my mother had stored over her long life. Deciding what to keep. Estate sales. Resellers… Same for Barbara’s kin. Which, in all probability, is how Trailer Park Girls the watercolor wound up where it did. Barbara was a fan of my newspaper column, Donna said, as well as my band. Son Dave took his music-loving mom to see us and other acts at Pigout in the Park. She also watched us perform at Street Music Week, the annual fundraiser that has raised $265,000 for 2nd Harvest food bank since I started it in 2002. I know this because of the watercolor. Barbara perfectly captured Trailer Park Girls in our street music positions, instrumentation and performance location outside the downtown Starbucks at Main and Post. Well, perhaps “perfectly” is too strong a word. While Barbara’s likeness of me is quite recognizable, the faces of the cajonebeating Daniel Cox, and lead guitarist Joe Brasch look like no one I’ve ever played with. Brasch laughed. “She nailed you. The rest of us were just stand-ins.” Like I said. Priceless.
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