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here’s no denying our current obsession with home makeovers. For me it all started with Bob Vila on This Old House when I was a kid. Now I’m a seasoned veteran of way too many episodes of House Hunters, Flip or Flop, The Property Brothers and Fixer Upper. The process of creativity and near-instant rejuvenation just never gets old. But almost never do we get to see local transformations. In this issue, we feature three local homes that underwent dramatic renovations (page 24), and we talk with the interior designers about what went into creating these beautiful, livable spaces. Also, Daniel Walters tackles the importance of figuring out your own, personalized strategy for recovering from workouts (page 10). Are supplements a good idea? Should you stretch and hold for 30 seconds? Is a post-workout massage just a luxury or is it actually beneficial for your muscles? Learn about the latest findings on what to eat and when, as well as insights on avoiding injuries from local experts. We also have the lowdown on chores and kids. We all know it takes longer to get a kid to do a chore than it would to just do it yourself, so is it really worth the effort? For you? For the kids? Jacob Jones tracks down the answers (page 50) to lead off this issue’s Family section.
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ALI BLACKWOOD is the art director for Inlander Health & Home magazine by day, and a painting instructor by night. Ali has been a part of the Inlander graphic design team for seven years and took extensive notes while working on the Before & After story (page 24) in preparation for changes she’d like to make in her own future home.
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An ongoing healthy cooking series at Main Market Co-op, in collaboration with two local nutrition experts, aims to take the “mystery out of whole foods cooking” through education, discussion, a cooking demonstration and tastings. The biweekly series kicked off in February, but continues through May, with upcoming sessions covering topics such as organic produce (April 9), clean protein (April 23) and fermentation (May 7 and 21). Don’t wait to register for the sessions that interest you, as they’re bound to fill up quickly. April 9 and 23; May 7 and 21 from 6-7 pm. $18/class, Main Market Co-op, 44 W. Main. facebook.com/mainmarketcoop (458-2667) Spokane Bike Swap Get ready for a season filled with adventures on two wheels at the annual Spokane Bike Swap. The regional expo and sale offers hundreds of new and used bikes, with 60 exhibitors on site to make it a one-stop shop. Local cyclists with extra or unused wheels can register to sell ($5/bike), or donate their old bikes. Other reasons to go: helmet fittings, tire repair and simple maintenance, road safety resources and more. Proceeds support Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest. Sat, April 13 from 9 am-5 pm. $5; kids 12 and under free. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. spokanebikeswap.com 35th Annual Chocolate & Champagne Gala Recognized as one of the best local charity events and going strong for 35 years, the mission of Lutheran Community Services’ annual gala is more than a great experience; it supports an important mission. The local office of the regional nonprofit, which serves the greater Northwestern region of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, is a critical resource for victims of sexual assault and family trauma in our community. At the formal gala, guests are treated to chocolate samplings from several area chocolatiers, along with champagne, a plated dinner, auctions and other fun activities. Sat, April 27 at 6 pm. $100/person. Historic Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. lcsnw.org (343-5078) The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair A perennial favorite of home decorators and treasure hunters of all ages, the Farm Chicks show returns for its 17th year. The shopping event brings together more than 150 vendors from around the U.S. and thousands of excited shoppers, all eager to stumble across an unexpected find; a piece of antique furniture, a vintage painting or piece of handmade jewelry. While many locals and visitors alike make a weekend of it, those who can only shop on one of the two days can rest assured that vendors will bring out new inventory each day. Still, it’s advised to shop early if you’re hunting for something special and don’t mind the crowds. Sat, June 1 from 9 am-6 pm and Sun, June 2 from 9 am-4 pm. $8 admission (cash only). Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. Thefarmchicks.com
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RECHARGING AHEAD It’s not just your workouts that matter — it’s what happens in between
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fter training for months, Nicole Lund’s first marathon went swimmingly. “I liked it so much, I had such a great experience — there was a chance to do another marathon six weeks later,” Lund says. And that’s where things got brutal. She was already a little burned out. She still hadn’t fully recovered before she heard the pistol fired on her second 26.2-mile bout. That, it turned out, was a big mistake. By the end of it, she’d done some serious damage to her iliotibial or IT band. “That took five to six months to fully recover, to where I knew I could go out and run and not have pain,” Lund says. Today, after a little more than a decade, Lund has 17 marathons under her belt, including one ultramarathon and four Ironman triathlons. And she’s in training for another. She knows, perhaps more than most, that success as an athlete has as much to do as what happens in the spaces in between workouts as in the workouts themselves. In the following pages, Lund and other local experts offer up advice for serious, and not-so-serious athletes to help avoid injury and maximize fitness.
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“I think in general the word ‘recovery’ itself tends to be misleading,” says Ryan Hite, a physical therapist at Spokane’s U-District Physical Therapy. Hite argues that recovery actually begins before the workout does. That means going into the workout properly fed. “If you have the right nutrition on board, it sets you up better,” Hite says. “There’s destruction that’s about to occur, but you’re not behind the 8-ball.” It’s important to have the proper mindset regarding food, however. “Eat to train,” Hite says, knowing that’s a bit of a physical therapy cliche. “Don’t train to eat.” In other words, don’t use the fact that you exercised as an excuse to cram more Cheetos and Cinnabons down your gullet. Besides, a full hour of, say, biking will often hardly burn enough calories for a single Costco muffin. Instead, continue to focus on eating a nutritious and balanced diet. Some athletes find a strict food regimen helps them. Lund doesn’t eat gluten. She avoids dairy. She tries to not eat sugar, which studies have linked to inflammation in joints. “Being an older endurance athlete. I want to make sure I’m keeping really healthy joints,” says Lund, 45. But for most who exercise, there’s no need to get picky. Whole foods, usually found on the outer edges of the grocery stores, are generally better than those with long ingredient lists. “As a general rule of thumb, we encourage people to follow the kill-it, grow-it principle,” Hite says. “if you can’t kill it, and you can’t grow it, don’t eat it. You can’t kill a box of Cheez-Its.” Meanwhile, there’s an art to timing a meal. It’s no good carbo-loading with spaghetti if you’re just going to puke it up all over the treadmill within an hour. Ideally, eat a balanced meal more than a hour before a workout. “If you’re within that 60-minute timeframe, you want something very easily digestible, low in fat content,” Hite says. Have a piece of fruit, something small for a protein, and a source of carbohydrates. As with most things with health, however, there’s a lot of variation. Age, gender, weight, height, metabolism and level of activity and duration of the exercise can all come into play. “It’s very individualized,” Hite says, “what certain people can deal with.”
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THE COOL-DOWN You just ran a three-mile race as hard as you possibly could. So why, horrified observers might ask, are you jogging two additional miles after it’s over? Won’t that make you more tired and more sore? Not at all. It may be counter-intuitive, but adding a slow-paced cool-down to your workout — even if means a little more exercise — is one of the most effective techniques to help the recovery. “A cool-down is something that I would advocate for,” says Hans Haverkamp, a professor in the Nutrition and Exercise Physiology department of Washington State University. “One of the important parts is that it helps clear metabolic byproducts faster.” Take lactic acid, for example, a particularly pesky byproduct of exercise: Haverkamp says it’s a myth that lactic acid causes muscle soreness. But it does contribute to fatigue. And a cool-down increases blood flow, which helps flush that acid. “A lot of it is re-used by different muscles in the body,” he adds. “The lactic acid that’s generated is actually converted into a usable form of energy.”
RE-HYDRATING It’s the most basic, obvious thing: Drink lots of water. Just like your mom told you. “Refuel with fluids, and water is the most important,” says Haverkamp. Drink before you work out, drink during your workout and drink after you work out. After all, when you work up a sweat, water is literally escaping through your skin. People tend to underestimate just how much. One trick to figuring out how much water you should drink: Weigh yourself before your workout then after your workout. For every ounce you’ve lost, drink at least an ounce of water to compensate. What about Gatorade? Powerade? Brawndo? If you sweat a lot, you are losing a lot of electrolytes — current-conducting substances that are crucial for cells to function properly. And yes, sports drinks like Gatorade have electrolytes. But, Haverkamp cautions, they also have a lot of sugar. “It’s not that sugar is bad per se, but it’s a lot of calories without a lot of micronutrients.” ...continued on next page
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REFUELING You know what pairs well with fluids? Food. As soon as your workout is finished, a clock begins ticking. “Timing is important. You don’t want to get behind on your fuel,” Lund recommends. “Replenish your nutrients. You have a window of about 20 to 30 minutes after your workout.” Think of it as the exact opposite of the don’t-swim-a-half-hour-after-eating urban legend. After a good swimming workout, eat within a halfhour. “There are enzymes that are elevated by exercise that allow us to access and store fuel more efficiently,” Lund says. “Those enzymes decline after a half-hour to an hour.” While protein shakes may be all the rage
among gym rats, Harverkamp stresses that proteins aren’t the most important. “Complex carbohydrates are usually the way to go. No fabricated, packaged, high-sugar content,” Haverkamp says. “Something like pasta, legumes, grains. Not candy bars or prepackaged high-sugar content foods.” In some ways, this may be a lot to ask. Who has time to sleep, work at a job, work out and then somehow cook a healthy meal within 30 minutes? That’s where the planning comes in. Try devoting a little time on a day off to preparing food for the days you work. “If you can prep out your first couple meals, when you get home, all you have to do is throw it in a pan,” Hite says. One of Hite’s family favorites is what they call “egg roll in a bowl.” It’s an egg roll without the wrapping. Combine some ground beef with a bunch of cabbage and other vegetables and cook them up in a wok. Bam. Dinner. And then you’re refueled for the next workout.
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Most of the time a good diet is all you need for refueling. Your average healthy person doesn’t need supplements, tonics or even Flintstone vitamins. “If you speak with dieticians and nutritionists, it’s often argued that we can and should get everything we need through food alone,” Haverkamp say. “Supplements, in general, most of the time, for healthy people, aren’t useful.” But how about creatine or whey proteins? Hite is a fan of both. “For folks that are trying to add a lot of muscle mass, creatine is a well-researched product, and it works well when used correctly,” he says. “[You] just want to make sure you’re drinking plenty of water, too.” Haverkamp isn’t necessarily against either of these two substances, but he’s less enthusiastic. He cautions that you can’t just hammer away with one type of fuel and expect miracles. “The belief [whey protein] is going to be this super-beneficial, remarkable way to improve your recovery is highly likely to be overblown and untrue,” he says. As for creatine? “There’s data that support its use for high-power and high-strength sports,” Haverkamp says. [But] there’s very few people for whom it matters if they can run 1/10th of a second faster.”
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Few arguments are as ongoing within the fitness community as stretching techniques. Hite of U-District PT isn’t much of a fan of static stretching, that old gym class thing where you, for example, try to touch your toes and hold the position for 30 seconds. Both Hite and Lund are bigger supporters of using active massaging and foam rollers on muscles, with the idea that they will aid recovery by increasing blood flow. WSU’s Haverkamp remains skeptical of both. “There is very little data, maybe none, that support the idea of foam rollers — even massages — in terms of recovery following exercise.” Haverkamp says. Sure, he says, you can try to cherry pick from the few studies that are out there, but there just isn’t preponderance of evidence available yet. But here’s the thing: Even if foam rolling or massage itself does nothing at all, study after study shows that “nothing at all” can be incredibly powerful. The placebo effect — when something isn’t working but you think it’s working — actually matters. You know that part in Space Jam when Bugs Bunny gives the Toon Squad a special drink to boost their performance, but it turns out to just be water, and the real magic was getting them to believe themselves all along? That’s a real phenomenon. A 2014 study in Science Translational Medicine found that, for example, a fake migraine drug was as much as half as effective as a real drug in reducing the headache. “I would say that’s a placebo effect that’s in play with a massage. It’s real and it’s powerful,” Haverkamp says. “It’s very very likely, that a massage helps people physically and psychologically.”
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Nicole Lund uses a foam roller to relieve a trigger point in her thigh. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
SPACING OUT
There’s an art to figuring out when to exercise and when to rest. The tricky part is it can vary so much, shifting wildly for different bodies, different sports, different ages. They key is to understand that building in rest time is just as important as building in time to exercise. “The first thing is to have a plan,” Lund says. “Even if it’s a loose plan.” Create both a long-term and a short-term schedule to prevent workouts from being transformed into burnouts. “It’s nice to go in a six-week cycle: Build in intensity, focus on whatever you’re focusing on, and then have a little period of recovery,” Lund says. And, crucially, build variety into your week. Some days are for short, intense workouts. Others might be for longer, more slow-paced workouts. “I plan the timing of my workouts so I’m doing a variety of things, and I’m giving ample times between similar types of activity,” Lund says. Adding variety isn’t just about giving your most-used muscles time to relax. It’s about building up your less-used muscles. Hite says he sees that a lot. You may be working on your arms, but don’t skip leg day. It’s easy to get injured. And, of course, don’t forget one of the most important cornerstones of any exercise plan: Shuteye. “Every single person who studies sleep argues we need at least seven hours, or probably eight or nine,” Haverkamp says. Ultimately, there are a lot of dramatic claims being made about recovery techniques, involving everything from compression socks, massage techniques and cryogenic chambers. But the solid, science-tested recipe for recovery is simple, he says. “At the end of the day,” Haverkamp says. “It’s about rehydrating, refueling and resting.”
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Brianna Vann, left, a junior at Rogers High School, learns to perform an ultrasound scan on Lauren Wells, a University of Washington medical student as part of the Med for Ed program. UW SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHOTO
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hen Mara Hazeltine followed her undergraduate degree with a two-year stint with Teach for America, the connection between health and socioeconomic factors like poverty and education became increasingly clear to her. In her middle-school classroom, she saw how
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to co-found the Med for Ed program during her first year at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Spokane in 2015. “I fully believe that health is informed by social determinants, and to be a good doctor, you have to understand what your patients are going through in their personal lives,” says Hazeltine. “If we can connect medical students to that idea, we create doctors who are more thoughtful about the big picture.” As part of the Med for Ed program, UWSOM student volunteers assist in classrooms at Cooper Elementary and Rogers High School on a weekly basis. Grace Andrews, who currently co-leads the Rogers initiative along with fellow student Bret DeGraff, says that they function not only as tutors and teaching assistants, but also as mentors and role models too. “The unique thing about this is allowing kids in high school to see an opportunity in medicine, to see people who are still pretty close to their own age actively pursuing a career in the hard sciences and in the medical field,” she says. And the benefits
go both ways. “As physicians in training, we all understand that something that’s really important about being a physician is being invested in your community beyond medicine. We all want to find a way that we can get to know our area and give back. But we also see it as a way to get to improve our practice, to get to know the people we’ll eventually be taking care of.”
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ed for Ed is just one of several service-learning opportunities for the school’s medical students. There’s also ongoing involvement with the Walking School Bus, as well as a health-education partnership with Union Gospel Mission that generally takes the form of clinical care. “With the students came a whole lot of energy from the medical community. A whole bunch of doctors kind of joined up at the same time as the students. There’s this electrical thing that happens with all of them together,” says Annie Crain, a former RN who now volunteers as a youth outreach coordinator at UGM. As in Med for Ed, the presence of UWSOM student volunteers also helps to unite people from different walks of life. “The homeless community that comes to Union Gospel Mission see people in the medical community that look them in the eye, that really care about them, that treat them as human beings, that see the image of God in them and will not treat them like second-class citizens. People feel welcomed, and it’s really an all-over beautiful thing that happens every Saturday morning,” says Crain. William Sayres, M.D., an assistant dean with the UWSOM, notes that these service-learning initiatives are rare in medical education because they’re not a curriculum requirement. Instead they’re “utterly self-organized” by the students. “None of these projects are cooked up by faculty,” he says. “We don’t make them to do this. But in the goals of what we expect to produce with our students, one of them is fostering what we call a dedication to service, in particular caring for the underserved. This is giving students the opportunity to serve, and it’s far more meaningful to them if they organize and deploy it themselves. It’s super impressive.”
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Gluten-Free Grain? WSU researchers aim to crack the wheat-sensitivity puzzle BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL
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n a few years, people with celiac disease and those who are gluten-intolerant might see a strain of wheat they can digest if all goes well with work led by a team of researchers affiliated with Washington State University. By introducing an enzyme into the grain itself, the team is developing a strain of wheat they hope can break down its own gluten proteins from the inside. The research is led by Sachin Rustgi, an adjunct assistant professor with WSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and assistant professor of molecular breeding at Clemson University, along
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with a team of scientists in Chile, China and France. If proven safe and put on the market, the strain could be good news for digestion for everyone, not just those who are gluten-intolerant, Rustgi says. “Healthy individuals cannot consume gluten completely, we excrete most of it out,” Rustgi says. “These enzymes help you get more out of one slice of bread.” Before it could go to market, the strain would have to make it through rigorous testing, Rustgi says, including crop testing and tests in the lab to make sure the wheat doesn’t cause a bad reac-
tion in cells of people with celiac. In an agronomic test in a field in Pullman, the team already found there was no visible difference between the mother strain of wheat and the genetically modified version, Rustgi says. Rustgi was drawn to the research after seeing how much gluten intolerance is a problem in other parts of the world like India and other parts of Asia, where he says those who see negative impacts from eating gluten are sometimes misdiagnosed as having “summer diarrhea.” “That was kind of the initial trigger,” he says.
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lease visit your pediatrician and take the appropriate steps to get your child’s vaccinations current. While there are many conspiracy theories regarding vaccines out in the public, the truth is that the potential risks of any commonly recommended vaccination are far exceeded by the enormous benefits. Life expectancy for human beings in the United States has doubled in the past 150 years. A large factor in that increase is the availability of vaccines. Smallpox was a deadly scourge until the advent of the vaccine that eradicated this killer. Many individuals alive today are lucky enough never to have witnessed the ravages of polio and don’t remember the iron lungs, leg braces, suffering and deaths due to this disease. It is almost an afterthought now. Why? Massive vaccination programs. As you know, cases of measles — a disease that was previously thought to be eradicated — are on the rise, with over 200 cases in the U.S. diagnosed just recently. Not getting your child vaccinated can be costly and even deadly. A young unvaccinated boy in Oregon almost died in 2017 from tetanus. The medical costs to save his life climbed to almost $1 million. Here’s the point: There is no conspiracy. There is, as with any medical intervention, a small risk with vaccines, but the benefits are immeasurable. Solid, unbiased information may be found in the “Healthy Living” section at cdc.gov, the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — JOHN R. WHITE John R. White is chair of the Department of Pharmacotherapy at WSU-Spokane. APRIL - MAY 2019
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here are so many reasons to be excited about spring. The promise of winter finally coming to an end. The season’s first flowers. Long walks outdoors that don’t involve boots or down coats. In North Idaho, spring also ushers in a whole new array of activities to help you celebrate the season. Here are four reasons to spend your spring in Coeur d’Alene. 1. ENJOY ARTWALK While Coeur d’Alene is an enchanting winter wonderland, especially when its Holiday Light Show is on display, its charming downtown beats with renewed vitality when its popular ARTWALK series returns the second Friday in April. The city’s core comes alive as 14 galleries and a handful of businesses come together to showcase local and regional artists. “There are so many things to see,” says Ali Shute, executive director of Coeur d’Alene Arts and Culture Alliance, which organizes the event. “It’s a great celebration of the arts.” Beloved galleries like Art Spirit and Emerge will be displaying works, along with some new spaces like Live for Blu gallery and wine bar. ArtWalk takes place the second Friday of each month from 5-8 pm. Visit artsandculturecda.org to download a map of all the venues.
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homemade bread, jam, goat cheese and more. Saturdays (starting May 11), 9 am-1:30 pm; southeast corner of Hwy. 95 and Prairie Avenue in Hayden, Idaho; Wednesdays (starting May 15), 4-6:30 pm; Fifth and Sherman, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. 4. GO TO A CLAMBAKE ON THE LAKE Get out from behind your barbecue this Memorial Day and treat yourself to a New England-style clambake. Prepared by THE COEUR D’ALENE RESORT’S talented chefs, this exclusive all-you-can-eat buffet features clams, crab, shrimp, Hawaiian poke and much more. Enjoy spectacular lake views, oversized yard games and live music as you welcome the unofficial start of summer. $79 adults, $30 children 1014, ages 9 and under eat free; Hagadone Event Center; May 26; 5-10 pm.
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Ornate trim work hid the clean lines of Jared Lyman’s ’80s South Hill home. Removing the trim and installing new kitchen cabinets and counters helped create a revitalized space. PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN HASKELL GOURDE
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ramped kitchens. Dated finishes. Design choices from bygone eras. Spokane’s heated home market may demand that buyers in search of a bargain learn to see past a home’s shortcomings, and interior designers are ready to assist. In this issue, three local designers tackle ’70s and ’80s homes that presented significant challenges. See how, in each case, the designer’s creativity and skill helped reveal modern, livable dwellings hidden just below the surface. And read on for tips in overcoming your own home’s shortcomings.
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Textures and shadows add interest in the welcoming dining area. The airy quality of the relatively large light fixture keeps it from overpowering the space. ERICK DOXEY PHOTOS
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hen Jared Lyman decided to move back to his hometown of Spokane after going to college and living in Seattle for 20 years, he wanted a house suitable for entertaining his large extended family. He found a spacious 1987 home on a quiet street in a South Hill neighborhood, complete with a pool in the large, flat backyard. The home’s layout fit his needs. The only problem was its current style. The ornate, colorful vibe just wasn’t to his taste. “I bought it more liking the the light of the house,” says Lyman, “knowing that I was going to have to do some work but not envisioning that I would have gone to this level.” His realtor recommended he contact designer Erin Haskell Gourde, owner of Design for the PPL. The house had a dated feel, and Gourde says she immediately knew why. The trim. It had to go. “We stripped all that down,” she says, noting that even the exposed beams on the ceilings were wrapped in decorative moldings. The ornately capped pony walls dividing the living room and dining room from the entry were also quickly dispatched. The project involved fairly extensive replacement of the original sheetrock on both walls and ceilings, a messy process, but one that came with a benefit. “If you’re redoing the ceiling anyway, it really makes sense to redo the lighting. New lighting really makes a difference… the lights are almost like jewelry,” says Gourde. “Jared was really someone who knew how important lighting was, so he was willing to put in that time and money for that.” The home’s new organic, Spanish modern design relies on the interplay of textures and lines for interest. “The pop is in the texture, and the shapes of the lights, and the shapes and lines of the furniture, too,” says Gourde. “It wasn’t really about color.” Weathered gray luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring was installed over the home’s existing tile in the entry, kitchen and family rooms. The waterproof LVP not only was a practical solution for a home ...continued on page 28
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Wool carpet is a soft backdrop for the many textures showcased in ample seating options in the living room. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO
Erin Haskell Gourde PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN HASKELL GOURDE
“BEFORE & AFTER,” CONTINUED... with a pool, but also saved tens of thousands of dollars in costs associated with removing the tile. In other areas, “Keeping with organic textures, we went with wool carpet,” says Gourde, noting it also has the benefit of excellent durability and stain resistance. The kitchen was completely gutted and outfitted with new custom cabinets that Gourde describes as “tight shaker,” a slimmer trim style that offers a sleek modern look. While the cabinets were more of a splurge, the counters offered an opportunity for cost savings through the use of a color core laminate. “It’s a Formica product, but it looks like quartz,” she says. “It’s about a fourth of the price — about $22 a square foot instead of $80, and it’s really durable.” Unembellished metal replaced the ornate wood stair railings and newel posts, and the fireplace was also stripped of its decorative columns and tile, in favor of a
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HGTV IS NOT REAL custom metal plate treatment. The transformation is dramatic, but Gourde notes no walls were moved, and there was no major construction. “The moral of the story is it’s all about materials and fixtures that really change things,” she says. “Every design project, I tell people it’s about priorities. A lot of times when you are doing that construction, it eats away all your budget. Spend your money in the materials and the texture.” Lyman placed a lot of trust in his designer, noting, “We conceptually went into an area that I liked,” during his first meeting with Gourde when she showed him photos of various styles. But after that, he left the specifics to the designer. “I am very, very very, happy with the direction it went in. Partly because I like it, and partly because I feel like it’s me,” Lyman concludes. “But I wouldn’t have thought to go in this direction.” ...continued on page 32
“I always say with clients you can have it good, fast and cheap — but you can only have two out of the three. If you want it fast, it’s not gonna be cheap.”
CONSIDER HIRING A DESIGNER
“A lot of times people think designers are really expensive. Jared is really good with spreadsheets, and he says, ‘This is how much you’ve saved me.’ We can save you a lot of hassle and mistakes.” THE SETTING MATTERS
“I have tons of friends who have amazing taste, but it is all about how you put it together. People will say, ‘Do you like this tile?’ And I say it depends where it’s going. ‘Do you like this light fixture?’ I don’t know. Where are you putting it? It’s a holistic approach. It’s all part of a whole.” — ERIN HASKELL GOURDE, Design for the PPL
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Removing the walls that isolated a tiny, dark kitchen revealed an expansive area flooded with natural light. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO
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ordan and Kristen Piscopo had found an interesting home in Spokane’s Rockwood area — a neighborhood they loved. But they were concerned about the home’s non-traditional interior. The dramatic but dated main floor was notable for a dark, cramped kitchen that appeared to be almost an afterthought in the original design and a quirky living area, complete with a groovy carpeted conversation pit. Built in 1972, the home had not been significantly altered in the intervening decades. “The original state of it was certainly not ideal,” says designer Aileen Maeve Link, owner of Ollie & Maeve, who walked through the home with the Piscopos before they purchased it. “But you could just tell that it had amazing potential.” The Piscopos made the leap, buying the home and immediately beginning renovations. The first thing to go was the wall separating the kitchen from the rest of the main floor. “They love to entertain and they love to gather friends so that was just not going to work for them,” says Link. “So we blew out an entire wall.” Getting rid of the wall (and even adding a window) proved transformative, with natural light flooding the space for the first time. “When we took that wall out, the ceiling became this huge plane that your eye just went to. We loved the wood ceiling,” says Link. The wood ceiling would stay, and the homeowners were tempted to preserve the conversation pit as well. “We talked about doing something really cool,” says Link,
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“Rather than removing all of the finishes that may seem an eyesore, celebrate the ones that are unique to your local surroundings. Their distinctive character will pop and modernize when placed adjacent to a refreshed and neutral background.”
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“If the maroon carpet, green appliances and lavender walls are keeping you from seeing a diamond in the rough, think of fairly simple, cost-effective solutions. Some homes don’t need a true renovation. New flooring and paint can be just the refresh needed to bring your home back to life.” EVERY HOME SHOULD REFLECT YOUR OWN UNIQUE IDENTITY
“Select pieces and finishes that represent who you are. They can make a bold statement and communicate the type of life you lead — think artifacts collected on travels, that comfy high-back chair, patterned tile that celebrates your joyful personality. Every square inch of your home can beautifully depict your life.” LAYERING AND CONTRAST ARE SOME OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO BRING DEPTH AND ADD VISUAL INTEREST TO YOUR SPACE
“Introduce contrasting complexions through your wall color and ceiling material: A wood ceiling adjacent to bright white walls brings the right amount of pop and allows the wood ceilings to be the true showstopper of the living space.” — AILEEN MAEVE LINK, Ollie & Maeve
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PHOTO COURTESY OF AILEEN MAEVE LINK
The carpeted conversation pit in front of the fireplace had a groovy vibe, but ultimately the homeowners removed it to improve flow in the open living area. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO
“BEFORE & AFTER,” CONTINUED... “Could we leave it and refinish it and make it this really cool, loungy thing around the fireplace? But ultimately, we decided to raise the floor... I’m glad we did because the upstairs just flows so nicely and the fireplace is the anchor of it all.” Preserving the lava rock fireplace was a tougher call for the homeowners. “Lava rock is so inherent to Spokane,” says Link. “It’s definitely one of those materials that people either love or hate. It was not well-received by the homeowners at first, and they really wanted to either paint it or resheath it with some new finish.” It took some persuasion, but the Piscopos agreed to let the renovation proceed without altering the fireplace, to see if it could fit into the new design. “We added a pretty chunky wood mantel to it, but other than that we didn’t really touch the fireplace, and they are really happy that we left it because it is a cool thing that is unique to Spokane,” says Link. “When it was surrounded by dated, quirky funky things, I think it made itself a little unwelcome. Now, they love it.”
In the kitchen, at the suggestion of their designer, the homeowners opted to raise the counter height to 39 inches, from the standard 36. “We’re not short people so its really nice just having it a little taller. That was something I would never have thought of,” says Jordan. The renovation was completed just a week before the Piscopo’s son was born. “Living through a renovation whether you have a child or not, it’s always stressful,” says Kristen. “But then I feel like the further away you get from the project, you’re like, ‘Oh, that wasn’t so bad. I’d do it again.’” Taking a chance on a unique home is something that comes naturally to Link. “Every house deserves a chance. There’s almost not a house, that if I go drive in a neighborhood, that I don’t think has potential,” she says. “We really didn’t change the bones of this house. It was more of a finish update. The inherent intent of that house is completely still there, which I think is really beautiful and really cool.”
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•• Homeowner’s DIY reno plan had stalled •• Dysfunctional kitchen
A small kitchen, hidden behind a partial wall, felt isolated from the home’s gathering areas. Removing the wall allowed the addition of much needed storage in the new kitchen’s double-sided nine-foot island. Pendant lights delineate the space. KAYLEEN GILL PHOTO
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cott Hedin was working on a plan to update the distinctive 1983 house he had bought in 2004. The hillside home featured a unique catwalk leading to the front door, while the precipitous drop-off of land behind the home offered soaring bird’s eye views of the treed yard from the wall of windows along the back of the house. Inside, though, flooring was torn out, and Hedin’s reno plans were bogged down. “I tried to do all the design myself,” he
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notes. “After about two months, the house remained demo’d with no game plan. Because of the unique architecture, I just could not get the design right.” Designer Shaleesa Mize, owner of Little Pacific Design Studio, got the call to rescue the project. “His goal when he contacted me was to renovate and do some updates for flooring throughout,” she recalls, “and he wanted to do a quick flip of the kitchen — basically painting the cabinets, updating the appli-
ances and leaving it as is.” But when Mize checked out the space, she knew right away there were more extensive issues. “The kitchen was horrible. It was tiny. It was blocked in. It was really non-functional,” she says. The first thing that had to go was the wall separating the kitchen from the living area. Losing the wall allowed natural light to flood the space, and opened up views of the trees. It also created space for a ninefoot kitchen island, with extensive storage
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“It’s important to consider the fact that an impractical space, no matter how pretty, is always going to be seen as impractical. You must repair the root problem. Designers often follow the famous quote by architect Louis Sullivan, ‘Form follows function,’ meaning the aesthetics are secondary to how something needs to work.”
Metal railings tie the home’s interior to existing details on the exterior. KAYLEEN GILL PHOTO
RESPECT THE STYLE OF THE HOME
“BEFORE & AFTER,” CONTINUED... on front and back, adding significant function to the kitchen while basically maintaining the original footprint. A three-dimensional, white tile for the backsplash offered a neutral look, yet was still a creative departure from common white subway tile. “We kept with a really simple palette just to let the architecture stand out,” says Mize, who opted for wood flooring in tones that tie in with the home’s feature wood ceilings, and replaced wood indoor railings with metal ones to tie into existing metal rails on the home’s porch and deck. This project was unique, because about a fourth of the way through, Hedin’s plans changed. Rather than live in the house, he decided to sell it when the renovation was complete in order to live closer to his parents. Though it might have been tempting
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going forward to compromise on the quality of finish choices, Mize didn’t recommend it. “A lot of flip homes are done with that generic look that you see all over Pinterest. It’s just something that is so bland that it is becoming almost the new builder’s grade. [Buyers] are saying, ‘Am I just going to tear out this kitchen that somebody just put in to make a quick dime?’ There’s definitely challenges in making it something that has been thought out and well-designed, but also not blowing the budget, when you’re just going to be selling it.” Hedin went with Mize’s vision. “She helped me see the greater potential provided we used high-end finishes.” Their efforts were rewarded. The home sold the first weekend it was on the market, at higher than list price. “The finishes paid for themselves, and more,” says Hedin.
“Taking a closer look at the home’s inherent charm can be a great starting point in influencing the interior finishes for a remodel. Style can still be timeless and appropriate for a large population, but it doesn’t have to be the same old thing we see just about everywhere online these days.” FACTOR IN THE QUALITY AND DURABILITY OF MATERIALS
“Buyers are expecting a certain level of quality if a home is being marketed as ‘recently remodeled.’ You don’t have to spend top dollar to renovate your home, but in my opinion, don’t even bother investing time and money into something if you are going to put in cheap, low-grade materials.” — SHALEESA MIZE, Little Pacific Design, Co.
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acrame. Rattan. Even sherpa. The boho (bohemian) interior design vibes of the 1970s are once again chic. But designers are moving away from shag carpets and beaded curtains. Intead, the focus is on texture, particularly with natural materials. From baskets to ceramics to untreated woods — texture is crucial to completing a room. It’s a design element that, when combined with the components of a color scheme, furniture and decor, makes a room look and feel complete. “The boho trend is big,” says Heather Hanley, creative director at the Tin Roof. “The design industry went really monochromatic. Texture is what makes it all interesting.” And it’s not only jute rugs and faux fur throw pillows. Designers and homeowners are incorporating grasscloth wallpapers, live-edge wood tables, cowhide chairs, tufted leather sofas, cable knit ottomans, wicker armchairs and yes, even sherpa accent chairs into the home. “Texture works in every design aesthetic,” says Hanley. “It’s a design trend that really transcends different style categories and gets applied differently with each genre.” Adding texture to your home may be easier than you
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think. As a first step, Hanley recommends taking a picture of the room you want reinvigorate. “Taking a step back and seeing your space through a picture gives you a sense of balance,” she says. “Looking at it through a different lens is important.” Next, find what inspires you. Whether it’s a lifestyle magazine, HGTV or Instagram, examine what you like about an inspirational space and then take steps to incorporate those elements into your own home. Keep in mind that not all elements should be treated equally. “I always advise clients to invest in the pieces they interact with the most,” Hanley says. “Make an investment in furniture by choosing items that are timeless. Then have fun with rugs, pillows, lamps and accent pieces — the items you can change out during new seasons and trends.” Most importantly, always choose quality materials. “You should be cautious of going overboard on a trend and choosing cheap materials,” she adds. “Cheap trends go out of style. But well-done interiors transcend time. A beautiful home will still be in style a decade later if it’s done respectfully and tastefully.”
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You don’t have to look far to find a local maker or artisan to help create your texture-perfect room. CJ Morrison owns Roaming Roots, a one-woman studio in Spokane. She makes intricate wood art panels, wall hangings, trays and geometric floating shelves. She’s even learned to make macrame plant holders — she calls it “meditative knotting” — from her 91-year-old grandmother. “I believe our homes are a sacred space that we curate with goods that inspire and ground us,” says Morrison. “Natural textures and fibers are coming back into the home space because we need grounding more than ever.” Morrison’s handmade wood and macrame pieces incorporate depictions of feathers, mountain ranges and isometric patterns that draw your eye in with three-dimensional appeal. (You can find them at roamingroots. co.) “My art incorporates natural textures and elements meant to connect you back to yourself through minimalist themes, earthy tones and vibrant patterns,” she says. “Wood is such a timeless element, and it’s exciting to see it used again in such a modern way.” — JORDY BYRD
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The Nature of Metal Inspired by the natural world, Teresa McHugh welds metal into works of art STORY AND PHOTOS BY CARRIE SCOZZARO
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eresa McHugh has numerous trees in her North Idaho studio, none of them real. The largest tree — nearly 20 feet tall — is a Styrofoam model she retrieved from a bookstore in Boise. The smaller tree is made of metal, a maquette for a welded piece called Take Time, the larger version of which the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission purchased in 2009. Given the choice, McHugh, who studied architecture in Boise, prefers working with larger sculpture and also, when given the choice, nature is her go-to motif. “I like the big stuff,” says McHugh, whose work ranges from large indoor commissions, including gates, railings, fireplaces and commercial pieces (some of it on display at Spokane’s Tortilla Union Southwest Grill), to even larger outdoor works like the metal sculpture of water and fish on the exterior of Kootenai Medical Center.
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She’s particularly drawn to trees and plants, remnants of which are scattered around the studio. A dried bouquet of orange Chinese lanterns, cobalt blue bottles with stems of plants from summers past, a cluster of branches. Cabbage flowers are the inspiration for her latest fascination: lamps. At first, McHugh repurposed lamp bases she found at a local thrift store, refinishing the metal and teaching herself how the components work to tackle wiring, then adding custom shades. She’s since fabricated some lamp structures herself, although not for permanent fixtures. Because of electrical regulations governing lighting fixtures, such as chandeliers and pendant lights, she purchases certified lights, then adds custom shades. For her lampshades, McHugh cuts shapes from copper, then heats and forms the pieces into curved clusters. Once completed, she’ll apply chemicals for a patina, typically resulting in a matte, viridian hue over the copper surface. She has a natural inclination for exploration and improvisation. “I work with several types of metal including steel, copper, aluminum and bronze, and I’m looking forward to working in stainless in the near future,” says McHugh, who first got into welding while in Boise. “For years I had nothing more than a wire-feed welder, a plasma cutter and a small angle grinder. I didn’t even have a drill press. I joked that I got more done with less tools than anyone I knew,” she says. “Today I have three MIG (wire-feed) welders, one new TIG welder, several grinders, a drill press, oxygen acetylene tanks with several torches, plus gobs of hand tools,” says McHugh, who works out of a 30-by-60-foot shop behind her Dalton Gardens-area home. “I became certified in welding because I had studied architecture in college and knew the value of quality work,” says McHugh. “I wanted to be able to create work that would be solid and long lasting.” Metal art and welding is only one avenue of pursuit for the versatile McHugh, who has exhibited work at the Art Spirit Gallery since 2007; you can see more at teresamchugh.com. “There is garden art, custom fabrication, patina work, gallery work,” says McHugh. “I’ve dabbled in encaustics and cold wax painting as well as acrylics. Basically I can’t decide what I want to do!”
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Blending Traditions Daniel Todd’s Inland Curry connects culture and community through cuisine BY CARRIE SCOZZARO
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nland Curry founder Daniel Todd admits to being a fussy eater growing up in Michigan, although he’d easily make a meal out of sweet corn or perch fried in cracker crust. “I still don’t like potatoes,” says Todd, who has since expanded both his palate and his vision for connecting with others through food. In 2017 he created Inland Curry, where he prepares a rotating weekly menu of Inland Curry’s baingan bharta is a eggplant dish seasoned with aromatic garam masala. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
Indian dishes he posts online and makes available for pickup. A year later, he developed what he hopes will become monthly dinners highlighting regional cooks serving the cuisine of their homeland or heritage — Nepali, Afghani, Kenyan, Peruvian, Kurdish, Bhutanese, Jordanian, Syrian — which he facilitates through Inland Curry. Curry is only one of the flavor profiles Todd employs in his weekly menu, which typically consists of two meat (beef, chicken and occasionally lamb) and two vegetarian dishes, including dal (lentils), chana (chickpeas), and masala (tomato-onion stew). A few dishes reflect the cuisine of the Chen-
nai or Kerala regions, says Todd, but most hail from Punjab region in northern India, especially the masalas combining garlic, ginger, onion, tomatoes, ghee and turmeric. “Those are the masalas everyone knows,” says Todd, who was first introduced to Indian food through a student whose family ran Brij Mohan Indian restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Todd was teaching English at a local college. He was curious about all the vegetarian dishes, he says, and remembers eating baingan bharta (see recipe, page 45), which was the first time he actually enjoyed eggplant. In addition to teaching, Todd worked as a copywriter, which is what he was doing when he and his wife decided to relocate to Guatemala. They’d been attracted to the country’s vibrancy ever since visiting to adopt one of their sons and lived there from 2004 to 2006. While in Guatemala, Todd became friendly with a missionary who had grown up in Thailand and the two bonded over cooking. Todd found himself helping with fundraisers, acquiring skills that would eventually enable him to cook for larger groups. Here in the Northwest, yet another friendship forged over food cemented Todd’s connection to Indian cuisine when he apprenticed with his friend Peter Hicks, founder of Sandpoint Curry (formerly Sandpoint Curry in A Hurry). After six months with Hicks, Todd was ready to create his own venture, landing first at the Spokane Woman’s Club, then relocating to several area ...continued on page 46
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What he’s more interested in is in getting small details right. “It would be a lot cheaper and easier to use canned tomatoes,” he says, but little things — making his own ghee (clarified butter), toasting and grinding his own cumin and coriander — matter to Todd, who says that he’s very conscientious about cooking from a heritage of which he is not part. Todd likes the intimacy of Inland Curry’s business model, and is honored to have around six to 10 regulars every week. It’s especially satisfying, says Todd, when people of Indian heritage come to Inland Curry. “And when they come back,” he adds.
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Baingan Bharta Punjabi Mashed Eggplant
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imilar to curry, the Indian garam masala is quite variable and actually refers to a blend of spices, rather than a single ingredient. Garam masala typically includes cardamom, fenugreek, cinnamon, bay leaves, nutmeg, mace, black peppercorns, cumin and coriander, many of which have been individually shown to favorably impact health. The aromatic garam masala combined with the unique treatment of the eggplant and heat from the serrano chilis unite to create this dish’s unique character. Serve over rice and garnished with chopped cilantro for a flavorful meatless entrée or side dish. Be sure to have all ingredients assembled to enable rapid additions once cooking begins. •• 2 medium eggplants •• 2 tomatoes, diced (or pureed) •• 1 medium onion, chopped •• 1 serrano chili, stemmed, seeded, and minced •• 4 garlic cloves, minced •• 1 teaspoon ginger, grated •• Juice from 1/2 lemon •• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter) or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil •• 1 teaspoons turmeric •• 2 teaspoons garam masala •• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (optional) •• 1-2 teaspoons salt •• 1/4 cup water •• 1/4 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
1. Roast eggplant over a gas flame or in the oven* on medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until the skin turns black and inside is soft, then set aside to cool. 2. Saute onion, chili and cumin seeds in ghee (or vegetable oil) until the onions begin to brown,
about 10 minutes. 3. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes. 4. Add turmeric and garam masala and cook for 30 seconds. 5. Add tomatoes and water and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. 6. Add mashed eggplant and cook for 2-3 minutes. 7. Add lemon juice and 1/2 cilantro and cook for 1 minute. 8. Garnish with remaining cilantro. *OVEN ROASTING METHOD Skin eggplants, then cut into one-inch cubes. In a bowl, combine chopped eggplants with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric, and 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala. Roast eggplant at 500 degrees until edges begin to blacken, about 15 minutes. Mash eggplants or pulse a few times in a blender or food processor. — SHARED BY DANIEL TODD, OWNER OF INLAND CURRY APRIL - MAY 2019
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Popcorn Quest Spokane-based Spiceology creates custom popcorn seasonings for musician and author Questlove BY CARRIE SCOZZARO
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piceology’s Gail Golden likes to tell the story about how her boss, Spiceology founder Pete Taylor, walked into a Williams Sonoma store saying that someday his products would be on the shelves. And how when Williams Sonoma called to inquire about Spiceology products, Taylor’s business partner, Heather Scholten, wondered if someone was having a laugh at their expense. Fast forward seven years, and not only does the high-end food and lifestyle retailer carry a four-pack of Spiceology-branded rubs, it will soon carry three popcorn flavorings Golden and Scholten created especially for musician Questlove, aka
Ahmir Khalib Thompson. Questlove is the drummer and frontman of The Roots, the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He also knows a thing or two about food, having written the James Beard-nominated Something to Food About, featuring 10 conversations with chefs about creativity and what inspires their work. Spiceology got the opportunity to develop Questlove’s project because of their prior experience with both popcorn season-
ings — their Black and Bleu rub is popular — and Williams Sonoma, says Golden, who utilizes the company’s well-stocked test kitchen inside their Sprague Avenue facility. “Private label projects are those we do
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for other companies and therefore do not have our brand named anywhere,” explains Golden, who is director of private label development at the Spokane-based company. An avowed foodie, Questlove provided specific flavor profiles he wanted in the popcorn seasoning that would bear his name: a lemony-pepper seasoning similar to Wingstop chicken wings, a cinnamon toast flavor he calls “Saturday Morning Cereal,” and a savory rosemary truffle parmesan. The resulting three-pack is called Sneakies and reflects the singer’s fondness for popcorn — the song “Pass the Popcorn” is included on his Organix album. “This was a fun project and pulled me out of my comfort zone,” says Golden. “Seeing [Questlove] on the Rachel Ray show holding my product… it was incredible.” Even though she can’t talk about their current private label development plans, Golden says she knows exactly which musician she’d like to work with given the opportunity: Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. “It would be absolutely something spicy and adventurous,” she says.
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Pitching In Kids can, and should, help out around the house BY JACOB JONES
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aist-high brooms, their handles just a couple feet long, hang on the classroom wall beside dustpans and wash basins. Step stools line the mini-kitchen cabinets and child-height sinks. Green drinking glasses sit stacked on shelves alongside sets of tiny tables and chairs. Beverley Wolff, head of the Montessori School of Pullman, says many young students enjoy the “practical areas” of the classroom where they can work on household tasks like sweeping or preparing snacks.
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“They love to help the teachers wash the tables,” she says. “They love to load the dishwasher.” Long established as part of the Montessori Method, research suggests helping with chores provides numerous benefits to a child’s development, prosocial behaviors and overall lifetime success. Kids feel more included and empowered. They show greater empathy and executive function. And the sooner they start, the better. Young children want to emulate what they see adults doing,
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Wolff says, making the ages between 2 and 6 an ideal time to instill positive habits around household chores. At the school, students will help clean up after activities, assist with weekly classroom maintenance and handle much of the food prep for snacks. “They’re practical skills,” she says. “It helps build ownership and pride in the classroom.”
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any parents struggle to enforce chores while balancing extracurricular activities, playdates, piano lessons and other obligations. Some parents feel like kids should just be kids. Others do not think they can sacrifice the time to guide children through tasks or re-do them later.
“Start small,” Wolff says. Research indicates it is definitely worth the effort. A 2018 study of almost 10,000 children in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics found that helping with chores showed a positive association with higher academic performance, competence and satisfaction. Marilyn Rossman, a retired professor of family education at the University of Minnesota, analyzed a 25-year longitudinal study to find that children who helped with chores were more likely to be successful adults. The small study tracked 84 individuals from age 3-4 to their mid-20s. “It really matters to start children young,” she says. Children who started helping the family ...continued on next page
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The What and When
You might be surprised at what kids can be expected to tackle at various ages. Here are experts’ example recommendations:
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•• Pick up their own toys •• Put dirty laundry in hamper •• Dress themselves
“PITCHING IN,” CONTINUED... with chores as preschoolers had better outcomes than children who started later. Rossman says parents reported improved self-reliance, problem-solving, ability to understand obligations and consequences, organizational skills and self-esteem. Despite the many benefits, Rossman warned that suddenly starting teens on chores had a tendency to backfire. Some 15-16 year olds became “belligerent” when asked to take on responsibilities they had come to expect their parents to do. They resented having to step up and did not fare as well by their mid-20s. Some modern parents, she says, spend too much time trying to be liked by their children and not enough time preparing them for life’s challenges. “Parents have become afraid of confronting their children,” she says. “I don’t think parents are willing to push their children until a task is accomplished.” Competing priorities with school, social lives or screen time can make it harder to establish routine chores, but Rossman
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Grade schoolers •• Help with meal preparation •• Haul out trash •• Take care of household pets
says setting aside time for chores is an investment in the family’s shared goals and well-being. Rossman recommends starting children with age-appropriate tasks that they can easily master. Parents should work alongside kids at first and then hand over more control of the task to the children. Keep the praise high and the stakes low. Avoid teaching new tasks when time is a factor. “You really need to make it kind of fun at the beginning,” she says. “It’s not going to be done well. … You’re going to think it’s not worth it.” Rossman and others advise against tying allowance or other rewards to regular household chores. The motivation can wear off quickly and build in expectations that they should be paid for pulling their weight.
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aylah Sullivan has two children, ages 5 and 7, attending the Montessori school in Pullman. While she acknowledges resenting some chores as a kid, she says it’s important that children learn
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to contribute and challenge themselves and practice new skills. Starting young seems to help. “It’s just part of what they do,” she says. “They don’t see it as a chore.” As a high school teacher, Sullivan says she sees teenagers who struggle with minor tasks or lack the confidence to solve simple problems. She appreciates that the Montessori program sets high expectations for kids and promotes a sense of shared responsibility. “It helps them be good citizens,” she says. In the hallway outside the Montessori classroom, children sing as they march to recess. Wolff says those children will take the skills they learn now with them as they become adults. They will know how to sort laundry and cook dinner and manage a household. Children will carry that capability over to other aspects of their lives. “They’re good at doing things,” she says. “That comes from being trusted to do it when you’re young.”
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The Roots of Rage
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e humans have been grappling with how to understand and MANAGE ANGER for a very long time. Consider the words of Aristotle written in the 4th Century, BC: “Anyone can become angry — that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, for the right purpose, in the right way, this is not easy.” And much later in time, Ben Franklin weighed in on the subject in 1754: “Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.” Two particular groups of research have shed more light on this difficult emotion and how to manage it. One is the work at Duke University on risks for heart disease. The evidence is clear: Anger is very hard on the heart. People wonder, is it better to hold anger in or express it? Research shows that from the heart’s standpoint, anger hurts. Then there are the remarkable studies on successful marriages conducted by John and
Julie Gottman. Here is what makes their work so extraordinary: They can interview a couple for 15 minutes or less and predict the likelihood the couple will be happily married versus miserable or divorced, with 93 percent accuracy. Basically, they found two predictors of future happiness. Surprisingly, one is how couples argue. Are they able to disagree without being hurtful and defensive? Do they stay engaged during the argument or does one withdraw. Withdrawal is a major danger sign. (The second predictor is the couple’s ability to show affection and appreciation when they are not arguing.) Anger is a complex emotion and stepping back to examine it can be beneficial. For example, you might be angry that a friend or mate forgot your birthday. You were hoping for some special attention and instead got none. Underlying the anger though may lurk a fear that you are unimportant, not worthwhile. Without
the fear, the unmet need would simply trigger curiosity. But when combined with a fear of being irrelevant, the unmet need can be experienced as the more intense emotion of anger. Indeed, counselors often regard anger as a sign of two separate emotions: a sense that one’s needs are not being met by another person accompanied by a fear about why the need is not being met. Sometimes just recognizing the components of anger may make it easier to manage. — ROBERT MAURER Robert Maurer is a Spokane psychologist, consultant and author of One Small Step Can Change Your Life.
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A HOME RUN
Jr. Bloomsday is Back
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fter a lengthy hiatus, Bloomsday’s little sibling is back: Jr. Bloomsday returns in 2019, offering a kid-sized race for runners in grades 3-7. Don’t wait to register your aspiring cross country and track stars, as the event is limited to the first 3,000 to sign up. “We sensed that there was a great need for it, with the explosion of the Active4Youth cross country program in the fall, and about 7,600 students enrolled in our Fit for Bloomsday program,” says Jr. Bloomsday Race Director Jon Neill. The 1.25 mile race is held at Avista Stadium and the fairgrounds, starting outside the stadium, winding through the livestock barns and finishing at the Spokane Indians’ home plate. Just like in Bloomsday, kids will be chip-timed, and they’ll get a unique finishers t-shirt — the design won’t be revealed the day of the race. They’ll also get a souvenir bracelet, a coupon for a free mini-pizza from Papa Murphy’s and a free Silverwood pass. “The only thing you’ve got to do is cross the finish line,” says Neill. For kids younger than third grade, the Marmot March is a 1-mile, non-competitive run/walk on May 4, starting at the Red Wagon in Riverfront Park. And for runners of all ages, the 12k Bloomsday that started it all is Sunday, May 5. — ANNE McGREGOR Jr. Bloomsday, Sat, April 20, at 9 am. $20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana. Marmot March, Saturday, May 4, at 9 am. $15. Red Wagon in Riverfront Park, Bloomsday, Sunday, May 5, at 9 am. $22 before April 16; $40 after April 16. Register online at bloomsdayrun.org
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Defying Gravity Helping teens cope in a complex world BY MATT THOMPSON
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ne of my most cherished worldly possessions is a book that contains all the first editions of the greatest comic books ever. This compilation of classic comics was given to my oldest brother by my grandmother, the year I was born. While a first edition of Action Comics Number One that introduced the world to Superman in 1938 fetches over $3 million a copy, the book I have is not worth much more than the paper it is printed on. But to me, it’s priceless. The worn cover and weathered pages reflect the many childhood hours spent reading about the origins of Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and other marvels. Recently I was explaining to my daughter how, originally, Superman didn’t so much fly, but instead jumped really well. As the legend states, he was “able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.” As I understand it, Superman was able to jump this
way because he was born to a people who lived on a planet at least a thousand times larger than Earth, and they were used to a much, much stronger gravitational pull. So on Earth, a Kryptonian is endowed with superhuman strength, muscles and tissue so dense even a bullet could not penetrate their flesh. Plus they have great hair with inhuman body and bounce! She queried, “What does this have to do with anything?” as we had been discussing how hard life can be during adolescence. It strikes me that, like the planet Krypton, adolescence has its own unique gravity, compared to the years preceding and following it. Perhaps this has always been the case, but adolescent gravity seems especially heavy these days. Research near and far indicates that our teens are more depressed and anxious than ever, despite seemingly being more safe and comfortable
than ever. Psychologist Jean Twenge has described these generational trends in her presciently titled books over the past decade: 2010’s The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement; 2014’s Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled — and More Miserable Than Ever Before; and 2017’s iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. The titles alone accurately depict the devolution of adolescence. It’s hard to deny the impact constant contact and instant access via devices like cell phones and tablets are having on the latest cohort of kids. With the ease of exposure to the experience of others, there are so many more ways for teens to reflect on their perceived shortcomings and all they ...continued on next page
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“DEFYING GRAVITY,” CONTINUED... are missing out on these days. They can see, on a moment-to-moment basis, how their peers are living a more exciting life, with more shopping, more eating out, more glamorous vacations, etc. Even though they may be aware that these impressions are derived from the highlight reels of their peers’ curated digital lives, they bewail being deprived what they perceive as the activities and encounters that are clearly part of a normal teen life. Paradoxically, despite their desire not to miss out on these experiences, adolescents these days are less inclined to venture out of the home to engage in activities and experiences. I suppose if it isn’t going to be spring break in Maui, or shopping in Milan, why bother? So they lay about and view these highlight reels in their same old boring home, in their same old boring bedroom, with their same old boring little sister singing a viral song by internet star Conan Gray, “Cause we are the helpless, selfish, one of a kind. Millennium kids, that all wanna die.” I protest supporting in any way the perspective this song espouses. Listening to, much less singing, such an anthem does not seem to help, no matter how infectious the melody. In truth, these lyrics may tragically capture the feelings of the present generation of teens. So how can we help our youth develop the strength and skills to leap tall buildings in a single bound as adults? I have no simple or succinct answer. But I am quite sure the best approach does not involve us absorbing the forces of life that press upon them. I am quite sure the healthiest path does not include us helping them avoid exposure to life’s inevitable pressures. What we can do is encourage their human connectedness as a foil to their digital connectedness. Staying Connected To Your Teenager: How To Keep Them Talking To You And How To Hear What They’re Really Saying by Michael Riera is a great resource. Have a look. Then make a plan, for there is no foreseeable shortage of tall buildings that our teens will need to leap. Matt Thompson is a pediatrician at the Kids Clinic in Spokane.
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More than a Paycheck Spokane’s Global Neighborhood is expanding BY QUINN WELSCH
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job in America is more than just money in your pocket. It can be how you define yourself. It can be an educational experience. It can be your ticket to bigger and better things. It can be the beginning of that sacred and elusive idea we call the “American Dream.” At Global Neighborhood, it might be all of those things for the employees. The thrift store is a place for refugees from distant corners of the world to learn job skills. But it’s also where they can learn American customs and language skills, all while earning an income. This spring marks an important mile-
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stone for the nonprofit and its founders, Brent and Amy Hendricks, as the store moves to a new location on Trent Avenue, nearly doubling its footprint to about 11,000 square feet of retail floor space. Since opening the thrift store seven years ago, 119 people from 29 different countries have come through its job readiness program, and it employs as many as 20 people at a time. “They’re people who are motivated and hard working and they just need a chance to get their foot in the door,” Brent says. “So, we’re in the business of providing opportunities for people.” “We’re trying to create an environment
where people can safely figure out how to work, without the threat of their job ending,” Amy says. And what better way than to put them in a thrift store? “I feel like retail skills, more than most other occupations, have transferable skills,” she adds. “It’s customer service, it’s cash handling, it’s following directions, it’s ordering things. Let alone, it’s a thrift store, so it’s a cross section of our culture and all our stuff.”
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s Brent tells the story, shortly after college, he and his roommates invited some Eritrean refugees to room with them while the refugees awaited
Ohio or Texas. This was right at the start of the Recession, so things were going downhill pretty quick,” Brent says. “We had friends who were moving their whole family across the country for one minimum wage job.” The refugees had support, but without a job, they couldn’t live independently. “They would say, ‘I know I need to learn English, I know this is important, but it’s the 28th, and my rent is due in three days. So first you need to help me find a job,’” Brent recalls. “That was a turning point for us.” The Hendricks had a storage shed in which they had been amassing a sizeable collection of donated goods that they didn’t know what to do with so, Brent says with a laugh, they figured they’d start a thrift store. “We’ve been going full speed down that road ever since,” he says.
T Amy and Brent Hendricks’ Global Neighborhood thrift shop helps refugees in Spokane gain job skills and cultural understanding. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
a permanent housing situation through World Relief. As he got to know the guests, who were about his age, Brent learned they had been child soldiers who escaped a prisoner-of-war camp. That’s when things became personal, he says. He could have been in their shoes. As Brent and Amy continued to work with World Relief, they noticed that even after local refugees had been resettled and become somewhat established in Spokane, many of them didn’t have the resources to succeed. So the couple established Global Neighborhood, not as a thrift store, but as a way of connecting newly settled refugees with services and matching them with other established families for support, Brent says. Still, even after settling and becoming somewhat established in Spokane, many of the refugees were leaving. “They were moving to Oklahoma or
he Hendricks realize their mission is not as simple as hiring and training people. Part of it hinges on politics. There are still more than 25 million refugees worldwide, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Meanwhile, the upper limit of refugees allowed into the United States under the Trump administration has been slashed to 30,000, the smallest since the Refugee Act of 1980, according to the Center for Migration Studies. From a jobs/economics standpoint, the Hendricks are frustrated as they see the local economy losing out on potential employees who are eager to work. From a personal standpoint, they’re frustrated because they know the challenges that refugees go through. But the couple’s work goes on. They say the process of resettling in America can take decades. Ultimately, it’s about future generations, Brent says. “Usually we hear, ‘I want my kids to have a better life, I want my kids to go to college. Someday I want to own a home,’” he says. “It’s really the closest thing to the stereotypical American Dream.” He has a master’s degree. He and his wife started a business. But he is only able to say that because his grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Europe in the aftermath of World War II. “How we treat people is going to have an impact on the future generations and what their opportunities are,” he says. “It takes a whole community of support and we’re just doing our part.”
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