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o much of the time we’re highlighting problems. Hey, look at this thing, it’s broken! And often that’s the end of it. But with our annual GIVE GUIDE edition (page 25), we get to do something else. We get to shine a huge spotlight on difference makers. Hey, look, these people are actually trying to solve problems. People like this year’s Peirone Prize winners: Reisha Abolofia, Tyler Lafferty and Katie Tolley. In the end, we think you’ll be proud of your do-gooding neighbors, but also hopefully inspired to do what you can to help out — even if that simply means donating to one of the nonprofit organizations making a difference in the Inland Northwest. Speaking of problems, though, here’s another one: Inmates are smuggling medication — yes, medication — into the Spokane County Jail. Find out how and why on page 13. — JACOB H. FRIES, editor

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he moment I learned I was pregnant, I started thinking about themes. It’s not every day that I’m given an opportunity to throw a nine-month party centered around myself (oh, and new life), so I wanted to pick a fun theme that was both timeless and hinted at my complex yet ill-defined feelings about “society.” A steampunk theme hit both those targets, with the added bonus that, like motherhood, I had very little idea what it was about or why anyone would do it, especially given the daily onslaught of new and terrible things to worry about. My husband and I had been trying to get

pregnant for what felt like a long time, even though we had some reservations about bringing a child into a world that, in almost every way, was becoming increasingly hostile to human life. Then, suddenly, my body came through. I was “in a delicate condition,” as Victorian moms-to-be would have put it. My journey to motherhood had started, and I knew from the moment I saw that pink plus sign on the

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plastic stick that I was going to do it my way. For me, at this time in my life, in this economy, that meant a steampunk pregnancy. I started with the obvious: full coverage aviator goggles, an elaborately geared pocket watch I could strap to my Victorian maternity gown (once I found one), and a miniature velvet top hat to wear cocked to one side of my head and dramatically pull off to reveal a tiny loaded pistol.

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I ordered nonalcoholic absinthe and ornate copper chalices and made mocktails for my baby shower. At first, I got a lot of pushback from the people closest to me. “I don’t think you should buy a custom leather corset with moving gears while you’re dealing with morning sickness,” my husband said. “Your pregnancy doesn’t need a theme,” my friends said. “Please don’t bring bronze surveying equipment with you to prenatal appointments,” my midwife said. “What,” my mom said. I ignored the negativity and forged ahead (slowly, on my antique high-wheel bicycle, with a bike light strapped across my chest with a leather belt). This was about more than fashion, after all. This was about distracting myself from the horrors of the world with elaborate ceaseless cosplaying. I was determined to get through this pregnancy in a style so arbitrary and confusing to me that I couldn’t begin to formulate an argument against it. I didn’t want to ask myself “why?” in regard to steampunk or motherhood or the condition of the planet or my role in making those conditions better or worse. I just wanted to live in an alternate reality while I built a human, a reality centered around a fictional world built on steam power. It wasn’t that complicated. I crafted a studded expandable maternity bra with clasps above the cups so it can also be used after pregnancy, when nursing. I bought an old-school gramophone and decorated it with random cogs and antennas to stand by so baby can listen to Spotify’s steampunk playlists. I ordered nonalcoholic absinthe and ornate copper chalices and made mocktails for my baby shower. As I near the end of pregnancy, the questions ring louder in my head every day: Why are you doing this? What is the point? Are you OK? Are you going to be able to do this? Was this the best choice? What are you hoping to get from this? Where did you put your monocle? And the answer, every time, is a quiet, shaky, I don’t know. n Chelsea Martin is the Spokane-based author of five books, including Caca Dolce: Essays from a Lowbrow Life. Her website is jerkethics.com.

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Q&A BART LOGUE With a new contract under his belt, Spokane’s police ombudsman eyes tackling systemic issues in local law enforcement BY JOSH KELETY

art Logue, the current Spokane Police ombudsman, was recently unanimously approved by a civilian panel to stay on for another three years. After first getting appointed to the position in 2016, the former provost marshal in the U.S. Marines and a foreign diplomat has frequently butted heads with both the department and the police union over what the scope of his office’s authorities are. The Inlander sat down with Logue to talk about the state of police oversight in Spokane and where he thinks it’s headed. This interview has been lightly edited for space and clarity.

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INLANDER: How are you feeling after last week’s Office of Police Ombudsman Commission vote on your contract renewal? LOGUE: I’m glad that’s over with. I felt like I was in a pretty good position going into it at least with the commission. But until the vote is taken you just never know. So it’s nice to get the vote of confidence. What do you see as the role of the Office of Police Ombudsman? What should people know about your work? You talk to [a given] person and you’re going to get a different answer on what it is that we actually do — from political candidates all the way on down. We’re a conduit for the public in order to bring concerns to the Police Department. We’re supposed to ensure the professionalism and accountability of the Spokane Police Department by, No. 1, overseeing Internal Affairs investigations and, No. 2, investigating anything we deem necessary. And when it comes to an advocacy role, we’re not really even that. We are an advocate to ensure that the citizens’ concerns are ad-

What do you see as the biggest impediments to police oversight in Spokane? In Bart Logue’s perfect world, there would be no question as to what our authorities are, what we’re allowed to do, and what we’re not. Can you imagine being brought in to do a job and not being given the basic program to do your job and yet told to do it anyway? What is that? We have to get past those things. If I’m out of town or I’m on vacation, we don’t have a mechanism in this ordinance for oversight to continue. It just stops until I come back. We can still bring in complaints, but the oversight of investigations is stalled. The problem is that right now we have [laws] that say we can do some things and then, for whatever reason, the Police Department has been saying, “That’s not what we meant.” When you can get bogged down and stifled by that kind of stuff, it’s hard to feel like you’re moving forward at all. We’re not asking for unreasonable things. We’re only asking for things that we think are inherent. What do you hope your office can eventually address in an oversight role? I think we can do more meaningful analysis. [We] should partner with some risk management folks here in the city and see what has the city paid out, liability-wise, regarding the Police Department. It might be car crashes, it might be canine bites. But, if over the last 10 years, we’ve paid out half of our money [for] claims against the Police Department, that’s absolutely where I need to focus some effort. That’s the role of an ombudsman: to go in and look at things. It’s not really to look at the minutiae. n

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COST eOF GROWTH moved here from, dare I say, California 15 years ago. We had

been looking all over the Western United States for 10 years and one day noticed where Spokane was on the map. Close to Canada, away from major cities and in the Pacific Northwest where we had dreamed of living for most of our lives. Decided to visit and never looked back. It had a sweetness and friendly personality that overwhelmed us. We walked around downtown on a Sunday and it was practically empty. Everyone here seemed genuinely happy. People actually waved to each other on the highway. Things have changed. It seems our current mayor and council care LETTERS only for the dollars growth brings Send comments to and care little, if at all, about the editor@inlander.com. quality of life for those who have lived here a while. Hoopfest didn’t use to be the extravaganza it is today and the Amazon Fulfillment Center will change things here in ways still unforeseen. You can already see the increase of traffic on Interstate 90. Adding a Sportsplex to Spokane (referring to “The Gauntlet,” last week’s cover story) in hopes of attracting even more tourism and ultimately more residents will make everything worse. The personality of the city has changed and is continuing to change. More crime, more drugs, more homeless. Our city’s motto “Near nature, near perfect” isn’t as true as it once was and may soon not be true at all. I’ve heard it said, “If you’re not growing, you’re dying,” but growth comes at a cost and should be balanced. DAVID WALLACE Cheney, Wash.

Readers respond to more news that Spokane Valley Rep. Matt Shea planned to track his political adversaries in preparation of a possible civil war in the creation of a Christian 51st state:

CHRISTINA WEBER: Geez. That Shea article sounds like he’s trying to start up Gillead from The Handmaid’s Tale. How is he a representative of this state!? CHRIS DUTTON: Can’t somebody run this guy out of office by just promising to do the job of state rep? No matter the party. Just run on a platform of, “I will do my job instead of all this nonsense.” DAVID SHUEY: Composing an overthrow of the government that includes a possible civil war and then creating a new state that is based on Christianity sounds like treason to me! He not only needs to be removed from office but needs to be thrown in prison! GENE TUCKER: Good job, Spokane Valley! It’s not as if people didn’t know before the election that Shea was a dominionist nut. MARY K. SIMMONS: Has anyone informed these people that establishing a religion in the United States of America is against the Constitution? And if they want to even try they are going to have a war and a half on their hands because I will fight for the rights of myself and nonChristian believers alike... I know there’s a lot of other people who would as well. n

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Mike Sparber, director of Spokane County Detention Services, says the fact Suboxone is being smuggled doesn’t necessarily indicate inadequate care inside the jail.

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BOOTLEG MEDICINE Why medication for opioid addiction is smuggled into the Spokane County Jail via the mail more than any other drug BY JOSH KELETY

n a windowless office just west of the towering Spokane County Jail, two county employees don black gloves and work the “mail desk.” Their task? Inspect all the mail sent to county inmates for contraband — primarily drugs. The two-person team receives an estimated 150 pieces of mail daily and all of it needs to be tediously examined piece by piece. “Having to deconstruct an envelope trying to look for drugs can be really time consuming — especially when you have the heavier volume days when you’re looking at 200-plus pieces of mail,” one of the mail desk employees, who declined to give their name, tells the Inlander. “We have to go through each piece individually.” They don’t find contraband every day. But when they do, it’s often small strips of Suboxone, a medication designed to treat people suffering from opioid addiction. It’s known to reduce cravings, ease painful withdrawal

symptoms — including vomiting and diarrhea that can last for days — and prevent fatal overdoses. Notably, the medication shows up at the mail desk more often than drugs like heroin or methamphetamine. “What we’ve primarily come across is strips of Suboxone,” the employee says. “Suboxone is the most prevalent drug that’s sent in through the mail.” He adds that, over the last two years or so, the mail desk has “really seen an uptick in the Suboxone trying to be sent in,” and that, typically, Suboxone is found in quantities of five to eight strips. The medication has also been discovered in inmate mail over 40 times since October 2018, according to Donna Sawtelle, office manager at Spokane County Detention Services. By comparison, identifiable methamphetamine was only discovered in the mail once by county staff. The phenomenon isn’t unique to Spokane County as the nation continues to grapple with the opioid crisis:

Staff at jails from Kootenai County, Idaho, to Whatcom County, Washington, report regularly confiscating smuggled Suboxone. Nationally, the medication is turning up in jails and prisons across the country as well as in streetlevel dealing for addicts outside of jails, per recent news reports. It’s also indicative, some medical experts say, of the prevalence of opioid addiction in jail populations and the limited treatment services available to inmates who want to avoid going through withdrawals. “It tells me that people are suffering in jail,” says Matt Layton, a clinical education director at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, referring to the reports of Suboxone smuggling. Previously, he ran the Spokane Regional Health District’s Opioid Treatment Program, which prescribes drugs similar to Suboxone to inmates in the county jail. He adds, “They’re ending up in jail, they’re in withdrawal, and they’re suffering.” ...continued on next page

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ere’s how the Suboxone gets in: The strips, which are only a little larger than a person’s fingernail and are paper-thin, are typically hidden along the seams on envelopes. “They’ll fit as many in there as they can,” the mail desk employee says. “It’s really easy to hide in envelopes.” In another case, county staff discovered Suboxone inserted into the middle of a magazine, according to Sawtelle. Don Hooper, a lieutenant at the Spokane County Jail, says his staff have discovered Suboxone in legal correspondence, a category of mail that correctional guards personally search for contraband in front of inmates in the jail. Hooper adds that, in other cases, drugs, including Suboxone, are also getting into the jail through people hiding them in a bodily orifice. While drugs like meth and heroin are frequently discovered in the pockets of people through pat-downs during booking, strip searches are rare and invasive body-cavity searches — which require a warrant, per state law — are LETTERS practically nonexistent, Send comments to Hooper says. editor@inlander.com. “They’ll bring drugs in, hand those drugs out, however the exchange of money happens: through commissary, through money on books, or it happens all on the outside,” he says. “A strip search will not find a Suboxone strip if you’re willing to insert it into your body.” Layton with Washington State University says that the high demand for Suboxone inside the jail likely stems

from addicted inmates who are desperate to stave off painful withdrawals: “They will do pretty much anything to get out of withdrawals.” Wendy Jones, chief of corrections at the Whatcom County Jail, tells the Inlander that, prior to the county establishing a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program in their facility and buying a body scanner to detect drugs during booking, Suboxone was frequently smuggled into the facility — specifically for the purpose of staving off withdrawals. “For somebody who is going through a tough withdrawal or going through any type of recovery, that’s currency in a jail,” she says. “It was both for their own use and to get a little extra money while they were in custody.” Jones adds that Whatcom County Jail staff found more contraband “Suboxone than we did heroin” before the county established its MAT program after the ACLU filed a lawsuit in 2018. Suboxone, which is a combination of buprenorphine, an opioid substitute, and naloxone, an opioid antagonist, operates as a relatively safe and effective medication to stabilize patients and get them out of the cycle of addiction. For chronically addicted opioid users, buprenorphine in Suboxone activates opioid receptors in the brain and produces weaker euphoric effects than a full-fledged opioid like heroin. And to prevent misuse, the medication’s naloxone component activates if Suboxone is dissolved or crushed, blocking opioid receptors and

rendering the buprenorphine ineffective if injected. “You take it once a day and then you don’t spend the rest of the day trying to get a fix or get high,” Layton says. “When you have a stable level of this medication, you’re not high and you’re not in withdrawal.” Like other prescription drugs that end up on the black market, Suboxone gets sold on the side by patients

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hile drugs can be abused — non-addicted persons can get high from taking Suboxone — Layton argues that the volume of Suboxone flowing towards the Spokane County Jail is likely reflective of limited treatment services for addicts and their fear of withdrawals. He cites the fact that inmates at the Spokane County Jail seeking opioid addiction treatment weren’t referred to the Spokane Regional Health

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STAY AND PLAY The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is building a new 32,000-square-foot YOUTH CENTER that will provide a safe place for youth and families to hang out and have fun. Last week, project leaders celebrated groundbreaking on the Marimn Health Youth Center, which will be built near Worley and include a wing for the Boys and Girls Club of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. The facility, expected to open in fall 2020, will also include: a family waterpark with a waterslide, an indoor splash pad, a lazy river and lap lanes; a gymnasium; a picnic area; outdoor basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields, and a football field that can also serve as powwow grounds. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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THREE STRIKES AND YOU’RE OUT The Washington State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the punishments of three inmates who were convicted of three serious felonies as adults and were ultimately given mandatory LIFE SENTENCES without possibility of parole under Washington’s “three strikes” law. The inmates had argued that, since some of their “strikes” had occurred when they were young adults between the ages of 18 and 21, that those convictions shouldn’t count against them. While the ruling was unanimous, Justice Mary Yu authored a separate, concurring opinion in which she argued that mandatory sentences write off adult inmates’ potential to be rehabilitated and unfairly punish offenders who commit serious violent crimes (such as rapes and murders) with those who get convicted for lesser felonies, like robbery. (JOSH KELETY)

CARSON VISITS SPOKANE Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson may have had little to do with the creation of the SPOKANE RESOURCE CENTER — a collection of social service agencies serving under one roof as a one-stop shop for underserved citizens — but the Spokane Resource Center is exactly what Carson had in mind when he launched the EnVision Center Initiative last year. “I think Spokane is helping to forge a pathway for a lot of other places around the country,” Carson said. Carson was in Spokane touring the Spokane Resource Center on Tuesday morning, accompanied by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Mayor David Condon. McMorris Rodgers said she’s “thrilled” Carson came to Spokane. “This EnVision Center is the national model now for the country,” she said. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

SHELTER FINDS SALVATION As the city of Spokane tries to add more shelter space before the winter, it may have found an organization to actually operate the place: THE SALVATION ARMY. The city announced today that it was recommending the Salvation Army as the operator of a proposed new shelter today, and a contract between the organization and the city will be forwarded to City Council sometime soon. “A new shelter is a key part of our work to build a system with sustainable, strategic investments region-wide that will provide consistent levels of service,” says Kelly Keenan, the city’s director of Community Housing and Human Services, in a statement. The choice already has the support of at least one member of the council, City Council President Ben Stuckart. “I came into the meeting with them not being my first choice,” Stuckart says. “After two hours, it was.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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tion, but immigrant rights organizations worry that in the meantime, immigrant families are already making decisions on which needs they should ignore.

he states’ lawsuit notes that the public charge test has been used since colonial times to consider whether someone was likely to become a public burden before letting them into the country, with officials typically using the term “public charge” interchangeably with “pauper.” Over time, courts found that just because someone was likely to use public assistance didn’t mean they’d necessarily become a public charge; that term, judges held, was meant for people who completely rely on the government. In more recent times, it was clarified further that immigration officials could consider the use of public cash benefits like Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and Supplemental Social Security as negative indicators when judging applications. But the new rule will also put a heavy negative weight on individuals’ use of state-level cash benefits as well as noncash benefits like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid, the federal health insurance option for low-income individuals. Officials also may weigh applicants’ English proficiency, credit and assets and education level. “Essentially it provides an image of who is desired or welcome in the U.S.,” says Malou Chávez, deputy director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, which provides free legal assistance to immigrants in Washington state. “If you’re wealthy, most likely you will be approved. If you’re not, chances are likely you’re going to get denied or found to be a public charge.” The change does not impact humanitarian immigrants such as asylees, refugees and those who have come here to escape domestic violence. Still, in Washington state alone, the state Medicaid agency expects that 140,000 families will lose health insurance and stop using up to $55 million in food and cash assistance each year, according to the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security. “Many immigrant families will disenroll or forbear enrollment in all public benefit programs to avoid triggering the department’s expansive and punitive public charge test,” the suit states. “State and private hospitals will be forced to absorb the vastly more expensive uncompensated care, to the detriment of the state treasury.” Chávez says she’s already hearing from immigrant advocates that people are foregoing use of food banks and any sort of assistance, even if it doesn’t fall under the new rule. “The intent is to create fear and deter people from wanting to pursue status, and we’re seeing that,” she says.

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ndeed, the concern about public assistance’ impact on immigration status isn’t new, even for those who’ve already become naturalized citizens. Lili Navarrete says she’s been a naturalized citizen for 19 years now, after moving here from Mexico City in 1988 with her parents. But a few years ago when she needed help to feed her children and get them health care, she worried how it could impact her status. “I worked three jobs and I also was attending school part time,” Navarrete says. “I have a child with celiac disease and Turner syndrome and another with ADD, but at minimum wage with three jobs, I couldn’t afford the health insurance one of the jobs offered.” So she signed up for SNAP and Medicaid, which could help cover the higher costs of her daughter’s gluten-free diet and health care needs, but not without checking multiple times whether it could impact her citizenship. One state employee told her they weren’t sure, another said it would be fine, but she never got a clear answer. That lack of clarity leads to fear for others like her, she explains. “We just aren’t sure. Naturalized citizens are now even being targeted, so I don’t feel safe,” Navarrete says. “My three children were born here, but just like what I went through, there are a lot of folks that are in that position. They either choose the welfare of their family or not.” Now the director of public affairs and the Raíz program for Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, Navarrete no longer receives assistance, despite still being eligible based on her family size. Through Raíz she works to make connections between the immigrant community in Washington and Planned Parenthood’s health services, offering sex education workshops, as well as voter registration and “know your rights” workshops. In her outreach work, Navarrete says she’s seen poor living conditions and a strong need for health care among many in the immigrant community here. She pushed for the successful passage this year of the Reproductive Health Access for All Act in the Washington State Legislature, which will ensure access to reproductive care for all immigrants regardless of status. Now, she says, the fight continues as she and others try to be a voice for people who, like her family, moved here for a better life. They’ll especially fight the attitudes of people like Cuccinelli, who went on to say in a later interview that he believed Lazarus’ poem only referenced people from Europe, “where they had classbased societies.” “That just goes to show that they want privileged rich, white people,” Navarrete says. “This is clearly keeping people unhealthy and it’s a tool of oppression. We fight for a community that has no voice. We will be their voice and get them the benefits that they need. We are here to protect all.” n samanthaw@inlander.com

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Speed-Dating For the Arts-Minded TheaterFest gives Spokane’s performing arts groups and curious fans the chance to meet through a free and informal one-day festival BY RILEY UTLEY

pokane has a plethora of opportunities to attend and participate in the performing arts. From musical theater to improv comedy, dance to drumming, and everything in between, there’s something for everyone. The notion of keeping up with it all is daunting, and that’s why TheaterFest was created. TheaterFest is a one-day event that brings a multitude of performers from all over the community into a free mini festival so the public can sample virtually everything the arts scene has to offer without a hefty pricetag. “We created the event for many reasons, but the role it fills is to be a showcase to the community of

the performing arts scene and highlight the depth and breadth of what exists in the performing arts,” says Melissa Huggins, executive director of Spokane Arts. “We also wanted it to be an opportunity for community members to see a preview of what will be going on in the season.” After a successful first TheaterFest in 2018, this year they’ve expanded to two theaters: the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox and the Bing Crosby Theater. The groups’ performances will be about 15 minutes, and people can bounce between the two venues. There will be about 16 main stage performances between the two theaters, as well as lobby activities in both locations.

Featured on the main stages is a diverse set of local groups like the Spokane Civic Theatre, Spokane String Quartet, Vytal Movement Dance Company, American Tribal Belly Dancing, Inland Northwest Opera, Spokane Taiko, Stage Left Theater and many more. “This is a free sampler so you don’t have to fork out for a theater ticket and you get to go see some ideas and get ideas of what is going on while not being committed to it,” says Vincas Greene, the founding director of Vytal Movement Dance Company. Vytal Movement Dance Company is a good example of how this event benefits not only audiences but the performers as well. ...continued on page 22

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ost of the participants in TheaterFest will have a supplemental table or activity that offers attendees an opportunity to meet the people behind the arts. The Spokane Civic Theatre, for example, will be doing a few numbers from their upcoming production of Matilda, but will also be in the lobby where the audience can meet the performers. They will also be offering a special ticket package exclusive to TheaterFest for their upcoming performances. Other companies will be offering similar deals (visit spokanetheaterfest.com for a complete list of ticket specials) as well as a variety of events both interactive and educational. There will be an instrument petting zoo provided by the Spokane Symphony, voice lessons from the Inland Northwest Opera, mask-making from Whitworth Theatre Department and more. “You get to try out something new, and I think an important aspect of the event is for community members, especially young people, the ability to meet and talk to a performing artist and learn how they got to where they are,” Huggins says. Along with learning about performances in the upcoming year, this event will also be an opportunity for people to get involved directly with the performing arts. “We’re the organization for the volunteer community,” says Jake Schaefer, creative director at Spokane Civic Theatre. “But, we’re also sustained by the volunteer community, too.” Similar to the Civic, Spokane Ballet Studio uses TheaterFest to promote their classes. “My reason for participating in TheaterFest is so my students have an opportunity to perform as well as inspire children,” says Sara Donally, owner and director of Spokane Ballet Studio. “[Through this event] we could reach kids who have never been exposed to the arts before. “This is a good showcase of what we have to offer. You can get a little snippet of each kind of art and from there decide if you want to go see the shows. You can find out what moved you and go from there.” Huggins says the visual arts have First Fridays and the literary arts have the Get Lit! festival and they really wanted to create something similar that truly showcased the performing arts. “It’s not just coming to support community theater, it’s not just a means of entertainment. TheaterFest represents what arts in Spokane means to us,” Schaefer says. n TheaterFest • Sun, Aug. 25, 1-5 pm • Free • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • spokanetheaterfest.com • 321-9614

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GLOW STILL SHINES As the third season shifts its cast of lady wrestlers from the dank corners of L.A. public-access TV to a neon-lit ballroom of Las Vegas, Netflix’s GLOW just keeps getting better. The characters steadily developed over the first two seasons really blossom as wrestling is pushed to the background in favor of the characters’ lives outside the ring. That’s a good thing, as GLOW boasts a ridiculously deep ensemble as it tackles issues ranging from juggling work and motherhood, coming to terms with one’s sexuality and straddling the line of friendship and more-than-friendship — all of it pushed along by plenty of laughs and a pleasing, pulsing ’80s soundtrack. (DAN NAILEN)

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CJ’S INSIDE SCOOP The Portland Trailblazers guard CJ McCollum is not only a basketball superstar, he loves wine and spending time with family — and you can hear all about it on his podcast. Pull Up With CJ McCollum is not a yelling match about the week’s sports news; it’s a civilized discussion by a current player from the inside of the NBA. Typically, he chimes in on NBA news and the Blazers specifically, discusses his life and interviews a guest. Episodes appear sporadically. (CARSON McGREGOR)

SHORT AND BITTERSWEET Amazon Prime members have access to a new short story by Spokane author Jess Walter (and nonmembers can and should get it for $2). Parable is part of the The One, a collection of true love tales of “friendship, companionship, marriage and moving on.” In Walter’s story, available to read or to hear him narrate, “the one” is Millie, an Australian shepherd mix, and features a ranching grandfather and learning life lessons from animals on the farm. Consider it an appetizer while we wait for Walter’s Beautiful Ruins follow-up. (DAN NAILEN)

COLOR FILL 3D is a zen game that is pretty simple: Avoid the obstacles and color in the empty space. If you want to take a breath, just tap against a wall and you will stop. This particular game is the No. 1 freebie on the Apple app store as of this writing, but while a lot of recently released free games are mostly cookie-cutter cash grabs, this one shines because it’s completely free (with ads). Out now on Apple and Android (no in-app purchases). Grade: BTHIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores Aug. 23. To wit: TAYLOR SWIFT, Lover. Maybe you’ve heard of her? NOAH GUNDERSEN, Lover. The Seattle indiefolk fave is a regular Spokane visitor (he plays Lucky You Lounge Sept. 22), and yes, his album does have the same title as Taylor’s. TANYA TUCKER, While I’m Livin. Country royalty, and her first album in 17 years! REDD KROSS, Beyond The Door. The glammy punks are back in action and playing with the Melvins at Big Dipper Sept. 15. This album is an unexpectedly sweet power-pop treat.

TOTAL PARTY KILL is an intuitive puzzler featuring a wizard, a bowman and a knight. The caveat is that sacrifices must be made to get to the door that ends the puzzle. The game feels like one-player chess — each move matters and one mistake could force a restart. Keep an eye out for counterintuitive tricks, as they are what makes every level feel just different enough to be fun. Available for free on Apple and Android ($4 for ad-free). Grade: A HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER is a phone version of an award-winning console game. Its rich storytelling and stunning visuals will draw you in, and its strategy-driven gameplay and intuitive controls will keep you playing. The game reminds me entirely of the design style of indie platformer Fez — if Fez were set in a dark and scary dystopia, and instead of an adorable little marshmallow wearing a fez the main character was a shady, masked drifter. This game is $5, but well worth it. Available on Apple only. Grade: A+ n

FIERY FILMS As we head into fire season, the new Wildfire Film Festival is bringing cinematic conflagrations to the Magic Lantern on Aug. 24. The all-day lineup kicks off at 3 pm with David Gordon Green’s underrated 2013 comedy Prince Avalanche, which follows road workers in a Texas town that has been abandoned following a forest fire. Next up is Only the Brave (2017), a fact-based drama about Arizona firefighters starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges. The day closes with the documentary Wilder Than Wild, a look at wildfires and how they’re exacerbated by climate change. Admission is free, but donations for communities ravaged by wildfires will be accepted. (NATHAN WEINBENDER)

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here is no purer love than that which exists between a corporation and a person who 1) ages and 2) gives out her email address too freely. On June 1, my inbox started filling up with birthday offers from companies, many of them with Inland Northwest locations. My actual birthday wasn’t until late June, so this gave me plenty of time to come up with a rough birthday-freebie ranking system, one I’m still perfecting. The free thing should make me feel at least a little bit important. That’s critical in my 30s, when birthdays don’t matter as much because there aren’t a ton of milestones left. To paraphrase essayist Meghan Daum, at this stage of my life, the only thing I’m too young to do is die. And speaking of death, the freebie should not force me to confront my own sense of mortality, at least not any more than just being alive in 2019 does. With that said, here are some highlights and lowlights: AMC Theatres gave me a large popcorn. Popcorn at the movies is a simple pleasure that is usually very expensive. Without looking, I estimated this item to be worth somewhere around $40. Even better, the free popcorn was redeemable all month. I like having a little leeway. Even a week or two is better than the deals that require you to redeem your gift within an hour of your exact birth time (looking at you, Starbucks birthday drink). And ordering popcorn does not generally require you to wrestle with your mortality, at least not until the moment when the concession stand worker asks if you’d like to add butter.

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The pie slice from Shari’s was another welcome treat (I picked Dutch Apple). I can’t speak for everyone, but if you’re looking for a birthday gift for me, it’s hard to go wrong with some type of food. Eating is a very common activity, one I feel like most people are already planning to do on that special day. You don’t have to say, “Well, I wasn’t planning to require nutrients today, but then I got this email from Red Robin.” Red Robin, by the way, offered me a burger or chicken sandwich anytime in June. I could also redeem the above offers with little more than a phone number or a quick login on my mobile phone. Which is why Ben & Jerry’s free ice cream offer felt like a bit of a letdown. Sure, they gave me three weeks to redeem it, but the email’s fine print specifically said I had to print out the coupon before taking it in. I do not have a printer. I could have and should have gone to the library and printed it out for a few cents, but I didn’t. I’m not sure why; maybe I was too busy digesting all the pie and popcorn and chicken. All the free food I was getting made exercise seem more critical than usual. And so a few days before my birthday, I tried taking a barre class. It did not go well. I’ve had middle school PE classes that were less embarrassing, and those happened when I was going through puberty. But apparently the barre studio employees saw more room for progress than I did, because they sent me a very kind email inviting me to take

a free class on my “big day,” as they put it. And it would have been a big day indeed if I’d taken them up on it, because I’d have died in their barre studio. But I knew their heart was in the right place, at least. And that brings me to the worst birthday freebie of all: free underwear. Yes, Victoria’s Secret tried it. I rarely shop there, yet they still send emails calling me “Angel” way too often. It’s too familiar, like a guy on Tinder texting you “Good morning, beautiful” before you’ve even gone on a single date. I must have signed up for an Angel Card in my 20s and been too tired to cancel it in my 30s.

“The freebie should not force me to confront my own mortality any more than just being alive in 2019 does.” The email promised “a free panty.” I put that in quotes because saying it feels like writing “my pant” when referring to a pair of jeans. It might be technically correct, but it’s awkward. Reader, I did not redeem that birthday freebie. Because I knew they would want me to buy other things while I was there, just like all the other companies on this list. And I was unwilling to do that, but I also didn’t want to barge in and announce, “Where’s my free panty, singular? It’s my birthday!” Trying to find parking at the mall isn’t worth that. I’d rather buy my underthings online like a normal person. n

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iT TAKES IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE. It doesn’t matter how much money you make. It doesn’t matter what obstacles you face. When it comes to giving back to the community, there are those who find a way. That’s what you’ll see in this year’s Give Guide: people doing whatever it takes to have a positive impact, no matter their circumstances. Read about our three Peirone Prize winners

CONTENTS PEOPLE.......................................................... 28 PEIRONE PRIZE WINNER: REISHA ABOLOFIA....................... 30 PEIRONE PRIZE WINNER: TYLER LAFFERTY............................... 32 NATURE............................................................ 42 COMMUNITY.............................................. 47 HEALTH............................................................. 60 PEIRONE PRIZE WINNER: KATIE TOLLEY...................................... 62

who find three unique ways to make a difference. Learn how teenagers are choosing to help others, how nature can provide comfort to disable veterans, and how nonprofits are stepping up to solve the community’s pressing issues. Maybe you’ll come away feeling inspired to give however you can, too. — WILSON CRISCIONE, 2019 GIVE GUIDE EDITOR

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or 18 years now, we’ve been publishing the Give Guide every summer. For the last decade, we’ve been highlighting locals who have been making an out-sized difference with the Peirone Prize. Named for Joe and Alice Peirone, grandparents of Inlander founders Ted (that’s me) and Jer McGregor, we have three more amazing philanthropists to inspire you: Reisha Abolofia, Tyler Lafferty and Katie Tolley. You can read all about them and so much more in this 2019 edition of Give Guide.

Our goal in publishing this annual issue is to celebrate the often under-theradar hard work so many people and organizations put in to make the Inland Northwest a kind and giving place. But it’s also a not-so-gentle nudge to remind everyone that these efforts rely on the power of local donors — and that means you! So as you read through these pages, we hope you’ll find a cause you connect with and either volunteer or support it financially. — TED S. McGREGOR JR., INLANDER PUBLISHER

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Avery Plank, 16, passes out pet food to owners in need. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Meet two local teens who spend most of their spare time giving back to their communities BY CHEY SCOTT

etween school, extracurriculars, hobbies, family and more, being a teenager and finding time to volunteer one’s time with a nonprofit would, justifiably, be a big challenge for most. Yet ask two local teens who each spend the bulk of their free time helping others, and doing it all is a natural fit. Avery Plank, 16, is about to start his junior year at Mt. Spokane High School. When he’s not in class, working part time, practicing with his debate team or hanging out at home with his three cats and a dog, Plank is running the nonprofit he started more than four years ago while in sixth grade. Project Unconditional Love, now a state and federally registered nonprofit, helps feed the

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local homeless population’s pets by distributing dog and cat food at several local sites. Similarly, 13-year-old James Laker, an eighth grader at Post Falls Middle School, splits his time between school, golfing, Boy Scouts and volunteering at the Post Falls Library and with Specialized Needs Recreation, a nonprofit in Coeur d’Alene. For that program, known as SNR for short, Laker helps kids and adults with a disability or impairment enjoy activities, sports and field trips. For both Plank and Laker, volunteering in

the community is a fun and fulfilling activity. “The feeling of knowing I’m doing something good for the community is really nice,” Laker notes. “Since I started volunteering, I’ve gotten better at talking to more people and getting on their level so we understand each other to solve problems.” His mother, Shannon Laker, says her son’s volunteer experiences have also helped him overcome his usual shyness. She also notes that James truly loves the volunteer roles he’s taken on. “He’s just taking on more leadership roles, pretty

much everywhere he goes,” she says. “It’s helped him be like ‘OK, I can do this.’” James was elected to be his school’s student body president for the upcoming school year and recently completed a project required to become an Eagle Scout. Shannon says he organized a project to build raised dog beds with some of the adults at SNR that were then donated to the Panhandle Animal Shelter earlier this summer. “He wanted it to be something super cool and that they probably wouldn’t do otherwise,” Shannon says of the special needs adults involved. “He didn’t want it to be about him. He wanted it to be about them.”

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very Wednesday evening, you can find Plank’s Project Unconditional Love under the Interstate 90 overpass in downtown Spokane, handing out free gallon-sized plastic bags of dog and cat food to anyone who needs it. Plank has been joining the weekly 6 pm distribution of food and supplies (at Fourth Avenue and McClellan Street) organized by local nonprofit Blessings Under the Bridge since May 2015. Since then, Plank has collected and distributed more than 200,000 pounds of pet food and 5,000 pet coats, along with treats, collars, leashes, toys and pet waste bags. Project Unconditional Love also brings pet food and supplies to Meals on Wheels Spokane, Serve Spokane and Transitions’ day shelter Women’s Hearth. Each month, he estimates up to 5,000 pounds of pet food goes out to people in need. “The demand is much greater than what we have the ability to do,” Plank notes. “He has about 50 offers from different groups that do distributions,” adds his father, Matt Plank. “They would love for him to do pet food, but we don’t have it.” The public can support Project Unconditional Love in a number of ways. Cash donations can be made to the nonprofit’s account with Columbia Bank, and donations can be dropped off at both Spokane area Northwest Seed & Pet stores and Regal Veterinary Clinic. There’s also an Amazon wishlist for supporters to purchase items to be delivered directly to the nonprofit. Project Unconditional Love also maintains a Facebook page, at facebook. com/pulspokane. While Plank and his dad are the nonprofit’s two main workers, Project Unconditional Love has also received crucial community support in the form of bagging parties, where volunteer groups get together to sort donated dog and cat food into zip-top bags for easy distribution. The nonprofit mostly gives out dry food, but Plank notes that they’ll accept anything, including canned, prescription and puppy or kitten food, along with opened bags of food as long as it’s not expired. “The animals, if they are healthy and happy, they are providing stability,” Matt Plank says. “It’s in everyone’s best interest if the pets are fed, too. A lot of them feed their pets before they feed themselves.” “The pet gives them something to work for and fight for, and people will get sober for their pet,” Avery adds. n

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Reisha Abolofia started the Spokane chapter of Disability Rights Washington. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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t sometimes takes a bit of anger to inspire compassion. At least that’s what led local attorney Reisha Abolofia to a career in civil rights law, which began about a decade ago when she was called for jury duty on a case that involved the sexual assault of a child. Abolofia recalls looking on as the victim was made to testify before her attacker. “She was visibly, rightfully so, terrified,” Abolofia says. “And it was awful. It makes your skin crawl.” Before the attorneys could get to the cross-examination, it was announced that a plea deal had been made, the trial was over and the jurors were dismissed. Abolofia recalls being infuriated on behalf of the victim, and chasing down the prosecutor to find out what was going on. That’s how she ended up volunteering at that prosecutor’s office, answering calls on the victim assistance hotline. It was that experience which inspired her to apply for law school at Gonzaga University, and she’s now a civil rights attorney, representing people with disabilities via the nonprofit organization Disability Rights Washington. But the law was not her original focus. Abolofia, 32, was born and raised in the Issaquah-Bellevue area, and she first pursued a career in journalism, earning a degree from the University of Washington and taking on an internship at the Seattle Times. Job opportunities in print journalism were slim, however, and so she settled into a full-time position at Trader Joe’s. It was shortly thereafter that she began her legal career, and having been deeply affected by her time in that jury box, Abolofia felt she’d likely be representing sexual assault survivors in court. “I still had no idea what I wanted to do within the legal system,” Abolofia says. “I knew I wanted to help

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people in some way. I just wasn’t sure how.” As she was heading into her third year of law school, Abolofia was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It was an unexpected development, and it cemented her focus on representing people living with physical and mental disabilities. “I think there was a connection with my journalism background, what I had experienced when I was diagnosed with MS, and this lifetime desire to help people,” Abolofia says. “I was able to take all of that and put it into this job.” Abolofia graduated from Gonzaga in 2014, and almost immediately began working for Disability Rights Washington. She started the organization’s Spokane chapter the following year and was its only employee, working in a closet-sized office in the Peyton Building. The chapter has since grown to eight employees — and a larger office space — and has provided legal assistance and advice for hundreds of people. David Carlson, Disability Rights Washington’s director of advocacy, nominated Abolofia for the Peirone Prize. Being a civil rights attorney requires a person to be compassionate and detail oriented, he says, but it also demands toughness, because you’re encountering painful and upsetting scenarios on a regular basis. “It takes a lot of self care. It takes a lot of communication with co-workers, and it takes a lot of insight into your own character,” Carlson says. “For a lot of people, that’s just too much work to do. You have to spend a lot of internal reflection time thinking about your place in the world, and about what needs to be done in order for this other person to be helped.” Amongst Abolofia’s primary focuses are the conditions within state-run institutions, like Eastern State

Hospital and Lakeland Village in Medical Lake. Abolofia has visited facilities where she says she was disturbed by what she witnessed, and one of her goals is to find more desirable living conditions for their occupants. “I didn’t know what it would be like to see people living totally isolated, staring at walls, in dark rooms. It was totally devastating to me,” she says. “What’s amazing about DRW is that we really understand the importance of shedding light on what’s going on with people across the state, because people don’t know.” She is now the director of the Rights Investigation and Accountability Program, a new initiative that ensures professional caregivers aren’t overstepping their boundaries and taking advantage of their clients. This involves making regular visits to local people with disabilities and monitoring their living conditions: Recently, she met a woman who communicated exclusively by pointing at a battered piece of cardboard covered in letters and basic phrases, and is now working to buy her an iPad. She’s also an advocate for “support decision,” which encourages people with disabilities to be able to make decisions about their daily routines that many of us take for granted. “That’s probably one of the most impactful, effective things you can do,” Abolofia says. “You’re helping them understand not just that they have rights, but how you should talk to someone about those rights. People just need the chance to learn and like to have that opportunity.” “The world does not need more lawyers, but the world needs more of the right kind of lawyers,” Carlson says. “And that’s Reisha. What she’s doing every day is figuring out how can we stop people from being mistreated.” n

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After more than three decades, Larry Riley swapped a career running newspapers for a job leading a nonprofit. The new executive director of St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho, a 73-year-old social services nonprofit based in Coeur d’Alene, took over as leader in May 2019, leaving his former position as publisher of the Coeur d’Alene Press. Riley says the transition was a natural fit, noting that running a newspaper in this day is not unlike running a nonprofit; plus, he brings experience serving on the directors board of other nonprofits. The North Idaho agency is part of St. Vincent de Paul’s national council and offers programs such as subsidized housing, employment and social services for low income, veteran and homeless clients. Riley says the agency serves more than 5,000 unique clients each year across the state’s five northern counties: Kootenai, Benewah, Shoshone, Bonner and Boundary. “We want to provide services that have a return-on-investment for the client,” he notes. “A lot of times people need housing to get on their feet, but at the same time we want to teach them life skills that will help them get out of dependency.” As he moves forward in the leadership position, Riley says bringing more affordable housing to North Idaho is a top priority for St. Vincent de Paul. “Because of the growth of Kootenai County and this area of North Idaho, it’s exceeding the ability to house the number of people coming here. Because of the cost of housing you have a lot of people who are getting priced out of even the rental market.” — CHEY SCOTT

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Over the next two years Volunteers for America will be working on two expansion projects to advance homeless shelters in Spokane. These shelters are Hope House, a womens shelter, and Crosswalk, a teens shelter. “Hope House, the womens shelter, will break ground next month in late September,” says Fawn Schott, president and CEO of Volunteers of America. “We will be doubling our capacity and reman as a housing-focused shelter where we help women transition from being on the streets to permanent independent housing of their own.” Hope House currently can sleep 40 women and the expansion will allow for 100 women to stay overnight. The teen shelter, Crosswalk, will be moving out of downtown and over to Spokane Community College. “We really want those young people to be embedded on the community college campus, so they are really focusing on education and certificate programs that allow them to transition straight into livable wage jobs,” Schott says. Crosswalk will be moving but capacity will stay at about 20 people for overnight. However, they will be adding a floor of dormitory-style housing for people who are attending the community college. Work will begin on the Hope House project this fall and is expected to finish in fall of 2020. Right after that project is finished, they plan to break ground on the new Crosswalk facility, with an anticipated completion in the fall of 2021. — RILEY UTLEY

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Tyler Lafferty: “The world needs more happier, healthier human beings.”

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or some, it might be easier and appear more noble to do good philanthropy from behind the scenes, anonymously. But if you stand in the shadows, people won’t realize your impact. Stand in the limelight, maybe your actions will have a domino effect. At least that’s what Tyler Lafferty believes, and that’s why the winner of the Inlander’s Peirone Prize agreed to a lengthy interview in his office on a hot August afternoon in downtown Spokane. The concept of making positive, personal connections with people is one of the driving forces behind Lafferty’s success as an entrepreneur — not to mention as a volunteer, board member and financial backer of a number of local nonprofits. Lafferty, 44, and his longtime business partner Nick Murto are probably best known as the co-owners of Seven2, a local media and marketing firm in downtown Spokane (with the big luchador mask on the front of their building on Main). Since launching the company in 2004, the two have continuously expanded their offices and branched out with Method Juice and the Union fitness studios. But about 10 years ago, Lafferty says he began to question the role he was playing in life. He started to wonder what his “purpose” was. Looking at his growing capital, he realized his hard work was paying off and that with hard work came the fruits of that labor. He realized he was pretty good with money, too. He started thinking maybe his purpose was to be a really good boss. In the early days of Seven2, not unlike other companies, Lafferty says he and Murto would make regular

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donations to local charities by writing a check. “We’d joke that we’d walk down, drop it off, pat each other on the back — ‘Good job! Wow! We’re doing something good for the community!’” he recalls. But those donations only reflected himself and Murto. The success of Seven2 has been mostly thanks to the blood, sweat and tears of its employees, he says. And he wanted the donations to reflect them. So he got an idea. What if he took the money already slated for charity and divided it among company employees and said “give it to a charity of your choice,” regionally, nationally or internationally. The only requirement is that employees also write a “giving story” before the end of December about who or what they gave to. “What Nick and I wanted to do was inspire givers,” Lafferty says. Employees get anywhere between $300-$500 to donate, but often they add some of their own cash, he says. Besides bonus day, the annual giving day is the employees’ favorite day in the office, Lafferty says. “Companies write big checks and give away lots of money, but the ability to give it to your employees and allow them to give it away and allow them to be a part of the process — it’s the same benevolence,” Lafferty says. “[Employees] get a lot of pride of being with a company that does that. It’s really, really cool. It’s a beautiful thing.” It’s about building a culture of appreciation, he says. “Nick and I have always said, ‘Let’s build a company that we’d want to work for.’ We use that lens whenever

we put in new principles or practices.”

afferty’s spirit of giving extends well beyond his position as a successful entrepreneur and employer. And despite his busy work schedule, he makes time to volunteer as an on-call delivery driver for Meals on Wheels and spends 250+ hours a year volunteering as a board member (and often as a financial supporter as well) for a long list of local nonprofit organizations, such as Youth for Christ, StartUp Spokane, the Innovia Foundation and Active4Youth. More recently, he says he’s been delving into diversity, equity and inclusion practices on those boards, working to ensure community members from all backgrounds have an equal seat at the table. “For me, a good strong community is a place where people can reach their potential,” he says. “If you’re doing work you’re passionate about, you tend to be a happier human being, a healthier human being, and the world needs more happier, healthier human beings.” This might also be represented by Seven2’s Silicon Valley-style office building, with its open floor plan and full gym in the basement. In his office on the second floor, Laffferty says he’s always been reluctant to accept awards or congratulations for his work. “This?” Lafferty says as he reaches around to pat himself on the back. “I don’t need that crap. But if that can possibly influence others, I’m all about it. If we can be that inspiration for someone else, that is super cool, and from an entrepreneurial standpoint, we have the ability to do that. We take that responsibility seriously.” n

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All Heart Infusion provides intravenous care to patients throughout the Inland Northwest, up to 200 miles around of Spokane. We care for patients at all ages and stages of life with illness varying from Immune Deﬁciency, Short Gut Syndrome, ALS, Cystic Fibrosis and Cancer. Through our Charity Care Program, we provide our services at no cost to the patient.

How Can You Get Involved?

We have many fundraising events throughout the year including “Infusing with Love” in the Fall and the “Sheldon Maul Memorial Carnival” in the Spring, volunteers, donations, and support for those events are the best way to jump on board check out our website for more information.

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The Arc of Spokane provides programs and services that support individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and their families. We strive to create an inclusive community where every life is fulﬁlled.

The Arc supports individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) with immediate needs through Individual Advocacy, Representative Payee Services, Homeownership Opportunities and Sexual Abuse Prevention. Long-term solutions are provided for individuals through Supported Living and Respite services, and Employment Services.

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GIVE YOUR TIME and volunteer and become an advocate! GIVE YOUR FINANCES and give a monthly gift at www.arc-spokane.org GIVE YOUR ITEMS to The Arc Thrift Store located at 808 N. Ruby.

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Birthright is a 501c3 Non-proﬁt Emergency Pregnancy Service. We help women or girls concerned about a pregnancy. We offer free pregnancy tests, maternity clothes, baby clothes and diapers. We also offer person to person help with referrals to local agencies.

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$5.00 per month helps with pregnancy tests $10.00-$20.00 a month helps with baby clothes, diapers and maternity clothes $100 a month helps with advertising or our phone bill. There are volunteer positions available and also openings on the Board of Directors.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland NW 222 W. Mission Ave. Suite 40 Spokane, WA 99201

509.328.8310 www.nwbigs.org inquiry@nwbigs.org

What We Do: We help children build their futures by empowering them to realize their own potential. Our mission is to help children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships with mentors who change their lives for the better, forever. By partnering with parents, guardians, volunteers and others in the community, we are accountable for each child in our program achieving: higher aspirations, great confidence, better relationships; avoidance of risky behaviors and educational success. Empower our local youth by attending our Casino Royale Benefit Gala. This stylish night of intrigue will include raffles, dancing and fine dining. The gala is being held at the Spokane Valley Event Center on October 11th. Check-in is at 5:30pm and festivities begin at 6pm. Attire is Formal and Fun! Sponsorship opportunities are available, for more information, contact Amanda Chamberlain at achamberlain@nwbigs.org or 509-328-8312 ex 252.

How Can You Get Involved? $50 expense of monthly safety contact for 4 children $100 expense of a volunteer interview/home visit $300 cost of processing a volunteer to match with a child $1,000 Fully making and supporting a match Volunteer become a Big

Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County 544 E. Providence Ave. Spokane, WA 99207 • 12509 N. Market St. Mead, WA 99021

What We Do:

OCTOBER 11, 2019 Spokane Valley Event Center 10514 E Sprague Ave Spokane Valley, WA More info online at: nwbigs.org Attire is formal and fun! 509.489.0741 www.bgcspokane.org Two Clubhouse Locations

Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring & responsible citizens.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County has provided thousands of young people, (ages 6-18), with a safe & positive place to “drop-in” after school & throughout the summer. Our two Clubhouses offer programs proven to help kids realize academic success, develop good character & citizenship and attain healthy lifestyles.

How Can You Get Involved?

$20 Provides an annual membership for 1 child $100 Pays for 75 healthy breakfasts for Club kids $1,000 Covers the cost for 4 kids to attend a 10 week Summer Camp

STIX Diabetes Programs PO Box 8308 Spokane, WA 99203

What We Do:

509.484.1366 www.campstix.org stix@campstix.org

We are an independent, community-based, volunteer organization that provides STIX programs through Support, Tradition, Information and X-citement for youth living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Camp STIX is a weeklong summer camp for youth ages 9-18, Camp TWIGS is a summer day camp for kids ages 6-8, and Adventure Camp is a 4-day weekend outing for young adults, 16–19. In addition to camp programs, we offer networking events throughout the year to help our T1D community stay connected and informed in managing this chronic disease.

How Can You Get Involved?

Sponsor, donate, volunteer and/or attend our Share the Experience Dinner Auction on March 14th, 2020. This fundraiser makes camp possible for hundreds of local youth living with T1D.

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Center for Justice

35 W. Main Avenue Suite 300 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.835.5211 www.cforjustice.org information@cforjustice.org

The Center for Justice is a civil legal aid organization dedicated to empowering individuals in our communities through direct legal services, advocacy, and impact litigation.

Our Criminal Justice and Re-Entry Program helps formerly incarcerated individuals overcome barriers to housing and employment such as old convictions and legal financial obligations. Our Driver’s Relicensing Program helps people get their licenses back, addressing traffic fines and infractions. Our Housing Justice Program removes systemic barriers to fair housing, and keeps families housed via daily advice clinics.

How Can You Get Involved? Your generous support supplements grants and foundation funding and ensures that we effectively represent marginalized individuals. We also welcome volunteers to join in the ﬁght for justice. Visit our website to donate or sign up to volunteer.

The City Gate

170 South Madison Spokane WA 99201

What We Do:

509.455.9670 www.thecitygatespokane.org thecitygate@qwestofﬁce.net

The City Gate exists to Reclaim, Rebuild and Restore, Lost and Broken Lives

The City Gate was initially formed as a church to serve the homeless and low income of Spokane. Over the years we have become more holistic adding a client choice food bank and clothing bank, a social drop-in center, dinners and breakfasts and 28 low-cost studio apartments, including 2 emergency shelter rooms.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donations of all kinds are always welcome to support our clients. Donations of seasonal clothing, non-perishable food and paper products, coffee, and cash all of which will go to support those we serve.

Elevations: A Children’s Therapy Resource Foundation 325 S. University Rd. Suite #203 Spokane Valley, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.385.2116 info@elevationsspokane.org www.elevationsspokane.org

Elevations offers grant opportunities to cover the costs of therapy or therapeutic equipment for children with special needs in the greater Spokane area.

“Elevating children with special needs to reach their full potential by providing access to the resources and support they need to improve their family’s overall quality of life.” In a time of rising insurance premiums, rising deductibles, and rising co-pays, parents are forced to decide between paying for effective, evidence-based therapies and services or paying their household bills. The weight of realizing that your child’s future is not affordable is a tremendous burden to bear. The ﬁnancial burden these families face is substantial. Together, we are positively affecting the trajectory of a child’s life. “Due to the assistance we received from Elevations, my son was able to attend his speech therapy weekly. This allowed him to make huge improvements in time for kindergarten.” Grant recipient parent. Upcoming: Ghost Ball – a Halloween costume party @ Riverside Place in downtown Spokane. Saturday, October 26th 2019 – 7pm-midnight. Visit www.ghostball.org for tickets and more information. Stache Dash 5k/10k run 2020. New in 2020 – Concert for a Cause. Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on facebook for updated information.

How Can You Get Involved?

Follow us on Facebook - ElevationsFoundation, Sign up for our E-newsletter at elevationsspokane.org, attend one of our fun events, make a Donation or Volunteer. Volunteers are the heartbeat of Elevations – elevationsspokane.org/volunteers. A donation of any amount can offset costs and help a child reach their full potential. $30 Pays for an average co-payment towards therapy services. $50 Can cover the cost of one therapy session. $100 Provides equipment such as a therapy ball, weighted vest, or listening headphones. $300 Could cover cost of equipment or accessories not covered by insurance (such as for a wheelchair or stander) $500 Can help a child communicate through the use of an Ipad.

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Excelsior

3754 W. Indian Trail Rd. Spokane, WA 99208

What We Do:

509.559.3100 www.excelsiorwellness.org info@excelsiorwellness.org

Excelsior is a private non-proﬁt trauma-responsive integrated Healthcare and Education organization.

For over 30 years we have provided specialty education, healthcare, and innovative co-occurring behavioral health services to children, adolescents, young adults and their families. Education, behavioral health, primary care, and recreation services are integrated to provide holistic and comprehensive services to those we serve. We believe that everyone has the potential to be safer, stronger and more satisﬁed in the lives they lead. To that end, we provide care, respect, and hope to those we serve as they seek connection to a healthier future.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer to be a mentor In-kind donations (School, Clinic, Recreation) Donate to Excelsior Foundation to ensure family’s basic needs are met.

Giving Back Packs Spokane P.O. Box 30321 Spokane, Wa. 99223

What We Do:

509.389.2503 www.GBPacks.org info@givingbackpacks.org

Giving Back Packs offers backpacks full of food, toiletries, resources and hope to those experiencing homelessness in and around Spokane, Wa.

Giving Back Packs was created by a chance encounter with a homeless man who had nothing. This grassroots program has grown and has now served over 4,000 people struggling with homelessness. Giving Back Packs sole purpose is to “connect” people with the community that they live in.

How Can You Get Involved?

$10 ﬁlls a basic backpack $20 buys 5 day bus passes $60 buys 1 monthly bus pass

Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels 12101 E Sprague Spokane Valley, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.924.6976 www.gcsmealsonwheels.org info@gcsmealsonwheels.org

Prolong the ability of elderly in Spokane County to remain living independently in their own homes by providing nutritoius meals, daily health checks and companionship.

When a volunteer from GSC Meals on Wheels knocks on the door, vulnerable seniors open it with a smile. Headquartered in Spokane Valley, we serve the entire 1,800 miles of Spokane County delivering companionship, independence and dignity with every meal. Volunteers needed!

What Can Your Donations Do?

$25 Provides a senior recovering from surgery or an illness one week of nutritious food.

Joya Child & Family Development 2118 W. Garland Ave. Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

509.326.1651 www.Joya.org

Joya provides a comprehensive therapy program to children birth to three. Joya is a Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence staffed by certiﬁed teachers, therapists, pediatric nurses, a pediatrician and social workers.

Our early intervention program starts with a thorough evaluation to assess your child’s strengths and needs. Treatment and support is personalized, comprehensive and tailored to meet the individual needs of your child and family. We make programs work for families: We meet families where they are – in their home, daycare, or at our facility – to ensure that we minimize barriers to care.

How Can You Get Involved?

All services are provided regardless of ability to pay. We are a non-proﬁt organization that relies on our community to support our important work. To learn more about how you can be involved visit joya.org or call 509-326-1651.

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Morning Star Foster Care Services 4511 S Glenrose Rd, Spokane, WA 99223

What We Do:

509.710.1957 www.morningstarboysranch.org wpatterson@msbranch.org

Connecting loving families to children in need of a safe and supportive home.

The need for safe and loving foster homes has never been greater. Currently there are roughly 10,000 children in the foster care system of Washington State. Recognizing the needs of children, Morning Star Boys Ranch has expanded its programs to now include Foster Care Services. Through our Foster Care Services, we can help you become a licensed foster care home for a youth. We will walk you through the licensing process, provide training, and support you through the process.

What Can Your Donations Do?

Your donation will help maintain the funding of Morning Star Foster Care Services. With the money raised, we will work towards increasing the capacity for foster care placements in Eastern Washington. This will allow children to be placed close to siblings, and the communities they are from.

Nexus Inland NW

1206 N. Howard, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509-328-9220 www.nexusinw.com info@nexusinw.com

Nexus Inland NW provides Sign Language Interpreter services and Peer Advocacy to deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Eastern Washington

Nexus Inland Northwest is a non-proﬁt organization with over thirty years of experience and dedication to enhancing the quality of life for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We are driven to provide a compassionate community, referrals, and assistance for those with hearing loss. Our Interpreter Services Coordinator works closely to establish a professional relationship with businesses and Interpreters to ensure a smooth and efﬁcient process.

How Can You Get Involved?

Financial donations and volunteer handyman services are always appreciated. Our Board of Directors recruits for members willing to donate their time.

North Idaho College Foundation, Inc. 1000 W. Garden Avenue, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

What We Do:

208.769.5978 www.nic.edu/foundation foundation@nic.edu

North Idaho College meets the diverse educational needs of students, employers, and the northern Idaho communities it serves.

NIC is committed to student success, educational excellence, community engagement, and lifelong learning. North Idaho College Foundation, Inc. is a non-proﬁt charitable organization that ensures resources are available for student scholarships, enhanced technology and equipment in classrooms and laboratories, and expanded student support services at North Idaho College.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donations provide opportunities for students to pursue education and training that will help them build a brighter future. Gifts of all sizes are deeply appreciated. Former NIC students are invited to join the Alumni Association to stay connected.

Northwest Mediation Center 35 W Main Avenue Spokane WA 99201

What We Do:

509.456.0103 www.nwmediationcenter.com info@nwmediationcenter.com

We foster, provide and teach peaceful problem solving through mediation, conﬂict resolution education, and mediator training and certiﬁcation.

With a generous sliding fee scale, Northwest Mediation Center’s certiﬁed mediators serve access to justice, regardless of income, helping people resolve disputes on their own terms, without resort to litigation or violence. We teach civil, productive dialogue for a more peaceful community.

How Can You Get Involved?

Join our “Circle of Peace” to become a sustaining donor. Take our mediation/conﬂict engagement training. Volunteer to help with classes and training.

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509.720.8408 www.partneringforprogress.org info@partneringforprogress.org

Partnering for Progress PO Box 28191 Spokane, WA 99228

What We Do:

Providing empowerment programs in rural Kenya that support health, education, sanitation and economic development.

YOU can make a world of difference, a world away. Join a team and travel to Kenya. Volunteer here at home. Donate.

What Can Your Donation Do?

1,500 Children and patients have clean water at schools and clinics 120 Malnourished babies have been saved 37 Farmers have received training, seeds and fertilizer 24 High school students are attending classes and 5 are in college 5 Cooperatives have received small business grants

509.455.3537 www.projectbeautyshare.org

Project Beauty Share

2718 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

Project Beauty Share® collects personal hygiene, cosmetics and beauty products and distributes them through non-proﬁt organizations who serve women and families overcoming abuse, addiction, homelessness and poverty.

70 non-proﬁt agencies in the Inland Northwest beneﬁt from the donated products, including: The YWCA, Catholic Charities, UGM, Spokane Valley Partners and Transitions.

You should know:

Food stamps and state assistance programs do not allow basic grooming products to be purchased such as shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and feminine hygiene. These items provide women with a basic level of dignity, conﬁdence and well-being while they work towards self-sufﬁciency.

How can you help?

Project Beauty Share® believes the beauty is in the giving and we invite you to join us! Donations of time, money or products will allow us to continue to assist women throughout our community. Visit www.projectbeautyshare.org to make a monetary donation, ﬁnd product drop-off locations, and learn more about volunteer opportunities. Project Beauty Share® has currently received donations from all 50 states AND a handful of other countries around the world! C

What Can Your Donations Do? Please look through your make-up bag and drawers or pick up some of these items the next time you’re at the store. • Barely Used Makeup • Clean Makeup Bags • Facial Cleansers and Moisturizers • Body Lotion and Sunscreen • Bar Soap*

• Toothpaste and Toothbrushes* • Deodorant* • Feminine Hygiene Products* • Shampoo and Conditioner • Combs and Brushes*

• Hair Styling Products • Hair Styling Tools (blow dryers, curling irons, etc.) • Perfume and Body Sprays • Nail Polish and Remover • Nail Files*

*These items must be new and unopened. Please make sure bottles of gently used products are in good condition, and are at least half full.

Rayce Rudeen Foundation 24201 E Knox Lane, Liberty Lake, WA 99019

What We Do:

509.217.4440 raycerudeen.org info@raycerudeen.org

The Rayce Rudeen Foundation supports organizations and programs that encourage a healthy and productive life free from addiction.

The Rayce Rudeen Foundation was created after the tragic overdose of our beloved family member. In his honor, we grant money to organizations that are doing impactful work in addiction prevention, treatment and recovery. We also partner with local organizations in order to assess and enhance prevention resources in schools.

How Can You Get Involved?

Contact us for volunteer opportunities or to partner with our organization. If you would like to donate, we guarantee that 100% of your donation will go directly to our grants and programs.

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Special Olympics Washington P.O. Box 1474, Spokane, WA 99210

509.881.0612 info@sowa.org www.SpecialOlympicsWashington.org

Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics Washington is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

What We Do:

Special Olympics Washington empowers individuals with intellectual disabilities to be valued on and off the playing ﬁeld. In Eastern Washington, we serve over 5,000 athletes, offering year-round wellness programs as well as sports training and competition. These programs are offered at no cost.

How Can You Get Involved? • Volunteer at events • Cheer on athletes • Coach a team

• Support fundraising events • Sign up as an athlete or Unifed partner

Spokane County United Way 920 N Washington Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.838.6581 unitedwayspokane.org lisac@unitedwayspokane.org

Spokane County United Way is a local organization. Funds are raised locally, and those dollars are used right here in our community.

Spokane County United Way brings our community together to create safe homes free of child abuse and neglect, help children succeed in school, and provide opportunities to increase ﬁnancial stability.

How Can You Get Involved?

Live United by donating and volunteering. Thank you for your generosity. Follow us on social media.

Transitions

3128 N Hemlock St, Spokane, WA 99208

What We Do:

509.328.6702 www.help4women.org info@help4women.org

Transitions works to end poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane.

Our six unique programs, reaching over 1,500 women and children annually, include: the Women’s Hearth daytime drop-in center, New Leaf Bakery Cafe job training, Transitional Living Center for moms and their kiddos, EduCare licensed sliding-fee childcare, Miryam’s House transitional housing for single women, and Home Yard Cottages permanent supportive housing.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate: From money to bus passes to diapers, our participants depend on the generosity of our dedicated donors. Volunteer: Whether regularly on-site, in a committee, or at a single event, we heavily rely upon our wonderful volunteers. Advocate: Help ensure that housing, poverty, and domestic violence issues are in the forefront of our representatives’ policy-making.

Union Gospel Mission 1224 E. Trent Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.535.8510 uniongospelmission.org info@uniongospelmission.org

The Union Gospel Mission provides a pathway out of homelessness by addressing its underlying causes.

Founded in 1951, UGM has expanded from a simple soup kitchen to include four shelters for men, women, and children, plus a Student Impact Center and summer camp for at-risk youth. UGM offers case management, spiritual care, job training, health clinics, and addiction recovery programs free of charge.

How Can You Get Involved?

Hold a drive or organize a service project. Call 509-535-8510 to schedule. Volunteer. Call 509-532-3813 to begin the process. Go to uniongospelmission.org/4-ways for a comprehensive list of things you can do to help.

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Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen 509.324.1995 www.wcfrspokane.org 1408 N. Washington St., Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

philanthropy@wcfrspokane.org

Serve as a vital safety net ﬁlling nutritional gaps for women and children in need while fostering dignity and respect, both within our restaurant and in the community.

Your support of Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen could present a child with their ﬁrst taste of broccoli, offer relief to a mother who wants healthy meals for her kids, and promote friendship and community for those who feel alone. Fill a tummy with food and a heart with hope.

How Can You Get Involved?

Make a cash or in-kind donation Join our volunteer team Attend a Women & Children’s Free Restaurant event. Join us for Dinner on the Bridge September 20th, 6pm-9pm at Riverfront Park. Tickets and info at bridgedinner.org

YFA Connections

P.O. Box 3344 Spokane, WA 99220-3344

What We Do:

509.532.2000 www.yfaconnections.org info@yfaconnections.org

We provide crisis shelter for at-risk kids ages 12-17, street outreach to homeless youth and substance abuse/ mental health services for adults.

The mission of YFA Connections is to provide education, prevention, intervention and treatment services to youth, families and adults in conﬂict or crisis.

What Can Your Donations Do?

$25 buys a hygiene kit for a homeless youth $10 buys 12 pairs of socks for kids in the shelter $15 buys a package of boxer shorts

YMCA of the Inland Northwest 1126 N. Monroe St. Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.777.YMCA (9622) www.ymcainw.org

We give everyone a safe place to learn, grow & thrive by strengthening the foundations of our community through healthy living, youth development & social responsibility.

As a cause-driven, non-proﬁt organization we are committed to empowering young people to reach their full potential, improving personal and community well-being, and providing support and inspiring action in our community.

How Can You Get Involved?

$60 lets two children learn to swim $120 gives a child a safe place before and after school for 1 year $180 gives a teen a membership to enjoy leadership clubs, homework help, sports and more

YWCA Spokane

930 N Monroe St., Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.326.1190 ywcaspokane.org info@ywcaspokane.org

For over 116 years, YWCA Spokane has helped women, children, and families overcome social, economic, and personal barriers in order to accomplish their goals and achieve healthier, more fulﬁlling lives.

YWCA Spokane’s free programs and services support victims of intimate partner violence, build economic empowerment through the Women’s Opportunity Center, promote early childhood education, provide trauma-informed services for children who witness domestic violence (DV), and confront racial and social justice issues. By working at the intersections of inequality, poverty, and DV we are able to disrupt longstanding societal patterns of trauma. YWCA Is On A Mission. Join Us.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Help “End The Silence” with domestic violence at ywcaspokane.org. • Refer a friend, 24hr help is available: help@ywcaspokane.org or call 326-CALL(2255) •Donate necessities, food, & funds - $50 provides a week of food for one victim of domestic violence at our shelter.

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Healing Waters Disabled Spokane veterans find comfort and camaraderie through fly fishing with Project Healing Waters BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

here’s a comfortable quiet in the room as several anglers focus in on the delicate work of tying fishing flies during their weekly Tuesday morning gettogether at the Mann-Grandstaff Community Living Center. Carefully, they wrap black thread around strips of foam coated with a layer of reflective green, folding the material over on itself as they go to create the appearance of insect body segments. Later, they add wispy white feathers and bouncy rubber floss “legs” to perfect the look that expertly disguises their fishing hook as a beatle. All the while, the men and women seated around the table catch up, poking fun at each other and passing the morning in good company. Getting disabled veterans out of their homes and into a social setting like this is one of the main goals of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a national nonprofit with

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local programs around the country, including this one in Spokane. At no cost to them, the vets learn fly tying, fly casting, and how to build their own rod. They experience firsthand the fun of fishing on regional rivers and lakes, where it’s much more about getting out for a day on the water than it is about catching fish to eat. “We’re all one big family. A lot of [participants] have come out of situations that haven’t been the best for them,” says Craig Adams, assistant program lead for Spokane. “We get ’em out doing this and they find out some of them have similar experiences.” Encouragement is key, though; no one is dragged out or pushed too hard, says Jerry Foster, Spokane program lead. For many, it starts with the simple quiet camaraderie in fly tying and progresses into a real passion for a hobby that they eventually want to teach.

That’s how Foster got where he is. “When I started I was a real novice, and then I became interested in helping others,” says Foster, who joined the Spokane program around 2011. “The first time I went in I couldn’t put a thread on a hook.” So he studied up on fly fishing and, after several years in the program, now leads others in teaching the craft. “I love to see people blossom in this,” Foster says. “Some have told us they’ve been in a dark place where they’re not wanting to be around people or crowds. Then they come here and find like-minded people.” One of the fun things for participants is competing against the other national programs to see who is best at tying flies and building rods. Debra Crewdson, a Spokane participant for about three years, was the 2017 fly tier of the year for her cat-

FLOAT IN, REACH OUT

For Spokane Riverkeeper staff, it’s nothing new to raft along the Spokane River to keep tabs on the health of the waterbody, clean up litter and reach out to river users. But in recent years the river-oriented workers realized there’s one population of river users they could use some help connecting with: people who camp and live along the river. “We were seeing all of this desperation,” says Spokane Riverkeeper Jerry White. “It kind of became a no-brainer to think about the homeless population as a population to reach out to.” So this summer Riverkeeper ramped up a partnership with Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) and Frontier Behavioral Health. Riverkeeper provides the boat and some rowing power while the other nonprofits provide staff from their homeless outreach team to hop ashore, connect with people and make sure they can access services.

Participants in Project Healing Waters learn the basics of fly fishing while getting outside in a supported environment. egory, and both Foster and Adams note she has a great attention to detail. “I like to get it right the first time. Otherwise I take it apart and do it again,” Crewdson says in between tying more beetles at the meeting. While the weekly gatherings are a huge part of the program, the actual fishing trips to Idaho, Montana and other parts of Washington are the best part for many members. Jim Jones and Steve Gump (“it’s G-u-m-p just like Forrest,” he jokes) have both been coming for a few years and say their favorite fishing trip by far is over at Langlois Lake in Western Washington. “It’s in the spring just before opening so we can go catch all the fish we want,” Jones says. For many outings, educational fishing licenses allow the group to get out on the water, Foster says. While some trips like Langlois enable them to catch a few fish to keep, most of the time the group is simply doing barbless fishing for catch and release. Because many participants have mobility issues

PROJECT HEALING WATERS PHOTO

and either can’t walk very well or use a wheelchair to get around, many of the trips they take are to lakes instead of rivers, he says, though some rivers do have accessible docks. At the end of the day, it’s about getting folks on the water. “It’s not about competing, it’s just about you,” Foster says. “You take the rod you made, the fly you made, and catch a fish.” The trips are completely funded by donations, which can be made to the local program by noting a donation is specifically for “Project Healing Waters Spokane” at projecthealingwaters. org/donate. More than anything, Foster says, the program is about getting people out of dark places and solitude to form friendships with people with common experiences, though the group rarely talks about their military service. “We do not bring war stories or politics,” he says. “We can talk to each other. We don’t need to talk where we been. … It’s just a lot of fun. It’s just them and the river and the fish.” n

“You take the rod you made, the fly you made, and catch a fish.”

The Spokane Riverkeeper partnered with Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) and Frontier Behavioral Health to do homeless outreach along the river. SNAP PHOTO “We’re really trying to address homelessness in our community and also the environmental impacts of homelessness,” says Shawna Sampson, head of SNAP’s Homeless Services department. “Going out with [Riverkeeper] enables us to get to some of the encampments and people in a safer manner than trying to access them via trails.” Some of the people they talk to are already on waiting lists for housing, Sampson says, while others are being contacted for the first time. Staff may hand out garbage bags, water and other resources as available, while trying to start a relationship with that person. “Not everybody wants to engage with us right away,” she says. “Sometimes it might take several contacts to develop some kind of trust so they do want to engage with us, so we keep going out into our community and working with people.” The partnership is also about encouraging campers to “pack it in, pack it out,” White says. If they bring stuff down to the river, the goal is they’ll take it back instead of leaving garbage behind. “We have a very minor part of this, but it’s an outreach message we deliver, which is keeping a clean camp,” White says. “We’ve found that folks are fairly receptive to that.” — SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

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Pets Wildlife Public Lands The Environment

17020 N Newport Hwy Mead, WA 99021

What We Do:

509.238.4126 www.cattales.org mail@cattales.org

Cat Tales, since 1991, is here for the needs and welfare of exotic and wild animals that have been displaced. They would not survive without human intervention. Animal care is provided by experienced staff, students, and volunteers. Public education is our focus for the future of wildlife.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate goods & services, support fundraising events, sponsor education programs, volunteer your time, be our guest, and tell your friends.

PO Box 1383 Airway Heights, WA 99001

What We Do:

509.796.2140 www.SpokaneWienerdogs.org dragoonfr@hotmail.com

Our dog rescue has now placed over 2,100 homeless dogs since we opened in 1991.

We are licensed with Spokane County and inspected by Animal Control. The dogs come ﬁrst at this Wiener Ranch! Adopt from us or place a dog with us, but please keep dogs out of our shelters and avoid puppy mills by never buying animals from parking lots-it is illegal.

How Can You Help?

Join us for Open House in April, our Wiener Dog Races at Oktoberfest on 9/29/19 at 3pm and the Happy Halloweenie Costume Contest in October at the rescue. Volunteer to be a dog hugger, donate items needed (listed on website), and cash is always appreciated for vet bills and medicines. See current adoptable dogs at drnw.petﬁnder.com

Double J Dog Ranch PO Box 3583, Post Falls ID 83877

What We Do:

509-710-1400 doublejdogranch@aol.com facebook.com/doublejdogranch

Rescue, adopt or offer sanctuary to dogs with special needs, including hospice care for dogs in jeopardy of euthanasia at municipal shelters.

This special place, located in Hauser Lake is Double J Dog Ranch. We are the Inland Northwest’s premier sanctuary and re-homing center for dogs with special needs. At DJDR our program focuses on the unique needs of each dog. This includes specialized vet care, therapies, training, acupuncture, end of life care and nourishing their souls. We do not focus on their disabilities or hardships but rather celebrate their abilities and happily ever afters in loving, adoptive homes.

How Can You Get Involved?

$25 Series of vaccinations $50 1 bag of quality dog food $100 Spay or neuter for 1 dog

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Provide needed housing for exotic and wild animals, acquired through rescue, for rehabilitation and/or conservation. Educational programs for all ages and abilities.

Dachshund Rescue NW and Dachshund Club of Spokane

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Friends of the Centennial Trail P.O. Box 351 Spokane, WA 99210

What We Do:

509.624.7188 www.spokanecentennialtrail.org friends@spokanecentennialtrail.org

Assist and encourage development and maintenance of the Spokane River Centennial Trail, adjacent parklands and connecting trails.

Your Spokane River Centennial Trail is the backbone of eastern Washington’s recreation trail system and was named a National Recreation Trail in 2010. The 39 mile Washington span follows the Spokane River, showcasing valley, downtown and Riverside State Park vistas.

How Can You Get Involved?

Many citizens support the Centennial Trail with ﬁnancial gifts. With your membership, and others like you, we keep the Centennial Trail safe, maintained and easy to use. Join on our secure website today: www. spokanecentennialtrail.org

Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County 222 N. Havana St. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.593.0542 www.mgfsc.org

The Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County fundraises and provides ﬁnancial support to the Spokane Master Gardener program so that Master Gardeners can continue with their educational outreach in Spokane.

WSU Spokane Master Gardeners are university trained volunteer educators who provide environmentally sound, research-based garden information to the public. After over 100 hours of university training, each Master Gardener staffs the Plant Clinic & Resource Center and answers a wide variety of the public’s horticultural questions. The service is offered free of charge at the WSU Spokane Plant Clinic & Resource Center located at 222 N. Havana, by phone at 590.477.2181, or by email at the Master Gardener Clinic mgardener@spokanecounty.org. The Clinic is open weekdays and Saturdays from March through October and was recently awarded a “Search for Excellence” award from the International Master Gardener program for the outstanding and extensive services that are provided. Volunteers also immerse themselves in a wide variety of community projects. Local community gardens have received increased support in the last few years and four community gardens have been targeted for educational support and structural improvements. Many Master Gardeners volunteer in the Youth Program teaching children about growing food and environmental stewardship during school and after school programs. Master Gardeners also are in high demand as community educators and nearly 300 programs were offered to the public last year. Approximately 175 Master Gardener volunteers contributed over 10,000 service hours in Spokane County, reaching 250,000 citizens.

How Can You Get Involved? Attend our 8th Annual Fall Banquet fundraiser on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Spokane Convention Center. This fundraiser directly beneﬁts the local WSU Spokane Master Gardener program and the evening includes a catered dinner, a short live auction, and a keynote presentation from one of the country’s most recognized and trusted personalities in gardening and sustainability, Joe Lamp’l. For the past ten years, he has been Master Gardener the Creator, Executive Producer and Host of the Emmy-award winning national PBS series, Growing a Greener World. Please join us for an entertaining evening with Joe, a trusted Spokane County gardener with a national reputation. Doors open at 5:00 pm, dinner at 6:00 pm, and keynote at 7:00 pm. For tickets and details, visit MGFSC.org. Tickets are $50.

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River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary 11511 West Garfield Road Spokane, WA 99224

What We Do:

509-951-3650 www.riverswishanimalsanctuary.org Kit@riverswishanimalsanctuary.org

We provide rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and sanctuary for animals in need. We promote compassionate life choices through sanctuary-based humane education.

We advocate for animals. Located on 65 acres in NW Spokane County, River’s Wish provides refuge for animals who have no place to go. Become a monthly sponsor and support the animals! Visit us at www.riverswishanimalsanctuary.org Sign up for our electronic newsletter and follow us on Facebook.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your donations make all the difference in the lives of the animals. $100 buys bird feed for one month $230 buys rabbit feed for one month $260 buys one ton of hay. We order 140 tons each year.

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Pets Wildlife Public Lands The Environment

35 W Main, Suite 310, Spokane WA 99202

What We Do:

509-747-2020 www.wildsalmon.org sam@wildsalmon.org

The Inland NW program advocates for restoring the lower Snake River by removing 4 dams to bring back wild salmon & steelhead to thousands of miles of upstream river habitat and beneﬁt ﬁsh, wildlife, recreation and local economies in the Inland NW. We advocate for clean energy & transportation alternatives to replace the aging dams.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer time on local public education and advocacy projects. Sign up for our newsletter and action alerts to make your voice heard. Find us on Facebook. We greatly appreciate your donations to support the Inland Northwest program.

35 W. Main Avenue Suite 300 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.835.5211 SpokaneRiverkeeper.org information@cforjustice.org

Spokane Riverkeeper is the only nonproﬁt dedicated solely to the protection of the Spokane River watershed. We use advocacy, education, and, when needed, litigation to make sure your river is ﬁshable and swimmable.

Our litter pickup program organizes hundreds of volunteers annually to pick up trash all along the shoreline. Our policy and legal program ensures accountability for all operations that discharge into the river. We also educate the public about the issues that threaten the Spokane River – and about what we can all do to keep our river healthier.

How Can You Get Involved?

By supporting the Spokane Riverkeeper, you help us actively patrol for pollution, illegal discharges, and shoreline destruction. Your support also helps us educate youth about our river. Your generous donations ensure the Spokane River has a voice at the local, state, and federal level. Visit our website to donate or call us to schedule a litter cleanup event!

The Spokane Humane Society

6607 N. Havana St. Spokane, WA 99217 • P.O. Box 6247 Spokane, WA 99217

What We Do:

509.467.5235 www.spokanehumanesociety.org

Founded in 1897, the Spokane Humane Society is the oldest animal organization in Spokane.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of companion animals through support, education, advocacy and love. We envision a Spokane that is a humane community in which animals will always be treated with compassion and respect. We are not associated with a national organization and are privately funded by donations from our generous supporters in the greater Spokane-area.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer, adopt, and please donate to help pay for veterinary care for our cats and dogs through the Mend-A-Pet fund. Attend our annual fundraising event, FurrBall Gala Dinner and Auction – November 16th. For tickets please visit www.spokanehumanesociety.org

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about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

A coalition of sport and commercial ﬁshing interests, conservation groups and clean energy advocates working to restore healthy wild salmon and steelhead to the Columbia & Snake Rivers.

Spokane Riverkeeper

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Igniting creativity

Spark Central has many programs that engage kids with the arts. SPARK CENTRAL PHOTO

As schools move away from the arts, can nonprofits fill in the gaps? BY WILSON CRISCIONE

his summer, elementary schools in Spokane had to choose: art or science. At stake was an extra class in either subject for the upcoming school year. When it came down to choosing between an extra art or science class, a majority of elementary schools chose science. Overall, Spokane Public Schools says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s integrating art instruction into other subjects more next year in elementary schools than in the past. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case

in many schools across the country. The choice between art and science is a microcosm of a larger question facing schools across the country. Lacking money and facing pressure to focus on subjects that could lead to high-paying jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields (STEM), schools are often choosing to prioritize those subjects besides the arts.

The proportion of students receiving arts education has been dwindling for decades, according to a study by the National Endowment for the Arts. Yet a recent study from the Brookings Institution found evidence that more arts education provides benefits for students, both academically and socially. Students had increased school engagement, lower discipline rates, and ...continued on next page

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COMMUNITY “IGNITING CREATIVITY,” CONTINUED... were more likely to have college aspirations. “It’s baffling, this perception that the arts are something extra, or that they are something that is not necessary for education,” says Melissa Huggins, director of the nonprofit Spokane Arts. It’s partly why several local nonprofits, including Spokane Arts, are working to engage young people with visual art, music and poetry while advocating to preserve the arts in school. For those who may love the written word, Spokane Arts coordinates the local Poetry Out Loud competition, which gives kids the chance to perform poetry. Schools use the competition to steer students toward a love of poetry, and so far it’s shown promise. At Mead High School, for example, more than 1,000 students participated in Poetry Out Loud last year. Spark Central, meanwhile, has several programs aimed at engaging young people with the arts. The nonprofit is dedicated to igniting creativity and “breaking barriers so that people of all economic backgrounds can get to the future they imagine” for themselves, says executive director Brooke Matson. Matson used to be an educator herself, teaching English at Mead Alternative High School up until 2015 when she began at Spark Central. (Mead Alternative High School, as it so happens, is now being shut down due to a budget crisis.) While she knows the arts and creative programs are easy to cut when the budget gets tight, she argues those skills are crucial. Spark Central offers programming focusing on helping kids develop problem solving, adaptability, critical thinking, and the ability to imagine things that haven’t

More than 1,000 Mead students participated in Poetry Out Loud last year. been created yet. Spark Central has a “drop in and draw” program every Wednesday for adults and teens. It runs robotic camps and video design workshops, even a Girls Rock Lab camp and summer concert for girls to discover music and play an instrument. “The creative arts exercise thinking and develop a part of the brain that more linear subjects don’t always tap into,” Matson says. If a school simply doesn’t offer any art, there are other nonprofits like Spokane Art School that offer art classes for kids, teens and adults. But while Huggins says there are plenty of local nonprofits doing “incredible work” to engage young people

in the arts, it’s not a practical answer if the arts are lost in schools. And that can further economic disparities when it comes to access to the arts, she says. That’s why Huggins sees Spokane Arts’ biggest role as one of advocating to have arts education be a core part of the school day. “The trouble with forcing the arts to the perimeter as an extracurricular activity is that then the burden is on families to seek that out, to find transportation there, to figure out a way to pay for it, to figure out what supplies they need, or if it’s a good fit for them,” Huggins says. “Now a burden has been placed on families that are already overtaxed and have other priorities to juggle.” n

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The Guilds’ School is now Joya Child & Family Development.

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SPOKANE GUILDS’ SCHOOL REBRANDS Spokane Guilds’ School & Neuromuscular Center, a nonprofit that helps young children with developmental differences by providing intervention and therapy, has been rebranded to Joya Child & Family Development. The organization says the new name, which is inspired by the word “joy,” represents its dedication to changing the lives of the children and families they serve, and the happiness delivered to the patients by the staff. The timing of the rebranding aligns with the investment into

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a new location at 1016 N. Superior St., where they will build a larger home in order to keep up with a growing demand for their services. With their new location, they will be able to double the number of children they can serve from 300 to 600 at a time. Joya will also be welcoming a new executive director, Colleen Fuchs, after the previous director of 41 years retired. Fuchs was previously program coordinator and is also an alumni parent. — MORGAN SCHEERER

In the upcoming year, many schools across Spokane will be receiving new instruments to incorporate into their music classes. This donation is coming from Future Song, a nonprofit devoted to empowering children through music and mentorship. “This donation happened because Future Song wants to ensure that music and music education stays alive and well in our public schools,” says Joe Brasch, the CEO of Future Song. “These classes have waiting lists of students wanting to get in and we were glad to help provide the tools needed to make the programs successful.” Future Song donated $23,349 worth of guitars, keyboards and various accessories to the high schools in Spokane. There were 77 guitars, cases and accessories delivered to guitar classes at Shadle Park, North Central, Lewis and Clark, and Rogers high schools. Also, 20 Yamaha keyboards, stands and accessories were donated for the piano labs at North Central and Rogers. “It is our hope that everyone who has the desire to explore the lifetime of gifts that learning to play a musical instrument can bring will have that opportunity,” Brasch says. “Vibrant music programs are essential to a balanced education and create an atmosphere where kids learn to listen, play and work together.” — RILEY UTLEY

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about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

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Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

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American Red Cross 315 W. Nora Ave. Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

509.326.3330 www.redcross.org 1-800-RED-CROSS

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

The Red Cross has served our region for the past 100 years through programs including assistance to families impacted by disasters like house ﬁres and storms; lifesaving skills training; preparedness outreach and education; and support of our service members, military families and Veterans.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Support our programs as a donor or volunteer • Sign-up for a lifesaving class like CPR/AED • Take steps to prepare your home and workplace for emergencies

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Artisans

200 E. 2nd Ave. Ste. A Spokane, WA • 4019 E. Central Ave. Spokane, WA

What We Do:

509-325-4489 www.theartisans.org admin@theartisans.org

Artisans is a non-proﬁt agency providing services necessary for individual job development, employment support, and employment opportunities in the community for persons with disabilities.

Artisans provides employment and community inclusion services in Spokane for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities. Each person we serve is unique and has speciﬁc skills, abilities, and talents. Because of this, Artisans prides itself in offering services and opportunities as diversiﬁed as those we serve.

How Can You Get Involved?

Businesses: Reach out to us for your hiring needs • Host mock interviews for job seekers Individuals: Mentor individuals by teaching job skills and soft-skills • Help with Community Outreach/Fundraising Events Donate today by visiting our website to help further our mission

Inland Northwest Council Boy Scouts of America 411 W Boy Scout Way Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.325.4562 www.nwscouts.org Nicole.desart@scouting.org

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Youth develop character, ﬁtness, citizenship and leadership skills through fun activities with their friends and mentors, and adventures that help them stretch and grow.

What Can Your Donations Do?

$25 helps local packs reach out to new families $50 helps ensure that volunteers can call for help and mentoring $75 provides support for training materials $100 ensures a safe environment for all youth Support local Scouting today at www.donorbox.org/friends-of-scouting

Catholic Charities Eastern Washington 12 E. Fifth Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

509.358.4250 www.cceasternwa.org communications@ccspokane.org

Catholic Charities afﬁrms the dignity of every person, partnering with parishes and the greater community to serve

What We Do: and advocate for those who are vulnerable, bringing stability and hope to people throughout Eastern Washington. We collaborate with partners in business, government, church and nonproﬁt ﬁelds to solve community problems. We pioneer innovative programs to inspire action and hope among our clients. At all times, we commit steadfastly to the dignity of every person at all stages of life.

What Can Your Donations Do?

$10 Funds the food bank at St. Margaret’s Shelter for one week $25 Provides 1 month’s supply of diapers for 5 families $50 Offers 8 weeks of Circle of Security parenting classes for a mom or dad $100 Supplies 1 week’s worth of fresh produce for 50-150 tenants at a Catholic Charities apartment

Christ Kitchen

2410 N Monroe, Spokane WA 99205

What We Do:

509.325.4343 www.christkitchen.org sales@christkitchen.org

Christ Kitchen is a Christ-centered ministry providing job-training, life skills and discipleship, for women living in poverty.

Through the production & sales of our dried gourmet food products, our catering services & our cafe, this ministry enables women to learn to work, to become productive, employable citizens & to support themselves & their families without reliance on government programs or destructive relationships.

What Can Your Donations Do?

$50.00 provides a days wage. $200.00 provides employment for a month. $1750.00 covers an a twelve week Jobs for life Graduation Course. $2600.00 sponsors an employment position for an entire year.

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Communities In Schools of Spokane County 905 W. Riverside Ave. Suite 301 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509-413-1436 www.spokane.ciswa.com

Provide academic and basic needs support to 6,000+ children in Airway Heights, Cheney, Medical Lake, Spokane, and Spokane Valley.

We work with schools, other agencies and families to identify children who are the most at-risk of failing school and with many volunteers, create an individual success plan. We advocate for local policy change to address violence, health, homelessness and hunger.

How Can You Get Involved?

We accept donations of money, hygiene supplies, school supplies and food. You can volunteer to be a PrimeTime Mentor, to work directly with a student weekly during the school year. We are happy to share our story with your service club, church or other organization. We have numerous volunteer opportunities year round.

Community Frameworks 907 W. Riverside Ave Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.890.1202 www.communityframeworks.org

We create housing that allows people to live within their means, helping individuals and families strengthen other aspects of their lives.

By offering housing choices that provide stability through increased safety, healthier living environments, improved energy efﬁciency, reduced monthly expenses, and access to jobs, education, health services, and recreation, we build thriving communities in Spokane and across the Paciﬁc Northwest.

How Can You Get Involved?

Be part of our collective impact by making a donation or volunteering your time. Learn more at https://communityframeworks.org/our-impact/

Habitat for Humanity Spokane 1805 E. Trent Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.534.2552 www.habitat-spokane.org development@habitat-spokane.org

Through shelter, we empower. Habitat for Humanity-Spokane partners with people in our community to help them build or improve a place they can call home.

Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, Habitat homeowners achieve the independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families.

How Can You Get Involved?

Everyone deserves a decent place to live, and everyone can do something today to help make that possible. Your ﬁnancial support, your time and your voice will help bring stability and hope to families in need of a decent place to live. Volunteer: Individuals and groups welcome! Donate: Help make affordable homeownership possible through a gift today.

Hutton Settlement

9907 E. Wellesley Ave. Spokane, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.838.2789 www.huttonsettlement.org www.facebook.com/huttonsettlement

Hutton Settlement Children’s Home nurtures, educates and prepares children who are in need of a safe and healthy home.

For 100 years, we have operated without any government funding, providing hope, opportunity and life to children and families in our community.

How Can You Get Involved?

To support Hutton you can 1) help fund our transformative learning opportunities, educational scholarships, extra-cirricular activities/programs for students and critical transitional alumni support, 2) volunteer by sharing your time and talents, or 3) join the Hutton team! If you are interested in helping children ﬁnd their purpose and core goodness, please visit huttonsettlement.org/contact/careers/ to learn more about available career opportunities.

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Innovia Foundation

421 W Riverside Ave, Ste 606 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.624.2606 innovia.org info@innovia.org

Innovia Foundation ignites generosity that transforms lives and communities. We envision vibrant and sustainable communities, where every person has the opportunity to thrive.

As the community foundation for Eastern Washington and North Idaho, we partner with people who want to make our world better. We work together to address and solve our region’s problems, help those in need, identify and respond to our greatest opportunities and leave a lasting impact. Each year, Innovia Foundation invests nearly $7 million into our communities through grants and scholarships to nonproﬁt organizations and local students.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate, start a fund or learn how to partner with us at innovia.org. Because no one person can do this work alone. It requires all of us.

Lutheran Community Services Northwest 210 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.747.8224 www.lcsnw.org lcsnwSpokane@lcsnw.org

Offering trauma recovery for a healthier, more welcoming, and kind community, LCSNW partners with individuals, families and communities for health, justice and hope.

LCSNW makes our world a safer, healthier, more hopeful place to live for us all, helping vulnerable children, families, immigrants and others overcome life’s most difﬁcult challenges to become ﬂourishing members of society. We help save lives and create thriving communities enriched by diversity.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer a shift on our crisis line. Learn about becoming a foster parent. Visit our website (www.lcsnw.org/spokane) to volunteer and donate

Mission Community Outreach Center 1906 E Mission Ave Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.536.1084 www.4mission.org mcoc.spokane@gmail.com

Mission Community Outreach Center is a free clothing, housewares, hygiene and diaper bank.

Mission Community Outreach Center ﬁrst opened its doors in 1996 and is a 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt organization. We provide families and individuals with gently used clothing, housewares and hygiene items once every 60 days. Our infant and a diaper bank provides babies with 15 diapers and wipes once every 30 days.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your donations of gently used clothing, household items, new hygiene items and ﬁnancial support are always appreciated. Mission Community Outreach Center is run mainly by volunteers so we are always looking for new people to join our team. Please contact us if you would like a tour and to learn more about what we do here at Mission Community Outreach Center.

Mobius Children’s Museum & Science Center 808 W Main Ave | 331 N Post St, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.321.7121 www.mobiusspokane.org info@mobiusspokane.org

Create innovative experiences that equip and inspire creative problem solvers of all ages.

Two locations double the fun! The children’s museum sparks the curiosity of kids 8 and younger through exploration, play, and the arts. The science center amazes people 8 to 108 with STEM-based exhibits and skill-building activities. Together, providing foundational skills that create lifelong learners.

What Can Your Donations Do?

$50 Provides supplies for a STEM workshop $125 Provides a ﬁeld trip to Mobius for a Title 1 class $250 Provides 4 memberships to low income families

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Morning Star Boys’ Ranch 4511 S Glenrose Spokane, WA 99223

What We Do:

509.448.1202 www.morningstarboysranch.org amarshall@msbranch.org

Morning Star Boys’ Ranch is a residential treatment facility for boys ages 6-12 who have gone through traumatic Adverse Childhood Experiences. These children are under state care and part of the Foster Care system.

The children we serve at Morning Star Boys’ ranch have experienced severe trauma in the home. They are taken into custody by the state and placed into foster care without the support they need, and are unable to regulate themselves in foster homes due to severe behavioral and emotional problems. Many of these children may be moved into more than 10 homes to ﬁnd a family that can manage their behavior. Once every placement is exhausted, they are brought to Morning Star Boys’ Ranch. Morning Star Boys’ Ranch offers these emotionally wounded children a continuum of care. • With highly trained staff, an onsite psychiatrist, and programs designed to help heal these vulnerable children, we are able to transition them into a home within a year. • Morning Star now has the ability to license foster homes, which continues the reach of the work we are doing to help our boys. • Once they are placed into the foster home, we have Case Aides on staff to provide help to the foster family. They go into the home to support the boys’ transitions. • Part of participation in the Morning Star foster home program includes allowing respite for families, which means the foster youth(s) get to come back to the Ranch to stay for up to two days a month. This respite is a great way for the family and the children to feel supported. • Our goal within 6-12 months after foster placement is to ﬁnd these children a forever home. We recognize the crucial importance of childhood experience in shaping the health of the individual, and ultimately, society. Without the right supports, the effects of childhood abuse can last a lifetime. Each youth must be shown that they have the right to live a full and constructive life, to enjoy a feeling of wholeness, satisfaction in life and work, and love and trust in all relationships.

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How Can You Get Involved? $25 provides 3 toy prizes as rewards for positive behavior. $50 provides a movie outing for 3 children and their staff leader. $100 provides repair of 4 bikes. $200 provides a day outing for 10 children to the lake and their staff leaders. $300 provides extracurricular activities for 5 children for 6 months.

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509.467.2900 www.newhoperesource.org 4211 E. Colbert Rd. Colbert, WA 99005 40015A N. Collins Rd. Elk, WA 99009 www.northcountyfoodpantry.org

New Hope Resource Center North County Food Pantry

What We Do:

A faith-based ecumenical organization sharing the resources of the participating congregations and community to serve basic human needs.

Serving North Spokane County, including the communities of Riverside, Elk, Chattaroy, Colbert, and Mead. We covenant to do this without prejudice or discrimination, following Christ’s example. Food donations of any kind made to the North County Food Pantry will keep a family from going hungry.

How Can You Get Involved?

$60 will help someone get to work by providing gasoline for their car. $150 will keep power on for a family. $200 will keep a family from being evicted from their home.

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 W First Ave, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.456.3931 www.northwestmuseum.org/support

Your Museum | Your Art | Your Culture, The MAC collects and preserves objects and stories that serve as the “memory” of our region and presents exhibitions that enrich and inspire people of all ages.

The Smithsonian-afﬁliated cultural hub of the Inland Northwest, the MAC serves almost 100,000 people annually. Our collection of over 1 million artifacts, works of art, photographs, and texts includes the largest known Plateau Indian collection and the historic Campbell House, which continues to create fond memories of childhood and family visits.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your gift preserves historic objects for future generations, funds school visits and educational programs for thousands of area students and makes possible the local exhibition of popular traveling shows such as Titanic.

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Northwest Harvest

3808 N. Sullivan Rd., Bldg. #14-J, Spokane Valley, WA 99216

What We Do:

800.722.6924 northwestharvest.org info@northwestharvest.org

Northwest Harvest is Washington’s leading hunger relief agency – supporting a statewide network of 375 food banks, meal programs, and high-need schools.

Northwest Harvest is leading the ﬁght for hungry people across Spokane and throughout the state of Washington. Our goal is for all our neighbors to have equitable access to nutritious food. As a fully independent, community-supported organization, Northwest Harvest works hard to provide those in need in the Spokane area with nutritious food that nourishes the body, mind, and spirit. Throughout our history, Northwest Harvest has provided over 500 million meals through our statewide network of dedicated community food banks, meal programs, and high-need schools. In addition to providing food to those who suffer from hunger, Northwest Harvest aims to shift public opinion, as well as impact institutional policies and societal practices that perpetuate hunger, poverty, and disparities in our state. Northwest Harvest continues to build partnerships in communities that allow us to better provide food to where it’s most needed. But, along with providing food for those hungry today, we are dedicated to building programs aimed at eliminating hunger tomorrow. From Spokane, to Walla Walla, to Yakima, to Olympia, Northwest Harvest is uniting businesses, growers, grocers, and policy makers in committing to long-term systemic solutions to the root causes of hunger and poverty. These partnerships help provide the immediate relief and access to nutritious food that is necessary for the health and mental wellbeing needed to move our Washington neighbors out of poverty and into economic stability.

What Can Your Donation Do? Nothing makes an impact on a hungry person more than a healthy meal. And nobody is more efﬁcient at turning your dollars into nutritious meals than Northwest Harvest. A donation of just $100 feeds a single mom or dad, a senior, a military veteran, or a growing child one full meal a day for an entire year. We invite Inlander readers to ﬁnd out more on how to make a difference by donating, volunteering, or raising your voice. Please go to northwestharvest.org to learn more.

Providence Health Care Foundation 101 W. Eighth Ave. Spokane, WA 99204

What We Do:

509.474.4917 www.providence.org/givingewa phcfoundationew@providence.org

We help ensure access to compassionate, world-class health care by supporting projects and programs at Providence hospitals in Spokane and Stevens counties.

Gifts to Providence Health Care Foundation help care for the most vulnerable in our community and support breakthrough technology that saves lives. Donations may be directed to the local Providence hospital or program of your choice.

How Can You Get Involved?

Create a lasting legacy with an estate gift to Providence Health Care Foundation. Today, more than ever, we rely on philanthropy to continue our tradition of exceptional medical care for all. We can help you tailor your charitable gift to your ﬁnancial, tax or estate planning objectives.

YOU CAN HELP!

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VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME

Sort food with Second Harvest, volunteer on a river cleanup or support a big local event like Hoopfest with your time.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest 1015 W. 5th Ave, Spokane WA 99204-3001

What We Do:

509-624-0500 www.rmhcinlandnw.org

RMHC of the Inland Northwest is a local non-profit that provides a “home-away-from-home” for families seeking medical treatment for their critically ill or injured children.

RHMC has been serving the Inland Northwest for 32 years. Those services now include the Ronald McDonald House, Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital Family Room, Multicare Deaconess Hospital Family Room, and Ronald McDonald House Northern Idaho.

How Can You Get Involved? Our donors and volunteers are the hearts and hands of our charity. Monetary donations of all sizes and donations of items noted on our monthly wish list make it possible for us to serve more families from all over the Inland Northwest. Volunteer opportunities include our Make-A-Meal program, volunteering at one of our many events or volunteering in the house.

Safe Passage

850 N. 4th Street, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

What We Do:

208.664.9303 Safepassageid.org Admin@safepassageid.org

We provide safety and empowerment to victims of sexual and domestic violence. We also provide prevention education and outreach programs to the community.

Safe Passage offers emergency safe shelter, counseling, court and medical advocacy, and safety planning to all survivors of sexual and domestic violence, including children. Through our Children’s Advocacy Center, we respond to allegations of all types of child abuse in a safe, child-friendly setting, providing healing through treatment, advocacy and investigation services. We also offer outreach services to educate the community on the signs of abuse, barriers to leaving, emotional and psychological abuse, ﬁnancial abuse, and the dynamics of power and control in relationships. All our survivor services are free and conﬁdential. But we need the continued generosity from people like you to keep these crucial services available to those who need them. The number of survivors who require our services has grown steadily since we opened our doors. And we know there are many instances of domestic, sexual and child-related violence that still go unreported. Please help us continue our mission to make Idaho a more safe and beautiful place for everyone.

How Can You Get Involved? There are many ways you can help our ﬁght against violence in the community. For $25 a month, you can provide safe housing, legal resources and safety planning for a survivor. You can attend our annual fundraiser, “A Martini Affair,” on September 25th at Seasons of CDA. Or you can become a Safe Passage Ambassador to help spread awareness for our services. Text to give: 208-502-8847 or visit our website to learn all the ways you can help ﬁght domestic and sexual violence.

The Salvation Army of Spokane 222 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

509.325.6810 www.MakingSpokaneBetter.org

Through a variety of social services and community programs, The Salvation Army transforms the lives of Spokane County’s most vulnerable individuals and families so that they can become self-sufﬁcient.

Since 1891, our commitment has been to help the whole person physically, emotionally and spiritually without discrimination and always with dignity and respect. Presently, 92 cents of every dollar donated to The Salvation Army of Spokane goes to life-changing programs that bring hope to those in need.

How Can You Get Involved?

$75 provides three healthy meals daily for one month for an individual! $300 provides one week of transitional housing for a family of three! $1,000 provides a month of care for a neglected, physically abused or sexually abused child, age 2-12, at Sally’s House! *A will or estate can leave a lasting legacy that will beneﬁt children, individuals and families for years to come!

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Second Harvest

1234 East Front Avenue Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.534.6678 www.2-harvest.org info@2-harvest.org

Second Harvest builds healthier communities by bringing volunteers, donors, and community partners together to provide food assistance and nutrition education to our neighbors in need.

Second Harvest gets food to where it’s needed most through a network of 250 food banks, meal sites and other programs -including the Mobile Market-that feed 55,000 people every week in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Generous community support allows us to provide the equivalent of 69,000 meals a day to hungry families, children and seniors throughout the Inland Northwest. More than 75 percent of Second Harvest’s donated food is fresh produce and other healthy perishable foods like dairy and lean meats. Food helps stabilize families, improving their nutrition and helping them move toward self-sufﬁciency. Currently we are increasing our efforts to ﬁll nutritional gaps for food insecure children with a campaign called Feeding Kids First. Up to 40 percent of people served through Second Harvest are children. When hunger is addressed they are more focused in school and can better reach their potential. Health outcomes are better for children, adults and seniors when they have enough nutritious food. Nutrition education is key to moving people from hunger to health. Second Harvest offers free scratch cooking classes and demonstrations in our beautiful kitchen teaching people in need how to prepare healthy meals easily and economically. Second Harvest also works closely with our partner food pantries to provide nutrition information to help low-income families make healthy choices when choosing foods.

Cooking classes for children and adults encourage healthy eating.

How Can You Get Involved? You can help get healthy food to every person, every day. • Volunteer – sort food, collect & deliver food, help at a food drive or event, help teach a cooking class and more • Donate – every $1 you donate provides food for ﬁve meals • Attend a cooking class in the Kitchen and help fund a class for someone in need Join us for a Second Harvest fundraising event or host your own fundraiser! Find out more at 2-harvest.org or (509) 534-6678.

Spokane Arts: Amplifying the Arts 601 W. 1st Ave, Suite 1001, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Washington-grown fresh fruits and vegetables are donated and distributed.

509.321.9614 www.spokanearts.org artshelper@spokanearts.org

Promote arts and culture in the Spokane region through programming, grant-making, advocacy, and educational opportunities.

Spokane Arts is a 501c3 nonproﬁt dedicated to amplifying arts and culture in Spokane. Our many projects include: public art programs like murals, signal boxes, and sculpture; the Spokane Poet Laureate program; “Meet the Makers” ﬁlm series; curating the Chase Gallery; organizing the annual Arts Month and Spokane Arts Awards; Poetry Out Loud; Visual Art Tours; and more.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer with Spokane Arts. Apply for a SAGA grant. Add your name to our Artist Roster. Find opportunities to submit your work. Donate to support our programs. Check out spokanearts.org for more information and resources.

Spokane Hoops Association 421 W. Riverside, Suite 115 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.624.2414 www.spokanehoopfest.net

The Spokane Hoops Association’s mission is to create the Best Basketball Experiences on Earth.

Since 1990, the Spokane Hoops Association has built over 30 community basketball courts in the region and donated over $1.7 million to local charitable organizations. SHA also runs Spokane Hoopfest, Spokane AAU, Ignite Basketball Association, Eastern Washington Elite, The Fitz Tournament, and Hooptown USA.

How Can You Get Involved? Play | Volunteer | Sponsor | Donate Visit SpokaneHoopfest.net or call 509-624-2414 Spokane Hoops Association is a Washington nonproﬁt corporation and tax exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Spokane Children’s Theatre 2727 N. Madelia St. Suite #5 Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

509.328.4886 spokanechildrenstheatre.org info@spokanechildrenstheatre.org

Spokane Children’s Theatre has been providing enjoyable, educational, and affordable live theatre entertainment for children and families since 1946.

Spokane Children’s Theatre (SCT) is Spokane’s Oldest Theatre Organization! SCT is a 501(c)3 non-proﬁt and all donations are tax deductible. SCT is also a debt-free organization, so all donations go directly to supporting our mission and helps to keep our ticket prices low so that any family in Spokane may enjoy a night out at the theatre. Our 74th Season will feature these 6 productions: The Addams Family Oct 11th - 27th, ASL interpreted performance on Oct 13th Twas The Night Before Christmas Nov 29th - Dec 22nd, ASL interpreted performance Dec 1st The Three Musketeers Jan 24th - Feb 9th, ASL interpreted performance Jan 26th Disney’s The Little Mermaid March 4th - 22nd, ASL interpreted performance March 8th Roald Dahl’s Matilda April 17th - May 3rd, ASL interpreted performance April 19th A Year With Frog & Toad May 22nd - June 7th, ASL interpreted performance May 24th

How Can You Get Involved?

Your tax-deductible donation will touch the lives of many children as well as improve the quality of life in our community. Ticket sales help defray the production and administrative costs of each show, but they can’t cover everything. Your contribution is vital and necessary to allow us to continue serving the amazing and talented children in our community. Attend our 2019 Fundraiser, Fantastical Family Fun Night, September 21st, 2019 6:00pm-9:00pm. Tickets available online or call 509-3284886. Come celebrate the kickoff of Spokane’s Oldest Theatre as we enter our 74th Season! This event will be ﬁlled with fun and games, an ice cream sundae bar, door prizes, rafﬂe baskets, and more. Entertainment will feature local talent and will leave you rolling in the aisles! Cost is $5 per person, $20 per family (4 or more). This is a fundraising and a FUNraising event!!

SNAP

3102 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Spokane, WA 99224

What We Do:

509-456-SNAP (7627) snapwa.org/give fundraising@snapwa.org

SNAP works to increase the human potential of our community by providing opportunities for people in need.

For over 50 years, SNAP has served our neighbors as they transition from crisis to stability by caring for immediate needs while laying the foundation for future success. Through education, ﬁnancial assistance, and ongoing support, we help nearly 50,000 Spokane County residents every year. SNAP believes in recognizing the dignity and inherent worth of all individuals as we strive to be Neighbors By Your Side™.

How Can You Get Involved?

Learn more about how you can help SNAP make a lasting change in your community. Join us at our annual fundraiser “Ode to Opportunity” on October 2nd (register at snapwa.org/ode) or donate at snapwa.org/give

Spokane Parks Foundation

222 W Mission Avenue, Suite 240 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509-326-5233 www.spokaneparksfoundation.org carol@spokaneparksfoundation.org

Through the Campaign for Riverfront Spokane, the Spokane Parks Foundation is inspiring giving and passion for Riverfront Park.

No place tells the story of Spokane like Riverfront Park. Through philanthropic support, the Foundation will add to the transformation of the park we love, help create a remarkable public space in the heart of our city, and leave a lasting legacy for generations of family, friends and neighbors.

How Can You Get Involved?

Dream big with us today and help make this vision for Riverfront Park a reality. Make your donation now through the Spokane Parks Foundation! Photo by John D. Moore

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Spokane Public Library Foundation 906 West Main Avenue Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.444.5318 www.spokanelibraryfoundation.org

The Spokane Public Library Foundation enhances programming, services, and resources

offered by the Spokane Public Library through advocacy, partnerships, and private dollars to ensure the library’s excellence. The Foundation invests in educational programming and supports new ideas and innovation to help transform the library.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Give monthly through our website • Join our advisory council or events committee • Attend one of our annual events • Volunteer (see our website for more information)

Spokane Public Radio 1229 N. Monroe Street Spokane WA 99201

What We Do:

(509 or 800) 328.5729 www.spokanepublicradio.org kpbx@kpbx.org

SPR stations KPBX 91.1 FM, KSFC 91.9 FM, and KPBZ 90.3 FM provide news, discussions, music, and information from here and around the world to the Inland Northwest.

SPR provides high-quality informational, educational, and artistic programming to 750 communities across 20,000 square miles of the Inland Northwest. SPR offers 1.1 million people easy access to local, national, and global news and information as well as to music, entertainment, and the arts.

How Can You Get Involved?

Listener gifts pay for programming, and pledges are SPR’s chief source of income. You can be a part of the journey by donating and volunteering today!

Spokane Workforce Council 140 S Arthur St, Suite 300A, Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509-960-6255 www.spokaneworkforce.org admin@spokaneworkforce.org

The Spokane Workforce Council helps people achieve living-wage employment and helps businesses ﬁnd the workers they need

The Spokane Workforce Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is to elevate local workforce efforts with critical insights, researched guidance, innovative funding, and strategic partnership – so that we can cultivate a flourishing Spokane, together. We advise and fund the WorkSource system in Spokane, which consists of two career centers and 19 affiliated sites across Spokane County. WorkSource Spokane is our largest career center and provides a full range of personalized services both in-person and online to any adult job seeker in Spokane County. Next Generation Zone, our other career center, is the only young adult career center in Spokane County and provides education, skills training, and career guidance to over 750 young adults ages 16-24 each year. We also partner on three annual large-scale career fairs, our largest being the KHQ/WorkSource Job Fair in May of each year that offers an unparalleled experience for 110+ employers and thousands of job seekers. In 2018 our system served 8,620 customers in person and an additional 11,076 customers online. From helping young people afford professional clothing to putting on large-scale hiring events, your support can help connect Spokane-area community members with sustainable employment. The Spokane Workforce Council is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Washington Relay 711.

How Can You Get Involved? Donations of any size are put to good use to support a wide variety of initiatives and programming in our system. $5 Provides a bus pass to a young adult who needs transportation to get to school or work $15 Provides breakfast and lunch for a young adult studying for their GED $25 Provides a gift card for a job seeker to get a professional haircut $50 Provides professional clothing for a job seeker to wear to their interview $100 or more supports community-wide hiring events

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Spokane Public Schools Foundation P.O. Box 1002 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509 354 5699 www.spokaneschoolsfoundation.org spsf@spokaneschoolsfoundation.org

We enhance education opportunities for all students by funding innovative programs that are not supported by tax revenues. We continue to build a community of supporters.

We serve approximately 3000 educators that directly interact with the district’s 30,000 students. We continue to build a community of supporters. To achieve this end, the SPS Foundation raises funds and provides grants to teachers and the Spokane school community, allowing educators to engage their students in activities and programs they may not have otherwise had access to due to funding limitations. Together we can make our good schools GREAT!

How Can You Get Involved?

See our web site for opportunities to donate and sponsor. Events: STEAM Powered Fundraiser: October 24, 2019 Bowling for Kids: May 2020

West Central Community Center 1603 N. Belt, Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

509.326.9540 www.westcentralcc.org

WCCC provides the community with health, education, recreation and enrichment programs and resources.

There’s a place for you here: Headstart, Unify Community Health Clinic, Spokane Police Department, Women, Infants and Children (nutrition education and support), Before and After School Childcare, Summer Camp, Prevention Education for Youth and Teens, and Supportive Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer, donate, and participate. Join our neighborhood coalition! Like us on Facebook @westcentralcc. Subscribe to our newsletter! Join us on March 21st, 2020 at Building Dreams – Bright Futures for Our Kids to support our youth programs.

Women Helping Women Fund 1325 W. First Ave. Ste 318 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Enriching Lives. Creating Community.

509.328.8285 www.whwfspokane.org info@whwfspokane.org

Local, non-proﬁt organization dedicated to empowering women and children to create healthy families and vibrant communities.

WHWF is committed to building a large community of educated, strategic givers who are inspired to make lasting change. With donor support, WHWF awards grants for local programs, scholarships to young mothers and provides research to inform and affect policy impacting women and children in Spokane.

How Can You Get Involved?

Join us at the Annual Beneﬁt Luncheon in May or Giving Circles event each November. Learn how to propel change by downloading the collaborative report, Changing Our Forecast: The State of Women and Children in Spokane County on our site at whwfspokane.org. This resource is available to everyone and shines a light on areas of greatest need for so many in community.

N A C U O Y HELP!

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SHOP OR DONATE TO A THRIFT STORE Local thrift shops, including Salvation Army or the Arc of Spokane, are powered by charity and give back to those most in need. AUGUST 22, 2019 GIVE GUIDE 59

H T L HEA

It’s getting Worse

Ryan Oelrich, a 2016 Peirone Prize winner, says domestic violence remains a serious problem facing the region. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Amidst increasing reports of domestic violence, local service providers seek to create a collaborative response BY JOSH KELETY

eports of domestic violence — a broad term that encompasses intimate partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse — is on the rise regionally, according to local stakeholders. And local organizations are working together in the trenches to generate a collaborative response. “There is still a huge amount of evidence that this problem is getting worse and we as a community have to wrestle with how to collaboratively address it,” says Ryan Oelrich, execu-

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tive director of Priority Spokane, a collaborative nonprofit that produces regular reports on community issues. “We have a major problem on our hands.” Here’s what the data says: The rate of domestic violence offenses per 1,000 in Spokane County has shot up from 7.2 in 2005 to 8.8 in 2015, according to a 2017 Spokane Regional Health District report on violence in the county. The analysis also found that reports of intimate partner violence among adolescents

SERVICES

Lutheran Community Services, 24-hour sexual assault crisis line (call or text): 624-7273 YWCA, 24-hour helpline: 326-2255

has been rising since 2014. Additionally, the number of reports to Child Protective Services of child abuse or neglect tracked upward from 2006 to 2014, before declining slightly through 2015. “There’s been 50,000 child abuse cases in the last 10 years,” says Lyndia Wilson, division director of disease prevention and response at the Spokane Regional Health District. “That’s a huge number.” Similarly, a 2017-18 Spokane County

Community Needs Assessment produced by Priority Spokane in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders identified family violence as the region’s most pressing issue. The report cited the increase in the rate of domestic violence offenses and child abuse cases and also highlighted that youth of color are more likely to be abused. There is some disagreement in the local domestic violence services and advocacy community over these figures. Morgan Colburn, director of counseling and outreach at the YWCA Spokane — which offers services to survivors of domestic violence — says that the uptick may reflect survivors’ and the public’s increasing willingness to report violence and abuse to law enforcement. “I see our higher reported incidents as speaking to the value of our relationships with our police officers,” she says. “Nationally, that average of ‘one in four women has experienced domestic violence’ has been stagnant for decades.”

“Domestic violence isn’t an anger issue. It ’s not caused by addiction.” The contributing factors to domestic violence are varied and complex. Wilson, at the health district, says that poverty, lack of educational attainment, mental health issues and addiction all coalesce to contribute to instances of domestic violence. However, fundamentally, it is about “power and control,” Colburn says. She places the onus on the abuser. “Domestic violence isn’t an anger issue. It’s not caused by addiction,” she says. “While substance use can fuel domestic violence, it doesn’t cause domestic violence.” Oelrich, with Priority Spokane, points to the psychological profiles of men who are abusers in many domestic violence situations, pointing to research done by social theorist Jackson Katz, who argues that traditional cultural conceptions of masculinity contribute to domestic violence and its prevalence. “Most folks imagine domestic violence to be easy to spot and they imagine the physical abuse, the acute assault,” says Erin Williams Hueter, Inland Northwest director of Lutheran Community Services, a nonprofit that offers domestic violence services like victim advocacy. “However, there is this whole pattern of controlling behavior and grooming somebody [so that] they don’t have the power or ability to be OK on their own anymore, which is just insidious. “It’s dangerous to the health of our community regardless of whether it ends in physical violence,” she adds. To try to establish a comprehensive multiagency response to domestic violence, Priority Spokane is now working with the Spokane Regional Health District and other stakeholders to conduct a “formal mapping process,” which will identify root causes and gaps in community resources and service offerings throughout the county. (The other priority issue areas the assessment identified are a lack of affordable housing and mental health and addiction treatment services.) The notion is that the next report will serve as a roadmap for regional stakeholders to collaboratively allocate resources and efforts. Wilson, with the Health District, says that “upstream” community investments are crucial to preventing trauma generally, and, ultimately, violence, such as early childhood education. “When law enforcement is involved, that’s after the fact,” she says. “Our community needs to prioritize that and really focus our energies and efforts in that direction.” n

Antony Chiang.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

EMPIRE HEALTH PRESIDENT MOVES ON Antony Chiang, the founding president of Empire Health Foundation, announced his resignation last week. Chiang is leaving for a job as CEO for Dogwood Health Trust in Asheville, North Carolina. In a statement, he says it is “incredibly hard” for him to leave Empire Health Foundation. “I am so grateful for the honor and privilege to have served the communities and tribes of Eastern Washington,” Chiang says. “I look back on nearly 10 years of impact and could not be prouder of them. I will continue to cheer them on for another incredible 10 years of impact

going forward.” Empire Health Foundation is dedicated to improving the health of people across the region. Among the accomplishments in Chiang’s tenure, Empire Health helped reduce the uninsured rate in the region, improve the childhood obesity rate and reduce out-of-school suspension rates. The current chair of Empire Health’s board, Jeffrey Bell, will serve as interim president as the board searches for Chiang’s successor. — WILSON CRISCIONE

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.

WSU PHOTO

PREMERA BLUE CROSS TACKLES RURAL HEALTH CARE On July 31, Premera Blue Cross — a nonprofit, Washington-based health insurance company — announced a $10.5 million investment into Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and Empire Health Foundation. The money, which will be given as grants over the next four years, will go towards strengthening health care in rural areas of Eastern Washington. “With the growing disparity between urban and rural health care access, it is critical to invest in effective, long-term solutions,” says Jeff Roe, president of Premera Blue Cross. A 2017 study by the National Rural Health Associa-

tion found that those living in rural areas tend to have worse health than their urban counterparts, meaning they are sick more often and have a higher chance of having a chronic illness. In Washington state, about 14 percent of the state’s population lives in a rural area. Of the investment grants, $5.5 million will go to Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in order to create new sites and greater opportunity for medical residency programs in affected areas. The other $5 million in grants will be used by Empire Health Foundation, which is dedicated to making health care a fundamental right in Washington. — MORGAN SCHEERER

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Hired as an employee of Lutheran Community Services, Katie Tolley decided to volunteer in her spare time as well. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

PEIRONE PRIZE

WINNER

Drop in the Bucket As a volunteer crisis response advocate and coordinator at Lutheran Community Services, Katie Tolley gives back anywhere she can BY WILSON CRISCIONE

hen Katie Tolley reflects on where she got her giving spirit, she goes back to a familiar place: Christmas season at the mall with her mom. Each year, Tolley’s mom would take her and Tolley’s sister to the Tree of Sharing. Tolley remembers sifting through the tickets that each represented a different kid wishing for a gift for the holidays, choosing one child to donate to that usually reminded Tolley of herself. “My mom is probably the most generous person that I’ve ever met,” Tolley says. “She set a really good example for us about giving back.” Today, Tolley, 34, applies that spirit of giving to her work at Lutheran Community Services, where she serves many roles both as an employee who manages the building and as a volunteer. She’s in charge of raising money for Lutheran’s Chocolate and Champagne Gala, which has raised record amounts under her leadership. And in her spare time, she volunteers as a crisis response advocate, working overnight and on weekends for Lutheran’s 24/7 sexual assault and crime victim crisis line. When a call comes, she’s ready at a moment’s notice to rush to the hospital to hold a sexual assault survivor’s hand during a forensic medical exam, guiding them through a traumatic experience when they’re often unsure what to do. But Tolley doesn’t stop there. Somehow, between raising her daughter and working full time, she finds time to volunteer for the Arc of Spokane where her husband, Luke, works. She also has volunteered for the Northeast Youth Center, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest and, of course, the Tree of Sharing,

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just to name a few. Erin Williams Hueter, Inland Northwest director for Lutheran Community Services, says Tolley exudes kindness and compassion every day. “She’s really dedicated herself to making our community the best place it can be through her personal life and professional life,” Williams Hueter says. “I don’t think a moment goes by that she’s not thinking how she can help other people.”

rowing up in Spokane Valley, Tolley never envisioned working for a nonprofit as part of her future. All she knew was that she wanted to help people. At first, she wanted to become a police officer. Then she wanted to be a nurse. But when she graduated from Eastern Washington University, she ended up working in the plumbing and heating wholesale industry. When a job opened up at Lutheran Community Services a few years ago, she was happy to take it. There, she started to see how important volunteers were to the work that Lutheran does. She decided she wanted to do more. So last year, she asked to take her vacation time to go through the more than 40 hours of training required to become a victim advocate. There are staff advocates who take calls throughout the week on the crisis line, but Tolley wanted to volunteer on nights and weekends to offer some relief. Sometimes responding to calls on the crisis line means Tolley will try to soothe and educate victims who are calling and seeking answers. Sometimes, when a sexual assault victim goes to a local emergency room, the

hospital will call Lutheran and an advocate like Tolley will respond. She has a go-bag full of clothes and toiletries ready so she can get to the hospital within minutes and assist the person with whatever they need. “It’s solely my job to support them and let them know what their rights are as a victim, to give them an idea about what’s coming next and what the process looks like,” Tolley says.

eyond her work at Lutheran, Tolley volunteers or makes contributions to a seemingly endless list of charitable organizations: United Way, Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, Center for Justice, and others. And whenever a friend calls looking for help, Tolley is there. “I think it’s important to just spread joy where you can,” Tolley says. One organization, however, remains close to her heart. Just like her mom did for her, Tolley and her husband take their 4-year-old daughter to the Tree of Sharing each holiday season. Tolley says they don’t have the means to make big donations. There have been years when they barely have money to pick out one gift to donate to a child in need, yet they end up donating to several kids anyway. Still, she’s there every year, doing whatever is possible to help. “I see from the inside how big of a difference volunteering even just a little bit of time or making small donations can make a big difference,” Tolley says. “It’s like that drop in the bucket analogy: If everybody gives a little bit, it goes a long way.” n

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GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

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Alzheimer’s Association WA State Chapter 1403 S. Grand Blvd. 202-S Spokane, WA 99203

What We Do:

800.272.3900 509.456.0456 www.alzwa.org

The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support & research. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s disease.

Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

What Can Your Donations Do?

By donating to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you’re providing critical funding for Alzheimer’s research and support services for people affected by the disease. Locally, we offer a 24/7 helpline, support groups, and a variety of educational and social engagement programs. Join us in the ﬁght and help us end Alzheimer’s. Register at alz.org/walk.

509-443-4162

American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest www.acco.org/inlandnw 3021 S Regal Suite 104 Spokane WA 99223

What We Do:

ofﬁce@accoinlandnw.org

Mission Statement: To educate, support, serve, and advocate for families of children with cancer, survivors of childhood cancer, and the professionals who care for them.

We are excited to celebrate over 40 Years of enhancing the lives of local children with cancer and their families by providing hope, emotional support, education, and patient advocacy. ACCOIN began in 1977 as the Inland Northwest Candlelighters. They began as a parent to parent volunteer group to provide practical support and the assurance that no child or family would have to ﬁght childhood cancer alone. ACCOIN serves children under 21 diagnosed with cancer from Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and Western Montana. 100% of funds remain right here in the Inland Northwest. With local donations, we are able to offer gas/grocery/cafeteria cards, emergency funds, three family camps a year, summer and holiday parties, electricity assistance, Family Support, New Patient Bags, updated books, provide massages at the hospital, teen and tween Support Groups, survivor mentorship, bereavement services, Annual Candlelight Vigil, Snack Baskets and Poke Box Chest at the Hospital, Sibling support, B-Day Club cards, Adopt a Family for Christmas, and monthly support groups for the whole family. ACCOIN relies on local community members, grantors, pledges, and volunteers to support families. Sponsorship for our fundraising events helps monies raised go directly to our programs and services. The backbone of ACCOIN stems from hundreds of volunteers throughout the year at various events and local businesses.

How Can You Get Involved? Donate, become a sponsor, or volunteer your skills Become a Table Captain/Sponsor at our Hope is Golden Luncheon held every September Buy tickets for our annual Light the Way Dinner Auction in April every year Pledge monthly or Sponsor one of our many monthly programs or events (many price options available) Volunteer Organizational Needs: Grant writers, Fundraisers, running errands, committee sign ups, Public relations, social media, Interns, data entry, ofﬁce help, coordinating donations

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The Anna Schindler Foundation 6700 S Stateline Rd. Post Falls, ID 83854

What We Do:

208.659.5440 annaschindlerfoundation.org annaschindlerfoundation@gmail.com

The mission of the Anna Schindler Foundation is to support families ﬁghting childhood cancer in the Inland Northwest and raise awareness of this disease.

In 2011, the Anna Schindler Foundation (ASF) was created in memory of founders’ 7-year-old daughter, Anna Schindler, who battled liver cancer. Since then, the ASF has aided over 400 families in the Inland Northwest fighting childhood cancer. From first-hand experience of having a child with cancer, the ASF founders and staff provide compassionate support to families, a listening ear, and give financial support with bills, including mortgage/rent, medical bills, groceries, lodging, travel, and even burial costs. Often one parent/caregiver must take a leave of absence or quit working while their child receives treatment, resulting in financial strain. In November 2018, the ASF opened their first set of Anna’s Homes. These two individual-family town homes are specifically designed for families undergoing cancer treatment. Sitting on Spokane’s South Hill just minutes away from Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Anna’s Homes provide a home-away-from-home for families required to travel long distances to Sacred Heart for their child’s treatment. Diagnosed families must stay within 30 minutes of Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital during critical times of treatment. These homes allow the entire family to stay together regardless of family size and length of treatment. Anna’s Homes protect immune compromised children by their independent family living style, relaxing atmosphere, are affordable for all family incomes and promote autonomy by being fully wheelchair and walker accessible.

Anna, 6, Hepatoblastoma

How Can You Get Involved? Open your heart and give a hand to a child.

$35 provides a family 1-night stay at Anna’s Homes. $50 provides a weekly hospital meal card for an inpatient family. $100 provides ﬁnancial support for a family struggling with bills. $250 provides a family 1 week stay at Anna’s Homes Be an IRONMAN for Anna athlete (details on our website)

Sponsor or attend the 9th Annual Anna Schindler Memorial Golf Tournament/ Dinner/Auction on September 14th, 2019

Arthritis Foundation P.O. Box 8146 Spokane, WA 99203

What We Do:

Leland, 6 months, AT/RT

509.676.0897 www.arthritis.org/jbr aruster@arthritis.org

The Arthritis Foundation is boldly pursuing a cure for the nation’s #1 cause of disability while championing the ﬁght against arthritis for 54 million Americans.

Everybody knows somebody with arthritis. We’re the expert in advancing improved outcomes for patients through life-changing resources, research, advocacy and community connections. Fundraisers like Jingle Bell Run provide the support people with arthritis need to live their best life.

How Can You Get Involved? Join the fun with the Jingle Bell Run! Sign up today to run/walk, volunteer, or be an event sponsor.

Because There Is Hope “Melody’s House of Hope” 4711 N Maple St., Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

509-939-9672 becausethereishope.org btih@becausethereishope.org

Because There Is Hope exists to bring a message of Hope, Healing, and safe Haven to those touched by cancer.

Because There Is Hope understands traveling for treatment is both costly and exhausting for those individuals coming to Spokane for cancer treatment. BTIH is honored to welcome up to three patients and/or caregivers at a time to Melody’s House of Hope as their home away from home.

How Can You Get Involved?

Learn about our new building project at becausethereishope.org, purchase a Pathway of Hope Paver Brick, Volunteer, Donate, tell others about Because There Is Hope. Future Site of Melody’s House of Hope 614 S. Hatch

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Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) 1314 S. Grand Blvd STE 2-128 Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

1-877-719-2378 ext.115 www.brainenergysupportteam.org marysar@brainenergysupportteam.org

BEST is dedicated to supporting and improving the lives of individuals and families impacted by a brain injury.

Since 2008, the Brain Energy Support Team has offered evidence based programs focused on providing individuals and families impacted by a brain injury with the education, peer support, tools and strategies to empower them to successful lives in our communities.

How Can You Get Involved?

$10 helps fund local support groups and activities. $25 helps fund the Northwest Brain Injury Symposium. $50 provides a PEER Coach to a local individual with a brain injury.

Cancer Care Northwest Foundation 1204 N. Vercler Rd. Ste 101 Spokane Valley, WA 99216

What We Do:

509.228.1019 www.ccnwf.org foundation@ccnw.net

CCNWF is a non-proﬁt organization that helps Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families through educational, emotional and ﬁnancial support.

The CCNWF offers limited ﬁnancial support for basic necessities such as transportation, prescriptions, groceries and rent, counseling for children and families, and community resource referrals. The CCNWF also supports the advancement of cancer research.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your donation helps ensure that Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families have the support they need throughout their journeys with cancer. To make a donation, please visit www.ccnw.org

Community Cancer Fund

510 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 500 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

855.998.4CCF (4223) communitycancerfund.org info@communitycancerfund.org

The Community Cancer Fund is dedicated to raising funds to beneﬁt cancer patients, their families, and the Inland Northwest organizations that serve them.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Follow us on our social media channels; Facebook /CommunityCancerFund, Twitter and Instagram @comcancerfund • Attend or volunteer at our events • Support the local cancer ﬁght with a ﬁnancial donation • Learn more at communitycancerfund.org

Evergreen Club

2102 E. Sprague Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.458.7454 / theevergreenclubhouse evergreenclubhouse@gmail.com

The Evergreen Club, an accredited member of Clubhouse International, serves residents of Spokane County age 18 and older whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness.

Clubhouses powerfully demonstrate that people with mental illness can and do lead productive, happy lives. At the Evergreen Club, we offer people living with mental illness opportunities for friendship, employment, housing, education and access to medical and psychiatric services in a single caring and safe environment - so they can recover and fully participate as valued and respected members of society.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Play in our 29th Annual Golf Tournament on September 14, 2019. • Donate your new and gently used clothing and household items to our thrift store. Our store provides meaningful work for our members and generates income for our clubhouse to be used for trainings and materials. • Monetary donations are used to purchase items needed for the clubhouse, such as: multimedia and electronic equipment, culinary equipment for our member café, Clubhouse International training and seminar fees

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509.315.5940 www.EveryWomanCan.org ICan@EveryWomanCan.org

Every Woman Can

827 W 1st Avenue, Suite 315 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Every Woman Can works throughout the Inland Northwest to raise funds and advocate for mammograms, screenings and programs for women experiencing breast cancer. 100% of donations stay local.

We began in 2017 with a mission to be at the heart of the ﬁght. We help our mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers until breast cancer, and women’s cancers in general, don’t affect one more person. Right now in our community there are women who can’t get care simply because they cannot afford it. That’s not acceptable -- and it’s happening on our watch. One hundred percent of your dollars stay local and get reinvested into our region to provide mammograms, awareness, education and hope for the future.

How Can You Get Involved?

1. Make a commitment to get a yearly mammogram beginning at age 40. 2. Make a donation. Your dollar can save a life. 3. Gift your time. We love our volunteers. Everyone knows someone impacted by breast cancer. Make a difference today and let our region know #NoOneFightsAlone.

509.475.7334 www.failsafeforlife.org svotava@failsafeforlife.org

FailSafe for Life

PO Box 28955 Spokane, WA 99228

What We Do:

At FailSafe for Life, our goal is not easy, but it’s simple. We want to end suicide attempts and deaths in our community.

FailSafe knows that strength not only lies in our words, but in our actions as well. We have set out on a mission to end suicide in Spokane. Founded in 2016, FailSafe for Life inspires action through education, instilling hope, and connecting communities. We’re driven by a firm belief in the power of understanding, and the knowledge that the pain surrounding suicide can be treated.

How Can You Get Involved?

Not everyone has the ability to devote time for service work, but anyone can make a difference. One of the easiest and most effective ways to support FailSafe for Life’s mission is to donate. Your support will go directly to services essential for suicide prevention in the Spokane area. Visit our website and donate today!

www.hilinskishope.org christine@hilinskishope.org

Hilinski’s Hope

P.O. Box 29B Newport Beach, CA 92658

What We Do:

Our mission is to educate, advocate, and remove the stigma associated with mental illness, for student athletes.

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the US among young people age 10-24. Our goal is to provide tools and resources for schools and student athletes, to implement the change necessary to bring parity to mental health issues in line with all other illnesses and injuries student athletes face.

What Can Your Donations Do?

• Support programs that destigmatize mental illness. • Provide student-athletes the tools to support their mental health. Suicide prevention hotline 1-800-273-8255

Hospice Of Spokane P.O. Box 2215 Spokane, WA 99210

What We Do:

509.456.0438 www.hospiceofspokane.org

Northeast Washington’s only nonproﬁt hospice, serving anyone of any age with any terminal condition through a holistic approach to end-of-life care.

Hospice of Spokane focuses on ensuring patient comfort and supporting quality of life. From delivering specialized care right in the home day or night, to around-the-clock phone support and grief counseling for family members, we are here for our patients and their family.

What Can Your Donations Do? Help deliver medical care, counseling and spiritual support patients need. Ensure patients have the comfort, dignity and peace of mind they deserve. Support people in our community grieving the death of someone they love.

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(Admin) 509.327.0701 (Clinic) 509.462.4000 www.lifeservices.org mychoicespokane. info@lifeservices.org org

Life Services of Spokane 2659 N. Ash Street, Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

We exist to provide hope and support to empower those facing, or who have faced an unplanned pregnancy.

Free conﬁdential MyChoice clinic services include: pregnancy testing, pregnancy veriﬁcation by ultrasound, education on pregnancy and options, STD testing and treatment (fees may apply), referrals for adoption services. We also offer a licensed maternity home, aftercare and case management, and post-abortion support.

How Can You Get Involved?

Visit LifeServices.org to become a ﬁnancial partner, learn about our upcoming events and/or register for a volunteer orientation, pray, invite us to present to your church or community group, become a Community Ambassador, and refer those you know who need our services to our medical clinic site: mychoicespokane.org.

Morning Star Community Services 1005 N. Pines Suite#250, Spokane Valley, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.927.1194

www.morningstarcommunityservices.org

khills@msbranch.org

Through its programs and services, Morning Star Community Services provides love, professional care, guidance, and hope to adults, children, youth, and families, and nurtures their social, moral, educational, and

emotional growth. All families struggle from time to time, and some families must learn to cope with life-altering trauma, mental health challenges, and/or changes in family composition or life style. Therapy provides an opportunity to understand and address barriers to individual and family success, and healing to take place. In response to the many calls received from families looking for help for their children, the leadership of Morning Star Boys Ranch invested in creating a outpatient mental health treatment ofﬁce committed to preventing the need for youth to enter residential care if at all possible. Since 2013, Morning Star Community Services has been aiding families, youth, and children through outpatient therapy. In 2019, Morning Star Community Services expanded to include a new location at 1005 N. Pines, Suite 250 in Spokane Valley. Since mental health issues and trauma is not limited to children, Morning Star Community Services now offers counseling/therapy to people of all ages and genders. We are contracted with many insurance networks, and try to accommodate the schedules of the clients we serve.

How Can You Get Involved? Many of our clients experience ﬁnancial hardships, and at times disruptions in insurance coverage. To ensure that services are not interrupted, Morning Star Community has established a sponsorship program to assist ﬁnancially with payment of their care. Your donation will help sponsor clients that are unable to pay for services they receive from our outpatient providers.

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ATTEND A CHARITY EVENT Your ticket itself is a donation, and you can bid on fun items and meet others supporting the great work being done.

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The NATIVE Project 1803 W Maxwell Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.483.7535 www.nativeproject.org npinfo@nativeproject.org

Sacred Hospitality For All

The NATIVE Project is a non-proﬁt health facility that provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, patient care coordination, wellness, and prevention services for both Natives and Non-Natives in the greater Spokane community. We serve ALL people. Medicaid, Medicare and most private insurances are accepted. You will not be charged your insurance co-pay if you provide proof of tribal enrollment/ descendency. The NATIVE Project’s Service Delivery Philosophy is a patient centered care model that embraces action, education, culture and spirituality on the road to healing and wellness. Our team commits to providing patient centered care that includes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness and healing. Services will be offered through the practice of “Sacred Hospitality”. Our philosophy has roots in the medical model of disease prevention, treatment and management that is solution based in the recovery oriented model of care, including drug free lifestyles. We utilize the highest level of care using evidence based and promising practices to promote healing and wellness in individuals, families, staff, and communities.

How Can You Get Involved? Everyone can be a patient here. Be informed, go to our website, NativeProject.org, and subscribe to our email list, follow us on social media and check out our events calendar. Join our circle of care, where using one team and one voice, individuals, staff, families and agencies will utilize skills, leadership, cultural and spiritual consciousness to give back to his or her community by living as: WARRIORS, NURTURERS, SCHOLARS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS

New Horizon Care Centers, Inc. 2317 W. 3rd Avenue Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.624.1244 www.nhccspokane.org donations@nhccspokane.org

Founded in 1980, New Horizon Care Centers, Inc. (NHCC) is a multi-service organization that provides residential and outpatient addiction treatment services and mental health counseling.

We specialize in co-occurring services, including pregnant and parenting women (PPW), men’s treatment, and gambling services. To better meet the identiﬁed long-term needs of our patients, we also offer low-income housing for women.

What Can Your Donations Do?

• $15 – Care Packages (toiletries) for new residential clients entering treatment • $10 – Men’s sweatpants/sweatshirts • $20 – baby wipes for children of mom’s in our pregnant and parenting residential treatment program • $25 – diapers for children of mom’s in our pregnant and parenting residential treatment program • $60 – Monthly Bus Passes to facilitate transportation of clients seeking treatment

Northwest Autism Center

528 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. Suite 14 Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.328.1582 www.nwaustim.org info@nwautism.org

NAC exists to support, facilitate and build accessible and comprehensive approaches to helping individuals with autism and their families.

NAC information and resource referral, provider, parent and community training and education, ABA intensive treatment clinic for 2-5 year olds, free screenings and political advocacy.

How Can You Get Involved?

$25 Pays for individualized parent resource referral $50 Pays for one screening for autism $100 Pays for Special Education Books

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Planned Parenthood of Greater WA & North ID 123 E. Indiana Ave. Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

509.321.4474 www.donate.ppgwni.org donations@ppgwni.org

We provide exceptional reproductive and complementary health care services, honest education, and fearless advocacy for all.

For over 50 years local people have been turning to Planned Parenthood for the resources they need to be healthy, plan their families and futures, and achieve their dreams. Your support will: Help over 30,000 people annually get the health care services required to plan their families. Equip local teens with the comprehensive sexual health education necessary to plan their futures. Ensure reproductive freedom is protected for everyone during unprecedented attacks on these civil rights. “I love the care I have received at Planned Parenthood. They have always been understanding and taken the time to answer all my questions and ease my concerns about my reproductive health.” – Megan C., Spokane

How Can You Get Involved? Donate Your generosity will ensure everyone in our community can receive the care they need. No matter what. Tell Your Story The best way to promote, practice and preserve comprehensive reproductive health care and overcome stigma surrounding these services is to share our stories. Volunteer The gift of your time and energy is invaluable in the ﬁght to protect and advance reproductive right. Become a Patient Receive expert health care from our providers and support the services we provide to our community.

Vitalant of Washington & Idaho The Blood Center Foundation of the Inland Northwest 210 W. Cataldo Ave. Spokane, WA • 405 W. Neider Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID

What We Do:

877.25.VITAL 877.258.4825 www.vitalant.org

With support from the Blood Center Foundation of the Inland Northwest, Vitalant transforms lives by providing blood and services to support transfusion and transplantation medicine across the Inland Northwest.

Vitalant, formerly Inland Northwest Blood Center (INBC), is the sole blood provider to more than 35 hospitals across the Inland Northwest and needs more than 200 blood donors daily to ensure a safe supply for patients in our community and beyond. With six donation centers and countless mobile drives across the region, Vitalant gives you the amazing opportunity to transform lives through blood donation for patients at our local hospitals! Visit vitalant.org for blood donation centers and mobile blood drives near you. Every drop is vital to a patient in need. The Blood Center Foundation of the Inland Northwest (BCFIN) moves people and organizations forward that enhance health and wellness for blood banking, transfusion and transplantation medicine by providing grant funding to organizations for education, technology and research. Learn how you can support blood banking, transfusion and transplantation medicine across the Inland Northwest by visiting www.bloodcenterfoundation.org

How Can You Get Involved? There is more than one way to transform a life: Give Blood | Schedule your life-transforming blood donation appointment today. Give Time | Invest yourself and talents by volunteering with Vitalant. Give Funds | Designate the Blood Center Foundation of the Inland Northwest through payroll deductions. • Honor a friend or family member by making a memorial gift to the Blood Center Foundation in your last will and testament. • Attend Epicurean Delight on Friday, November 8, 2019! Tickets on sale at epicureandelight.org.

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INDEX OF NONPROFIT LISTINGS

All Heart Infusion.. ......................................................................... 34 Alzheimer’s Association................................................................ 63 American Childhood Cancer Org. (ACCOIN)................................. 63 American Red Cross.. ..................................................................... 49 Anna Schindler Foundation, The. . ................................................. 64 ARC of Spokane, The..................................................................... 34 Arthritis Foundation...................................................................... 64 Artisans.......................................................................................... 50 Because There is Hope ................................................................. 64 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest........................ 35 Birthright of Coeur d’Alene........................................................... 34 Boy Scouts of America Inland NW Council .................................. 50 Boys & Girls Club of Spokane County .......................................... 35 Brain Energy Support Team.......................................................... 65 Camp Stix. . ..................................................................................... 35 Cancer Care Northwest Foundation.............................................. 65 Cat Tales Zoological Park.............................................................. 44 Catholic Charities Eastern Washington ....................................... 50 Center for Justice.. ......................................................................... 36 Christ Kitchen................................................................................ 50 City Gate, The................................................................................ 36 Communities in Schools................................................................. 51 Community Cancer Fund............................................................... 65 Community Frameworks.. ............................................................... 51 Dachsund Rescue NW. . .................................................................. 44 Double J Dog Ranch...................................................................... 44 Elevations.. ..................................................................................... 36 Evergreen Club.. ............................................................................. 65 Every Woman Can.. ........................................................................ 66 Excelsior Wellness Center............................................................. 37 Fail Safe for Life. . ........................................................................... 66 Friends of the Centennial Trail...................................................... 45 Giving Back Packs Spokane.. ......................................................... 37 Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels. . ................................. 37 Habitat for Humanity Spokane .. .................................................... 51 Hilinski’s Hope............................................................................... 66 Hospice of Spokane....................................................................... 66 Hutton Settlement.......................................................................... 51 Innovia Foundation.. ...................................................................... 52 Joya Child & Family Development................................................ 37 Life Services . . ................................................................................ 67 Lutheran Community Services...................................................... 52 Master Gardeners’ Foundation Spokane County.......................... 45 Mission Community Outreach Center.. .......................................... 52 Mobius Science Center.................................................................. 52 Morning Star Boys Ranch.............................................................. 53

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about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

PICK UP YOUR PHONE

Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

Morning Star Boys Ranch Community Services . . .......................... 67 Morning Star Boys Ranch Foster Care.. ......................................... 38 Native Project, The........................................................................ 68 New Hope Resource Center. . ......................................................... 53 New Horizon Care Center, Inc... ..................................................... 68 Nexus.. ............................................................................................ 38 North Idaho College Foundation. . ................................................. 38 Northwest Autism Center.............................................................. 68 Northwest Harvest. . ....................................................................... 54 Northwest Mediation Center......................................................... 38 Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture........................................... 53 Partnering for Progress................................................................. 39 Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & Northern Idaho. . ..................................................................... 69 Project Beauty Share..................................................................... 39 Providence Health Care Foundation ............................................ 54 Rayce Rudeen Foundation.. ........................................................... 39 River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary..................................................... 45 Riverkeeper (Center for Justice). . ................................................. 46 Ronald McDonald House Charities................................................ 55 Safe Passage. . ................................................................................ 55 Salvation Army.............................................................................. 55 Save Our Wild Salmon. . ................................................................. 46 Second Harvest. . ............................................................................ 56 Special Olympics Washington. . .....................................................40 Spokane Arts Fund........................................................................ 56 Spokane Children’s Theatre.......................................................... 57 Spokane County United Way . . .......................................................40 Spokane Hoops Association ......................................................... 56 Spokane Humane Society . . ............................................................ 46 Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP)......................... 57 Spokane Parks Foundation.. .......................................................... 57 Spokane Public Library Foundation. . ............................................ 58 Spokane Public Radio - KPBX....................................................... 58 Spokane Public Schools Foundation. . ........................................... 59 Spokane Workforce Council.......................................................... 58 Transitions.. ....................................................................................40 Union Gospel Mission....................................................................40 Vitalant.......................................................................................... 69 West Central Community Center. . ................................................. 59 Women & Children’s Free Restaurant............................................41 Women Helping Women.. .............................................................. 59 YFA Connections. . ...........................................................................41 YMCA. . .............................................................................................41 YWCA..............................................................................................41

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hen it comes to giving to charity, Americans have many choices – there are more than 1.5 million charitable organizations in the U.S., according to the National Philanthropic Trust. How can you choose a charity from among the many doing worthy work ― while also making sure your contribution makes a difference that matters to you? Ask these questions before you donate. What’s most important to you? Are you passionate about literacy? Cancer prevention? After deciding what’s most important to you, consider more specifically what you want your dollars to do: Help breast cancer researchers, for example, or provide free mammograms? Find an organization whose mission aligns with your values.

Do the organization’s finances hold up? If a charity isn’t handling its own money well, it won’t do a great job with yours. Charities do have day-to-day expenses, so if an organization claims 0% overhead, be skeptical. However, Charity Navigator says a charity that spends at least 75% of its budget on services is generally in good shape. It also should have some savings. You’ll get a good overview of a charity’s finances by asking to see three years’ worth of its IRS Form 990. You also can find an organization’s 990s using websites such as ProPublica (go to projects.propublica.org/nonprofits).

Did someone ask you for money over the phone? If a telemarketer piques your interest in a charity, research the organization before you give directly to it ― reducing the risk of being scammed while ensuring your entire gift goes to the charity rather than a fund-raising company. Is someone pressuring you to give right away, or donate in cash or by wire transfer? If so, end the conversation. You need time to consider whether this gift is right for you ― and to investigate the organization doing the asking. Also, reputable charities don’t use pressure tactics to solicit gifts. And cash and wire-transfer requests are signs of a scam. What’s that name again? Don’t be tricked by familiar-sounding names. Disabled American Veterans is a legitimate organization. The United States Disabled Veterans, on the other hand, once landed on watchdog group Charity Navigator’s “high concern” list. Is the charity legitimate? Check the GuideStar or Charity Navigator websites to tell whether the charity you’re considering is a tax-exempt organization or falls short of IRS criteria. Does the organization operate in the light of day? Transparent organizations ― operating openly, communicating honestly, and demonstrating accountability ― are less likely to make decisions that make them look bad. And they make it easy to study their finances.

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A sampling of the many edible flowers grown at Spokane’s Ace of Spades Farm. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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FLOWER POWER

Edible flowers are a visual highlight on local menus this summer, with pansy, marigold, calendula blossoms and more BY CHEY SCOTT

n the edge of Ace of Spades Farm’s quarter-acre plot, now bursting with summer’s bounty of beans, squash, tomatoes and more, is a colorful row of familiar flowers. Leafy calendula plants wave in the hot afternoon breeze as bees buzz by, relishing in the sweet, abundant food source. Fluffy bachelor’s buttons in hues of pink, purple and blue are partially shaded by an adjacent row of towering sunflowers. Nearby, stout-headed marigolds sport sunny yellow, deep orange and rusty red. While these diverse blossoms are a beautiful display of nature at work, they’re also an intentional crop on the farm. The petals or whole blossoms of each flower cultivated by Ace of Spades’ owners Amy Dolomont and Alexander Ekins can all be eaten. Petals of the marigold, calendula and bachelor’s button — all plants commonly found in planters and garden beds across the region each summer — are often featured in Ace of Spades’ popular Homestead Salad, sold at local farmers markets, and on the menus of several Spokanearea restaurants. Central Food serves the fresh salad throughout the summer, a baby greens mix dotted with confetti-like flecks of orange, blue, pink and yellow petals. “We’re the first to put [flowers] in our salad mixes, and that’s a trend that seems to be being followed by others,” Ekins asserts. “We definitely grow the most diverse array of edible flowers in Spokane.” Other flowers grown on the farm for consumption in salads or as dish garnishes include pansies and their miniature cousin, the Johnny jump-up, as well as cosmos, borage, violets, alyssum and nasturtium. Once they’ve matured, the blossoms of greens such as kale, arugula, radishes and squash are also harvested for consumption. While most of the edible flowers commonly grown in the Northwest are easily found at commercial nurseries and big box home and garden stores, Ekins cautions against using those starts for consumption because they’ve most likely been treated with chemical pesticides and herbicides. Home gardeners are better off starting their own from seed, he adds. ...continued on next page

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Most edible blossoms and petals have subtle — if at all discernable — flavors, making them easy to incorporate into a variety of dishes, savory or sweet. Standard variety marigolds blossoms (Ace of Spades also grows miniature marigolds), from which the petals are pulled when used in a dish, are slightly spicy, with a taste not unlike their pungent aroma. The tiny star-shaped blooms of borage — ranging from sky blue to swirls of pink and lavender — meanwhile, have a flavor reminiscent of cucumber, and are served as whole flower heads. “Something unique about how we cultivate them is we allowed them to open pollinate and reseed themselves in place, and that provides us with the most diversity and unique outcomes,” Ekins says. “So the calendula have colors you wouldn’t otherwise find.” This practice reflects the farm’s overall commitment to sustainability — Ace of Spades doesn’t use tillage, tractors or synthetic pesticides and herbicides. Aside from its beautiful edible blooms, Ace of Spades is perhaps better known for its heirloom tomatoes. The farm grows more than 100 varieties that are sold to local restaurant kitchens and to consumers at the Kendall Yards and South Perry farmers markets.

o see Ace of Spades’ edible flowers in use, local diners can visit Durkin’s Liquor Bar, where sous chef Brigitte Kiefling employs the colorful blooms in everything from heirloom tomato salads to the week’s fresh sheet. “We use them for pretty much everything, especially if it can liven up an entree dish,” Kiefling says. “It’s nice to elevate all that with a little pop of color. Like blue in the pansies and bachelor’s buttons, that is a hard color to find in nature.” Durkin’s sister restaurants Casper Fry and Madeleine’s Cafe also regularly feature the edible flowers throughout the summer growing season, including in pastries and craft cocktails. Other area restaurants grow their own edible

flowers in on-site gardens, like Central Food and Clover. “We grow flowers edible and not in the garden,” says Central Food chef-owner David Blaine. “The edible flowers end up in something we call garden garnish, a combination of flowers and buds from mint, anise, hyssop, several kinds of basil, fennel, nasturtium and thyme.” Across town at Clover in Spokane’s Logan Neighborhood, chef Kory Schimanski harvests a variety of blooms each day from the restaurant’s greenhouse located adjacent to its patio. Clover’s flower garden currently features nasturtium — in gold, fiery red, burgundy and other warm shades — pansy, marigold and a plethora of blooming herbs, he says. “We love using them for the nutrients and just because they’re so darn pretty and really jazz up a dish,” Schimanski says. “We pick before dinner service and put them on just about everything.” Vibrant orange squash blossoms are another of the chef’s favorite to use in the kitchen. While local farmers and chefs are both embracing the versatility and beauty of edible blossoms, how do diners react to seeing a full flower or sprinkling of petals atop their entree, or mixed into a green salad? Durkin’s chef Kiefling says she’s always happy when customers ask questions about their food, and recalls a recent customer, a young girl, who was delighted and surprised upon learning the flowers on her oysters could be eaten, too. “When I plate stuff, I break up the pansies and sprinkle them in artistically so people are kind of forced, hopefully, to eat them,” Kiefling says. “Some people still pick them off.” At Clover, guests’ reactions to flowers in their food have been positive. “I feel the plates come back empty more than they come back with the flowers on them,” Schimanski says. “I think some people just have to try it because it’s an edible flower.” n cheys@inlander.com

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ince 1979, Spokane’s annual Labor Day food festival Pig Out in the Park has been keeping local families entertained and their bellies full. This year marks the six-day food and music fest’s 40th anniversary, bringing nearly 60 food vendors from the region and beyond to Riverfront Park. Pig Out vendors are located in the park’s Clocktower Meadow, on the Orange Bridge and north along the Park Promenade, just west of the Pavilion. There’s also a public market

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The 40th annual Pig Out in the Park runs Aug. 28 through Sept. 2. at the south entrance. In true Pig Out fashion, visitors can indulge in decadent delights such as bacon-wrapped hot dogs, deep-fried cheese curds, fried lasagna, the “block-o-fries” and more. For diners looking to try something less expected or new, the online menu preview includes elk burgers, ceviche, poke, doner (a Turkish kebab) and elote. Pig Out’s small bites hours,

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offering $4 snacks from all vendors, happens from 3-5 pm and 9-10 pm each day. For a complete list of vendors, an event map and other information, head to spokanepigout. com. For details on this year’s music headliners, check out page 83. Pig Out in the Park runs Wednesday, Aug. 28 through Monday, Sept. 2, and is open daily 11 am-10 pm. — CHEY SCOTT

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An Awfully Big Adventure A man with Down syndrome has dreams of pro wrestling stardom in the warm, atmospheric fable The Peanut Butter Falcon BY SCOTT RENSHAW

t’s hard not to get a touch of a Rain Man vibe from writer-directors Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz’s picaresque drama The Peanut Butter Falcon, but that sense of familiarity is transcended by strong performances and a sense of place. Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a 20-year-old man with Down syndrome who is a ward of the state in North Carolina, flees his care facility to pursue his dream of being a pro wrestler. While one of his caregivers (Dakota Johnson) searches for him, Zak winds up tagging along with Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), a down-on-hisluck fisherman who has his own reasons for not being found. The tale is mostly episodic, and focuses almost entirely on the hardened Tyler warming up to his role as reluctant guardian, which risks turning Zak entirely into one of those characters who exists exclusively to change someone’s heart. But Gottsagen does get a few solid scenes, and LaBeouf is terrific at conveying the way Zak begins to fill a hole in Tyler’s life as they move through a landscape dripping with authentic Outer Banks atmosphere. Despite a bumpy climax, the emotion generally feels real, and honestly earned. As The Peanut Butter Falcon expands to Spokane theaters this weekend, the co-writing/directing team of Nilson and Schwartz opened up about the struggles and payoffs of making a film with a lead actor with a disability.

ON THE ORIGINS OF THE STORY SCHWARTZ: We

were volunteering at a camp for people with and without disabilities, an actors’ camp. And Zack was making really good acting decisions. He’d been studying acting since he was 3 years old. He went to a mainstream theater arts high school. But he had frustration: “I want to be in a movie. I want to be a movie star.” NILSON: He had trained so long to do it, but how do you get a break? He said, “I’ve done everything I can; how do I take another step?” We didn’t know. There’s not a lot of films written for people with disabilities, and he didn’t just want to be a “B” character. So he said, “Well, let’s just do it together. If you wrote and directed a short film, set in the Outer Banks, I could act in it.” And we thought, “Yeah, that seems like the right thing to do.”

ON MAKING ZAK A WELL-ROUNDED CHARACTER SCHWARTZ: We set out to write it for Zack. And we know Zack as a complete human being. He gets upset; he has goals. There’s a Spike Lee term, the “magical negro,” and you can copy and paste that onto “magical disability person.” We

looked at how to avoid that. NILSON: The script opens and closes on Zack. You could make arguments that it’s 50/50, or 51/49 Zack, but it wasn’t really a challenge to tell it from his perspective. I like his perspective. As a writer, it was more exciting and unique to try to capture that.

ON THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING FINANCING SCHWARTZ: The first 20 people we talked to … we couldn’t even get meetings to begin with. ... Then people would read the script and like the script, but were like, “OK, so you need somebody like Dustin Hoffman to play this Zak character.” And we just said, “We’re not doing that. We have the actor and he’s really great.” And they said, “Either we’ll give you the money to do it with someone like Dustin Hoffman, or we won’t give you money.” We ultimately landed a guy [Christopher Lemole of Armory Films] who had a family member with Down syndrome, so he connected with the story. Also, just to be blunt, enough money to make a bad business decision.

ON HOPES FOR THE MOVIE NOW THAT IT’S OUT IN THEATERS NILSON: I think this film is rare. Movies are changing; the way people digest movies is changing. If this film doesn’t do well, if the business doesn’t show that people are willing to accept someone like Zack as the hero, then films like this just won’t get made, ever again, realistically. I’m really praying that people can see Zack as a hero, and that they go see it in theaters. This one’s got heart, it’s got some bite, and I think it’s worth seeing in theaters. n

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Rated PG-13 Directed by Tyler Nilson, Mike Schwartz Starring Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson

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Gerard Butler returns as President Morgan Freeman’s most reliable Secret Service agent, and this time he’s framed as an assassin. (NW) Rated R

LUCE

Based on JC Lee’s off-Broadway play, an African teen adopted by white

American parents becomes a social pariah when a teacher determines he’s a threat to his school. (NW) Rated R

his cross-country star lift everyone’s spirits. (NW) Rated PG

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A young man with Down syndrome and pro wrestling aspirations runs away from his care facility, teaming up with a down-and-out fisherman (Shia

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A quartet of teenage girls explore an underwater Mayan city and become lost in the maze-like structure. Oh, and there are sharks circling. Exactly what you’d expect from a late-summer sequel. (NW) Rated PG-13

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Another animated film inspired by the popular mobile game, with those colorful, flingable birds and pigs taking their antics up a notch. (NW) Rated PG

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The loves and losses of a Formula 1 driver are examined from the POV of his wise old golden retriever. Emotionally manipulative claptrap that’s so sappy it’ll give you a stomach ache. (NW) Rated PG

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Documentarian John Chester films himself and his wife Molly as they trade in their urban L.A. life for a full-service, 200-acre farm. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG

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Bolstered by the music of Bruce Springsteen, this is the audience-pleasing (if egregiously corny) true story of a Pakistani teenager who discovers the gospel of the Boss in 1987 Britain. (SS) Rated PG-13

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Dora the Explorer finally gets her own live-action movie, a youngster-friendly Indiana Jones swashbuckler that’s unfortunately undone by clunky writing and juvenile humor. (MJ) Rated PG

ECHO IN THE CANYON

Part documentary and part concert film, this is an entertaining tribute to the innovations and continuing influence of the L.A. rock scene of the mid-’60s. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

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THE FAREWELL

A Chinese family follows tradition and hides their matriarch’s terminal cancer diagnosis from her, arranging a fake wedding banquet to say their goodbyes. Lulu Wang’s autobiographical film beautifully walks the line between humor and melancholy. (NW) Rated PG

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Former foes Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson go the mismatched buddy-comedy route, begrudgingly teaming up to fight super-soldier Idris Elba. A mostly forgettable Fast & Furious franchise spinoff. (NW) Rated PG-13

GOOD BOYS

A trio of 11-year-olds encounter obstacles on their way to a big-kid party in what’s best described as Superbad about the middle school set. Raunchy, funny and unexpectedly sly. (MJ) Rated R

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Debut director Joe Talbot examines gentrification in the Bay Area by way of a man who’s still clinging to the house his grandfather supposedly built. Beautifully shot and powerfully acted. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

THE LION KING

Sure, it’s nowhere near as good as the original, but this CGI remake of Disney’s 1994 classic is nonetheless an entertaining, visually sumptuous jungle adventure. The stories and songs remain foolproof — hakuna matata, indeed. (SS) Rated PG

MAIDEN

A documentary about a group of young women who entered the 1989 Whitbread yacht race, the first entirely female crew to do so. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG

MIDSOMMAR

Ari Aster’s follow-up to Hereditary is an-

Having just married into a wealthy family, a young woman realizes her in-laws have serious bloodlust when a post-wedding game of hide and seek turns deadly. (NW) Rated R

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other horror freak-out, this time about a fracturing American couple swallowed up by a Swedish cult. As perverse, unsettling and brutal as you’d expect. At the Magic Lantern. (JB) Rated R

ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD

Quentin Tarantino’s ode to 1969 L.A. finds a washed-up TV star, his longtime stunt double and Sharon Tate crossing paths in unexpected ways. Rambling, elegiac, uneven and occasionally brilliant. (NW) Rated R

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

Inventive special effects and stylish direction anchor this entertaining adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s childhoodscarring horror anthologies, as a group of 1960s teenagers are menaced by monsters that come out of a haunted book. (NW) Rated PG-13

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

Even on a trip to Europe, Peter Parker can’t dodge his superhero duties, donning his Spidey suit to fight off evil hu-

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manoids known as Elementals. A sharp and funny continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (SS) Rated PG-13

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM

The work of the late Toni Morrison is explored in this documentary, with insights from Oprah Winfrey, Angela Davis and the great novelist herself. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

TOY STORY 4

Pixar’s most beloved franchise returns to assault your tear ducts. Having been given to a new owner, Woody and Buzz Lightyear have some familiar fun-filled adventures while also ruminating about the existential angst of being a toy. (MJ) Rated G

WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE

In the midst of a mental break, an eccentric architect (Cate Blanchett) abandons her husband and daughter and goes off to find herself. Its engrossing domestic drama is betrayed by a phony ending. (NW) Rated PG-13 n

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RIP, Easy Rider From biker gangs to acid trips: Where to watch the late Peter Fonda’s most iconic movies at home BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

hen Peter Fonda died last week at 79, one of the most significant acting dynasties in American film lost a luminary. Fonda was one of the rare performers who straddled the line between old Hollywood and new: He had the poise and good looks of an old-fashioned matinee idol, but with the darkness and introspection of the more experimental school of performance that dominated film in the 1970s. It’s true that Fonda’s career went through rough patches in the ’80s and ’90s, but he stayed active till the end, working mostly in low-budget film and TV, and he’ll be remembered as a prominent counterculture figure and one of the progenitors of the American indie film movement. Here are a handful of his most famous starring roles, and where you can watch them right now.

THE WILD ANGELS (1966)

Fonda’s breakthrough as an actor was in the low-budget films of exploitation maven Roger Corman, the first of which was this trashy Hell’s Angels-inspired thriller. Featuring early appearances by Bruce Dern, Nancy Sinatra and Diane Ladd, it’s a flimsy but scrappy look at a Fondaled biker gang that indulges for 90 minutes in drugs, booze and bloodshed. The movie was a drive-in hit, though it wouldn’t be the last time Fonda garnered attention while on the back of a Harley-Davidson. For rent on Amazon Prime and Vudu.

THE TRIP (1967)

Most interesting as a groovy time capsule, this Corman production essentially warns the audience against the possible dangers of psychedelic drugs while simultaneously offering a supposedly first-hand account of what it’s like to drop acid. Written by Jack Nicholson, the film stars Fonda as a square, recently divorced director who takes LSD for the first time — aided by friends Dern and Dennis Hopper — and we go right along on

the mind-expanding, sometimes terrifying journey. Far out, man. There’s a high-quality version on YouTube, and it’s for rent on iTunes.

EASY RIDER (1969)

The quintessential counterculture movie, Easy Rider was a flashpoint in the independent film movement and is often credited — alongside Bonnie & Clyde, The Wild Bunch and Midnight Cowboy — with ushering in an era of edgier, more fatalistic American movies. It tells a simple, allegorical tale: Fonda (who co-wrote the script) and Hopper (who directed) are drug-smuggling bikers, riding with a stash of money from L.A. to Louisiana and encountering various characters who are representative of different strata of American society: prostitutes, pushers, rednecks, hippies and a disillusioned young lawyer (Nicholson, in the role that made him a star). The film’s unprecedented and unexpected success — it grossed $60 million on a $400,000 budget — led major studios to take risks on smaller, more youth-oriented pictures, though Easy Rider’s invigorating mixture of kinetic style and loose, improvisatory storytelling was never quite duplicated. Streaming with ads on Crackle, and for rent on all other digital services.

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Peter Fonda in Easy Rider

THE HIRED HAND (1971)

One of only three features Fonda directed, in which he stars as a cowboy who makes a long trek across the Southwest to reunite with his estranged wife, only to find that she’s moved on without him. Like Easy Rider, it’s another crosscountry odyssey — this time on horseback — and relies on impressionistic passages of music and scenery. But unlike Rider, this was a big flop, its Vietnam-era malaise perhaps too pessimistic for audiences at the time. It’s a dark downer, but beautifully done. It has been uploaded in its entirety on YouTube (though the quality isn’t great), and is available on BluRay through Arrow Video.

Morihiko Nakahara, Conductor Hugh Panaro, Vocals Morgan James, Vocals

ULEE’S GOLD (1997)

This was considered a major comeback for Fonda, a meditative drama from director Victor Nuñez (Ruby in Paradise) about an aging beekeeper whose family has been torn apart by deception and crime. The movie was an arthouse hit, earning Fonda the best reviews of his career — “He has found the role of a lifetime,” Roger Ebert wrote, “perhaps the role that points the way to a reborn career” — and his only Oscar nomination for acting. He never got another starring role as good as this one. For rent on Vudu. n

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BETTER Genre-defying guitarist Ryley Walker talks addiction and sobriety, and the perils of being a fun person BY CONNOR DINNISON

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o be a person,” said 15th-century Renaissance humanist Thomas More, “means to be faced every minute with the decision to live or die.” This past winter — as confessed on the Crash and Ride podcast — singer-songwriter Ryley Walker, confounded by depression and years of alcohol and drug abuse, decided to die. On a night off from his tour of the Rocky Mountain states with legendary folkie Richard Thompson — in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, no less — he swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills, envisioning “a romantic end” to his misery. “Death hurts,” Walker tells the Inlander, from this side of paradise. He lived. He woke up. “I was not prepared to face the darkness at that point,” he admits. Still, recognizing the gravity of his deteriorating condition (“I looked like a f---ing catcher’s mitt,” he told Crash and Ride), Walker canceled a string of lucrative dates in Europe and ensconced himself — sans guitar — in a Nashville rehab clinic. This past week, shortly after his 30th birthday, he celebrated five months of sobriety. “I’m learning to walk again,” he says. “I’m a child, filled with wonder and scared shitless, [but] I have the tools to cope and move forward in life now.” Though sobriety has pruned the party antics and harum-scarum guise that once defined him (“I [didn’t] want to be 19 gin and tonics Ryley any...continued on next page EVAN JENKINS PHOTO

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MUSIC | ROCK “GETTING BETTER,” CONTINUED... more,” he’s said), Walker’s poignant and imitable sense of humor, best showcased on his Twitter feed, remains intact. “I’d cry but life is too good and the high dose of antidepressants won’t allow it,” he tweeted. “Was gonna die. I’m alive.”

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alker’s meteoric rise (or fall) from rootsy troubadour to strung-out, fuzzed-out eccentric appears, to the uninitiated, like the stuff of rock cliches writ large. But a careful listen through his catalog reveals an evolution of uncommon depth and originality. The Rockford, Illinois, native’s debut All Kinds of You (Walker calls it, unabashedly, “bad”) and sophomore effort Primrose Green (again, “bad”) are heavily indebted to the “minimalism meets brutal beauty” aesthetic of his guitar solo idols with a sonic (and visual) palette that trades in some decidedly retro motifs. “My first couple records used nostalgia as the marketing point, and it worked,” he says. “I had to pull myself out.” But things get interesting with 2016’s Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (a “good” record, he finally grants), which finds Walker stretching out his (undeniable) chops into psychedelia HELP IS and jazzy improvisation. It’s a AVAILABLE groovy and fluorescent leap à If you are in crisis right now, please la John Martyn’s Vietnam-era call the National Suicide Prevention reinvention from pastoral poet Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. (see Bless the Weather) to freelove psychonaut (Inside Out). Even the cover art, by day-glo cartoonist Brian Blomerth, seems to melt into new dimensions. The “Ryley Walker sound,” which he suggests (true to form) is “the best music for playing for your uncle,” doesn’t find its purest expression until the lilting sway of “In Castle Dome,” the first track on last year’s towering album Deafman Glance. “Sonic Youth meets John Denver has always been the goal,” says Walker, and, ironically or not, he’s getting warmer. His affinity for the Chicago indie scene circa 1995-2003 (“I love that stuff so much,” he gushes) nudges the songs into the thrilling intersection of deep-fried rock and jazz without a hint of imitative sentimentality. It’s a deliberate step into a different river, one in which he could finally drop the mask of “jammy acoustic guy.” And yet, despite the confidence on display in his nimble fretwork and the band’s nuanced accompaniment, the transformation betrays a bleak reality beneath. “Wish me better luck / Could use bus fare, too,” sings Walker on “Can’t Ask Why” after admitting, defeated, “It’s not very fun / Being a fun person.” Being an artist of insatiable appetites and ambition, he didn’t wallow in his sorrows long, recruiting friends Andrew Scott Young and Ryan Jewell for his second curveball of 2018: the recording of a full-length Dave Matthews Band cover album. “I think there is definitely a tongue-in-cheek aspect to it, but we took it very seriously and worked really hard on it,” says Walker. To wit, Matthews himself has called it “badass” and “a tipped hat, maybe.” In The Lillywhite Sessions, abandoned by Matthews for the sheen of Everyday and never released, Walker breathes new life into an artist long a target for the arbiters of taste, and pays homage to the sepia-toned days of Walker’s youth in the Rust Belt when, as he claimed in Rolling Stone, “everybody liked Dave.” It’s a record, says music journalist Grayson Haver Currin, “for anyone that’s interested in the possibility of unapologetic honesty, of reckoning fully with who you were and are while on the pathway to whatever you may become.” Walker, neck-deep in a reckoning of his own, has “no clue” what tomorrow holds. But he’s here, alive and present, he says, for the first time in his adult life. “I’ve got more ambition than ever,” he says. “I’m fully prepared to f---ing rock.” n Ryley Walker with Wild Pink • Fri, Aug. 23 at 8 pm • $12-$14 • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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Natural Talent With dextrous guitar skills and rich, warm vocals, L.A. musician Madison Cunningham has found a rock-solid sense of rhythm BY HOWARD HARDEE

ive performances are like engaging in a conversation with the audience, says Los Angeles-based musician Madison Cunningham. For that reason, her recent performance on CBS This Morning — which posed the peculiar challenge of playing only for cameras — felt like talking to nobody in particular. “It was super strange, because I always feel like a live audience is way more forgiving,” she says. “That was my first-ever TV experience, and, oddly, it felt like there was more pressure. It didn’t feel live; it felt like a cold start. You just start playing and hope everything is going to be alright, and there’s a camera on your face and you’re thinking about how you look. It’s not the most comfortable situation, I’ll tell you that.” Despite the discomfort of that performance, Cunningham is taking in stride the demands of promoting her debut studio album, Who Are You Now? With the opening bars of the intricately bluesy lead single “Pin It Down,” the 22-year-old announces herself as a badass guitar player whose fretwork leaps nimbly between changing time signatures. And when she starts singing, it’s clear that the frequent comparisons to her hero, Joni Mitchell, are well founded. Raised in a musical household, Cunningham was inspired to pick up the guitar around 7 years old. By emulating her father, a guitarist and former drummer, she developed a rock-solid sense of rhythm. “He always had an acoustic guitar out and I was just drawn to it,” she says. “I really enjoyed learning strumming patterns and chords, or at least trying to form chords with my little hands. I remember it really bothered me when I heard people who weren’t good strummers. I was like, ‘I’m going to develop my right hand,

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Madison Cunningham’s debut album asks listeners to ponder the question Who Are You Now? and I’m going to be a really good strummer.’” She’s made herself into a strikingly fluid guitar player. In fact, she’s good enough to tour as a member of virtuoso violinist Andrew Bird’s live band. Playing complex riffs and leads while singing, as Cunningham often does, is a sign of strong muscle memory. Her hands move automatically, allowing her to focus on vocals. “It’s like there’s a fork in the road in your brain, and you’re walking on both paths at the same time — that’s how it feels to me,” she WEEKEND says. “I’ve had to take C O U N T D OW N a lot of extra time in Get the scoop on this my practice hours to weekend’s events with make sure that if I play our newsletter. Sign up at something intricate, Inlander.com/newsletter. my hands have to be so familiar that I don’t have to think about it. I just think about my vocal pitch while my hands are, like, detached from my body.” Though she’s spent more time practicing guitar than singing, Cunningham recognizes that her voice is the allimportant thread that ties her music together. Her vocal timbre is rich and warm, particularly in its lowest register. But that wasn’t always the case: Her voice changed when she was about 17 years old, and she was no longer able to hit the same high notes. That’s when she sought the

advice of a vocal coach in L.A. and got serious about warm-up exercises before live performances. Personal change is the central lyrical theme of Who Are You Now? Moving from Orange County to Los Angeles to “do the music thing,” and leaving behind the familiar people and places that populated her life, profoundly shifted Cunningham’s sense of self. “When you put yourself against success and against failure, you have to ask that question: ‘Who are you now? What’s holding you together? What’s your foundation?’ I wanted to pose the question to listeners, as well. I hope they’re able to answer that question for themselves,” she says. “We’re always faced with new scenarios and surroundings, and we change as people.” At this moment in time, Cunningham is a musician of abundant natural talent, shaped by her dedication to songcraft and practicing both of her instruments. Much of her inspiration comes from the guitar itself: “It’s been an undying love for me and a vehicle for songwriting, as well. It’s a wealth of information. There’s always something you don’t know about guitar.” n Amos Lee with Madison Cunningham • Sat, Aug. 24 at 7 pm • $40-$75 • All ages • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.org • 624-1200

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ROCK STEVE MILLER BAND

f you thumb through any dog-eared record collection, you’ll likely come across the Steve Miller Band’s 1978 greatest hits album, with its famous cover illustration of a blue stallion with a fiery mane. That compilation was the apex of a career that began back in the ’60s, with Miller and his eponymous band — members have included Boz Scaggs and CCR drummer Doug Clifford — honing their skills and producing some of the most recognizable rock songs of an era. When Miller hits Northern Quest next week, expect to hear all the hits — from “Fly Like an Eagle” to “The Joker” (wah-wahhhhh) to the irresistible ’80s cheese of “Abracadabra.” — NATHAN WEINBENDER The Steve Miller Band with Marty Stuart • Wed, Aug. 28 at 7:30 pm • $59-$109 • All ages • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-2800

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Thursday, 08/22

219 LOUNGE, Jody Piper A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, Open Mic ARBOR CREST, Kristen Marlo J THE BARTLETT, Fake News, Runaway Octopus BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave THE BLACKWELL HOTEL, Justin James BOOMERS, Tin Cup Monkey J BOOTS BAKERY, The Song Project BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Open Mic J BUCER’S, Open Jazz Jam J COEUR D’ALENE PARK, 20/20 CRUISERS, Open Jam Night THE CULINARY STONE, Vinyl Instinct FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Country Dance THE GILDED UNICORN, Queen Suite J HOUSE OF SOUL, Jazz Thursdays HUMBLE BURGER, DH Scott JOHN’S ALLEY, Polly O’Keary J KOOTENAI FAIRGROUNDS, Jeremy McComb, One Street Over & more LEFTBANK WINE, Jonathan Tibbitts LION’S LAIR, Karaoke LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ Exodus MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Kerry Leigh MOON TIME, Larry Myer MOOSE LOUNGE, Last Chance Band MOUNTAIN LAKES BREWING CO., Steven King J J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Styx, Loverboy O’SHAYS IRISH PUB, O’Pen Mic J THE PIN, Pretty Awkward, Fine Line POST FALLS BREWING, Son of Brad RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J RIVERSTONE PARK, The Talbott Brothers STELLA’S ON THE HILL, Buck Storm TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio TRUE LEGENDS GRILL, Dallas Kay ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

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he Yawpers advertise themselves as “American rock ’n’ roll,” and their work sometimes feels like a guided tour through all the popular genres of the last century — a little bit of Americana, roots and blues, with twinges of country and bluegrass. The Denver trio’s new album Human Question has been described by frontman and songwriter Nate Cook as his “way out of depression,” and the structure of the record certainly exhibits the mood swings of a person working through their issues, with just as many four-on-the-floor rockers as wistful, wet-eyed songs of longing and regret. We mean that in the best way possible. — NATHAN WEINBENDER The Yawpers • Tue, Aug. 27 at 8 pm • $8 • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

Friday, 08/23

219 LOUNGE, Naughty Pine A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Exodus J J THE BARTLETT, Ryley Walker (see page 79), Wild Pink BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Life During Wartime: Talking Heads Tribute THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave BIGFOOT PUB, The Cary Fly Band BOLO’S, Rewind BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BRIDGE PRESS, The Sara Brown Band J BUCER’S, Spotswood Abbey J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, D.H Scott, Dustin Drennen CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Kicho COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [SOLD OUT] CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY, Robbie French THE COUNTRY PLACE, Steve Starkey

CRAFTSMAN CELLARS, Katie Fisher CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve FORTY-ONE SOUTH, Truck Mills THE GORGE, Bass Canyon Festival HOGFISH, Bobby Patterson Band HOUSE OF SOUL, Jan Harrison Blues J HUMBLE ABODE, Just Plain Darin IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Ron Kieper Jazz Trio J IRON GOAT BREWING, Heat Speak IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack THE JACKSON ST., Alisha & The Loose Change Band JOHN’S ALLEY, Andru Gomez and the Bad Apples J KOOTENAI FAIRGROUNDS, Jacob Maxwell, Andrew Jannakos & more LEFTBANK WINE, Spokane’s New Jazz LONE WOLF HARLEY-DAVIDSON, Country Music Festival J LUCKY YOU LOUNGE, BaLonely Album Release, Sleepspent, Pit

MARYHILL WINERY, Kosh MAX AT MIRABEAU, 3D Band MICKDUFF’S, Turn Spit Dogs MOOSE LOUNGE, Karma’s Circle NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Last Chance Band OLD MILL BAR AND GRILL, Gil Rivas J PARK BENCH CAFE, Daniel Hall PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Brian Jacobs RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROXIE, Karaoke with Tom SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Gemini Dei; Sam Leyde (at Noah’s) STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, DJ Danger ZOLA, Tuck Foster & the Tumbling Dice

Saturday, 08/24

219 LOUNGE, The Liabilities A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Skwish THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin

J THE BARTLETT, Lavoy, Headwaves, CATE BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Local Sports Team, Ghost Heart & more BIGFOOT PUB, The Cary Fly Band BOLO’S, Rewind J BUCER’S, Dan Maher CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Kicho COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Gemini Dei CURLEY’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve DAVENPORT GRAND, Nick Grow ELKINS RESORT, Larry Myer HAPPY TRAILS TO BREWS, Geoff Lake HARVEST HOUSE, Nick Grow; Kevin Shay Band THE HIVE, Life During Wartime HONEY EATERY, Miller’s Sun HOUSE OF SOUL, Nu Jack City IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Kevin Dorin J IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Erin Cole-Baker

IRON HORSE (CDA), JamShack THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke KELLY’S, Crow Magnet Band J KOOTENAI FAIRGROUNDS, Last Chance Band & more THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Vanna Oh! LAUGHING DOG, Harold’s IGA LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Matt Mitchell LONE WOLF HARLEY-DAVIDSON, Country Music Festival J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Amos Lee, Madison Cunningham (see page 81) MARYHILL WINERY, Jona Gallegos MAX AT MIRABEAU, 3D Band MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, DIGaddie MOOSE LOUNGE, Karma’s Circle NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night J J NORTHERN QUEST, Sammy Hagar & The Circle OFF REGAL LOUNGE, Tommy G PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Truck Mills and Carl Rey POST FALLS BREWING, Echo Elysium PROHIBITION GASTROPUB, Mary Chavez REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Jeff Plankenhorn RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIVER ROCK TAPHOUSE, Howard King

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Sunday, 08/25

ARBOR CREST, Nu Jack City CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Kosh CONKLING MARINA, PJ Destiny CRAFTED, Donnie Emerson CRUISERS, Kevin Dorin CURLEY’S, Strange Brew DAHMEN BARN, Susan Gibson DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Blues Jam ELKINS RESORT, Larry Myer GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke THE GORGE, Bass Canyon Festival J HARVEST HOUSE, Just Plain Darin; Meghan Sullivan Band HOGFISH, Open Mic IRON HORSE (VALLEY), The Kevin Shay Band J KOOTENAI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Blue Mustangs, Fancee That! LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam LONE WOLF HARLEY-DAVIDSON, Country Music Festival MARYHILL WINERY, Christy Lee O’DOHERTY’S, Traditional Irish Music PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Piano Sunday with Dwayne Parsons

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RED ROOM LOUNGE, Jason Perry Trio THE ROXIE, Hillyard Billys J SOUTH HILL GRILL, Just Plain Darin STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Clint and Troy ZOLA, Lazy Love

Monday, 08/26

THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series J CALYPSOS COFFEE, Open Mic CHECKERBOARD BAR, Rick Lillemon COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Pat Coast CRAVE, DJ Dave EICHARDT’S, Jam with Truck Mills ONE WORLD CAFE, Beetle Box RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic RICO’S, Rusty Tinder ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 08/27

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat J J THE BARTLETT, The Yawpers (see facing page) BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke J KNITTING FACTORY, Skillet, Sevendust, Devour the Day LITZ’S, Blues Power Happy Hour MICKDUFF’S, Fast Heart Mart ONE WORLD CAFE, Dan & Ocean J THE PIN, Susan Gibson, Ian Nixon, Ashley Pyle, Tourist Union & more POST FALLS BREWING, Devon Wade RAZZLE’S, Open Mic Jam RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing J ROCKET MARKET, Kari Marguerite THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam SWEET LOU’S, Echo Elysium TAPP’D OFF, Karaoke on the Patio THE VIKING, Songsmith Series ZOLA, Desperate 8s

Wednesday, 08/28

219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills, Bruce Bishop J THE BARTLETT, Frank Leighton BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J BLACK DIAMOND, Josh Fiegel CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam Night GENO’S, Open Mic IRON HORSE (CDA), Open Jam IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Craig Barton THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke J KENDALL YARDS, Jessica Haffner LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil J THE LOCAL DELI, Devon Wade LOST BOYS’ GARAGE, Kicho LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J J NORTHERN QUEST, Steve Miller Band (facing page), Marty Stuart J THE PIN, Orenda with Avalysion J RED DRAGON CHINESE, Tommy G RED ROOM LOUNGE, Jam Session RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos RIVERBANK TAPHOUSE, Sammy Eubanks J J RIVERFRONT PARK, Pig Out in the Park feat. Celebrate & more SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open Mic STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Gil Rivas J TRUE LEGENDS, Just Plain Darin UP NORTH DISTILLERY, Bill Bozly ZOLA, Donnie Emerson, Nancy Sophia

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219 LOUNGE • 219 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-2639934 A&P’S BAR & GRILL • 222 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-263-2313 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. BERSERK • 125 S. Stevens • 714-9512 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS • 39 W. Paciﬁc • 838-7815 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 THE BULL HEAD • 10211 S. Electric • 838-9717 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 COSMIC COWBOY GRILL • 412 W. Haycraft, CdA • 208-277-0000 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • 279-7000 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 THE HIVE • 207 N. First, Sandpoint • 208-457-2392 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HONEY EATERY & SOCIAL CLUB • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-930-1514 HOUSE OF SOUL • 25 E. Lincoln • 598-8783 IRON GOAT BREWING • 1302 W. 2nd • 474-0722 IRON HORSE BAR • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL • 11105 E. Sprague Ave., CdA • 509-926-8411 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LION’S LAIR • 205 W. Riverside • 456-5678 LUCKY YOU LOUNGE • 1801 W. Sunset LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague • 747-2605 MARYHILL WINERY • 1303 W. Summit Pkwy, Ste. 100 • 443-3832 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PACIFIC PIZZA • 2001 W. Paciﬁc • 443-5467 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN • 412 W. Sprague • 385-1449 POST FALLS BREWING CO. • 112 N. Spokane, Post Falls • 208-773-7301 RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL • 10325 N. Government Way, Hayden • 208-635-5874 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 STORMIN’ NORMAN’S SHIPFACED SALOON • 12303 E. Trent • 862-4852 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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COMMUNITY DANCING DAYS

The annual Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow has come to serve as both a means to learn from and enjoy the dances of the region’s Native tribes, and a signal that summer is indeed coming to an end. While this is the 28th year of this particular pow wow, the tradition of tribes gathering at the Spokane River goes back generations as a celebration of all the river provides, and as a chance to renew friendships from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Those seem like ideas we can all get behind, especially with some amazing dancing and food to match available. And an August outdoor party in the Lilac Bowl of Riverfront Park that, for the first time in recent memory, doesn’t include a heavy dose of wildfire smoke? That’s worth celebrating, too. — DAN NAILEN Gathering at the Falls Pow Wow • Fri, Aug. 23; grand entry at 7 pm and Sat, Aug. 24; grand entries at 1 pm and 7 pm • Riverfront Park • 507 N. Howard • facebook.com/RiverfrontParkPowwowSpokane/

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THEATER THE GOOD SHEPARD

MUSIC ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?

The Folio: Buried Child • Fri, Aug. 23 at 7:30 pm • $5 • Stage Left Theater • 108 W. Third • spokanestageleft.org • 838-9727

BachFest Summer Classics: Romantic Spanish Nights • Sun, Aug. 25 at 7 pm • $45 general, $15 students • Barrister Winery • 1213 W. Railroad Ave. • nwbachfest.com • 326-4942

Buried Child was the play that thrust the late, great Sam Shepard into the spotlight, earning him rave reviews and a Pulitzer Prize in 1978. Stage Left Theater, no stranger to bold and challenging material, will be presenting Shepard’s work as a one-night-only staged reading on Friday, which is just the kind of spare format the playwright himself would no doubt have approved. But before you head into Buried Child, know that it traffics in difficult subject matter: This is a grim, often shocking portrait of American disillusionment and economic collapse, following a fractured Illinois family wrestling with alcoholism, infidelity, violence and incest. Bring a friend so you can have a long discussion afterward. — NATHAN WEINBENDER

The Northwest Bach Festival continues its summertime concert series on Sunday, and it’s the kind of event that will whisk you far, far away from potentially smoky Spokane. The program is titled Romantic Spanish Nights, and it features selections by some of Spain’s most respected composers — Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Joaquín Turina, Joaquín Rodrigo — as performed by a quartet led by BachFest director and Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey. And if you’re really feeling that romantic spirit, you can also purchase seats at a paella dinner preceding the concert, which is sure to add even more Spanish flavor to the evening. — NATHAN WEINBENDER

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COMMUNITY PAWS IN THE POOL

After bare feet and the gleeful shouts of local kids are no longer a daily presence at Spokane’s five public pools, the sight of wet paws and sound of happy barks will be, at least for a few days. This annual “last splash” event invites local dogs and their owners to enjoy, for a small donation, a quick dip in the pools before they close for the season. Dogs must be healthy, well-mannered and attended by their owners while present, and be able to show proof of an updated rabies vaccine. Proceeds from the event support the upkeep of the High Bridge Dog Park. This year’s events takes place from 5:30-7 pm, unless otherwise stated, as follows: Aug. 25 at Comstock (3-4:30 pm), Aug. 26 at Shadle, Aug. 27 at Hillyard, Aug. 28 at A.M. Cannon, and Aug. 29 at Liberty. — CHEY SCOTT Doggie Dips • Sun, Aug. 25-Thu, Aug. 29; times and locations vary • $10/ event • Spokane Parks Aquatic Centers • bit.ly/DoggieDip2019

VISUAL ARTS THE WOW FACTOR

The show featuring the work of renowned American artist Polly Apfelbaum opening at WSU’s art museum Tuesday marks a couple of firsts. It’s the first West Coast show exhibition of her work, and the first of her shows dedicated solely to her printmaking. While we can quibble over calling Pullman “West Coast,” there’s no arguing the appeal of the explosively vibrant colors bursting from the 60 or so prints that make up the show titled Frequently The Woods Are Pink. Her work is geared to show that seemingly disjointed colors and shapes can meld beautifully, and perhaps the same is true of society in general. Some of her works involve randomly selected and colored wood print blocks put together to make one-of-a-kind monoprints. The results of those seemingly haphazard print jobs are stunning and make up the centerpiece of this must-see exhibit. — DAN NAILEN Polly Apfelbaum: Frequently The Woods Are Pink • Tue, Aug. 27-March 14, 2020; Tue-Sat from 10 am-4 pm • Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU • 1535 NE Wilson Rd., Pullman • museum.wsu.edu • 335-1910

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the Kendall Yard’s Night market on Wednesday. You were buying peaches and tossing your brown curls with a hefty smile. The summer fruit has been sweet this season, but not at sweet as you. Hope to see you there again, soon. DINNER TIME SMILES I saw you at Tarascon Empanadas on Tuesday the 13th. You were so kind to the waitstaff and I was impressed by your political insight. I was in the green dress. Too bad half of the items were sold out. Means we need to go back and try them all, right?

I SAW YOU SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG I saw you two years ago and every day for almost all the next two years. You were the best thing to ever happen to me but I was too blind to notice. I’ve gone for far too long in a fog and I won’t even act like it’s okay anymore. I love you to infinity and beyond and wish you the very best. LOVE LOST For the past few years I thought nothing would ever break us, and then I broke the one promise I always swore to keep to you. Nothing I could do could ever take that back. My only hope now is that we can at least remain friends. You taught me what love is and what kindness is. I will always love you for the rest of my life. Goodbye my beautiful wife. MULLET MYSTERY You were carrying your groceries home and had cute stick-n-pokes on your arms. Your mullet was magnificent. Bleached at the tips. You looked over your shoulder and in that one look I saw intelligence, humour, and realness. Who are you? I crossed the street so I wouldn’t be walking behind you, but wish I’d crossed back to say hi. KENDALL YARD CUTIE I saw you at

Pink Floyd, ACDC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac, just to name a few

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to you to tell you that you almost hit someone because you refuse to follow

Your mullet was magnificent. Bleached at the tips. You looked over your shoulder and in that one look I saw intelligence, humour, and realness. Who are you?

THANK YOU CDA ANGELS To the two gal angels who scraped me off Garden Street in CdA on 8 August: Thanks ever so much! You got to see my short flight over the handlebars and the hard landing. You kindly got me out of the street, loaded my bike into your SUV and drove me home. It would have been a long walk with my newly fractured clavicle. Was screwed back together 16 August; now have 8 tight screws in that bone but still an undetermined number of loose ones in my head. Angels, thank you tons for your caring and assistance. To all: Wear your helmets! SECOND CHANCES I wish I could have been stronger for you, I wish I could have been stronger for both us. I wish I could have been there for you in your darkest hour. I am devastated that I let you down and let life sweep me away. Maybe I burned my bridges with you forever but you are still a ray of hope in my heart. You always save me, I am still alive because of you. Life is too short. I love you. CHEERS AND JEERS Cheers to KKZX 98.9 classic rock for playing Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Doors,

classic rock bands you play. Jeers to KKZX 98.9 iheart radio for playing Billy Joel, Blondie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Georgia Satellites. Just to name a few non CLASSIC ROCK bands you play.

JEERS BICYCLISTS LISTEN UP Spokane bicyclists: If you expect vehicles to share the road with you and have the same rights as other motorists, then you better start following the same rules. As a school bus driver, I have never experienced more people breaking the rules than a person on a bicycle. Guess what? When I am coming to a stop and preparing to pick up a child, my overhead amber lights will flash telling motorists, yes, this includes you bicyclists, that I’m getting ready to stop. When I come to a stop, my overhead red lights will flash and the BIG RED stop paddle will come out telling motorists, bicyclists this includes you, that you need to STOP. This does not mean that you can pass me on the right and almost run over a child trying to get on the bus — yeah, it actually happened. And then don’t get all pissy with ME when I catch up

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the same rules as other motorists. I really don’t care if you “were on a hill and didn’t want to lose momentum.” If you were a vehicle who didn’t want to stop and passed me with the red lights flashing, you potentially could have killed someone. If you can’t follow the rules and share the road with other motorists, then don’t cry about having the same rights. RE: ILLIBERAL’S VIEW First of all, I agree with you that posters of aborted children are in poor taste. However, you can not prevent Christians from holding non-intrusive protests. You are more than welcome to stage a counter-protest in front of a church provided you don’t block access. As for the separation of church and state, Thomas Jefferson was making a reference to the Church of England-which dominated Great Britain to the point of intruding into every part of their lives. Any Christian who confines their religion to a church building is, at best, a coward. Jesus spent very little time in the temple. He was usually found right in the midst of crowds. In closing, I will simply state that it is not our intention to impose Christ on you but rather to make an introduction.

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YAPPY HOUR Sip on cocktails and bid on art to support the Spokane Humane Society’s Pawsitive Dog Prison Training Program. Aug. 22, 4-8 pm. $20. The McGinnity Room, 116 W. Pacific. themcginnityroom.com (509-321-1859) ALES FOR AUTISM Raise money for Autism by raising a beer from Black Label Brewing. A $2 donation from each pint sold goes to the the ISAAC Foundation, a local nonprofit that impacts the lives of those touched by autism. Aug. 23, 1-9 pm. Black Label Brewing Co., 19 W. Main. (325-1515) NAMI FAR NORTH FARM TO TABLE A farm-to-table dinner honoring Ethan Murray and featuring food by Tango Cafe with wine from Pend d’Oreille Winery. Proceeds support NAMI Far North Idaho. Aug. 24, 5:30 pm. $95. Flowers from the Heart, 1444 Gooby Rd. NamiFarNorth. FarmtoTable@gmail.com PAW-ART For a donation, local artists with Avenue West Gallery help your pet make a paw print with non-toxic washable paint. Saturdays from noon-2 pm through Aug. 24. SCRAPS, 6815 E. Trent. spokanecounty.org/scraps (477-2532) ST. JAMES FUNDRAISER OF THE SUMMER A drag show fundraiser for the local Path of Hope Rescue. Aug. 24, 7 pm. By donation. The Pin, 412 W. Sprague Ave. thepinspokane.com (385-1449) WHISKERS & WINE (AND SUDS!) An evening celebrating Partners for Pets, with wine, beer and a dinner buffet. The nonprofit is dedicated to saving the lives of homeless animals in Spokane County. Aug. 24, 5:30-9 pm. $25/$30. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. partnersforpets.org EVENING EN BLANC Summit Parkway in Kendall Yards is transformed into an outdoor event featuring food by London’s Ultimate Catering, wine and champagne, silent/live auctions and more. Proceeds benefit the local nonprofit Project Beauty Share. Guests are encouraged to wear all white. Aug. 25, 4-7 pm. $100+. Kendall Yards, Summit Parkway. projectbeautyshare.org MOM’S NIGHT OUT: COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE Enjoy an evening of cocktails and shopping to benefit Communities In Schools of Spokane County. The event is hosted by locally based national jewelry brand Natalie Wood Designs. Aug. 29, 6 pm. $20. McGinnity Room, 116 W. Pacific. themcginnityroom.com

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ANDY WOODHULL Andy was the first comedian to made his network TV debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and has appeared on Conan, Comics Unleashed, and Gotham Comedy Live. Aug. 22-24 at 7:30 pm, Aug. 24 at 10 pm. $8-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) THIS JUST IN... With audience suggestions, the BDT players build a one-of-akind evening of all-improvised parody news. Fridays at 7:30 pm, Aug. 2-Sept. 6. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com SAFARI The BDT’s version of “Whose Line,” a fast-paced short-form improv show with a few twists added. Fridays at 7:30 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com THE DOPE SHOW! A comedy showcase where comedians joke, then toke, the joke some more! Presented by Tyler Smith, featuring nationally touring comedians with various tolerances to marijuana. Last Sunday at 8 pm. $8$14. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

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BONNER COUNTY FAIR The annual fair in Sandpoint features traditional displays and activities in agriculture and animal husbandry, along with entertainment, vendors and more. Aug. 2124. Bonner County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer. bonnercountyfair.com GIANTS, DRAGONS & UNICORNS: THE WORLD OF MYTHIC CREATURES This traveling exhibition from New York’s American Museum of Natural History combines unique cultural objects, dramatic models, multimedia and interactive games to tell the origin stories behind the legends of mythical creatures from around the world. Through Sept. 2. Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First. (456-3931) HERITAGE GARDENS TOURS Step back in time and experience this unique garden as it looked in 1915. Aug. 22 and 29 from 2-3 pm; Aug. 25 from 11 amnoon. Free. Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, 507 W. 7th. heritagegardens.org NORTHWEST LEGENDS Visitors explore the world of Northwest Legends including Sasquatch and Coyote. This family-oriented exhibition provides interactive opportunities including designing mythical creatures, a fairy wing selfie, stepping into Sasquatch tracks

and more. Through Sept. 2; Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org CROSSROADS: CHANGE IN RURAL AMERICA The Latah County Historical Society, in collaboration with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center, celebrates the opening of this Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit with a short presentation, followed by a ribbon cutting. Attendees can tour the exhibit, at 411 S. Main St., through October 4. Aug. 23, 5-7 pm. Free. Friendship Square, Fourth & Main. (208-883-7036) STRANGER THINGS TRIVIA Show off your Stranger Things knowledge about the characters and all things paranormal and supernatural. Bring snacks (or have food delivered). For adults. Aug. 23, 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. scld.org BLACKSMITHING AT THE LIBRARY Learn the basics of blacksmithing from Columbia Fire & Iron. Spectators welcome; registration to participate is required. For adults. Aug. 24, 9 am-1 pm & 2-6 pm. Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. scld.org DEATH CAFE At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake and discuss death. Join us for a directed discussion with no agenda or theme. The event goal is to increase awareness of death with a view to help people make the most of their infinite lives. Aug. 24, 2-4:30 pm. Free. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main. bootsbakery.com DOGGIE DIP The last splash at Spokane City pools is for the dogs. Proceeds benefit upkeep of the High Bridge Dog Park. Dogs must have proof of updated rabies vaccine. Aug. 25-29, dates/ locations as follows: Aug. 25 at Comstock (3-4:30 pm); Aug. 26 at Shadle (5:30-7 pm); Aug. 27 at Hillyard (5:30-7 pm); Aug. 28 at A.M. Cannon (5:30-7 pm); Aug. 29 at Liberty (5:30-7 pm). Aug. 25-29. $10/event. bit.ly/DoggieDip2019 PAWS IN THE POOL After the pool closes for the season, dogs get a chance to cool off. Sessions for small dogs (65 lbs and under) from 1-1:45 pm; for bigger dogs (66 lbs and up) from 2-3:30 pm. See link for rules and registration. Aug. 25, 1-3:30 pm. $5/dog. Valley Mission Pool, 11123 E. Mission Ave. spokanevalley.org/dogswimrules (688-0300) SCRUMPTIOUS JUNQUE A market and vendor sale in the parking lot offering antiques, vintage and salvaged goods, clothing, collectibles and more. Aug. 25, 10 am-4 pm. 1889 Salvage Co., 2824 N. Monroe. facebook.com/1889SalvageCo

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Indians to wear special Chiefs jerseys available for auction. Plus another spectacular Fireworks Show after the game.