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stonishing.” That’s the word being used to describe how quickly and decisively so many Southern states have acted to remove the Confederate flag from public display after the Charleston massacre. The usual right-wing suspects — Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and pseudo-intellectuals like William Kristol — view these actions to be just another leftist, “politically correct” spasm denying an entire region of the United States its history. In the meantime, the families of the murder victims have forgiven the murderer; even the President picked up on this theme, urging that we focus on God’s “Amazing Grace.” Dylann Roof wanted a race war, but instead he got forgiveness. Ericka Schiche of Salon.com, however, has a problem with too much grace and not enough action: “Unfortunately, forgiveness, that element of moral sanctity, which facilitates assuaging of grief, has morphed into a barrier obstructing the path to justice and accountability in the United States — a place weakened by the ubiquitousness and insidiousness of racism.” And that’s the point. The Charleston police called it a hate crime, and so it was. But it was more — it was a terrorist act. As Jelani Cobb of the New Yorker writes: “ …the murders were intended to intimidate and coerce the black civilian population of Charleston.” Cobb quotes from the U.S. Patriot Act: Terrorism “involves acts that are dangerous to human life… and appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population.” o sort through all this — to wrestle with the paradoxes, to better frame perspective about what has often been referred to as America’s “original sin” — we should address context and history. Yet we don’t. For the record, the first African-born slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619, when they were immediately put up for sale. Jump ahead 168 years to 1787: Symbolizing the slaves’ subhuman status, the Framers of the Constitution agreed to count them as three-fifths of a whole person. Seventy-eight years later, in 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender and the 13th Amendment ended slavery. Subtract 1619 from 1865 and we get 246 years of legalized slavery. Speaking of perspective, the time frame from ratification of the Constitution to the present is 227 years, or 19 fewer years than the 246 years of legalized slavery. With President Lincoln dead, the radical Republicans imposed a brutal Reconstruction and the gap of mutual understanding widened. Aided by the Ku Klux Klan, the Senate seniority system, White Citizens Councils and, yes, Wall Street (which made a lot of money off of slavery), the worst of Southern racism gave America another century of Jim Crow laws. There were

anti-miscegenation laws, poll taxes, bans on interracial marriage, literacy tests and my personal nominee as the most outrageous, Virginia’s 1924 “Racial Integrity Act,” which held that “one drop of blood” from either a black person or an Indian meant that you weren’t to be considered white. Hitler would have been pleased. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 put a stop to much injustice, but President Johnson predicted that Democrats had lost the South for a generation. As it turns out, LBJ underestimated, as the Nixon/Reagan/Bush x 2 Southern Strategy fanned the flames for decades. All of which leads to another jolting realization: Since 1619, 396 years ago, African Americans have known only 50 years when they enjoyed both freedom and protection from institutionalized racism in America. But haven’t all immigrant groups in America faced discrimination? The Irish, Catholics, Jews, Chinese, Italians, Japanese, Mexicans — they all faced discrimination. But with one big difference: They chose to come here. Their reasons were many and varied: pursuit of religious freedom, escape from poverty, pursuit of riches, escape from tyranny. The list is long. True, some did come as indentured servants. Native Americans were badly discriminated against, too, but only the Africans came as slaves. People to be bought and sold — reduced to property, as the morally bankrupt 1857 Dred Scott decision stated as the law of the land.

aking down the Confederate flag, while of great symbolic significance, is just the tip of the iceberg. If we don’t take on voter suppression aimed at African Americans as well as incarceration rates, poverty and more, we’ll just get Sandy Hook II — a trauma with no tangible reform. (To Obama’s credit, while talking — and singing — about grace, he did urge that we do more.) But what are the chances of even redefining “hate crimes” as “terrorist attacks” or of reforming voter suppression? The odds are that once the sound and fury dies down, and after all the flags have come down, the murderer will, as the New Yorker’s Cobb writes, “be dismissed as a deranged loner, connected to nothing broader.” Cobb ends on this telling note: “Even if he acted by himself, he was not alone.” Indeed, Dylann Roof was influenced by ghosts that have been haunting America for almost four centuries. n

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n a summer afternoon in 1826, a great American life came to an end. Surrounded by friends and family at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson — the man who wrote the words we celebrate every Fourth of July — passed away. That very same day, just a few hours later up in Quincy, Massachusetts, John Adams also breathed his last. That day? Why, it was the Fourth of July — exactly 50 years after Independence Day 1776, when those two comrades put their signatures to the Declaration of Independence. It’s a striking coincidence of history made all the more compelling when you learn the relationship between the Virginian with the wandering intellect and the flinty New England lawyer. Together, Adams and Jefferson were the yin and yang of the new republic, with very different views on what the nation should become. Oh, and for more than a decade, they hated each other. The election of 1800 was as bitter as ours in 2000, with President Adams losing to the upstart Republican Jefferson, who he was sure would scuttle the American experiment. As it happened, Jefferson’s victory killed Adams’ Federalist Party for good. Newspapers of the time amplified the contest’s bitterness, to the point where Adams’ wife, Abigail, accused Jefferson of “backwounding calumny” in a terse letter. Then something remarkable happened. Retired from public life, the former presidents became friends again. In a profound and moving correspondence that ran for 14 years and 158 letters, they talked about all kinds of things: freedom, exercise habits, the nature of the Divine, their grandkids. It reminds you just how learned and wise our Founders were. The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence still could turn a wicked phrase, wondering in one rambling 1812 letter to Adams, “Whither is senile garrulity leading me?” (I’m sure readers of this column have often wondered that, too.) Adams shared his worries about the future of the fledgling nation, seeking guidance from the Roman historian Sallust: Concordia res parvae crescent; discordia maximae dilabuntur. (Yes, they would correspond in Latin when necessary.) Translation: “Small communities grow great through harmony; great ones fall to pieces through discord.” The lesson of history? In the end, “American” trumped party affiliation, as it should. Or as Jefferson so eloquently put their fruitful, lifelong relationship in another letter: “Laboring always at the same oar, with some wave ever ahead threatening to overwhelm us and yet passing harmless under our bark, we knew not how, we rode through the storm with heart and hand, and made a happy port.” n

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COMMENT | RACE

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Racism is alive and well in our symbols and society BY PAUL DILLON

ast Friday, I stepped out of the patented Atlanta humidity to tour the state capitol building of Georgia. Through the elegant rotunda, a legislator held a press conference challenging Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to eliminate a state license plate for the “Sons Of The Confederacy.” He also called for an end to the state’s celebration of Confederate Memorial Day, an official state holiday, and Confederate History Month. “He needs to take a cue from some of his Republican

governors in other states who are calling for the elimination of Confederate symbols, state-authorized Confederate symbols,” the legislator said. “If you’re a private citizen and you want to have a shrine to the Confederacy in your home or your backyard and go pray to it every night, that’s your business. But the state of Georgia should not be in the business of authorizing by deed or action the Confederacy, which is such a painful, painful part of the history of the South and this country.” Down here, Confederate hero General Robert E. Lee’s name is ubiquitous — elementary schools, high schools, parks, roads: You name it. The Georgia state

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flag itself contains the stars and bars, an insidious and more elusive symbolism for all to see. It’s “heritage, not hate,” defenders say. That conversation changed after the atrocity in Charleston on June 17. President Barack Obama gave a remarkable interview to Marc Maron on his WTF podcast, discussing how the history of slavery and segregation is “still part of our DNA” in the United States, even if racial epithets no longer show up in polite conversation. “Racism, we are not cured of it,” Obama said. “And it’s not just a matter of it not being polite to say [the N-word] in public. That’s not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It’s not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don’t, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior.” Those words turned my thoughts toward recent incidents in the Northwest. General Lee never made it to Washington state, but white supremacists marched in our state capitol of Olympia after the police shooting of an unarmed African American youth there in May. Mere hours post-Charleston, a skinhead was sporting a swastika armband and Nazi paraphernalia at a protest at the downtown Seattle ferry dock on his way to posh and progressive Bainbridge Island. Earlier this year, when a grand jury didn’t indict the New York police officer whose chokehold killed Eric Garner, Spokane’s Hillside Inn restaurant displayed a sign saying “Shorty can’t breathe either.” Our very own City Councilman Mike Fagan came to their rescue, posting on Facebook: “Help protect this Spokane business from the PC police and any race baiters who may come forward to give Annie, the business owner a bad time.” Fagan’s backward logic amounted to equating two black people who pleaded guilty to a homicide with a white man whose actions caused another man’s death and wasn’t charged at all. Huh? Racism is alive and well. It continues to be part of the American fabric, and can’t be eliminated by taking down a flag or ending the availability of a license plate. Recent events represent a battle won, but there is a real danger in thinking that our response should stop there. When institutions and individuals give support to any symbols or positions of oppression and hatred, not only is the intent of the progress made in civil rights laws lost, but the intent of a civil society is gone. Space is created for the hatred that support feeds. If that doesn’t change, racism will happen again. And again. And again — from Savannah to Spokane. n Paul Dillon is the Eastern Washington Program Director for YMCA Youth & Government, teaching democracy to youth through hands-on civic engagement. He has worked in the state legislature and currently lives in downtown Spokane.

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FROM A SAVAGE TO AN EAGLE astern Washington University changed its mascot from Savages to

Eagles 42 years ago, along with several other universities with American Indian mascots. There was no doubt tension, risk and controversy on both sides. When the Savage mascot was sandblasted off EWU pavers, many worried about offending donors and spending so much money to do it. But, we must remember, all of this was done in the name of compassion, hope and respect. It was done to replace something negative with something positive and allow a group of people to escape a stereotype and thrive. LETTERS Confederate flags are still flying Send comments to in the South (hopefully not for long) editor@inlander.com. and streets are named after Confederate Civil War heroes. Though these symbols have been around for decades, we must remember families from both sides of that war live in their shadow. That flag represents something terrible for those who fought for freedom. I rarely get involved with politics, know little about gun control and usually avoid controversy, yet this idea seems hopeful. There are worse things than to have your street changed from Lee, Hood, and Forrest to Leaf, Hope or Flower. Let’s fix this. BARBARA BROCK Cheney, Wash.

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CLETA AMSDEN: The Ombudsman is a very important part of our community and helps define clarity between the citizens of Spokane and our police departments. Thanks to the two remaining committee members for their hard work and dedication to help select our next ombudsman. KEITH HOLMAN: What exactly is the point of the “ombudsman?” Why do we need so many of them? What’s wrong with having elected Sheriffs and the Mayor’s Office oversee the police? TERRY WALLACE: The Ombudsman listens to the citizen, then reports the complaint to the City of Spokane, minimizes the damages, pats the citizen on the back and sends them on their way, all the while reporting to the City and burying the problem. JESSE QUINTANA: Because of one idiot, a program that is supposed to help others tanks. I hope she gets sued and held accountable. 

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MISTIE EVERTS KINNEY: Campfires are prohibited, but you’re encouraging people to purchase (and light) fireworks? Real smart. JENNIFER VINCENT: Who doesn’t love fireworks? But the risks this year are already way too high. CRYSTAL WINDISHAR: I love them and have a huge bag of them. However, this year, I’m taking no chances and not using them… 

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Cherry Pitfalls Why fruit is rotting on trees while workers wait at the border BY LAEL HENTERLY

herries ripen all at once, and the window to harvest them before they turn to a mushy mess is mere days. And this year in Washington — the nation’s top cherry producer — the succulent, shiny red orbs were dangling in the June sunshine two weeks ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, the workers who were en route from Mexico to pluck them from those trees were stuck at the border due to a glitchy government computer that processes visas. In Othello, K S Orchard manager Sarah Craver was counting on 28 guest workers to arrive the first week of June to harvest her bountiful cherry crop. Those workers were held up at the border for 10 days, and Craver was left scrambling to find workers.

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“We probably lost close to a quarter of our cherries,” says Craver. “We try to get the legal workforce and then we can’t, and we lose crops because we don’t have enough people. Cherries don’t have a long life — three to seven days, depending on the heat.” Sweet cherries, as delicate as they are delicious, require skill to pick. With fewer workers than needed, that fruit-picking skill set has been commanding a premium, says Craver. One day her workforce jumped ship midday, alerted by text message to a more lucrative gig at a neighboring farm. Cherries are big money in Washington; the 2013 crop brought in $385 million in profit, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture. This year’s 40,000-acre cherry crop was expected ...continued on next page

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to send more than 19 million 20-pound boxes of cherries to market, but new estimates from the Washington State Fruit Commission project the yield at just 16 million boxes. The unusually warm weather this winter and difficulties finding workers to pick the fruit are to blame for those 3 million lost boxes.

abor issues are nothing new to farmers. Frustrated with the dearth of local workers, Craver says K S Orchard started to use the federal H-2A guest worker program three years ago. Deciding to use H-2A isn’t as simple as filling out a form; it’s an expensive, time-consuming undertaking. Farms erect accommodations for the guest workers and pay for buses to chauffeur them around town. “You put [the workers] on a plane and get them to the site at your own expense,” says Keith Mathews, CEO of FirstFruits Marketing of Washington. “You house them, and it’s almost like you’re a policeman; you have to monitor them 24/7 and take them anywhere they need to go.” Despite the barriers to entry, many farmers have opted to supplement their workforce with H-2A workers in recent years. Mathews, who works with farms using political refugee workers, says he’s been shocked to see so many farms turning to H-2A. “An employer in the U.S. has to absolutely prove there are no local workers who will take the job, and most ag employers are doing this a year ahead of time,” says Mathews. Once they prove that, the employer flies to a

country, usually Mexico, and puts out the word that they’ll be hiring workers a year from now. Workers are hired and dates are chosen for them to arrive and depart the next summer. It’s tricky business guessing when the next year’s crops will ripen, and if farms miscalculate, they’re left without labor when they need it. Dan Fazio of the Washington Farm Labor Association says the local workforce is about 20 percent shy of the 75,000 workers needed to get everything grown in Washington harvested each year. “The number of H-2A workers in Washington was basically nothing until 2006,” says Fazio. “This year we’re expecting 12,000.” Nationwide, Fazio says 1 million guest workers are needed each year, but with the difficulties processing the current 120,000 guest worker visas, he’s not sure the federal government is up to the task of administering such a program. When everything goes smoothly, H-2A is a great solution to the labor shortage, Fazio says. Farmers get a reliable, experienced and skilled workforce. Workers enter the country legally and earn over the five-month season what they would in five years at home. In Mexico, fruit pickers make about $2,500 a year. The same work up here nets about $3,000 a month. But the program doesn’t offer a lot of flexibility. In 2011, a late apple crop hung ripe from trees at the McDougall & Sons orchard on the date the Wenatchee farm’s H-2A worker’s visas expired. As the workers filed onto buses, then-Gov. Christine Gregoire swooped in with a solution: prisoners would pick the apples. “That

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was a nightmare,” says Craver. “It just didn’t work. The prisoners had no skills.” “There’s the wrong perception in the public that anyone can do this work,” says fourth-generation Clarkston farmer Eric Wilson, who relies on Washington State University students to harvest most of his fruit. “Most of the farm labor jobs we have are skilled jobs; it’s not flipping burgers.” The college students don’t tend to stick around more than a year or two, though, so Wilson spends a lot of time training employees. This year, Wilson’s cherries were done in by weird winter weather and wasps. “We’re early on everything, and when we started picking Rainiers, Lapins and Sweethearts, wasps came in, and before we could pick, they bit and dried out every one,” says Wilson. Craver says she will still use H-2A next year; it’s her best option and the investment to get involved has already been made. “The domestic labor is not there, so that’s the reason we went to the expensive program, and frankly, it doesn’t work that well, the federal program. They can’t get it together,” says Craver. Fazio says the visa issues have resulted in 2,593 days of lost work so far this season. The workers waiting south of the border are costing farmers a lot, too. Farmers not only have to pay for lodging and food for the workers stuck in limbo, they also have to pay the workers who are on their farms the elevated wage — $12.42 per hour in Craver’s case — that kicks in for all workers when an H-2A contract begins. Fazio brought 624 workers to the border on June 29 and hopes those workers will be headed up this week. “The farmers have invested a lot in the legal worker program, they’re all in, and now they’re asking, ‘Is the government in?’” says Fazio. “It’s right for the workers, it’s right for the farmers: we need the government to step up.”  laelh@inlander.com

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Eli and Lily Konek beat the heat in their backyard on Saturday with a tried-and-true method: sprinklers and a Slip ’N Slide — and a GoPro camera. Spokane reached record high temperatures of 102 degrees on Saturday and 105 degrees on Sunday. Although temperatures are forecast to drop below the triple digits, they’ll remain in the 90s through the holiday weekend.

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GROWING PAINS | When Spokane County expanded in 2013 its URBAN GROWTH AREA — the boundaries where dense development can occur — it was immediately challenged. The Growth Management Hearings Board quickly found the expansion was invalid. The county had not only unilaterally changed its population projection to fit the size of its desired expansion, it hadn’t adequately informed the public of its intent to do so. An appeals court recently upheld the decision. Meanwhile, the county has been in mediation with a number of land-use organizations to sort out its policies. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS | Spokane City Council President BEN STUCKART received a surprising endorsement last week: The approval of the Spokane Home Builders Association. The conservative organization has a record of endorsing politicians as far right as Spokane Valley Rep. Matt Shea and had previously endorsed Stuckart’s opponent, John Ahern, in his 2013 race. But this year, the Home Builders’ Michael Cathcart points to Stuckart’s frontrunner status, and praises the way he has sought to include the organization’s input, even where they disagree. Good government, Cathcart says, requires continuity of leadership. (DANIEL WALTERS)

NEWS | BRIEFS

DEAL?

The Real Threats What worries Spokane’s sheriff; plus, Washington’s lawmakers finally hash out a budget WAR ON POLICE?

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich is worried about VIOLENT EXTREMISTS, not police militarization, he told the crowd of over 300 mostly Republican community members gathered at Central Valley High School Monday night. While discussing the “myth” of police militarization, Knezovich acknowledged that his department has received used military equipment from the Department of Defense — including a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, three helicopters (one was broken) and 57 M16 rifles. He then reminded the audience of the “true threats” from white supremacist and Aryan nation groups that make it necessary for his agency to possess such equipment. Other groups that worry Knezovich include sovereign citizens, who he says are “willing to kill,” and the Islamic State. “There are some of you on the ISIS hit list,” warned Knezovich, adding that ISIS has put a bounty on the heads of law enforcement. During the question segment of the talk, audience members were primarily concerned with keeping their guns. Knezovich assured everyone, repeatedly, that no one will be going door-to-door confiscating firearms. (LAEL HENTERLY)

FIRED UP

The United Food & Commercial Workers’ dream of UNIONIZING Washington state’s pot industry is becoming a reality. The UFCW, which represents commercial food workers, has long had a foothold in California’s medical marijuana market. When Washington state’s recreational market opened for business last summer, the union saw an opportunity to begin organizing under the auspices of its Cannabis Workers Rising campaign. Earlier in June, UFCW Local 367, which represents workers in Tacoma and surrounding areas, announced that employees at the Cannabis Club Collective, a medical dispensary, approved the first-ever contract for cannabis workers in the state. According to a statement from the union, the three-year contract covers raises, health insurance, paid vacations, sick leave and pensions. Meanwhile, in Eastern Washington, unionization efforts are also taking hold. Isaac Curtis, an organizer with UFCW Local 1439, says that JD’s Collective Garden, a medical dispensary located in Elk, has agreed to sign a neutrality agreement, meaning it won’t attempt to influence unionization efforts. The Herbal Connection, a Spokane-based medical dispensary, has also entered into negotiations with the union, he says. (JAKE THOMAS)

Know and Go

Improving Spokane streets can be disruptive to drivers and businesses. The City of Spokane is committed to keeping you informed so you can know before you go. We encourage you to continue patronizing your favorite local businesses. Thank you for being patient, and please pardon our mess during construction. For more detailed information on these and all of the city’s construction projects, visit: KnowAndGoSpokane.com

Panorama Drive Water Main Replacement

This project will replace cast iron distribution mains and repave the entire street. Estimated end date: September

CSO 33-2; 1st Avenue from Erie Street to Altamont Street; Erie Street from 1st Avenue to MLK Way

Combined sewer overflow facility; residential grind and overlay pavement preservation project including minor subgrade repair, crack sealing, modifying ADA ramps, striping and traffic control; pave the unpaved portion of Erie Street from 1st Avenue to the future Martin Luther King Jr. Way alignment and complete the paving at Sprague Way. Estimated end date: October

Rowan Avenue from Driscoll Boulvard to Alberta Street

Full depth roadway replacement, install bicycle lanes, fill sidewalk gaps and replace water lines. Estimated end date: October

Full depth roadway replacement. Lane configuration changing to one lane each direction with bike lanes. Estimated end date: October

Hartson Avenue from Altamont Street to Fiske Street

Monr oe

Indiana Avenue from Division Street to Perry Street Phase I

This reconstruction project will involve rebuilding the full depth roadway section of traveled way, fill sidewalk gaps, replace curbing where needed and install ADA-compliant curb ramps. The project will also include the replacement of water lines from Altamont Street to Fiske Street. Estimated end date: August

Monroe Street/Lincoln Street Couplet from 8th Avenue to Main Avenue Phase I

This integrated project includes pavement reconstruction, CSO 20 & 24 storage facilities, storm sewer, 208 swales and water main replacement. Estimated end date: October

Apply preservation treatments that may consist of crack sealing, grind and overlay or other pavement rejuvenation techniques. Upgrades to ADA curb ramps and minor curb and sidewalk repairs are anticipated. Estimated end date: October

Hatch

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High Drive from Hatch Road to Bernard Street (includes CSO 20 & 24)

Ray Street from 29th Ave to 17th Ave

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Completion of stormwater facility; pipe and street work; storm water, water, and street Improvements; lane restrictions; project will most likely NOT close the hill in either direction. Work will continue in 2016. Tentatively starting August

With the state government facing the threat of shutdown, the Washington state House and Senate passed an OPERATING BUDGET late Monday night, with transportation and capital budgets on deck. The University of Washington and Washington State University both received funding for medical education in Spokane. “We’ll be on a trajectory to have as many medical students in Spokane as in Seattle,” says Sen. Michael Baumgartner. (Lawmakers also cut college tuition at state colleges over the next few years.) Even compromises Republicans had to make — like a gas tax hike in the Senate transportation package — had silver linings. “I like roads, trucks and freedom,” Baumgartner says. “We’re going to get more of all of those.” Much of the money outlined in the Senate’s transportation package goes to Eastern Washington’s projects, including a pedestrian bridge in Spokane’s University District, the Spokane Transit Authority’s Central City Line and the North-South freeway. In the operating budget, Rep. Marcus Riccelli celebrates $11 million in emergency food assistance, the restoration of $100 million for mental health programs, and the closure of several tax loopholes. Riccelli points to $1.3 billion into the education system, funding all-day kindergarten across the state, pay raises for teachers, and smaller class sizes in the early grades. But a lot of teachers aren’t happy: The House, including Riccelli, voted overwhelmingly to put a voter initiative to further reduce class sizes on hold for four years. “The Supreme Court will be weighing in here shortly to determine whether this budget is constitutional,” says Washington Education Association spokesman Rich Wood. “Educators do not believe that this budget fully funds basic education.” (DANIEL WALTERS)

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Havana Street Improvements (with 44th trail) from Glenrose Road to 37th Avenue

Improvements include full width pavement replacement, complete sidewalk gaps and porous asphalt bicycle lanes. This project will also include installation of a 36-inch water transmission main between 37th Avenue and the Brown Park reservoirs at 57th Avenue. Estimated end date: October

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Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn has taken on the decades-old fight to add two more commissioners to the board. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Party of Five?

Why Spokane County’s newest commissioner is leading the fight to add two more BY DANIEL WALTERS

t’s a rare thing for politicians, at any level, to stand up and advocate for their power to be diluted. But that, in a sense, is what Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn is doing. Right now, O’Quinn is one of three county commissioners, arguably the most powerful role in Spokane County. She’d prefer to be one in five. Yes, she says, moving from three to five commissioners would mean more people she’d have to convince on an issue — but also more perspectives and more dialogue. “I’m not doing this job for power,” O’Quinn says. “I’m doing this job because I’m invested in the people in Spokane County.” Last summer, the Inlander asked O’Quinn if Spokane County should have more commissioners. “Yes, but it won’t happen,” O’Quinn replied. O’Quinn suggested that the change would have required Spokane County to rewrite its charter, a cumbersome process that opens the county up to a slew of other changes. That’s the route taken by the five Washington

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state counties with more than three commissioners — King, Pierce, Snohomish, Whatcom and, just this year, Clark. Today, however, O’Quinn points to a simpler path. In fact, it was a state senator from O’Quinn’s own district — the late Bob McCaslin — who introduced a 1990 bill allowing large Washington counties to increase the number of commissioners through a public vote. Through citizen signatures or commissioner decision, the proposal could put it on the ballot. None of the attempts over the past 25 years to pass such a measure have succeeded, but local activists like Karen Kearney have continued to push for it. After all, she says, Spokane County has eight times as many people as it did back when it incorporated, while the number of commissioners hasn’t budged. In recent months, Kearney says she personally pitched the idea to Commissioners O’Quinn and Todd Mielke (she’d heard that Commissioner Al French wouldn’t be receptive). “Shelly, go forward with this,”

Kearney recalls saying. “Stand out.” Indeed, over the past few months of researching and gauging community input, O’Quinn has shifted from merely curious about the idea to becoming a fervent supporter. With her approval, the board will take testimony on July 7 over whether they should place a measure on the ballot to increase the number of commissioners.

NEEDING MORE TIME

Over her years on the commission, O’Quinn says, she’s increasingly felt the desire of “wanting to do so much more, and feeling constrained” by her schedule. Spokane County commissioners have to juggle dozens of different boards and committees, county meetings, electoral campaigns, constituent relations and wonky public policy issues. “As a commissioner you’re spread incredibly thin, especially if you have a family and any sort of personal life,” says Mark Richard, a former commissioner who opted to not to run for another term. “At any given time I was on 13 to 14 different boards and committees, on top of running the county.” Kearney suggests that dividing the work among more commissioners would lead to fewer flawed financial decisions — like purchasing the expensive Spokane County Raceway. O’Quinn, however, stresses that her issue isn’t the workload, per se. It’s the opportunities it costs her. “I will work a 40-to-60-plus-hour week every single week, because that’s who I am,” she says. “I don’t like feeling like I can’t give an effort my full time and attention that it needs.” With so many tasks, some inevitably get less atten-

tion than others. Having five commissioners would help fix that problem, she says. “It helps us dive deeper.” O’Quinn wants more time, say, to concentrate on criminal justice reform and finding additional ways to streamline county processes. “This whole issue would go away if you could figure out a way to double my hours in a week,” she says, chuckling.

FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE

There’s another, more immediate problem: With five members, one commissioner could talk to another other one-on-one, no problem. But with only three commissioners, it only takes two to trigger Open Public Meetings Act rules, requiring that almost all commissioner discussion take place at public meetings. Currently, the three commissioners have a few options to communicate. They can send messages through staff members. They can send purely informational emails. They can call an emergency meeting, with 24 hours notice. Otherwise, they have to wait as long as a week to discuss even a minor idea with another commissioner. “That I can’t have less than a 10-second, in-passing, for-information-only conversation [with a fellow commissioner], I think it’s gone too far,” Mielke says. Lately, the board’s climate has shifted. The normally ideologically unified commissioners have clashed bitterly and publicly. Earlier this year, O’Quinn disagreed with French over the transit tax measure he supported. French lobbed accusations of malfeasance at Mielke and O’Quinn, and they returned fire. Most dramatically, O’Quinn recently made a motion to hire Mielke — the sole finalist — for county CEO. But with only three commissioners, the only one left to second her motion was French. He refused to. Mielke and O’Quinn suggest the interpersonal conflicts between the commissioners have been exacerbated by publicmeeting restrictions. “If I wanted to go to talk to Al, saying, ‘Let’s get this out on the table. You and I need to battle it out,’ we can’t do that without being in an open public meeting,” O’Quinn says. Others, however, see value in the restrictions. “I think we lose a certain level of accountability, not knowing what sort of dealings are occurring,” says the Center for Justice’s Rick Eichstaedt, who sued the county in 2013, alleging Open Public Meetings Act violations. It’s not just citizen watchdogs leveling open-meeting accusations: In January, French met with a state auditor, laying out his case that the other two commissioners were violating public meeting statutes in communicating about county business by texts and emails. The other commissioners represent French as more skeptical of the five-commissioner model; he did not return calls for comment. (In fact, despite repeated phone calls and email requests, French has not given a comment to the Inlander and its readers since October 14, 2014.)

TRIMMING COSTS

Back in 1991, two-thirds of Spokane County voters rejected the idea of adding two more commissioners. But today more than 100,000 additional residents live in the county. O’Quinn says that even many of the staunchest local Republicans see adding more commissioners as more representation, not more bureaucracy. “The only real argument I’ve heard [against the change] is the fear that it’s going to cost a ton of money,” O’Quinn says. She doesn’t think it would. The salaries of two new commissioners would be about $250,000, O’Quinn estimates. That doesn’t include the cost of finding office space or paying for the commissioners’ assistants. But today, with the relocation of Family Law in the County Courthouse, O’Quinn says space has already opened up. And O’Quinn and Mielke suggest that the three current staff assistants could be combined into a pool for all five commissioners. With a county budget of about a half-billion dollars, she sees the cost as a small drop in a very large bucket. “[Compared with] the amount of additional capacity that you bring, I mean, that’s pennies,” O’Quinn says. n danielw@inlander.com

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BORN TO WALK Put one foot in front of the other until you find what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been missing

BY BEN MONTGOMERY

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Our canteens were dry. So were the wine bottles we had drained the night before, passing them around a campfire between country songs. I could feel my heartbeat in my tongue. The Marufo Vega trail in the Big Bend National Park is only a 14-mile round trip, a challenging twoday hike through the desert mountains of West Texas, much of it hugging the slow-moving Rio Grande. But we hadn’t seen the telltale rock cairns that mark the path in hours. We’d missed a switchback and followed a game trail for miles through bulrushes and down into a canyon. We realized we were off, but rather than turn back and retrace our steps, we plunged up the canyon, marching against the brutal sun, hoping it would eventually deliver us to the other side of the mountains, to the flatlands, where our van was parked on a small gravel lot. There were six of us on that walk in the spring of 2001. Me, my two high-school buddies, my two older brothers, and two of their friends. I was the guy with the map because I was the guy who had planned this trip. All is equal among men during good times, by and large, but when imaginations start to churn against the probability of death, when water runs dry and tongues begin to swell, the guy with the map is an easy target for hate. “Where the f--- are we?” my brother Paul asked. We had stopped in the hot shade of a sheer cliff. I checked the map again, but it was worthless without a compass and some definite sense of bearing. I dropped my pack and sized up the nearest mountain.

“I’ll be back,” I said. My plan was to climb the mountain, eyeball our van on the other side of the ridge and return with a way out. Maybe we’d sing songs on the walk to the van and guzzle the warm beer we’d left in the back seat. Alas, as I crested the mountain, I found a loneliness that snatched my breath. As far as I could see in every direction were mountains upon mountains. There was no parking lot, no telephone lines, no ribbons of asphalt unspooling toward the promise of civilization. They say West Texas is one of most sparsely populated parts of the country. The rugged evidence stretched before me on top of that desperate peak. And it’s the closest I’ve come to heaven. Bear with me. Are you tired, lonely, bored with life? Do you have diabetes, anxiety, depression or cancer? Are you worried about the loose skin around your neck or the fat hanging over your jeans or your receding hairline? Then go test yourself against the earth. Throw your Fitbit in the garbage, leave your treadmill under the bed in the guest room, and go. Don’t tell anybody. No Facebook updates. Hell, leave your phone at home. Just go take a long walk. It’s that simple. Put one foot in front of the other until you find what you’ve been missing. Because we are missing something. Man has relied on bipedal locomotion for about 6 million years. Our bodies, our anatomy, evolved for walking. The British writer Bruce Chatwin wrote that continued on next page

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everything from our brains to our big toes are built for long journeys on foot. Only recently have humans in large numbers chosen to sit and ride rather than walk. At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States had just 100 miles of paved highway. Starting in the 1950s, when the suburbs were expanding and automakers were setting sales records year after year, the federal government would pave 40,000 additional miles to meet the growing demand for a faster way from A to B. This automobile explosion dovetailed with another dramatic shift in how we live. In 1950, barely 10 percent of American families had a television set. By the end of the decade, 90 percent of us owned TVs. Peter Steinhart noted the change in Audubon in 1987, when Americans spent four hours a day in front of the television: “We experience life not through the soles of our feet but through the seats of our pants.” In 1955, two emissaries from the sports world addressed a large gathering of family doctors in California. The point of their keynote was that the kids entering their programs were physically different than youngsters they trained in the past. Their bodies were different. The coaches, for the first time, had to build muscle instead of stretch muscle, they said. Right before their eyes, they were witnessing the evolution brought about by these American lifestyles and they pointed to the culprit: Kids don’t walk anymore. Anthropologists estimate that early man walked 20 miles a day. The written record of the mental and physical benefits of walking goes back to ancient times. Prominent Roman writer Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.) described walking as one of the “Medicines of the Will.” Hippocrates said walking was “man’s best medicine” and prescribed walks to treat emotional problems, hallucinations and digestive disorders. Aristotle lectured while strolling. Some of the best thinkers, writers, musicians and artists have extolled the virtues of walking. Da Vinci designed elevated streets to protect walkers from cart traffic. Johann Sebastian Bach walked 200 miles to hear a man play the organ. William Wordsworth was said to have walked 180,000 miles in his lifetime. Charles Dickens once said, “The sum of the whole is this: Walk and be happy; Walk

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and be healthy.” Robert Louis Stevenson wrote of “brief but priceless meetings which only trampers know.” Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche said, “Only those thoughts that come by walking have any value.” In an 1862 essay in the Atlantic, Henry David Thoreau warned about the coming of the “mantrap” — the automobile — that would “confine men to the public road, and walking over the surface of God’s earth shall be construed to mean trespassing on some gentleman’s grounds.” “Let us improve our opportunities, then,” he wrote, “before the evil days are upon us.” In his new book Born to Walk: The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act, Dan Rubinstein again makes the case that walking connects us to ourselves, our fellow citizens and where we are right now. It also affords us the gift of time. “Done by choice, untethered from the market and wireless contraptions, it can be an act of defiance,” he writes. “In the early decades of the 21st century, an era of climactic convulsions, rapacious profiteering, crushing debt, deadly ‘lifestyle’ diseases and the attenuation of non-virtual community, these are precious commodities.” Indeed. I walked down from that mountaintop in Texas with a fulfilling sense of insignificance. The group received the bad news as you’d expect, and desperation settled on us. So we walked. We turned back in silence and put one foot in front of the other. Miles later, we found the Rio Grande and drank her warm water on our bellies and filled our canteens. Miles later, we found the trail and a fallen sign that marked the switchback we had missed. Miles later, we found our van. The next day, drinking cold Tecate in a cantina in a little Mexican village called Boquillas del Carmen, we talked about how we had not only made it, but we felt more alive than ever. Our long walk had pricked some membrane between us and our primitive selves. We had found triumph in survival itself, a step at a time. n Ben Montgomery is a reporter for the Tampa Bay Times and author of Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail.

HIKES EVERY LOCAL SHOULD DO BY SCOTT A. LEADINGHAM

ILLER CREEK / STEVENS CREEK, DISHMAN HILLS CONSERVATION AREA BEST FOR: Moderate hiking/walking and trail running. MILEAGE: Five-mile loop from Iller Creek trailhead. 2.5-mile up-and-down from Stevens Creek trailhead. Both trails merge at the top, called Rocks of Sharon, with access to Tower Mountain. WHY GO: A great hike, relatively short, with tons of reward at the top. You can sweat a lot or a little depending on which trailhead you use, and how fast you go up. HOW TO GET THERE: ILLER CREEK TRAILHEAD: 9000 E. Holman Rd. Coming from Sprague Ave. or Appleway Blvd., turn south on Dishman-Mica Rd. Turn right on Schafer Rd. at a stoplight. Continue until a stop sign at 44th Ave. Turn right. Take first left onto Woodruff Rd. Turn right onto Holman Rd., follow uphill until the dead end and parking area with gate and outhouse. STEVENS CREEK TRAILHEAD: 8901 S. Stevens Creek Rd. Coming from South Hill / Valleyford on Palouse Highway, turn left or right (depending on direction) onto Stevens Creek Rd. Drive 2 miles to trailhead, on left. DON’T MISS: 360-degree views atop Rocks of Sharon are best from on the rocks, if you feel comfortable with a scramble up. Be careful! Look south toward the Palouse and see Steptoe Butte in the distance. FYI: The area is popular with mountain bikers, too. On corners, be careful, listen for bike traffic from ahead or behind, and always make your presence known. Make noise! TIP: On Iller Creek loop, the east side begins with more switchbacks but is steeper once you get up halfway. The west ascent is more gentle and forested/shady along a riparian stream. Take that into account, given the heat and what you prefer regarding uphill vs. downhill.

The Iller Creek hike offers spectacular views of the Valley and the Palouse. CHEY SCOTT PHOTO LIBERTY LAKE LOOP BEST FOR: Moderate to intense walkers, hikers and trail runners. MILEAGE: Eight-mile loop. WHY GO: Early season will bring a good flow in the waterfall about halfway up the loop. The view north and east toward the lake is very nice from the trail on the switchback section above the cedar grove. HOW TO GET THERE: Liberty Lake Regional Park (Spokane County). 3707 Zephyr Rd., Liberty Lake. Use Liberty Lake exit 296. Go straight on E. Appleway Ave. Turn right on N. Molter Rd. and continue until you reach E. Valleyway Ave. (The golf courses will be on the left.) Left on Valleyway Ave., which turns into S. Lakeside Rd. Remain left at the “Y” and follow road signs to the park entrance on Zephyr Rd. FYI: In summer, (Memorial Day to Labor Day) the county park charges an entrance fee of $2 per person over age 6 for entrance between 9 am and 5 pm. The park includes a swim area, picnic shelter and bathrooms, along with limited camping. The trail is also popular for mountain biking and horse riding, so be aware. TIP: Doing the loop clockwise will be flatter in the first two miles until you reach the cedar grove, but you’ll quickly gain the rest of the 1,200-foot elevation in the next 2 miles. The counterclockwise direction includes a large, steep grade (called Edith Hill) 1 mile in, but flattens out afterward for a more gradual ascent to the top.

DISHMAN HILLS NATURAL AREA (north section, off Appleway Blvd. and Camp Caro) BEST FOR: Easy to moderate walkers, hikers, trail runners. MILEAGE: Varies depending on loops you take. From two to eight miles depending on routes. See maps at trailheads or tinyurl.com/DishmanHillsCampCaro. WHY GO: Close to the city but nestled south of I-90 against neighborhoods. The interior areas are wooded and shaded enough to not see the city around you, making you nearly forget you’re that close. Rock outcroppings halfway up (Nimbus Knob) and the “top,” Eagle Peak, offer panoramic views of Spokane, the Valley and into the Idaho panhandle. HOW TO GET THERE: 625 S. Sargent Rd., Spokane Valley. From Sprague Ave. or Appleway Blvd., park in upper or lower parking lots at Camp Caro off Appleway Blvd. FYI: Camp Caro is a community park managed by Spokane County. It features a playground and large grassy area for picnics/volleyball/etc. and a rentable lodge for day functions. Bathrooms at Camp Caro are available from late May through mid-September. TIP: Most people will park at the Camp Caro trailhead, but two other access points off 8th Ave. and Siesta Dr. are available, and are less crowded. HISTORY: The area is co-managed by Spokane County, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the nonprofit Dishman Hills Conservancy.

PALISADES PARK BEST FOR: Easy walking and hiking. MILEAGE: 464 acres with multiple intersecting trails and loops. WHY GO: Close to the city with good views of downtown. Close enough not to drive too far, but far enough to be near nature, near perfect. HOW TO GET THERE: 1717 N. Rimrock Dr., Spokane. From downtown, take Riverside Ave./ Sunset Hwy. west. Turn right on Government Way. Turn left on Greenwood Rd., about a mile to the intersection with Basalt Rd., the southern edge of the park. (Note address above is a rough approximation, not the address of the intersection.) HISTORY: The area is maintained by the Palisades Park Organization, a nonprofit friends group in the neighborhood. More info and a good park map are at palisadesnw.com.

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PALOUSE FALLS BEST FOR: Easy to moderate walking/hiking. Some scrambling required (careful!) if you’re adventurous and want to get close to the very edge of the falls at the top or bottom. MILEAGE: Variable; 1 to 3 miles depending on where you go. WHY GO: Eastern Washington is full of geologic history and treasures, if you know where to look. It’s not all farmland to the west and south of Spokane. Palouse Falls is a real natural treasure, relatively close by. HOW TO GET THERE: Located in: Starbuck, Wash. (there’s not much else around). From Spokane, take I-90 east to Ritzville and exit 221. Follow Hwy. 261 south, going across Hwy. 26 and the town of Washtucna. Continue south on 261, eventually turning right to remain on 261 and follow signs to the park. FYI: Discover Pass ($30 annual / $10 per day) required for parking in all Washington state parks. Or take advantage of free state park entry days: Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11. TIP: Best time to visit is spring into early summer when river runoff is at its peak. The higher flow of the river, the better the falls. A small campground is available, with reservations available. More info: tinyurl. com/PalouseFallSP

A small campground is available at Palouse Falls. RON TREES PHOTO MT. KIT CARSON TRAIL, MT. SPOKANE STATE PARK BEST FOR: Moderate to intense hiking. MILEAGE: Variable depending on starting point within park. Mt. Kit Carson, west of the Mt. Spokane summit, is accessed by several trails, number 130 or 160. Consult a park map in advance to determine your preferred route and mileage. The shortest option and quickest access is from the Cook’s Cabin trailhead off the Summit Road inside the park. WHY GO: Indeed, there are numerous hiking trails — 100 miles worth — in Mt. Spokane State Park. The Mt. Kit Carson Trail, off of taller Mt. Spokane, is equally worth it for its views and will most likely be less crowded. HOW TO GET THERE: Main Park Entrance: N. 26107 Mount Spokane Park Dr., Mead. See park map for multiple access points to Mt. Kit Carson trails. FYI: Discover Pass ($30 annual / $10 per day) required for parking in all Washington state parks. Or take advantage of free state park entry days: Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11.

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BOWL AND PITCHER, RIVERSIDE STATE PARK BEST FOR: Easy walking/hiking. MILEAGE: Numerous trails begin and merge around the Bowl and Pitcher. Easy strolls of a mile or less, or an all-day adventure further into the park, are possible. WHY GO: At 14,000 acres, Riverside is the largest state park in Washington. The short trails just around the Bowl and Pitcher on the river are worth seeing for river and basalt formation views. HOW TO GET THERE: 4427 N Aubrey L. White Pkwy., Spokane. From downtown, head north on Maple St. to Maxwell Ave. Turn left (west) and then continue on Pettet Drive (down “Doomsday Hill”). Continue straight on Downriver Dr./Riverside State Park Dr. Entrance is on the left. DON’T MISS: In late spring and summer, kayakers and rafters on the Spokane River can be seen from the swinging bridge. Bring a camera! Pack a picnic for eating in the shelter along the river or in the campground picnic area. FYI: Discover Pass ($30 annual / $10 per day) required for parking in all Washington state parks. Or take advantage of free state park entry days: Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11.

KNOTHEAD LOOP, LITTLE SPOKANE RIVER BEST FOR: Moderate to advanced hiking or trail running. MILEAGE: Seven-mile loop with significant elevation gain. WHY GO: Start off flat with views of historic Native American painting (called Indian Painted Rocks) for a short, easy hike. If you want to keep ascending the full loop for the harder hike (and worthwhile view), go for it. HOW TO GET THERE: 5800 W. Rutter Pkwy., Spokane. From downtown, head north on Maple Street to Francis Avenue. Turn left (west) and then right on Indian Trail Road. Continue onto Rutter Parkway. FYI: Discover Pass ($30 annual / $10 per day) required for parking in all Washington state parks. Or take advantage of free state park entry days: Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11.

DEEP CREEK CANYON, RIVERSIDE STATE PARK BEST FOR: Moderate walking and hiking with views higher up of Spokane River and North Spokane. MILEAGE: About a 5-mile round trip, with options to extend on numerous side and branch trails. WHY GO: You’ll get a good diversity of landscapes and vegetation in a short distance, including a creek bed, ascending through basalt outcroppings, and up to a higher overlook with good opportunities for large bird sightings. HOW TO GET THERE: Approximate address for trailhead: 10502 N. State Park Dr., Nine Mile Falls. From Highway 291/Nine Mile Road, turn onto Seven Mile Road, crossing the Spokane River and heading west. Continue past the first intersection with the Centennial Trail for about a mile. Turn right on N. Riverside State Park Dr. and follow signs to Deep Creek parking area. DON’T MISS: In summer, the creek bed should be dry, and is a worthwhile hike up and down, off the formal trail. Explore it and all the cool rock formations in both directions. FYI: Discover Pass ($30 annual / $10 per day) required for parking in all Washington state parks. Or take advantage of free state park entry days: Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11.

ANTOINE PEAK CONSERVATION AREA BEST FOR: Moderate walking and hiking. MILEAGE: 5.5-mile loop with elevation gain to 3,370-foot summit. WHY GO: Close-by hiking in the Spokane Valley area, not as busy as Dishman Hills, and on the opposite side of the valley, allowing closer vistas of Mt. Spokane and Liberty Lake. HOW TO GET THERE: Look for the Lincoln Road Trailhead on eastside of Antoine Peak. From I-90, take Barker exit 293, driving north on Barker Rd. to Trent. Turn right, heading east on Trent. Turn left on Campbell Road, driving north about 1.5 miles. Left on Lincoln Road. Parking area is about half a mile ahead. FYI: Don’t forget about winter recreation possibilities, including snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

SALTESE UPLANDS CONSERVATION AREA BEST FOR: Easy to moderate walking and hiking. Good wildlife viewing opportunities due to low vegetation and few trees. MILEAGE: Multiple trails intersecting, about 7 miles total. WHY GO: It’s among the newer areas acquired by Spokane County in the Conservation Futures program, though not as big or steep as others. Its quick access in the Valley and off of I-90 makes getting to it from any point in the area relatively easy. HOW TO GET THERE: From I-90 take Barker exit 293. Drive south on Barker Rd. to Sprague Ave. Take a left on Sprague, driving east to Henry Rd. Turn right on Henry, driving south. Trailhead is on the left. DON’T MISS: Keep quiet and you might see more wildlife than on other trails, particularly whitetailed deer or the occasional coyote. Watch out above for big birds of the hawk variety. TIP: It’s also a good snowshoe spot in the winter.

BEACON HILL, SHIELDS PARK BEST FOR: Moderate walking and hiking. MILEAGE: Varies depending on route, from 2 to 5 miles in the immediate area. WHY GO: This may be the most central hiking area for the region because it connects all of Spokane in a central location, and those coming from the Valley or North Idaho can access fairly easily, too. HOW TO GET THERE: Shields Park, 5625 E. Upriver Dr., Spokane. Located 1 mile east of Havana on Upriver River (west of Boulder Beach) DON’T MISS: Boulder Beach is 1 mile west on Upriver Drive, a good cool-down location in the summer if you need a dip in the Spokane River after. FYI: Watch out for mountain bikers on all trails, and make your presence known. The Camp Sekani trailhead further east is a mountain bike skills park. Needless to say, be careful and share the trail if in this area. The area is also popular with rock climbers, too, at the Minnehaha Rocks, so get there early in the day to ensure better parking.

SOUTH HILL (HIGH DRIVE) BLUFF BEST FOR: Moderate walking, hiking and trail running. MILEAGE: Yeah, good luck with that. There’s a labyrinth of interacting trails up, down and all around. You just sort of find one and start walking. WHY GO: It’s the western edge of the South Hill and overlooks Highway 195 and the West Plains and Spokane Airport. Simply put, it’s a very good hiking and natural area where you wouldn’t think you’d find one. HOW TO GET THERE: Numerous access points off of High Drive. Larger parking areas at 57th and Hatch or Polly Judd Park, accessed at the western end of 14th Ave. in Spokane. DON’T MISS: A few spots toward the bottom feature old cars that at some point in the last 40 or so years went over the cliff and wound up way far below. FYI: A lot of mountain bikers and trail runners are out here, all sharing a narrow single track with steep embankments. Common trail etiquette is to stop and get on the upslope side (or safest area) to let faster trail users through. TIP: The more wooded area to the south has more trails, but not many signs or markings. You’ll need to learn by experience (if you get lost, go up). Novice users may want to use the northern entry points or Polly Judd Park due to fewer trails and being more open (thus easier to find your way).

CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BEST FOR: Easy walking and hiking for wildlife viewing. MILEAGE: One mile or more on interpretive trails. WHY GO: This being a wildlife refuge and all (managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), the focus is not on breaking a sweat on a quadblasting downhill or getting the heart pumping with a killer uphill. Chill out, pack a lunch, bring the binoculars and come see some wildlife while learning about the region’s rich geologic history in an 18,000-plus-acre setting. HOW TO GET THERE: 26010 S. Smith Road, Cheney. From I-90 westbound toward Cheney, take the Four Lakes exit 270. Continue south on Highway 970 toward Cheney. Follow 904 through Cheney, westbound, turning left at K Street / S. Cheney Plaza Rd. Follow S. Cheney Plaza Rd. into Turnbull. FYI: $3 entry fee per vehicle, March through October. This is a federal, not state, property. The Washington State Discover Pass will not get you in for free. TIP: Bring binoculars, and get ready to learn.

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ARE YOU SWIMSUIT READY? MINERAL RIDGE NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL BEST FOR: Easy walking and hiking. MILEAGE: 3.3-mile partial loop trail and out-andback. WHY GO: A perfect blend of good views near Lake Coeur d’Alene mixed with lots of interpretive signs. It’s educational and recreational. Can’t beat that. Also, there are plenty of chances for bald eagle viewing, particularly during kokanee salmon spawning season throughout December and early January. HOW TO GET THERE: 11 miles east of downtown Coeur d’Alene. Follow I-90 east 8 miles to Wolf Bay Lodge exit 22. Follow US 97 south for three miles to trailhead. DON’T MISS: Interpretive signs galore. Take extra time to read and appreciate the natural history and education. Yeah, even on summer break the kids (and adults) can learn. TIP: Remember binoculars and camera with a good lens for possible bald eagle viewing.

INDIAN CLIFF TRAIL, HEYBURN STATE PARK BEST FOR: Moderate walking and hiking. MILEAGE: Three miles out and back with 500 feet of elevation gain. WHY GO: It’s a relatively easy hike within Heyburn State Park with open views. While North Idaho gets a lot of love from Coeur d’Alene in the north, this southern end of the lake between Plummer and St. Maries is worth checking out for good local hiking. HOW TO GET THERE: This hike commences from Hawley’s Landing within the park. From Coeur d’Alene, follow US 97 south toward Plummer. In Plummer turn right on Highway 5 heading east. Follow signs to Heyburn State Park and Hawley’s Landing. HISTORY: Heyburn, created in 1908, is the oldest state park in the Northwest.

GOLD HILL BEST FOR: Moderate walking and hiking. MILEAGE: 3.7 miles out and back with about 1,200 feet of elevation gain. WHY GO: Close to Sandpoint on the south end of the Long Bridge, it’s a popular spot with really far-reaching views, worth the drive if you’re coming from afar. HOW TO GET THERE: Driving north on Highway 95 toward Sandpoint, turn right onto Bottle Bay Road before crossing Lake Pend Oreille and the Long Bridge. DON’T MISS: A quick drive into Sandpoint and the beach will be much warranted after a nice, hot climb. Take a swim and enjoy a refreshing beverage in Sandpoint afterward. (Recommended: MickDuff’s Brewing or Laughing Dog Brewery.) FYI: The area is also popular with mountain bikers, so watch out on blind corners.

CHIMNEY ROCK BEST FOR: Moderate to advanced hiking and rock climbing. MILEAGE: Four to 11 miles depending on approach and how far up you go. WHY GO: Chimney Rock is among the most recognizable features in the North Idaho Selkirk Range (similar to Liberty Bell Mountain in Washington’s North Cascades). If you’re looking for an advanced hike (or overnight backpack), this is the place to go without too far a drive from Sandpoint or Coeur d’Alene. HOW TO GET THERE: There are west and east approaches to the rock, the east route more accessible for cars to the trailhead. EAST APPROACH: From Highway 95, drive from Sandpoint north toward Bonners Ferry. In about 7 miles you’ll approach the small town of Samuels. Turn left on Upper Pack River Road, which becomes National Forest Road 231. In 17 miles, the parking area will be on the left. FYI: This being a far-out hike, the road is best traveled by four-wheel and all-wheel-drive vehicles. 

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icycling doesn’t have to be a solitary sport, a lone cyclist on dusty country roads. If that’s what you’re into, great. If not, the region is flush with bicycle clubs hosting “no drop rides” into the mountains, and to the foot of a barstool downtown. A “no drop ride” means no rider will be left behind, alone, from the group. “No drop rides give an opportunity for people to learn how to ride in a group and get more proficient,” says Dave Mannino of Two Wheel Transit. “We make sure everyone stays together. If someone is not able to ride with the fast group, we can always splinter into other groups.” Below are some groups to get you started this summer. If you’re more of a lone-wolf sort of cyclist, you can always ride the routes solo.

Pedal under the full moon with the Swamp Ride. NICK GAST PHOTO Two Wheel Transit THE RIDE: Thursdays at 5:30 pm The South Perry bike shop hosts 18-to20-mile road rides for moderate to advanced cyclists. The route takes you through neighborhood pathways along historic South Hill homes and through the pastoral beauty of the Palouse. The ride starts at Two Wheel Transit and travels up to Southeast Boulevard, over to 37th and Grand, then down to the Palouse Highway for a loop around Windmill Road. “I would say it’s a fairly challenging ride,” Mannino says. “It’s just because of our location, there aren’t other options that don’t include hills.”

Belles and Baskets THE RIDE: Twice monthly The women’s-only cycling club hosts casual 5-to-10-mile rides throughout the city for cyclists of all abilities. The social group always starts at a coffee shop or ice cream parlor. If someone can ride a bike at all, they’re generally just fine, says founder Betsy Lawrence. One of their most scenic routes starts at Rocket Bakery on First, travels down Riverside, across the Sandifur Bridge, across the newly finished Centennial Trail through Kendall Yards, and then across the Monroe Street Bridge to Riverfront Park. “The ride is just picturesque along the river,” Lawrence says. “It’s a nice mix of rural landscapes, and Kendall Yards offers the prettiest view of downtown.” Coeur d’Alene Bicycle Co. THE RIDE: Wednesday Night Bikes, Brews and Burgers at 5:45 pm The weekly 4-to-5-mile mountain bike ride is open to all skill levels. The group almost always meets at Canfield Mountain (Nettleton Gulch parking lot) and zigzags the mountain up the fire road, across Sixth Street, and eventually down to Slate Creek Brewery where free hamburgers and discounted beer await. “It is mountain biking, so it’s all dirt roads and mostly single track,” says Chris Caro, co-owner of the Coeur d’Alene Bicycle Co. “We’ve had people walk up before... but there are few spots where you can look over Coeur d’Alene. The mountain has some of the best views around.” WOW Cycling Club THE RIDE: Twice monthly The women-only cycling group for intermediate to advanced riders hosts mid- and long-range road rides throughout Spokane and the Centennial Trail. The last Sunday of every month, the group invites the public — men included — for a 25mile ride. The group meets at Yoke’s on Highway 2, rides up to Greenbluff Grange for a pancake breakfast, and then rides down and around the farms. “We have a wide variety of riders, people in their 20s and in their 70s,” says member Jodee Thompson. “All of our club rides are ‘no drop’ rides because it encourages people to come out and try it.” CDA Cruiser Ride THE RIDE: Once monthly What started as a cruiser ride has since morphed into a social 5-to-7-mile ride for bikes and cyclists of all varieties. The group always starts at Bardenay, then cruises the Centennial Trail along the river, rides through City Park past the Coeur d’Alene Resort, across Sanders Beach, and ends at Java On Sherman. The coffeehouse provides a discounted food menu and $2 beer until the keg blows. “We have baskets and bikes and bells. … Anything is doable, we just really go slow so families can come out and enjoy the scenery,” says organizer Cathy Stephens. “The ride is absolutely gorgeous around Sanders Beach with some of the old mansions, and then we’re literally right on the lake.” The Swamp Ride THE RIDE: Every full moon There is a very strange and very large gaping hole in the hearts of cyclists who once rode with the F---ing Bike Club (FBC), which dismantled in 2013. Bradley Baysinger stepped up to form the Swamp Ride — a group in FBC fashion that meets at the Swamp Tavern every full moon and rides to an undisclosed bar. The 7-to-8-mile city road rides convene at places like Jones Radiator, the Hub Tavern and Boots. Much like the fate of FBC, the Swamp Ride became too much to orchestrate, and the group’s final ride — Bike Prom — is Friday, July 10 at 9 pm. That is, unless you want to become their leader. “It’s a little bittersweet to see it end,” says Baysinger. “I know there are a lot of people who feel very strongly about this whole thing. … I believe the full moon tradition should exist in every city, no matter what. I’m hoping it’s not over. I’m hopeful someone will step in.” n

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The Dinnison family’s kitten, Raymond, wishes he could read. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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innison never worked in a record store during her high school years, back in the mid-’80s, just as records were falling to the wayside in favor of cassette tapes. But she wishes she had. After relocating from the Tri-Cities (Richland) to the Bay Area midway through her junior year, similar to You and Me and Him’s Tom, she found solace amidst the vinyl at Rasputin Records in Berkeley. “I’d go there when I felt like, ‘Oh my gosh, what am I doing here in California?’” she remembers. “No one in Berkeley noticed me there because they were all weirder than me.” In the novel, Maggie is Dinnison’s girl who works at record store, a hip shop owned by a gay man who’s at times more a confidant and friend than a boss. It’s there that Maggie escapes from the day-to-day slog of high school drama and her P.E. teacher and mother harping about her weight, and it’s where she can blast Billie Holiday — her favorite — without judgment. “For people who know me, Maggie is recognizable in having the same experiences as me,” Dinnison says. “I was a swimmer and I love to hike, and I’ve lived with my weight my whole life. But if anything, Maggie is an idealized version of what I wished I had been in high school. She is strong and knows herself in a way I didn’t.” Connected to the modern teen experience through her years of teaching, yet several decades removed from her own adolescence, Dinnison relied on her then-high school daughter Kate and her friends as a gauge of authenticity for Maggie and Nash’s world. “She would come to me on random days and run a line by me and ask, ‘Is this real? Is this really what high school kids are saying?’” says Kate Dinnison, now 20 and home for the summer from her studies at King’s College in London. “She wanted to get these characters right, and I think that translated into characters you can really connect with.” One of Kate’s friends, an openly gay student

at Lewis and Clark High School, became a sounding board for Nash’s authenticity. “I was very careful with Nash. Nash was gay, but he was also a bunch of other things, just like with Maggie — she was overweight, but was a lot of other things as well,” Dinnison explains. “That was very liberating. Nash didn’t have to represent an entire demographic. We do a lot of labeling and judging in our society, and that is not really the most useful way to talk about human beings. We’re more than our weight, skin color, religion and sexuality.” Not a person eager to welcome the attention that comes with publishing her first novel — and in the young adult genre that’s rife with smash hits being read by all ages and made into films (she hasn’t sold the film rights) — Dinnison is expressly grateful for the local writing community’s support. Before she set out on the quest to write You and Me and Him, Dinnison recalls applying to Eastern Washington University’s renowned MFA program in creative writing. “I didn’t get in, and I had to decide if I’m going to do this anyway and find mentors and teach myself, or give up and say ‘Oh well.’” But Dinnison’s story is just beginning. The region’s flourishing writing community, which has already seen several other highly anticipated debut novels this year, rallied around her. The novel’s acknowledgements page lists around a dozen area writers who guided and cheered her on through the years-long writing and publishing process. “I think Spokane’s writing community operates on the fact that if you have success, it raises all boats,” she reflects. “It’s a synergy, which, I hate that word, but it’s the only way to describe it, getting caught up in this storm of all this success.”  You and Me and Him book launch • Tue, July 7, at 7 pm • Free • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • bit.ly/YouandMeandHim

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HOLIDAY FUN ON THE FOURTH

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Free, Riverfront Park Red White & Views offers a chance to watch the fireworks show from the Spokane Convention Center breezeway, floating stage and rooftop. Guaranteed seating starts at $10. Before the show, enjoy activities throughout the day in the park such as pie and hot dog eating contests and live entertainment.

COEUR D’ALENE’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

Free, Coeur d’Alene City Park The parade begins at 11 am; afterward, enjoy food and vendor booths in the park. There are also concerts and kids’ activities leading up to the fireworks show, starting at approximately 10 pm.

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$35 for the run, $5-$20 for the game, Avista Stadium You can register now to participate in the fourth consecutive year of the Pennant Run, supporting the Wounded Warriors project, which takes fun-runners through the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center and ends at Avista Stadium’s home plate. Come back for the 6:30 pm game against the Boise Hawks, featuring special edition jerseys and a postgame fireworks spectacle.

SANDPOINT FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

Free, Sandpoint There’s a lot happening in Sandpoint for the Fourth. All the fun begins at 9:30 am with the Children’s Parade downtown, followed by the Grand Parade a half-hour later. This year’s Grand Parade theme is “Honoring Our Heroes” and features Sandpoint High School as the grand marshals. After that, at City Beach, you’ll find free ice cream and live music by Frank Moore and Friends as well as Fiddlin’ Red. Kids’ games and raffle tickets are available all day long. Downtown, there’s live music from the Selkirk Society Band, starting at 4 pm at the corner of First Avenue and Cedar Street. Fireworks are at dusk.

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Free, Grand Coulee Dam Voted “Best in Show” for Washington state, Grand Coulee Dam launches fireworks right after their nightly laser light show. During the day there are arts, crafts and food vendors alongside live music. A beer garden is new to the celebration this year.

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BY LAURA JOHNSON

CHARITY | Fueled by rapid wind and extreme heat, fire broke out near Wenatchee on Sunday, taking out dozens of homes and city structures in its orange-and-black wake. Hundreds of people have already evacuated the area, and with temperatures set to rise this weekend, the future is uncertain. Organizations like the Red Cross and Salvation Army have stepped in to support the people who’ve lost so much; you can help too. The Community Foundation of North Central Washington has opened a fund for donations called SLEEPY HOLLOW HEIGHTS FIRE SUPPORT. This will provide food and basic necessities to the families, fire crews and animals — all who have been affected by this tragedy. Go to cfncw.org to donate. SPORTS | The U.S. women’s national soccer team wins plenty of gold medals, including in the previous three Olympics, yet hasn’t won the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP since 1999. While Americans aren’t completely in love with professional soccer (crazed Sounders fans aside), watching this year’s World Cup in Canada is less about supporting soccer and more about supporting our world-class athletes on an international stage — especially one that’s partly happening right here in the Northwest, in Vancouver, B.C. At this point (the U.S. played Germany on Tuesday after this issue went to print, the winner qualifying for the finals), with only three other teams left, the worst outcome would be fourth. But let’s hope for something better than that. The thirdplace and final matches are played Saturday and Sunday, respectively. DOCUMENTARY | Not all films can delve into the inner workings of the brain the way that Pixar’s new Inside Out does, but WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?, a new, in-depth documentary available on Netflix, does its best to figure out what made the classically trained pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone tick. As her daughter Lisa Stroud explains, the brilliant High Priestess of Soul was always Nina Simone, never just some stage persona. On stage, that persona was entirely magnetic and liberating, but off stage it stifled her. Prone to violent outbursts, she later was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. But for all her troubles, no one sounds like this woman. n

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JESSIE SPACCIA ILLUSTRATION

Outlandish Questions For one: Can we really be naughty outlaws making wild pagan love as the sun rises pink? BY SAMUEL LIGON

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wanted to hate the Volstead Act. The bar’s been open for several years, but I’d never been until a few weeks ago. I had, however, been to the Cruise Room in Denver, a similar celebration of Prohibition. If all nostalgia is a hopeless dream of recapturing what’s been lost, there’s something especially hollow about nostalgia for an era we didn’t live through. Prohibition nostalgia, a booze fantasy of naughty behavior, feels like cuddling up to vice, an expression of our superbad outlaw selves, but safe — like inhaling vaporized water instead of cigarette smoke. The actual Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act, stipulated that “no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized.” To celebrate the Volstead Act with craft cocktails, we have to forget that from 1920 to 1933, the sale, transport, et cetera of alcohol was controlled by criminal gangs killing more people than they’d ever killed before, that thousands more died annually from drinking tainted booze, and that hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost in breweries, distilleries, saloons and restaurants. Nostalgia is not about facts, though — it’s about feelings. “A throwback to the good ’ol days,” the Volstead Act’s website declares. “A bar with drinks made to reflect the styles of the Prohibition era in the heart of the Davenport District.” Remember Prohibition? How we’d smuggle booze across the border, chased by crooked cops? How we’d work our stills, run our rum, bathtub our gin? Remember my tuxedo and your sequined gown, how we’d dance the night

away in speakeasies, sipping martinis, laughing and smoking, our chauffeur driving us home to drink more gin and make wild pagan love as the sun rose pink around us? The law was something sophisticated people like us flouted. The law made outlaws of us. Most of us, anyway. Remember? How we were outlaws? We’d rob banks with machine guns, like Bonnie and Clyde, killing people and taking what we wanted, making wild pagan love after it all. Actually, maybe we need to edit some of this nostalgia just a little — like the killing part, or the details and consequences of D I S T I L L E D the bank-robbing part. But the A SHOT OF LIFE generic outlaw part? Let’s keep that. It’s cool. And in our nostalgia, no one has to get hurt. We can embrace our naughtiness, safely — with vapor, instead of smoke. Never mind that to be really, really cool, we have to pretend we don’t care about dying at all, or we have to join a real death cult, like the heroin club. But we’re not talking about the sickness of the heroin club here. We’re talking about Prohibition romance.

n Denver, a place like Spokane, where another prohibition — against weed — has recently been repealed, the Cruise Room posts its Prohibition propaganda on cards propped on each table, which I read while I waited for my cocktail. The soundtrack was Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke. The card said, “Distinctive, sophisticated and chic — the Cruise Room is Denver’s oldest and most fascinating bar… opened

the day after the abolition of Prohibition in 1933 (although many believe the facility was home to an illicit speakeasy throughout the 1920s Prohibition era).” Illicit speakeasy sounded real good, real naughty. I was in the right spot — Denver’s oldest and most fascinating bar — doing my naughty stuff where people had done their naughty stuff all those years ago. The scene was safe but outlawish. Women were flapping and we were all smoking like crazy, saying the most outlandish, sophisticated things. Although that’s not quite true — about the smoking, for example. I mean, how naughty can you be and still live? Also, nobody was flapping. And nobody was going to be making wild pagan love later. I’d thought wild pagan love was going to be a huge factor here, that the Cruise Room would involve all kinds of illicit, you know, cruising — bondage and anonymous sex, rough trade and humiliation, maybe stuff with donkeys. But no. The “cruise” in Cruise Room comes from the fact that it was designed after a “lounge on the Queen Mary, an iconic 1930’s ocean liner.” So no donkeys. A relief, really. But also a little disappointing. A lounge on the Queen Mary? Not as cool as a speakeasy. And what decade were we inhabiting, anyway? Could we have it both ways — Roaring Twenties and Great Depression? Maybe Dust Bowl chic was becoming a thing. But I didn’t want to be in the Depression. I wanted to be a robber baron, an industrialist or financier before the market crash, before economic ruin and suicide. I went back to the propaganda, learning that at the Cruise Room, “skilled mixologists take no shortcuts. Every ingredient is painstakingly measured to the half-ounce — spot pours are nonexistent and unthinkable.” I didn’t know what spot pours were, exactly, or why they were unthinkable. I always liked it when my mixologist just sort of poured the bourbon over the ice. But at the Cruise Room, cocktails were “often the result of a laborious 12-step process.” That stopped me cold — 12-step process being so close to 12-step program. I’d thought this was going to be a safe fantasy, in which no one would get cancer or machine-gunned or sent to rehab. I thought we were going to be F. Scott and Zelda before everything got so horrible and real. No sanitariums. No raving. Just cleaned-up Jazz Age. Cab Calloway started singing “Minnie the Moocher,” trying to bring me back to the party, but I’d been waiting 20 minutes for my Manhattan and was losing patience. When my drink finally did arrive, it was mediocre, the result of a spot pour, possibly. There were no flappers and no one saying anything sophisticated. I realized I’d be better off with Civil War reenactments, where people pretended a lot harder, all that nostalgia for camping and killing, the romance of human bondage and battlefield amputations without anesthesia.

left the Cruise Room thinking of Johnny Rotten’s words at the end of the last Sex Pistols concert: “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” I considered embracing punk nostalgia immediately, but before I could locate an authentic-seeming CBGB with nontoxic vomit and urine piped in, I paid a visit to the Volstead Act — intending to hate the place, to have a drink and brood about false longing for an era I hadn’t lived through. But I ran into trouble right away. My Manhattan came in about two minutes, made with Angel’s Envy bourbon, which might be the best bourbon I’ve ever tasted. The vermouth was perfect, too, as was the cherry. I took notes — about nostalgia and the romance of vice, how coolness often involves a pose of indifference to death, and how asinine that is. I wondered if legal weed has made us hungry for Prohibition, if there’s something American about wanting to be an outlaw. But safe. I wondered if I brooded as well, now that I’d quit cigarettes. I brooded about how stupid I was to wait so long to quit. There were no flappers in the place, no sophisticated conversation. No one was acting like an idiot, except me, maybe, in my head. I ordered another drink, the second as good as the first. Damn near perfect. I managed to write this anyway. n Samuel Ligon is a fiction writer and the editor of Willow Springs. He teaches in EWU’s creative writing program.

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Second Helping

The folks from Manito Tap House go refined with the Blackbird BY HILARY KORABIK

Chef Molly Patrick (upper left) created a Southern-inspired menu for the Blackbird. YOUNG KWAK PHOTOS

here’s not much that Patrick McPherson hasn’t thought about when it comes to his new Blackbird Tavern & Kitchen. Not only are shards of beer bottles mixed in with the concrete of the sink, but the sink itself is shaped like a bottle of beer.

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McPherson, co-owner of the successful South Hill gastropub Manito Tap House, collaborated with Austin Dickey of Copeland Architecture & Construction to design the Blackbird, which is housed on the first floor of the Broadview Dairy building, just north of the Spokane River on Washington

Street. McPherson chose this location, in part, because of its history. Built in 1910, the building is registered with Spokane’s historic preservation office, and the first-floor space was once home to the Broadview Dairy’s horses and buggies. Eager to preserve as much charac-

ter as possible, McPherson repurposed as much as he could from the old dairy operation, starting by exposing gorgeous brick walls and commissioning Revival Lighting to refurbish the original Holophane lights. Knowing from experience that noise levels can be a problem in restaurants, but determined

to keep the personality of the building, McPherson went so far as to take down the original ceiling, add sounding board, and then reinstall the same ceiling. Though McPherson is taking his experiences from Manito Tap House with him as he opens the Blackbird, that’s where the similarities stop. From the beer selection to the food menu, there is very little overlap between the two eateries, he says. The Blackbird, located just north of downtown Spokane, will provide customers with a more upscale dining experience. According to head chef Molly Patrick, both restaurants source everything locally and all foods are scratch-made, but there is a difference. “The tap house is a little more ‘pubby,’ and the Blackbird is a little more refined,” she says. Patrick, an Atlanta native, used her Southern roots as inspiration for the Blackbird’s menu. Her description: “Smoky and home-style, with a Southern twist.” The menu, which includes a weekend brunch, evolved over the course of 10 months, during which Patrick would think of a new item, jot it down and tweak it until she got it right. Eventually, she plans to have 30 percent of the menu change seasonally. The Southern-inspired menu showcases such dishes as the Mi Mi ($13) — fresh-ground brisket, smoked shoulder bacon, candied bacon, Oregon white cheddar and popcorn shoots — and the smoked salmon salad ($12), with field greens, bagel chips, cream cheese dressing and caramel corn. Patrick’s favorite menu item right now is the roasted spaghetti ($11), which features roasted spaghetti squash, brown butter and spicy tomato. She surprised even herself with how well it turned out. “I wasn’t sure how I would like it. It’s really simple, but it’s really elegant. It makes me smile,” she says. While Manito Tap House is a favorite South Hill ENTRÉE neighborhood spot, as well as a Get the scoop on the local home to one of Spokane’s most food scene with our Entrée extensive beer lists, McPhernewsletter. Visit Inlander. son is interested to see the com/newsletter to sign up. Blackbird’s clientele. The new restaurant is within walking distance of eight hotels, making it a convenient spot for out-oftowners. With an inside seating capacity of 117 and room for 90 more on the patio, locals who love McPherson’s first restaurant will appreciate the extra seating space. As for the staff, McPherson advertised for their positions with the note “Characters welcome.” “We want to have the best customer service in Spokane,” McPherson says. “While we want that, we also don’t want robots.” Server Lisa McArthur was so enthusiastic about working at the Blackbird that she submitted three résumés before getting an interview. Is she one of the “characters” McPherson sought out? “I hope so! Maybe I’m the tall character,” McArthur muses. At 6 feet, she might be right. As for the drinking side of the establishment, the Blackbird has that covered, too. McPherson’s attention to detail extends to the buddy bar, where the panels are repurposed from Broadview Dairy’s cooler panels that helped make ice cream. The bar itself, along with the taster boards, were made from the floor of a boxcar. The fullservice bar features nearly 40 taps — a couple of which hold wine — that McPherson installed himself and that are connected to taphunter.com, where prospective drinkers can survey the selection before heading in. The restaurant opened with about 110 bottled varieties of beer and will eventually get up to 150 to 200 options. Diners who’ve eagerly been awaiting the Blackbird’s longtime-coming opening got a treat last week when the restaurant’s Twitter feed read: “A little birdy wanted me to tell you that we are now open… ” on June 25. The official opening date was slated for June 30, but McPherson and company figured that they might as well get some folks in to taste the fruits of their labor. n The Blackbird Tavern & Kitchen • 905 N. Washington • Open Tue-Fri, 11 am-11 pm; Sat-Sun, 8 am-11 pm; brunch served from 8 am-2 pm • theblackbirdspokane.com • 392-4000

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FOOD | FARM-TO-TABLE

The Inland Northwest Food Network visits farmers markets to help connect residents to their food sources. CARRIE SCOZZARO PHOTO

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hen Country Comfort Assisted Living owners Kimberlee and George Ciccone brought hungry, weed-eating goats onto their property, they got an unexpected side benefit: their residents loved the furry critters. This year, the facility wanted to add a garden to the goat-groomed land, but lacked resources. Enter Teri McKenzie, executive director and founder of the Inland Northwest Food Network. McKenzie, who has a background with the Peace Corps and Oxfam America and a master’s degree in whole systems design and nonprofit leadership, is passionate about food and food systems: production, processing, consumption, disposal and all the related issues. “A lot of people are doing food systems work and don’t even know about each other,” says McKenzie, who created INWFN after extensive interviews with locals about food systems shortly after relocating from Portland. McKenzie says their goal is to “connect people, place, food and farms” through programs such as “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” and the monthly “Food For Thought” book club. “Chew On This” events range from local speakers — past topics include container gardening and food as medicine — to national ones. One such event featured Carol Peppe

Hewitt, author of Financing Our Foodshed: Growing Local Food with Slow Money. Hewitt’s presentation was the catalyst for INWFN’s Local Investing Program, which facilitates connections between investors and borrowers, such as Travis Whiteside and his RawDeadFish food truck. Other projects just sort of sprout up unexpectedly, like the Ciccones. When she heard about their need, McKenzie turned to INWFN Coeur Team member and retired longtime educator Char Soucy Beach. She, in turn, enlisted Post Falls’ New Vision Alternative High School students, who not only built the garden beds and goat fencing but donated plants from their school’s greenhouse. “Food is central to any community building event,” says McKenzie, who ensures that food is served at their events. In order to keep those events happening, INWFN recently launched a membership drive and newly retooled website. This, says McKenzie, who figures she donates about 50 to 60 hours each week to INWFN, is how they’re going to sustain the organization, and even grow it. n More information: inwfoodnetwork.org or facebook/InlandNWFoodNetwork.

FOOD | UPDATE

Chairs Public House closed last month, citing too much competition in the neighborhood.

Moving and Shaking

Some changes in the restaurant scene near Gonzaga BY MATTHEW SALZANO

here are some changes happening near the Gonzaga campus when it comes to restaurant options. In the space of a couple of blocks, three shakeups are underway. Here’s the skinny on the latest in the Logan Neighborhood.

CHAIRS PUBLIC HOUSE

Chairs “decided not to move forward” with its business and permanently closed doors on June 9, saying on its website it was “due to various business issues and the roughness of the restaurant industry.” The pub was originally a café — Chairs Coffee — but after moving into the spot formerly occupied by the legendary Bulldog, the operation created a new menu, added alcohol and tried to serve as both coffee spot and college watering hole. In January, when the Inlander touched base with its new chef, Chairs had just unveiled a new menu and other changes, but apparently they weren’t enough to keep it afloat. In the statement, Chairs cited competition from the Starbucks across the street and Jack and Dan’s on the other side of the block as popular options they couldn’t match up with.

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GARLAND DRINKERY

Garland Drinkery closed its doors on Saturday, June 27, after a four-year run in its namesake neighborhood, but the bar will reappear, with a different name and in a different place. Deb Weisgerber, who owns the Drinkery with her husband Bill, says they made the decision in May to close and start over with a new bar. The couple’s new bar, Foxhole — located near Gonzaga at 829 E. Boone Ave. — features lunch and an expanded menu. The move, Deb says, capitalizes on how Spokane’s eaters flock to the new. “That’s what’s cool about this area,” she says. “They love new businesses.”

JOEY’S TASTE OF CHICAGO

Joey’s Taste of Chicago, which has three locations in the area — in North Spokane, the Logan neighborhood, and Rathdrum, Idaho — has been closed since mid-May, leaving hot dog lovers wondering what happened to the mini-chain. A sign in the window of the Logan location simply said the restaurant was “on vacation.” Joey T’s owner, Craig Bagdon, says the business is temporarily “closed for health reasons and actively trying to reopen,” but when ready to open likely will “consolidate down and try to work on the one location” near Gonzaga, in the same building where the Foxhole is set to open. No date has been set. n

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Magic Mike XXL can’t recapture the substance that made the original more than hunky shirtless guys BY SCOTT RENSHAW

here’s an important, perhaps counterintuitive male stripper club in Savannah. Director Gregory Jacobs point that must be clear before we start talking — Soderbergh’s longtime assistant director, taking over the about Magic Mike XXL: The original 2012 Magic main chair while Soderbergh still serves as cinematograMike was not about male strippers. Make no mistake: It pher and editor — maintains the loosey-goosey performance contained male strippers. A whooooole lot of ’em, grinding energy of the original, with plenty of casually entertaining and thrusting away in routines designed to send female banter. And while McConaughey’s oily Dallas is missed, audience members — within the movie itself, and in theater Tatum carries XXL a long way purely on the strength of seats — into fits of shrieking glee. his charm and charisma… OK, and his ridiculous abs. But the movie was not fundamentally about male stripBut what’s missing is anything even remotely resempers, and that’s why it worked as something besides beefbling a story, even the thin “mentor and protégé” narracake eye-candy. Director Steven Soderbergh and screentive that supported Magic Mike. Carolin (also returning as writer Reid Carolin used that milieu as the backdrop for a writer) makes some token stabs in the same economic diGreat Recession-era tale of shadow economies, with people rection as the original, with members of Mike’s crew variworking their hardest and resorting to less-than-savory acously mentioning their dreams of selling yogurt, becoming tivities in an attempt to stay above water, let alone grab the an artist, singing and acting, etc. Here, though, it all feels American Dream. From the efforts of Mike Lane (Chanlike background noise — something to talk about because ning Tatum) to finance his custom-furniture they need to talk about something on that business to under-the-table construction long trip up to Myrtle Beach. Even the MAGIC MIKE XXL jobs and drug deals, Magic Mike was, at its subtext of “male entertainers” facing the Rated R core, about money — and not just the singles Directed by Gregory Jacobs downside of their career as they hit their stuffed into the protagonists’ G-strings. late 30s is quickly discarded (though Starring Channing Tatum, Joe ManMagic Mike XXL picks up three years it inspires a great gag about a younger ganiello, Jada Pinkett Smith later, and it’s got entirely different things generation of dancers doing a Twilighton its mind. More to the point, it really has themed routine). It’s a movie where stuff nothing on its mind. Mike is still running his furniture busihappens, on the way to the next scene where stuff happens, ness in Tampa, mourning the recent end of his relationship on the way to the final scenes where big stuff happens. with Brooke, when he hears from his old stage buddies— A lot of the stuff that happens involves hunky guys Richie (Joe Manganiello), Tarzan (Kevin Nash), Ken (Matt dancing provocatively with their shirts off, and let’s be Bomer) and Tito (Adam Rodriguez) — who are now facing honest: There’s an audience for that. Based on the advance a last hurrah after being ditched by Dallas and The Kid screening I attended, that audience would be thrilled to be (Matthew McConaughey’s and Alex Pettyfer’s characters, part of the audience up on that screen, making it rain dollar not returning for this go-round). That last hurrah will be bills on those hunky, provocatively dancing guys. The aca trip to the annual stripper convention in Myrtle Beach, a companying choreography is bold and wild, shot in a way trip on which Mike impulsively decides to come along. that dancing is rarely shot in movies anymore, so that you What follows is mostly an episodic road trip, as the can actually appreciate that athleticism of the routines. But lads bounce up the coast: a beach part stopover, where it’s sad that there’s such a gaping hole in the middle of the Mike meets a flirty photographer (Amber Heard); an “let’s put on a show” stuff. Even the final shots — seemingly impromptu routine in a convenience store set to “I Want It meant to duplicate the lineup at the end of Ocean’s Eleven — That Way”; a visit with one of Mike’s old associates, Rome can’t hide that this caper isn’t an effervescent ride. It’s just (Jada Pinkett Smith), who’s now running a lavish private a movie about male strippers. 

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“It’s not bro time, it’s showtime,” a club owner says to the male strippers of Magic Mike XXL, characters made famous in 2012 with Magic Mike. That memorable quote is not quite indicative of the film, however. The story starts three years after legendary stripper Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) retired at his peak. When he finds out the bros of his old crew, the Kings of Tampa, are going on a road trip for a “blow-out” finale, he can’t resist the memories — he comes along and takes it all off. (MS) Rated R

THE OVERNIGHT

Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling play a new couple in town invited to the neighbors for an adult play date. Those neighbors, played by Judith Godréche and Jason Schwartzman (Hollywood’s go-to guy to play hipster weirdos), prove to be boundary-pushing artists who take the straight-laced young couple out of their comfort zone — and their clothes — in this unconventional comedy that earned much praise at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (DN) Rated R

TERMINATOR GENISYS

Neither a remake nor a prequel nor a sequel, it’s kind of a reinvention of the first two films, but with all sorts of new futures and pasts. Yet for the first halfhour or so, it appears that we’re reliving the first film from a different point of view. There’s John Connor (Jason Clarke) in 2029, pumping up his rebel followers with a rousing pep talk about how “this is the night we take back our world” from the machines. But suddenly pieces that we didn’t know were missing from that first film are filled in. (ES) Rated PG-13

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This biopic give us a look into the prime years of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. The film was already a smash hit in France where it was filmed, but is now making its way stateside with Gaspard Ulliel playing the titular role. (MB) Rated R

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

After debuting in Japan last year, this animated film has now hit U.S. soil with all new voices from American actors including Kathy Bates, John C. Reilly, and Catherine O’Hara. The story follows, Anna Sasaki (Hailee Steinfeld), who is sent to spend the summer with relatives. While exploring one day, she comes across an abandoned mansion where she meets Marnie (Kiernan Shipka), a mysterious girl only Anna can see. Marnie appears to Anna a few times to share stories about her life, and only after returning home does Anna come to understand who Marnie really is. At the Magic Lantern. (ER) Rated PG

THE 100 YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF A WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED

A man decides to climb out his retirement home window and disappear right before his 100th birthday party. He goes to the local bus station and travels wherever the road takes him — it happens to involve a suitcase full of cash, a cadaver dog, an elephant and some unlucky endings for those who pursue him. This Swedish film with English subtitles is based on the best-selling Jonas Jonasson novel by the same name. At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated R

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THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has made an AI creation that he calls Ultron with some nifty powers from the defeated Loki (from the last movie). Ultron (the voice of James Spader) has some of Tony’s attitudes, but a

glitch in its “birth” makes it go a bit cyber-insane, and it extrapolates Tony’s notion of world peace to mean “a planet without humans.” Oh, and the Hulk has gone bonkers, so the Avengers also have that mess to clean up. (MJ) Rated PG-13

THE COKEVILLE MIRACLE

In 1986, in the sleepy town of Cokeville, Wyoming, a couple named David and Doris Young walked into an elementary school armed with guns and a homemade explosive. After they gathered all of the teachers and students into one classroom, the bomb detonated killing only the Youngs. (In real life, David killed Doris and then himself). Eyewitness survivor accounts say they were saved thanks to heavenly intervention. T.C. Christensen’s independent film The Cokeville Miracle vividly depicts the encounter and the aftermath of a small town trying its best to grapple with tragedy, skepticism and faith. At AMC (LJ) Rated PG-13 ...continued on next page

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In Sundance star Dope, a brilliant young African-American man, Malcolm (Shameik Moore), lives in a rough neighborhood of Los Angeles. He tries to stay out of trouble – he wants to make it into Harvard – and spends his time worshipping ’90s hip hop and playing in a punk band with his friends. However, unlikely happenings find him and his friends in the world of drugs and gangs they had avoided thus far. (MS) Rated R

ENTOURAGE

The bros from the HBO series are back and as bro-y as ever, bro. The film begins with Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) partying with a bunch of hot people in Ibiza and then he finds out he might do a remake of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde and he’s all like “Yo, Ari? Am I gonna do the movie?” and the Turtle is like, “Yo, is Vince gonna do the movie?” Add in some gay jokes and glamorization of Hollywood’s worst parts and apparently you have something that looks like a movie. (SR) Rated R

INSIDE OUT

Pixar’s newest film (following 2013’s Monsters University) is a major “emotion” picture — it’s about how choices between conflicting emotions drive the life of a Minnesota family. Young Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) and her parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan) struggle with joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust — that’s Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling, respectively — and the personified emotions create their own problems inside Riley’s head. (MS) Rated PG

JURASSIC WORLD

This reimagining of the beloved trilogy features a familiar plot line but an entirely new cast, and even a new direction. Though Steven Spielberg is executive producer, Colin Trevorrow has stepped up to the role of director for this fourth journey into the Jurassic extravaganza. Set 22 years post-Jurassic Park, the dreamed-about, fully functioning dinosaur amusement park is finally a reality. But when the imagination of the park’s creators begins to run wild, there’s a request for the creation of a hybrid dinosaur for the purpose of behavioral research. When the experiment goes just about as poorly as it seems any prehistoric genetic modification would, it’s up to staff member Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and the rest of the park workers to try to stop the mutant dino before she stomps out the entire park and all of its visitors. (KA) Rated PG-13 This rock biopic about the life of Brian Wilson is an insightful look at two periods of the surfer boy’s life. In the midto-late-’60s segments, when Wilson was at his songwriting and producing peak as the creative genius behind the Beach Boys, he’s played by Paul Dano. In the parts set in the 1980s, Wilson, played by John Cusack, is now a drug-addled,

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empty shell of a man, under the “care” of psychologist Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti), a short-tempered, delusional sociopath who seems to thrive only when he has total control over other people. Somehow, it all works. (ES) Rated PG-13

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Fury Road is astonishing in a way that makes you feel like you haven’t seen a true action movie in a while, underscoring how sterile the genre has been. Warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) thinks he’s sending his trusted Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) on a mission to bring back fuel from Gas Town to the Citadel he rules with an iron fist, but she’s got a secret mission of her own: to free the enslaved “breeders” of Joe’s children and bring them to the Green Place far away that she remembers from her own childhood. (MJ) Rated R

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The story of a heroic military dog suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome after his trainer dies in battle turns into about a dozen other loosely related stories about the Texas family that takes him in and tries to help him adjust. But beyond over-plotting, there’s also a combo of bad drama and bad acting. Even the dogfights — on the ground, between dogs, not in the air, between planes — are lousy. They look like pooches at play. (ES) Rated PG

ME EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s adaptation of Jesse Andrews’ young-adult novel, this film pulled off the rare sweep of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The story about a teenage boy guilted into befriending a classmate suffering from cancer is touching and provides a timely look at our culture’s narcissistic ways. (SR) Rated PG-13

PITCH PERFECT 2

Three years ago, Pitch Perfect took Glee’s a cappella craze to college. Naturally, a second film had to be made. All the favorite characters are back: Anna Kendrick as Beca the unlikely choirgirl, Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy and Elizabeth Banks as one of the worst commentators ever. This time around, the Barden Bellas are at the top of the collegiate a cappella world. But when a concert — in front of the president, no less — goes awry, they must clear their good name

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SAN ANDREAS

The big one finally hits the West Coast, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson zips around in his rescue chopper trying to save his family as buildings tumble and oceans rise. But he’s not really the star of this big-budget disaster movie. Top billing should go to the visual effects wizards who make it all so excitingly, frighteningly real. Audiences will squirm and scream and even forgive the filmmakers for the regular doses of cheesy, clichéd drama. Oddly, when it’s over, and millions of people have been killed, you will have had scads of fun. (ES) Rated PG-13

SPY

Director Paul Feig goes back to the well with Melissa McCarthy for their third movie together (Bridesmaids, The Heat). McCarthy plays a meek CIA agent thrust into an epic globetrotting adventure alongside professional ass-kicker Jason Statham and über-suave Jude Law as they try to hunt down sexy foe Rose Byrne, another Bridesmaids veteran. Expect the slapstick physical comedy and poetic obscenities that worked so well for the leading lady in her past collaborations with Feig. (DN) Rated R

TED 2

When Ted (a talking stuffed bear voiced by director, writer and producer Seth McFarlane) tries to have a baby with his new wife, he asks his best friend, John (Mark Wahlberg), to provide the sperm. But his help doesn’t stop there. When Ted and his wife are denied custody unless Ted can prove he is human, the two best bros team up with lawyer Samantha L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) and take to the courts to defend Ted’s civil rights. (MS) Rated R 

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here will be Terminator purists who insist blue time-travel orbs; both the T-800 (a convincthat this fifth entry in the series breaks ingly young-looking Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the rules of the Terminator universe. But Reese arriving naked; some dialogue, including it’s hard to tell if that’s something they’re going “Your clothes, give them to me.” But by the time to hate or celebrate. Here are my thoughts: This the line “Come with me if you want to live” is is top-shelf science fiction. There are no rules. uttered by an unexpected source, you know that Neither a remake nor a prequel nor a sequel, something unusual is going on here. And the moit’s kind of a reinvention of the first two films, ment that discovery kicks in is when this movie but with all sorts of new futures and pasts. Yet takes off, with really cool new plot twists all over for the first half-hour or so, it the place. appears that we’re reliving the The script freely jumps TERMINATOR GENISYS first film from a different point Rated PG-13 around in time, with a crucial of view. There’s John Connor Directed by Alan Taylor stop in 2017, and it’s liberally (Jason Clarke) in 2029, pump- Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia filled with theoretical gibberish ing up his rebel followers with Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke concerning nexus points and a rousing pep talk about how other vaguely scientific subject “this is the night we take back matter, most of it spouted our world” from the machines. But suddenly, with dry comic delivery by Arnold, who totally pieces that we didn’t know were missing from embraces the role again and really nails it. Both that first film are filled in. Jason Clarke and Courtney are also in game-on Simple things like explaining how the malevmode, but Emilia Clarke, playing it tough while olent artificial intelligence system Skynet devised letting a hint of vulnerability show through, steals and used the first “tactical time weapon” to send the show, taking over the role of Sarah Cona T-800 Terminator back to 1984 to kill Sarah nor the way Tom Hardy recently did with Max Connor (Emilia Clarke, who you know better in Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road. a blonde wig as Khaleesi on Game of Thrones) and What is Genisys? An operating system that’s how Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) volunteered to going to connect everything with everything else, follow the Terminator and protect Sarah. including Skynet. What’s more important is that Then there are the direct similarities: big, this film absolutely rocks. n

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n this city, there aren’t many backstage areas George Lathrop can’t get into. He effortlessly buzzes into a Spokane Arena or INB Performing Arts Center discreet side door; his name is the equivalent of “open sesame.” These are places he’s helped with lighting and staging for decades, even designing the lighting and draping systems for the Arena. Last Friday, he’s showing off the LED lighting system he designed for the Davenport Grand Hotel’s largest conference room, a brand new, mostly red space that seemingly extends half a block. Everything is constructed to make installing extra lighting and projectors for conferences and luncheons easy, even for those who haven’t worked on professional stage crews for 40 years.

here was a time when he liked the idea of the roadie experience. It was the ’70s and the thrill of a fresh town every other night while rubbing shoulders with famous people screamed of adventure. He had friends who went on the road. But then Lathrop, a then-hippie who had just graduated from Eastern Washington University with a drama degree — a major he’d switched to after realizing the theater department had far better parties than the biology kids — recognized that he appreciated his family too much. “I like to go home and sleep in my own bed,” says the father of five. “And with being a roadie, one of the constants is talking about which wife you’re on now, also drinking. It’s not conducive to healthy relationships.” Lathrop never did go on the road full time; instead he toiled as a stagehand for all of the theaters in town, working essentially as a roadie, just rooted in one place. His first gig was hauling equipment for a Spokane Symphony concert, which led to getting on the stagehand call list for Expo ’74. Through the years he did less of the backbreaking work ...continued on next page

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and more on the consultation and design side of things. He opened up his own company, eventually called Silhouette Lights & Staging, in Spokane in the early ’80s. These days, even after recently selling his business to focus solely on consulting, he still manages the backstage production of most huge shows coming through the Spokane Arena and some at the INB Performing Arts Center.

profusely from every pore for at least four hours. And Lathrop is proud of how effective and professional his crews are, before and after shows. “Stage managers and roadies see our place as a break on the tour,” says. “In a place like Chicago, the big arenas are trying to make money, but we’re here to help you set up. We impress people with how quickly we get things set up and torn down.”

e arrives an hour before call just to touch base with the incoming acts’ stage manager and confirm that everything is in place. For a huge show like the Eagles, who sold out the Arena in May, he expects nearly 20 trucks coming in for one night of entertainment. “We had about 96 stage guys come in for that one,” Lathrop recalls. Those would be the union stagehands, usually from Local 93 of IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which has had a Spokane chapter for more than 110 years. Workers arrive around 8 am, check in with Lathrop and are sorted into crews: drivers, electricians, riggers, carpenters and more. “I’m just the old guy that sits in the back room that says, ‘No, you’re not going to make it like that,’ and ‘You can’t plug that many lights into a circuit.’ I’m a counselor,” the 66-year-old jokes. These men and women do this part time, but for $32 an hour (the going rate for rigging) it’s well worth it for someone willing to sweat

fter seeing so many concerts, musicals, ballets and more, Lathrop admits he’s jaded, that he isn’t impressed easily by the talent. There were, of course, the times he ran shows for Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. And in the early years of the Festival at Sandpoint, Carl Perkins called out from the stage that the lighting guy really knew what he was doing. These are moments he won’t forget, and these music choices well reflect the self-appointed cowboy, who owns about 40 acres near Cheney where he’s raised cattle, pigs and chickens with his wife, Leslie. Standing in the enormous hotel conference room, he talks about how far the music and entertainment scenes have come. He’d like to see more theaters in general, more places for live shows, but he’s still impressed. “I spent 25 years saying that Spokane was going to happen,” Lathrop explains. “And now, we’re finally happening.” n lauraj@inlander.com

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Hitting Even Harder Seattleite Rocky Votolato kicks off a long tour in Spokane BY BEN SALMON

n May and June, singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato did 37 shows in nine European countries, some solo and some with a band. Before that, he played 34 shows in American living rooms over six weeks in March and April — the

month he released his eighth solo album, Hospital Handshakes. Votolato makes music for a living, and has been for nearly two decades. But even for him, this has been a hectic first six months of 2015.

“It does really feel urgent. Things had kinda slowed down for me before this record came out … and then when it did come out I was very excited and just wanted to be able to bring (it) to people,” says the artist, whose Bartlett show next

Thursday night will be the first stop on a seven-week, 44-date solo tour around the U.S. From his home in Seattle, Votolato says he thinks he and producer Chris Walla (formerly of Death Cab for Cutie) “captured the right kind of energy” on Hospital Handshakes, and it’s easy to hear what he means. The album is a sturdy slab of buzzy Northwestern indie rock set to a punk pace and imbued with the intensely personal nature of intimate folk music. Handshakes is probably the loudest, fastest chapter in Votolato’s solo career. It’s also his first effort after a major bout with writer’s block that started after the release of his 2012 album Television of Saints and ended up lasting more than a year. With time has come perspective on the roots of that dry spell, Votolato says. “I was being way too self-critical. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I had just gotten into a place … where I was overthinking it a lot,” he says. “Trying to get it so perfect and do everything just right basically just shut down the process.” The good news was Votolato recognized that his old habit of “just being way too hard on (himself)” was building into something more sinister. So he sought help, and in the summer of 2014, the creative floodgates opened. Votolato’s road-warrior mentality this year is not necessarily about making hay while the sun shines. It’s about going out and playing music and having fun and maybe, if he’s lucky, helping others. “I’m not as concerned at all about appearance, or about what people think or what people say about the music or me or any of it,” he says. “It’s more just about expressing something honest and really connecting with people … and hopefully some of that transfers over and gives other people some of that same experience. That’s really my greatest hope with all of it.” n Rocky Votolato with Dave Hause and Chris Farren • Thu, July 9, at 8 pm • $15/$18 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane. com • 747-2174

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hat once was a family act has become one again. When frontman Mato Nanji co-founded Indigenous in the ’90s on the Yankton (South Dakota) Indian Reservation, the band included his brother, sister and cousin. While the family went its separate ways, Nanji kept the band going, working his blues-powered guitar magic with a string of musicians. These days he’s working with another family-based group, the Plateros — cousins from the Navajo Nation in Tohajiilee, New Mexico. Together, they are Indigenous. This Saturday, the rockin’ act helps celebrate the Fourth of July at the Two Rivers Casino & Resort. The free concert will be followed by a fireworks display. — LAURA JOHNSON Indigenous • Sat. July 4, at 7 pm • Free • Allages • Two Rivers Casino & Resort • 6828B Hwy. 25 S., Davenport, Wash. • 800-722-4031

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Thursday, 07/02

ARBoR CReST WIne CellARS, Borris & Catlett J THe BARTleTT, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas BooMeRS ClASSIC RoCk BAR & GRIll, Randy Campbell acoustic show J BuCeR’S CoFFeeHouSe PuB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen CoeuR D’Alene CASIno, Shiner J CoeuR D’Alene PARk, Browne’s Addition Concert Series feat. Cary Fly Band FIzzIe MullIGAnS, Kicho THe FlAMe, DJ WesOne Nights leFTBAnk WIne BAR, Gil Rivas MIk’S (208-666-0450), Brentano Russelli noRTHeRn QueST CASIno, DJ Ramsin noRTHeRn RAIl PuB (487-4269), Open Mic with Johnny & the Moondogs J PInnACle noRTHWeST, Voice of Addiction, Free the Jester, Collarteral Damage THe RoADHouSe, Blues Night with Keven Franklin TeMPlIn’S ReD lIon , Sammy Eubanks zolA, Island Soul

Friday, 07/03

BeveRly’S, Robert Vaughn J THe BIG DIPPeR, Rockfest with members of Blackwater Prophet, Bandit Train, Friends of Mine J BuCeR’S CoFFeeHouSe PuB, Leaf Trio J CAlyPSoS CoFFee & CReAMeRy, Folding Mister Lincoln CARlIn BAy ReSoRT (208-6893295), Chris Reiser & the Nerve CoeuR D’Alene CASIno, Great Balls of Fire Live!, Kosh

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BLUES BUDDY GUY

ConklInG MARInA & ReSoRT, Still Kickin’ CRAve, Stoney Hawk CuRley’S, YESTERDAYSCAKE eAGle’S loDGe, Bobby Bremer Band FeDoRA PuB & GRIlle, Carli Osika THe FlAMe, DJ WesOne Nights GATeWAy MARInA AnD ReSoRT (208-582-3883), Dragonfly HoGFISH, Children of Atom, Switchin to Whiskey, Wayward West IRon HoRSe BAR, JamShack leFTBAnk WIne BAR, Carey Brazil MullIGAn’S BAR & GRIlle (208765-3200), Truck Mills nASHvIlle noRTH, Luke Jaxon Band noRTHeRn QueST CASIno, DJ Ramsin J PARk BenCH CAFe, Endangered Species J PenD D’oReIlle WIneRy, Strangled Darlings PenD oReIlle PlAyHouSe (447-

9900), Open Mic J PInnACle noRTHWeST, Head Creeps, Out of Time, Keep in Check and late show: Club Night feat. Disk Jockey F3lon, DJ Darkwood J ReD lIon HoTel AT THe PARk (326-8000), Sammy Eubanks THe RIDleR PIAno BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SeASonS oF CoeuR D’Alene, Son of Brad SWAxx, King Kuzey zolA, Jesse Weston Band

Saturday, 07/04

315 MARTInIS & TAPAS, Truck Mills BeveRly’S, Robert Vaughn BISTRo RouGe AT PenD D’oReIlle WIneRy, Ron Criscoine CARlIn BAy ReSoRT, Chris Reiser & the Nerve J CHAPS, Just Plain Darin

s an aspiring musician making the move from his native Louisiana to Chicago, Buddy Guy seemed to hit the jackpot when he fell in with the legendary Muddy Waters and got a record deal from pioneering blues label Chess Records within a couple of years of hitting the Windy City. But the tradition-minded label folks didn’t know what to do with Guy’s scorching electric style, preferring the more refined folk-blues style of other artists on their roster, and they delayed releasing Guy’s first album for nearly a decade after signing him. Only later, after he left Chess, did people come to appreciate his genre-twisting take on the blues, landing him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Kennedy Center honoree is a true living legend. — DAN NAILEN Buddy Guy with Quinn Sullivan • Tue, July 7, at 7:30 pm • $43/$68/$88 • All-ages • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.com • 624-1200

CHInA BenD WIneRy (732-6123), China Bend Summer Party CoeuR D’Alene CASIno, Kosh ConklInG MARInA & ReSoRT, Still Kickin’ CoRneR BAR (208-667-9084), Brentano Russelli CRAve, Stoney Hawk CuRley’S, YESTERDAYSCAKE DoWnToWn HARRISon, Harrison Summer Concerts feat. Eric E. J DoWnToWn SPokAne, Sandpoint Summer Sounds feat. Selkirk Society Band eAGle’S loDGe, Bobby Bremer Band THe FlAMe, DJ Big Mike, DJ WesOne GATeWAy MARInA AnD ReSoRT, Dragonfly HoGFISH, Jackhammer IRon HoRSe BAR, JamShack loon lAke SAloon (233-2738), Independence Day Celebration feat. Six-Strings n’ Pearls Band

noRTHeRn QueST CASIno, DJ Ramsin PenD D’oReIlle WIneRy, Ron Criscione J ReD lIon HoTel AT THe PARk, Sammy Eubanks THe RIDleR PIAno BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler J RIveR PARk SQuARe RooF, Chris Cagle RoCkeT MARkeT, Olde Soulz Revival J TWo RIveRS CASIno AnD ReSoRT (800-722-4031), Indigenous (See story above) zolA, Jesse Weston Band

Sunday, 07/05

ARBoR CReST WIne CellARS, 8 Second Ride CARlIn BAy ReSoRT, Chris Reiser & the Nerve CoeuR D’Alene CASIno, Kosh, Ron

Greene  COEUR D’ALENE CITY PARK, CdA City Park Concert Series CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, JamShack CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Robby French CRUISERS, Mike Morris CURLEY’S, YESTERDAYSCAKE DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church THE FLAME, Open mic with SixStrings n’ Pearls GATEWAY MARINA AND RESORT, Dragonfly IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL (VALLEY) (926-8411), Dirk Swartz NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin SWAXX, Brainsick World Order Tour feat. Twisted Insane, Bishop, Iso, Kamikazi, Dikulz, Redro Killson, C Ray and Z ZOLA, Soulful Max Trio

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Monday, 07/06

 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with

Truck Mills JOHN’S ALLEY, Tom Bennett LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin  PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Disentomb, Dysfunktynal Kaos, Serpentspire ZOLA, Nate Ostrander Trio

Tuesday, 07/07

315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, The Rub BABY BAR, Buzzmutt & The Smokes  CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Leigh Guest FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills  MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Buddy Guy (See story on facing page) with Quinn Sullivan JONES RADIATOR, Luke Bell KELLY’S IRISH PUB, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots MARIJANE’S TAPHOUSE & GRILL, DJ WesOne & DJ Barry Love MIK’S, Brentano Russelli NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin  PARK BENCH CAFE, Wyatt Wood  PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Elektro Grave RED ROOM LOUNGE, Unplugged with Jimmy Nudge ROCKET MARKET, Angela Marie Project SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, The Bucket List

Wednesday, 07/08 THE BOAT LAUNCH RESTAURANT & LOUNGE (447-2035), Scotia Road  CHAPS, Land of Voices with Dirk Swartz COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Shiner CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Kicho  DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE, Live After 5 feat. Milonga EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard THE FLAME, RockStarzz Karaoke GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES (368-9087), Open Mic with T & T IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL (VALLEY), Steve Livingston LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Don Hawkins LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, Nick Grow LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MARIJANE’S TAPHOUSE & GRILL, DJ WesOne & DJ Barry Love  THE NEST AT KENDALL YARDS, Rock the Nest Concert series kickoﬀ/Girls Rock Lab beneﬁt show feat. Perenne, Windoe, Angela Marie Project NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, David Lane Walsh THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam with Steve Ridler SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Kosh SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic with Son of Brad ZOLA, The Bossame

Coming Up ...

THE BIG DIPPER, Drew Blincow CD Release, Aspen Deck, the Manics, Madeline McNeill, the Wild Womyns Choir, July 9 COEUR D’ALENE PARK, Browne’s Addition Concert Series feat. the Plaid Cats, July 9  THE BARTLETT, Rocky Votolato (See story on page 49) & Dave Hause, Chris Farren, July 9 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Hank Williams Jr. with Chance McKinney, July 10 SWAXX, Ky-Mani Marley, July 10 THE BIG DIPPER, Rouge La Rue presents: Down By the Bayou feat. Madeline McNeil, Abbey Crawford, July 11 SARANAC PUBLIC HOUSE, KYRS Rooftop Concert feat. Phlegm Fatale, Fun Ladies, Outercourse, Twin Towers, July 11 MOOTSY’S, The Smokes EP Release Show with Haunted Tubes, July 11 THE NEST AT KENDALL YARDS, Rock the Nest concert feat. Mama Doll, July 15 BING CROSBY THEATER, An Evening with Graham Nash, July 15 THE BIG DIPPER, Bad Penmanship feat. Jaeda, July 16 RED LION HOTEL AT THE PARK, The Sweeplings, July 17 THE VIKING BAR & GRILL, All Age Rage feat. The Nixon Rodeo, Soblivios, Seven Cycles, and more, July 17-18

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MUSIC NEST BE ROCKIN’

It’s all about women who make music helping the next generation create their own music. That cycle hopefully will be never-ending with Girls Rock Lab, a part of the INK Artspace nonprofit, which works to provide local girls with a welcoming place to hone their rock skills through workshops, camps and more. Next week, the Rock the Nest kickoff event — featuring local female musicians Perenne, Windoe (Karli Ingersoll’s newest venture) and the Angela Marie Project, along with some younger Girls Lab talent — will benefit the fledgling arts project. The concert series runs every Wednesday through Aug. 12. — LAURA JOHNSON Rock the Nest Kickoff, a Girls Rock! benefit show • Wed, July 8, at 4 pm • Free; donations accepted • The Nest at Kendall Yards • 1335 W. Summit Pkwy. • bit.ly/RocktheNest

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FILM FOR THE KIDS

It’s winter, and a young girl sits alone on a bench outside a playground, her face scrunched in anger and sadness as she noisily extends and collapses her orange Slinky. Taking her by surprise, a truck accidentally leaves behind a cluster of balloons. This scene and the events that follow are the live-action short film Balloons. Films like these — the full lineup includes 17 total, the best of this year — are coming to the Bing from the Seattle Children’s Film Festival. The event, suitable for ages 5 and up, is accessible to everyone, since anyone can (and should) appreciate a story about balloons, singing octopi or a magical kitchen. — MATT SALZANO Seattle Children’s Film Festival • Wed, July 8, at 7 pm; Sat, July 11, at 11 am • $5 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

VISUAL ARTS HOT SUMMER NIGHT

Since our heat wave looks like it’s going to continue through the weekend, why not plan to stay cool while checking out the equally cool art on display for this month’s First Friday? While it’s a shorter list of venues than usual, several shows stand out. Window Dressing’s latest installation has gradually been filling the windows of the old Music City Building on West First Avenue for the past couple of weeks. Also, don’t miss the mesmerizing, fluid watercolors of Arlie Pierson at Robert Karl Cellars (pictured). The Inlander is even joining the lineup, showing off a collection of cover designs that have graced the paper over the past few years. We’ll see you at Marmot Art Space in Kendall Yards. — CHEY SCOTT First Friday • Fri, July 3, from 5-8 pm • Free • Downtown Spokane, locations vary • See complete event details at Inlander. com/FirstFriday

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In 1960, Harper Lee published To Kill a Mockingbird, which won the Pulitzer Prize and became a classic American novel read by countless high school students. After decades of silence — Lee vowed she’d never publish another novel — the now 89-year-old author is releasing a second book, Go Set a Watchman. Set 20 years after the events of Mockingbird, the story follows Scout Finch as she journeys home to visit her father, Atticus. In celebration of this anticipated return of the literary great, the Spokane Public Library screens the film Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird, which explores Lee’s life, as well as the history and inspiration for the groundbreaking first novel. Following the film is a discussion of the new book, accompanied by southern-inspired refreshments. Go Set a Watchman will be published on July 14. — ERIN ROBINSON Go Set a Watchman: A Harper Lee Celebration • Tue, July 7, from 6-7:30 pm • Free • South Hill Library • 3324 S. Perry • Also Tue, July 14, from 6-7:30 pm, at the Indian Trail branch • 4909 W. Barnes • Free • spokanelibrary.org

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SPORTS OLD WEST SKILLS

Old West fans can relive the golden days of John Wayne and Will Rogers thanks to an old but new equestrian sport; cowboy mounted shooting. During the Fourth of July weekend, Coeur d’Alene hosts the Northwest Mounted Shooters’ Regional Shoot, in which competitors race against the clock while on horseback, with a twist. The sport involves using two .45 caliber revolvers loaded with “powder blanks” that are capable of breaking balloons — without putting the crowd in danger — staged throughout the course. Riders must maneuver their horses as quickly as possible while shooting straight, as they’re judged on both time and accuracy. The event oozes Old West charm, since all competitors must wear Western clothing replicating the late 1800s. — KATY BURGE Northwest Mounted Shooters • Fri, July 3 to Sun, July 5, from 8 am-6 pm • Free • Kootenai County Fairgrounds • 4056 N. Government Way, CdA • northidahofair.com

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15, 15 S. Howard (868-0358) STAND UP / SHOW DOWN Live comedy, Mondays at 8 pm. Free. Sapphire Lounge, 901 W. First. facebook.com/ spokanecomedyfan (747-1041) A SUMMER OF IMPROV An improv comedy class for teens, led by members of the Blue Door comedy troupe. No experience needed. June 29-Aug. 31, Mondays, from 6:30-8 pm. Ages 1118. $150/ten-week session Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) IMPROV JAM SESSION Open-mic style improv comedy night, open to all. Tuesdays in July and August. $5. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) OPEN MIC COMEDY Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. (835-4177)

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I SAW YOU LOVE DON'T PAY THE BILLS I know this is the way. I really, wish I knew you better. The hour I was fishing on the dock you were with your little girl and a sister or friend. I asked if you caught anything. Your open heart and way you held your self touched my heart. I’m from Alaska leaving soon, but I had to ask, if you’re not attached.!! I’d sure like a chance to know you better. I have everything in life but a good women. Your baby girl, I’d spoil. I have to know?? 6-24-2015 Williams Lake BEAUTIFUL YAK LADY I saw you at the Yak on Sunday with your two amazing daughters. One of them looked exactly like you. You, brown hair, brown eyes, and a lace tie-up thing. Very country. White earring white necklace. You were reading to your daughter the jeers and cheers column. Your daughters were drinking lemonade you, a beer. You looked at me and I almost barfed. Thank you for the eye contact. I will show you a great time. CUTE GIRL AT NYNE I saw you at nYne on Saturday night. You were wearing a five panel hat with a pocket tee. We kept making eye contact and I was really nervous to come up to you. And when I finally built some confidence to go up to you, you disappeared. My friend thought I was talking about your other friend that was with you and he went up to her to talk her and I quickly grabbed him because it wasn't you. I was wearing a

blue short sleeve button up and black jean shorts. Hopefully I will see you real soon in the future so I can actually talk to you and I hope you read this. Until next one. MISSED CONNECTION I saw you last in September 2014 right by Freya and Sprague as you were leaving from where we were. I've always regretted how we parted ways that day and that I ended up where I am (the gray bar hotel) before I had the chance to apologize to you. If you are reading this or maybe if someone who knows one or both of us is reading this... you'll know that I'm sorry and would really like to hear from you. What do you think? Am I still worth the cost of a postage stamp to you? Miss you, Grizz. VALLEY TWIGS 6/29/15 You, green dress, red hair, bright eyes, and great smile. Me, tan patterned shirt at the bar. You met your friend for a drink, would love to meet you for one...

U SAW ME I WISH I COULD TELL... How I feel... These circumstances may be the only door provided... Now I just wish it open, but that takes two. I get butterflies when I see you, overheat at the sound of your voice, and lose focus. But for now... I just want you!

CHEERS RAINE @ FRENZ SALON The service that you offered me was outstanding, and helped give me the confidence to really excel at an important interview! Your kind words and advice have really helped me out, and I know who I am coming back to for years on end. I never really knew what a REAL haircut was like until after you had performed with extreme precision and as I got up to leave, you said, "Where do you think you are going? I still have to shampoo your hair!" Again, thank you, and keep up the outstanding work. i missed you this time, but like I said, you helped me land a big job, so I'll give you a tip for 2 times next time I come in! HELLO BATMAN Thinking about you. Got all the necessary camping items. How about it? Take off your Batman suit for a weekend and go for a swim in

the lake. Catwoman can fight the world by herself for a weekend. Her claws are sharp so I'm sure she can fend for herself just fine. Love you. Batgirl AWESOME TEAM Do you know how amazing you are?? There are over 340 on our team, at a pretty busy call center! And busy... slow... you are the best

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NOT CUTE OR NICE What is it with you guys who don't understand you're obnoxious. Why do old guys think they

manager told him he needed to move now and continued on being a bully to a 16 year old kid. So to the manager at this company was it necessary to bully a kid that wasn't hurting anyone or in anyone's way? His truck overheated and it was very hot outside what harm was he doing waiting for his parents? You're a jerk and need to be kinder to people. I

Jeers to Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan, who doesn’t believe in gender pay equity.

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JEERS RUDE! June 24, 2015 - 5:00 Showing of Jurassic World @ AMC; YOU — plain T-shirt socks up to your knees fat slop in the back middle row; you are seriously the rudest person I have ever come in contact with. Throughout the entire movie you were texting (with your phone not on silent), kicking the back of my seat violently, farting, coughing dramatically without covering your mouth, and making loud unnecessary comments... I was wondering why you were alone and no one refused to sit in the same row as you. You are a disgusting ass. WHAT CENTURY ARE YOU LIVING IN? Jeers to Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan, who doesn't believe in gender pay equity because men and women are not equal and there are biological differ-

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MOSCOW ENTERTAINMENT IN THE PARK SERIES The children’s entertainment series offers activities and performances for kids, followed by a concert by the Moscow Arts Commission Band. Thursdays from 6-8 pm, through July 9. Free. East City Park, 900 E. Third. (208-883-7036) FAIRFIELD LIBRARY LEGO CLUB The Summer Lego Club offers two hours to build each week, on Thursdays, from 1-3 pm, through Aug. 27. Free. Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St. (893-8320) WHERE’S WALDO? The famous children’s book character visits 20 local businesses in July, and those who spot him can win prizes and more. The annual event supports shopping local, and runs through the month. Free. Downtown Spokane. downtown.spokane.net FOURTH FAMILY FEST Fourth of July weekend events include a screening of Rio 2 on Friday at dusk. Saturday events include live music by Milonga at 6 pm and the fireworks show at 10 pm. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd, Liberty Lake. pavillionpark.org (755-6726) RIVERFRONT PARK 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION This year’s celebration expands through the weekend, and includes a new food vendor market, pie and hot dog eating contests, a beer garden, live music and entertainment, halfprice passes to amusement rides and the fireworks show on Saturday at dusk. July 3, noon-11 pm; July 4, noon-10:30 pm;

Sun, noon-9 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. (625-6601) COLOR ME PATRIOTIC RUN An untimed, family-friendly color run for ages 5+. Arrive between 8-8:30 am to register; run starts at 9 am. Wear light colors so patriotic colored powder is visible. July 4, 9-10 am. $15. Davenport, Wash. (509-215-0945) HARRISON 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Fireworks show on the waterfront at dusk, around 9-9:30 pm. July 4. Free. Harrison, Idaho. harrisonidaho.org PENNANT RUN The 4th annual Spokane Indians Fourth of July Pennant Run benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. Distances include 1K, 5K and a Little Sluggers Dash for kids age 3 and under. July 4, 10 am. $15-$25; kids under 3 free. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindianspennantrun.com (343-6807) PULLMAN 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION The 40th annual community celebration offers family games, live entertainment and music, a barbecue holiday-themed treats and more. July 4, 5 pm. Free. Sunnyside Park, 147 SW Cedar. (334-3565) RED, WHITE & VIEWS The Spokane Convention Center breezeway, floating stage and rooftop host prime viewing of the downtown fireworks. Guaranteed seating through reserved seats and tables; with food and beverage for purchase. July 4, 7-10 pm. $10-$30. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. redwhiteandviews.com (621-0125) SANDPOINT 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Events include a community parade through downtown in the morning, live entertainment and a fireworks show at dusk. July 4. (208-265-4554)

SILVERWOOD 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS Spend a day at Silverwood and celebrate the USA with a fireworks show at dusk. July 4. Park admission applies. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. silverwoodthemepark.com SPOKANE VALLEY LIBRARY LEGO CLUB The Summer Lego Club offers two hours to build each week, on Mondays, from 6-8 pm, through Aug. 24. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. (893-8400) ESCAPE THE ORDINARY: DOG HEROES Hear great stories about dog heroes, meet some dog friends from SCRAPS and learn tips for kids about being safe around dogs. July 7, 3 pm. Free. East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. (444-5375) ESCAPE THE ORDINARY: HOOT! West Valley Outdoor Learning Center’s HOOT program introduces audience members to the bird heroes that call the Outdoor Learning Center home. July 7, 2-3 & 3:304:30 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley St. (444-5390) NORTH SPOKANE LIBRARY LEGO CLUB The Summer Lego Club offers two hours to build each week, on Tuesdays, from 6-8 pm, through Aug. 25. Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. (893-8350) UNVEIL THE TRAIL Join the City of Spokane Valley in celebrating the unveiling of the Appleway Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a one-mile Fun Walk for walkers, strollers, trikes and bikes. Starts at University Plaza, near the intersection of University Rd and Appleway. July 9, 10 am-noon. Free. spokanevalley.org FUN FRIDAYS @ THE PARKS Each Friday in July, Spokane Valley Parks program leaders head to two different city parks with fun activities planned to engage park

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CHINA BEND SUMMER PARTY Enjoy live music by The Planetary Refugees and Murphy’s Law. dancing, arts and crafts, volleyball and food/wine for purchase. July 4, 12-9 pm. $10; ages 16 and under free. China Bend Winery, 3751 Vineyard Way, Kettle Falls. chinabend.com/events. html (509-732-6123) CDA 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION The day kicks off with the American Heroes Parade down Sherman Ave. (11 am), followed by food vendors, live music and games in City park. The fireworks display over the lake begins at dusk. July 4. Free. cdachamber.com GREEN BLUFF STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION Head up to Green Bluff to pick your own strawberries, enjoy tasty berry treats and more while the strawberries are at their peak. July 4-5. greenbluffgrowers.com KELLOGG 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Family-friendly entertainment during the day, including a basketball tournament and a parade, concluding with an evening fireworks show at dusk. In Kellogg City Park. July 4. Kellogg, Idaho. visitnorthidaho.com MOSCOW 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION This year’s celebration joins the Moscow Farmers Market, and offers free ice cream, patriotic readings, songs, stories, the annual “Mutt Strut.” July 4. Friendship Square, Fourth Ave. and Main St. (208-883-7036)

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I’m trying to take a break from dating and work on myself because I keep ending up with really jerky guys. I’m an extrovert — very social and outgoing — and I find it hard to just chill by myself. I get bored and lonely. I want to pick better guys, but I hate being alone on a Saturday night with a phone that doesn’t ring. —Conflicted There’s nothing like that thrill of finally getting a text on some Saturday night — and then realizing it’s just your grandma playing with her new iPhone. Trying to embrace solitude sounds so adult and profound and good: “Yes, I’ll just be staying home making popcorn and watching TV with my existential crisis.” But as great as it is that you’re trying to retool your man-picking practices, this home alone thing might not be the best idea for an extrovert — a person who thrives on human contact, along with novelty and excitement. That’s how the psych literature defines an extrovert, but simply put, you’re a party animal — the sort who hurries to join in all the fun, as opposed to an introvert like my boyfriend, who, upon arriving at a party, will ask: “Do we really have to go inside?” There’s a lot of inconclusive research on introversion and extroversion that’s breathlessly reported as conclusive. However, what seems clear is that extroversion isn’t just a preference; it’s a biologically driven personality trait — a consistent pattern of behavior that appears to come out of your brain’s being far more “sensation-seeking” than an introvert’s. Studies by psychologist Richard Depue and others suggest that extroverts get a “reward system” buzz from socializing that introverts don’t and then have memories from it pop up like little infomercial pitchmen, urging, “Call now! Go after that buzz again!” And while introverts’ brains are easily overloaded by stimuli — stuff going on around them — extroverts’ brains are far less sensitive to it, so they tend to need more of it. More people, more hubbub, more new and exciting experiences — to the point where a hot date with the accusatory stare of the cat can tempt an extrovertess to do something arrest-worthy just to shake things up and maybe get grabbed by a man. In other words, think of your brain as a pet tiger that needs to be fed — with people and excitement. An important point to note is neuroscientist Wolfram Schultz’s finding that unpredictable rewards seem to be the most satisfying for the brain — maybe even three or four times as buzzy as those we see coming. Consider that your attraction may not be to bad guys so much as to the unpredictability and excitement they provide. You can get your excitement — and the social mosh pit you long for — by spending weekend nights with like-minded friends. Trade off with them on planning the evening’s activity, and surprise one another with what it will be: Repo man ridealong? Cattle rustling? Danger tag (trying to outrun muggers)? Feeding your need for adventure should help you hold out for a man who’s exciting in a new way: in how he does what he says he will and even shows up on time — and not just by telephone from Mexico to tell you how to wire him bail money.

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EVENTS | CALENDAR RED, WHITE & BOOM! The City of Davenport is hosts a free family celebration with inflatables, a human gyroscope, dunk tank, disc golf, and games. Also includes live music by the Garrett Bartley Band (country), and Armed & Dangerous. July 4, 1-9 pm. Free. Davenport, Wash. on.fb.me/1GIWJqD (215-0945) CHATAQUA Chewelah’s annual community celebration offers a vendor fair, live entertainment/music, food, a fun run, parade and other family activities. July 9-12. chewelahchataqua.com CONCRETE RIVER FESTIVAL The third annual festival includes a roller derby scrimmage, cruise night, movie night at Schmuck Park, color run, parade, second story historic building tour, midnight swim, fireworks, concert and more. July 10-11; Friday, 5 pm-midnight and Sat, 9 am-midnight. Free. Colfax, Wash. concreteriverfestival.com

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SPOKANE FILM SOCIETY The local group screens a film to get audiences thinking, with each month focusing on a new theme. Beer/wine and food for purchase during the show. Thursdays at 9 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com SATURDAY MARKET CARTOONS Join the Kenworthy every Saturday morning, 9 am-noon, from June to September for a showing of classic cartoons. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) SUMMER CAMP 2015: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION The Garland’s summer movie series returns, and includes beer specials from River City Brewing. Tuesday’s showings also include contests and prizes. July 5, 7, and 9. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com (327-1050) SPOKANE DRIVE-IN MOVIES: MAN OF STEEL Outdoor movies are screened Tuesdays, with drive-in or picnic-style seating. Gates open at 7 pm, with movies starting at dusk (around 9 pm.) $4-$5/person without a car; $20-$25/ carload of 4+, or $5/person for cars of 1-3 people. Cash only. Concessions provided by local food trucks/businesses. July 7. Spokane Drive-In Movies (North), 4307 E. Mt. Spokane Park Dr. facebook.com/OutdoorMoviesSpokane OUTDOOR MOVIES @ RIVERFRONT: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU A showing on the big screen with preshow live entertainment, movie trivia and tasty food trucks. $5/pre-movie seating and entertainment (ages 5 and under free). Dog friendly and tobacco free. July 8, 7-10:30 pm. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. epiceap.com/ spokane-outdoor-movies SEATTLE CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL See 17 of the award-winning festival’s best films. Appropriate for ages 5 and up. July 8 at 7 pm and July 11 at 11 am. $5. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com SPOKANE DRIVE-IN MOVIES: FAST & FURIOUS Outdoor movies are screened Wednesdays, with drive-in or picnicstyle seating. Gates open at 7 pm, with movies starting at dusk (around 9 pm.) $4-$5/person without a car; $20-$25/ carload of 4+, or $5/person for cars of 1-3 people. Cash only. Concessions provided by local food trucks/businesses. July 8. Spokane Drive-In Movies (West), 750 N. Hayford Rd. facebook.com/OutdoorMoviesSpokane SUMMER MATINEE SERIES: GNOMEO

& JULIET The midweek summer matinee movie series screens family friendly films through the summer. July 8-9 at 1 pm. $3 or $20/summer movie pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy. org (208-882-4127)

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SUNSET DINNER CRUISE Cruises depart from Independence Point Dock daily, through Sept. 13, at 7:30 pm. Buffet menu offers round of beef, baked king salmon, au gratin potatoes, summer salad, fruit, rolls and cheesecake. $28-$52. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdacruises.com BEER & ARTISAN CHEESE PUFFS Beer samples paired with “artisan baked cheese puffs” from Portland. Includes 9-10 beers. July 3, 7 pm. $20, registration required. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd. rocketmarket.com (343-2253) VINO WINE TASTING Sample selections from Vino’s Wine of the Month Club. Tasting includes cheese and crackers. July 3, 3-7:30 pm. Vino!, 222 S. Washington St. (838-1229) BIKES & BREWS: CYCLE TOURING NORTHWEST CRAFT BEER CULTURE A session with REI experts on the basics of urban riding, including suggestions for local “bikes & brews” routes. July 7, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free, register to save a spot. River City Brewing, 121 S. Cedar St. (413-2388) GIRLS PINT OUT SPOKANE MEETUP The Inland Northwest chapter of the national craft beer organization for women meets on the second Wednesday of the month, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Free to attend. Free. Backyard Public House, 1811 W. Broadway. girlsbeerblog.com VIVA ITALIA! Chef Charlie Martin shares his love for Italian food and wine in a cooking class all about the flavors of Italy. July 9, 6-8 pm. $49. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene. incaafterdark.scc.spokane.edu (533-8141) SPANISH WINES & TAPAS Wine importer Tristan Ohms shares wines from Spain, alongside some Spanish tapas. Includes tastings of 8 wines, cheese and bread. July 10, 7 pm. $20, registration requested. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd. rocketmarket.com (343-2253)

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GRAYSON MASEFIELD, TANGO VOLCADO, THE PORTATOS Three dynamic groups join together for an evening of music, including an accordion quartet and Argentine tango. July 2, 7-8 pm. $10/door. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. portatos.com (251-2743) CDA SYMPHONY WITH OPERA CDA Performance as part of the ninth annual summer concert series, every Thursday from 6-8 pm. July 2. Free. Riverstone Park, 1800 Tilford Ln. artsincda.org BELLS AT THE CATHEDRAL Wesley Arai, Associate Carillonist at UC Berkeley, returns to Spokane for his annual Fourth of July Concert. Also includes an early evening picnic on the lawn across from the Cathedral. July 4, 9-10 pm. Free. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (838-4277) POP SUMMER CONCERT AND CAR SHOW The 10th annual POP Summer Concert Series kicks off with awardwinning tribute artist Ben Klein as Elvis, along with a “Show and Shine” car show beginning at 6 pm ($10 entry). JJ’s Grill & Brewhouse caters and Mickeldean’s Ice Cream is also on site. July 8,

6-9 pm. Free. Prince of Peace, 8441 N. Indian Trail Rd. popspokane.org SQUARE REVOLUTION A free lunchtime concert at the Providence Faith and Healing Garden, across from the Children’s Emergency Center. July 9, 12-1 pm. Free. Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. providence.org

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DINNER CRUISE & EAGLE WATCHING Enjoy casual dining with a buffet-style dinner prepared by local caterers as you cruise to an area to observe the resident bald eagles. Must reserve no later than noon the day of the cruise, 15-passenger minimum required. Offered Tuesday and Thursday, from 5:30-8 pm, through Aug. 27. $37-$43. Sandpoint. lakependoreillecruises.com SCKC THURSDAY NIGHT PADDLES The Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club’s weekly Thursday Night Paddle meet-ups take place at a different location each week (see website for details). Thursdays at 5:45 pm, through Sept. 17. sckc.ws NORTHWEST MOUNTED SHOOTING A public exhibition of cowboy-style shooting, one of the fastest growing equestrian sports. July 3-7. Free. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. northwestmountedshooters.com (208-765-4969) SPOKANE INDIANS VS. BOISE HAWKS Five-day game series, July 4-8, starting at 6:30 pm on Thu-Sat, Mon; and 3:30 pm Sunday. July 4 game includes a post-game fireworks show. $5-$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindiansbaseball.com KIDS ROOKIE RUGBY The Spokane Youth Sports Association (SYSA) introduces Rookie Rugby a non-contact version of rugby. For boys and girls, grades 1-6. Meets Tue/Thu, July 7-23, from 6-7:30 pm. $65. Andrew Rypien Field, 3501 N. Regal St. sysa.com/rookierugby BIKE MAINTENANCE BASICS An REI bike mechanic teaches how to clear and lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bike. No experience necessary. July 8, 6:30-8:30 pm. $30-$50; register to save a spot. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. rei.com/spokane (328-9900) SPOKANE HORSESHOE PITCHERS ASSOSIATION The local group invites those interested in learning more about this outdoor activity to stop by during games on Wednesdays, from 6:15-8:15 pm, through Sept. 2. Free to check out, $15 to join the team. Franklin Park, 302 W. Queen Ave. (230-0072) BIKE PROM Find a dress or a tux and someone to drag along for the ride, music and dancing. This year’s ride concludes the monthly, Swamp Ride event. July 10, 8 pm. Free. Swamp Tavern, 1904 W. Fifth Ave. (509-458-2337) CHENEY RODEO The 48th annual event includes the junior rodeo, roundup, bull riding, drill team and other events, including a community dance and family day on Sunday. July 10-12. $7-$20. Cheney Bi-Mart Arena, 14310 S. State Route 904. cheneyrodeo.com CDA ARENACROSS RACING Arenacross I is July 10-11 and Arenacross II is Aug. 14-15. Each day from 5:30-10 pm. $10-$15. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. mrparenacross.com (208-765-4969)

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PEARL ISLAND PADDLE ON LAKE PEND OREILLE ICL’s Susan Drumheller takes paddlers from Hope to Pearl Island for a picnic. Pearl Island was donated to Idaho Department of Fish and Game as a sanctuary for nesting eagles. Registration required. July 10, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Hope, n/a. idahoconservation.org (208-265-9565) HAYDEN TRIATHLON The annual sprint triathlon consists of a .5-mile swim, 12mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run. Open to individuals and teams. July 11, 7 am. $70-$165. Hayden, Idaho. haydentri.com LET’S CLIMB A MOUNTAIN Create a team or participate solo in the annual, 34.3-mile race from the Clocktower in Riverfront Park to the top of Mt. Spokane. Sat, July 11, starting at 6 am (solo) or 6:30 am (teams). $60-$70/solo; $25$30/team member. Starts in Riverfront Park. July 11. letsclimbamountain.com

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THE TROUBLE WITH THE THEATRE OR WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THAT? Can brother and sister Malcolm and Imogene Terris save their theatre from the evil Victoria Von Whiplash III, or will it be curtains for their beloved playhouse? An original play written/directed by Sean Shelley. July 1-26; WedSat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St., Wallace, Idaho. sixthstreetmelodrama.com BOB: A LIFE IN FIVE ACTS An optimistic comedy telling the story of the highly unusual life of hero, Bob on his lifelong quest is to become a “Great Man.” June 19-July 12; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. (No show July 4.) $17. Masquers Theatre, 322 E. Main Ave., Soap Lake. masquers.com (509-246-2611) PEND OREILLE PLAYHOUSE HOUSE WARMING The Pend Oreille Playhouse invites the community to check out it’s new digs, also a fashion show, auction, live music and food. July 4, 2-6 pm. Free. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave., Newport. pendoreilleplayers.org (447-0706) EMPIRE THEATER COMPANY: PRIVATE LIVES Performance of the romantic comedy play by Noel Coward. July 8-19; Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third Ave. etcspokane.com SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN CST presents what’s often referred to as the “greatest movie musical of all time.” July 9-26; Thur-Sat at 7:30, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $49/ adult, $42/senior, $27/children. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasummertheatre.com (208-660-2958) CDA MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE Dinner theater-style production of “Murder on Maui,” a luau themed murder mystery. Hawaiian-themed attire suggested. July 10, from 6-8:30 pm. $35. Coeur d’Alene Cellars, 3890 N. Schreiber Way. cdamurdermysterytheatre.com (208-664-2336) ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL The annual festival features readings/performances of a collection of unpublished, original works by local playwrights. July 10-11 at 7 pm. $6-$12. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave., Newport. pendoreilleplayers.org (509-447-9900) THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH The wellknown and beloved book is brought to life on stage. July 10-12 and 16-19; ThuSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10 $15. Pullman Civic Theatre, 1220 NW Nye St. pullmancivictheatre.org (332-8406)

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MOSCOW ARTWALK 2015 Participants can take a self-guided tour of participating Moscow businesses displaying the works of local and regional artists. ArtWalk displays run through Aug. 31. Free. moscow.id.us SANDPOINT ARTWALK 2015 The summertime arts tradition involves local businesses and galleries hosting art from the juried exhibition through Sept. 11. The public can view art during each business’s operating hours; each location is listed on the event brochure with a walking map. artsinsandpoint.org SPOKANE ARTS ALL MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION Spokane Arts hosts a juried group exhibition featuring the work of artists across the region. July 1-Sept. 29; artist reception on Friday, Aug. 7, from 5-9 pm in conjunction with First Friday. Chase Gallery, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanearts.org (625-6081) THE SUMMER OF FLOOTIE A summerlong exhibition featuring regional artists John Thamm, Richard Warrington, E.L. Stewart, Tom Hanson, Cheryl Halverson, Ginny Brennan, Debbie Hughbanks, Natalie Stewart-Utley and many others. Show runs through Sept. 19; gallery open daily from 10 am-5 pm. Free. Pacific Flyway Gallery, 409 S. Dishman Mica Rd. pacificflywaygallery. blogspot.com (747-0812) VICTORIA BRACE & ROBERT GRIMES The two Northwest artists showcase their latest work in a group show. Victoria Brace’s paintings are deep and rich in color. Robert Grimes’ creates intricate, three-dimensional paintings on carved wood. Through July 4; gallery open daily from 11 am-6 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave., CdA theartspiritgallery.com FIRST FRIDAY Art galleries and businesses across downtown Spokane and beyond host monthly receptions to showcase new displays of art. Receptions are held on the first Friday of the month, from 5-8 pm. For complete event details, the Inlander provides a comprehensive listing of all First Friday events at Inlander.com/FirstFriday. AWASH IN COLOR Local scenes in watercolor and oil by Asotin, Washington artist John Kirkland are displayed through the month of July. Opening reception July 5, from 1-3 pm. Gallery open Thu-Sun, from 10 am-6 pm. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown. artisanbarn.org (509-229-3414) DAVID GOVEDARE & SAM BATES Two artists are featured at the gallery in July: David Govedare’s show, “Spirit Totems and Gemstone Orgons,” begins July 5, and stone crafter Sam Bates’ “Time and Light”, a collection of illuminated carved glass and carved stone, opens on July 12, with an opening reception from 1-3pm. Entree Gallery, 1755 Reeder Bay Rd, Priest Lake. entreegallery.com (208-443-2001)

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POETRY PICNIC Four Northwest poets — Tim Greenup, Kate Lebo, Tod Marshall, and Ellen Welcker — gather in the backyard of the Moran Prairie Library to read their poems aloud. Event emceed by local writer Sharma Shields. May contain adult themes; but all ages are welcome. July 2, 7-8 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal. (893-8340) 3 MINUTE MIC Auntie’s First Friday

poetry open mic with Spokane poetry luminary Mark Anderson as July’s “Remember the Word” featured reader. Open mic poets can read for up to 3 minutes. Always free and open to all, though this is a free speech event, so content is not censored. Hosted by Chris Cook. July 3, 7-8:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. (838-0206) BOOTSLAM Poetry competition open to poets and audience members of all ages. Includes a $50 cash prize for the winner. Sign-ups at 7 pm, slam at 7:30 pm. July 5, 7-10:30 pm. $5. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main. spokanepoetryslam.org GO SET A WATCHMAN: A HARPER LEE CELEBRATION A celebration of the author’s new novel, “Go Set a Watchman!” with a screening of the 2014 film, “Hey Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird.” Then discuss the book over southern-inspired refreshments. July 7, 6-7:30 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. (444-5331) KRIS DINNISON BOOK LAUNCH Spokane writer, teacher, librarian and small business owner Kris Dinnison celebrates the release of her debut young adult novel, “You and Me and Him.” Also includes readings by poet Lauren Gilmore and live music by the Go Man Gos. July 7, 7 pm. Free. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague. thebartlettspokane.com BROKEN MIC Spokane Poetry Slam’s longest-running, weekly open mic reading series, open to all readers and all-ages. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. spokanepoetryslam.org (847-1234) THE WORDWRIGHT’S WORKSHOP Open to writers of all skill and experience levels. Organizers provide exercises, writing prompts and constructive discussion topics. July 11, 4:30-6 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. spokanepoetryslam.org (838-0206) INK: ORIGIN STORIES Local authors and artists (superheroes in disguise!) help kids ages 9-14 create their own superheroes, complete with an Origin Story. Please plan on attending all 5 sessions of this multi-day workshop. July 13, 1:30 pm. Free, registration required. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org (444-5385)

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The Spokane Indians of the 1970s (from left): Manager Tommy Lasorda, Bobby Valentine, Steve Garvey, Bill Buckner, Tommy Hutton and Bob O’Brien.

Love of the Game

A lifelong Spokane Indians fan looks back on his favorite summers BY HOWIE STALWICK

ndians baseball has played a major role in my life since childhood and — calendars be damned — the start of another season always signals the official start of summer in the Stalwick household. Count me among the many local baby boomers who tremble at visions of our 76 Union or Darigold baseball cards of the early 1960s Indians. Mike Goliat, Lib Julian, Bob Giallombardo: Boys, you are not forgotten, although all of my cards eventually suffered a gruesome death when I attached them to my bicycle spokes with clothespins. That clicking sound was really cool, ya know. I remember my late, great father holding my hand as we made our way to our seats through the crowded first-base tunnel at what is now Avista Stadium. Once we reached the end of the tunnel — voila! — I was mesmerized by the panoramic view of that perfectly manicured infield, the vast sea of outfield grass and those brightly painted outfield walls. I can still smell the freshly roasted popcorn, still hear the buzz of the crowd, still see my heroes going about their work on that gem of a diamond. Dad took me to my first Indians game — the first one I was old enough to remember, anyway — in 1958. That season marked the onset of Spokane’s baseball glory days, a 14-year run as a Class AAA farm club of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Name a Dodgers star from the 1960s or ’70s — Maury Wills, Steve Garvey, Willie Davis, Tommy Davis, Frank Howard, Ron Cey, Bill Buckner, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell — and chances are he first played for the Indians in the Pacific Coast League. Many other familiar names from that era made brief stops in Spokane (Hall

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of Fame pitchers Hoyt Wilhelm and Don Sutton); or managed here (Tommy Lasorda, another Hall of Famer); or returned to Spokane year after year in dogged but ultimately failed pursuit of fame and fortune (Jim Barbieri, Bart Shirley, Nate Oliver, Tommy Hutton, Johnny Werhas, Howie Reed). The Dodgers helped revive baseball in Spokane after fading attendance cost the city its Northwest (formerly Western International) League franchise following the 1956 season. Two years later, baseball returned to Spokane bigger and better than ever when the PCL’s Los Angeles Angels moved here due to the Dodgers’ westward flight from Brooklyn. The arrival of Triple-A baseball — the best of the best in the minor leagues — instantly transformed Spokane into a true-blue Dodgers town. The atmosphere was electric whenever the parent club came to Spokane to play an exhibition game against the Indians. I once came this close to touching the golden left arm of Sandy Koufax (aka The Greatest Pitcher Ever) and the Dodgers provided the city with two of the better teams in minor league history. Lasorda’s 1970 club finished 94-52 and featured dangerous hitters like Garvey, Buckner, Russell, Hutton, Bobby Valentine and Tom Paciorek, plus pitching standouts such as Jerry Stephenson, Mike Strahler and Charlie Hough. Some observers maintain that baseball in Spokane has never been quite the same since the Dodgers transferred their PCL franchise to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1972. After a pit stop in the Northwest League

that year, Spokane landed another PCL franchise via Portland. That operation moved to Las Vegas in 1983, and the Indians have played in the Northwest League ever since. Fans were slow to embrace short-season Class A ball, but large crowds have long since become the norm at Avista Stadium. The ballpark, hastily constructed for the original PCL Indians in ’58, looks good as new after undergoing more facelifts than Joan Rivers. Many fans find a 38-game Northwest League home schedule that starts in June a welcome alternative to 70some PCL home dates starting in chilly April. Far more PCL alums make it to the majors than Northwest League players, but Spokane’s NWL clubs have produced such big leaguers as Ian Kinsler, Zack Greinke, Carlos Beltran, Sandy Alomar, Joey Cora, Chris Davis, Neftali Feliz and Mark Ellis. More than half a century after taking in my first Indians game, I still tingle a bit when I make my first trek of the summer to that grand old ballpark on Havana Street. These are the hallowed grounds where I collected a gazillion autographs, bonded with my father, celebrated my wedding and taught my daughters the nuances of the game. Tried to teach them, anyway. Cheyanne and Shanna always seemed more interested in chasing boys around the concessions stands than learning about the value of a well-timed squeeze bunt. Their loss, right? Full disclosure: I named one of our cats after Willie Davis, and I named myself after Howie Reed when I was 7. I was never a big fan of my given name, so I simply decided one summer day that I henceforth would go by Howie. This didn’t go over well with my mom. Eventually, she got used to it. Sorta. Alas, my dear mother never fully understood my love for baseball in general, and the Indians in particular. Her loss, right? n The Spokane Indians begin a five-game home series against the Boise Hawks on Sat, July 4 at 6:30 pm. Tickets at spokaneindiansbaseball.com

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Inland NW Drawing School Enjoy works of art from the Inland NW Drawing School where kids and adults learn to paint and draw. This exhibit at the Kress Gallery is the culmination of their learning year. Enjoy their creations on First Friday and when you’re done enjoy all that River Park Square has to offer!

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RIVER PARK SQUARE

808 W MAIN AVE - THIRD FLOOR, KRESS GALLERY

425 W SPRAGUE

SOULFUL SOUPS AND SPIRITS LIVE ART PERFORMANCE FROM 8-9PM 117 NORTH HOWARD STREET, SPOKANE, WA 99201

Audreana Camm’s new minimalist series based on famous inspirational quotes. Watch the artist paint live to the mellow folk tunes of Andrew Dempsen.

First Night Rising Stars

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115 S ADAMS

Chris Kelsey, Mark Moore, Gina Freuen. Ceramic sculpture and pottery.

VINO! A WINE SHOP 3-7:30PM 222 S WASHINGTON

Spokane artist Larry Ellingson will be showing sculpture, based on found objects, and photography, 12x12 images of walls from around the world. Wine Tasting $10.

WINDOW DRESSING OPEN WHENEVER YOU HAPPEN TO TRAIPSE BY. 1011 W FIRST

Mixed media installation featuring recent EWU BFA grads, Jessy Earle, Krystn Parmley and Ashley Vaughn. Paintings, ceramic work and a digital installation. Sidewalk viewing only.

WOLLNICK’S GENERAL STORE 5-8PM 421 W MAIN

The People of Spokane- CHALK IT UP - Come spead your artistic joy for First Friday! Be part of the Sidewalk Chalk Mural in front of Wollnick’s.

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