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t’s been a weird couple of weeks for our right-wing media. First, FOX learned that those Susan Rice Benghazi talking points — you know, the ones that were supposedly part of an Obama-Clinton cover-up? Turns out they had been provided by David Petraeus and the CIA. Then, just as they were recovering from this bit of balloon-puncturing bad news… THE WORLD CUP! And what’s worse, Americans everywhere are into it, big time. Aha! Obama is using the World Cup as a diversion from his many scandals. To our rescue comes the intrepid FOX News team led by Ann Coulter, with radio support from Rush Limbaugh. These two patriots remind us that soccer isn’t even a real American sport — no, it’s a socialist sport. Which goes further to prove that Obama the socialist is using this socialist international competition to deflect attention away from his many failures — such as supposedly “losing Iraq.”

peaking of Iraq, John McCain is all charged up (as is his “Charlie McCarthy” sidekick, Lindsey Graham, who delivers the lines McCain sends his way). McCain and Graham have just the solution to the Iraq mess: Bomb the hell out of them. (Drones, drones and more drones should do the trick.) The former presidential nominee does have a thing about dropping explosives. During the Russo-Georgian crisis in 2008, he urged that we “bomb, bomb, bomb the Russians in Georgia.” Remember his Patrick Henry-like line? “We are all Georgians now.” (It kind of lost its punch when it was revealed that some of his campaign high rollers had money invested in Georgia, but oh, well.) Then, after Obama was elected, McCain moved on to “bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.” Then he shifted to “bomb, bomb, bomb Syria.” (This one is debatable, although McCain never could identify the “patriots” who want arms and money from the U.S. and weren’t likely Islamic radicals.) Then came Ukraine, and McCain got back on his high horse to “bomb, bomb, bomb to save Crimea.” (Um, John? Crimeans voted to be annexed by Russia.) Today? Well, who has time for Ukraine when all hell has broken out in Iraq again? On cue, enter McCain stage right, and again, it’s that familiar chorus of “bomb, bomb, bomb,” and now it’s back to Iraq. Drones, drones and more drones is his answer. But for McCain’s most inane line, I nominate: “We had that war won.” That is, before Obama just moved the troops out — on that timetable set by George W. Bush. Now it is be-

coming clear that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is the major problem in Iraq. Maliki, you’ll recall, was “elected” in 2006, which, if my memory is correct, was during George W. Bush’s watch.

nough about McCain; back to soccer. The first conservative to warn the country to beware this insidious socialist sport wasn’t Coulter nor Limbaugh. That honor goes to the old Buffalo Bills quarterback, New York congressman and HUD Secretary under Ronald Reagan: Jack Kemp. Back in 1986, Kemp went on the floor of Congress to warn us all about soccer: “I think it is important for all those young out there, who someday hope to play real football, where you throw it and kick it and run with it and put it in your hands, a distinction should be made that football is democratic, capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist [sport.]”

n the interest of moving us beyond jerking knees, I recommend that you pick up Franklin Foer’s book, How Soccer Explains the World. Published in 2004, the book portrays soccer not in how it serves as socialism’s stalking horse, but rather in how Send comments to soccer explains the failure editor@inlander.com. of globalization, the rise of corporate hegemonies and the persistence of nationalism and tribalism. Still, I can make a case that soccer, if not insidious socialism on the move, is clearly not an American sport. Why? Because — drum roll — when soccer is watched on TV, we don’t see any commercials except at halftime. And if TV commercials aren’t as American as apple pie, I don’t know what is. The American way is to pay Comcast (or some other corporate giant) from $100 to upwards of $200 a month for the privilege of sitting, night after night, through wave upon wave of commercials. During the last hour of most nighttime movies on cable TV, we endure upwards of 25 minutes of commercials. We sit there like so many zombies. We do this — and seemingly are OK doing it — because why? Because we are Americans and America is about consumption. Maybe soccer is about socialism after all. n

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t’s easy for events like D-Day to fade into soft focus, losing their hard, defining edges. American independence has become a simple tale of Gen. Washington outbraving the British, while D-Day is often reduced to Gen. Eisenhower’s genius plan. To take in a fuller account as we celebrate our freedom, consider July 4, 1944 — 70 years ago exactly. In a camp just outside the village of Carentan, just a month after D-Day, American soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 83rd Division were about to get their first taste of battle. There’s no record of whether the brass invoked the import of that particular day for American soldiers, but whatever personal thoughts ran through their heads, they knew their mission: to liberate the nearby village of Sainteny, then on to Berlin. It did not go well. Theirs was among the first skirmishes in the three-week Battle of the Hedgerows. Germans dug in behind these massive fences of vegetation, launching their attacks, row by bloody row. “God we lost a lot of men,” wrote soldier James Shonak in 2001. Shonak, from Massachusetts, a member of the 331st Infantry attached to the 83rd, shared his memories with David Curry, who maintains a website devoted to the history of the 83rd. “My worst nightmares,” Shonak added, “are still in those rows.” The 331st went after a farmhouse overlooking the battlefield, where Germans eerily played an Al Jolson record from a window. At 10 minutes before 8, their commander was taken by a sniper; next, four German tanks rolled in, delivering indiscriminate death from their 75mm cannons. It wasn’t even noon yet. Radio communication went dead, and runners sent to HQ were never seen again. As night fell, a group of soldiers stuck behind the line decided to take their chances and sprint back, drawing heavy German fire. Only a few made it. Morning revealed that the day of fighting gained just 200 yards of French soil — a field littered with some 1,400 American dead and wounded. The Americans returned on July 5, and fought day after day, hedgerow by hedgerow. On July 10, when they took Sainteny, the casualty count hit 3,200. But by April of 1945, what was left of the 83rd had made it 1,400 miles, to just outside Berlin. Victory was sweet, and that’s the part we like to remember. But the sacrifice was profound, in so many similar battles, and that’s the part we can’t forget. “Those boys of the 83rd are heroes… Their sacrifice will live on forever after we are long gone,” wrote Shonak, who died in 2003. “They will never be forgotten, ever.”  JEN SORENSON CARTOON

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e’ve been told by business leaders and politicians that street kids deter commerce and pose a public nuisance. These kids, we’re told, have rejected our notions of community and scoffed at our laws. Here’s an alternate theory: Street kids live outside our community because we have never invited them in. The Sunday after Bazaar — a one-day street market for emerging artists and craftspeople — we had a monstrous task ahead of us: moving 150 pallet walls to a storage space with just six volunteers. The work was arduous and slow-going. Soon after we began, two young men from a group who had

been standing in the alley walked over and started grabbing pallets. They didn’t ask to help, they just began helping. And it became clear immediately that they weren’t screwing around, hefting each section of wall, then jumping right back to grab another. We later found out they had asked a volunteer the night before when our work would begin and then returned at the appointed time. Eventually we started talking, and learned that the guy in baggy T-shirt and matching cap was named Johnny. His friend, in leather bondage pants and matching vest, told us, “Around here, people call me Corpse.” After an hour of working, Terrain cofounder Ginger Ewing (my fiancée) offered to buy them lunch. Corpse looked a little unsure. Ginger continued, “We can walk down and get a sandwich or something.”

Johnny — the more talkative — said yeah, that would be nice. I had assumed, to that point, that Corpse and Johnny were helping because they wanted something in return. That interaction changed my mind. Corpse and Johnny’s hesitant response to even basic human kindness made me wonder if they’re living outside polite society because polite society put these kids on their ass decades ago and shut the door behind them. Corpse didn’t talk much about his past, but Johnny said he took his first job at 14, lying about his age to gopher around a construction site. Slowly, they opened up more. Johnny took off his shirt, revealing, below his sternum, a roughly tattooed swastika. Johnny was open about the mistakes he had made. He talked about his parole officer and wore the marks on his body — the tattoo among them — without pride or shame. Ginger is black and Diego Sanchez, another Bazaar organizer, is Mexican. They both felt like Johnny treated them with respect. I’m not saying there aren’t serious issues of vandalism and violence in this town, and I’m sure some of that is due to troubled and transient populations of young people, but there’s clearly more to this story than gangs of roaming barbarians. I can’t help but think if we stop treating these people like outsiders and more like members of our community, many of our problems will go away. Corpse and Johnny worked hard for more than three hours before we all sat down in the empty storefront we had used as our headquarters. We shared pizza and drank warm-ish beer. At one point, a friend of theirs came in and started looking around, but Johnny shooed him out. “This is their place,” Johnny said. The storefront, formerly Saad’s shoe store, had been storage for all our bags, purses and laptops. Throughout the weekend, I had wondered if anything would get vandalized or stolen. With Johnny acting on our behalf, my fears went away. n Luke Baumgarten, a creative strategist at Seven2 and former culture editor of the Inlander, is a co-founder of Terrain, which organized Bazaar on June 21 in downtown Spokane.

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DON POWERS BEACH: Drove to a very remote area in the Washington state Blue Mountains on a very rainy Memorial Day weekend, with wife and children. The kids were probably 3 and 4 years old. The one important item I repeatedly said to pack, the Coleman Stove, was left right on the kitchen floor. Needless to say, tending a constant campfire to cook, heat water and wash dishes was no fun! We did find a BBQ grill in an old elk camp, and that one item saved us from near disaster! FELICIA DIAMOND: Getting stuck, and running out of drinking water and not being able to get a fire going to boil water... subsequent illness... I hated camping for years after. JAKE SHEETS: Last Tuesday night I was delayed going up the pass of Kapruner Törl in the Austrian Alps due to heavy runoff from all the snow. A rain storm came in, as they always do, at 8 pm, and by 11 my bivvy had given up, by 1 am my sleeping bag was soaked, and by sunrise at 4:30, I was still fully awake. But hey, at least my bag saved me from the frigid winds. ALICIA BURCH JACKSON: Anyone who has ever been to Kellers Ferry knows about the very steep and windy road you must take to get down to Lake Roosevelt. Well, we had our F350 Ford Crew Cab loaded up with an older 12-foot camper pulling our 20+ foot boat — when our transmission decided to drop! Me and the kids jumped in another vehicle, while my husband drove the slow trip down. … It was a holiday weekend, so we arranged for towing after our camping trip on Monday. Our friend pulled our boat back to Spokane and we had a relative come pick us up. Didn’t mention the road down because she was our only ride option and very afraid of heights. She still gives me crap about it to this day. TRAVIS WICAL: My family was camping at Riley Creek on the Pend Oreille River in our tent, and somebody stole all the food out of our cooler! We had to end our camping trip and go home. Soon after, my parents bought a motorhome. 

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ummer’s the most dangerous time of all for education. For students — especially students who aren’t barraged with science camps, summertime reading challenges and intellectual family discussions — it’s the time when huge chunks of the previous year’s knowledge are lost. “Summer brain drain,” it’s called.

Even once a student graduates and is accepted into college, a big summer risk remains. Some students who’ve signed up for college, who’ve told their counselors and teachers they plan to go to college, never show up. “Summer melt,” it’s called. A few years ago, Spokane Public Schools tackled

its dismal graduation rates. Its new mission goes even further: partnering with institutions of higher education to ensure every Spokane student graduates from a technical, two-year or four-year college. After all, Washington, like Idaho, is in the bottom five states regarding its rate of high school graduates going on to college. “Ten to 20 percent of students melt away over the summer. They’re ready to go — something happens,” says Melissa Pettey, Spokane Public Schools’ college and career readiness coordinator. “They get a paper they don’t understand. Or they get a job, and they just think, ‘Oh, I’ll just wait until winter quarter.’” District officials aren’t willing to wait. Monday morning, Spokane Public Schools held a “summer melt event” for the first time, busing students to Spokane Falls Community College, feeding them pizza and guiding them through the most intimidating pieces of the college transition. ...continued on next page

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oah Warren, a 2014 Rogers High School your view of the person you’re speaking to,” graduate, blinks with bleary eyes. An illWarren says. He doesn’t want to join them. ness last night kept him up coughing and He sits with about 50 recent Spokane high hacking until midnight. Due to a family issue, he school graduates — all of who’ve enrolled at says, he and his mom moved to Coeur d’Alene a SFCC — peppered throughout a small auditofew months ago — leaving him a long way from rium. Some students here want to be fashion deRogers. signers, cops, doctors or veterinarians. But he was committed to come Others have no idea what they want to the summer melt event Monday. to do. But Barb Hahto, a counselor at Send comments to He woke up at 4:30 am, hopped on editor@inlander.com. SFCC, stands in front of them and says his bike — he says it’s a gray 1970s that’s OK too. 10-speed his running coach gave him — “How many of you are already and started biking toward Spokane Falls Commuregistered and have a class schedule?” she asks. nity College. He rode for more than three hours. Only about four raise their hands — the rest let “I am extremely tired right now,” Warren says. out murmurs of laughter. He says he knows people who’d signed up “We thought we had a lot more registered,” for college but because of family, friends or work, Hahto says. Many of them plan to register for never ended up attending. “It actually changes classes during a separate orientation in July. But a

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lot have questions or concerns they want answered first — they’re worried about financial aid, the registration process or finding their way around. “It’s scary to think how big the campus is,” North Central graduate Katy Dominguez says. “It’s kind of a culture shock. I got lost just coming here, trying to find Building 24.” She’s planning on spending two years at SFCC, and then transferring to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in her hometown. Students split into groups and head out on a scavenger hunt designed to introduce students to classes and services around campus. After a pizza lunch, students participate in two out of four sessions: a campus tour, an overview of college success tips, help navigating registration, and information about financial aid. The whole event is meant to solve the summer melt problem by acclimating students to college and answering some of their thorniest questions. Ease stress and eliminate hurdles, the thinking goes, and students will show up in the fall. At this point, Spokane Public Schools doesn’t know how many of its ostensibly college-bound students won’t end up actually attending college, but according to the U.S. Department of Education, the lower the income of a student, the bigger the danger of summer melt.

“I think it’s trying to navigate that big system. They get lost in the shuffle.” In response, Kyle Bush, a Ferris High School counselor, has been calling students all summer, sending them text messages to make sure they’re ready for college. Every Tuesday, he’s at office hours at Spokane Community College and SFCC. Any student with questions or concerns can meet with him. “I think it’s trying to navigate that big system,” Bush says. “They get lost in the shuffle.” Later this year, the district will hold another summer melt event at SFCC, one at Spokane Community College and one at Eastern Washington University. During the scavenger hunt, Pettey overhears Warren talking about how, while he has a job in Coeur d’Alene for the summer, he doesn’t have anything lined up for fall. “You have work study on your financial aid paper,” says Pettey. “I’ll help with that today.” “Awesome,” Warren says. Still, even the concept of higher education takes some getting used to. When an SFCC counselor tells the crowd that they’re all college students now, Michael Simmons, a tall Shadle Park High School student, echoes the phrase to himself, awed by the idea of it. “College students…” he says. “It’s going to be a big change.” n danielw@inlander.com

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NEWS | DIGEST

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The Big News of the Past Week

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The U.S. Supreme Court has been busy. On Monday, justices ruled that employers with religious objections are not required to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees under the Affordable Care Act. In the past two weeks, justices also ruled against warrantless cellphone searches, Obama’s recess appointments, and the Internet TVstreaming service, Aereo.

The United States announced Friday it will no longer produce or acquire land mines, signaling the country’s commitment to join a treaty banning the mines.

A new law allowing adopted Washington children to access their original birth certificates went into effect on July 1; 500 people already have contacted the state’s Department of Health, requesting to see their birth certificates.

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Citing a range of safety defects, GM is recalling another 8.4 million vehicles.

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Jesse Thietten walks onto shore after his first of two laps in Lake Coeur d’Alene during the first leg of the Ironman triathlon Sunday morning. Through cool temperatures and wind, 2,466 competitors swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran another 26.2 miles. The professional winners started at 6 am and completed the entire race in under 10 hours, while others competed into the night. Thietten finished the race in 14:34:16.

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The state of Washington’s settlement with the family of Eastern State Hospital patient Duane Charley, who was found strangled to death by another patient in November 2012.

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HISTORY: Last week’s cover story told you all about the MAC’s new 100 Stories exhibit, which is housed both in the museum and throughout the region. Check the blog for a visual tour of some of the highlights around downtown. POT: We want to hear about your most memorable experience with marijuana. Submit your story at ow.ly/ yCiKn

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Wenatchee continues to fight marijuana; plus, new crime data for Idaho WENATCHEE VS. WEED

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As marijuana stores prepare to open across Washington, At a board of trustees meeting last Friday, the EASTWENATCHEE is facing a lawsuit over the issue that ERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY faculty made it could take years to resolve. clear they weren’t happy with the trustees’ pick of Mary Last month, a man hoping to open a pot retail store Cullinan as the university’s new president. sued the city over a requirement that to get a license, It’s not anything she’s done at EWU so far — it’s that businesses must follow federal law — effectively a ban on the trustees picked her even without faculty support. marijuana businesses in the city. Some on the Wenatchee The EWU Faculty Organization had unanimously City Council had argued that cities cannot ignore federal voted that the EWU’s current provost, Rex Fuller, would law banning marijuana, a theory attorney Hilary Bricken, be an acceptable choice for president. But when it came who filed the complaint, says undermines the to Cullinan, only nine of 28 faculty senate promise of citizens’ initiatives. Now, Wenatchee members found her to be acceptable. is looking to state instead of federal law for Part of that concern stemmed from CulSend comments to their defense. editor@inlander.com. linan’s previous job as president of Southern “It’s not our job to enforce federal law. Oregon University. In March, nearly two-thirds That isn’t necessarily what we’re trying to do,” of the SOU faculty senate passed a vote of no says City Attorney Steve Smith, who plans to file the confidence in her and two other administrators, citing city’s response to the lawsuit this week. “It is our function poor leadership and financial mismanagement. to regulate the businesses within the city.” Outgoing EWU Faculty Organization president Julia Since Initiative 502 didn’t explicitly require local Smith was on the committee that winnowed down the governments to enforce the new law, Smith argues that presidential nominees to the final three, including Culcities can refuse to allow the new businesses. (The state linan. She says that SOU’s financial troubles reflect the attorney general issued a similar, though non-binding, fiscal challenges at universities across the nation, but that opinion in January.) Smith says the case could see a trial EWU seems to have managed them more smoothly. verdict by the end of the year, but that further appeals “We’ve gotten through it feeling better about each could take up to two years. other,” Smith says. “That is not what happened at South— HEIDI GROOVER ern.”

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But Jo Ann Kauffman, vice-chair for the EWU board of trustees, says Cullinan distinguished herself from the other candidates during her interviews and public forums. “She presented herself as a leader and a visionary in terms of fundraising,” Kauffman says. The no-confidence vote was considered in the board’s unanimous decision, she says, but was not disqualifying. “Trying to poison the well before she gets here is a big mistake,” Kauffman says. — DANIEL WALTERS

IDAHO CRIME DOWN

A new 2013 report from the Idaho State Police shows crime rates dropping statewide compared to the previous year as reported property and violent crimes both fell slightly. Hate crimes against minorities also decreased to 32 incidents, with 16 of those reported in Boise. In the annual UNIFORM CRIME REPORT released Tuesday, Kootenai County suffers the third highest crime rate by population with 7,048 crimes per 100,000 residents — dropping the county from the highest spot in 2012 after the number of total crimes fell by about 1 percent in 2013. Idaho’s average crime rate in 2013 was 4,974 offenses per 100,000 residents. The Panhandle Region of Idaho’s five northernmost counties listed a total of four murders last year — two in Kootenai County, one in Post Falls and one in Osburn. The region also reported 73 rapes, 495 aggravated assaults and 1,416 burglaries. “Crimes against society,” such as drug use, pornography or prostitution, did increase statewide by 9.4 percent in 2013, the report states, with 17,700 total offenses. Nearly 90 percent of those crimes were listed as drug possession. — JACOB JONES

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NEWS | MENTAL HEALTH

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For the first time, lawmakers were invited to tour Eastern State Hospital and meet with insanity-defense patients BY DEANNA PAN

n Monday morning, in the Eastern State Hospital dining hall, a lanky young man in glasses and a tie leans into the microphone at the podium and shuffles his notes. He introduces himself to the small gathering of elected lawmakers and state officials sitting below him around circular tables. He has their rapt attention. “A patient is not all that I am or all that I hope to become. I’m a brother and a son. I’m a musician. I’d like to go to college,” he says. His initials are D.L. and he’s been living in Eastern State Hospital’s Forensic Unit since 2009, after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. “Mental illness is not a societal challenge that can be met by locking those affected away… “Please,” he continues, “remember that recovery happens.” State lawmakers Marcus Riccelli and Tim Ormsby tour Earlier this month, Washington legislators the grounds at Eastern State Hospital. DEANNA PAN PHOTO representing Eastern’s 20-county catchment area to gradually reintegrate into society. were invited to tour the hospital and listen to a In 2013, Rep. Tami Green, D-Lakewood, presentation by seven NGRI patients. On Monintroduced House Bill 1458 to repeal the law. day, four showed up — Rep. Leonard Christian, Her bill died in committee in the most recent R-Spokane Valley; Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney; legislative session. Three patients at Eastern and Rep. Timm Ormsby, D-Spokane; and Rep. MarWestern State Hospitals are now suing the state cus Riccelli, D-Spokane. It was the first time state in federal court, alleging that the current laws lawmakers had been invited to Eastern for an violate their constitutional and civil rights to “open house” with patients and staff, according adequate mental health treatment. to officials at the state’s Department of Social and None of the visiting lawmakers said they Health Services. would readily support Green’s bill without furIn the patients’ prepared remarks for the ther study. But some, like Riccelli — who wasn’t a lawmakers, they criticize the frenetic media member of the legislature in 2010 — admitted the coverage following Eastern patient Phillip Paul’s law was “reactionary.” escape from the Spokane County “We’re asking folks as they get fair in September of 2009 — citing better to reintegrate into society, but Spokesman-Review columns that called Send comments to Paul an “insane killer” and likened him editor@inlander.com. we’re just closing all opportunities for them to have those kind of baby steps to Hannibal Lecter. Most of all, they into reintegration,” Riccelli says. “We call for the repeal of a 2010 state law shouldn’t be isolating folks.” forbidding patients at state psychiatric institutions Holy, a retired Spokane police officer who from leaving hospital grounds unless they have a represents the district where Eastern is located, court order. had visited the hospital multiple times as a cop, Sandi Ando, the public policy chair of Washbut until Monday, he’d never met with patients ington’s National Alliance on Mental Illness, says as a lawmaker. the open house was an unprecedented victory “These are the most vulnerable, period. This for the patients who had been lobbying hospital is our priority of government,” he says. “The administration for months to meet with their biggest thing I learned is there is some real value representatives. at this point to somehow provide access to at “It’s time for people to start hearing these least community college and higher education, voices, because these are not voices of people because they’re looking for skill sets and a way who do not connect with reality. These are voices out, and if nothing else, validation to better of people who really understand the issues and themselves.” really have important things to say,” Ando says. For first-term legislator Christian, the visit “And they are, most of all, human beings.” was a “huge learning opportunity” — one, he Before the 2010 law, high-level patients could says, that’s challenged his “stereotyped opinion” earn the privilege of taking supervised reintegraof what a state psychiatric hospital is. tion trips into Spokane. Accompanied by hospital “I just figured I’d come and see it, and see if staff, they could go to sporting events, grocery my fears were true,” he says. “It’s not. So far, it’s stores and restaurants. They were able to visit been unfounded.” n group homes and take classes in community coldeannap@inlander.com lege. The law, patients argue, hinders their ability

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No Respite North Idaho officials are disappointed after losing their bid for a crisis center BY JACOB JONES

n late May, it seemed their best, and only, chance for relief. North Idaho law enforcement and health care officials prayed that a proposed mental health crisis center in Coeur d’Alene could take on the increasing number of mentally ill patients now filling emergency rooms and tying up patrol officers. Multiple police agencies report mental health calls taking a larger toll, pulling officers off the street for hours on end as they escort patients to treatment Kootenai County Sheriff facilities — sometimes to out-of-county Ben Wolfinger lobbied for a psych wards, undermining emergency crisis center in Coeur d’Alene. staffing and overtime budgets. Claudia Miewald, director of the Kootenai Behavioral Health Center, cited more than 700 admittances for involuntary mental health patients in the past 12 months, a growing number that sometimes forces the hospital to rearrange rooms to fit extra beds. Staff spent at least 4,000 hours sitting with patients awaiting treatment. “You can see how that would be a stressor,” she says. But Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter announced last week that Coeur d’Alene would not get a crisis center this year. Legislators had approved funding for just one of three proposed centers, and state officials had prioritized Idaho Falls. While Otter initially asked for funding for all three centers, he praised lawmakers last week for approving a test facility before committing to other crisis centers. “In the legislature’s wisdom … ” Otter told a news conference in Idaho Falls, “they said, ‘Well, let’s put one together first, and then learn from that nuclear seed.’” The Idaho center would operate based on a program in Billings, Montana, that provides people with a voluntary assessment, crisis counseling, overnight accommodations, food and follow-up treatment planning to help avoid future episodes. Billings officials say the center has dramatically reduced ER visits and jail bookings. Local officials believe it was a split in support from Coeur d’Alene legislators that undermined their bid. Several local representatives voted against the funding, calling it an unnecessary government expense. But others expressed disappointment with the missed opportunity to establish a local center. Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger had helped organized law enforcement support for the center, compiling letters from regional police chiefs facing the same challenges with the growing number of mental health calls and resource shortages. He hopes officials might reconsider funding additional centers next year. “There’s just not the support from our local legislators,” he says, adding, “For those of us who deal with people in crisis on a daily basis, it’s a pretty big disappointment.” n jacobj@inlander.com

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Pick Your Own Adventure three levels of camping

f you’ve never camped before, it can be overwhelming. Packing everything you need and heading into the wilderness. Having to pack your own coffee. No television? That’s some Davy Crockett shit, ain’t it? Don’t fret. Camping can involve a variety of approaches — some extreme, some just short of a 4-star resort. Here are three popular ways to enjoy the Inland Northwest in all her beauty: Car camping, backpacking and canoe camping.

CAR CAMPING It’s as simple as it sounds. Grab your car and find a camping spot. Generally speaking, if you can drive there, you’re good to go. But that doesn’t mean you can’t see some amazing countryside. If you’re looking for a spot close to Spokane, Riverside State Park’s Bowl and Pitcher campground sits right on the Spokane River and is less than 20 minutes away from downtown ($22-$29 a night). Want to venture farther afield? Check out Fishtrap Lake. This privately owned campground ($20 a night) sits on the north end of the 800-acre lake. There is a small resort with a café and convenience store. The campground itself is family friendly, with plenty of grass and

lake access. As its name suggests, fishing is a major draw. No speedboats are allowed on the lake, but kayaks and canoes are. WHAT YOU NEED: a tent, a sleeping bag, a sleeping pad and some sort of stove. If you don’t have these things, you can rent them from a local outfitter relatively cheaply. Bug repellent is always a good idea.

BACKPACKING Feeling strong? Go backpacking. Hiking all day with everything you need strapped to your back, then sleeping under the stars, is a particularly rewarding experience. Unlike car camping, backpacking requires more gear, some basic experience and good overall fitness. You certainly don’t have to be a physical phenomenon, but you should be able to walk, with a full pack, for an hour or two. Like car camping, there are plenty of wonderful options close to Spokane. The Thirteenmile hike, just south of Republic, is a three-hour drive from Spokane. The trail is 16 miles total (yes, it’s confusing). It’s a great day hike, but an even better two-day backpacking adventure, with plenty of potential camping spots and water sources. The hike has beauti-

By Eli Francovich ful views of neighboring mountains and canyons. If you go in the spring, there will be wildflowers galore. Keep an eye out for rattlesnakes near water crossings and low areas. For more detailed information, including driving directions, go to wta.org. WHAT YOU NEED: a backpacking pack, a water filtration system, a backpacking stove (optional), a sleeping bag, a sleeping pad (optional), sunscreen, bug spray and a first-aid kit. Again, much of this can be rented at a local outfitter. As for food, Cabela’s has a good selection of dehydrated meals. Trail mix, nuts and jerky also are good snacking options. Like any outdoor activity, there are inherent risks associated with backpacking. Make sure you know where you’re going, have a hiking buddy, have a good sense of the trail geography, tell someone where you’re going and check local and state websites for more detailed information.

CANOE CAMPING Canoe camping adds another enjoyable dimension to camping in general. Instead of driving or hiking your gear, you travel via water. Plan on packing essentially the same items; just add PFDs (personal floatation devices) and a canoe.

One of the best and most beautiful areas to canoe camp is North Idaho’s Upper Priest Lake. A good place to start from is Beaver Creek Campground ($20 a night) on the northwest corner of the main lake. It’s a popular campground, so if you choose, you can spend your first night there. From there it’s about a 45-minute paddle through the Thorofare and into Upper Priest Lake, where there are numerous hiking trails. Again, you can do a simple day trip if you choose. There are four developed campgrounds (free, first-come, first-serve). The first, and one of the most popular, is Geisengers at the mouth of the Thorofare. This camp sees a lot of traffic, but has the best sunsets around. On the eastern side of the lake there’s Trapper Creek. The final two campgrounds, Plowboy and Navigation, are on the lake’s western side. All the developed campgrounds provide fire pits, picnic benches, pit toilets, and bear boxes for food storage. Warning: Conditions can change quickly. Lakes can be hazardous if you’re not prepared, especially early in the season. Call the Priest Lake Ranger District at (208) 443-2512 for more details. 

o n li n e We attached a GoPro video camera to our raft during a recent trip down the Spokane River. Check out the results at Inlander.com.

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Gear Guide The stuff you need to survive — and enjoy — nature By Scott A. Leadingham

SURVIVAL BRACELET PARA 550

S3 (Secure, Separate, Survive) Approximate price: $10 You can barely turn on a TV anymore without encountering some kind of reality survival show, and that’s to say nothing of Survivor (which, yes, is still on the air). Apparently you’re one wrong turn away from certain death. Like a Boy Scout, be prepared. The Para 550 bracelet is parachute cord (also called 550 cord — as in 550 pounds of tensile strength) attached to snaps worn around your wrist. Novel concept, eh? But ask any military trainee or Boy Scout with a wilderness survival merit badge: Cord is something you should carry on any excursion.

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Approximate price: $70 Remember those days of boiling water or throwing in iodine tablets? What was that, 2008? Actually, dependable filters have been around for a long time, and every season seemingly brings out more variations on the theme. Backpackers and international travelers have myriad choices these days. The Grayl looks like a stainless steel coffee thermos, and weighs about the same. It works quickly and easily, basically by filling and — wait for it — drinking. The filter will of course need to be replaced after regular use (40 gallons), but at least it doesn’t require heavy batteries like those kitschy UV light contraptions. Those are so last year.

ENO HAMMOCK

Approximate price: $70 You can certainly find cheaper hammocks elsewhere, but probably not as colorful. And not so compact and light that they’ll stuff easily into a backpack. Even the nonbackpacking crowd can find a use. The setup is easy and quick whether you’re in the deep backcountry or your own backyard.

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Approximate price: $15 to $80, depending on size and equipment to mount If there’s one thing that’s quickly becoming ubiquitous, it’s cameras. And selfies. Every outdoor junkie needs the perfect shot to document that he/she was, indeed, in front of a waterfall. What is sadly lacking with much outdoor photography (other than knowledge about outdoor photography; see p. 24) is stability. GorillaPods mount to most cameras or phones and can wrap around most surfaces. Now you have no excuse not to have 10,000 Instagram “likes” on that waterfall shot no one cares about. (#SoPrettyNoFilter)

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by Rich Landers and Craig Romano or Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest by Rich Landers and Dan Hansen Approximate price: $19 each Sure, Rich Landers is the outdoor guy at the Spokesman-Review, but the Inlander isn’t so high and mighty that we can’t recommend his guidebooks. When it comes to outdoor topics and writing, Landers is the man. Any guidebook by him and his co-authors is worth its weight in gold. With so many recommended routes to hike and paddle, those books weigh a lot.

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> Goal Zero Switch 8 ($120) > Eton Boost Solar Charger ($76) > Bushnell SolarWrap Mini ($60) Whether you’re deep in the sticks or just at the beach all day, you know your smartphone will be near at hand. If you’re draining the battery with music or taking video, you’ll quickly need a recharge. There are practically as many options for portable solar chargers as there are types of phones. Each variety offers different recharging capacity, so check out the fine print before you buy.

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t’s one thing to hike a remote trail, summit a mountain or shoot a rushing river, but it’s another thing to bring back photos that really capture the immense power and beauty of the Inland Northwest. Many dedicate their lives to chasing such images — packing their gear to snowbound valleys or far-flung peaks. It’s a skill that often takes years to perfect. But to help, we’ve asked four regional photographers to share their advice on making great outdoor pictures. They all agree it takes passion, patience and an eye for light, but here are a few more tips:

Tips from regional photographers on capturing the great outdoors By Jacob Jones

Plan and pack camera gear accordingly Jed Conklin, 37, an experienced Spokanebased adventure photographer, says his equipment often depends on the assignment. Whether covering a war zone or ski trip, you need to plan ahead. “When I’m up in the mountains, I want something light,” he says, often taking the bare essentials of two Nikon bodies and two lenses in soft cases, which protect against falls. If he’s shooting a wet environment, he packs gear in dry bags. If weight is not an issue, he will carry Pelican hard cases. But fancy gear doesn’t mean much if you can’t get it where you’re going. Conklin says to shoot with what you have. “People get too tied up in equipment,” he says. “Get the best gear you can afford and go do the best work you can do.” More of his work can be found at jedconklin.com MT. HOOD, OREGON

Trust your eyes and edit with emotion Heather Biggs, a fine arts photog-

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rapher from Cheney, says images should draw viewers into them. “The best equipment out there for photography is given to you at birth,” she says. “How you see things, and the specific way you look at the world, greatly affects the images you produce.” She encourages photographers to use natural lines to lead viewers into photos. She also believes in trying to convey emotion through careful editing. “Remember the emotions you felt when you were photographing a specific location,” she says. “If you’re a realist and prefer not to do any postproduction, try to convey how the location made you feel while framing and setting up your shot.” More of her work can be found at heatherbiggsphotography.com

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one you have with you. Joe Greer, 25, takes almost all of his photos with his iPhone 5s, posting them on Instagram (@ioegreer) for his more than 91,000 followers. The Spokane-based photographer says he enjoys shooting at some of the region’s most iconic locations like Palouse Falls, Steptoe Butte and the Cascade Mountains, but often it’s the juxtaposition of people in these locations that adds depth to his work. “I really enjoy photographing people in these powerful outdoor environments,” he says. “To me people are the heartbeat of photography.” He says foggy weather, reflective lakes or unusual vantage points also help add layers. More of his work can be found at instagram.com/ioegreer

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solitude is nice, but sometimes it’s better with company By Eli Francovich

hat gorgeous sunset doesn’t mean much if you don’t have someone to share it with. For most of us, Mother Nature is better enjoyed with one, two or even a whole gaggle of friends. So check out these outdoor activities that are good for you and your family, you and your lover, or just you and your dog.

FAMILY DAY HIKE One of the better family-friendly hikes in the area is Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene. This three-mile jaunt encircles the hill. The trail rarely takes you out of sight of the lake itself and is good for children. There’s noth-

ing too steep or treacherous. The trailhead is only a five-minute walk from downtown Coeur d’Alene. While on the trail, there are plenty of places to stop and take a quick dip. Once you get to the end, you can either turn around (to go the full three miles) or walk back downtown via the backside of Tubbs Hill (much quicker). If you’d rather not swim off the hill itself (that might not be suitable for little kids), you can always walk over to City Beach. There are plenty of good restaurants and coffee shops to relax in after a day of hiking and swimming.

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INBC_070314_4S_RW.pdf MUSIC, WINE AND BIKES If you’re a sporty couple with a taste for wine, this is for you. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars’ “Performers on the Patio” series is the ideal active date. Every Thursday through Sept. 25, there’s live music at Arbor Crest. From downtown it’s only a 10-mile bike ride, much of which is on the Centennial Trail. Music starts at 5:30 pm on the patio. Picnic dinners are welcomed and there is no cover. For more information, go to arborcrest.com. DOG-FRIENDLY HIKING Man’s best friend isn’t necessarily welcome everywhere you want to go. So forget the haters and find your own canine-friendly adventures. An easy one? Fish Lake Trail, which starts in Spokane and ends just short of Fish Lake, near Cheney. The trailhead is near the junction of Sunset Highway and Government Way. It’s a good trail to take your dog on almost any time of the year. While it’s not totally complete, it’s paved nearly all the way to Fish Lake. Don’t forget about SpokAnimal Dog Park at High Bridge, a great place to take your furry friends. They can play with other dogs and you can meet fellow dog lovers. LEARN TO CLIMB AND MAKE FRIENDS Ever wanted to rock-climb outside, but have no idea where to start? Wild Walls Climbing Gym offers a lead climbing class designed to get you comfortable with outside climbing. The class emphasizes safety and control, teaching you everything you need to know before you go outside. Once you have those skills, the world of outdoor climbing is much more accessible. You might even meet some climbing partners in class. This class is not for complete beginners; some indoor climbing experience is required. The class costs $60 and lasts two hours. For more information, go to wildwalls.com or call 455-9596. 

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mber Williams has a library in her front yard. It’s just a little library, home to a couple of dozen books at most, perched atop a post. When she sees people looking through the books but walking away with nothing to read, she feels a little like she’s let them down. “I hate when I see someone walk away empty-handed. I want to run after them and see what they’re looking for, and tell them that I can go look inside,” says Williams with a laugh. Williams, a librarian with the Spokane County Public Library system, is one of several Spokane-area residents who keep these sharing libraries in their front yards. The premise is simple: take a book or leave a book. “Always a gift, never for sale,” goes the motto of Little Free Library, the nonprofit organization that maintains maps and encourages the installation of these mini book depots around the world. As of January, the organization had registered more than 15,000 of the libraries in 62 countries. All told, Little Free Library believes some six million books will be exchanged in 2014 through these little book huts. Williams, a book hoarder, quickly admits as much. Her little library, standing in her yard near Manito Park for almost two years, was meant to be a way of thinning out her collection. That didn’t happen. “I have thousands and thousands of books. I sold this to my husband as a healthy way to deal with my hoarding. ‘I’ll give books away,’ I thought,” says Williams. “Other people keep putting their books in the library, so I’m not getting rid of anything.”

Take a Book, Leave a Book What little libraries say about the way we read and live BY MIKE BOOKEY

Jan Hansen’s little library in northwest Spokane. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

here are people in Jan Hansen’s neighborhood she’d never met until she put up a little library in the front yard of her northwest Spokane home just a month ago. “We’ve lived here forever, but we’ve never talked before. Now everyone stops and talks. There’s a curb appeal factor to it,” says Hansen, who along with her sister, Dianne Talbott, has begun making little libraries to sell through their fledgling business, Little Library Builder of Spokane. The Little Free Library website sells models beginning at about $350 and topping out near $1,000, but Hansen is starting her prices at about $200. The goal is to give people a library to either match the design of the house in front of which it will stand, or fit a requested theme and do it at an affordable price. Hansen, a retired paralegal, made her first little library (along with help from her partner, Tom Roach), as a gift for a friend and says it’s common for the miniature structures to be given as housewarming presents. It’s all free, so there’s no material return on your investment, but Hansen says that doesn’t mean you don’t get rewarded in the process. Just last week, she checked the little library to find two notes: ...continued on next page

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CULTURE | BOOKS

LIBRARIES ALL OVER

NORTH SIDE

Little free libraries are scattered all over Spokane and Spokane Valley, often near parks.

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“TAKE A BOOK, LEAVE A BOOK,” CONTINUED... Thanks for the library, Love Emily. Thanks for making this little library! I like the book Upchuck and the Rotten Willy! Love Margo.

ou’ll find them here in Spokane (see map), whether plotted on immaculate South Hill lawns or in a field off of Sprague Avenue, the site of a proposed county library. They’re unassuming little things, easily mistaken for a birdhouse by the uninitiated and varying in design and contents, other than the seeming ubiquity of Twilight. There’s a fuzzy warmness to this movement, but also a practicality. A little library in a place far from an actual library or much cultural exposure can be a vital tool, which is part of the reason former public school teacher and social entrepreneur Todd Bol began the Little Free Library program. LFL’s board of directors says that nonprofit organizations like 4-H Clubs, Rotary Clubs and Boy Scouts have erected little libraries in rural areas to help increase access to books as a way of promoting literacy. “There are more and more neighborhoods where books aren’t as easy to get to,” says Sheri Boggs, a former Inlander staffer, who has a little library in her yard on the South Hill. Like Williams, she (as well as her boyfriend) is a librarian by trade. “I see little libraries as being an outgrowth for someone’s passion for books and something to further literacy.” The Little Free Library site asks those with libraries at their homes to register them on the

site, making for a useful directory to the country’s more than 2,500 little libraries. Boggs has never had to worry too much about restocking her library. That seems to happen naturally as families stop by on bikes or on foot, selecting something to read, but more often adding to the stock of reading materials. Still, Boggs does a little curating for her little library, just to keep things fresh. “I like to put something out there that people wouldn’t expect, and it’s good to put out an obvious YA novel,” says Boggs. The weirdest thing that’s arrived in there? A bunch of AA literature. Boggs didn’t know what to make of that. Williams had someone drop off a tongue-in-cheek self-help manual for book addicts and couldn’t help but think it was aimed at her. Kids books, far and away, go the quickest. Sometimes Williams heads to the thrift store to keep her miniature library full of books for the little ones. Part of the reason Boggs puts in the work to keeps the library at her house is the simple joy of sitting in her home office and watching people take out books. “There’s something almost romantic about it,” says Boggs. “There’s an element of tactile discovery.”  Find a directory of little libraries at littlefreelibrary.org • For information on Little Library Builder of Spokane, contact littlelibrarybuilder@gmail.com

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PAINTING | A little bit of Pablo Picasso has arrived in Spokane. Polka Dot Pottery is now offering a new creative outlet for inspired artists — canvas painting. The addition, POLKA DOT PICASSO, offers guided lessons for painting anything from a whimsical vase of flowers to a colorful peacock. Polka Dot Picasso Kids summer camps are also offered for budding artists. As said by Picasso, “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” Head out to one of the three Spokane Polka Dot Pottery studios or try the new Coeur d’Alene location to find your inner artist.

NAIL POLISH | The circle of life, like the circle of fashion, is continually evolving. This summer, ESSIE COSMETICS is advancing the cycle by urging us to “stay haute in the heat” with the summer 2014 nail color collection. If you, like me, feel naked without a fresh coat of color on your toes, consider adding these trendy colors to your regular pedicure routine. The six fresh hues — including a bold turquoise, a crisp pale pink and an unusually daring shade of brown — will spruce up your summer look and complement any style. Find your color at any major drugstore for $8.50.

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CULTURE | HOLIDAY

‘MERICA

Savoring the Fourth

Apple Pie

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COEUR D’ALENE’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION FREE

Coeur d’Alene City Park A parade through downtown is followed by a festival in the park, including food vendors and games sponsored by Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel, with fireworks over the lake at dusk.

PENNANT RUN $15-$35

Sunnyside Park, 147 Cedar St., Pullman Join this annual community celebration of kids activities, food, live music by Dan Maher and the Fabulous Kingpins, and a fireworks show at dusk.

Riverfront Park Arts-and-crafts and international food booths will arrive at the park to accompany the rides and attractions. Spokane Jazz Orchestra, a 17-piece big band, will perform a celebratory concert with several guest vocalists. Following events in the park all day, there will be a fireworks show at dusk. For $5 to $20, reserve a seat on a chair directly underneath the fireworks, with a 20 percent discount for military.

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Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana The 3rd annual Fourth of July Pennant Run includes a 1k, 5k, and Little Sluggers Dash for kids age 3 and under (free), and benefits the Wounded Warrior Project. By registering, participants get a ticket to a Spokane Indians baseball game, and the top male and female finishers will receive a prize. There’s also an infield celebration with food and activities during the run.

PULLMAN’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION FREE

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Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main This 4th of July open mic hosted by Spokane Feminist Forum invites you to listen or read a favorite speech, poem or letter from a woman throughout American history who helped make our freedoms possible. Exemplary poems will be available if you come without a chosen passage. Dressing up for the reading is welcome; this is an all-ages event.

LIBERTY LAKE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION FREE

Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. Beginning at 6 pm, live music performances from Bakin Phat and Sammy Eubanks in Pavillion Park. Following this concert of blues, country rock ’n’ roll, and more, there will be fireworks over the lake around 10 pm. n

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1213 W RAILROAD AVE. Oana Barac-Matei Barrister Winery presents “Floral Portraits” an exhibit of original works by Spokane Artist, Oana Barac-Matei. Artist’s reception at 5pm with Beacon Hill’s Bistro Buffet from 6 to 8 pm. “Lonesome” Lyle Morse plays acoustic blues from 6:30 10pm. 509.465.3591 to reserve a table.

FIRST AVENUE AREA – WEST END SPOKANE BALLET STUDIO

1017 W FIRST Up In Arms Dance Project, Pacific Sons and Michelle Inman Up In Arms Dance Project is performing with Pacific Sons at Spokane Ballet Studio. Michelle Inman’s photography will be displayed around the studio. There will be a 45 minute show repeating every hour from 5-8pm.

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901 W FIRST Melissa Cole Melissa was born in Oregon and raised in London, Hong Kong and India. She is strongly influenced by ethnic patterns, which she sees in her travels abroad.

DOWNTOWN CORE AREA AVENUE WEST GALLERY

707 W MAIN, CRESCENT COURT LEVEL Member Artists Avenue West Gallery is exhibiting work by its members during the month of July. These same works will be moved to an Auction, called a “Gala on a Summer evening,” August 14 at Harvard Park Retirement Community. Gallery summer hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 5pm.

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808 W. MAIN, THIRD FLOOR Debbie McCulley, painter Imagine a world where chickens ride pigs and frogs accompany your next adult beverage! Now you see the world through my eyes. I take the otherwise ordinary object or being and put my own quirky twist on it.

WALL STREET FOOD TRUCKS

WALL STREET SOUTH OF MAIN First Friday Food Trucks Food truck rally for First Friday. Sample some of Spokane’s best roving cuisine!

STCU HORSE AND CARRIAGE RIDES

WALL STREET NORTH OF MAIN Spencer’s Carriage Rides Summer Horse and Carriage Rides kickoff First Friday on Wall Street. Enjoy a tour of downtown Spokane from the vantage point of a horse-drawn carriage. Presented by Downtown Spokane and Sponsored by STCU. 5 to 9pm Fridays through August.

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218 N HOWARD Gary Gardner Featuring a series of prints taken over the last three years in Washington, California, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Arkansas, and Louisiana, for an upcoming book called “Ghosts Of the Road.”

RIVERFRONT PARK

NORTH BANK AREA CHOCOLATE APOTHECARY 621 W MALLON (FLOUR MILL) Steve Atkins and David Gordon Steve is a detailed and focused photographer who will be accompanied by local music with original lyrics and instrumentals from Gordon and his guitar. Now serving wine and beer!

SPOKANE RIVERFRONT PARK The Artistry of Fireworks comes alive in celebration of American Independence. Activities all day long with fireworks presented by the Spokane Tribe of Indians at 10pm.

EAST DOWNTOWN AREA HERBAL ESSENCE CAFE

115 N WASHINGTON Artist Tom Norton Paintings, drawings, water colors, pastels and pencils.

UNIVERSITY DISTRICT SARANAC ART PROJECTS

25 W MAIN Bernadette Vielbig and Otis Bardwell Saranac Art Projects cooperative gallery is extending “Don’t Look Back” by member artist Bernadette Vielbig and guest artist Otis Bardwell through July 12. The gallery will be closed for a week to prepare for a new exhibition opening mid-July and continuing through August by member artists Mariah Boyle and Connie Pierson.

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SERVES: 4 | PREP TIME: 20min | COOK TIME: 10 min | DIFFICULTY: Easy INSTRUCTIONS

Cut tilapia into ¼-inch cubes. In a medium mixing bowl, combine ½ the spices and 1 tsp. of fresh lime zest and coat the pieces of fish with the mixture. Set aside for cooking. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, remaining lime zest, lime juice, and the remainder of the spices and mix well until all ingredients are combined. Add salt or sugar if desired. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil, then add the red onion and jalapeño. Sauté for a few minutes until onions become translucent. Add fish and sauté with the onions and peppers. Keep the fish moving around in the pan so it doesn’t stick. After 2–3 minutes, add the orange juice and continue to sauté for another 2–3 minutes. Remove from heat.

ASSEMBLY

Take small spoonful of the sour cream mixture and spread it on the bottom of a tortilla. Add fish on top of this, followed by cilantro, radish, cabbage, and avocado. Garnish with fresh lime and extra sour cream sauce. Makes 4 tacos.

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FARMERS MARKETS

Hand to Hand

The growing number of farmers markets bridges the gap between farmer and shopper BY JO MILLER

efore trucks, trains and airplanes started transporting food to us from all areas of the world, it was the norm to eat produce grown only a small distance away. “It used to be that all the food people ate was local and seasonal because we didn’t have the interstate highway system or refrigerated railroad cars,” says Karen Kinney, executive director of the Washington State Farmers Market Association. Kinney recalls growing up near her grandparents’ farm, seeing farmers with their own stands or selling directly to little local food stores. Over the past 30 years or so, an increasing number of farmers have come together to sell at farmers markets as we know them today — tents and tables lined up in streets or parking lots. The WSFMA began in 1979 with four farmers markets; the organization now has 112 member markets and counts about 160 total in the state, says Kinney. Nationwide, the USDA’s National Farmers Market Directory lists more than 8,100 markets, up from about 5,000 in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The structure of markets tends to vary. Many are nonprofits, but some are owner-operator private businesses. Others are sponsored and run by local governments. And the markets continue to evolve. More and more farmers markets around the state, including in the Spokane area, are accepting not only debit and credit cards but EBT cards as well. In the past few years, farmers markets have begun experimenting with being open for a longer season and trying out winter markets, Kinney says. While farmers markets in Washington aren’t required to

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be part of WSFMA, the Spokane-area markets are EmersonGarfield, South Perry, Millwood, Liberty Lake, West Central and Spokane Farmers Market. WSFMA provides training, education and networking for its members and does policy work on issues that affect farmers. It also holds members to a set of guidelines beyond local health department laws. Markets must agree to not have commercial or franchise businesses, and any vendor reselling a product must label it as such. “It’s focused on owner-operators and producers. People selling need to be making what they’re selling,” she says. “It’s promoting transparency, and ways to make sure shoppers have the type of info they need to know what it is they’re buying for their families.” From personal experience being involved in farmers markets for 17 years, Kinney says farmers markets have become an increasing trend in recent years not only for healthy eating, but also for the experience. “It’s being able to go to the market and sample and buy cherries, peaches, nectarines, sweet peas, blueberries and lettuce that you want to keep eating,” she says. “The food there [is] grown to be picked at peak freshness, and it’s like, it doesn’t get better than that. It sets a wonderful standard for how good food can be.” It’s also about talking face-to-face with farmers, learning about the growing process and rekindling a relationship between humanity and farming that goes back thousands of years. “There’s something grounding about going to a farmers market,” says Kinney. “It satisfies the need to be connected to the earth.” 

BONNERS FERRY FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays through Oct. 31, from 8 am-1 pm. Corner of Hwy. 95 and Kootenai Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. bonnersferryfarmersmarket.org (208-267-2780) CHENEY FARMERS MARKET, Tuesdays, June 10 to Sept. 23, from 2-7 pm. Cheney City Hall parking lot, 609 Second St. cheneyfarmersmarket.com CHEWELAH FARMERS MARKET, Fridays, May 16 to Oct. 17, from 11:30 am-5:30 pm. City Park, 600 N. Park St., Chewelah, Wash. chewelahfarmersmarket.com (936-4353) CLAYTON FARMERS MARKET, Sundays, June 1-Sept 28, from noon-4 pm. Clayton Fairgrounds, 4616 Wallbridge Rd., Clayton, Wash. (509-276-9644) COEUR D’ALENE FARMERS MARKET, Wednesdays through Sept. 24, from 4-7 pm. Sherman Avenue and Fifth Street, downtown Coeur d’Alene. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org (208-772-2290) COLVILLE FARMERS MARKET, Wednesdays, May through October, from noon-5 pm. Stevens County Fairgrounds, 317 W. Astor Ave., Colville, Wash. colvillefarmersmarket. com (509-732-6619) EMERSON-GARFIELD FARMERS MARKET, Fridays, June 6 to Oct. 17, from 3-7 pm. Knox Presbyterian Church parking lot, 806 W. Knox Ave. emersongarfield.org (398-9628) HAYDEN FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays through Oct. 18, from 9 am-1:30 pm. Corner of Hwy. 95 and Prairie Ave., Hayden. kootenaifarmersmarkets.org (208-772-2290) LIBERTY LAKE FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays, May 17 to Oct. 11, from 9 am-1 pm. 1421 N. Meadowwood Ln., Liberty Lake. libertylakefarmersmarket.com MILLWOOD FARMERS MARKET, Wednesdays, May 28 to September, from 3-7 pm. Millwood Community Presbyterian parking lot, 3223 N. Marguerite Rd. millwoodpc.org (924-2350) MOSCOW FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays through October, from 8 am-1 pm. Friendship Square and Main St., downtown Moscow. moscow.id.us (208-883-7000) NORTHEAST WASHINGTON FARMERS MARKET, Wednesdays and Saturdays through October, from 9 am-1 pm. Corner of Main and Astor, downtown Colville, Wash. newfarmersmarket.org (509-675-8896) PULLMAN FARMERS MARKET, Wednesdays through Oct. 22, from 3:30-6 pm. Spot Shop parking lot, 240 NE Kamiaken St. pullmanchamber.com (509-334-3565) SANDPOINT FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays through Oct. 11, from 9 am-1 pm; Wednesdays, from 3-6 pm. Farmin Park, Third Avenue and Oak Street, Sandpoint. sandpointfarmersmarket.com (208-597-3355) SOUTH PERRY FARMERS MARKET, Thursdays, May 15 to October, from 3-7 pm. The Shop, 924 S. Perry St. thursdaymarket.org (720-8449) SPOKANE FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays through Oct. 29, from 8 am-1 pm and Wednesdays from 8 am-1 pm, starting June 11. 20 W. Fifth Ave. spokanefarmersmarket. org (995-0182) TUESDAY GROWERS MARKET, Tuesdays, May 27 to October, from 4-6:30 pm. Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow. moscowfood.coop (208-882-8537) WEST CENTRAL MARKETPLACE, Tuesdays, June 17 to mid-October, from 3-6 pm. A.M. Cannon Park, 1920 W. Maxwell Ave. (7037433) 

The Emerson-Garfield market on a recent Friday. MATT WEIGAND PHOTO

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ure, Dave Musser likes that he can get fresh vegetables and other produce in his Emerson-Garfield neighborhood, but that’s not why he’s most excited about his community’s new farmers market. “I really enjoy being there and helping people set up and connecting with the different people. Not just the vendors, but people from my neighborhood,” says Musser, who helped found the market last summer and continues to help set up the EmersonGarfield Farmers’ market every Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Knox Presbyterian Church. The notion of bringing the neighborhood of about 10,000 people an outdoor market, inspired by the success of the South Perry market, was born at a neighborhood council meeting as more of a “what if” idea that could improve the area. Sixty days later, Musser and E.J. Iannelli, an Inlander contributor, had their market off the ground. Now in its second year, the Emerson-Garfield market is home to about 25 vendors, ranging from produce to soaps, baked goods to clothing, every Friday from 3 to 7 pm. Iannelli says that a farmers market can be a tool to revitalize an area like Emerson-Garfield, which stretches out both east and west from Monroe Street north of downtown Spokane. “We started out with the intent of improving this community, but it wasn’t calculated. It was just done with the best of intentions,” says Iannelli. So far, those intentions have paid off, with more and more people visiting the market, which has room to grow in the church parking lot, donated by Knox. Most Fridays you’ll find a strong contingent of kids who arrive with their parents, but soon congregate around the sidewalk chalk. “I have two little ones and they love this market,” says Musser, 32, who stays at home with his kids when he’s not working as a church pastor. “People are just standing around and talking to each other, and some of that has resulted in businesses connecting, which is something we’ve needed around Monroe.” Musser, who grew up in Otis Orchards, moved to the neighborhood with his wife almost nine years ago, and had friends who thought they were crazy for heading to what those friends considered a shady area. They shrugged that off and have since been trying to improve the area they’ve come to call home — and Musser says he’d recommend starting a market to others looking to get their neighbors connected and involved in the community. “We get to be a part of shaping the culture of [EmersonGarfield], and do it in a small way here with the farmers market,” he says. n Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market • Fridays, 3-7 pm • Knox Presbyterian Church • 806 W. Knox • emersongarfield.org • 720-7350

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FOOD | MARKETS

Meet Your Vendors Getting to know some of the people at our area markets BY AMY MILLER-KREZELAK Vendors at the super popular South Perry market on Thursday afternoons. MATT WEIGAND PHOTO

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James Rowley Spokane Farmers’ Market; Millwood Farmers’ Market

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Terryl Aichele, Young Rae Aichele Spokane Farmers’ Market; Thursday Market in the South Perry District

“We are one of the few local farms that has it all,” says James Rowley, farmer and owner of Spring Water Farm. Rowley isn’t exaggerating. At Rowley’s booth, one finds large ice chests filled with pre-packaged cuts from grass-fed beef and pork and free-range chicken. Cage-free eggs are available year-round, while turkeys are slaughtered for purchase near Thanksgiving. Rowley’s farm also grows a wide variety of fruit and vegetables that begin trickling in to market beginning in late June and early July, rounding out the farm’s bounty. Rowley, a former house builder who grew up on a small farm, began considering farming as a full-time livelihood after the economic downturn and housing crisis of the late aughts. By 2007, Rowley was working with the Spokane Farmers’ Market to sell his provisions. Located in Deer Park by Horseshoe Lake, Spring Water Farm is a family affair. Rowley and his wife vend at farmers markets in the summer and do off-the-farm and direct farm sales year-round. “We come down every other weekend in the winter for a few hours for those on our mailing list. We open up the back of the truck and let you shop,” says Rowley. Spring Water Farms also participates in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), offering weekly boxes of seasonal produce to members. Whole sides of beef and pork also are available for purchase, and a Spring Water Farm cookbook is in the works. Rowley’s love for both farm and farmers market is obvious. “I just love having my hands in the soil, period. Winter is long for me. And I like the animals,” says Rowley. His favorite part of being a vendor? “Connecting people with good food,” says Rowley. “It’s amazing when people come back and are so happy they’ve learned something.”

Describing Mo Bereiter as trendy might seem incongruous, so maybe ahead-of-trend is more accurate. “We started a lot of the trends. We’d show up at the market with something years ago and now everyone has them,” says Bereiter. Bereiter’s booth, Martha’s Garden, offers a variety of local favorites that can currently be found on some of the most inspired menus in the Pacific Northwest. Heaps of stinging nettles balance among homegrown garlic and garlic scapes. Chives fight for space with fiddleheads from indigenous ferns. Depending on the week — and the rainfall — rich coral mushrooms and delicate oyster mushrooms are portioned out next to thick slabs of pungent porcini. Dried morels are plentiful, bagged to tide shoppers over until fresh morels are available. “We do a spring and autumn mushrooming. If it rains all summer we have a better mushroom season,” says Bereiter. Bereiter, who has been foraging for mushrooms, greens and berries since he was a child, utilizes his walks in the woods to keep in shape and search for ever-elusive mushrooms. “One thing I love about mushrooms is that there are always surprises. They are continually changing. If you are trying to get a hold on them, you won’t. Our porcini is a mystery to most people,” says Bereiter. “Porcinis fight the summer sun here. They only last a couple of days. I got lucky 20 years ago and found some.” Martha’s Garden also offers a vast array of jams and jellies, including huckleberry and elderberry, made from scratch by Bereiter’s wife Martha. “We grow or collect wild berries. For this reason we don’t have hot pepper or pineapple jams,” he says. Bereiter’s enthusiasm is contagious, and his knowledge of our abundant native flora and fungi will surely motivate marketgoers to try something new.

The arrival of berries at farmers markets is a telltale sign that summer has officially arrived. Thanks to Aichele Farms, a family-owned and -operated farm in Hermiston, Oregon, luscious berries, warm from the heat, beckon to enthusiastic marketgoers in mid-June. Aichele Farms, founded seven years ago, has been coming to Spokane for four years. The boom in the popularity of farmers markets and the support from the local and regional community has not gone unnoticed by the Aichele family. “We have stands in Spokane, Pasco, Portland, all over,” says Young Rae Aichele. Terryl Aichele is just as fond of the farmers market community as they are of her. “I just love meeting the people. You get people who come to Get the scoop on the local food scene you week after week,” with our Entrée newsletter. Visit says Aichele. Inlander.com/newsletter to sign up. The method for purchasing the berries is simple: all berries are priced by the cup, allowing shoppers to mix and match as they like from an ever-changing selection. Choosing which berries to buy, however, is not so easy. Black cap raspberries, which contain three times as many antioxidants as blueberries, beg to be made into jelly or pulverized into wholesome smoothies. Tayberries, with their delicate lemon perfume, are a sure thing for jam. Because Aichele Farms never uses pesticides or fungicides, there’s no need to worry if your only plan is to snack on your berry bounty as you wander through the market. And with a variety of berries that change week to week and everbearing strawberries that last through the summer, you can always make jam next week. 

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ENTRÉE

Tammy and her grandma, on the prowl.

Sad Clown

Melissa McCarthy provides laughs, albeit shallow ones, in Tammy BY SCOTT RENSHAW

’m happy to live in a world where Melissa McCarthy can be a movie star. Even if you assume that she’s working a single stock character — an irrationally confident force of nature whose size might be used for physical punch lines — it’s baby steps of progress that she can now headline a Hollywood comedy that in years past might only have gone to a male comedian. And tell me you wouldn’t rather watch her than Kevin James. It feels, though, like McCarthy is trying to stretch a bit in Tammy, which she co-wrote with her husband (and the movie’s director) Ben Falcone. The titular Tammy

is a perpetual screw-up, and when she loses her job, her car and her husband in one day, she decides to take the radical step of leaving her Illinois hometown. So it’s time for a road trip, requiring the car — and the accompanying presence — of her alcoholic, diabetic grandmother Pearl (Susan Sarandon). At the outset, Tammy feels like familiar territory for McCarthy, especially as she fumbles her way through that initial crappy day. She’s well-paired with Sarandon, who gives an edge to the tired trope of the profane granny, while also providing a context for how Tammy

became such an irresponsible mess. But there’s an awkward inconsistency to the way McCarthy and Falcone have written Tammy’s character. The buffoon who bumbles through robbing a fast-food restaurant and doesn’t recognize the name “Mark Twain” isn’t the same person who later TAMMY simply seems Rated R beaten down by Directed by Ben Falcone life; the aggresWritten by Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone sive woman who Starring Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, comes on to a Kathy Bates quiet guy (Mark Duplass) isn’t the same one who often looks wounded by the way others treat her. McCarthy has the acting chops to play someone who’s more tragic than merely clownish, but Tammy wants it both ways: giving her a dramatic arc, and selling the audience a completely different comic character who looks funny falling down. 

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America is a documentary film presenting a vision of how the world would be if the United States had lost the Revolutionary War. It’s based on New York Times bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza’s book, America: Imagine a World without Her. In this action packed film, the audience is taken through a recreation of the war and a re-imagination of a world without America. (MAB) PG-13

CITIZEN KOCH

If you’ve ever wondered where all the money for these tea party campaigns comes from, here’s a film to fill you in on Charles and David Koch, a pair of billionaire brothers who roll out millions and millions for conservative causes. It’s directed by frequent Michael Moore collaborators, Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, so you can guess the angle from which it’s coming, but you’ll nevertheless be surprised by what you learn about money in politics. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

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DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Eric Bana plays a New York City cop who begins investigating a series of bizarre crimes, only to find that many of the victims or perpetrators are believed to be possessed by some evil entity. He teams up with a hardscrabble Catholic priest to rid the city of this evil, which seems to be passing from person to person. On a lighter note, Joel McHale plays a cop in this ultra-scary flick. (MB) Rated R

EARTH TO ECHO

Three neighbors and best friends, Tuck, Munch, Alex, and their families are forced to move due to a highway construction project in their neighborhood. But amidst the change the dynamic friends receive a series of coded messages leading them on an adventure of a lifetime. They enlist Emma, a school friend, to help them on their journey. What they eventually find is an alien stranded on Earth and they make it their mission to help him return home. (MAB) PG

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SNOWPIERCER

It’s the future and everything is super screwed up thanks to a weather control experiment gone wrong, leaving the world completely frozen. The only remaining humans live on a train that circles the globe, never stopping. On that train, there’s a strict divide between the haves and have-nots, overseen by a fierce administrator played by Tilda Swinton. When a rebellion rises, things go way, way off the tracks. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

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TAMMY

The titular Tammy is a perpetual screw-up, and when she loses her job, her car and her husband in one day, she decides to take the radical step of leaving her Illinois hometown. So it’s time for a road trip, requiring the car — and the accompanying presence — of her alcoholic, diabetic grandmother Pearl (Susan Sarandon). At the outset, Tammy feels like familiar territory for McCarthy, especially as she fumbles her way through that initial crappy day. (SR) Rated R

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BELLE

Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu MbathaRaw) has always lived her life between two worlds. The illegitimate child of Admiral Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode), Belle is of a higher rank than the servants, but cannot eat with her own family because of her mixedrace status. Strangled by class systems and prejudice, Belle begins to find her voice only when she falls in love with a man who wants to change the world for the better, but does not have the rank her family requires. At Magic Lantern (ER) Rated PG

BLENDED

In a movie together again, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (Team Sandlermore, if you will) head to Africa. They play Jim and Lauren, a couple who endure an awful blind date, then somehow end up at the same resort half a world away. Both have kids, which makes things even crazier, right? When Lauren starts falling for these motherless kids, she’s in danger of falling for the whole package. Directed by

frequent Sandler collaborator Frank Coraci (The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy), Blended is full of the sort of silliness Sandler has been taking to the bank with the Grown Ups franchise. (MB) Rated PG-13

DRAFT DAY

Director Ivan Reitman (who did, among many other things, Ghostbusters) brings us a relatively accurate depiction of the NFL draft and all the backroom shenanigans. Kevin Costner stars as the GM of the Cleveland Browns who, on the eve of the draft, has seen both his personal life and his career wander onto shaky ground. Now, he has to decide whether to take a heralded quarterback as the first pick. (MB) Rated PG-13

EDGE OF TOMORROW

Tom Cruise has picked his sciencefiction films wisely (Minority Report) and less so (Oblivion). But he made the right choice on this full-blown action movie about an attack on Earth by creepy, bloodthirsty aliens, and the war waged on them by our international military. It’s also a trapped-in-a-timeloop story, similar to Groundhog Day (but more violent and funnier) in which Cruise is an unwilling soldier who keeps getting killed in battle, then waking up to fight again, knowing what’s to come. (ES) Rated PG-13

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

The girl has cancer, the boy is in remission from cancer; this story can only end badly. As far as teenage cancer love stories go, John Green’s recent young adult novel of the same name isn’t half

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EARTH TO ECHO RATED PG So many complaints, so much comparison to other films… and that’s just from people seeing preview trailers. Yes, in this first feature from director Dave Green and writer Henry Gayden, there are nods to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (lost alien), to Chronicle (found-footage teen adventure) and, alas, to the 1981 Clash of the Titans, or at least to its dumb-ass little robotic owl. The filmmakers made a movie they probably wanted bad — not nearly as sappy as A Walk to Remember. With Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, Divergent) as the lead for this film adaption, many lovesick teenage girls and their boyfriends will show up for this one. (LJ) Rated PG-13

FED UP

The issue of obesity has been a muchtalked-about problem in our society for a couple decades now, but it seems like none of the solutions have really stuck. This documentary, narrated by news legend Katie Couric, points the finger for this epidemic at sugar and the people who put it in our kids’ food. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated PG

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Wes Anderson’s latest features a narrative structure in which the central story isn’t merely a flashback, but a flashback nesting in a flashback nesting inside another flashback. A woman visits a memorial for a writer; that writer (Tom Wilkinson), circa 1985, describes his encounter as a young man (Jude Law) in 1968 with Mr. Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham), owner of the once-glorious Grand Budapest Hotel in the “former republic of Zubowka.” At Magic Lantern (SR) Rated R

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

Picking up five years after the original, the isle of Berk has fully embraced the once-rival dragons as pets. And while Hiccup’s father Stoick, the isle’s Viking chieftain, is ready to cede power to his dragon-master heir, Hiccup’s focus lies elsewhere, as he and his dragon best friend Toothless chart the previously unexplored world beyond Berk. Unfortunately, these travels lead to some unwanted discoveries, including the existence of dragon poachers and the tyrant Drago, who controls a dragon army. (SS) Rated PG

IDA

Taking place in Poland in 1962, Ida is the story of an aspiring nun, Anna. The graceful 18-year-old hopes to take her vows in the same convent she has lived in since being orphaned. But before her

to see when they were kids. Earth to Echo is an offbeat, funny, slightly edgy science fiction offering that features unknown young actors playing 13-year-old kids, making a video record of their adventures over the long last night they’ll spend together as pals. Our three heroes — Alex, Tuck and Munch — try to figure out why their cellphones have gone haywire, why images of “maps” have appeared on their screens. A bike ride out to the desert sees them discover a mysterious metal cylinder, and the owl-like thing within it; reveals that they must help it (they name it Echo) find its lost spaceship. The cool gimmick is that Tuck is recording it all, installing video cameras everywhere, from the handlebars on his bike to the frames of his glasses. That allows viewers to be one with the characters, and the filmmakers have lucked out by finding three newcomers who are so natural and relaxed as actors, every word they say feels real rather than scripted. The humor of the film, and its clever, low-budget wonder, keep the inevitable ending from being too bittersweet. In fact, its end notes ring perfectly. It’s certainly a film I wish I saw when I was a kid. — ED SYMKUS

vows are complete, she is required to meet with an unknown family member that will change her perspective on life. Family secrets from the dark Nazi occupation are revealed and this sends Anna on a journey in hope of finding clarity. At Magic Lantern (MAB) Rated PG-13

JERSEY BOYS

The “boys” of the title are the Four Seasons, the ’60s pop-rock-doo-wop group whose tunes (Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, etc.) were staples of Top 10 lists. Clint Eastwood’s film of the still huge Broadway play (it’s a drama with music, not a musical) grabs onto both the positive and negative energy of the band’s and especially falsetto lead singer Frankie Valli’s (John Lloyd Young) story. Resistance is futile; you will sing along. (ES) Rated R

LUCKY THEM

Elli (an excellent Toni Collette) is a rock music critic who spends more time sleeping with rock stars than actually writing about them. With her career on the line, Ellie’s editor sends her on an assignment to write about her exboyfriend, a beloved singer-songwriter who disappeared a decade earlier. She reluctantly teams up with a millionaire amateur documentarian (Thomas Haden Church) and heads out to find a truth she’s not quite sure she’s ready to face. At Magic Lantern. (MB) Rated R

MALEFICENT

As one of the most terrifying and iconic Disney villains, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) has had many questions surrounding the origins of her background. This newly re-imagined flick seeks to explain exactly how the fallen fairy became so evil, and why she chose to act out against innocent Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning). As cursed child becomes young woman, Maleficent must make drastic decisions to save her kingdom of the Moors, even if it hurts her in the process. (ER) PG

NEIGHBORS

This film casts Seth Rogen in a comfortable role as a genial pot-smoker, and a wonderfully wild Rose Byrne in a comfortable role where she’s allowed

to speak with her own Australian accent, as Mac and Kelly are forced to contend with the Delta Psi fraternity buying the suburban house next door to theirs. OK premise, awful result. (SR) Rated R

OBVIOUS CHILD

Soon after we meet her, Donna (Jenny Slate) gets dumped. She gets sad and sloppy drunk, then sleeps with a stranger. She gets pregnant. She decides to get an abortion. Emotionally troubled but constitutionally tough, Donna keeps going about her days while also entertaining a love interest. Slate is so dynamic in this role, so 100-proof potent, that it’s easy to be entirely smitten with her. At AMC (KJ) Rated R

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION

Time for the Autobots to roll out again as Michael Bay brings us the fourth installment in his Transformers franchise. This time, Mark Wahlberg and his daughter have discovered something that could threaten both forces of shape-shifting robots, and even the entire world. Bay, who has previously bestowed Armageddon and Pearl Harbor upon us, makes films that are low on intelligence and common sense, but high on action and explosions. (PS) Rated PG-13

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

In the latest installment of this Marvel franchise, we open on a nasty future: dark, post-apocalyptic skies and ruined cities left in the wake of the ongoing genocide of mutants and humans by robot Sentinels. The scifi Judgment Day has come and the Terminators aren’t even bothering to imprison survivors in the Matrix. Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) has a plan to stop the Sentinel war decades in the past, before it even begins. There will be time travel and everything is gonna get fixed. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellan and Michael Fassbender. (MJ) Rated PG-13 

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Slow It Down The Antlers’ career is blazing forward, but their songs continue to deepen in spaciousness and melancholy BY NINA CORCORAN

or a band that’s been dependably depressing for five straight years, the Antlers finally seem ready to come to terms with their sadness. Their poignant, detailed lyrics and orchestrated indie rock have racked up quite the fanbase, namely one that clings to 2009’s Hospice, the band’s third album, like a hollow bedside bible hiding their most personal trinkets. But frontman Peter Silberman, multiinstrumentalist Darby Cicci and drummer Michael Lerner aren’t just taking time to self-reflect; they’re taking time to help fans do the same. On their new album, Familiars, the Brooklyn trio find themselves transitioning into a different sound. Lush, dark folk and gloomy guitar melodies are replaced by jazz-tinted trumpets and slow moving keys. “People have been misusing horns since the ’90s when it left pop music for rock bands and electronic music,” Cicci explains over the phone. He’s been spending more time spinning bebop, Jamaican dub, and long-form Indian music than the Western tracks he’s heard for the past 30 years. It makes sense considering Familiars ditches the whole singer with a backing band format for an even interaction between sounds. “The world doesn’t need more of that. It was important to me to bring some personality to a horn arrangement and make it listenable as a textural thing.” ...continued on next page

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MUSIC | INDIE “SLOW IT DOWN,” CONTINUED... This goes hand in hand with the new understanding of patience. With Hospice and 2011’s Burst Apart, there was a tendency to rush things. The decision to slow the tempo overall on Familiars allows arrangements, lines, and melodies to breathe on their own without feeling too claustrophobic. But Cicci, who’s responsible for adding the songs’ main layers by way of keys, horns and electric synths, creates this by writing his parts quickly despite the infinite possibilities of production looming over him. Perhaps the best addition to Familiars is the upright bass. “You press your body against it as you play, so when you do your whole body vibrates with low frequencies and woody resonant. It’s very visceral,” he says, referring to “Doppelganger” and “Revisited.” “Without

sounding creepy, it’s a special experience. It feels like there’s a person there with you.” It should be mentioned that this is the first time Silberman has liked his own voice. Much of the new record plays with tone, relationships and nostalgia, and the Antlers are looking to contribute to the experience of revisiting, both in memory and self. After five years of being haunted by “morose,” “sad” and “heartbreaking” labels, the band decided to make them indirect musically. The mixed feelings Familiars has drawn is inescapable. With a changed sound comes changed opinions, and many need time to adjust. Despite the spaciousness, however, fans are still able to locate the open shadows and connect on an intense level. In that way, little has

changed. “I see people crying in the front row and I kind of want to tell them, ‘It’s OK. You don’t have to be sad. We’re all hanging out,’” he laughs. “I understand it. I feel like I want to help them or change the experience for them, but I think they’re experiencing it exactly how they want to,” he pauses and seems to shrug, content. “You can’t really argue with that.”  A version of this story first appeared in DigBoston. The Antlers feat. Yellow Ostrich • Mon, July 7, at 8 pm • Sold-out, limited tickets released Friday • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • thebartlettspokane.com • 747 2174

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Seattle-based Kithkin turns into something utterly inhuman on stage.

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Kithkin is providing the soundtrack for a conscientious generation looking to get in touch with their wild side BY LAURA JOHNSON

atching Kithkin on stage is like their primal instincts even as their sound walking through the woods and has become more tailored. stumbling on a pack of wild Co-frontman Kelton Sears, 23, admits beasts dancing around a sacrificial the band came out of a strong piece of meat by firelight — there’s reaction against the folk music pounding drums, clapping and scene that had taken a strongSend comments to screams and squawking. editor@inlander.com. hold on their Seattle University From their very first Seattle campus. Even though he, Ian house party show in 2011, where McCutcheon (drums, vocals) and the floor nearly caved in beneath them, to Bob Martin (keys, theremin) were in a folk playing the Sasquatch! and Volume festivals band, “It wasn’t a very good band and we earlier this year, Kithkin has maintained realized we didn’t like folk music at all,”

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says Sears, who then played accordion. Adding fellow student Alexander Barr on guitar, they wanted to explore what would happen if they had two lead singers and gave everyone a drum. Infused with their love of role-playing and video games, Kithkin was born from the dregs of punk rock and African tribal music, which they labeled “treepunk.” They proclaimed themselves part of Cascadia — the bioregion and prospective independent country made up of the Northwestern U.S. and British Columbia — more for show than anything else. “We’re not secessionist, we’re just a very nerdy band,” Sears says. “It was more the fantasy element of it, the idea that we come from another place.” The guys are also concerned about the environment, that this generation will leave the world a worse place for the next. All the noise their band creates? That the singers are sometimes unintelligible? That’s on purpose. “It’s a way to sneak it to people that we’re the traveling doomsayers,” says Sears. “We wouldn’t say we’re a metal band, but the ethos of doom, feeling of fear and anxiety, that’s all there.” Trees especially — the emblem on the Cascadia flag and a symbol that’s prominent onstage at a Kithkin show — have a deep meaning for the band. “In Seattle, you can’t go in any direction without running into a dying tree,” Sears says. It was a difficult time when the band was in the midst of writing their recently released debut album Rituals, Trances & Ecstasies For Humans in Face of The Collapse. They were still in school and McCutcheon’s sister was dying of cancer and Sears’ parents were getting a divorce. They wanted to make sense of things and trees symbolized roots. “It was a weird spiritual time for us,” he recalls. “All we wanted was something to hold onto. … It’s important to find something to hold onto.” n Kithkin with Sun Blood Stories and Bandit Train • Mon, July 7, at 7:30 pm • $5 • All-ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • 624-4319

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OLDIES THE TURTLES

ersions of the Turtles’ song “Happy Together” have helped sell many products over the years like Golden Grahams cereal, the Dead Rising 3 video game and Toyota cars, just to name a few. When the tune first hit radio waves in 1967, it became so outrageously popular it even knocked the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” from the top of the charts. The Turtles’ two lead singers Flo and Eddie (aka Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan) are still happy to be together performing, so much so they’ve embarked on a 30th anniversary tour this year. The show also features performances by Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Gary Lewis and the Playboys and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. — LAURA JOHNSON Happy Together 30th Anniversary Tour • Thu, July 10, at 7:30 pm • $25-$45 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 242-7000

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astle lead singer Elizabeth Blackwell’s voice is gravelly and low at times, quickly turning into a belt a banshee would be proud of. The San Francisco three-piece, which formed in 2009, is a mix of sludge and stoner metal. Blackwell pulls you through all of the pummeling drum beats and devilish guitar riffs, keeping you entranced until the final chords ring. Sometimes you want to wallow in darkness, in everything that’s absolutely messed up in this world. Castle will help you with the journey, though their music isn’t nearly as scary as you might think. Castle is as loud as fireworks exploding through the night sky, so it’s fitting they’re playing Spokane on Independence Day. — LAURA JOHNSON Castle with Rasputin, Blackwater Prophet and Diazepam • Fri, July 4, at 10 pm • $7 • All-ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • 624-4319

J THe Big DiPPeR, Castle (See story above), Rasputin, Blackwater Prophet, Diazepam Bolo’S, Traveling Keys Dueling Piano Show BoWl’z BiTez AND SPiRiTz, Likes Girls CARliN BAy ReSoRT, YESTERDAYSCAKE THe CellAR, Fur Traders CoeuR D’AleNe CASiNo, Kosh CoNkliNg MARiNA & ReSoRT, The Great Sax Band CuRley’S, Scorpius gATeWAy MARiNA AND ReSoRT, JamShack THe HoP!, United We Glow iDAHo PouR AuTHoRiTy (208-2902280), Charley Packard iRoN HoRSe BAR, The Rub looN lAke SAlooN (233-2738), Independence Day Celebration feat. Six-Strings n’ Pearls

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The view from the lawn of the Cliff House Estate at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars is as glorious as the wines the company crafts. Enjoy the vantage point and delicious beverages with a splash of music the day after the Fourth of July at the Stage2Stage Music Festival. The second annual fest features performances by local artists representing everything from bluegrass to rock: Pamela Benton, the Tracy Kendrick Trio, Monarch Mountain Band, Alex Mabey and Johnny & the Moondogs. — LAURA JOHNSON Stage2Stage Music Festival • Sat, July 5, noon-8 pm • Free • Arbor Crest Wine Cellars • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • arborcrest. com • 927-9463

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South Perry Summer Theater • Saturdays at dusk through Aug. 23 • Free • The Shop • 924 S. Perry • theshoponsouthperry.com • 534-1647

Legacy of Expo 74 • July 9 through Sept. 26, weekdays 8 am-5 pm • First Friday reception on Aug. 1, from 5-8 pm • Free • Spokane City Hall Chase Gallery • 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • visitspokane.com/art/chase-gallery

This annual neighborhood tradition continues this summer with movies projected on the side of Casper Fry restaurant and seating in the parking lot of The Shop. Chosen by the community, this family-friendly schedule is full of recent and classic favorites, and each night benefits a different local charity. Show up early to get the best spots for this weekend’s showing of Despicable Me 2, followed by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (July 12), The Princess Bride (July 19) and The Lego Movie (July 26) later this month. — FRANNY WRIGHT

This summer marks 40 years since Expo ’74 took over the former railyard in downtown Spokane with visitors from around the globe, and some of the biggest remnants — the U.S. Pavilion, the park itself — are now landmarks. But much has changed or been lost, and the Chase Gallery’s new exhibit reunites artists whose work was displayed at Expo with photos from the time, as well as artifacts that go beyond the commemorative salt shakers and other tchotchkes many Spokanites still have in their own collections. — LISA WAANANEN JONES

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Warning: attending this concert may very well perm your hair and acid-wash your jeans. New Edition is coming to town (with fellow throwbacks Tony! Toni! Toné!) and it’s not some JV squad New Edition — they have Bobby Brown! And all of Bell Biv DeVoe, which we all remember split off from New Edition and made some solid new jack swing tracks. The gang is back together, 30 years after their self-titled album blew up the charts, and bringing all their hits in tow. A recent review of this tour said they dip into the cuts from their respective solo careers, so that’s an added bonus. The same review also indicated that Bobby Brown disappeared about three-quarters of the way through the show. Classic Bobby Brown right there. — MIKE BOOKEY New Edition with Tony! Toni! Toné! • Wed, July 9, at 7:30 pm • $55-$85 • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd. • northernquest.com

FESTIVAL MIDDLE AGE MADNESS

There are few places that celebrate witty monologues, extravagant costumes, and knee-deep mud pits all at once. But the combination of all these elements finds its perfect place at the Northwest Renaissance Festival, now in its 20th season. The “Mud Show,” during which actors tell stories as they slosh through the sludge, is only one of many entertaining performances at the all-day event, held each weekend through July. Jousting by the the Epona Equestrian Team, sword fighting, Middle Eastern dancing and life-size chessboard games are all included in the lineup. Each performance reveals the actors’ commitment to their Renaissance-era characters, and live music plays all day for the audience’s enjoyment. — JENNA MULLIGAN Northwest Renaissance Festival • July 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, and 26-27 from 11 am-7 pm • $6/kids and seniors, $10/adults • 6493 Highway 291 • Nine Mile Falls, Wash. • nwrf.net • 276-7728

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BENEFIT

SKYDIVES FOR SERVICEMEN West Plains Skydiving is donating $20 from every tandem jump to the local nonprofit, which offers free jumps for local service men and women. Fundraiser runs July 4-6. Spokane. facebook.com/ westplainsskydiving JACC’S MASQUERADE PROM 2nd biannual masquerade prom for adults, intended to recreate the special feeling of a high school prom while raising funds to support the art center’s programs. Ages 21+. July 12, 7:30 pm. $10/person, $18/couple. Jacklin Arts & Cultural Center, 405 N. William St. thejacklincenter.org (208-457-8950) JACEY’S RACE A timed 5K race/ walk and 1K kids’ fun run benefiting local families with children who are

currently being treated for cancer or other life-threatening illness. A postrace festival includes food and family activities. July 13, 8:30 am. $15-$30. Sandpoint High School, 410 S. Division Ave. jaceys-race.com (208-610-8023) ART FOR THE ANIMALS Benefit for River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary, offering guided tours, vegan food/drink, live local music, an auction and local artwork for sale. July 18, 4:30-8:30 pm. $10. River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary, 11511 W. Garfield Rd. riverswishanimalsanctuary.org (951-3650) WAGS TO RICHES SpokAnimal’s first annual benefit auction and dinner, featuring a 4-course dinner, raffle, “wall of wine,” live music and silent and live auctions. July 18, 5-10 pm. $80/person, $150/couple. Mukogawa Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Rd. spokanimal.org

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advice Goddess Destitution WeDDinG

A friend asked me to be a groomsman in his wedding. It’s being held hours away, and the only hotel is pricey. With tux rental, attending will cost me over $500. I’ll also have to miss work. (I’m a waiter.) Is it okay to decline a wedding invitation because it’s too expensive to attend? —Not Richie Rich Instead of just sending regrets, it’s tempting to passive-aggressively express your resentment: “Unfortunately, I have a conflict — in that I have to make my car payment.” Some couples may only have friends who are big investment bankers who light their cigars ‘90s-style, with $20 bills. But in this economy, at least a handful of a couple’s pals will probably RSVP with something like, “Dude, I really wanna be there, but I can’t find another waiter to cover my shift.” Also, people in their 20s and 30s, prime time for marrying, can be invited to several weddings in a single summer. Costs for hotels, flights, clothes, and gifts can add up, and that’s really not fair. (Being there on even your most special friend’s special day shouldn’t mean you have to take the bus for a year.) It’s up to the couple getting married to throw the sort of wedding their friends and relatives can afford to attend (or at least not get miffy that some invitees won’t be flush enough to come). That said, being fiscally inclusive seems the warm, hospitable thing to do, like making sure your vegetarian friends have something to eat — instead of just harrumphing, Marie Antoinette-style, “Let them eat steak!” The truth is, it’s possible to throw even a fancier wedding without bleeding the invitees. “Black tie optional” allows groomsmen and others to wear a suit instead of renting a tux. And instead of basically telling bridesmaids “Go give Vera Wang $200,” you request something like, “Please wear fall colors.” Regarding location, a ceremony at a nearby lake pavilion or in Granny’s garden will be no less moving than one at the Maui Four Seasons, and people will cry just the same when the couple dance their first dance whether the band is Beyonce or an MP3 mix. Before you decline this invitation, consider your priorities. Even if your friends didn’t think to make attending their wedding affordable, they might resent you for not going into debt to come. In my mind, these aren’t real friends and they’re confusing a wedding with a telethon, but you may have reasons for wanting to keep them in your life. As for how to decline, you could just be honest. Times are tough all around. (When I do buy clothing, it is “previously enjoyed” and arrives crammed into a recycled envelope by the eBay seller.) Another option is making up a story for why you can’t attend (Family obligation! Pre-existing work thing!) and then staying off Facebook so you don’t get tagged in a lie. If you do go, you might consider starting a new wedding tradition: Other people throw rice; you sweep it up afterward (so you can have something on your plate for the next month besides the little pattern around the rim).

AMY ALKON

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This great guy I’ve started dating is doting and sweet but, careerwise, lacks ambition and seems comfortable floating by with minimal effort. Unlike him, I am extremely ambitious. Is it okay to date men who are still “figuring things out”? —Driven It sounds like your boyfriend is really going places. Mainly to the fridge and then back to the couch. A guy who appears to model his career trajectory on driftwood is unlikely to suddenly become ambitious. Sure, there are people who have a catastrophic accident and realize life is short and they’d better get cracking, but it isn’t like you can wait for him to get into (and then miraculously recover from) a motorcycle crash to become the man you’d respect and admire. To avoid getting drawn into a relationship that’s ultimately wrong for you, come up with what I call “Man Minimums” — a list of essential traits a guy has to have to stay in the running to be your boyfriend. One of yours might be “shows potential and the drive to achieve it.” A guy like this will experience setbacks along the way but then turn his wrong moves into arrows toward the right ones. So, yes, as a person who seems to value ambition, it’s okay for you to date men who are still figuring things out — as long as what they’re figuring out isn’t that you can reach for the stars. With one hand. And then roll over and go back to sleep. n ©2014, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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COMEDY

STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) OPEN MIC COMEDY Live stand-up comedy, open to newcomers and experienced comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third. (475-6209) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) YOUTH/TEEN IMPROV WORKSHOPS Workshops on various aspects of improv comedy performing, including mime, storytelling, environment, character development and spontaneity. Monday nights through Aug. 25, from 6:30-8 pm. Ages 11-18. $125. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) LIVE COMEDY Live stand-up comedy shows. Sundays at 9 pm. Goodtymes, 9214 E. Mission Ave. (928-1070) THE NEWLYWED COMEDY TOUR Featuring comedians Doug and Teresa Wyckoff performing an interactive stand-up comedy date night, hosted by local comedian Harry J. Riley. July 9, 8 pm. Free. The Viking Bar & Grill, 1221 N. Stevens. theheandsheshow.com (541-999-5207) OPEN MIC COMEDY Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. brooklyndelispokane.com (835-4177)

COMMUNITY

SECOND HARVEST FOOD SORTING Join other volunteers to sort and pack produce and other bulk food items for delivery to local emergency food outlets. Ages 14+. Shift dates and times vary, sign up at inland.volunteerhub. com/events. 2nd Harvest Food Bank, 1234 E. Front. 2-harvest.org (252-6267) 4TH OF JULY FUN AT MOBIUS Gear up for an awesome Fourth of July by making sparkly red, white and blue crafts in the “Out of Hand Art Studio.” July 4, 10 am-5 pm. Free with admission. Mobius Kids, 808 W. Main. mobiusspokane.org (624-5437) PENNANT RUN The 3rd 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 (free). July 4, 10:30 am. $15-$35. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindianspennantrun.com (343-6807) RED, WHITE & BOOM An all ages 4th of July party on the rooftop of River Park Square, with music, food, a beer garden, games, photo booth and great views to watch the fireworks show. July 4, 7-11 pm. $10/adults, $5/kids. River Park Square, 808 W. Main Ave. riverparksquare.com (242-2480) SANDPOINT 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Events include a parade, festivities at City Beach, and the evening fireworks display. July 4. City Beach, Sandpoint. downtownsandpoint.com WOMEN OF INDEPENDENCE & FREEDOM Spokane Feminist Forum invites the public to listen to or read a favorite speech, poem, or letter from a woman in American history who helped make our freedoms possible for a 4th of July Independence open mic. July 4, 5-6:30

pm. Free. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main. tinyurl.com/mn8xjph DISCOVER THE DINOSAURS A walkthrough exhibit on the prehistoric creatures, featuring a dino dig, scavenger hunt, dinosaur rides, gem and fossil mining and more. July 5-6, Sat from 9 am-9 pm, Sun from 10 am-7 pm. $16$22. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. discoverthedinosaurs.com (279-7000)

FESTIVAL

RIVERSTONE STREET FAIR Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone Village hosts a weekly outdoor market and street fair, hosting 200+ vendors of arts and crafts, food, live music, a farmers market and more. Thursdays from 4-9 pm, June 5-Aug. 28. Free. riverstonestreetfair. com (509-703-9345) MOSES LAKE 4TH OF JULY Events include a free community picnic in the park with hot dogs, ice cream and lemonade, music by Eclectic Approach and a fireworks show at 10 pm. July 4, 5 pm. Moses Lake McCosh Park, 401 W. Fourth Ave. cityofml.com (509-764-3805) LIBERTY LAKE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS Evening fireworks show preceded by music by Bakin’ Phat and Sammy Eubanks. July 4, 6 pm. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. pavillionpark.org (755-6726) COEUR D’ALENE’S 4TH OF JULY The community celebrates with a parade through downtown, festival in the park and fireworks at dusk. July 4, 11 am10:30 pm. Free. tinyurl.com/qdl8r2h (208-664-3194) PULLMAN’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Annual community celebration featuring kids activities, food, live music by Dan Maher and the Fabulous Kingpins, and a fireworks show at dusk. July 4. Free. Sunnyside Park, 147 SW Cedar. pullmanchamber.com (334-3565) RIVERFRONT PARK 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Events held in the park throughout the day, culminating with the fireworks show at dusk. July 4. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. spokaneriverfrontpark.com (625-6601) GREEN BLUFF STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION Strawberries at local farms are ready to pick fresh from the field during the weekends of July 5-6. Green Bluff Growers, Mead. greenbluffgrowers.com NORTHWEST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL The annual festival celebrate its 20th anniversary with its 1500s-era festival featuring stage shows, food and drink, music, sword fighting and a competitive jousting tournament twice daily. July 5-27, Sat-Sun from 11 am-7 pm. $10. Northwest Renaissance Festival, 6493 Hwy 291. nwrf.net (276-7728) CHINA BEND SUMMER PARTY Familyfriendly summer celebration with live music by the Dirty River Couch Band, the Planetary Refugees, and Rejoice; food, dancing, volleyball, arts/crafts and wine tasting. July 5, 12-9 pm. $10; kids under 16 free. China Bend Winery, 3751 Vineyard Way, Kettle Falls. chinabend.com (509-732-6123) CHEWELAH CHATAQUA The 41st annual community celebration draws more than 20,000 people to the small town, and features carnival rides, a parade, food and a beer garden, live music and entertainment, arts and craft vendors and more. July 11-13. In Chewelah City Park. Free. chewelahchataqua.com

FILM

THE BIG LEBOWSKI Screening of the classic (rated R) as part of the Garland’s 2014 Summer Movie series. June 28 at midnight, July 1 at 7 pm and July 3 at 9 pm. $1. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. (327-1050) FROZEN SING-A-LONG Screening of the new Disney hit with subtitles for the audience to sing-a-long. July 3. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter, Liberty Lake. pavillionpark.org KIDS’ SUMMER MOVIES The Kenworthy hosts summer movie screenings every Wed/Thur (July 2-3) at 1 pm. $3/ film; $20/summer pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org BACK TO THE FUTURE Screening of the classic (rated PG) as part of the Garland’s 2014 Summer Movie series. July 5 at midnight, July 8 at 7 pm and July 10 at 9 pm. $1. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. (327-1050) SOUTH PERRY SUMMER THEATER Outdoor screening of “Despicable Me 2,” starts at dusk. July 5. Free. The Shop, 924 S. Perry St. (534-1647) SWIM AND A MOVIE The Spokane County aquatic centers (North and South) host a 2-hour swim followed by a familyfriendly film screening at dusk. July 5, 6 pm. $2-$4. spokanecounty.org/parks CITIZEN KOCH A special one-night screening of the documentary. July 8, 7:30 pm. $8. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave. (209-2383) DOLLAR SUMMER MOVIES Screening sponsored by the Kootenai Alliance for Children and Families. July 8-9, 10 am. $1. Regal Cinemas Riverstone Stadium 14, 2416 Old Mill Loop. (800-326-3264) OUTDOOR MOVIES AT RIVERFRONT PARK Outdoor showing of “Pitch Perfect” on the big screen, with pre-film performance by Spokane Aerial Performance Arts, movie trivia and local food trucks. July 9, 7-10 pm. $5. Riverfront Park (625-6601) RIFFTRAX LIVE: SHARKNADO A humourous take on Syfy’s instant cult classic riffed by MST3K’s Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone, July 10 at 8 pm and July 15 at 7:30 pm. rifftrax.com

FOOD & DRINK

SUNSET DINNER CRUISE Airway Heights’ Orlison Brewing Co. serves their canned craft beers during the evening’s cruise. July 3, 7:30-9:30 pm. $51.75. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. 2nd Ave. cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) 4TH OF JULY FOOD TRUCK RALLY Participating trucks include Big Pappas BBQ, The Bistro Box, 3Ninjas, Shameless Sausages, King of Tacos, Tacos Camargo, Jamaican Jerk Pan and Tobys BBQ. July 4, 3-10:30 pm. Downtown Spokane. greaterspokanefoodtrucks. com (456-0580) CLOVER BREWER’S DINNER: A dinner with courses paired with beer from Spokane’s Ramblin’ Road Craft Brewery. Reservations required. July 8. $50/ person. Clover, 913 E. Sharp Ave. cloverspokane.com (487-2937) NEIGHBORHOOD BBQ SERIES Central Lutheran Church hosts weekly neighborhood barbecues every Wednesday at 6 pm, throguh Aug. 27. Free. Central Lutheran Church, 512 S. Bernard St. (624-9233)

MUSIC

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL Concert by the Grammy Award-winning, Austin, Tex.based country/western swing band. July 3, 7:30 pm. $34-$44. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (227-7404) BELLS FROM THE TOWER Annual 4th of July concert featuring Wesley Arai, associate carillonist at UC-Berkely, performing his own arrangement of music for the holiday. July 4, 9 pm. Free. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th. (838-4277) SPOKANE JAZZ ORCHESTRA The local group presents its annual Fourth of July Celebration concert, featuring vocalists Patrice Thompson and Jon Brownell, under the direction of Tom Molter. July 4, 7:30-10 pm. Free. Riverfront Park. spokanejazz.org (435-1007) STAGE 2 STAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL The second annual Arbor Crest Music festival features performances by local artists: Pamela Benton, the Tracy Kendrick Trio, Monarch Mountain Band, Alex Mabey and Johnny & the Moondogs. July 5, 12-8 pm. Free. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. (927-9463) ERIC BIBB Concert featuring the contemporary blues musician. July 9, 7:30 pm. $20/$25. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. (227-7404) HOT CLUB OF SPOKANE Jazz and swing concert, also featuring Adelo’s Pizza offering pizza by the slice. July 9, 7-9 pm. Free. Prince of Peace, 8441 N. Indian Trail Rd. (465-0779) HNMC GUITAR SERIES: JAMES REID Concert by the acclaimed classical guitarist who’s been featured on NPR’s Performance Today, and has 8 solo projects. July 10, 7:30 pm. $7-$12. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. hnmc.org (326-9516) JEFFREY BROUSSARD & THE CREOLE COWBOYS Featuring the accordion mastery and vocals of frontman Jeffrey Broussard, of the band Zydeco Force. July 10, 7:30 pm. $12. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. (227-7404) WALLACE BLUES FESTIVAL Annual summer music festival featuing 18 acts. Headliners include The Chris O’Leary Band, David Raitt & The Baja Boogie Band, Billy D & The Hoodoos, Robin Barrett & Coyote Kings and Dirty Rice; with Bakin’ Phat, Sammy Eubanks, The Fat Tones, Sara Brown Band, Charlie Butts & The Filter Tips, Laffin’ Bones. July 11-13. $30. Downtown Wallace, Idaho. wallacebluesfestival.com (999-3418)

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

AMERICAN LEGION WOOD BAT CLASSIC The 4-day baseball tournament hosts 90+ teams from around the U.S., at 15 baseball complexes in the Spokane and CdA area. July 3-6. spokanesports.org (499-6709) SPOKANE INDIANS VS. VANCOUVER CANADIANS July 4-6, games at 6:30 pm daily. $5-$11/single game. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindians.com (535-2922) WRESTLERAVE VIII Spokane Anarchy Wrestling presents its biggest and first show of the year, feat. live professional wrestling. Also accepting non-perishable food for Peaceful Valley Community Center food bank. July 5, 4-7 pm. Free. tinyurl.com/o4pbqtr NEGATIVE SPLIT The annual half-marathon and 5K starts in Riverfront Park; proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County. All runners receive a tech T-shirt and a bottle-opener medal. Half-marathon starts at 6:30 am, 5K at 7 am. $40-$45/5K, $85-$100/half-marathon. July 6. Downtown Spokane, n/a. nsplit.com (208-806-1311) SPOKANE SHADOW The Evergreen Premier League men’s soccer team vs. Vancouver. July 6, 2 pm. $4/youth, $6/adults. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanesc.org (850-7787) SPOKANE INDIANS VS. TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS Games held daily July 8-10 at 6:30 pm. $5-$11/single game. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindians.com (535-2922) SUMMER FUN RUN SERIES The UDistrict Foundation’s annual 5K fun run series is hosted by U-District PT, offering timed runs and David’s Pizza after the race. Tues, July 8, 15 and 22, at 6:30 pm. $5-$10/adults, kids 18 and under free. U-District PT, 730 N. Hamilton St. udistrictpt.com (458-7686) MOUNTAIN BIKE SKILLS CLINICS Coaches help you build skills and confidence with basic, intermediate, freeride and women’s classes. Full description and schedule online. Offered July 9 and July 26. $30-$65. Camp Sekani, 67070 E. Upriver Dr. evergreeneast.org/ skillsclasses (979-5916) BACKPACKING BASICS FOR WOMEN An REI backpacking expert goes over answers, tips and gear recommendations that are unique to women’s experiences. July 10, 7 pm. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. (328-9900)

THEATER

DIRTY DEEDS IN DALLAS OR OIL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Summer season production of an original, locally-written Western-themed melodrama. July 2-27, Wed-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $16-$18. Sixth Street Theater, Wallace. sixthstreetmelodrama.com (208-752-8871) COEUR D’ALENE SUMMER THEATRE: MY FAIR LADY Lerner and Loewe’s masterpiece is the centerpiece of CST’s 2014 season. July 10-27, Thurs-Sun at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $27-$49. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasummertheatre.com TOMATO PLANT GIRL Outdoor theater performance on the Hartung lawn, picnics welcome. July 10-12, July 24-26 and July 31-Aug. 2, all shows at 7 pm. $5/ youth, $15/adults. University of Idaho Hartung Theater, 709 Deakin Ave. uidaho.edu/class/irt (208-885-6465) CDA MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE A dinner-theater performance during which characters are introduced, a murder occurs, questions and clues arise, and the audience has a chance to guess who dunnit, and the mystery is eventually solved. July 11 from 6-9 pm. $30-$35. Coeur d’Alene Cellars, 3890 N. Schreiber Way. (208-664-2336)

VISUAL ARTS

GAY WALDMAN: COLOR CONCEPTS Featuring the artist’s digitally enhanced photo collages on metal, from July 1-31. Artist reception July 6, from 1-3 pm. Entree Gallery, 1755 Reeder Bay Rd, Priest Lake. (208-443-2001) WHIMSICAL COLLAGE Featuring the work of Troy, Idaho-based artist Julene Ewert, on display July 3-27. Artist reception July 11 from 5-8 pm. Gallery hours Thur-Sun from 10 am-6 pm. Free. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown. artisanbarn.org (229-3414) DIANE WARD The local wildlife photographer’s work is on display in her exhibit “Three Babes in a Bucket.” July 1-31, open daily during library hours. Free. CdA Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. (208-769-2315) LEGACY OF EXPO ‘74 An exhibition featuring artwork by artists whose work was exhibited in Expo ‘74, historical photographs from the MAC and Northwest Room, and artifacts from the time. Show runs July 9-Sept. 26, gallery open Mon-Fri from 8 am-5 pm. Free admission. Chase Gallery, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanearts.org (625-6081)

WORDS

3 MINUTE MIC Auntie’s monthly open mic poetry event continues with U. S. Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt featuring in the “Remember the Word” showcase. This is not a children’s event as content is not censored. July 3, 7-8:45 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) KRESHA FABER: THE DIY PANTRY Book signing with the author of “The DIY Pantry: 30 Minutes to Healthy Homemade Food.” July 5, noon. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. (838-0206) BOOTSLAM FEAT. ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Competitive performed poetry, judged by five members of the audience. All are welcome to compete, with the chance to win a $50 prize. July 6, 7:30-10 pm. $5. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main. spokanepoetryslam.org TOM LUKAS The author of “Special Operations” talks about and signs copies of his book, a dark thriller. July 9, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) NOVELLA CARPENTER The Oaklandbased author reads from and signs copies of her latest book “Gone Feral: Tracking My Dad Through the Wild” July 10, 7:30 pm. Free. BookPeople of Moscow, 521 S. Main St. (208-882-2669)

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Deaconess ER You typically wear grey or black scrubs. You’re tall, handsome self distracts me each time I walk into the Deaconess ER. You have a commanding voice about yourself and I often see you standing behind a pillar. Everytime I hear you speak, my heart flutters. I would love to get you in a penalty box, but not the one you often stand in.

from London to Spokane, to London, and back again. A year ago we made it official with our friends and family in Mexico, and I just want to pass on my biggest cheers to you, and thank you for being the woman you are. You are beautiful, smart, and have the biggest heart of anyone I know. Thanks for letting me be apart of life’s adventures with you, through all the highs, and especially the lows. Quite simply, life is just, better together. Cheers to you!! AIMLY, Hank

the high gas price, but I have to spend my money on something. Just got home from up north, 80/85 the whole way. Didn’t check but probably pulled a whopping 15 mpg, but don’t care. Now it’s off to Coeur d’Alene Lake to piss away some more fuel! Thanks for conserving, just stay in the right lane.

Men! Are They All Cheaters? What exactly makes a man go from being in love with you then make that choice to cheat. Why would he stay with a girl saying oh, but I love you, then turn around and tell you one thing or make plans just to break them or stay over night promising to come home and not. Why does he choose to contine hurting you why not end it with her. I don’t get it, is it possible to ever have a friendship again where it was you and I and us and we. Were you actually saying good bye at the end of a call? Or even a kiss. I just don’t understand why drag me through it? You do as you please, hook up with any chick that crosses your path, stay gone all night and say well at the end of the day where am I. Certainly not here, I know as far as the things that hold a relationship together I’ve kept. I want to know how can you be so cruel to the one you “love”? When I think of love “hurting “ is it not possible? Why is it ok for you, but say I stayed gone all night and didn’t answer my phone it’s not ok. Why is that ? Why hang on to her if you don’t or can’t stand to be around her? Or what ? I don’t get it...

Rocket Market Wednesday, June 25th. You were with two of your friends enjoying a bottle of wine on a great summer night. I couldn’t help but notice your smile when you laughed with your friends. You had a jean jacket on, brown hair and brown eyes with shoulder length hair and were sitting in the middle of your two friends. I am sure you caught me glancing your way a few times from the nearby table. I tried giving you a smile, but it didn’t come out the way I was hoping. I was with a group of my friends who had just got done with a run. I was the taller one with shorter brown hair and a blue shirt on. Maybe a meet up at the Rocket Market in the future and I’ll get a bottle of wine to make up for being too shy to hi. badgerstrider@ gmail.com Mootsy’s 3 years ago, tall electrician from Texas. Crowded night so we had to brush past each other to get by. We locked eyes then lips. I told you I lived in Seattle, really wish I would’ve gotten your #! RE: Stranded Redhead I could come up with a million excuses, but none of them would fully exonerate me for not helping or hitting on you. Give me a chance to prove that I’m just a shy, slightly (super) awkward gentleman? ive m a d e a h u g e m i s t a ke 2 01 4 @ gmail.com Calypsos 5pm June 17th, it was a rainy day and I saw you in Calypsos with 2 friends. You had a teal colored rain jacket and blond hair. I had out a few notebooks and was reading my bible. We exchanged several glances but I was to nervous to greet you. I’d like a second chance to meet you. Downtown Dominos You: Ashley. Me: Ryan. I’m your customer periodically at the downtown Dominos. Asking you out while you’re at work seems awkward, so here I am... Email me some time, runningman229@gmail.com

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Cold Feet or Not? I’m getting married in a month and I’m really nervous about it. I love my fiance but as the date draws nearer I’m starting to wonder if my nerves are cold feet or something more? I don’t feel excited about this and that seems wrong, but I don’t know if that’s normal? Cheers To Jeers I rush home to read the Jeers every week. Those pearls of wisdom that some people speak. There are some who don’t like them, and to those I will say, it’s good to get rid of your frustrations this way. It’s a harmless way to bitch and to moan about your life, or you might go home and take it out on your spouse. So let’s be realistic and put jeers to ink so you don’t slit your throat hanging over the sink. Like when you’re driving your car and the joy of life fills you and the one texting and driving in the next car about kills you. If you write out your feelings, you might not want to beat them, nor follow them home and with their cell phone, force feed them. So let’s keep on writing your tears and your jeers, cause frankly they are more entertaining than, well you know.

Jeers Traded In For The Summer Jeers to the “friends” that are to good to hangout anymore, just because we don’t “ride”. Shame on you. Guess we will see you in the winter, when your Harley “friends” no longer show up due to the weather. Your loss. Costco Speeder To the lady that had to race my mom to the exit to leave, thinking my mom was going to get ahead of you in line when all she was doing was driving the handicap cart to the front to return it and wait for us. Even when my mom said excuse me, every time you got closer to her and your comment “where you think your going”.. to a handicap person.. REALLY!! So yes I stepped in and told you that was my mom and you didn’t need to race her, she was just returning, you just looked at me and told me she can’t get far. You need to learn some manners when it comes to anyone with any form of handicap, step back, let them have the lead, will it kill you.... I think not.. Next time relax!!

You Are Driving Me Away Mosquito technology: I’ve been experiencing it for years now and it makes downtown an undesirable destination in some locations. For those who are unaware of the purpose of this annoyance, it is simply a high pitch frequency emitted from a small speaker box amplified into an area surrounding a business meant to annoy, thus detour loitering. This frequency is only audible to those about thirty and younger. The thing is, not every one thirty and younger is a hoodlum that needs to be driven away. This is a technology, when used for animals, to keep deer from eating plants and dogs from peeing on lawns. I believe for

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the betterment of Spokane, as a place to shop, hangout, workout, relax, and dine, this selective, high pitched noise pollution should be banned from use in the downtown area. I’m pushing thirty and I can still hear it all too well. So please, for the sake of presenting the city to an upcoming generation in a fashion that will be welcoming no matter what block you find yourself on, turn the damn things off!

Leave My Cat Alone! Stupid people that live by me .. yeah I’m talking to you, stop taking my damn cat to the humane society, he knows where the he lives and always comes back, that is unless some jerk picks him up from the yard and brings him in

so confusing when we ask you a question about the order it’s normally a yes or no question. Keep your kids under control. It’s not our job to clean up after them. If your child makes a mess under the table, drops silverware, etc. Clean it up! Speaking of controlling your kids, stop letting them run all over, being loud and spilling drinks, we are servers, not babysitters. We are not your pet, we do not answer to snaps, whistles, cat calls, etc. Please for the love of God, remember to lock the bathroom door. Don’t argue with us over pricing, we work here, you don’t, just because someone on a different shift gave you a “deal” does not mean I will, check the bill all you want to see if you were “gipped” I can assure you that when you see a price that is different than one you see on the menu, shut up, we gave you a break. So next time you are eating out somewhere and your server is in a “bad mood” could it be possible that you have done something? Could it be that you are the cause of it? - Maybe it’s not the server that’s bad, but it’s you that’s a bad customer!

To: Reform Many US disabled Veterans are forced to “live on welfare and food stamps” during their medical reviews and disability boards. I’m 100% Service Connected Veteran and having to endure welfare is almost as bad as my PTSD. You, my ill informed friend are living in North Korea. Landlords and Tenants As a landlord, when I post rentals on Craigslist, many prospective tenants tell me that most landlords do not return their phone calls or e-mails. The other day, I had six showings lined up for one of my properties during a couple-hour time frame. Guess how many showed up? ONE. Guess how many called or e-mailed to cancel? ZERO. It works both ways renters. Have some common courtesy and be a grown up... contact the landlord to cancel if you cannot show up for the appointment you asked for. Idiots!

Obesity There are several thoughts on the causes of obesity. It could be calories, fats, sugar, carbs, or salt. I’m probably missing some. Of course, exercising is critical too. Maybe the key is too just cut down a lot on all of the above! Just put down the fork and spoon! Fix or order less food at each meal? I’m so tired of watching people eat and eat and eat, and then waddle out of the room. All that weight on those poor feet and knees. Oh, and the whole thing about “Big and Beautiful”. What a joke! Humans are not supposed to be that big. Our frames are not built for it. Rude Customers Why in the heck do people come into a place to eat, give the server a hard time and then complain about “horrible service.” A few things that people need to learn about servers. We have tables other than yours please stop saying you are ready to order then keep us standing there while you look going “ummmm I think” and asking us 100 questions we really don’t have time to deal with. Stop making the orders

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ven if you don’t go to nature, sometimes nature comes to you. It’s a lesson some unlucky homesteaders in Chattaroy, 18 miles north of Spokane, learned a couple of months ago as water started flooding into their basement. The culprit? A beaver dam that had redirected a nearby stream into their house. That’s where Joe Cannon, restoration ecologist for the Lands Council’s beaver program, comes in. It’s his job to be an advocate, of sorts, for beavers — to show that, as irritating and destructive as nature can be, it’s worth protecting. When beavers chew up a farmer’s orchard trees or wreak havoc on local infrastructure, Cannon meets with the landowners to try to find a solution. That may mean wrapping fencing around certain trees or running pipes through the beaver dam in order to shift the flow of a river. About a third of the time, when beavers are too much of a nuisance, he traps them, brings them home and keeps them in his backyard, until he can trap the rest of the family. Then he and other volunteers transfer the whole beaver clan up to the Colville National Forest.

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Ideally, though, his advocacy pays off. He’s able to convince the farmers and homeowners that beavers play a starring role in the local ecology. “These conversations are really important to have when someone is losing thousands of dollars in property,” Cannon says. A life spent studying ecology and botany means he’s able to look out on a sweeping vista and see more than just a postcard. He sees how an entire ecology snaps together like puzzle pieces. Take away a piece, and the hole hurts the whole. “Even if you’re trying to just heavy-handedly dominate the land,” Cannon says, conservation has an impact on everyone. Weather, food, recreation and transportation — all are impacted by environmental conditions a thousand feet above and ecological systems a thousand miles away. “To not pay attention to that, you’ll cut your feet out from under you,” Cannon says. Yes, the beaver is disruptive. But that’s why it’s valuable. It dams rivers, redirects streams, digs side channels, fells old trees. A little gnawing, and — timber! — it has altered nature’s rhythm. “They add fish habitat, they add fish streams, cover

for fish and perches for birds to hunt,” Cannon says. “When they’re taking down cottonwoods and aspens, a small forest comes up from the roots.” As beavers paw at the sediment that collects at the back of their dams, they’re spreading seeds. Forests and wetlands are rejuvenated through change — through major floods, powerful winds and raging wildfires. Humanity’s negative impact on nature isn’t just about eating up habitat, polluting streams or driving up the Earth’s temperature a few degrees. It’s about the attempt to tame the untamed, and sapping it of its vitality in the process. By contrast, Cannon continues to love the surprising unpredictability of nature. “What am I going to see now? A piece of a flying squirrel that was eaten overnight by something?” Cannon says he thinks as he embarks on hikes. “Feeding zones and plants I’ve never seen?” Yes, nature can be annoying and dangerous. Cannon grew up fishing in stormy seas with his dad, the boat nearly toppling in shark-infested waters. He grew up exploring Florida swamps, trudging waist-deep through mucky water buzzing with bugs, venomous snakes and alligators. He’s visited Chitwan National Park in Nepal, as the government tried to restore the black rhino and tiger population. “We had to run from a charging rhino,” Cannon says. “I got a really blurry photo.” That’s the exciting thing about getting out in nature. It’s untamed. It bites back. To Cannon, the messy parts of our world are worth preserving precisely because they’re messy. “That’s intrigue,” Cannon says. “That’s part of the vitality of life — having risk. You have stories to tell. Ultimately, stories are a huge part of validating who you are. Your experience. Your almost-death experience.” n danielw@inlander.com

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