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epublicans and independents across Idaho will be thrilled to learn that I have left the Democratic Party and filed to re-register as an independent. Yes, I know some Democrats will say “good riddance.” Like many Idahoans, they know I vote often as an independent, have never voted a straight-party ticket, and that personal friendship and the character of the person take precedence over party for me. I like to call myself a “business” or “Andrus” Democrat. I’m a fiscal conservative and a social liberal who believes government exists to help the many who, through no fault of their own, need help. We have to pay as we go, however. On the federal level, we simply cannot sustain the unbalanced budgets we keep creating — the money we spend while pretending we’re not saddling our children with debt will inevitably restrict their quality of life. Character does count, and the person is more important than the party. This has led me to vote for the Republican candidate for president four times in the 13 presidential elections since I was first eligible. I also have voted for, and contributed to, reasonable and responsible Republican conservatives where the Republican was clearly the superior candidate, like Sen. Mike Crapo, Gov. Butch Otter, Secretary of State Ben Ysursa and State Sen. Shawn Keough.
the poster child for Bonneville County Republican Chair Doyle Beck’s drive to further restrict those voting in the closed Republican primary to only the truest, bluest Republicans. If Beck has his way, the next iteration of tamping down the vote (and thereby increasing the clout of your better organized, ideological kin) will be to move to a caucus system, whereby one has to show up and stand up for the candidate of their choice. Beck would go a step further. He would require signing a loyalty oath to the party’s platform, with its some 76 largely absurd positions. Among those sterling positions are such “progressive” ideas as repeal of the 17th Amendment, which provides for direct election of U.S. senators, and a return to the gold standard.
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nder their breath, many Democrats have called me a DINO (Democrat in Name Only). I freely confess I thought seriously about registering as a Republican so that I could vote in their May primary, because that’s where most of the action will be. However, I could not rationalize the hypocrisy. For many years now, the Republican Party has just been wrong on too many issues I care about. Unfortunately, at the same time, Idaho Democrats moved away from all those lunchbucket-carrying, hard-working, outdoor-loving Idahoans who understood and subscribed completely to the message of Gov. Cecil Andrus: “First you have to make a living, then you have to have a living worthwhile.” Andrus turned that message into four successful elections to Idaho’s governorship; John Evans turned it into two winning elections and served until 1987. If I’d become a RINO, I would have been
As an independent, no one will be telling me what positions I have to take. Beck’s narrowing of the GOP base is inevitably going to lead to the demise of the party, yet he still pushes for Idaho Republicans to seek a caucus system.
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he irony is that the biggest, most obnoxious RINO out there is President Donald Trump. He is a liberal, not a conservative; a deficit spender, not a budget hawk, and it won’t be long before his base wakes up to how much he’s subsidizing the rich at their expense. Trump has no guiding philosophy, no character, no sense of history, no decency, nor any honor. He is truly a narcissistic, lying, ignorant person who all Americans should feel a sense of shame over. To have become a RINO would have associated me with the party that Trump professes to be his personal property now. Frustrated as I am with the Dems, I simply could not get on that team. For the rest of my trail ride, I’ll be on a horse called independence. You should think about joining me. n
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COMMENT | GUEST EDITORIAL willing to reevaluate them, to let go of them. I have heard that process described as “Addressing Implicit Bias.” Which brings me to a point: As I now combine “Addressing Implicit Bias” with having the “Needs Dictate the Actions” and view our country and local community from a “Shifted Perspective,” several things cry out in a need to be addressed and resolved. There is a huge need within our Spokane judicial, social, educational and economic systems for some real, deep self-examination. Further, we need to develop a broad systemic willingness to let go of the perceptions and decisions which created a system that, in its past and current state, houses marked racial disparities, a profound lack of representation at the decision-making tables and jury pools, of the impacted communities, from the impacted peoples, for the impacted population. And there’s a huge, unbalanced overrepresentation of persons of color, largely Native Americans and African Americans, in police contacts, sentencings, fines, incarcerations, juvenile sentencings and educational disciplines.
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pokane NAACP president. Volunteer firefighter. Recovery coach. As you can see, I serve our community in many different ways, in multiple arenas, on multiple fronts. There is a concrete reason for this. As I have come through my own personal darkness and struggled for a life of purpose, depth and meaning, it became very evident to me that there was a lot of need. That if I was going to be true, I could not come from a place of trying to limit my participation in addressing
the needs that are desperately crying out. I also came to understand that as I experienced the process of letting the “Needs Dictate the Actions,” I was going to get worked hard in this experience. As a result, a perspective that had already changed was obviously going to have to be altered quite a bit more, even at the most fundamental point of my foundational identity — a personal paradigm shift, so to speak. In this process, done in this fashion, I have found the personal value to be almost unmeasurable. But there has been a catch — that with every challenge, I had the obligation to consciously address whatever core beliefs I carried with me into a situation, and the opportunity to be
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There is a huge need within our Spokane judicial, social, educational and economic systems for some real, deep self-examination. That these issues exist is no longer in dispute. That they have gone on for far too long is truth. That trying to use the same mindsets and values which created the problem to fix the problem is flawed at its core. That real change can and must take hold, and unwaveringly remain, is a fact. Albert Einstein said: “You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.” Abraham Lincoln said: “I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.” We can, we will, we must move forward, together. n As a child and young adult, Kurtis Robinson struggled with drugs and spent time in jail. Sober now for 13 years, Robinson is the Spokane NAACP president, a firefighter and a community activist pushing for social justice.
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“There’s a whitewater trip on the Spokane River that leaves from downtown Spokane. It’s really fun but fairly inexpensive and gives you an experience in whitewater rafting,” Beattie says. “And then you can step it up from there.”
But don’t neglect the essentials, he says: “A small backpack, water, a basic first-aid kit, a compass, a map. With a decent pair of shoes, a sun hat and a backpack, you can go pretty much anywhere.” To learn about nearby trails and their challenges, Beattie recommends two books. “Day Hiking: Eastern Washington, by Rich Landers, gives you tremendous opportunity for all kinds of different hikes — anywhere from 2- to 12- or even 15-mile hikes that are all within an hour’s drive of Spokane. The hikes in Seabury Blair Jr.’s The Creaky Knees Guide
Moving on to more advanced activities means finding the right gear at the right price. Mountain Gear and REI rent backpacks for overnight hiking and camping. EWU’s Epic Adventures and North Idaho College also offer outdoor equipment at good prices. Tent rentals from Epic are just $9 for non-students. An underutilized resource for rock-climbing, mountaineering and backpacking equipment: the spring and summer gear swaps hosted by the Spokane Mountaineers. “They recommend you be a member,” Beattie says, “but it’s only $30 a year. And that also gives you access to a lot of people who have things you may be able to borrow, as well as expertise on how to use it.”
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Readers respond to our blog post “Washington lawmakers will likely allow high school seniors who failed state test to graduate” (6/23/17), about throwing out results of the endof-course biology test:
Readers respond to “The ‘Necessity Defense’” (6/22/17), our story about Spokane climatechange activists heading to court after blocking trains carrying oil and coal:
SUSAN SMITH LINDSEY: I am concerned about the “dumbing down” of our high school students by waiving these end of course exams. Why are the students not passing these exams? If they are unable to pass these exams are they adequately prepared for college, university, or community college or will they be required to take remedial courses thereby pushing the responsibility to the community colleges, etc., for what they should have learned in high school? PETER HIRE: There’s plenty of people who don’t test well, others who just aren’t that smart, and still others who might not need a particular area of study in their future. Didn’t the shenanigans with the WASL a decade ago teach our state anything? LAUREN HOUSE: Biology is not a college requirement for many students unless they plan to go into a science based field. The test is also based on standards that have been replaced for several years so it is a no-brainer to eliminate this. It has nothing to do with “dumbing down” the curriculum. It makes no sense to have a bunch of kids as high school dropouts because they couldn’t pass a biology test. The tests should not be a requirement to get a diploma. We already have SAT and ACT testing scores to determine things like course placement and college acceptance.
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he rule is well known: On weekday mornings, whichever old-timer arrives first at the workshop next to the fuel pumps on the edge of town makes the coffee. Sometime around 9, the other guys start to show up and take their seats in mix-and-match folding chairs set around two long tables, sipping Folgers from styrofoam cups, the whiff of gasoline fumes in the air. Some drive their farm rigs into Latah, tucked in the fertile hills of the Palouse about 40 miles south of Spokane. Others arrive in their trucks. On Monday, it doesn’t take long before the ribbing begins (more polite than usual with ladies in the room), and stories start to flow between the handful of farmers and retirees. “Glenn is so old that he went to school in a town that there isn’t even a town there anymore,” explains Larry Tee with a smile. “Now repeat that for the hard of hearing?” Glenn Leitz responds, genuinely asking Tee to speak up. Leitz recalls going to a four-room schoolhouse in a once-nearby town called Spring Valley for his early edu-
cation. “The foundation is still there today,” he explains. “Other than the grain tanks, that’s the only reminder there was ever a town there.” Though there are plenty of buildings standing in Latah, it’s not clear if the town of about 195 souls is headed in the same direction. At least one of the essentially volunteer town councilmembers has asked if the town should dissolve. When Latah was incorporated as a town 125 years ago, the first families settling in the area had already set to work establishing the framework of a thriving community. By the early 1900s, there was a shoe store, a drug store, a jewelry store, two blacksmiths, churches, a school, two hotels and grocery stores, and trains passed through every day. Tee’s dad, born in 1919, used to talk about how busy the town was while he was growing up. “They’d have the big harvest crews in for harvest. Everybody would come into town on a Saturday night, and you couldn’t even hardly walk on the sidewalk, it was so crowded,” Tee says.
“You still can’t, because the bushes are all grown over,” jokes Tom Pottratz, who runs a lentil and grain processing facility in town. Over the years, the farms in the area consolidated as the town shrunk. “There used to be a family on every 160 acres,” Tee says. “They would make a living and raise a family on that acreage. Now if you don’t have two, three thousand acres, it doesn’t even hardly count.” There’s no restaurant, or other real gathering place in town anymore. The cafe the men used to meet at closed about a decade ago. With no remaining newspaper in the area, this is how they get their news.
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hese smaller towns, with the advent of bigger farms, they’ve kind of dried up, really,” says Penney Tee, who with her husband Ron Tee runs one of the two farm operations left in the valley. The fifth-generation farmers, who live just outside of Latah, rent about two-thirds of the 5,000 acres they farm. ...continued on next page
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It’s a small operation, with just Ron, their son Jeff, and a few hired hands to drive truck during harvest. “A lot of families in this area grew up, kids moved away, went to college and got different jobs,” Penney explains. “Jobs that paid better than 2 percent on your investment. So they either sold or they rented it.” Where winter wheat, lentils, and peas used to be on a 3-year rotation, they’ve now diversified. They grow barley — “beer drinkers rejoice” — other varieties of wheat, Kentucky bluegrass, and garbanzo beans, because “about six years ago the world discovered hummus,” Penney says. Their landlords pay taxes on all the land, so of course they want as much as possible to be farmed, but with some slopes at 30 degrees, you do as much as you can, she says: “Some of it’s steeper than a cow’s face.” With changes in farming, the area has changed drastically. Where there were once thriving granges to host dances and events, towns like Latah now have a hard time finding volunteers to host events, as just a few people take on the bulk of the work.
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reader board in front of the combination town office/fire station/community center informs people that because no one filed to run for mayor, or for the four of five council positions that are up for election this year, there will be a special filing period in August. That’s not necessarily unusual, explains Councilman Larry La Bolle, who lives with his wife Lisa La Bolle in a Victorian home they’ve worked to restore. Larry La Bolle was first elected to fill the remainder of a council term that was half over, but didn’t realize that at the time, so when he came into town one day and saw the reader board said “council position number two, special registration,” he called the town clerk and asked what that was all about. “She said, ‘That’s you! You didn’t register to get on the ballot,’” he says. “It’s pretty laid back. No one else had registered either, or else it would have closed.” In 2013, a game of chance decided the fate of a council election in Latah, when votes were tied 41-41 for two candidates. The Spokane County Auditor chose to put two marble-sized balls in a
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bottle, the Spokesman-Review reported, and the first one out when it was tipped over decided who the position went to. Councilman Steve Leitz, who lives with his wife Laurie near the eastern edge of Latah, says he’s floated the idea that the town should dissolve. “Is it really worth being a town? Should we unincorporate and let the county manage the town? The county would take over the streets and plowing,” Leitz says. “Basically, on the council we’re a group of people who listen to the complaints of people against their neighbors, and it’s really unfair. It’s petty stuff.” There are a lot of complaints about people letting dogs poop in their neighbor’s yard, or not keeping their dogs under control. “In a town this size, you wind up being referee,” he says. “I kinda think that a town this size is not in the best interest of the taxpayers.” The town operates a water system, but there is no sewer, so everyone is on septic systems. Street and sidewalk projects and environmental and urban planning are usually paid for with help from grants. But the La Bolles and several other Latah residents wholeheartedly disagree with the idea of dissolving the town. If the county were to take over control, they’d go from having six representatives they personally know to having a three-member commission in Spokane run things. They’re happy with the county’s help at the level it is now, but want to maintain some local control. “I don’t know if the county in the winter would plow our streets the way we do,” Lisa La Bolle says. “We make sure every citizen can get in and out of his driveway. I imagine they’ll just focus on the big roads.” And the town still has its draw for people who enjoy restoring historic buildings and the quiet country life. Drive in on the Palouse Scenic Byway, and one of the first buildings you’ll see is a white hotel that retirees Carole and Rick Meissner have restored and turned into their home over the past several years. To refill the coffers as they take on different restoration projects, they run an antique store, The Red Barn, on a corner of their property. “It’s a quiet, slow-moving town with no streetlights,” Carole says. Cellphones don’t work here, and for most people, that’s OK. For those who still work, it’s a commuter town. Most everyone buys their groceries in Spokane. As for the open council positions, if no one says they’ll run soon, Larry La Bolle says he’ll handwrite letters to try to convince someone to take on the work. “One of the things that makes that hard, sometimes, is people come down here to live in the country-ish. A lot of them like to be left alone,” he says. “The trick is to find a level of engagement with folks that allows them to feel like they’re meeting their personal objectives in a place like this, but still keep the whole bucket of bolts together.” n samanthaw@inlander.com
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With Riverfront Park under construction, Nike Center Court moved to the parking lot on the corner of Main and Stevens streets. It was one of many changes to SPOKANE HOOPFEST 2017 because of construction, but that didn’t stop anyone from having a good time. Tens of thousands of people enjoyed the two-day event June 24 and 25, which was capped off by a visit from NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant on Sunday. (WILSON CRISCIONE)
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ENERGY Major companies that have pushed back on carbon tax plans here and elsewhere took out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month to pitch an idea: TAX CARBON. ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and major corporations including Unilever, Procter & Gamble and General Motors announced their support of a plan by the Climate Leadership Council that would tax carbon dioxide emissions starting at $40 a ton. That’s higher than the proposed $25 per ton that would have taken effect if Washington voters had approved Initiative 732 last fall. The biggest piece of the plan? All that money would be paid out to the American people on a monthly basis via dividend checks, bringing an estimated $2,000 to a family of four in the first year. The catch? The fee would be passed along to consumers through higher fuel prices, and the plan would also dismantle regulatory authority currently held by the Environmental Protection Agency. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)
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EDUCATION In May, the Washington State Board of Education announced that thousands of high school seniors may not get their diploma because they failed an end-ofcourse BIOLOGY TEST. The board asked the state legislature to take action to prevent that from happening. Last week, that’s exactly what lawmakers did. Legislators announced they had come to an agreement that will allow high school students to graduate even if they failed the biology test. The agreement was the result of a collaboration between representatives of the House, the Senate and Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. Sen. Andy Billig (D-Spokane) praised the bipartisan bill. “This bill offers a path to a better future for thousands of hard-working students in our state, and I am glad lawmakers were able to come together and find common ground,” he said. (WILSON CRISCIONE)
OLYMPIA As the state legislature inches closer to a potential state GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, members of the Spokane community rallied last Thursday to urge lawmakers to reach a budget deal. If a deal isn’t reached by midnight on June 30, an estimated 32,000 state employees would stop receiving paychecks and low-income families will lose child care payment assistance, according to the state Office of Financial Management. The All In For Action coalition has hosted several protests across the state, blaming Senate Republicans for the lack of a deal. “It’s time for the Senate to come to the table to avoid the devastating impacts that come along with a government shutdown,” said Luc Jasmin, director of Parkview Early Learning Center on North Division, where the rally was held. (BRAD BROWN)
POLICE Legalize marijuana and the state police will STOP AND SEARCH fewer drivers, according to a trove of data compiled by a team of Stanford University researchers. The Open Policing Project draws from the largest pool of traffic stop data assembled to date — including more than 8 million stops in Washington state from 2011 to 2015. Yet despite “dramatic drops in search rates,” researchers say that racial disparities still exist in police searches. According to an analysis of the stop-and-search data by the Marshall Project, African American drivers are searched about twice as much as white drivers; Hispanic drivers are searched 1.7 times as much as white drivers. (BRAD BROWN)
POLITICS With the PRIMARY ELECTION approaching Aug. 1, the campaign is heating up. Spokane City Councilwoman Candace Mumm, whose district stretches from West Central to the Indian Trail neighborhood, has drawn two opponents: Adelo’s Pizza co-owner Matthew Howes and Brian Burrow, project manager contracting for Avista Utilities. When the the Inlander spoke with Burrow, he was reticent to explicitly categorize his political philosophy, though many of his views — like his skepticism over minimum wage hikes — lean conservative. And though he was initially hesitant to call out the council using specifics, he did eventually criticize Mumm, arguing that she abandoned the moderation expressed in her 2013 campaign to vote largely in lockstep with liberal City Council President Ben Stuckart. Mumm disagrees, pointing out that she voted to amend the council’s sick-leave mandate, allowing for a one-year grace period for startups and a smaller mandate for very small businesses. We also talked to Spokane Public Schools board member Paul Schneider, who’s running against state Sen. Michael Baumgartner in 2018, setting up a 6th District showdown next year between the anti-teachers-union senator and the teachers union member. (DANIEL WALTERS)
MEDICAL EXAMINER Dr. Suzan Marshall believes that someone is retaliating against her for raising concerns about the work of Spokane County’s two medical examiners. Dr. John Howard, one of the county’s two MEs, ruled JOHN MARSHALL’S DEATH an accidental drowning. After reviewing the autopsy and photos of her husband’s body, Suzan Marshall disagrees. She has since identified other cases where families question official conclusions by Howard and Dr. Sally Aiken. Earlier this year, she filed a complaint with the state Department of Health and has publicly criticized the work of Howard and Aiken. Now, she believes someone is retaliating against her, as an anonymous complaint has been filed against Marshall, a surgeon whose medical license is active, for “practicing beyond scope of practice.” (MITCH RYALS)
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After a months-long process to add the item into the school board meeting agenda, Spokane Public Schools came close to changing its SEXUAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM. But at the last minute — days before the meeting — the district pulled the curriculum adoption out. At the June 28 board meeting, the school board was expected to approve a sexual education curriculum called “Get Real,” developed by Planned Parenthood and published by a nonprofit called Education, Training and Research that provides science-based health and education programs. Two days before the meeting, however, district administration decided to remove the item from the meeting, says SPS spokesman Kevin Morrison. “I’m glad that they pulled it and appear to be open to taking a little bit more time,” says Stephanie Cates, Spokane County Republican Party chairwoman. “We hope that they reach out more broadly to the community to get public input.” A Human Growth and Development citizens advisory committee, comprised of around 15 to 18 members and representing various local agencies, spent months narrowing down curricula that would align with state
standards. The committee settled on the “Get Real” curriculum for grades 6 through 9. According to the ETR website, the curriculum focuses on abstinence from sex being the healthiest choice to avoid sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy, promotes relationship skills, and highlights the importance of parents educating kids. When the item was added to the agenda, the curriculum was “widely supported,” Morrison says. “Nobody was aware of any issues until [Monday] afternoon,” he says. On Monday, one member of the committee that recommended the curriculum decided to withdraw support for it. The district administration decided to pull the item from the agenda, because there was no reason to rush the process, says Morrison. On Facebook, the Spokane County Republican Party urged people to attend the meeting and voice opposition to the sex-ed curriculum, saying it would “confuse countless children in our city” and “alienate many people of faith in our district.” Cates declined to cite any specific part of the curriculum that Republicans objected to, but said the main problem is Planned Parenthood’s influence: “We believe that Planned Parenthood really has no place in our schools.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)
The Spokane Police Department could use another 44 PATROL OFFICERS, according to preliminary analysis of how cops in Spokane could spend their time. The final report by researcher and consultant Tim Freesmeyer will be released in late July, but city councilmembers were briefed on the study earlier this week. The analysis “lays the foundation for a discussion on proper staffing levels for the patrol division, allocation of those resources, shift lengths, and what the community expectations are of their police department,” says SPD Chief Craig Meidl. The long-anticipated SPD Chief Craig Meidl YOUNG KWAK PHOTO study, commissioned by SPD using a federal grant, analyzed Spokane patrol officers’ time and workload using a “30/30 split” model. If officers are expected to split their time evenly between “proactive” and “reactive” policing, then the department needs to increase the patrol staff by 44 percent, or 25 percent. That increase could cost the city up to $5.5 million, according to the Spokesman-Review. The study could be significant in the city’s upcoming negotiations with the Spokane Police Guild, the union representing officers. The city’s 2017 budget added four new resource officers, for a total of about $500,000. Within the past few years, SPD has added 35 officers,
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For the last few years, the research regarding MINIMUM WAGE HIKES has resulted in gloating by their proponents, as the apocalyptic warnings of job loss raised by opponents never came to pass. Even as the city’s minimum wage has marched rapidly toward $15 an hour, Seattle’s economy has been booming and unemployment has been extremely low. On Monday, that narrative was dealt a blow: An ideologically diverse group of University of Washington professors, using the sort of detailed state employment data that is rare in studies of the minimum wage, issued their latest report about Seattle’s minimum wage experiment. The leap from $11 an hour to $13 an hour in January 2016, the team estimated, increased wages for low-wage employees by 3 percent, but decreased hours by 9 percent. The overall result? Low-wage workers, on average, receive about $125 less because of the minimum wage hike. The previous week, the city of Seattle trumpeted a study by UC Berkeley’s Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics that it had commissioned. That study looked at only restaurant workers as a proxy for minimum wage workers, and found that the hike increased wages without hurting employment. (DANIEL WALTERS)
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Talk of Torture Major takeaways from the sworn testimony of CIA officials and the two Spokane psychologists who developed the agency’s post-9/11 torture interrogation program BY MITCH RYALS
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hen watched side by side, the footage is chilling. Videotaped deposition testimony, originally reported by the New York Times, shows a stark contrast between the effects that two former military psychologists believed “enhanced interrogation” had on post-9/11 detainees, and the reality. A bespectacled, white-haired Dr. James Mitchell bristles at the notion that he and his partner, Dr. John Bruce Jessen, were “architects” of the CIA’s torture program used on suspected terrorists. In deposition testimony, Mitchell and Jessen say that the techniques, if done correctly, would not cause lasting harm. “My view is that it’s so unlikely so as to be impossible,” Mitchell says. In another frame, a man with a neat goatee and tired eyes can hardly hold himself together when asked to describe the physical pain he experienced during the interrogations, and the lasting physical and mental anguish years later. “I can’t describe how painful it was,” says Suleiman Abdullah Salim, a Tanzanian man mistakenly captured as a terror suspect by the United States in 2003. Salim endured many of the torturous interrogation techniques recommended by Mitchell and Jessen, including waterboarding, being shoved repeatedly into a wall and being forced to hang in chains for days. He was released — after being held for more than five years in a secret prison in Afghanistan — without charges. Salim, along with another former detainee and the family of a man who died after being tortured, filed a lawsuit against the former military psychologists in federal court in the Eastern District of Washington. Last week, the ACLU released sworn testimony from CIA officials and the two Spokane-based psychologists, marking the first time that anyone directly involved with the program has spoken about it under oath. Their statements shed new light on the extent of the psychologists’ roles in the program, and their own internal struggle. Ultimately, the case raises the question of individual culpability within a larger agency.
A CONTROLLING CIA BULLIED THE DOCTORS
Jessen and Mitchell say they wanted to stop or restrict the use of enhanced interrogation in some cases, but were told by CIA officials to keep going. In depositions, Jessen and Mitchell claim they were either following orders or giving in to pressure. “I weighed that against the fact that they kept telling me every day a nuclear bomb was going to be exploded in the United States, and that because I had told them to stop, I had lost my nerve, and it was going to be my fault if I didn’t continue,” Jessen says. “I had said we’re not going to continue doing this,” Mitchell says, referring to continued waterboarding of a detainee. “And what they said was, ‘Well, you guys have lost your spine.’ I think the word that was actually used is that ‘You guys are pussies.’ There was going to be another attack in America, and the blood of dead civilians are going to be on your hands. If you won’t fol-
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not they felt it was necessary.” “That’s when Bruce and I said, ‘We will waterboard him one more time for you to watch it, but we’re not going to do it again,’” Mitchell says. “I wanted them to hear the noises that he made,” Mitchell says of Zubaydah. “See the water and, you know, see the … whole incident. Because in my mind, it’s easy for the people who have the power and make those decisions to make those decisions when they’re at arm’s length. It’s a lot harder for them to do it when they’re right there with you.” Zubaydah is not a plaintiff in this lawsuit. Ultimately, the CIA concluded that Zubaydah did not have the information it was seeking when it tortured him. He is still detained in the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The U.S. government has admitted that Zubaydah, a Saudi citizen, is not a top leader of Al Qaeda, as was originally suspected.
MITCHELL URGED CIA TO DESTROY TAPES Suleiman Abdullah Salim, one of the plaintiffs, suffers from depression and post-traumatic stress after he was held without charges for years and tortured. ACLU PHOTO low through with this, then we’re going to send somebody out there who will.”
THEY DENY BEING THE ‘ARCHITECTS’
In depositions, Jessen and Mitchell emphasize that the CIA was in control of the program. The two psychologists merely provided a list of techniques, trained others to use them and used some of the techniques themselves. “We weren’t breaking new ground, you know, in the sense that architects do,” Mitchell says. The techniques that the two suggested to the CIA have been around for decades; some have been around for centuries, he says.
TORTURE IS NOT ‘PAINFUL’
Mitchell and Jessen attempt to minimize the effects of the techniques they recommended. “No, I thought it could be done safely,” Mitchell says when asked if he thought waterboarding was painful. “I thought he would be uncomfortable. It sucks, you know. I don’t know that it’s painful, but it’s distressing.” In a previous interview, Mitchell says most people would prefer to have their leg broken than to be waterboarded. “The pressure is designed to be used in a way that doesn’t harm, but it makes someone uncomfortable, you know, it’s more irritating than painful,” Jessen says of the techniques in general. Those techniques, including waterboarding, which involves pouring water over a person’s face to simulate drowning, were used on at least 39 detainees. Others include locking the men in small boxes, handcuffing them in painful positions for long periods of time, sleep deprivation and leaving them naked in a freezing cell.
‘ONE MORE TIME FOR YOU TO WATCH IT’
Mitchell and Jessen wanted to stop waterboarding Abu Zubaydah, the first man to be subjected to the psychologists’ program. Mitchell says the CIA wanted to continue waterboarding Zubaydah. He wanted to show them the effects in person “so they could do their assessment of whether or
Congress and the Department of Justice investigated the CIA’s decision to destroy videotapes of the torture of Zubaydah and another man. No criminal charges were filed against CIA officers who burned 92 tapes, containing hundreds of hours of footage. Asked why he wanted the tapes destroyed, Mitchell says, “I thought they were ugly, and they would, you know, potentially endanger our lives by putting our pictures out so that the bad guys could see us.”
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The two psychologists didn’t know if their techniques would work. So they asked the person they were torturing. “We also didn’t want to use waterboarding,” Jessen says. “We even talked to Zubaydah about if he had any ideas what we could do besides that. And as you probably know, he cautioned us not to stop using it, because of various reasons that I don’t need to state now.”
‘NOT AN EFFECTIVE MEANS’
For their work with the CIA, Mitchell and Jessen banked a reported $81 million in taxpayer money. Details of the CIA’s haste to interrogate suspected terrorists are well documented, and the techniques, according to a 2014 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report, are “not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation from detainees.” Since the details emerged, the American Psychological Association has banned the techniques. And a report this year by the advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights concludes that the CIA’s post-9/11 “torture program constituted an illegal, unethical regime of experimental research on unwilling human subjects testing the flawed hypothesis that torture could aid interrogators in breaking the resistance of detainees.” The report calls Mitchell and Jessen’s work “one of the gravest breaches of medical ethics by U.S. health personnel since the Nuremberg Code was developed in the wake of Nazi medical atrocities.” Other lawsuits attempting to hold CIA officials accountable have largely been dismissed. This case against the two psychologists, it seems, may be detainees’ last chance to hold someone to account. The trial is scheduled for September. n mitchr@inlander.com
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On the evening of June 21, an osprey carries a large sucker fish past the Steam Plant and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in downtown Spokane.
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Wild at the Heart of Spokane Ospreys and marmots and turkeys, oh my! BY DANIEL WALTERS t’s dinnertime at Kendall Yards. The vendors at the Night Market are hawking cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes and hot dogs, as the customers line up at food trucks to order BBQ brisket and Asian cuisine. But the osprey I see patrolling the canyon has spotted a different sort of dish. In an instant, he snaps down beyond the treeline, diving toward the Spokane River. He emerges mere moments later, triumphant, a huge sucker fish — maybe a foot long — speared in his talons. But instead of returning directly to one of the towering nests that line the Centennial Trail in Kendall Yards, the osprey takes a victory lap. With the limp fish still skewered in his claws, he glides through the Spokane skyline, above the homes in Peaceful Valley and up, up, up, over the commuters crossing the Maple Street Bridge. He soars over downtown Spokane, flapping past the Steam Plant chimneys, the spires of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, over the roofs of Nordstrom and City Hall. Then it’s back across the river, back to the Night Market, directly over my head — through my telephoto lens, I can see the red rivulets of blood run down the fish’s white belly and across its silver tail — then off to the
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west, toward the setting sun. That’s Spokane for you. Our sublime former slogan — Near Nature, Near Perfect — was mocked for the modesty of the phrase’s second half. But the first half undersold the city as well: We’re not just near nature. Nature is here, even in the heart of the city. I’m not just talking about squirrels bounding along power lines or the ducks and geese that frequent the waters of Riverfront and Manito parks. Browne’s Addition neighbors sometimes see deer munching on their front lawns, just a few blocks away from the city center. Gangs of wild turkeys invade backyards of South Hill neighborhoods. On occasion, a moose will blunder into a pool or elementary school. “The raccoons and coyotes will attack household pets and small livestock,” warns a letter to new Peaceful Valley neighbors.
And then there are the marmots. So very many marmots.
ROCK THE MARMOT Even across the Spokane River gorge, you can see little brown dots speckling Glover Field in Peaceful Valley. Up close, you see why: The field is often teeming with dozens of marmots — sometimes as many as 40. They scamper across the baseball diamond. They squeeze under holes in the chain-link fence and crawl up on the logs hanging over the water. They stand on their hind legs and wrestle with each other and roll on their bellies giddily in the dirt. I lay on my stomach to get a better picture, and watch a marmot scamper up to my backpack to paw and sniff at the zipper. You want to see marmots? Here there be marmots. Urban marmots are almost entirely unique to Spokane, says Elizabeth Addis, assistant professor of biology at Gonzaga University. She’s heard of urban marmots in Boise and the Tri-Cities, though marmots ...continued on next page
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trails to trek Some of the best places to get lost in nature (in a good way!) are closer than you’d think BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL s the restlessness of summer kicks in, all it takes is a short drive and a good set of hiking shoes to get out of the city and into nature. For outdoor lover and local writer Crystal Atamian, the goal is usually to get out with her family to hike, bike or paddle each weekend. They set up their hiking daypacks at the beginning of the season, so they’re ready to go whenever the trail calls. “My lens is through easy day hikes I can do with my kids,” Atamian says. “I’m usually looking for something that’s within a day’s drive. I don’t mind driving a couple of hours, but I prefer if the kids are in the car no more than 40 minutes.” With a 6-year-old and an 11-year-old, she and her husband look for trips that will have some “point of interest” to keep the kids entertained. They’ve walked and biked part of the Columbia Plateau State Park Trail, an old railroad-turned-trail starting around Cheney, but “it just goes straight, and the kids hate it,” Atamian says. “They absolutely cannot stand walking straight.” So she looks for places that have some perk — a stream, wildflowers, a waterfall or a viewpoint. Some of her favorite trails include:
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A yellow-bellied marmot sits on a rock near where the Centennial Trail passes under the Monroe Street Bridge.
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“WILD AT THE HEART OF SPOKANE,” CONTINUED... generally aren’t considered city dwellers. But here they are, gentrifying the center of Spokane. It’s why, back in 2014, Addis conducted a study to try to understand what was so special about Spokane marmots. “I decided to explore, to see if I could figure out what is it about marmots that allow them to live amongst people,” Addis says. “How are they doing so well in an urban environment?” Her team trapped marmots in the city of Spokane — at Mission Park, Highbridge Park, and near the Red Lion Hotel, among other locations — and marmots in more rural areas, baiting them with apples, dandelions and ramen. Then her team compared the levels of stress hormones, called glucocorticoids, in the feces of the urban marmots and the rural marmots. There was no difference. “It suggests that the urban marmot is not stressed in comparison to the rural marmot,” Addis says. So finding marmots is easy. Look near rivers, particularly amid big piles of rocks. In fact, right now, some of best places to find marmots are near the best places to spot ospreys. At dusk, marmots stand like sentinels on watchtowers in the boulder-strewn lot next door to the Inlander offices. They bound across the dirt and slide under shipping containers holding construction supplies. One ventures out and places his tiny marmot paws on a pipe. Don’t make any sudden moves. Approach slowly. Don’t let the marmot see you as a threat. Let her see you as a curiosity. Watch her watch you watch her. Finding other urban wildlife is mostly a matter of luck, but you can increase your chances. Seek out the borders where the urban landscape turns to wilderness, like at High Bridge and Palisades parks. And get out of your car, where you’re unlikely to spot animals that aren’t dead on the side of the road. Last July, I set out on a single bike ride home from the Inlander offices in Kendall Yards, west on
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the Centennial Trail, then south on Government Way. Along the way, I snapped pictures of five osprey, a quail, a buck, a doe and three separate groups of wild turkeys.
MAN VS. WILD There are problems, of course, that arise when animal visits man. Ospreys snag koi fish from backyard ponds. Wild turkey droppings may have given a local toddler salmonella poisoning. “I have a colleague where the marmot was actually eating part of their garage,” Addis says. Back when my dad was the track coach at North Central High School, he became locked in a Caddyshack-style feud with the marmots who were chewing through the school’s pole vault pit. (And no, poisoning them with antifreeze doesn’t work.) But the stories these animal occupiers provide are worth it. I could tell you about the goose who began squatting in the osprey nest near Bridge Avenue, honking like he owned the place. I could tell you about the time last year when I stalked a posse of turkeys through a neighborhood off of Government Way, dismounting from my bike to get a better photo. But as I held my breath trying to focus, I suddenly heard a highpitched yeep! I turned around, and there, blocking my escape route to my bicycle, was a fearsome Spokane turkey. I’d been outflanked. Clever girl. Or I could tell you a sadder story. Every so often, I visit the small family of marmots living in a burrow near the goose-occupied osprey nest. One day, I arrive to find a tiny marmot pup stretched out front of the burrow, belly up, mouth open, not moving. Flies flit about the marmot’s vacant eye. A splash of dried blood lingers on the rock next to its head. And then I see the dead marmot’s family members pop out of the burrow. They stare ahead. They look weary, almost sad. That’s the essence of the cruel beauty of nature: Sometimes majestic, sometimes adorable, sometimes just plain brutal. n
TUBBS HILL Located in Coeur d’Alene, the more-than-120-acre park has multiple trails, including a loop trail that goes around the hill in 2.2 miles. Since it’s right on Lake Coeur d’Alene, you can jump in the water from time to time, Atamian says. Find more at cdaid.org (search for Tubbs Hill).
MOUNT KIT CARSON / MOUNT SPOKANE STATE PARK Mount Kit Carson, the second-highest mountain in Washington’s largest state park, offers great views. “It’s a pretty wide, easy access trail,” Atamian says. “Our 13-year-old dog can still make it up there. It’s not a cakewalk, but it’s still very doable for almost everybody.” The “short, steep” trail to the summit will run you 7.5 miles round-trip, with 1,500 feet of elevation gain, according to the Washington Trails Association. Find more information at wta.org/ go-hiking/hikes/mount-kit-carson-trail.
SALTESE UPLANDS This grassy conservation area is a 20- to 30-minute drive from downtown Spokane, offering views of Liberty Lake and easy-tomoderate trails for hiking and mountain biking. Find more at alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/saltese-uplands or wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/saltese-uplands.
ILLER CREEK / ROCKS OF SHARON If you start from the north at the Iller Creek trailhead, a roughly 5-mile loop will take you past the Rocks of Sharon (also called Big
Heading up the Iller Creek loop, toward the Rocks of Sharon.
THE 10 ESSENTIALS, PLUS Aside from the 10 essentials you should always bring on any hike, the Inlander asked Crystal Atamian what else she recommends packing along. “As far as the stuff in my backpack, it sounds really odd, but you need toilet paper and some wipes and hand sanitizer in a bag,” she says. It’s less of an issue now, but when her kids were smaller, it seemed like every time they went out, there was a needed bathroom break along the trail. “I had a compass, something to make a fire with, and I’m thinking, ‘Alright. If we get stuck, we’re set,’” Atamian says. “What it turned out we needed was wet wipes.” Don’t know what the 10 essentials are? Generally, it’s accepted that you should bring along: navigation (map and compass), food, water, something to start a fire, a flashlight, first aid kit, sun protection (sunscreen and sunglasses), extra layers (a raincoat or jacket), tools (shovel, pocket knife, etc.) and shelter (tarp, emergency space blanket, etc.).
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Rock) about halfway through. The huge rocks “look out over the entire Palouse,” Atamian says. “You can see at least about 30 miles.” The rocks can also be accessed from the south via the Stevens Creek trailhead. Find more by searching “Iller Creek” at spokanecounty.org or at wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/iller-creek.
But the 6-mile round trip in the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness “goes to the highest point in the Blue Mountains, and it’s just got spectacular views,” he says. “If you get there and the weather’s right, you can see Mount Rainier and Mount Adams on a clear day.” More at wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/oregon-butte.
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North of Spokane, head about 3 hours out of the city to the Salmo-Priest Wilderness in the Colville National Forest and find the 19-mile loop trail in the Selkirk Mountains. “Obviously you don’t have to do the whole thing. If you start off headed north, you go through a beautiful cedar forest and down to the river, and that might make for a nice turnaround,” Bakken says. Or head east, he says, and relatively quickly (within 3 or 4 miles) get up on a ridge overlooking Idaho and Washington. More at wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/salmo-priest-loop and fs.fed. us (search “Salmo-Priest”).
North of Spokane Valley, the conservation area has several miles of moderate to difficult hikes and offers a view in all directions once you make it to the summit at Antoine Peak, according to Spokane County, which bought the area in recent years through the Conservation Futures program. Start from the west or east, and look for wildlife, wildflowers (early in the season) and expansive views. More at spokanecounty.org or wta.org. uke Bakken, an avid backpacker and chair of the Spokane Mountaineers’ conservation committee, offered a few suggestions for those willing to take a longer trip to spend time packing their way through the Inland Northwest’s peaks.
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OREGON BUTTE “If people are interested in going south of Spokane into the Blue Mountains outside of Dayton, Washington, Oregon Butte is a great hike,” Bakken says. At about 3½ hours one way, the drive is definitely longer to get there, he says.
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EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS For those really willing to take a long drive, about 5 hours south of Spokane you’ll find the Eagle Cap Wilderness, in Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains. You can start at Wallowa Lake State Park, which is beautiful by itself, Bakken says: “It looks like the Alps. There’s just these towering mountains that come out of nowhere.” If you’re up for it, there’s a difficult but rewarding hike of more than 15 miles to Ice Lake. “I would personally rather visit the Wallowas than Glacier National Park,” Bakken says. “The scenery is every bit as good, and there’s fewer people.” n
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n a split second, I spotted them: A pair of round-tipped black ears peeking above a scraggly bush alongside the single-track trail, about 10 yards ahead. The surge of adrenaline was instantaneous, and my reflexes kicked into autopilot as I slammed my fingers around my bike’s brakes. “Oh my god, that’s a bear!” My companion skidded to a halt behind me. Before we could react further, the smallish bear — it appeared to be a juvenile, and it surely heard and saw us first — scampered off into the thick brush away from us. “What do we do? We have to go back that way to get back to the campsite,” I mused aloud, adding that our encounter could be part of a family unit, with a protective mother bear waiting just out of sight. In the end, we made it back to camp safely and without further incident. It turns out we reacted to seeing the bear in probably the most ideal way, according to many wildlife experts; by making a lot of noise. And as fate would have it, the black bear encounter happened the first day of our trip, prompting everyone in our group to take appropriately careful measures to keep our campsite clean and free of temptation in the form of easily accessible garbage and food. No one wanted to meet that little bear again. “The thing with black bears is, they’re omnivores — they eat everything and anything they can smell,” says Madonna Luers, spokeswoman for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Eastern Region, which encompasses the state’s 10 easternmost counties, including Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry and Pend Oreille. Black bears are the most common bear species inhabiting the Inland Northwest, with an estimated population of 25,000 across all of Washington state, Luers says.
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“They have incredible noses, and so they are sniffing out that campsite grilling you’re doing, and even a tuna fish sandwich in your picnic basket. They are sensing that and trying to come in for an easy meal,” she continues. “When you hike and camp in bear country, nine times out of 10, that is the No. 1 thing to be alert and aware about. Be careful about how you pack and store food in the backcountry.” uers cautions that while black bears are the species most common to the area, a small population of grizzlies are known to roam remote areas of Eastern Washington and beyond. Because of that, the chances of encountering a grizzly in this region are significantly lower than meeting its black bear cousin. Even so, a grizzly encounter shouldn’t be overlooked, because the species is more likely to be aggressive than to flee, as black bears tend to do. And while it’s quite rare that a black bear feels threatened enough to attack a hiker or camper, it does happen. Earlier this month in Alaska, a teenage boy participating in a popular annual mountain race was chased and killed by a black bear; the next day, a worker at a remote gold exploration site was killed, and another worker injured, in a black bear mauling. In Washington state, records going back to the year 1900 show only 17 reported close encounters with black bears. Seven of those events involved hikers with off-leash dogs that startled the animal, and six incidents involved hunters, Luers says. None of the encounters were fatal. The most recent, in 2010, did require medical care for the victim, who was injured by a human-habituated black bear while walking his dog outside of Wenatchee. In the majority of encounters between humans and black bears, Luers again emphasizes that the animals are looking for an easy meal. The species spends the warm season from spring through early fall with one motive: Eat and fatten up before hibernation. Unless bears are habitu-
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Stay calm, and don’t look a black bear in the eye, experts say. ated to being around human-populated areas, most of the time they’re going to be just as scared of us as we are of them, she notes. o be on the safe side — beyond making informed decisions about keeping food and garbage secure — bringing bear spray on a hike or camping trip is never an overly cautionary plan. Make sure you know how to effectively use it before you head out. “People should always carry bear spray,” says Fish and Wildlife biologist Annemarie Prince, who often interacts with the public for educational and outreach events. Prince notes that beyond food and trash, greasy camp stoves or cast-iron pans left out at a site can often be overlooked. Unopened food is also not bear-proof, she adds. In most cases, locking such items in your car at night, or if you leave the campsite, is enough to keep black bears at bay. However, Luers says black bears have been known to try and break into cars if they can smell food inside. Stringing a rope between two trees, and suspending any food or garbage from it at least 10 feet above the ground, and at least four feet from any nearby trees or branches, is another method to secure
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food or trash if storing it in a vehicle is not an option. While these precautions can help keep a black bear from tearing apart your campsite looking for snacks, they still might come by to scope things out. In any encounter, Luers says to stay calm. Don’t make loud shrieking noises that might make a bear feel threatened, and don’t look a bear in the eye. New research has shown that some bears may interpret direct eye contact as a challenge, and charge. If you can, she says, try to stay upwind of the animal so that it can smell you, and realize you’re not food. And while it may sound obvious to most, don’t ever approach a bear — or any wild animal, large or small, for that matter. “We’ve had people who are hiking and they see a bear, with maybe cubs, and they want to go closer — or people trying to take a selfie,” Luers says. “You don’t want to approach them, and if there is no place for them to run, you want to give them plenty of room. If you can’t move safely away and [the bear] is staying put, you want to scare it by yelling or clapping your hands.” n For more information on recreating in bear territory, visit wdfw.wa.gov/living/dangerous/.
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Spokane Valley’s Boulder Beach is right across from Camp Sekani.
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Good Ol’ Swimmin’ Holes Skip the overcrowded pool scene and head to these spots to cool off, minus the masses BY DAN NAILEN s a kid, any trip to an ocean beach, riverside or lakefront felt exotic after spending day after day in the heavily chlorinated, crowded public swimming pool scene. The trips into nature’s waterways felt a little more dangerous — which is true; not a lot of lifeguards to be found in the great outdoors — but the texture of the sand underneath my feet, the occasional surprise of a frosty current and the opportunity to interact with some wildlife was thrilling as a preteen. Except for water moccasins: Those were just scary. As an adult, the draw of swimming away from the caterwauling crowds of other people’s children is even greater, and the Inland Northwest has a lot of options. Some are more crowded than others, but all have something to offer that you can’t get at the neighborhood public pool.
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Priest Lake natural water slides: Priest Lake is a North Idaho gem, and taking a dip in the lake would do you just fine for a hot day. But if you crave a little more adventure, make your way toward the Lionhead Campground. That’s where you’ll find some awesome natural swimming holes, and if you roll up a long gravel road, then ditch your car and hike an easy 1.5-mile trail, you’ll come upon some natural granite “water slides” that offer hours of fun. All you need is a trash bag to slide on, to protect your butt and boost your speed, and the willingness to get away from the lake a bit. Medical Lake: This spot west of Spokane is no secret, but it’s a sweet deal, given that hanging at the beach is free, it’s really close to town, and wildlife ranging from bald eagles to moose are known to make an appearance. For the daring in your group, hit the Medical Lake Rocks for a little cliff jumping. Corbin Park in Post Falls: A dip in the Spokane River isn’t necessarily for the faint-hearted. When
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you go to Corbin Park, you expect a cold, exhilarating swim, but it’s one well worth making to experience the beautiful setting and near-solitude so close to home. Boulder Beach Park: This spot is noteworthy for being almost hidden in plain sight along Upriver Drive in Spokane Valley. You’ll find one of the more tranquil spots along the Spokane River at Boulder Beach, and a nice spot for relaxing waterside if you don’t want to swim. It’s right across from Camp Sekani and alongside the Centennial Trail, yet remains a mellow spot for a swim. Little Spokane River: Head north from downtown Spokane and find your way to Pine River Park, just north of Wandermere Golf Course. The park has all the amenities you’d expect, and this spot is no secret — there’s even a Facebook page — but it’s a beautiful place and good for taking little ones along. Douglas Falls Campground: This takes a little effort and a drive to the Chattaroy area, but in addition to the campground, there’s a day-use area that offers a swimming• Check river and stream conditions friendly creek before swimming in moving water, fairly close to the and be conscious of any currents Douglas Falls. • Wear a life jacket if you’re in Bear moving water or water too deep to Lake: An touch your feet easy 15-mile • Keep a close eye on the kids, as drive north of currents and dramatic drop-offs Spokane along in lakes can quickly get them into Highway 2, trouble you’ll find Bear • Avoid slippery logs and rocks Lake Regional • Choose your swimming spots Park, featuring carefully, and be aware of unseen a spring-fed lake dangers at all times surrounded by (Tips from recreation.gov) marshlands and forest. Even with folks from nearby towns like Elk and Colbert on the scene, you’ll find plenty of room for some quality splash time. Honeysuckle Beach: Yes, this is a public, well-known beach in Hayden, Idaho, but it will still feel intimate to city dwellers, even with lifeguards on duty from noon to 6 pm from mid-June through August. While nearby you’ll find a volleyball court, picnic areas and people dropping boats into Hayden Lake for a little fishing, you can get a decent swim in while everyone in the family pursues their beach-style bliss. n
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A Free Country With free Discovery Passes, this year is as good as any to get away to Canada — just not the places you might think BY WILSON CRISCIONE ust a short drive from Washington and Idaho, there’s a vast country with massive mountains, crystal-clear lakes, and seemingly endless areas to explore. It has everything that campers, hikers, bikers and nature enthusiasts love about the Pacific Northwest, only more of it. Yet for some reason this place — this country called Canada — is often forgotten. It shouldn’t be. Canada, our friendly neighbor to the north, is a great place for anyone who loves the outdoors. And this year is as good a time as any to explore its national parks. This year, Canada’s Discovery Pass, which permits access to any of its 47 national parks or 170 national historic sites, is free. It’s how Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary of confederation, Canada’s birthday, says Joel Reardon, a spokesman for Parks Canada. “We’re welcoming anyone and everyone who wants to come enjoy Parks Canada places,” he says. Banff National Park, about 330 miles north of Spokane, is a common destination for U.S. visitors, and for good reason. It has abundant wildlife, Rocky Mountain peaks, a nearby mountain town and glacial lakes. But
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with the free Discovery Passes, Banff might actually be too popular this year, Reardon says. The same goes for Jasper National Park, northwest of Banff, and Waterton Lakes National Park, which is far closer to the U.S., just north of Glacier National Park in Montana. Rather, Reardon suggests some of Canada’s more hidden gems. Mount Revelstoke National Park, for example, is three hours west of Banff in eastern British Columbia. There you can find “dramatic mountain landscapes and dense rain forests,” Reardon says, and it’s an awesome place for winter sports in the fall. Otherwise there are biking and hiking trails all the way to the peak. Canada’s version of Glacier National Park, not far away, similarly has fantastic forests and tall mountains. Yoho National Park, directly west of Banff, has plenty of campgrounds, scenic drives and opportunities for backpacking along with its mountain peaks and “world-renowned fossil sites,” Reardon says. In Alberta, Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, south of Calgary and three hours north of the Montana border, is a good
place to pretend you’re a cowboy, with roping classes, a cookhouse, and chances to learn how to live on a ranch. For those who are interested in stargazing, Alberta’s Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton, is the place to be. Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, just north of the Montana border, also has some of the darkest skies around. It’s also where you’ll find dinosaur fossils, and there are plenty of bison around to stare at (and possibly run away from). Wherever U.S. visitors want to go, Reardon stresses the importance of planning before crossing the border. It’s crucial to know what to expect, which roads to take, and which services are available before leaving. Parks Canada has an app (pc.gc.ca/en/multimedia/apps) you can download on your smartphone that makes planning much easier. Essentially, it’s a guidebook with an interactive map and information on each place, including camping reservations. So, in short, go to Canada, and know that there are plenty of parks just as worthy of exploration as the more popular destinations. “Other parks,” Reardon says, “are just as beautiful and just as amazing, but not as well-known.” n
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Riding the Wind What it’s like to fly in a plane with no engine BY MITCH RYALS t wasn’t until I watched the 200-foot rope drift out of view — the only lifeline about 4,000 feet above the ground — that the reality of what I’d just done hit me. The retired cropduster plane now veering left out of view, carrying the rope with it, had just launched us like a paper airplane over the Deer Park Golf Club. For the first time in my life, I was flying without the help of combustion, propellers or a balloon filled with hot air. Along with my co-pilot, Dave Varnam, I was flying without a parachute in an aircraft without an engine. As we soar over the golf course and high school football field, Varnam points out Loon Lake to the west, and Mount Spokane to the east. “We’ll see if we can’t find an updraft,” he says. “To gain some altitude.” It’s unsafe to do any acrobatics this close to the ground or without a chute.
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arnam, who has been fascinated with planes since he was a little kid, learned to fly in the Army while stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. He used his G.I. Bill to earn his commercial and flight instructor’s licenses, and says he has taught people how to fly planes since 1957. He moved to the area after retiring, and trained aspiring pilots at the Deer Park Airport — home base for the Spokane Soaring Society.
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About 10 years ago, the soaring club asked if he was interested in a gig as a tow pilot — the guy who flies the plane that launches the gliders. He got hooked, and soon after became a glider flight instructor. With all that experience under his belt, I ask him: “What’s the best tip you have for flying a plane with no engine?” “Know your own limitations,” he says. “And stay within them. A lot of accidents that happen, in a lot of different kinds of airplanes, are because people exceed their limitations.” He then asks me if I enjoy roller coasters. “Sure,” I tell him. “Does this thing do flips?” He assures me that this particular glider is “fully acrobatic.” t takeoff, the two-person glider rises off the ground while the tow plane in front is still rolling down the runway. As we climb, both tiny aircraft jump and tilt, depending on the whims of the wind. When we’re finally high enough, Varnam tells me to pull the ripcord. We’re on our own, and it feels as if the glider comes to a complete stop — suspended in midair. We are of course moving, just at a slower speed (about 65 to 70 mph), with nothing holding us up but wind and forward momentum. About five minutes into the ride, Varnam
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s glider trips go, mine was relatively short. “Some guys in the club soar for eight or nine hours in a day without landing,” says Robert Pintar, the Spokane Soaring Society’s president and a licensed glider pilot. Like Varnam, Pintar can also fly “power” planes (the ones with engines), and got into gliding as a challenge. “Being able to fly without an engine, and manage the glider, requires skills that relate to other forms of aviation,” he says. “Plus it’s a lot quieter.” Indeed, when the initial terror of dropping right out of the sky subsides, a momentary sense of peace settles in. It’s calm up there. As a person who loves roller coasters but who’s not real fond of heights, gliding is an awesome experience. “I would consider flying in a glider to be pretty safe,” Pintar says. “Aside from the regular inherent dangers of being in an airplane, it’s not any more unsafe than flying in a small power plane.” n
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Spokane’s gliding club has about 30 members, including a couple of instructors. They can train aspiring pilots, and they offer rides to the public (spokanesoaring.org). Gliding season lasts from about mid-April until mid-October. Last year, the club completed about 300 flights, according to their Facebook page (facebook.com/spokanesoaring).
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Floating Workout The two women behind SUP Spokane extol the benefits of stand-up paddleboarding BY FORREST HOLT tand-up paddleboarding can be much more than just leisurely floating around on calm water, especially if you take a class with Lacy Gannon and Sara Murphy of SUP Spokane. Gannon and Murphy met through teaching yoga at the same studio, Mellow Monkey in Spokane Valley. They decided to take their craft to the water, and share it with anyone in the area looking for a uniquely challenging workout. Fear not; they don’t dive right into yoga poses as soon as soon as students meet them at the water. Gannon and Murphy say that safety and proper technique are the most important parts of the lesson. Before getting out onto the water, they make sure that the members of every group, usually eight to 10 paddlers, are familiar with the equipment; Gannon says it’s common for people to buy paddleboards without knowing the proper size or technique. If the board is too short, Murphy explains, the paddler will have a hard time finding their center of gravity. Too long, and one could get tired hauling it around. The
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right board depends on the paddler’s height and weight. Gannon also points out a common misconception: “Thinking they have to stand up the entire time, just because it’s called a stand-up paddleboard.” She and Murphy begin the lesson sitting down, with their grip toward the bottom of the paddle. It’s important for paddlers to bend their elbows at 90 degrees, with both hands on the paddle, she says, creating what she calls the “paddler’s box” for the most efficient stroke. Then they shift to a kneeling position and choke up on the paddle. But standing up on the board is not the final challenge. Gannon says that yoga on a paddleboard demands more focus. “Every single pose is a balance pose. You are working every muscle in your body,” she says. “If you look at a bird flying by, you could fall in the water.” Gannon says that beautiful views of lakes and rivers complement the workout perfectly, as every pose offers a different perspective. Lessons are different group to group, she says.
While yoga was their original venture, now Gannon and Murphy instruct mixed-exercise workouts and races on the water. “We will do planks, push-ups and squats on the paddleboard,” Gannon says. “It makes it a lot more challenging.” She has also made it a personal goal to help grow the sport of stand-up paddleboard racing, teaching people racing techniques and encouraging them to participate in local races. “It’s such a small sport up here. We’re trying to build it up, and get people to know it’s just fun,” Gannon says. “It’s like a fun run, but you’re hanging out on the water and the beach.” Many of the customers of SUP Spokane (supspokane.com) are ready for casual racing by the end of the first lesson, she says. A common lesson involves paddling up gentle parts of the Spokane River and drifting back down, but Murphy says she wants to do more exploring this
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She says one of her favorite places to do yoga is by a waterfall at Horseshoe Lake, west of Nine Mile Falls. “It is so peaceful, because there is no technology and you’re one with nature,” Murphy says. “People find a
whole new level to their meditation.” Murphy and Gannon began offering stand-up paddleboarding lessons in 2014. “We ended up designing a trailer and getting 10 paddleboards with all the gear,” Murphy says. “We made a Facebook page and a web page, and blew it up from there.” Since then, Gannon says they’ve been instructing, offering lessons for around 30 people per week for $40 a lesson, during the warm months, at lakes and rivers all around Spokane. They also give big groups a discount for signing up together. Beyond paddleboarding and yoga instruction, the 35-year-old Murphy is a mother of two, studying education at Whitworth University and hoping to become a primary school teacher. Gannon, 33, is also a personal trainer. Murphy says that she and Gannon are “sister moms,” swapping their kids back and forth between school, sports and other activities. She says she used to be terrified of the water, but Gannon helped her get into water sports. “Now, our kids have been raised on the water,” Murphy says. She and some of her students have brought their kids along for the lessons. Murphy says that stand-up paddleboarding can be challenging, but she and Gannon keep the competition light. Anyone interested, says Murphy, should rent a board from them and take a lesson on the river. “It is one of the greatest adventures,” she says. n
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Kaarin Howard’s Little Braap Racer enamel pins are growing in popularity.
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Put a Pin on It In an era of passionate personal expression, enamel accessory pins from decades past make a fashionable and nostalgic comeback BY CHEY SCOTT
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ear your heart on your sleeve — quite literally — or on your breast pocket, with an enamel pin. The accessories movement, hot right now, enables fans to proudly display their love of Star Wars, cats, LGBTQ pride, music, feminism and anything else that can fit onto a square inch or so of molded metal and be affixed to a piece of fabric. Thanks to another wave of retro nostalgia, enamel pins once popular in the ’80s and ’90s have resurged over the past few years as an artistically aesthetic, customizable form of personal style across both mainstream and alternative fashion trends. Unlike a T-shirt emblazoned with one’s favorite band/movie/TV show, a political statement or a cheeky slogan, a small lapel-style pin can more subtly express one’s personal interests and beliefs, explains local pin designer Kaarin Howard. “It’s really easy to wear a #BlackLivesMatter pin, and to show solidarity that way [rather] than wearing a T-shirt. And it’s something you can always have on — you don’t have to wear that shirt every day,” Howard says. “And then there are people who love [pins] for the nostalgia, and others who have jackets with tons of feminist and political pins, and then people who just have ‘fun’ pins.”
Howard, a professional graphic designer based in Spokane who released her first enamel pin design in early 2016 under her brand Little Braap Racer, has since launched six other designs. The name was inspired by the braaaap sound her vintage motorcycle’s engine makes when revved. She also wanted the name to embody the motorcycle lifestyle, though not all the designs she creates are direct nods to that theme. Howard’s first pin was of a skull, filled in with solid black enamel. Next she made a David Bowie-inspired, blue, red and gold lightning bolt, which she’s reissued since in other color combinations; she debuted it right before the pop star’s untimely death. A few of her designs, like the “Night Rider” and “Brunch Club” pins, are typography-focused, while a ranunculus flower pin and a motorbike pin feature lots of delicate, fine lines that create a textured contrast between the pin’s metallic outline and the shiny enamel surface inside. As demonstrated by Howard’s own diverse offerings, enamel pins made by designers of all genres span cultural influences and design styles: there are pins representing animals, sports teams, celebrities, pop culture symbols, slang words and phrases, emojis, food, plants, nonrepresentational shapes and patterns, and more. Pins can evoke a dark and gothic aesthetic, or glittery, neon retro
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vibe. Vintage pins from membership organizations, kitschy tourist shops and even corporate promos once given away for free can retail for $20 and up on some sites.
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hile the enamel-pin-wearing and -collecting trend has been slower to take hold in the Inland Northwest compared to major fashionhub cities like L.A., New York and London, where Howard ships a majority of her online sales, she still sees people sporting their pin bling around town. “It depends on where you go, but you always have that subculture in Spokane who are on the trends, or they’re from Seattle and are picking it up quicker than the main populace,” Howard says. “If you’re down to wear a denim jacket these days, you probably have some pins on it.” One major draw of accessory pins for casual and avid collectors alike is the ease of being able to change them out like a piece of jewelry onto jackets, bags, hats and other pieces in a wardrobe. And while pins fall into the same accessories category as embroidered patches (which have long been popular, yet are also seeing renewed interest), the ability to move pins around is also part of their mass appeal. The metal adornments are also usually smaller than patches, and can be worn solo, in groupings, or adorning the entire front and/or back of a leather vest or denim jacket. This latter approach means that enamel pins can serve as wearable art exhibits, showing off the wearer’s hobbies and quirky personal style. Howard displays her growing personal pin collection, including her own designs, on a well-worn denim vest. Some of her pins are by other local designers, like Jon Deviny’s Lightning Deluxe brand piece with the phrase “Be excellent to each other and party on dudes” spreading across the silhouette of Abe Lincoln’s bust. She also sports the Bartlett’s stylized “B” and a colorful “Pacific Northwest” pin from local brand the Great PNW. When Howard first observed that enamel pin col...continued on next page
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“PUT A PIN ON IT,” CONTINUED... lecting was coming back several years ago — major fashion blogs note 2014 as the big year for pins’ return, and Howard mentions they’re now being sold by major fashion retailers like Urban Outfitters and H&M — she knew she wanted to design her own. “I love when my art is actually physical, since usually it’s just digital,” she says. “Having something you can hold, I love that, so I was like, pins could be a cool thing for me to do.” After watching the trend gain traction for about a year, Howard launched her first design, the skull, and started marketing her brand and its first pin on Instagram. The social media photo app is considered an ideal platform for pin designers and collectors to showcase their wares. (The hashtag #pinstagram is a big one.) In addition to her website, Howard sells on Etsy and in a few Spokane-area stores: the Window Dressing Pop-Up Shop, Kingsley & Scout and Ferrante’s. For now, Little Braap Racer pins will remain a side project for Howard, who says she relishes being able to design on the side free from the client demands of her career. Just this month, she launched her first earring design, a pair of three-dimensional cubes filled with white glitter enamel inside a gold outline. “Right now, I’m really excited about the earrings and doing more jewelry,” she says. “I have no intention of going away from pins, but I’d like to grow into a larger lifestyle brand.” Howard’s pins all begin as hand-drawn sketches. She then scans them to create digital files, adds finishing touches and preps the designs for manufacturing, which is done out of state. (The process to make enamel pins is elaborate.) She pays up front for each batch of usually around 100 pins, and sells them for $11 apiece. As a first-year seller at this year’s Bazaar artisan market two weekends ago, Howard says that sales were good, but she noticed some shoppers passing by her booth who seemed to be unaware of enamel pins’ trendy comeback. “I want more people to make more pins,” she says. “That helps me and everyone else.” n cheys@inlander.com Find Little Braap Racer pins at littlebraapracer.com, on Etsy: Little Braap Racer and on Instagram @littlebraapracer
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Free, Riverfront Park Riverfront Park comes alive with the sound of live music, food vendors and carnival games starting at noon on Tuesday. Get your fill of NoLi Brewhouse’s signature ales at a beer garden in the park, where they’ll be serving the Red White and No-Li pale ale, and then find a good spot before the fireworks show at 10 pm. Some preferable locations outside the park include the Spokane Arena parking lot or the Gonzaga University baseball complex, where the Spokane Indians’ evening fireworks show can also be seen.
at noon in downtown’s Friendship Square. After presenting the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Star-Spangled Banner and a reading of the Declaration of Independence, the area’s most patriotic pups can face off in the annual Mutt Strut, where the best-dressed dogs can win prizes. The event is free to attend, and free popsicles will be distributed to attendees. (While Moscow doesn’t have its own fireworks show, folks can take a quick trip across the state line to enjoy traditional pyrotechnics at Pullman’s Sunnyside Park.)
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Free, City Park and Beach The Lake City’s American Heroes Parade begins at 10 am, an hour earlier than previous years, on Sherman Avenue through the heart of downtown. Coeur d’Alene City Park and its beachfront also are host to family-friendly games and food vendors for an all-day festival, before North Idaho’s largest fireworks display over the lake at 10 pm. For a more intimate celebration, consider attending the Coeur d’Alene Resort’s Steaks N’ Sparklers, where guests can enjoy private deck seating on the lake with a barbeque dinner buffet ($80/adults, $35/ages 3-12). Dinner is served at 7 pm, and is preceded by a cocktail party at 6.
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Super 1 deli manager Susan Greenhalgh wants everyone to feel welcome in her store.
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How one woman’s journey took her from owning a popular restaurant to making stellar recommendations at a local grocery store BY CARA STRICKLAND
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bout two years ago, I went into Super 1 Foods on a mission: I had a new recipe and I needed some cheese. In the deli department, I was overwhelmed by the array of choices. There was a woman stocking the cheese table that evening, and we struck up a conversation. Although she didn’t have the cheese I was hoping for, when I described it (an aged cheddar, almost like a Parmesan) she placed a brick into my hand. “This will be just as good,” she said. It was delicious. That was the first of many conversations with Susan Greenhalgh, deli manager at Super 1 on Spokane’s South Hill. Through her, I discovered Genoa salami (completely different from the hard salami I’d been buying for years). She also weighed in on the best cooking oils for high heat, and from time to time, she’d hand me a package of cheese — an aged Gouda or a smoked Gruyère — and tell me I needed to buy it. It didn’t take me long to figure out that when she said those words, I needed to listen.
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Along the way, Greenhalgh shared bits and pieces of her life story with me. She and her husband moved to Spokane in 2011 from Phoenix, where Greenhalgh had owned and operated a successful restaurant, the Calico Cow Cafe, for 17 years. Her restaurant and catering business grew from a two-person operation in a storefront with nine seats to a million-dollar historic building and 34 employees. All along, she served classic comfort food: pot roast, chicken and dumplings, and meatloaf. Before that, she worked for a local grocer in the deli department for 13 years, eventually starting a catering company on the side, which helped launch her into the restaurant world. Greenhalgh and her twin sister were mostly raised by her grandparents and aunts in the Smoky Mountains before going to live with their very young mother, eventually landing in Phoenix. “I was never interested in food,” she says. “My
mother, God bless her soul, is an awful cook. I remember with Grandma, we ate very simplistic food — no spices, nothing. I really did not know what good food was.” Though she wasn’t a natural cook at first — “I remember the first gravy I ever made looked like tapioca,” she laughs — in her thirties and with three kids at home, Greenhalgh came across a copy of Bon Appétit magazine and her world opened. “I started experimenting a little bit,” she says, “And, oh, it was wonderful.” For her 50th birthday, she earned an associate’s degree in food administration and culinary arts, capping years of self-taught experience with a diploma. Still, the toll of small business ownership — long hours with no guaranteed paycheck — began to wear on Greenhalgh. “I was tired, and I always said that I was married to the restaurant and my husband was my affair,” she says. “I just reassessed my life.” Although she knew she would miss elements of her
work in the restaurant — the customers and employees most of all — it was time for a change. A serendipitous suggestion from family in Idaho brought the Greenhalghs to the Inland Northwest. “I fell in love with Spokane,” she says.
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nce in Spokane, Greenhalgh had trouble finding work. “I must have applied at 50 places,” she says. “I never thought about age discrimination or being overqualified.” Though she wanted to work for an independently owned company, she eventually accepted a job in the deli at a national chain. Even then, Phoenix hadn’t quite loosened its grip on her; she was still flying back and forth to Arizona to cater for her favorite customers. After two years in Spokane, one of the chain stores closed and Greenhalgh’s hours were cut. A union rep suggested she apply at Rosauers. It didn’t take long for her to rise through the ranks. In December of 2014, she took over the deli department at Super 1. “The minute I walked in the store, I loved it,” she says. “The energy was just so good there.”
Greenhalgh loves to share her deep culinary knowledge with customers. Still, there were things that needed to change. “I don’t do mediocrity well, and I’m very in-your-face,” says Greenhalgh. “I said: ‘We will lead by a standard of excellence from this day forward, and I will invite all of you to play at that level. We’re going to make this the best party in town.’ I’ve stuck by that, and I have been 100 percent supported by the whole store.” Greenhalgh was intuitive about what would work in her department, and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind to management. “I don’t have a lot of time for small talk. I have havoc to wreak,” she told them. Greenhalgh began making soups and salads from scratch using recipes from her restaurant, as well as a potato salad her grandmother used to make. Now she sells 120 pounds of that potato salad a week. “People are so hungry for things that they can taste the energy in, and that is not loaded with preservatives,” she says. At her former restaurant, as well as in the deli, it’s Greenhalgh’s care for people which sets her apart. “I knew people were starved to know that they mattered, that if they weren’t there, they would be missed,” she says, reflecting on the restaurant. “That became very important to me, as it is here, to say: ‘Where have you been? I haven’t seen you for a few days,’ and then I’ll make a joke. They know that they matter, and not only at the deli; they feel they matter from the whole store. You don’t get that everywhere.” Though you may not guess it from a conversation with her, Greenhalgh is quickly approaching retirement, and she’s doing her best to cultivate a team of dedicated people to leave behind. “I want them to know that I don’t want to be missed when I’m gone,” she says. “That’s why it’s so important to me that the curry chicken salad is made exactly the same way every time, so there is no ‘I like it better when Susan makes it.’ I do not want this to be the Susan show.” But for a while, you’ll be able to catch Greenhalgh in the deli at Super 1 (830 E. 29th Ave.), possibly stocking the cheese table, as was the case the first time I met her. “Don’t slow down, because I’ll sell you something,” she says. You should be so lucky. n
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Outlaw BBQ brings Texas-style meats to North Spokane.
Smoked and Slathered Outlaw BBQ’s food shows the tasty side of domestic cultural appropriation BY DAN NAILEN
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ay Wilson is quick to say he’s a native of the Pacific Northwest. He doesn’t have barbecue sauce coursing through his veins, like some natives of the South claim. His love of barbecue started simply with a taste for quality meat forged through experimentation in his own kitchen, and travel to places where barbecue is as important as religion or football. “I’ve been down to Texas 10 or 12 times,” says the avowed Dallas Cowboys fan and Nine Mile Falls native. “I just try things and see what works. [Cook] slow and low, play with the smoker, find what’s good. Keep it simple, you know?” Wilson’s been learning barbecue on the job since 2004, when he and some buddies opened the now-defunct Boulevard House of Music in downtown Spokane, got a little smoker and started doing some catering. His skills expanded as he opened the Monterey Café in Spokane and then in Cheney (there called the Monterey Pub). After selling those restaurants, he opened the all-barbecue, all-the-time Outlaw BBQ & Cater Market in May, and he’s working to pay homage to Texas barbecue while catering to local tastes and his own love of, say, Carolina-style mustard sauce for his pulled pork. “We wrap and ‘Kansas City crunch’ our brisket,” Wilson says. “So we smoke them for eight hours, then we wrap them in foil and smoke them another four hours. That’s how they come out real tender. I learned it from an old Kansas
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City airline pilot. He was the raddest guy, he came in and said, ‘Son, let me show you how to smoke that brisket!’ And he did!” The results are obvious, as Wilson’s brisket is delicious. And whether or not “real Texans” would endorse a Kansas City approach, people clearly love the stuff; he goes through about 880 pounds of beef brisket weekly, in addition to 450 pounds of pork butt and between 65 and 85 racks of ribs. When Wilson opened his tall smoker to reveal multiple racks of brisket and pork cooking away, this barbecue freak nearly teared up at the sight of the glorious bounty. Happily, it tasted as good as it looked. The pulled pork was excellent, including that Carolina sauce, and the rib was tender enough to literally fall off the bone when I bit into it. Outlaw offers a full array of the expected side dishes, from baked beans to coleslaw, and an array of combination plates and sandwiches. Outlaw’s interior is a wood-heavy wonder built by Wilson himself, from the long bar covered with 26,978 pennies to picnic tables and chairs all made from wood cut from his family’s Nine Mile Falls property. On those tables, you’ll find rolls of paper towels, silverware in Mason jars, and perhaps a glass of Texas beer favorite Shiner Bock; Wilson says Outlaw is the only Spokane spot with Shiner on tap. Classic country like Waylon Jennings and George Jones plays on the shop’s stereo, and the walls are covered with illustrations of “outlaws” like Clint Eastwood and Willie Nelson. Wilson has tweaked Outlaw a little since opening. The mac and cheese proved too spicy for most tastes, and the cafeteria-style setup was replaced with table service and a more “familyfriendly” vibe. Even so, there’s no fighting the sense Spokane has something new when one enters Outlaw’s front door. “We try to give you an experience when you come here,” Wilson says. “You’re getting the full Texas experience.” And if the barbecue isn’t strictly true “Texas,” it’s authentically tasty. n Outlaw BBQ & Cater Market • Open 11 am10 pm daily • 4427 W. Wellesley • Facebook: Outlaw BBQ & Catering Market • 868-0260
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nlike the rest of their artisanal hard cider offerings, Liberty Ciderworks’ co-founders and cidermakers don’t have an exact idea of what’s in their latest creation, the Spokane Scrumpy Cider. Known for their award-winning English-style ciders, Liberty’s latest special batch, a limited release produced last fall, is made from a literal mash-up of apples picked from local backyards, roadside trees and abandoned orchards that would otherwise have gone to waste. Scrumpy was made using more than 6,000 pounds of apples collected by volunteers with Spokane’s Second Harvest Food Bank. A portion of bottle and keg sales of the blend is being donated back to the regional food bank. While not quite as tart and dry as Liberty’s regular lineup of ciders, Scrumpy offers a crisp and balanced flavor profile, with a sweet, grassy nose. Cidermaker Austin Dickey describes Scrumpy as slightly sweet and buttery, reminiscent of a white wine. He and co-founder Rick Hastings allowed the cider to ferment using the naturally occurring yeast that arrived on the fruit, rather than adding a cultured yeast strain. The idea to brew a cider from salvaged apples first arose about 2½ years ago, Dickey explains, after a conversation with the local nonprofit Spokane Edible Tree Project, which collects unwanted fruit — a process called gleaning — to distribute around the region through Second Harvest. “Our idea was to try and do a hyperlocal cider using overlooked and underappreciated apples,” Dickey recalls. “We knew there would be some apples we didn’t know, and the hope was that we got an interesting cider out of it. And we ended up with a fairly pleasing product that is not like any other ciders we make. It’s light but still complicated, and YOUNG KWAK PHOTO we appreciate that and think the customers will like it, too.” While this year’s Scrumpy is a limited release, customers can find it in bottles at the Liberty Ciderworks tasting room downtown, and on tap at some local restaurants. In keeping with Liberty’s adherence to Old World cider traditions, the name Scrumpy is also a nod to a historical type of English cider. The word “scrump,” Dickey explains, means to collect, steal or scrounge. “So 300 years ago, if you were poor you might grab apples from an orchard at night — that was scrumping. And in the West Country, they had a style called scrumpy made with a catch-all of apples, and it tended to be a rougher flavor, and maybe a little funky,” he says. “You still see scrumpy ciders out there.” n
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BURN, BABY, BURN Baby Driver slams the gas pedal for a nonstop thrill ride BY SETH SOMMERFELD
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or decades, the best fast-paced cinematic action functions as a pseudo father figure, it’s clear that he’s got has been lazily labeled a byproduct of the MTV the upper hand on Baby, who’d rather not be a criminal, generation, likened to the endless streams of music get his hands dirty, or even be tangentially responsible videos that conditioned audiences for short snippets of for any death. quick-cutting visuals. So perhaps it’s appropriate that Baby Driver never lets its foot off the gas, continuEdgar Wright’s Baby Driver — a heist movie where the ally picking up speed for its extended, frenetic stretches protagonist literally scores his own action scenes to make of stunning driving stunts (all grounded in a way the them into real-life music videos — would be the film to Fast and Furious franchise never was), robberies, shootpush things to the next level. outs, music and witty banter. With aid from a stellar The film’s action sequences aren’t soundtrack, Wright and his editing team paced for the MTV generation, but for pure, wonderful chaos energy. It’s a colBABY DRIVER craft the Snapchat generation. When people orful visual treat with an array of similarly Rated R become comfortable moving on to the vibrant characters, and performances that Directed by Edgar Wright next piece of content after 10-second pop off the screen. And while Baby Driver Starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, bursts, action must almost literally be isn’t primarily focused on comedy like the Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx nonstop to keep viewers with short attenwriter-director’s previous outings, it’s still littion spans on the proverbial edges of their tered with jokes that all match the precision seats. Baby Driver does exactly that. of Baby’s turns, whether it’s a return of Wright’s genius The titular Baby (Ansel Elgort) is an eccentric yet channel-flipping edits from Shaun of the Dead, or confusion simplistic young getaway driver with a heart of gold. over the masks needed for one of the jobs. He’s the consistent lucky charm of the dryly snarky Wright’s script does a tremendous job building criminal mastermind Doc (Kevin Spacey), a man who realistic and detailed rationales behind Baby’s character assembles fresh teams of criminals for each heist he plans. quirks. Music is the throughline of his life, which can be Among such degenerates as the homicidal loose cantraced back to his mother’s melodious voice and his need non Bats (Jamie Foxx) and the tough-edged, excessively to drown out the noise of household strife. He also has handsy couple of Buddy (Jon Hamm) and Darling (Eiza tinnitus, so he’s always got earbuds in and blaring, overGonzález), Baby is the odd straight arrow. While Doc powering the ringing in his years. He walks around with
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pockets full of various iPods preloaded with songs to fit his mood, essentially because he must have the right song to score his ace getaway driving skills (he’ll even restart a track if needed to sync with his surroundings). But the omnipresent music doesn’t get in the way of his life because he can read lips, a trait that’s surely enhanced by having a deaf foster father. Elgort manages to pull off all these eccentricities while being both humbly human and unflinchingly cool behind an ever-present pair of shades. It’s a clear star-making turn (unless you’re a tween girl, in which case Elgort is already a shriekinducing superstar, thanks to The Fault in Our Stars). But the biggest swerve Baby Driver delivers isn’t one of Baby’s high-speed maneuvers: It’s that the film, at its core, is actually a super sweet and idyllic love story. Baby strikes up a relationship with a music-loving waitress named Debora (played with melt-your-heart innocence by Lily James). As they begin to fall for each other, keeping her safe from the dangers of his line of work becomes his driving motivation. Because of the chemistry between Elgort and James, it’s immensely easy to root for these two authentically tender, love-struck kids. Baby Driver offers adrenaline with heart; it’s the type of kinetic filmmaking that instantly seeps into your bloodstream. Expect to feel twitchy and hyper-aware when you find yourself behind the wheel immediately after taking in a screening. Maybe just walk home, to be safe. n
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The latest genre deconstruction from writer-director Edgar Wright is a highenergy heist thriller starring Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars) as a for-hire getaway driver who scores all of his jobs to personal playlists. Just as he’s settling into a relationship with a charming waitress (Lily James), he’s pulled deeper into the criminal underworld, getting wrapped up in a plan that’s destined to self-destruct. The car chases are stellar and the soundtrack is fully loaded; no surprises there. But the key to Baby Driver’s success turns out to be its deceptively sweet love story. (SS) Rated R
THE BEGUILED
Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s pulp novel, previously filmed in 1971, is a humid, slow-burning Southern gothic tale set in an isolated all-girls boarding school during the Civil War. When a wounded Union soldier comes upon the place and is allowed to recuperate there, his presence sets all the women on edge, and the sexual tension soon devolves into violence. The film smolders with a dark slowness, and nearly every shot is perfectly placed, but the lovely veneer can’t disguise the story’s genuine cheesiness. (SS) Rated R
DESPICABLE ME 3
The hugely popular animated series, which also spawned those inescapable Minions, continues unabated, and this time reformed bad guy Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) has just been kicked out of the Anti-Villain League. Enter his long-lost identical twin brother Dru, who convinces Gru to go back to his
evil-causing ways. (NW) Rated PG
THE HERO
I think we can all agree that Sam Elliott, he of the mile-wide mustache and soothing baritone, deserves more starring roles, and he has one here as a faded Western actor who finds his career on the upswing as his personal life spirals out of control. This Sundance-approved drama co-stars Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter and the great Katharine Ross. (NW) Rated R
THE HOUSE
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler play a couple of empty nesters who discover that they’ve accidentally blown their daughter’s college fund through sheer stupidity. So they do what any sensible parents would do: They open an illegal casino in the basement of their suburban home. Hilarity supposedly ensues. (NW) Rated R
NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG
A white writer is contacted by a 95-year-old Native American man wanting his life story documented before he dies, and though skeptical, he soon finds himself ferried about the Lakota reservation on a task he feels ill-equipped for. This sensitive indie comedy-drama, adapted from a beloved novel by Kent Nerburn, creates a trio of vivid characters — the author, the elder and his nephew — and allows them to explore their cultural and generational differences without ever coming across as preachy or condescending. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Not Rated
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On vacation in Mexico, two sisters (Mandy Moore and Claire Holt) are convinced by some locals to go on an impromptu diving expedition. But as soon as the women are submerged in a shark cage, the rope breaks and sends them down to the ocean floor, where they’re menaced by some Great Whites. That’s a decent premise for a B-movie, and it works for a bit, but it’s eventually undone by dull characters, thudding dialogue and a lack of visual clarity. (NW) Rated PG-13
A QUIET PASSION
Emily Dickinson’s final years are examined in the latest from writer-director Terence Davies, a patiently paced, empathetic character study that avoids many of the pitfalls of traditional artist biopics. Cynthia Nixon delivers a terrific performance as the troubled but brilliant poet, who challenged the status quo and whose work wasn’t fully appreciated until after her death. At
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ALL EYEZ ON ME
Tupac Shakur was one of the most influential and controversial voices in ’90s hip-hop, so it’s a shame that the first major narrative feature about his short, turbulent life turns out to be an uninspired, formulaic biopic that lazily covers much of the same ground as earlier hip-hop history lessons Notorious and Straight Outta Compton. Tupac fans won’t find anything enlightening, and those unfamiliar with his work won’t really get a sense of the rapper’s legacy. At least newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr. is perfectly cast as Shakur, and Danai Gurira is deeply effective as his mother Afeni. (NW) Rated R
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Director Colin Trevorrow’s follow-up to Jurassic World gets him back to his indie roots, but his best intentions are undone by a colossally misguided script. Naomi Watts plays a single mother whose precocious 11-year-old son develops an outlandish plan to rescue the neighbor girl from her abusive stepfather. She becomes unexpectedly involved in the scheme, and what transpires is laughable when it isn’t merely manipulative. This is the rare kind of disaster that’s almost worth seeing because it’s so preposterous. (NW) Rated PG-13
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE
Based on Dav Pilkey’s long-running series of children’s novels, this animated feature leans heavily on toilet humor that’s strictly for the 10-and-under set. Following the plot of the original 1997 book, two mischievous kids hypnotize their militaristic elementary school principal into thinking he’s the titular superhero, who must then stop an evil scientist trying to eradicate laughter. Featuring the voices of Kevin Hart, Nick Kroll, Ed Helms and Thomas Middleditch. (SS) Rated PG
CARS 3
Pixar’s franchise set in a universe of sentient automobiles has always been a bigger hit with kids than critics, and this third installment is unlikely to reverse that trend. This time, the once-great Lightning McQueen (again voiced by Owen Wilson), consistently outpaced on the track by newer, faster cars, throws himself into one last Big Race. Parents: Be prepared to shell out for even more tie-in merchandise. (NW) Rated G
CHURCHILL
It’s almost hard to believe that Brian Cox has never before played Winston Churchill, but here he is embodying the irascible British Prime Minister in a stately biopic set in the four days before D-Day. Miranda Richardson is Mrs. Churchill, Mad Men’s John Slattery is Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and James Purefoy is King George VI. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG
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Summer movie season officially kicks off as Star-Lord and company blast back into theaters, and this brightly colored, exuberantly paced sequel
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turns out to be just as funny and flashy (if not quite as fresh) as its predecessor. The story this time around — as the Guardians are pursued through space, the ever-smirking ruffian Peter Quill is reunited with his swashbuckler father — is secondary to the action set pieces and the soundtrack of ’70s pop hits, but that’s just fine with us. (SS) Rated PG-13
IT COMES AT NIGHT
Two families barricade themselves inside an isolated house in the woods after a fatal, highly contagious disease has decimated the population, but a creeping sense of distrust develops about the possibility that one of them is infected. The sophomore feature from writer-director Trey Edward Shults is a deeply unsettling, claustrophobic paranoid thriller, which masterfully manipulates us with its eerie visuals and sound design. This is a movie that’s going to stick with you. (ES) Rated R
MEGAN LEAVEY
Inspired by a true story, Kate Mara stars as the title figure, a young Marine who trains and develops a bond with a particularly aggressive German shepherd named Rex in the K-9 unit. While deployed in Iraq, Leavey and her canine companion risk their lives in numerous harrowing situations involving IEDs. (NW) Rated PG-13
THE MUMMY
The remains of the 1932 classic starring Boris Karloff again rise from the tomb, this time with a vengeful Egyptian princess shaking off her cobwebs and wreaking havoc on humanity — and Tom Cruise. The movie works in fits and starts as a gleefully dumb monstermovie matinee, but it’s awkwardly paced and tonally inconsistent, an obvious attempt at setting up a franchise that may never see the light of day. (NW) Rated PG-13
PARIS CAN WAIT
Documentarian Eleanor Coppola’s narrative debut stars Diane Lane as an American woman who’s on a vacation in Cannes with her overworked husband (Alec Baldwin). When he has to attend to business, she embarks on a road trip to Paris with one of his charming French associates (Arnaud Viard), sampling the region’s finest food and wines along the way. Care to predict what happens next? At the Magic Lan-
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
There was a time when Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow could enliven any tired script, but that ship has long since sailed. The bloated Disney behemoth splashes back into theaters, and this fifth big-budget adventure involves a zombie pirate hunter and a magical trident… or something. It’s about as much fun as waiting in an endless amusement park line on a 100-degree day. (MJ) Rated PG-13
ROUGH NIGHT
A drug- and booze-fueled bachelorette party goes horribly wrong when a male stripper winds up dead, and the soon-to-be-married Scarlett Johansson and her four college friends — Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer and Zoë Kravitz — do their best to cover it up. The plot of this comedy from the Broad City crew bears an uncanny resemblance to the (deservedly) forgotten 1998 comedy Very Bad Things, but here’s hoping that terrific cast can sell the material. (NW) Rated R
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT
For a franchise that has claimed to be “more than meets the eye,” the Transformers movies don’t seem to have much more to offer: They’re reliably big, loud and dumb, and they never seem to end. In fact, if you were to sit through all of the live-action features, including this fifth installment, you’d have devoted more than 12 hours of your life to Michael Bay’s clanging, chauvinistic robot-bro saga. Not to worry: They’ll just keep cranking ’em out. (NW) Rated PG-13
WONDER WOMAN
On the heels of the lackluster Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, DC’s latest actually does justice to one of its longest-running and most beloved characters, and it turns out to be one of the better superhero origin films. Gal Gadot announces herself as a major new star, playing the Amazon princess and Lasso of Truth-brandishing warrior who saves the life of an American spy (Chris Pine) and finds herself on the front lines of the first World War. (MS) Rated PG-13 n
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he old Lakota man known simply as Dan Neither Wolf Nor Dog then takes on the form lives in a modest two-room house on the of an old-fashioned road movie (although the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South characters never actually leave the reservation) Dakota, miles away from civilization. He has no with Grover ferrying Kent and Dan around from indoor plumbing, no running water. He seems to one significant place to another. There’s not subsist solely on Folgers coffee. He is in his midmuch in the way of traditional plot: The film is 90s, and he’s seen some things. almost structured like a series of episodes, includAs Neither Wolf Nor Dog opens, Dan (Dave ing a visit to a Native American history museum Bald Eagle, who died last year at 97) has decided where the men find their heritage treated merely he wants his life to be documented, and he as decoration, as well as a moving scene set at the has his granddaughter contact a writer named site of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Kent Nerburn, a white man who has previously Considering this is a film exploring themes of published a book of Native American stories. interlopers in unfamiliar environments, it seems Nerburn is a real author, and this film is based on appropriate that Neither Wolf Nor Dog was directed his novel; he’s played here by the and co-written by a Scotsman Yakima-born actor Christopher named Steven Lewis Simpson. NEITHER WOLF Sweeney. Kent doesn’t initially He approaches this material with NOR DOG want to make the trek to South a visitor’s sense of awe, allowing Dakota — Dan won’t talk on the Not Rated the South Dakota landscapes to Directed by Steven Lewis Simpson phone, we’re informed — but consume the screen and often Starring Dave Bald Eagle, Christopher dwarf his characters. while his wife is out of town, he Sweeney, Richard Ray Whitman jumps into his truck and makes Simpson has only made a the 400-mile drive to meet the handful of features before this, elder. but it’s clear that he knows how to convey a Their interactions begin simply enough. Dan sense of place through his camera, favoring produces a shoebox full of written ruminations, long, unbroken takes (both static and mobile) observations about history, spirituality and the and cramming a lot of detail into individual unspoken mysteries of the world, that he wants frames. One of the movie’s best scenes involves collected. But Kent becomes skeptical that he’s an uncomfortable confrontation between tertiary the right person for that task. After all, why characters in a diner, and Simpson makes the would a Native American choose a white man right call in letting the camera simply linger on to be the messenger of his story? Dan’s nephew the faces of the mortified observers. Grover (Richard Ray Whitman) is also dubious: Neither Wolf Nor Dog gets its title from a Sitting He castigates Kent for defining his uncle through Bull quote that refers, according to Grover, to tired stereotypes, and for mistaking meaningless Indians “living like white folks.” And yet for a platitudes for spiritualism. movie that’s so interested in the vast gulf separatAnd to be fair, Kent isn’t the world’s best ing certain cultures, it’s not a broad fish-out-ofjournalist. He doesn’t ask Dan any of the basic water comedy, nor is it (thankfully) the story questions you’d want to know about someone of a clueless white man learning humility from who’s going to be the subject of your book. We benevolent Native Americans. actually learn more about Dan through anecdotes Grover’s message to Kent is simple: As a that are told by supporting characters, who try white man, he needs to listen to Dan and seriousto convince Kent to stay onboard the project and ly consider his worldview, rather than interjecting fulfill Dan’s wishes. This matter is finally settled himself into the old man’s story. It’s a relief, then, when Kent’s truck breaks down, effectively that Neither Wolf Nor Dog wisely heeds that advice, stranding him there. and it’s all the more effective for it. n
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hristopher Paul Stelling is a musical nomad, and a busy one, too. The singer-songwriter estimates that in the year leading up to the May release of his newest album, Itinerant Arias, he played something like 280 shows. “You get a little sick of the sound of your own voice after a while,” Stelling says from a tour stop in Oakland. Normally he’s traveling alone, though he’ll sometimes enlist an available backing musician or two for a handful of shows. This time, however, he’s performing with a three-piece band that consists of a stand-up bassist, a fiddler and his wife on percussion and backing vocals. Stelling is actually a bit late for his scheduled interview with the Inlander, but that’s because he and his band were in their B&B learning a song by country legend Doc Watson, and he simply lost track of time. “That’s new for me,” he says. “At this juncture, it’s definitely a relief for me to have friends on the road, only because I was up against a bit of burnout before.” That feeling of creative depletion isn’t new for Stelling, whose earlier tour schedules involved him zipping around the country for awhile, making enough money so he could go back home (wherever home happened to be at the time) and record some tracks. Then he’d do it all over again. “After so much touring, I just hit a wall,” he says. It’s something of a catch-22: Being on the road all the time is exhausting, sure, but that’s where the money is. It’s also where the best ideas come to you. “You have to be careful, because you don’t want it to become your job,” Stelling says. “When you get into a record cycle, you want to be sure you personally need to. You don’t want to just be in the habit of releasing records. But with all the things happening in the world, I might need some therapy. And that’s what songwriting is.” Stelling grew up in northern Florida — “Allman Brothers country,” as he calls it — though he lived for several years in Brooklyn and is now based in Asheville, North Carolina. Though he doesn’t remember a time when he didn’t want to be a musician, Stelling admits it wasn’t until his mid-20s that he committed to performing full-time. Now 35, Stelling recalls touring around Florida before moving to New York City, where he busked on the streets at night after clocking out of his dishwashing job. That’s when he started collecting original songs and opening for more established artists, and he self-released his first album, Songs of Praise and Scorn, in 2012. “I went out and did 100 shows and just ate like shit for a ...continued on next page
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“ROAD WARRIOR,” CONTINUED... year,” Stelling says. “But I saw a taste of freedom, and I wasn’t going to give it up.” He later toured in support of Ben Harper, playing in larger venues than he’d ever headlined, and began cultivating a fanbase beyond the U.S. He’s since played all over the world, and the title of the folk-infused Itinerant Arias evokes feelings of wanderlust, of people who are meandering aimlessly, chasing after a purpose that eludes them. Stelling and a small group of session musicians recorded the bulk of the album in a matter of eight days, completely taking over Dirt Floor Studio in rural Chester, Connecticut. They’d start working in the morning, Stelling explains, drink a little bit in the afternoon, record some more and then crash for a few hours just as the sun was about to come up. Without wanting to sound too categorical about it, Stelling says Itinerant Arias is, without question, a Trump-era record. It’s a quintessential songwriter-on-the-road album, but the songs aren’t about, as Stelling puts it, “loose women and whiskey and cigarettes.” They’re about Stelling reacting to the refugee camps in Europe, the tension of Brexit in the UK and, naturally, America’s toxic political climate. “I wanted to try to look at what I was doing a bit more like an observer,” Stelling says. “I feel like traveling gives you a different vantage point. Maybe that’s what the record is about. … It’s like I see a storm coming, and I’m upset because nobody else sees it. “But it’s also about the beauty of travel. Traveling is an emotional thing. Maybe that’s why I didn’t call it Traveling Songs. It’s a little bit more related to my emotions than it is about the human element. It’s not just about the honky-tonks.” n Christopher Paul Stelling with Planes on Paper and Bart Budwig • Fri, June 30 at 8 pm • $6/$8 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • 747-2174
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Sammy Hagar and the Circle • Fri, June 30 at 7:30 pm • $65-$85 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-2800
Sublime with Rome and the Offspring • Thu, July 6 at 7:30 pm • $55-$85 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-2800
It’s a little mind-boggling to consider all the musical styles and trends that have come and gone since singer/guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar first hit the national scene in the early ’70s. Through them all, the Red Rocker has remained a steadfast, straightforward advocate of good times and big guitars in his music. Even as his own career has alternated between fronting bands (Van Halen, Montrose, Chickenfoot, HSAS) and releasing solo albums, the sound has remained remarkably the same, no matter who Hagar was playing with. With the Circle, he’s arguably found the ideal backing band to deliver the hits from all the periods of his career. Jason Bonham (son of Led Zeppelin’s John) sits behind the drum kit, and Hagar loves doing a Zeppelin cover now and again. Bassist Michael Anthony played with Hagar in Van Halen and Chickenfoot, and some of Hagar’s biggest hits came via those bands. Guitarist Vic Johnson is an ace player who first played with Hagar in his post-Van Halen crew the Waboritas. When they get together, expect solo Sammy, Van Halen hits, cover tunes and more. (DAN NAILEN)
What is it about Sublime that has given them such a long lifespan, even though the band itself doesn’t really exist anymore? The iteration of the California reggae-rockers that’s coming to Northern Quest next week — known as Sublime with Rome, name-checking new frontman Rome Ramirez, for legal reasons — does feature original Sublime bassist Eric Wilson, but it’s kind of impressive that a band with such a turbulent history and a relatively small catalog is still drawing casino-ready crowds. Sublime’s biggest success was 1996’s self-titled record, released just two months after founding lead singer Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose, and it spawned the singles “What I Got” and “Santeria.” They were hardly Top 40 hits, but they’re now considered alt-rock classics; spend enough time at the Monterey Café on karaoke nights and you’re bound to hear one or the other. And if Sublime’s presence in Airway Heights isn’t enough to stoke your mid-’90s nostalgia, consider that their opening band is the Offspring. With their song “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy),” the long-running pop-punk group was an inescapable presence on late ’90s radio for a hot minute, and although they never really had another huge hit, they never quit making music. In fact, they recently provided the fourth Sharknado movie with its theme song. How’s that for longevity? (NATHAN WEINBENDER)
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rom Vancouver, B.C., riding on a wave of trumpet and sax licks, conga drums and irrepressibly bouncing bass lines, comes Five Alarm Funk, a sprawling, mostly instrumental group that synthesizes Latin, African and ska beats with straight-up, no-frills R&B. They’ve been at it from more than a decade now, which has given them plenty of time to find their groove. The band’s most recent album, Sweat, certainly lives up to its title: It’s an all-night dance party condensed into an hour-long record, paced just right so that you don’t blow all your energy right at the top and full of jams that promise to unspool late into the evening. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Five Alarm Funk with Breadbox • Fri, June 30 at 9 pm • $7 • 21+ • Red Room Lounge • 521 W. Sprague • holdmyticket.com • 838-7613
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Thursday, 06/29
ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Pink Tango Trio J BABY BAR, Pink Muscles, Foxtrot Epidemic, Why Did Johnny Kill? BEEROCRACY, Open Mic BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Randy Campbell Acoustic Show BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen CORBY’S BAR, Open Mic and Karaoke CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, KOSH CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred CRUISERS, Open Mic Jam Slam hosted by Perfect Destruction and J.W. Scattergun FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Kicho THE JACKSON ST., Songsmith Series JOHN’S ALLEY, Scratchdog String Band J MEDICAL LAKE LIBRARY, The Plaid Cats NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), PJ Destiny THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown J THE PIN!, Battle of the NW Illest POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Ron Greene THE RESERVE, Karaoke with DJ Dave THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, Spokane River Band UVA TRATTORIA, Jazz Guitar feat. Gary Breckenridge ZOLA, Blake Braley
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wonder if songwriter Luke Csehak, the eccentric mind behind L.A.-based project the Lentils, starts with the song titles and then works backward. They’re so evocative that they read almost like short stories: “A Pocket Full of Blood.” “Babylon in the Basement.” “She Never Was There to Begin With.” “God Save the Jolly Green Giant.” And the songs themselves are spacey sonic wonders, with brittle pop melodies reminiscent of Guided by Voices and the accidental-but-not-really profundity of bedroom composers like Daniel Johnston. On his 2016 album Botanical Castings, Csehak tosses off a line that sounds clever enough, until you realize it perfectly sums up just about every lovesick song ever written: “I’d rather not leave my bed / But the heart is a monster / And it must be fed.” — NATHAN WEINBENDER The Lentils with Bed Bits, Outercourse and Salve • Sat, July 1 at 9 pm • Free • 21+ • Baby Bar • 827 W. First • 847-1234
Friday, 06/30
J J THE BARTLETT, Christopher Paul Stelling (see page 47), Planes on Paper, Bart Budwig BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Sterling BOLO’S, FM J CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, Ryan Larsen Band CORBY’S BAR, Echo Elysium CRUISERS, Stateline Music Festival feat. Invasive, Mechanism, Anti Hero, Elephant Gun Riot, Free the Jester and more CURLEY’S, Karma’s Circle FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Greg Maghue FREDNECK’S, Dee’s Nuts
J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Sammy Eubanks, Stereo RV IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Von the Baptist IRON HORSE BAR, The Zach Cooper Band THE JACKSON ST., Yesterdayscake LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Kari Marguerite MOOSE LOUNGE, Riverboat Dave and the Furtraders NASHVILLE NORTH, Kimberly Dunn, Luke Jaxon NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Smash Hit Carnival J NORTH SPOKANE LIBRARY, The Finns
J J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Sammy Hagar and the Circle (see page 49) NYNE, Step Brothers, DJ JG THE OBSERVATORY, Buffalo Jones, The South Hill, Karrie O’Neill OFF REGAL LOUNGE, Donnie Emerson and Nancy Sophia PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Tom Catmull J RED ROOM LOUNGE, Five Alarm Funk (see above), Breadbox THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROADHOUSE, Bobby Bremer Band
THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, DJ Steve Baker ZOLA, Raggs and Bush Doktor
Saturday, 07/1
12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO, Shenandoah J BABY BAR, The Lentils (see above), Bed Bits, Outercourse, Salve BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Just Plain Darin BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Stud BOLO’S, FM BULL HEAD TAVERN, Bobby Patterson Band
J CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, Ryan Larsen Band CURLEY’S, Karma’s Circle DI LUNA’S CAFE, The Lark and the Loon DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE, Native Sun Band, Sara Brown Band FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Kicho FLAME & CORK, Wyatt Wood J GATEWAY MARINA AND RESORT, My Own Worst Enemy J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Atomic Jive, Jake Decker IRON HORSE BAR, The Zach Cooper Band THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke with James J KNITTING FACTORY, Too Broke to Rock feat. Stitched Up Heart, Hell or Highwater, Elephant Gun Riot, Seven Cycles LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam MOOSE LOUNGE, Riverboat Dave and the Furtraders MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, The Cole Show NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Smash Hit Carnival
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Sunday, 07/2
ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Robin Barrett and Coyote Kings CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), KOSH J COEUR D’ALENE CITY PARK, Stagecoach West J CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, Ryan Larsen Band CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Hannah Rebecca CURLEY’S, Vern and the Volcanoes DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J HARVEST HOUSE, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam J MONTVALE EVENT CENTER, Seeking the Elephant O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish Music
THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Sunday Karaoke Night THE ROADHOUSE, Tommy G and Lucas Brookbank Brown J J SARANAC ROOFTOP, Pigeon Pit, Bellow SPIRIT LAKE, Wyatt Wood ZOLA, Whsk&Keys
Monday, 07/3
J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Matthew Allen J J THE PIN!, Illest Uminati RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess
Tuesday, 07/4
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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE • 501 S. Thor • 340-3099 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 DIAMS DEN • 412 W. Sprague • 934-3640 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 THE EMPEROR ROOM • 25 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 THE FEDORA • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208-7658888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK • 303 W. North River Dr. • 326-8000 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208667-7314 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N. Market St. • 466-9918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR CATERING & EVENTS • 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY • 15 S. Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St. • 242-8907 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RESERVE • 120 N. Wall • 598-8783 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416
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EXHIBIT SCIENCE & MAGIC
The worlds of Harry Potter and Leonardo da Vinci — and the famous artist and inventor’s many contemporaries — have more in common than one may realize. Although Harry’s realm of wands and wizards is pure fantasy, J.K. Rowling was partly inspired by some of the most profound thinkers of the Renaissance period, whose ideas and experiments played crucial roles in the development of Western medicine and science. Many of these scientific pioneers were criticized for their theories, not unlike some of the powerful wizards in Rowling’s beloved series. And like Harry and his friends, these thinkers knew that to unlock the secrets of the universe, they needed to study and ask difficult questions. Explore the parallels between true science and literary magic through a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine on display in Spokane this summer. See the library district’s website for details on special corresponding events, including a special birthday party (July 31 and Aug. 1) for the Boy Who Lived. — CHEY SCOTT Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine • July 3-Aug. 12; open during regular library hours • Spokane Valley Library • 12004 E. Main Ave. • scld.org • 893-8400
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BEER SIPPIN’ SEASON
The Inland Northwest has shown no sign that there’s such a thing as “too many beer festivals,” so welcome a new one to the scene Saturday: the Downtown Coeur d’Alene Brew Fest. It’s a six-hour celebration of 30 Idaho and regional beers and ciders taking place at McEuen Park, and besides the obvious tasting of delicious adult beverages, there will be several food trucks on hand, as well as music from the Sara Brown Band and Native Sun Band. Best of all, there will still be plenty of day left when the fest is over — to either continue the party or catch a nap after all the day drinking. — DAN NAILEN Downtown Coeur d’Alene Brew Fest • Sat, July 1 from 1-7 pm • $25 (includes six pours); free for designated drivers • McEuen Park • 420 E. Front Ave, CdA • bit.ly/2rHKQlM
MUSIC MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
When Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band turned 50 last month, the Beatles were back in the news again, with music writers tripping over themselves to offer up retrospectives about what many have called the greatest rock album ever made. But the Beatles have never really gone anywhere, and the sheer glut of tribute bands is a testament to their timelessness. Beatlemania is one of those acts, performing note-perfect renditions of the Fab Four’s greatest hits and donning all the distinct looks — from the trim grey suits to those technicolor Sgt. Pepper coats to their shaggy late-’60s wardrobes — of the Fab Four’s dizzying career. You’re never going to see the real thing, so sit back and let the evening go. — NATHAN WEINBENDER Beatlemania on Tour • Fri, June 30 at 8 pm • $30-$59 • All-ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638
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classic cars. VISUAL ARTS TEXTILE TEXTURES
If you’ve been inside Spokane International Airport’s iconic rotunda since 2010, you’ve seen award-winning Spokane artist Louise Kodis’ deft and colorful handiwork hanging from its concrete beams, suspended in flight. You also might have seen her multimedia and multidimensional art at the Spokane Convention Center, and in many other public spaces around the region. Through most of this summer, the artist known for her colorful and detailed sculptures made from mostly textile materials is featured in a special solo exhibition at Gonzaga University’s Jundt Art Museum, as part of its “Close In” series highlighting regional artists. The 40-year survey of Kodis’ work features packaged proposals for some of her currently displayed public installations, along with independent works she’s created since 1968, including 14 new banners hung throughout the gallery. — CHEY SCOTT Louise Kodis: Hanging By a Thread for Forty Years • Through Aug. 19; Mon-Sat from 10 am-4 pm • Free admission • Jundt Art Museum • 200 E. Desmet • facebook.com/jundtmuseum • 313-6611
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Public parks across the city of Spokane and its outskirts share an important significance in American horticultural and landscape history. Many of these century-old greenspaces came into existence thanks to the recommendation of the famous Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm, whose iconic works also include Central Park and the U.S. Capitol grounds. Locals can learn more about the Olmsteds’ work in Spokane at a presentation by Seattle botanist Kathy Mendelson hosted by The Inland Empire Gardeners (TIEG). In a landmark report commissioned by Spokane city leaders at the turn of the 20th century, the Olmsteds recommended the construction of parks across Spokane and around its iconic river gorge. Most of them still exist for our enjoyment today, including Manito, Corbin, Lincoln, Liberty, High Bridge and Palisades parks, and the sprawling Finch Arboretum. — FORREST HOLT The Olmsteds in the Northwest: Exploring Their Legacy in Our Parks and Public Gardens • Thu, July 6 at 6:30 pm • Free • CenterPlace Regional Event Center • 2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley • tieg.org
Riverfront Park July 4 th Fireworks Celebration, 7/4
Unifest 2017 Music & Art Festival, Wall Street, 7/29
BECU Outdoor Movie Series, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Riverfront Park, 7/5
Late Night Karaoke, Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, Thursdays @8pm and Saturdays @10pm
INWCC Scholarship Car Show, 7/20
Don’t miss the next First Friday: August 4th, 2017
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CHEERS MIDTOWN Hey shout out to Midtown deli in Post Falls. Anytime you want a bomb deli sandwich that’s quick with a good price, go see the ladies at Midtown!!! They will hook you up. Keep up the good grill’in ladies!!! Love ya! Cheers!
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MY SUGAR STICK Ahhh babe I’m so proud of you. Everyday u show me how much you love us & want a family. Thank you for being there. Your a awesome dad. We all say hey love u from deadpool!! Lol I f***ing love you. I’m looking forward to getting even older with you. Love, Indian eyes xoxo
N. SPOKANE LIBRARY You — Adonis: black hair to your waist! Me — looking away due to promise to sons — no more cute, young guys! I have to finally grow up!
NOT A DOG HOG Cheers to dogs! Cheers to the people who take their dogs on walks! It makes me really happy to see everyone out on nice days with their doggies! Thank you for making my day!
A BLOCKBUSTER OF A CLERK To the lady who helped me at Barnes & Noble in the video/music section, i loved your sense of humor & smile. Although another clerk had to ring me up youre the one who i stuck around for the chance to talk to you. Id love a chance to climb Jacobs Ladder with you. ;) little hint of who i am lol. I hope its you who calls me when the movie comes in! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL I saw you at the Park Bench Cafe music series last Friday. You and a young blonde girl moved closer to the band and sat on the curb nearly in front of me... and I was speechless. You are absolutely gorgeous and you brightened my day. Thank you. See you there again some Friday evening? HELPED YOU PARK YOUR WHITE MINIVAN Hoopfest Sunday before your movie. Y o u are gorgeous brunette and I helped you parallel park your van. You were headed to RPS for a movie. I was heading home to CDA and should have asked you to join me for a drink but you seemed set on seeing a movie — I could tell you needed some “me” time. I’d love to meet for a coffee or drink. You seemed stressed and I get the feeling you could use a friend who wants to pamper you, listen and anything else you need. Me — college educated, small busi-
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JEERS SHAME ON YOU A LOCAL BAKERY This is the most disappointing day for me, all because of lack of integrity and accountability on behalf of this establishment. I called to ask if they specifically made cakes for dogs that were okay for dogs to eat. They said they did. I prepaid and showed up for a cake for my pups birthday. I found out they had made a cake for humans with flour and sugar, as an animal owner and lover, we know those ingredients are not safe or good for dogs. Since they do not make dog friendly cakes I asked for a refund since I was not taking the cake. The manager refused and was quite rude about it. I am disappointed and as a animal lover my heart is broken. Please take your business elsewhere as the service and integrity of this place are very questionable!!!! YOGA PANT MOB BLOCKING TRAIL Jeers to the yoga mob that was blocking Centennial Trail in Kendall Yards on 6/22. We get it that yoga is the most important thing in your world, but get out of the way. I can’t believe that no one thought to leave a path on such a busy trail. Share the path you self righteous Kendall Yards residents.
SITUATIONAL PC First you Must read the “Spokane Speeders” from the June 15-21st Inlander. A philogynist diatribe on short manhood owning male drivers in Spokane. (Woman don’t speed--other than I’ve observed many times through park zones and school zones) In the age of unpopular Political Correctness where everyone is “thin skinned” if they take offense to
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PAUL SIMON HANDOUTS I purchased tickets the minute they went on sale and got great seats. Didn’t realize the first three
you ain’t no Cesar Milan, believe me. LAZY WALKER To the grown man that I had the misfortune of being trapped behind while walking down Monroe. You were grudgingly dragging your lazy carcass down the sidewalk, all the while complaining about having to ‘walk to Hoopfest’. Your unending narrative on why you shouldn’t
You, sir, were not the only human who put in some leg work to go downtown for the weekend.
something you’ve said about Them and out of line if it’s about You. I find it amazing that this even got printed. Not because of freedom of speech issues but if this had been written inversely about the reason “Womyn” are such bad drivers because of a female body part I doubt the Inlander would have taken it seriously? Would You Have? Actually if you want to belittle men you should start out with why they put up with being sperm donors and credit card providers to a whole segment of the population that considers them A-holes---and Not for just speeding when they drive. How many guys here (30’s-45’s) have driven to work and thought why they bust their backside for some harpy that treats them like garbage. That think they can’t do anything right and kids that completely ignore them until they want something. So let’s not just badmouth driving let’s question men on why they do everything? Because speeding isn’t just a short manhood thing it’s a testosterone thing--aggression. And some women like real men unless it’s something they dislike (which are a lot of things-right guys?) and then it’s because he has a short----well you know by now. RE: RE: SPEEDERS You just made their point. Your comments about Spokane drivers are insipid. If you don’t like them, move. Hopefully, law enforcement will step up patrols and enforce speeding laws with heavy fines. Also, when you used “were” and “your”, the correct way to write those is “we’re” and “you’re”. For example “you’re”
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is a contraction of the words “you” and “are”. In the same way, “we’re” is a contraction of the words “we” and “are”. I’m fairly certain most people in Spokane are smart and know that.
rows were packed with obviously corporate handouts. No one clapped. No standing ovations. The cheap seats were alive. CONSTANT CONCERT YAKKERS Dear middle-aged, tipsy couple who sat in front of us at the 6/23 Paul Simon concert: You talked to each other, loudly, through the whole first half of the show. When I asked you, firmly but not unkindly, to be quieter, you did the following: gave me the middle finger multiple times, bent back repeatedly to clap in my face, and taunted me several times by saying, mockingly, “Am I clapping too loud for you?” Even after the show you continued to berate me and my wife, saying there was “something wrong with” us, that we need counseling or maybe a beer, and that we should loosen up. I’ll tell you a secret: It was our wedding anniversary. All we wanted was to enjoy a music legend without your loud conversation getting in the way. IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN... Lady w/big black dog on Beacon Hill above Minnehaha Park: Would it kill ya to smile and say good morning to other dog walkers? You and your Newfie might make a new friend or two. Or if your doggie is not dog-friendly, sing out when you come up on someone else with a dog, so we know. Our dog is friendly, and only barks at you guys because you come on like a Stealth drone. Lighten up, commune, it’s supposed to be fun! Oh, and you folks w/unleashed dogs,
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be subject to walking downtown was one of the most juvenile and self-entitled things I’ve been forced to listen to. To make matters worse, you loudly belted it to strangers as well as the staff at a convenience store we both happened to stop at. Your wife was relegated to embarrassed silence as you made sure that everyone and their mothers were made aware of your ‘hardship’. Even your own small children asked you to keep it down, most likely horrified by the infantile fit their father was throwing. You know who had to also walk to Hoopfest? Almost everyone! You, sir, were not the only human who put in some leg work to go downtown for the weekend. Maybe focus less on being a self-absorbed jerk and more on being a good example to your children. I hate to think of how you act at home, considering how you were willing to act out in public. n
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2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ CORY MICHAELIS A teacher by day and comic by night, Michaelis keeps his act edgy enough to keep the audience from feeling like they’re in his 10th grade History class. June 29-July 1 at 8 pm, also July 1 at 10:30 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (318-9998) GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) CAGE MATCH Join the BDT for a “Comedy Death Match,” pitting team against team to determine Spokane’s improv comedy champs. Fridays in June, at 8 pm. For mature audiences. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) DUOS Several BDT players are paired up two-by-two and given free rein for 15 minutes to do whatever style of improv they want. Last Friday of the month, at 10 pm. For mature audiences. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com AFTER DARK A mature-rated version of the Blue Door’s monthly, Friday show; on the first and last Saturday of the month, at 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com IGNITE IMPROV TROUPE A performance by the theater’s in-house comedy improv troupe. July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, at 7 pm. $5. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway. igniteonbroadway.org SAFARI The Blue Door’s fast-paced, short-form improv show relies on audience suggestions to fuel each scene. Rated for mature audiences. Saturdays at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com DRINK N’ DEBATE A politicallyincorrect comedy competition created by SpoKomedy. Four teams get pitchers of beer and topics ranging from historical to hysterical to debate. July 2, 8 pm. $15. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (318-9998) TRUTH OR DARE COMEDY Five comedians perform stand-up, then spin the wheel of terror to find out their fate. Other comedians come up with questions
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and challenges, and the audience gets to decide what they have to do. July 2, 8 pm. $10-$16. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com OPEN MIC XL Live comedy, Tuesdays at 9 pm. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. observatoryspokane.com (509-598-8933) OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com GRANT LYON Starting his career in the Bay area comedy scene, San Francisco Weekly describes him as “a hilariously sharp observer, not one of those tired white-guy bellyachers.” July 6-8 at 8 pm, July 8 at 10:30 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) EXPEDITION A game-based show with a few BDT twists and turns thrown in for laughs. Fridays at 8 pm, July 7-Aug. 11. For all ages. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com FRED ARMISEN A live show by the Emmy Award-nominated writer, musician, comedian and actor known for his roles on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia. He’s joined by Jacqueline Novak, a NY-based standup comedian and writer. July 7, 8 pm. $27-$32. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com
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MILITARISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA & THE TRUMP-BANNON-PENCE VISION A presentation and discussion by Gonzaga philosophy lecturer Joan Braune connecting the dots between militarism and other forms of oppression and violence as it relates to President Trump and White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon’s plans for war. June 29, 6-8 pm. Free and open to the public. Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ, 411 S. Washington St. pjals.org (533-3721) THURSDAY EVENING SWING Come swing dance every Thursday night, from 6:30-10 pm (through Sept. 1). Includes beginner/intermediate lessons; no partner or experience necessary. $8/door or $50/10-week punch card. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. strictlyswingspokane.com (509-838-5667) DROP IN & CODE FOR KIDS Explore the world of coding using game-based lessons on Code.org and Scratch. For kids grade 3+. Meets the last Friday of the month, 3-5:30 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org FLEA MARKET A variety of vendors offering hand-sewn clothes, antiques,
wood furniture, purses, aprons, crafts, books, cosmetics, soaps/lotions and more. July 1 and Aug. 5, 9 am-4 pm. Free. First Church of Nazarene, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd. (467-8986) FOURTH OF JULY FUN AT MOBIUS Make fun red, white and blue crafts and noise makers to use while celebrating the 4th of July. July 1, 10 am-5 pm. Mobius Science Center, 331 N. Post. mobiusspokane.org GAME WORLD RETRO CLASSICS Featured games include speed runs of Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Country, Megaman 6 and Crash Bandicoot HD; play for the high score in Pacman Championship Edition. Also play versus in Dr. Mario and Pokemon Puzzle League. Non-competitors fee is $10; competitors fee is $10. Buy a meal on site for $5. July 1, 12-8 pm. $10. Game World Spokane Valley, 5725 E. Sprague. bit.ly/2rY3o1e (509-315-4409) MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY Vets and active duty military are honored during a day-long event featuring WWII vehicles on display, a Civil War re-enactment, family activities and more. Counselors and military recruiters are also on site. July 1, 10 am-6 pm. Free and open to the public. Lone Wolf Harley-Davidson, 19011 E. Cataldo Ave. (509-927-7433) THE MAGIC OF HARRY POTTER’S WORLD An exhibition exploring Harry Potter’s world, its roots in Renaissance science, and the ethical questions that affected not only the wizards of Harry Potter, but also the historical thinkers featured in the series. See site for special corresponding events on July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 11. Exhibit runs July 3-Aug. 12; open Mon-Thu 10 am-9 pm; Fri-Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. (893-8400) SHAKESPEARE & THE FOUR HUMORS This exhibit explores the role played by the four humors — anger, grief, hope and fear — in several of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, and examines more modern interpretations of the four humors in contemporary medicine. Exhibit runs July 3-Aug. 12; open Mon-Wed, 10 am-8 pm, Thu-Sat, 10 am-6 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Free. Cheney Library, 610 First St. (235-7333) AMERICAN HEROES PARADE Coeur d’Alene’s 4th of July celebration kicks off with a community parade from 15th and Sherman to Government Way. Stay for games and food vendors in City Park afterwards, and the fireworks show at dusk. July 4, 11 am. Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Sherman Ave. (208-415-0116) HARRISON 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION See a fireworks show on the waterfront after sunset; local band JamShack plays
in the park from 4-8 pm. July 4. Free. Harrison, Idaho. harrisonidaho.org JULY 4TH CELEBRATION Come to the Olmsted Brother’s Green in Kendall Yards for live music from Crow and the Canyon, food from One Night Stand BBQ and ice cream from Brain Freeze Creamery. Then watch the downtown fireworks show from the bluff. July 4. Free. Kendall Yards, Summit Parkway. kendallyards.com PULLMAN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Events include kids activities, food and beverage vendors, live music and entertainment and a fireworks show at 10 pm. Event is alcohol free; do not bring pets to the park. July 4. Free. Sunnyside Park, 147 SW Cedar. pullmanchamber.com RIVERFRONT PARK 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Festivities start at noon in the Clocktower and Lilac Meadows; including 30+ craft, art, informational and food vendors, an adult beverage garden by No-Li and live music from noon-9:45 pm followed by fireworks at 10 pm. July 4, 12-10:30 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. bit.ly/2sX6ia4 SANDPOINT FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION The Sandpoint Lions Club sponsors a parade downtown; followed by live entertainment and a raffle at City Beach in the afternoon. The community fireworks show is at dusk. July 4. Free. sandpointlions.com SOLAR ECLIPSE FOR KIDS On the morning of August 21 there will be a solar eclipse, with 90 percent of the sun covered by the moon. Kids grades K-5 can learn about eclipses, how to view one safely. July 7, 3 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. spokanelibrary.org GIZMOTION Gizmo Coeur d’Alene’s third annual kinetic vehicle festival features a parade, awards ceremony, live music, food and beer vendors plus an array of kids activities at 30 vendor and activity booths. July 8, 11:30 am-4:30 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene City Park, 415 W. Mullan Rd. gizmo-cda.org
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A QUIET PASSION Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson. Showing June 29-July 2. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida. org (208-255-7801) Z NATION: BEHIND THE CAMERA This summer, the MAC becomes a working TV studio and a celebration of the dozens of local artists behind the hit Syfy series Z Nation. Visitors can watch scenes being shot for season 4, learn how a TV series is made, and about the local crew members
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working on the show. The exhibit also features props, costumes and other items used in the show. June 10-Sept. 10; open Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10/admission. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org SUMMER MOONLIGHT MOVIES: HOOK A screening as part of the City of Airway Heights’ annual summer outdoor movie series. June 30, 9 pm. Free. Sunset Park, S. King St. cahw.org THE GOONIES A screening of the classic family comedy. July 1, 3:30 pm and July 2, 6:30 pm. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) SATURDAY MARKET CARTOONS Join the Kenworthy every Saturday through September from 9 am-noon for free classic cartoons on the big screen. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org ROCK DOG See the 2016 Chinese-American computer-animated comedy film about a musically-inclined herding dog. July 3-7, at 9:30 am. Free. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. garlandtheater.com THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS: A family movie night on the lawn of the park; movie starts at dusk. July 3. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. (755-6726) SUMMER CAMP: INDEPENDENCE DAY (ORIGINAL) A screening of the classic film as part of the Garland’s summer film series, July 4, 7 pm. $2.50. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. garlandtheater.com LEGO BATMAN MOVIE A screening of the new all-ages comedy. July 5, 2 pm. Free. Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Rd. (444-5331) ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY The BECU outdoor movie series features pre-show live entertainment, trivia and local food vendors. Seating opens at 7 pm; movies start at dusk. July 5. $5. Riverfront Park. epiceap.com/spokaneoutdoor-movies/ THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS Max’s life as a favorite pet is turned upside down when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. July 5-6 at 1 pm. $3. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org SCREEN ON THE GREEN: MOANA The UI Dept. of Student Involvement’s family summer movie series is held on Thursdays at the Theophilus Tower Lawn. July 6, 8:45 pm. Free. U. of Idaho, 709 S Deakin St. uidaho.edu SENSE THE WIND A documentary about blind sailors, with a Q&A led by the film’s director after the show. July 7, 7-9 pm. $5. Panida Theater, 300 N. First. sensethewind.com (208-255-7801) ...continued on page 60
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Sip Over Smoke A look at some of the cannabis-infused beverages on the market BY MIKE BOOKEY
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This sparkly tonic, one of the first cannabis beverages to pop up on the market, made a literal boom in the industry when some of the early batches resulted in bottles popping open by themselves. Made by Mirth
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the medical marijuana game before recreational weed became legal. Though based in Colorado, Mad Hatter’s coffees, teas and other beverages are now making their way into the Washington market. Most of these contain about 20 mg of THC.
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Remember those Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers from the early ’90s? These four-packs of bottles might look similar, but the high is much different. Many of Cannabis Quencher’s 10 sparkling flavors are high-powered beverages, with one weighing in at 200 mg. FYI: That will make you very, very high. More at forevergreenherbal.com.
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My boyfriend of three years cheated on me, and when I found out, he dumped me. I’m getting over it, but boy, it’s a slow process. Some days, I’m fine, and others, I feel super sad or really angry. Is there some way I can speed up my recovery so I can get on with my life? — Wasted Enough Time You wish him all the best, which is to say you hope a giant scorpion crawls out of the sand and bites his penis. It’s understandable that you’re feeling overdue for a little emotional fumigation. But consider that there’s an upside to the downer emotions and not just for the dry cleaner who’s about to buy Crete after getting the mascara stains out of all your clothes. Though we tend to see our gloomier emotions — like sadness and anger — as “bad” and the “whoopee!” emotions, like joy and happiness, as “good,” evolutionary psychologist and psychiatrist Randolph Nesse explains that emotions are neither good nor bad; they’re “adaptive.” They’re basically office managers for our behavior, directing us to hop on opportunities and avoid threats through how good or crappy particular things make us feel. As Nesse puts it, “People repeat actions that made them feel happy in the past, and they avoid actions that made them sad.” Nesse believes that sadness may, among other things, be evolution’s version of a timeout. Note that a term psych researchers use to describe sadness is “low mood” (though it would more helpfully be called “low-energy mood”). Sadness, like depression, slows you down; you repair to your couch to boohoo, lick your wounds, and seek comfort from the two men so many women turn to in times of despair, Ben & Jerry. And yes, there’s value in this sort of ice cream-fueled Kleenexapalooza. Being sad is telling you “don’t do that again!” — while giving you the time and emotional space to figure out what exactly you’re supposed to not do. Because your emotions have a job to do, you can’t just tell sadness and anger, “You’re no longer wanted here. Kindly show yourselves out.” They’ll go when you show them that they’re no longer needed, which you do by reprocessing your painful experience into something useful. Unfortunately, there are some challenges to this, because when you’re upset, your emotions and all the things you’re emotional about become a big tornado of stuff whirling around in your mind “Wizard of Oz”-style. But what do we humans understand really well? Stories. And it turns out, studies on coping with breakups by communications researcher Jody Koenig Kellas find that creating a story about the relationship and the breakup seems to help people adjust better and faster. Essential elements in this seem to be relating your complete story in a “sequential” way (in order), having a narrative that hangs together and makes sense, and illustrating it with examples of things that happened and giving possible reasons for them. The need to mentally organize what happened into a detailed and coherent story pushes you to reflect on and make sense of your experience in ways that less directed thinking does not. What seems especially important for moving on is making meaning out of the situation — turning the ordeal into a learning experience that gives you hope for living more wisely (and less painfully) in the future. Kellas’ results dovetail with decades of research by psychologist James Pennebaker, who finds that “expressive writing” (similar to what Kellas recommends) speeds people’s recovery from emotional trauma. But say you hate to write. Research by social psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky finds that recording your story (say, with the voice memo app on your phone) also works. You could also just tell the story to a friend or a homeless guy at a bus stop. (Give him a few bucks for lending an ear.) Finally, consider the difference between healthy storytelling, used to find meaning in what you went through so you can move on, and unhealthy “rumination” -- obsessively chewing and rechewing bits from your relationship without insight, solutions, or relief. Psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema finds that this builds “a case for hopelessness,” prolonging distress and recovery. A powerful way to unbuild a case for hopelessness is by recognizing that you have some control over what happens to you. You get to this sense through accountability — admitting that you have some responsibility for your present situation (perhaps by ignoring red flags and letting wishful thinking run the show). Sure, blaming someone else probably feels more gratifying in the moment. Unfortunately, this tends to lead to insights with limited utility — such as the revelation that Cheerios, oddly enough, do not actually cheer you up (not even when paired with a lactose-free milk substitute such as Jim Beam). n ©2017, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)
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FEMDRINKS WITH SPOKANE AREA NOW Join Spokane Area NOW a monthly gathering of like-minded feminists for drinks and frivolity. June 29, 6-9 pm. Free. Iron Goat Brewing, 1302 W. 2nd. (267-421-2599) PALOUSE BEER CHOIR Beer Choir celebrates the pleasures of pub-singing and craft beer. Come sing or listen, and have a beer. June 29, 7-8 pm. Free and open to the public. Birch & Barley, 1360 SE Bishop Blvd. (208-285-1258) SALAD LAB Experiment with a wide range of greens and sample oils and vinegars for making versatile dressings. June 29, 5:30-7 pm. $45. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. thekitchenengine.com SUMMER SAMPLER The community block party offers samplings from local food and beverage purveyors, along with live music and more. Food and drink items range from $3-$7. June 29, 5-8 pm. Farmin Park, Third and Main, Sandpoint. bit.ly/2rGTOCc FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS A weekly event featuring different regional food trucks parked along the North 200 block of Wall Street. Fridays, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, through Aug. downtown.spokane.net RIDE & DINE DINNER SERIES Tickets include a ride to the top of the mountain on the gondola, a barbecue dinner and live music. Fridays, June 30-Sept. 1, from 2-8 pm. $41-$48. Silver Mountain Ski Resort, 610 Bunker. silvermt.com CHINA BEND 30TH SUMMER PARTY The 30th annual summer celebration features live music, performers, sports, dancing, local arts and crafts, food and more. July 1, noon. Free. China Bend Winery, 3751 Vineyard Way, Kettle Falls. chinabend.com (732-6123) COEUR D’ALENE BREWFEST A new event offering samples of 30+ brews, live music, and food vendors. $25; includes six 5 oz. pours and a souvenir mug. July 1, 1-7 pm. McEuen Park, 420 E. Front St. cdadowntown.com SIP OF BEVERLY’S An introductory wine class and tasting event with sommelier Trevor Treller. First Saturday of the month, 3 pm. $25. Beverly’s, 115 S. Second. beverlyscda.com RED, WHITE & BREWS An evening of food, beer, live music and dancing on the Resort’s Lakeview Terrace. Buffet dinner from 6-9 pm, cocktail social at 5 pm. $50/adults, $10/ages 3-12, free/ kids under 3. July 3, 6-9 pm. The CdA Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com STEAKS N’ SPARKLERS Celebrate Independence Day with dinner and front row seats to the resort’s fireworks show over the lake. Features private deck seating, a barbecue buffet and live family entertainment. Cocktail social at 6, dinner at 7, fireworks at 10 pm. $80/ adults; $35/ages 3-12. July 4, 7 pm. The CdA Resort, 115 S. 2nd. cdaresort.com ALL ABOUT THE BASIL Join culinary instructor Kristi Fountain to learn how to take full advantage of this versatile herb. July 6, 5:30-7 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. (328-3335)
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BEATLEMANIA Relive the heyday of the beloved pop act with this live tribute show. June 30, 8-10 pm. $59/adult; $30/kids. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (227-7638)
STAGE-2-STAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL An afternoon of back-to-back live music on the winery grounds. June 30, 3-8 pm. Free. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. arborcrest.com DESSERT SOCIAL & CONCERT Visit with the Sisters and other guests, enjoy desserts and hear an indoor concert at 8:30 pm. Bring lawn chairs and flashlights if you plan to stay and watch the city fireworks from the bluff. July 4, 7-10:30 pm. $5/person; children 7 & under free. Mt. St. Michael’s, 8500 N. St. Michaels Rd. singingnuns.com/events SINGING NUNS LUNCHEON CONCERT Enjoy a lunch catered and served by the Sisters, followed by a Singing Nuns concert. Reservations required. July 5, 11 am-2:30 pm. $12-$15. Mt. St. Michael’s, 8500 N. St. Michaels Rd. singingnuns. com/events
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4TH OF JULY SHOOTOUT Local and out of town high school division softball players enjoy Spokane’s summer during this Umpires Memorial Tournament. June 30-July 4. Dwight Merkel Sports Complex, 5701 N. Assembly St. BARK BEETLE FIELD DAY Participants get hands-on experience to the biology of bark beetles and ongoing research in managing the species and its destructive behavior. Preregistration required. June 30, 8 am. $20-$22. U of Idaho Kootenai County Extension, 1808 N. Third St. (208-446-1680) EVENING KAYAK PADDLE Enjoy an evening on the Little Spokane as you paddle around on tandem sit-on kayaks. Ages 15+. Offered June 30, July 14 and 28 and Aug. 11. Guides, transport, equip. provided. $25. spokaneparks.org SPOKANE-COEUR D’ALENE WOOD BAT CLASSIC Each team is guaranteed five games, three Brett Brothers Bats are given to each team as part of entry fee. Last year’s teams from around the Western U.S. and Canada competed. July 1-4. $450/team. (928-1694) HIKE QUARTZ MOUNTAIN Hike to the tops of Quartz Mountain (5180’) and Horse Mountain (5103’), two of the eight named summits in Mt. Spokane State Park. Ages 16+. July 2, 9 am. $35. Mt. Spokane State Park, 26107 N. Mt. Spokane Park Dr. spokaneparks.org LONGEST DAY OF GOLF The CdA Resort Golf Course sets up for a grueling day golf with 36-holes of continuous play. Shotgun starts at 8 am and 2 pm. July 2, 8 am. $299. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com SPOKANE INDIANS VS. VANCOUVER Home series; June 4-5 at 6:30 pm. $5$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindiansbaseball.com WEDNESDAYS IN THE WOODS The third annual summer series from REI features a diverse weekly program lineup. Wednesdays, from 6:30-8 pm. Free. Riverside State Park, Spokane. REI.com/Learn LANDS COUNCIL OPEN HOUSE Meet staff and board members and learn more about programs to protect and revitalize Inland Northwest forests, water, and wildlife. Light refreshments provided. July 6, 5-8 pm. Free. The Lands Council, 25 W. Main. bit.ly/2s2JTaS SPOKANE INDIANS VS. HILLSBORO Home series; July 6-8 and 10 at 6:30
pm; July 9 at 3:30 pm. $5-$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana. spokaneindiansbaseball.com (535-2922)
THEATER
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG See a live retelling of story of the wacky inventor Caractacus Potts, his two children, and gorgeous Truly Scrumptious. Through July 2; Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $27-$49. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasummertheatre.com MOSCOW ART THEATRE (TOO): GOD OF CARNAGE A playground altercation between two boys brings together two sets of parents for a meeting to discuss the fight. Through July 2, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm. $10. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. (208-882-4127) THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s story comes to Spokane on its North American tour. June 28-July 9; times vary. $32.50$77.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com SPOKANE VALLEY SUMMER THEATRE: ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE A staged musical based on the live of the famous musician. Through July 8; Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $20-$38. Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Rd. svsummertheatre.com (368-7897) BAD BUSINESS AT THE BREWERY, OR...WHO BOTCHED BESSIE’S BREW? Bessie’s husband is away at war and the landlord is threatening to take the brewery. Something is happening to her brew and profits. July 5-30, Wed-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St., Wallace. sixthstreetmelodrama.com THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS A story based on the savvy street urchins who often helped Sherlock Holmes solve mysteries. July 7-8 and July 13-15 at 7 pm, also July 8 and 15 at 2 pm. $7. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway Ave. (342-2055)
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READING: ROBERT LOPEZ & SAM LIGON A double reading featuring selections from Lopez’s story collection “Good People” and Ligon’s “Wonderland.” June 29, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com ART ON THE BLACKTOP The 4th annual outdoor art festival features work by local artists and craftspeople. June 30-July 2; Fri 5-9 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm. Free. 29th Avenue Artworks, 3128 E. 29th Ave. 29arts.com THE FOREST SOUL: JANENE GRENDE: Mixed media and paintings by the artist. July 1-31; reception July 2 from 1-3 pm. Gallery open daily, 10 am-5 pm. Entree Gallery, 1755 Reeder Bay Rd, Priest Lake. entreegallery.com READING: DANIEL MOORE & ELLEN WELCKER The Pacific Northwest poets read from their latest collections. July 1, 6:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) THE OLMSTEDS IN THE NORTHWEST Horticultural Kathy Mendelson gives a talk on the Olmsted family and their lasting contributions to landscape architecture and green spaces. July 6, 6:30-9 pm. Free. CenterPlace Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Pl. tieg.org n
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Science is Everywhere How retiring North Central teacher Randy James created the school’s renowned science program BY WILSON CRISCIONE
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t started, like all scientific experiments do, with a question. How could Randy James, a science teacher at North Central High School, get his students to conduct authentic experiments in the classroom? James, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of teaching, first posed this question two decades ago. He had just visited professor Don Lightfoot’s biotechnology lab at Eastern Washington University, and James wanted his own students to make new scientific discoveries, instead of the typical lab experiments in high schools that everyone already knew the answer to. Now, James is leaving North Central after having started the renowned Institute of Science and Technology. In what the school says are the only two professional-grade high school labs in the country, NC students — some as young as 7th and 8th grade — take science courses like biomedical technology or biological solutions. James has earned plenty of recognition from his colleagues for creating the IST, and in recent years the general public has come to know his face, plastered on billboard and bus ads around town. What drives James is his belief that everyone can be a scientist. Science, he says, is everywhere — not just in a lab. And that, he says, is how IST was created in the first place. “It’s not the building, the lab, or the equipment,” he says. “It’s in the minds that are able to work the question, work the problem, and find ways of having kids go from point A to point B.”
TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS
Once James had his question, he set out on the second step in the scientific method: research. He asked Sandy Fink, NC’s principal at the time, about how to start a biological solutions course. He hypothesized that teens exposed to authentic experiments and new discoveries in the lab would be more engaged in the work. But he needed some equipment. They started with two gel boxes, used to separate molecules. Then he started asking around for people to donate. Sometimes they’d say no, but he always asked. “For the next 15 years, I was making 10 to 12 calls a week asking for free stuff — a vial of a molecule, or an extra DNA sequencer,” James says.
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A few years in, the experiment seemed to be producing results. James began to dream bigger. He wanted to form an institute within the high school, something that would require multiple science courses with multiple levels and teachers. So around 10 years ago, they added another class called biomedical technology. Then a couple years later, they started letting juniors and seniors take genomics as a capstone class. Students were making new discoveries. They pulled DNA, tens of thousands of years old, out of fish. They became the first to extract DNA from an ancient bison bone. In 2014, the school opened a new three-story building for the school’s Institute of Science and Technology. Since then, NC has allowed middle school students to be part of IST, where they take a microbiology class and a biochemistry class. For James, it’s all about making authentic science accessible for all students. “I believe in science for all,” James says. “Taking kids that are reluctant learners, reluctant in the sciences, that feel like they don’t belong, and making them feel like they belong and feeling like they can actually do really high-level science, then you’ve done something really darn important.”
ANALYZING THE RESULTS
James, 65, started thinking he wanted to retire at the beginning of the school year. He says the decision was driven by fear — the fear of not being able to do the best job he possibly can. As he looks back at the reults of his work, he is thankful for people like former NC principal Steven Gering and current principal Steve Fisk. Fisk says that James “bridged a lot of gaps” when it came to kids growing up in poverty and becoming interested in science. The IST program will continue and it will evolve, but Fisk says there’s no replacing James. James feels he was able to prove his hypothesis, that any kid can be engaged in high-level science, even in high school. Those around him are excited for his next experiment. “He’ll never get away from science,” Fisk says. “Randy has always looked to do things, and try things, and innovate.” n wilsonc@inlander.com
Randy James: “I believe in science for all.”
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