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onald Trump spoke recently about “draining the swamp” in Washington, D.C. We do need changes, particularly to the two major political parties. Though Trump had proposed term limits, that’s not the best way. Here are six other ways to bring the kind of change we need:

Pass a Constitutional amendment requiring candidates to receive at least 50 percent of the vote in 80 percent of all counties in their state or congressional district. Today, candidates can win a few populated counties and be victorious, ignoring smaller counties. That’s unfair to smaller counties and the voters there. Washington state is a good example — it has 39 counties. Sometimes, incumbents don’t win them all. Senate candidates running against incumbents are disadvantaged if they don’t win the three most populated counties — King, Pierce and Snohomish. Former Washington Senator Warren Magnuson once remarked, “If one stands atop the Space Needle, you can see all the votes you’ll need to win.” One can see King, Pierce and Snohomish counties from the Space Needle. If incumbents are required to win at least 50 percent of 80 percent of each county, they would truly represent all their constituents. For example, little Garfield County (population about 2,200) rarely sees their U.S. senators. Nor do other small counties. Making sure that candidates visit and fight for votes in all counties will assure fair representation.

Pass a political party rule that incumbents must debate challengers in at least 80 percent of all counties of a state or congressional district. Ninety-five percent of all incumbents are reelected. Usually, incumbents shun debates with challengers, not wanting them to receive attention, so incumbents usually agree to one or two Saturday night debates opposite a World Series game, assuring low viewership.

Pass a political party rule that limits the amount of carry-over cash from a prior campaign. Indiana’s former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh is a good example. Having served in the Senate from 1999 to 2011, he took a break, earned a fortune, but maintained his multimillion-dollar Senate campaign account. Now he seeks a return to the Senate, using the account’s millions to seek re-election. Limiting such accounts would eliminate the incumbent advantage for those employing the Bayh model. While money alone doesn’t assure victory, it provides a major advantage against a challenger. Candidates should start even. Limiting spending in campaigns would also assure that Congress is not made up only of millionaires who spend their fortunes for election or re-election.

Eliminate superdelegates from the Democratic Party rules. This year, superdelegates gave Hillary Clinton a nomination advantage in her party. Challenger Bernie Sanders came close but couldn’t overcome the superdelegates pledged to Clinton, so she was nominated. Without the superdelegates pledged to Clinton, Sanders might have won, representing an energized wing of the Democratic Party.

Though Donald Trump won the Republican nomination fairly, he did so without decorum, thrusting the 2016 presidential election into a situation where some 60 percent of voters distrust both major party candidates. Some don’t consider him a Republican. Changing Republican Party rules could change the outcome. In order to be eligible for a Republican primary, a candidate must sign a pledge to certain party principles, to wit: agreeing to a preconceived public plan to balance the federal budget and pay down the national debt; agreeing to Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment (thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican); agreeing to adhere to the Constitution; agreeing to take and pass the U.S. immigration and naturalization test (the same one immigrants must pass to become American citizens); emphasizing civic learning as part of a candidate’s education platform; and agreeing to a reduced income tax program. Failure at any time to so pledge and adhere to those stipulations would result in the elimination of a candidate from the race and prohibition from running as a Republican. Such a program would prevent voters from supporting a nominee breaching such standards.

Assure that congressional districts are not gerrymandered. Some counties nationally resemble a Rorschach test, they’re so convoluted to preserve Democratic or Republican advantage. Both parties should require that district boundaries are limited to 100 miles from a candidate’s home.

his year’s presidential contest has jeopardized not only the American presidency, but also candidates seeking lesser offices, placing voters in a dilemma unseen in prior elections. Assuring that campaign contributions and incumbency don’t play an outsized role in electing quality individuals, appropriate changes can assure that Americans elect high-quality candidates who will properly do the people’s business. n

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The Great Harvesters Giving thanks to those whose good hearts and strong hands make our turkey dinners possible BY TARA DOWD

hanksgiving is what indigenous people have celebrated as harvest for a millenia. It’s a time to remember that we are blessed to live on such a bountiful Earth. It’s also a time to remember and thank those who do the harvesting. In modern times, Americans are really disconnected from the original purpose of Thanksgiving. Sure, we take the time to be thankful for our family, friends and the

good life. But we forget to thank the people who harvest our food and thank the Earth, from which all life comes. In our modern food economy, the majority of Americans get their food at the local grocery store, which most likely gets it from a big corporation. For several decades, the small, local farmer has become a relic of the past. But between the family holdouts — please buy local, if possible — and the big corporations, our food has to be harvested by someone. These harvesters are hardworking, efficient and the least expensive laborers available. They are willing to do

work that most Americans can’t, won’t and would sell their first-born to avoid. Harvesting is painful and hard. It takes a toll on the body in a way that desk jobs don’t. But rarely do we hear a peep from the harvesters about work conditions, pay, job security or benefits. Of course, the majority of harvesters are Latino people. In Indian Country, they are considered indigenous brothers and sisters from the south. Before colonization, there were no imaginary borders. To this day, most tribal people do not agree to the doctrine that led to the formation of borders that separated tribes and families for generations, both in the north and the south. With all the hate that Donald Trump spews about Latinos, it seems that perceptions of our harvesters have continued to be rooted in that same hatred. The truth is that other Americans don’t want to do the work that our Latino brothers and sisters are willing to do. Saying “other Americans” is purposeful, because we have to assume that most Latinos in America actually are documented. Despite the hateful stereotypes that the Republican presidential nominee and his supporters perpetuate in our society, most Latinos are here legally and ethically. It is ironic that many descendants of colonizers — the first immigrants — of North America now want to build a wall against the indigenous people of Central America, all while eating food that those same people have harvested with good hearts and strong hands. When biting into a scrumptious apple grown in the Pacific Northwest, imagine a mother and father working hard to provide their children with the very American dream every “immigrant” hopes to provide LETTERS their family — for their Send comments to children to become editor@inlander.com. doctors, teachers, lawyers, scientists. They bring their dreams and hopes, and then they enrich our communities with their beautiful culture and hearts. By example, they teach us what hard work really looks like; without them, the food industry would collapse, flat out. Truly, America is better culturally and economically because our brothers and sisters from the south have decided to live with us. As we celebrate Thanksgiving this year, give thanks for our farming industry and to the bountiful Earth. Even more, please say a prayer of thanks to the harvesters who sacrifice so much to put delicious Thanksgiving food on our tables. n Tara Dowd, an enrolled Inupiaq Eskimo, was born into poverty and now owns a diversity consulting business. She is an advocate for systemic equity and sees justice as a force that makes communities better.

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LOOKear White IN THE MIRROR, BRO Males (from a white male),

One thing that this election has made all too clear: White males are afraid to face their own fears, selecting instead to pin blame and externalize their own issues onto people of color and women — especially those “nasty,” powerful ones who won’t bend to our will. Look in the mirror fellow white people: It’s our own laziness and unwillingness to face these issues head-on that allow racism and sexism to persist. It’s indeed the pure lack of courage that keep us from investigating these themes that dwell deep within our hearts. That said, please stop blaming “others” for our country’s problems. It’s not President Obama’s fault that there is racial problem, nor is it Hillary Clinton’s fault that sexism is alive and LETTERS well — it’s ours. Indeed, it is primarSend comments to ily white males who continue to editor@inlander.com. propagate and institutionalize these practices in this country. Time to stop whining and step up to take ownership of our direct interplay with racism/sexism. It is only through the white community’s engagement with the rest of the country that we can begin the reconciliation and healing process. Thanks! JASON KEEDY Spokane, Wash.

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TEE RAY: Now, is that nice language for a sweet Republican boy? Don’t get between the righties and their football players. RYAN SCHNEIDER: Maybe Barber should have been with his family instead of beating an unconscious student. JESSE QUINTANA: Funny how consequences fly out the window when it comes to football players and those whom they victimize at a prominent school. Most, not all, can get away with sexual assault, battery, etc., and we wonder why NFL players think they can get away with such activities. HEATHER WALLACE: The highest paid public employee in the state of Washington is the head football coach at WSU! That tells you the priorities! MICHAEL KUHN: Stay in your lane, Sen. 

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rom one point of view, it was an incredible gift. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant in September to the Spokane Fire Department totaled nearly $9 million — one of the largest such grants in the country. It was enough to hire 48 new firefighters. But from another point of view, it’s a time bomb. In two years, the grant disappears, taking away funding for every one of those four dozen firefighters with it. It’s the sort of thing that gives Brian Schaeffer — appointed interim fire chief on Monday — the worst type of déjà vu. “When I first came here in 2005, we had to eliminate 48 positions in a budget cut,” Schaeffer says. “We laid off 25 people.” He says the city was right to take the grant — for 24 months, he says, the grant means that the city will be safer. But the knowledge that the rug might be pulled out from under the fire department once the grant ends continues to haunt him. So for the next two years, the city will be considering a new source of revenue. It’s possible that, on top of property and sales taxes, in a few years Spokane residents will be required to pay a “fire benefit charge” tied directly to the level of fire risk on their property. “I don’t want to go through what we went through in

2005,” Schaeffer says. “In public safety, the worst thing you could have is instability, whether it’s police or fire.”

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Even before the fire department knew it had obtained the SAFER grant, it was already searching for new sources of revenue. “Service delivery for a community our size, response time, number of firefighters per thousand,” says Randy Marler, vice president of the Local 29 firefighters union. “We’re behind in all of those categories.” It’s not just about being better at dousing fires. These days, most calls are medical emergencies — strokes and heart attacks, for example — and firefighters are the agency best positioned to respond quickly. “If it’s the will of the community to improve public safety — our

response times are double community standards — there’s going to be some investment,” Marler says. In June, the city hired attorney Kinnon Williams, a consultant with the firm Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder, who helped work out the details of the fire benefit charge in Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. The details can vary broadly from fire district to fire district, but the premise of a fire benefit charge is simple: Properties representing the biggest risks — the toughest structures to fight fires in — will have to pay a larger fee. An empty lot usually won’t pay a charge at all. A multifamily apartment will often have to pay significantly more ...continued on next page

The city won big when it got a massive federal grant to hire more firefighters — but the city is already trying to figure out what to do when that grant runs out. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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NEWS | PUBLIC SAFETY “FEEDING FIRE,” CONTINUED... than a small house, for example. A sprinkler system may provide a discount. “I think the reason that most jurisdictions go to the benefit charge is it provides stable funding,” says Jim Torpin, fire chief of the Northshore Fire Department in Kenmore, Washington, which has had a fire benefit charge since 1990. Fire benefit charges, unlike property taxes, remain largely consistent no matter the economy. But while several fire districts throughout the state use the charge, the law only began allowing cities as a whole to apply the tool in 2010. So far, no one has. A lot of details still need to be worked out and questions answered. “We need to have hard, fast data,” says Marler. “This is where we are today. Does this make sense for Spokane?”

“If you do this fire benefit charge, it may cost you more as a property owner, but you [may] save money, dollar for dollar, in your insurance rates,” says City Council President Ben Stuckart. That’s the hope, anyway: Spokane could spend more on making the community safer, less on insurance premiums.

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In a community where the police department is also underfunded — and property crime is rampant — asking voters to approve more money exclusively for fire service could be a high hurdle. But several Spokane city councilmembers float one possibility of a fire benefit charge: If fire service improves significantly, they theorize, residents could actually see their insurance rates fall. Maybe enough to compensate for the charge.

The Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau issues a “Public Protection Class” rating between 1 and 10, measuring how well-trained, well-staffed and well-equipped a fire department is. Some insurance companies use this rating as a key factor in calculating insurance rates. Spokane’s fire department is ranked as Class 3. The hope is that Spokane will be able to join communities like Seattle, Bellevue and Federal Way by becoming Class 2. But this possibility relies on two big questions. First, will all the extra money be enough to make the jump to the next rating? Part of the problem is that the rating bureau only examines the ability of a department to respond to structure fires, not its innovations responding to medical emergencies. “It’s somewhat frustrating to me that it

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doesn’t take [into account] the reality of what our emergency response is today,” Mayor David Condon says. And second, will improving Spokane’s protection class rating significantly reduce its citizens’ insurance premiums? The WSRB says that rates generally improve, but because of the wide variety of insurance policies, it couldn’t provide any firm figures. While stories abound regarding massive savings for communities that dramatically improve their fire protection ratings, the insurance companies the Inlander spoke with doubted that moving from a Class 3 rating to a Class 2 would have a major impact — or any impact — on insurance rates. Case studies showed similar results. Veronica Stevens, with the Cochrane & Company insurance agency, has been in the Spokane market for three decades and says she’s skeptical of promises of savings with such a small improvement in fire department ratings. “I can’t see an insurance company dropping their rates,” Stevens says. “Anything considered [Class] 1-4 pretty much runs through the same rate.” Marler, for his part, expects LETTERS homeowners and businesses Send comments to to see a small reduction in editor@inlander.com. insurance rates, but says a fire benefit charge will still mean that most property owners will pay more. The key, he says, is to educate the public as to how crucial a better staffed fire department is. “I think there’s a perception that the fire department in Spokane is doing a lot better than we actually are,” he says. “We don’t want to scare the public. This is the reality of what’s going on here. When we have our big events — the windstorm — we did not do well. We were maxed out.” n danielw@inlander.com

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COURTS The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a Spokane Valley teen was supposed to see its day in court on Nov. 7. But lawyers for Spokane County asked the judge to push it back due to a scheduling conflict. The judge agreed, despite having already delayed the trial once. RYAN HOLYK, 15, was killed in June 2014 when a speeding Spokane Valley deputy’s SUV struck him in an intersection. The deputy was traveling upward of 70 mph, at night, without emergency lights or a siren. The trial is now set for March 2017, according to court documents. (MITCH RYALS)

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PARKING The $160,000 parking experiment on MAIN AVENUE between Division and Browne streets catered to the desires of both drivers and pedestrians: It added 21 new auto and eight motorcycle parking spots in the center of the road, intending to slow down traffic and make the area safer for pedestrians. And despite the occasional contentious debate between businesses on the east and west sides of Main Avenue downtown, the Downtown Spokane Partnership says it hasn’t heard any negative comments about the new design. In fact, some businesses want to create similar designs elsewhere downtown. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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Cougs Cut Off WSU announces a ban on fraternity and sorority social events; plus, City Council unanimously rejects North Indian Trail rezoning LAST CALL FOR ALCOHOL

It’s been a bad few months for GREEK LIFE at Washington State University. Multiple students have been seriously injured after falling from balconies. A WSU fraternity was suspended after a woman reported being sexually assaulted at a party hosted by that frat. Another student was found dead inside a bedroom at a frat house. Citing concerns about too many alcohol-related incidents at Greek parties, WSU’s Greek community has taken a huge step in trying to stop them from happening. On Monday, Nov. 7, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council — both WSU student-run councils overseeing Greek life — announced a ban on all social events hosted by fraternities or sororities on campus. The ban is on all events, no matter if alcohol is served or not, according to a press release from the councils. “The reoccurance [sic] of these incidents have been associated with the irresponsibility of alcohol and drug consumption by persons in our chapters,” the letter reads. It goes on to say that “the future of Greek Life at this institution is in jeopardy.” The moratorium will end in the 2017 spring semester. Until then, the councils say there can be no formals, football tailgates, 21 runs, date dashes or other social events.

The chapters will work together to create a plan for more awareness regarding sexual assault, alcohol and/or drug abuse, falls and mental health. While many WSU students blamed the university for the ban after hearing the announcement, President Kirk Schulz stressed that it was not the university’s decision. “This was decided by the WSU student leaders themselves — let’s give them credit for taking a bold stand for student safety,” he wrote on Twitter. The councils say the moratorium is not a punishment. “The motive of this enactment is to encourage all chapters to reconsider the true meaning of being a Greek member and to work together to have a sustainable community in which standards are held high,” says the letter. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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After nearly 11 months of fighting against it, the NORTH INDIAN TRAIL neighborhood finally defeated a rezone that would have paved the way for a proposed apartment complex of at least 150 units. The vote on Monday night, after a city council meeting stretching more than four hours, was unanimous.

“It was a long meeting, but this is how it’s supposed to work,” says Councilwoman Karen Stratton. “Everybody did a good job of staying on track and not getting personal, and keeping it about the issues.” The city’s Plan Commission had already narrowly rejected the rezone proposal, saying that it did not comply with the city’s comprehensive plan or fit with the character of the neighborhood. Stratton and Councilman Mike Fagan personally visited the neighborhood to witness the development’s proposed impact on traffic. Both came away concerned about the existing traffic on Indian Trail Road. “My first meeting at Indian Trail, [a father] looked at me and said, ‘We have a son that is chronically ill. I go to bed every night and worry that if something were to happen and we need to get him to a hospital, we’re not going to get through,’” Stratton says. The opposition from councilwoman and county commissioner candidate Candace Mumm, meanwhile, was driven by a desire to stick with the comprehensive plan process. She noted that the developer, Harley Douglass, had already worked with the neighborhood to make a smaller zoning change seven years ago, and felt that this massive request, involving 45 acres, should bring the neighborhood into the process as well. She was also concerned that a rezoning to favor Douglass would be unfair to other nearby property owners who already have the proper zoning for a multifamily apartment complex. In February, a different developer abandoned his push to change zoning laws to build up to 400 duplex units in the same neighborhood. “I’m relieved. It’s over. For now anyway, I guess.” says Terry Deno, chair of the North Indian Trail Neighborhood Council. “We’re deliriously happy.” (DANIEL WALTERS)

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‘High Profile’ Has the media lost sight of the real victims from the July brawl that involved WSU football players? BY WILSON CRISCIONE

n a Friday afternoon, a group of reporters gather with their cameras, microphones and notebooks in front of Robert Barber, the Washington State University football player at the center of a controversy that could change the way WSU disciplines students. Barber remains quiet — resting his hands at his side, looking down, shuffling his feet. To his right is an attorney, to his left, a state senator. “He is receiving special punishment — special and unfair punishment,” says state Sen. Michael Baumgartner, accusing WSU of mistreating the student-athlete. “It should not be accepted.” Other students were suspended in connection with the same July brawl that got Barber in trouble, including a teammate and a non-football player. But it was only the high-profile player, Barber — a fifth-year senior one credit short of graduation — standing in front of reporters next to Baumgartner. Baumgartner, a WSU alum, had just yelled at the Board of Regents and President Kirk Schulz, “If you don’t fix this, I goddamn will!” He had the media’s full attention. It was the latest development in a story that, experts agree, would never have received much media attention had it not involved a high-profile local sports figure like Barber. And months after the brutal fight, fair or not, the media’s narrative has effectively turned Barber into the main victim. “I think, overall, this would not have gotten any play in any paper — beyond a brief in crime reports on the inside of the metro section — if it had not involved football players,” says Sonny Albarado, a media industry expert for the Society

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of Professional Journalists who reviewed media coverage at the Inlander’s request. “The trend of reporting is that it’s all about this one guy and making him look like he is the victim.”

t’s been more than three and a half months since Barber, a 6-foot-3, 300-pound defensive lineman, punched another student twice, so hard, as the school described in documents filed in Whitman County Superior Court, that the student fell unconscious and didn’t wake up until paramedics were standing over him, as he bled from the back of his head. Barber has never disputed that he hit this student. It’s seen clearly on video, a video showing fists flying all over the place during a brawl in the early-morning hours of July 23. Barber told the school he felt threatened and that’s why he hit the student, Robert Barber even after the student had already fallen to the ground, according to court documents. The school didn’t buy it. Barber was initially expelled by the school’s University Conduct Board on Sept. 7, but the punishment was reduced to a suspension upon appeal. Teammate T.J. Fehoko, who has never actually played in a WSU football game, allegedly hit a student who was left that night with a severely broken jaw. Fehoko was expelled by the school. Student Pedro Diaz, who threw punches during the fight, will

be suspended starting Jan. 1. Barber and Fehoko were arrested for felony assault, and prosecutors have yet to make a charging decision. None of these students has received the support or attention Barber has received. This is not uncommon, says Gene Policinski, a founding editor of USA Today and an expert in journalism ethics. “When athletes are involved, there’s a natural tendency to ask if they have been prosecuted unfairly, because of visibility, or have been given a pass. Reporting over the years has shown both instances occur,” he says. Both tendencies were present in media coverage locally. The Inlander wrote a story in August based in part on interviews with the victims of the incident and Diaz, all of whom were concerned that the football players at the party would be given a pass. But shortly afterward, two other WSU football players were arrested on assault charges for unrelated incidents. Cougars head coach Mike Leach accused the Pullman police of targeting his players. The media jumped on it. Leach’s accusations made national headlines and generated a polarizing discussion about whether the athletes were being punished for their visibility, despite little evidence of any targeting. KXLY, for a local example, asked 700 ESPN’s Dennis Patchin if that were the case, and he confirmed that Leach’s accusations were similar to those from past coaches — though he never named any. Then, days before Barber began missing football games, the Seattle Times wrote an extensive article questioning the fairness of the WSU student conduct process that disciplined Barber. While the experts quoted in the story praised WSU’s process for affording more due process than other universities, it raised concerns as well. The article focused on Barber, specifically, quoting advocacy groups accusing the school of racial bias and of not handling his case properly, without actually presenting any details of how Barber’s case was handled. It did not take into account how, as WSU has since made clear, the process is intended to protect campus and victim safety, including for cases that may involve sexual assault as mandated by federal Title IX standards. When Spokane attorney Steve Graham filed a motion to stay any disciplinary action against Barber, accusations that the school had made procedural errors in its decision to discipline Barber fueled outrage on social media. As a result, the school announced an independent review of its processes and filed its own motion in response, supporting its decision on Barber. Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit school for journalism, says that situations involving athletes like Barber can be hugely influential. When someone is popular, she says, they can convert that popularity into pressuring the system to work in their favor. Lost in much of the coverage were the students seriously injured, or discussion of how the student conduct process impacts other people, notes the Society of Professional Journalists’ Albarado. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s the nature of what we do,” Albarado says. “The high-profile people get the attention.”

ast week, Schulz opened the public comment period of the Board of Regents meeting with a statement, perhaps intended to disarm the crowd. Barber, Schulz announced, would be allowed to graduate with an online course. All of a sudden, teammates, members of a booster group and Baumgartner — the same people who had repeatedly said none of this was about football — changed their tune. It was, they argued, about Barber’s chance to play football again. There was still no mention of Fehoko, his lesser-known teammate. The hours-long meeting showed overwhelming support for Barber. Finally, one woman in the crowd pointed out that nobody there was defending the guy who Barber hit. The next person to speak? Alex Rodriguez, the student who suffered a broken jaw in the brawl. He wanted to talk about the mental and physical trauma he experienced after the fight, trauma that forced him to drop a class. And he wanted to defend his friend, the one struck by Barber at the party. “Clearly, I’m outnumbered here,” Rodriguez said. “It’s a little intimidating.” n wilsonc@inlander.com

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TRUMP v. CLINTON

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ANALYSIS BY TED S. McGREGOR JR.

With his expert manipulation of the media and clever use of wedge issues, Donald Trump engineered a hostile takeover of the Republican Party.

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ELECTION RESULTS We could have been talking about how women, and the 168-year-long spirit of the suffragette movement, carried Hillary Clinton over the finish line — a historic victory that would break the thickest glass ceiling in the world. The raw emotion and political intensity of those women would have been a power never before seen in American politics — the power of the pantsuit writ large all across the Electoral College map. We could also have been talking about how, over the past 17 months, we watched as Donald Trump stormed the cockpit, sent the experienced pilots back to coach and took the controls of the Republican Party. How he expertly manipulated the media and tapped into a raw nerve of anger in America. And around 11:30 pm Tuesday night, just as this newspaper was going to press, Hillary Clinton conceded after the Associated Press called the election. Donald Trump will be sworn in as president come January. Here’s a look back at a campaign we’ll never forget.

linton played her Woman Card, and that card had two sides — both powerful in their own way. Of course Clinton attracted support from women wanting to make history — women who were also sold on her impressive background. But even women less than excited by the prospect of another Clinton in the White House joined the fray. Sure, most women can relate to Clinton’s very public, 40-year struggle with double standards, but her tent got even bigger because she had women voting either mostly for her or mostly against Trump. In the end, women came out for Hillary Clinton in big numbers — but not quite as big as expected. Not only were the majority of her donors women (a first), a CBS/New York Times poll taken just before the election also showed Clinton leading Trump, 50-36, among all women. Yet according to exit polling reported by ABC News, the actual margin was 12 points, not 14. The polling was way off, and that will be a big story in the days to come. Polls leading up to Election Day showed a Clinton lead bigger than the one President Obama had over Mitt Romney in 2012. It seemed like the election would be competitive, but not close. Then results started rolling in. Florida fell to Trump. Then Ohio. And North Carolina. The dream of taking the Senate died, and Pennsylvania — Clinton’s firewall state — went to Trump, and soon after the White House with it. You could say that Election 2016 was about the split between urban and rural America, but you could also say it was about gender. While Clinton won women by 12 points, Trump won men by 12. In the end, lots of women came out to support their candidate, but not quite as many as they had hoped. It wasn’t enough.

rump, meanwhile, proved all the conventional political wisdom in the world wrong. Turns out, you can tell voters that, “This country is a hellhole” and get elected president. You can say the dictator of Russia is a better leader than America’s president and get elected. You can lie constantly, as documented by armies of fact-checkers, and get elected. You can even say horrible things about women, including being accused by a dozen women of doing horrible things to them, and get elected president of the United States of America. Trump was the Teflon candidate. Trump seemed a particularly vulnerable opponent for a woman, since his history of sexism had been well known since the 1980s. And as the campaign went on, he dug himself deeper by attacking Rosie O’Donnell, a former Miss Universe and even Megyn Kelly of Fox News. Notably, it was Kelly who kicked Trump right in his Achilles’ heel in the very first debate, asking him why he’s so degrading to women. In response, he attacked her, suggesting she was probably just menstruating. His woman problem got much worse after the release of Trump’s sex-predator confessional tape with Billy Bush — and the stream of women who publicly accused him of doing exactly what he said he did on the video. Eventually, Trump turned his misogyny on Clinton, questioning whether a woman would have the stamina to be president, calling her a “nasty woman” and even judging her sex appeal at one point. None of these tactics earned him any support from women — but, perhaps, it may have drawn enough men to Trump’s take-no-prisoners manliness. Without anything resembling a traditional campaign apparatus, Trump overcame his many shortcomings as a candidate. He lost all three debates and barely understood key issues — as recently as last month, he didn’t even know how the Affordable Care Act worked. His refusal to release his taxes was disqualifying for many voters. Not knowing that Russia invaded the Crimea and his pallin’ around with Vladimir Putin sent the foreign policy establishment (mostly conservatives) running across enemy lines to the Clinton camp. Patriotic voters were alarmed when he claimed that our military is “a disaster” and John McCain was not a hero, and when he wondered why we have nuclear weapons if we don’t use them. ...continued on next page

SCORECARD U.S. President Hillary Clinton (D): 47%, 218 electoral votes DONALD J. TRUMP (R): 48%, 276 electoral votes

Initiative Measure No. 1491 (Extreme-risk protection orders for removing guns) YES: 71.18%, 1,372,718 No: 28.82%, 555,853

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Initiative Measure No. 1501 (Identity theft and open-records measure) YES: 71.59%, 1,365,428 No: 28.41%, 541,792

U.S. Senator PATTY MURRAY (D): 60.81%, 1,183,089 Chris Vance (R): 39.19%, 762,461 U.S. Representative, Congressional District 5 CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS (R): 58.32%, 117,287 Joe Pakootas (D): 41.68%, 83,812

Initiative Measure No. 1464 (Campaign finance) Yes: 47.43%, 871,658 NO: 52.57%, 966,213

Governor JAY INSLEE (D): 56.32%, 1,094,123 Bill Bryant (R): 43.68%, 848,681

Supreme Court Justice Pos. 1 MARY YU: 58.53%, 979,792 David DeWolf: 41.47%, 694,122

State Commissioner of Public Lands Steve McLaughlin (R): 45.1%, 836,703 HILARY FRANZ (D): 54.9%, 1,018,495

Supreme Court Justice Pos. 5 BARBARA MADSEN: 63.69%, 1,052,939 Greg Zempel: 36.31%, 600,176

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Erin Jones: 48.84%, 784,961 CHRIS REYKDAL: 51.16%, 822,184

Supreme Court Justice Pos. 6 CHARLIE WIGGINS: 58.32%, 948,796 Dave Larson: 41.68%, 678,215

State Senator, District 3 ANDY BILLIG (D): 70.03%, 22,034 James R. Apker (L): 9.97%, 9,4292

County Commissioner District 1 Candace Mumm (D): 47.57%, 66,405 JOSH KERNS (R): 52.24%, 72,929

SPOKANE COUNTY

State Representative, District 3 MARCUS RICCELLI (D): 69.77%, 21,767 Randy McGlenn II (L): 30.23%, 9,429

County Commissioner District 2 SHELLY O’QUINN (R): 60.18%, 83,661 Andrew Biviano (D): 39.67%, 55,147

State Representative, District 3 TIMM ORMSBY (D): 64.44%, 20,746 Laura Carder (R): 35.56%, 11,449

Spokane Transit Authority Proposition No. 1 (sales tax) APPROVED: 55.41%, 62,344 Rejected: 44.59%, 50,177

State Representative, District 4 MATT SHEA (R): 62.4%, 27,334 Scott V. Stucker (D): 37.6%, 16,471 State Representative, District 6 Lynnette Vehrs (D): 46.27%, 20,161 MIKE VOLZ (R): 53.73%, 23,408 State Representative, District 6 JEFF HOLY (R): 60.99%, 26,617 Shar Lichty (D): 39.01%, 17,027 Initiative Measure No. 732 (carbon tax) Yes: 41.45%, 771,623 NO: 58.55%, 1,090,123

Spokane Superior Court Judge Pos. 10 LINDA TOMPKINS: 61.50%, 77,175 Ward Andrews: 38.09%, 47,797 Spokane Superior Court Judge Pos. 11 Greg Sypolt: 45.89%, 56,880 TIM FENNESSY: 53.60%, 66,438

IDAHO

U.S. Senator MIKE CRAPO (R): 61.7%, 116,642 Jerry Sturgill (D): 32.3%, 61,029 Ray J. Writz (C): 6.0%, 11,311

Initiative Measure No. 735 (Citizens United) YES: 63.82%, 1,175,116 No: 36.18%, 666,269

U.S. Representative, Congressional District 1 RAUL R. LABRADOR (R): 66.5%, 44,356 James Piotrowski (D): 33.5%, 22,384

Initiative Measure No. 1433 (Minimum wage) YES: 59.48%, 1,142,984 No: 40.52%, 778,685

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ELECTION RESULTS

TRUMPOCALYPSE: THE GLOSSARY

Election 2016 has added a variety of words and phrases to the American lexicon over the past 18 months. The Inlander team has compiled a dozen of the most enduring:

BASKET OF DEPLORABLES In 2012, the gaffe of the season was “binders full of women.” Between now and 2020, just sit back and enjoy the “basket of (fill in your favorite putdown here)” jokes.

BIGLY

Either a mush-mouthed pronunciation of “bigleague” or the unnecessary complication of the word “big”; we’re not sure which. Bigly is here to stay, having already made the Urban Dictionary.

THE CYBER

From the second presidential debate: “As far as the cyber… we had to get very, very tough on cyber.” Don’t worry, Baron knows all about it.

JEB!

Verb describing the practice of attempting to create enthusiasm for a candidate entirely through punctuation.

LOCKER ROOM TALK

On the list of lamest excuses ever, this one lands somewhere between “My dog ate my homework” and “But Mom, everybody’s getting neck tattoos.”

LOW ENERGY

The pathetic state of not being offensive enough to make good TV.

NASTY WOMAN

Want to put a cherry on top of your efforts to alienate women voters? For the final interruption of your more than 100 interruptions spanning three presidential debates, call your opponent a “nasty woman” as your closing argument before a national audience.

NOTHINGBURGER

Breaking news on any so-called “scandal” about your preferred candidate.

NUCLEAR BOMBSHELL Hillary Clinton’s scandals added up to some serious voter fatigue.

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“TRUMP V. CLINTON,” CONTINUED...

here’s no way around it; roughly half the population woke up to mourning in America on Nov. 9. Soon, however, the Monday morning quarterbacks will be asking whether Bernie Sanders could have defeated Trump. Sanders never had an email controversy hung around his neck, and his populist policies were oddly in synch with many Trump supporters. Clinton’s slew of semi-scandals did add up to some serious fatigue among voters. This campaign also revealed a lot about the voting public. In our self-absorbed Facebook culture, people don’t listen to each other much, and rational arguments don’t seem to work. We can’t even agree on facts — Trump never could accept that unemployment is below 5 percent, that incomes are growing and that crime is down.

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America is in a great state of disconnect — from each other as we stick to our own tribes, and from facts that could guide and unify us. If there’s any common ground to start fresh on, it’s that America has spoken. And President Obama is living proof that, sometimes, we learn to live with presidents we weren’t so sure about early on. On Monday, basking in public approval a point higher than Ronald Reagan’s at the same point in his tenure, Obama addressed a huge crowd outside Freedom Hall in Philadelphia — a state that Trump would win a day later. “I still haven’t given up on hope,” Obama said. “I’m betting that the wisdom, decency and generosity of the American people will once again win the day.” Every four years, we all have to hope that’s a winning bet. n

THE PIVOT

The flicker of hope that a candidate has tilted away from his pattern of inflammatory statements and toward a more policy-minde… Oh, wait, check your Twitter: He’s back to insulting everyone again.

TWEETSTORM

When 140 characters just aren’t enough to say all you need about a former Miss Universe, you launch a tweetstorm. Any time of day (or night) is fine.

YUGE

Also known to English speakers as “huge” — as in, “The wall on the Mexican border is going to be so beautiful, it’s going to be yuge!” n

Shelly O’Quinn was re-elected to the Spokane County Commission with 60 percent of the vote, according to preliminary returns.

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KEEPING THE STATUS QUO With two seats up for grabs on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, Republicans likely fended off Democratic challengers

ver since Todd Mielke left the Spokane County Board of Commissioners in January, the Spokane GOP’s main priority was keeping a Democrat from taking the seat come November. While there are ballots yet to be counted, it appears that they succeeded, though without the candidate they initially thought would win the seat. Republican Josh Kerns is beating Democratic Spokane City Councilwoman Candace Mumm by a roughly 52 to 48 margin, according to preliminary results Tuesday night. “I’m thrilled and I’m humbled by the support from the voters of the county,” Kerns said Tuesday night. Mumm did not expect Kerns to be her opponent in the general election. In February, Spokane County GOP precinct committee officers appointed former Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin to fill the seat vacated by Mielke. The thinking, for many, was that she would have the best chance to keep the seat in November. Kerns, a legislative aide for state Rep. Jeff Holy, was the precinct committee officers’ second choice at the time. But McLaughlin, facing a challenge from Mumm on the left and Kerns on the right, lost in the primary election — a result that stunned many, including Mumm, who said she was surprised that someone with “no political or elected experience would be my challenger.” Before Tuesday, Kerns employed the same strategy against Mumm that he used against McLaughlin: challenging her record as a city councilwoman. He criticized Mumm, who portrayed herself as a moderate Democrat,

BY WILSON CRISCIONE for supporting a sick-leave ordinance requiring businesses to pay for up to five sick days each year, and for helping pass a resolution to put a measure on the ballot to fine railroads for sending oil and coal trains through Spokane. (She later voted to take it off the ballot.) Mumm, meanwhile, questioned Kerns’ relationship with far-right Spokane Valley state Rep. Matt Shea, specifically how Kerns would support law enforcement as Shea and Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich continue their years-long public feud. Kerns, who made bringing jobs to Spokane his priority, says he can promise that he will not support the same regulations as the city that, he says, hurts businesses. “I am going to be someone who’s out there making sure we keep Spokane County as business-friendly as possible.” Mumm, while not yet ready to concede the election Tuesday, guessed Kerns’ strong numbers may reflect the strength shown Tuesday for Republicans in the rest of the county. And while her campaign focused, in part, on coordination with the county and city of Spokane especially when it comes to land-use issues, and smarter planning for development of neighborhoods, she doesn’t think a loss kills that goal. “I think I can still accomplish that whether I’m on the city council or on the county commission,” Mumm says.

ith Kerns leading by just under 5 percent Tuesday night, the other Republican on the ballot for county commissioner, Shelly

O’Quinn, celebrated a much wider margin of victory over challenger Andrew Biviano. Tuesday’s results had O’Quinn leading Biviano with a 21-point margin and 60 percent of the vote, mirroring her win over Biviano in the primary. She expected a slightly tighter race in the general election. “I didn’t expect it to be that high, but I’ll take it,” O’Quinn says. She credits some success to not taking the election for granted and not making assumptions. “[O’Quinn] should feel good about the fact that people seem to think she’s doing a good job,” Biviano says. Biviano, an attorney, pushed for faster criminal justice and mental health reform in the county, arguing that his experience in those areas is greater than O’Quinn’s. He hopes that the county will have more urgency in addressing those issues in ELECTION 2016 the future. Go to inlander.com for the latest O’Quinn, who won election news and analysis. her seat on the county commission in 2012, has touted her ability to save the county millions annually through lean management practices. She says she’s worked hard over the past four years, and she’s looking forward to what she can accomplish in the future: “I have a couple great projects — I’m definitely looking forward to taking all of the work in the criminal justice system to the next level.” n

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TAKING INITIATIVE Which statewide measures passed and which ones failed BY DANIEL WALTERS

INITIATIVE 1433: RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE

There was a time that this initiative, which would gradually raise the minimum wage to $13.50 an hour and mandate a generous statewide mandatory sick-leave policy, would have resulted in a titanic battle between progressive activists and business groups. That’s what happened in the city of SeaTac, south of Seattle, when it put a $15 minimum-wage hike on the ballot in 2013. This time, the goliaths on the side of Initiative 1433 showed up to battle — including billionaire Nick Hanauer and a flood of union cash — but the business groups barely made an effort to fight back. It easily marched to victory, with nearly 60 percent supporting it, according to initial results. The Washington city driving the initiative the hardest, however, will largely be unaffected. In 2014, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance gradually hiking the city’s minimum wage to $15 a hour by 2021. But despite skeptics’ warnings of economic calamity, so far, Seattle’s economy has continued to boom. It’s one reason that local Republican Sen. Michael Baumgartner, who is very critical of the initiative, acknowledges that minimum-wage opponents have “a little bit of a ‘Boy who cries wolf’ aspect.” The impacts

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of minimum-wage hikes typically aren’t apocalyptic. They’re subtle. Of course, Seattle, with its high-tech and port-based economy, is a long way from Spokane County’s more modest economy, where a quarter of all jobs are currently under the new wage threshold. In Spokane, voters decisively rejected the initiative, with more than 54 percent of voters voting “no.” Seattle also doesn’t have to compete with Idaho. If Idaho or the federal government doesn’t hike its minimum wage by the time the wage climbs to $13.50, businesses in Liberty Lake will have to pay their minimumwage workers 85 percent more than those in Post Falls. It also renders the big fight earlier this year over the city of Spokane’s sick-leave policy — with all its hours of debate and consideration given to every exemption and detail — almost academic. By 2018, when I-1433 goes into effect, a much more generous sick-leave policy will take hold, one that provides no exceptions.

INITIATIVE 732: THE CARBON TAX

It started out as an item on almost every climate wonk’s wish list — a shift in the tax burden to penalize big carbon tax emitters. But the fight over the nitty-gritty details quickly turned into a liberal civil war, with detractors on the left arguing that the carbon tax did too little, and cutting other taxes to make the measure “revenue neutral” set the stage for failure. It was the biggest state initiative failure of the night, bringing in less than 42 percent of initial returns.

INITIATIVE 735: MOVING TO AMEND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

This initiative didn’t promise do anything directly to combat the impacts of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, or constrain corporate contributions. It didn’t, for example, increase transparency rules for independent expenditures. It was intended to send a symbolic message, adding Washington’s name to the list of states pushing the U.S. to amend the Constitution. The symbolic measure won real support, with 63.8 percent of voters supporting it.

INITIATIVE 1464: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Beyond introducing numerous new restrictions on PACs and lobbyists, this initiative — sponsored by City Council President Ben Stuckart — intended to close a tax loophole in order to hand Washington state residents three $50 “democracy credits” to freely spend on candidates of their choice. But the notion of giving more taxpayer money to politicians didn’t persuade most Washington voters: Over 52 percent of voters opposed the measure, while less than 48 percent supported it, according to preliminary vote totals.

INITIATIVE 1491: KEEPING GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF DANGEROUS PEOPLE

Despite its occasional flirtation with elements of libertarianism, Washington hasn’t been afraid of passing statewide initiatives to restrict firearms, like I-594, which expanded background checks two years ago. This initiative would allow a court to issue temporary bans against owning or purchasing firearms for people considered an “extreme risk” to themselves or others. For voters, it was a no-brainer: 71 percent supported it.

INITIATIVE 1501: PUNISHING IDENTITY THEFT/RESTRICT ANTI-UNION GROUPS

How did an initiative with an innocent name like the “Washington Increased Penalties for Crimes Against Vulnerable Individuals measure” draw opposition from nearly every newspaper editorial board in the state? Because, the editorial boards argued, the stuff about increasing penalties for identity theft was simply a Trojan horse for the real point of the initiative: Restricting the state Public Records Act to prevent anti-union groups from informing in-home caregivers that they don’t have to pay union dues. Swarmed by other initiatives, voters didn’t hesitate to approve the measure, voting for it in the biggest landslide of the night, with nearly 72 percent in favor. n

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econd time’s the charm. Spokane Transit Authority’s package itself was nearly identical to the measure that failed by an achingly close 572 votes last spring. And so the STA board put it on the ballot again, with the same list of around 25 projects, including late-night Saturday service, service to Airway Heights, and a new route between Greenacres and the Spokane Valley Mall. What did change, thanks to federal and state funding and more generous revenue projections, was the price tag: Instead of a 3/10ths of a percent sales tax hike, this ELECTION 2016 measure proGo to inlander.com for the latest poses to start election news and analysis. out initially at 1/10th of a percent before climbing to 2/10ths of a percent in 2019. The difference may not seem like much, but the change was enough to persuade formerly skeptical local influencers like Greater Spokane Inc. — which did not back the measure last spring — to leap on board. And as of Tuesday night, voters were approving the proposition with 55.4 percent of the vote, according to preliminary returns. Another change may have played a role: The STA landed state funding and federal grants that meant the ballot measure wouldn’t pay for a dime of the $72 million construction cost of the Central City Line — the proposed high-tech, highfrequency electric bus route between Browne’s Addition and Spokane Community College. It would only pay for the operational cost, which, because the vehicle is electric, would actually be significantly cheaper. Critics shrugged these arguments aside, arguing that spending federal and

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state money is still spending taxpayer money. The big TV advertisement in support of Proposition 1, however, sidestepped the entire argument: It talked about more buses, more routes, more often, but didn’t mention the Central City Line. Instead, the pitch was nearly conservative, aimed just as much at car owners who hate potholes and traffic jams: Less traffic congestion. Less wear and tear on roads. And, yes, less air pollution. “And more people can get to school and work, which means a stronger economy,” said the peppy voice of the ad’s announcer. This was a strategic choice by Prop 1 campaign manager Adam McDaniel: He didn’t want to count on high turnout from Democrats in a presidential year to push the ballot measure over the top. Instead, he aimed for moderate conservatives in the moderately conservative county. And, in an election that surprised everyone nationwide with the power of rural conservatives, that may have been a good move. “One of the things that clearly worked to our advantage this time, is we had a lot more time to educate the voters about the package,” says County Commissioner Al French says. “That understanding hopefully contributed to a victory.” The result, of course, hasn’t answered the central question: The measure’s supporters predicted that the Central City Line would be an economic boon, a lifeline pumping blood into the growing University District with its forthcoming medical school. Its critics confidently predicted that the Central City Line would be a boondoggle, a disastrous waste of taxpayer money that won’t come close to meeting its ridership goals. Boon? Or Boondoggle? Now we get to find out. n

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erhaps there’s no surprise here. For the sixth election cycle in a row, U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers kept her seat in Washington’s 5th Congressional District. Her Democratic challenger, Joe Pakootas, hoped to seize on the contentious presidential campaign and McMorris Rodgers’ share of the August primary vote, 42 percent — the lowest since she was first elected a dozen years ago. Pakootas was the challenger in the 2014 election as well, receiving 39 percent of the vote. Since she was first elected in 2004, McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-highest ranking House Republican, has maintained a firm grip on the 5th District seat, all but once winning re-election with more than 60 percent of the vote. Throughout this year’s primary and leading up to this week’s election, Pakootas criticized McMorris Rodgers for her support of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, especially in light of his references to grabbing and kissing women without their permission. Although McMorris Rodgers denounced Trump’s statements and abuse of women, she stopped short of pulling her endorsement for her party’s nominee.

Many national and local political commentators had speculated on whether Trump’s racist, sexist and otherwise ignorant comments — not to mention his flat-out lies — would have an impact on the party. Initial numbers indicate that McMorris Rodgers, bolstered by more than $2 million in contributions (compared to about $300,000 for Pakootas), won about 58 percent of the vote, a little under her previous showing against Pakootas. But that’s about what local conservative activist Kelly Lotze expected. “Since the primary to today, she has been one of the only elected officials who has adamantly stuck by Trump,” says Lotze. “I think she’s earned more support from middle-ground Republicans because she’s maintained that support.”

cMorris Rodgers is not one to rock the boat. Since 2004, when she succeeded George Nethercutt, the Salem, Oregon, native has reliably voted along party lines. She’s supported GOP policies on abortion, government spending and health care, including numerous votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As the chair of the House Republican Conference, she was at the center of the partial

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government shutdown in 2013. She and 86 other GOP lawmakers voted to end the shutdown 16 days later, and her role in the gridlock was a talking point for Pakootas this election. In addition to his criticism of McMorris Rodgers’ endorsement of Trump, throughout his campaign Pakootas called her out as part of the Republican leadership in Congress that has worked to obstruct President Barack Obama’s policies. “It’s the least effective Congress in history,” Pakootas told the Inlander ahead of this year’s primary election. “It’s not good leadership.” Despite her role in a historically unproductive Congress, McMorris Rodgers has had success. Over the past four years, three bills she’s either sponsored or co-sponsored have been signed into law, including the Steve Gleason Act. Named for the former Washington State University and NFL player who suffers from a degenerative muscle disease, the law allows Medicare to cover the costs of devices that generate speech through eye movements. McMorris Rodgers also has been a vocal proponent of shrinking government spending. This September, she and Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity, wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post in support of her Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act that she says will bring accountability to government spending. McMorris Rodgers writes that the bill would give the House of Representatives more control over “zombie” programs that continue to get taxpayer money after they’ve expired. According to the Congressional Budget Office, $310 billion will go to these programs in 2016. “More and more people feel like their voices are not being reflected in their government,” she says in a statement. “We’re a government of the people, by the people and for the people. We must go back to some constitutional basics and ensure that people’s voice is reflected.” Pakootas criticized the bill, saying it could potentially cut funding to necessary programs such as the Affordable Care Act and the Federal Election Commission, which oversees campaign funding. For Dave Wilson, who ran as an independent in the 5th District primary this year, knocking off the incumbent Republican is a long shot, if not impossible. “Our continued leadership will make sure the gov’t is accountable and transparent to you,” McMorris Rodgers tweeted shortly after initial results were released. “So you have a say in what happens.” n

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Still Here After fighting his way back to the court, Przemek Karnowski is ready to wrap up a historic Gonzaga career BY WILL MAUPIN

hen Przemek Karnowski came to Gonzaga in the fall of 2012, no one expected he’d still be here more than four years later. Yet here we are, in November 2016, and the Torun, Poland, native is preparing for one final season in Spokane. Most Gonzaga fans were still eating their Thanksgiving leftovers the last time Karnowski set foot on a basketball court for a meaningful, competitive game. It was Nov. 27, 2015, and the Zags defeated Connecticut 73-70 at a tournament in the Bahamas. What had begun as a successful senior season for the 7-foot-1 center was then derailed by a back injury. Though it brought an early end to his year, it signaled the beginning of a tidal wave of support from Zag Nation. “I got probably 200 to 300 letters every day,” Karnowski says. “I never really get the opportunity to say this to people, except when I meet them face to face: I just want to thank everyone for the support I got before and after the surgery, and while I was rehabbing.” Since his injury occurred just five games into the season, Karnowski was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. Now, while grateful for the support he received last season, he’s focused on this one. “I just can’t wait to start playing another team,” Karnowski says. His eagerness to return to the court doesn’t seem to simply be a product of spending time away from the game, however. Statistically speaking, Karnowski is already a legend at Gonzaga. With more than 1,000 points scored and nearly 600 rebounds, he’s set to become just the ninth player in program history to reach both of those benchmarks. Head coach: Mark Few This season, he will look to become a 2015-2016 record: 28-8 (15-3 WCC) leader as well. Preseason conference coaches poll: 1st “I think Coach [Mark] Few and the staff have been preparing me for that role for a while now,” Karnowski says. “It also came kind of naturally, just being a fifth-year senior. I know how things go here, I know people around here, I know how practices go here. It should help out those younger guys.” Nine players on Gonzaga’s roster enter this season having yet to play a single minute under Few. That alone makes having a senior leader like Karnowski an invaluable asset. But what’s more, Karnowski is acutely aware of the struggle that many of these newcomers will face. “We have lots of international guys coming in, from France, Japan, Denmark,” Karnowski says. “As an international player, I’ve been here for so long that I try to help them out even with simple life things, like showing them where the store is.” Though his career has exceeded the average length of a typical college athlete’s, and he now must work to help integrate plenty of new faces, there remains one Zag who has been with Karnowski from day one: senior guard Rem Bakamus. “We’re great, we’re best friends,” Karnowski said of the 6-foot-tall walkon. “We understand each other on and off the court. Between us, it’s awesome. It’s been awesome since the first day.” Between balancing basketball and graduate school, Karnowski and Bakamus found time to attend a Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert in Spokane together this offseason, where the 7-footer spent plenty of time posing for selfies with fans waiting in line to get into the show. When asked which of the two he preferred, Karnowski didn’t pick Lewis, a Spokane native. “I have to go with Macklemore, you know,” he said. “He’s the main guy.” That’s a fair answer. Because just as Macklemore is the main guy onstage at his concerts, Karnowski is going to be the main guy on the court for the Zags this season. 

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The Kennel Club will have some new stars to cheer on. RYAN SULLIVAN PHOTO

Lock and Reload The Zags have some fresh faces and a roster loaded with talent BY WILL MAUPIN

espite losing four starters from last season’s Sweet Sixteen run, expectations for the No. 14-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs are, as usual, quite high. Thanks mostly to a slew of quality newcomers, this might be the most talent-laden roster Mark Few has had in his 18 years as head coach. Gonzaga has become a destination for big-name transfers in recent years, and this season is no different. Point guard Nigel Williams-Goss (15.6 points, 5.9 assists per game in 2014-15), who spent his first two seasons with the Washington Huskies, is ready to go after a redshirt season. During the offseason, the Zags snatched shooting guard Jordan Mathews (13.5 ppg) from Cal. As a graduate transfer, Mathews is eligible to play this season. Both Williams-Goss and Mathews are in the running for best in the nation at their position, as they were named to the preseason watch lists for the Bob Cousy and Jerry West awards, respectively. Sophomore Josh Perkins, who had an up-and-down 2015-16 season at the point, was charged in October with physical control of a vehicle while under the influence and is suspended for Friday’s game against Utah Valley. Then there is the freshman class, led by the most highly touted recruit in program history, McDonald’s All-America center Zach Collins. The returning players are no slouches, either. Both senior center Przemek Karnowski (8.8 points, 5.4 rebounds per game) and Perkins (10.1 ppg, 4.1 apg) were named to the preseason all-West Coast Conference team. With big-name teams including Arizona, Washington and San Diego State on the Zags’ non-conference schedule, the road to a 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance will be as rough as ever. And don’t overlook WCC archrival Saint Mary’s, which landed just three spots back of the Zags in the preseason AP poll. 

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Finding Balance Coming back from injury, Elle Tinkle is looking forward to a strong final year at Gonzaga, and a promising career helping others BY FRANNY WRIGHT

onzaga women’s basketball redshirt senior Elle Tinkle grew up knowing basketball was in her blood, and says the work ethic that’s made her a star in the West Coast Conference was learned both on and off the court. But she had to adjust to a different role when a knee injury she suffered early in the 2015-16 campaign — she started the first 10 games — forced her onto the bench for the remainder of what would’ve been her final Zags season. As a player proud to lead by example, she shifted her leadership style to one more similar to that of a coach. Watching plays develop from the sidelines, Tinkle Head coach: Lisa Fortier — confident that she 2015-16 record: 19-14 (10-8 WCC) must’ve sounded Preseason conference coaches poll: 1st like her dad, Wayne Tinkle, the head men’s coach at Oregon State — offered advice and support to teammates, especially the underclassmen. “I tried to remain as optimistic as possible,” she says. “I had a lot of conversations with the coaches about how it was going to work out, and they kept reminding me that if and when I got my year back, we were going to make up for all the lost time.” With her medical redshirt waiver approved by the WCC in April, Tinkle is most excited to be healthy this season, and end her career with a program she’s grown up admiring in a more fitting way. She finds more reward in hearing appreciation for her hustle and work off the

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court than her points in each game, and hopes to graduate knowing she worked as hard as she could. Tinkle’s family life is steeped in basketball. At Oregon State, her brother Tres is about to begin his sophomore season playing for his dad. Her mom, Lisa, was inducted into the University of Montana’s Hall of Fame after playing there, coaching both Tinkle and her sister Joslyn before transitioning into what Tinkle describes as a sideline coach who’s still pretty good out in the driveway. And even after Joslyn, a former Stanford star, recently returned from playing abroad in Australia, Tinkle says she’s already begun looking into a recreational or club league to keep playing. “Basketball has been a great love for all of us to have, and we are constantly learning from each other as a family,” says Tinkle, a 6-foot-2 guard. “Having parents as coaches and siblings as role models for me, I learn how I want to mold aspects of my game, even from my younger brother.” Growing up in Missoula, Tinkle attended Gonzaga basketball camps with her sister beginning in sixth grade. Her familiarity with the coaching staff and the success the program has seen first attracted her to Gonzaga, but its strong nursing

program was what solidified her decision. “I’d be absolutely lying if I said it wasn’t a really challenging task handling practice, working in the hospital with 8-to-12 hour shifts, homework and studying,” says Tinkle. “But as athletes, we know our career could be very temporary and now, especially being in the hospital every week and having my own patients, I’m reassured that I chose the right major.” After ending the 2015-16 season in the second round of the WNIT, the Gonzaga women have returned a strong squad of players returning from injuries, transfers done with redshirting and some new additions. Tinkle says this team feels new, in a way. Beyond the talent and versatility she sees in each position, she’s impressed with how willing each player has been to work hard and together, to begin creating the team’s identity this season. “I’m looking forward to not so much statistics, but how I can involve my team and how we can have success, and hopefully buy into the same goal,” she says, even though she’s racked up nice numbers at Gonzaga, scoring 11.7 points per game in her junior year, a season which saw her team ride a gutsy Cinderella run to to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Tinkle isn’t sure if she’ll pursue basketball or immediately begin her career as a nurse after graduation and testing for her nursing license, but she hopes that the right decision will become more clear as next May approaches. n

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Is This the Year? Idaho is equipped for the sort of run Moscow hasn’t seen in decades BY MIKE BOOKEY

ven while battling through a conference change and a rotating roster since arriving in Moscow in 2008, head coach Don Verlin has built a program that could very well be on the brink of breaking out this season. Last year, the Vandals had their first 20-win season in more than two decades, and this season, Idaho is picked to contend for the Big Sky title. Believe it or not, the Vandals could return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990 — before any of the players on the Idaho roster were even born. The Vandals would have a chance to come closer to the prowess of the Idaho women’s team, which has made the NCAA TournaHead coach: Don Verlin ment three out of the past four 2015-16 record: 21-13 (12-6 Big Sky) years. The Big Sky coaches poll Preseason conference coaches poll: 2nd picks Idaho’s men to finish in second place behind Weber State, while the media poll has them in third. “We’re extremely excited about this basketball season. We had a great offseason and my guys have come in in fabulous shape. We have worked hard through the fall as we get ready for this season,” remarked Verlin as the Vandals were in the middle of preseason workouts in late October. The offseason he mentioned included a tour of China, where the Vandals played a collection of international teams and also made cultural and educational stops. The trip included going head-to-head with the Chinese national team, taking the game to overtime before eventually falling 102-94. “Our guys did a great job, right from the spring season all the way into the summer, and it was highlighted by our foreign trip to China,” said Verlin. “I thought it gave our team a chance to gel and become a better basketball team.” The Vandals return 12 players (including four starters), the most of any Verlin-coached team at Idaho. They did, however, lose Chris Sarbaugh, the Spokane native and Gonzaga Prep star who transferred to Idaho for his senior year and served as both a leader and a defensive fireplug. “Now it’s up to us upperclassIdaho guard Victor Sanders. men to fill [Sarbaugh’s] role, too, SPENCER FARRIN PHOTO and try to show the younger guys, the guys we’ll really need throughout the season, what it really takes,” said senior point guard Perrion Callandret. “Hopefully we can keep up with what we’re doing and make a big impact on this conference.” Victor Sanders, a fearless, shoot-the-lights-out guard who has breakout scoring ability — he dropped 33 against Northern Arizona last season — enters his junior year, after leading the Vandals in scoring last season, with an expectation that his offensive contributions will be even more prolific. Recent evidence says that Sanders is well on his way — in that loss to China, he scored 27 points, while in Idaho’s 80-62 exhibition win over Carroll College, he had 17 points in just 16 minutes on the floor. n

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Nowhere But Up Assessing the WSU Cougars as they look to rebound BY MIKE BOOKEY

f you’re a Washington State men’s basketball fan, you might be shuddering at the prospect of another Cougars season. Sorry to remind the faithful, but WSU won just nine games last season and just a single contest in Pac-12 play (for what it’s worth, the win was against then-No. 25 UCLA). But changes are afoot in Pullman, so let’s take a look at how the Cougs’ campaign could shake out.

THE GOOD

 Radio advertisements playing in the Inland Northwest have promised that change is coming to the Cougars. They don’t just mean just a shift to winning games, but rather a new style of play. “People will see the speed of the game, the crispness offensively and the ability to score. You will see a team that is more intense on the defensive side of the floor,” says WSU head coach Ernie Kent. The ability to score is a good thing, of course. The Cougars averaged just 70.5 points per game last season, and Head coach: Ernie Kent perhaps 2015-16 record: 9-22 (1-17 Pac-12) increased Preseason conference coaches poll: 12th speed could lead to wins and butts in the seats of what has been a cavernously empty Beasley Coliseum as of late.  No matter what happens with this year’s Cougars, WSU faithful should nevertheless celebrate the career of big man Josh Hawkinson. The 6-foot-10 senior from Shoreline, Wash., posted 20 double-doubles last season and led the Pac-12 in rebounding at 11.1 per game. He’ll continue to be integral to any Cougars success.  Say what you will about Kent, but the guy has a track record of winning. He’s had bad seasons before and come back. In the 1995-96 season, his Saint Mary’s Gaels finished next to last in the West Coast Conference. He came back the following season to win 23 games and take the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament. He

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rebounded several times in his 13 seasons at Oregon, too.

THE INTERESTING

 The Cougars play a non-conference schedule that should catch your attention and could set them up nicely for Pac-12 play. Most notably, they play in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where they’ll face No. 22 Creighton on Nov. 18 and could face teams like North Carolina State, Saint Joseph’s and Ole Miss. Aside from playing Kansas State on Dec. 10 in Kansas City, the Cougars shouldn’t get too roughed up; they’ll look for revenge against Idaho in the Battle of the Palouse on Dec. 7.  Kent has promised more contributions from a few guys we didn’t see too much of last season. Derrien King will get more time as the Cougs move toward a smaller lineup at times. Viont’e Daniels saw a little time last year as a freshman, but mostly as a three-point specialist. Kent says he can do a lot more than that now. “Viont’e has gotten bigger and stronger,” Kent says. “He spent his time this summer in the weight room. He has always been able to shoot the basketball, but now he has a bigger and stronger body that will be able to handle the physicality of the conference as well.”

THE NOT GOOD

 The Cougars ride a 17-game losing streak into this campaign, which is demoralizing for team and fans alike. In fact, the Cougars have only one win, against UCLA, in the 2016 calendar year. They hope to notch their second victory of 2016 against Montana State on Friday, Nov. 11 in Pullman.  The season is also pivotal in Kent’s quest to keep his job. It will be his third year with WSU, and he’s yet to produce the sort of results the athletic department and fans expected when he left his Pac-12 Networks commentary role for a return to coaching. Even if you don’t like Kent’s style, tossing him after three seasons would probably set the Cougars’ arrival date at the top end of the Pac-12 standings back even further than you’d expect. n

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Spokane Folklore Society Presents

RY A S R E V I ANN

FALL 2016 Celebrating Spokane’s Cultural Diversity

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

CONFERENCE ROOM

LAIR AUDITORIUM 11:00 – 1:00 KPBX FM 91.1 Live Radio Show – Audience Welcome Brown’s Mountain Boys, Dr. Bob, Free Whiskey, Keleren & Michael Milham, Truck Mills, Reilly Winant 1:30 Coeur d’Alene Youth Marimbas – southern African-style 2:30 La Patience Band – Soukous (Congo) gospel 3:30 Free Whiskey – finely crafted Celtic rock 4:30 Coeurimba – marimba music from southern Africa 5:45 – 7:00 Haran Irish Dancers and Floating Crowbar – traditional and contemporary Irish step dance with high-energy Irish music

1:30 – 2:00 2:15 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:30 3:45 – 4:15 4:30 – 5:45

Bob Rice – folk, rock, blues LaVona Reeves – folklorist and singer Dr. Bob – folk/gospel originals Bodhi Bill Miller – singer songwriter acoustic guitar Music Workshop: Western Swing for Guitar Players with Patrice Webb

THE UNDERGROUND 11:30 – Noon Kasia Haroldsen – Polish tunes and originals 12:15 – 12:45 Rising Tide – acoustic guitar duo 1:00 – 1:30 Patrice Webb – award winning originals 1:45 – 2:15 Chuck ‘n Gail – folk, cowboy, originals 2:30 – 3:00 Celtic Aires – vocal ensemble 3:15 – 3:45 Reilly Winant and friends – Celtic soul folk rock 4:00 – 4:30 James Funke-Loubigniac – music on the hurdy gurdy 4:45 – 5:15 Sharp/BrownHawk – Native American flute and song 5:30 – 6:00 Tropical Blend – spirit of Aloha 6:15 – 6:30 Traveler of Home – indie folk rock 6:45 – 7:15 Cursive Wires – original songs – Americana

BISTRO STAGE (BLUEGRASS)

Floating Crowbar

SASQUATCH ROOM 11:00 – 11:30 Plaid Cats – Doo wop, blues, swing, country 11:45 – 12:15 Bridges Home – roots & originals 12:30 – 1:00 Western Reunion – cowboy songs and western swing 1:15 – 1:45 Dick Warwick – cowboy poetry 2:00 – 2:30 Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots – Celtic 2:45 – 3:15 Salish School of Spokane – youth sing and drum in Salish 3:30 – 4:00 The 2 Bit Jug Band – love, food and hilarity 4:15 – 4:45 “Lonesome” Lyle Morse – traditional and original blues 5:00 – 5:30 Trillium- 239 – complex melodies quirky lyrics 5:45 – 6:15 Gefilte Trout – klezmer / Eastern European folk music 6:30 – 7:00 Portatos Accordion Band – modern accordion 7:15 – 7:45 Hubbardston Nonesuch – Renaissance madrigals

11:30 – Noon Mountain Dew Boys – fine bluegrass 12:15 – 12:45 Poor Boy’s Delight – Americana and bluegrass 1:00 – 1:30 Jackie Fox & the Hounds – a “howling” goodtime 1:45 – 2:15 Sondahl, Hawkins & Thomsen – bluegrass, old-time 2:30 – 3:00 Brown’s Mountain Boys – bluegrass with a flair 3:15 – 3:45 Crawdad Run – bluegrass and old-time 4:00 – 4:30 Brad Keeler Trio – vintage bluegrass 4:45 – 5:15 Primitive Pines – bluegrass Appalachian styling 5:30 – 6:00 Moses Willey – bluegrass folk fusion

CAFETERIA STAGE 11:00 – 11:30 Stevens County Stompers – clogging 11:45 – 12:15 Spokane Argentine Tango – demo of various styles 12:30 – 1:15 East Indian Folk Dance with Sree Nandagopal 1:15 – 1:30 Bollywood Demo with Sapna Basy

1:45 – 2:15

Silver Spurs Youth Folk Dancers – multicultural dance 2:15 – 3:00 Family Dance – old fashioned barn dance 3:00 – 3:30 Russian Gypsy Dance – with Katya Tsokur 3:30 – 4:15 International Folk Dance with Karen Wilson-Bell – easy folk 4:30 – 5:00 Nine-Pint Coggies – Scottish fiddle music 5:15 – 5:45 Pages of Harmony – men’s acapella harmony chorus 6:00 – 6:45 Sidetrack – dance Party – come dance 6:45 – 7:15 set up sound check 7:15 – 7:45 Contra Dance Introductory Workshop with Nora Scott 7:45 – 8:45 Contra Dance with The River City Ramblers and Nora Scott 9:00 – 10:00 Contra Dance with Red Herring and Ray Polhemus

FAMILY STAGE (BUILDING 5) 12:30 – 1:15 Jenny Edgren – songs for kids of all ages 1:30 – 2:45 Spokane Storytelling League – stories for young and old at heart 3:00 – 5:00 Dick Frost – magic show for all ages

SMALL GYM (BUILDING 5) 11:30 – 12:30 Scottish Pipers, Highland and Country Dancers 12:45 – 1:15 Grant Elementary Drummers & Dancers – traditional African

Spokane Taiko 1:30 – 2:00 2:15 – 2:45 3:00 – 3:30 3:45 – 4:15 4:30 – 5:00 5:15 – 5:45

Schedules Subject to Change - 15 minute break between acts

Northwest Hula Company – traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances Sahara Tribe – American fusion belly dance Musha Marimba – marimba music from Zimbabwe Otis Orchards Malleteers – youth mallet percussion group Merry Missives of Moscow – youth Morris and English country dance Nah‘Joom – American belly dance

Two Days of Amazing, Inspiring Performances - for FREE! SATURDAY, NOV. 12TH • 11 AM - 10 PM | SUNDAY, NOV. 13TH • 11 AM - 5 PM

8 Stages • Over 100 Performance Groups • Activities & Crafts for kids Food • Ethnic Arts & Crafts for sale • Two Contra Dances Live KPBX Radio Show 11am - 1pm Saturday

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15

2:00 – 2:30 2:45 – 3:15 3:30 – 4:00

LAIR AUDITORIUM 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00

Meshugga Daddies – Spokane’s newest klezmer band Broken Whistle – traditional Celtic band Cultures’ Dance Arts – Spanish influence dances, Middle eastern Sesitshaya Marimba – African sounds of Zimbabwe Spokane Taiko – traditional Alma Brasileira – Brazilian choro

4:15 – 4:45

Blue Ribbon Tea Company – roots tradition Carter Junction – folk, Celtic, cowboy Steve Schennum – songs not heard on the radio Crab Creek Wranglers – songs of the old West

SPONSORED BY: • The Frey Family

SASQUATCH ROOM 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 12:30-1:00 1:15-1:45 2:00-2:30 2:45-3:15 3:30-4:00 4:15-4:45

Michael & Keleren Milham – fusion folk Laddie Ray Melvin – singer songwriter/ folksinger John Elwood and Robin Elwood – mountain dulcimer, squeeze box, ballads Dan Maher – host of Inland Folk Level Four – blues and jazz Spokane Community Choir – songs from many cultures PK Dwyer – cosmic American blues Todd Milne & Moksha – world fusion

CONFERENCE ROOM 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 12:30-1:00 1:15-1:45 2:00-2:30 2:45-3:15 3:30-5:00

Planted by Hands – American folk Dan Burt – riverboat songs and spirituals Carlton Oakes – solo guitar Benjamon Kardos – singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist Zach Hval – original compositions Ron Doyen – mostly blues Music Workshop: Ukulele with Scott Hallett

THE UNDERGROUND 11:00-11:30 11:45-12:15 12:30-1:00 1:15-1:45 2:00-2:30 2:45-3:15 3:30-4:00 4:15-4:45

Truck Mills – world music Alan Surdez – singer/songwriter Koyasuyo – music from the Andes Chasing Velvet – American roots UPOP – Ukulele Players of the Palouse Campbell River – mostly Celtic Gary Edwards – originals and Dobro Tim Platt – fingerstyle guitar

BISTRO STAGE (AMERICANA) 11:00 – 11:30 Dave McRae & Michael Robinson – folkabilly 11:45 – 12:15 Cherry Sisters Revival – silly string band 12:30 – 1:00 The Willows – tribute to Peter, Paul and Mary 1:15 – 1:45 Thaddeus Spae - campfire jazz, vaudeville folk

12:15 – 12:30 Bollywood performed by Sapna Basy 12:45 – 1:30 Spokane Buddhist Temple Bon Odori – Participatory Japanese folk dance 1:45 – 2:15 Spokane Chinese Dancers – traditional 2:30 – 3:00 Shararat – Middle Eastern and Bollywood dance 3:15 – 3:45 Cimmaron Tribal Belly Dance – American Tribal style 3:45 – 5:00 Children of the Sun – participatory drum circle

• Eyes for Life – Dr. Heavin Maier • The Inlander • Inland NW Community Foundation Redman Family Fund • Humanities Washington • Spokane Community College Northwest Hula Company

CAFETERIA STAGE 11:00 – 11:30 Neema Choir – African Youth Choir 11:45 – 12:15 Mele Polinahe & Kiakahi O’Hula – music and dance of Hawaii 12:30 Spokane English – participatory country dance with the Prestwold Players and caller Mitchell Frey 1:30 Spokane Area Square Dancers with caller Doug Davis 2:30 – 3:00 Hillyard Belles and the Trainmen – roaring twenties tap dance 3:00 – 3:30 set up 3:30 – 3:45 Contra Dance Introductory Workshop with Mitchell Frey 3:45 – 5:00 Contra Dance with Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots and caller Mitchell Frey

FAMILY STAGE - BUILDING 5 CLASSROOM 11:00 – 12:15 Music Workshop: Washtub Bass with Michael Gifford FAMILY ACTIVITIES 12:30 – 1:45 Spokane Storytelling League – stories for young and old at heart 2:00 – 2:45 Lucy D. Ford – original fairy tales 3:00 – 5:00 Dick Frost – magic show for all ages

• Avista Foundation

FREE EVENT!

SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAIR STUDENT CENTER 1810 N. Greene St FREE PARKING

For More Information, Call (509) 828-3683 www.spokanefolkfestival.org

SMALL GYM (BUILDING 5) 11:30 – Noon Baharat!! Dance Company – Middle East folkloric, Bollywood

Schedules Subject to Change - 15 minute break between acts

COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Soar On Eastern Washington lost its all-time leading scorer, but isn’t ditching its trademark style BY MIKE BOOKEY

Whitworth Aims to Continue Success

hen a team has the kind of long-running success that Whitworth’s men’s basketball team has enjoyed, it’s often said that program simply reloads between seasons, rather than rebuilding. This year, though, the seven-time defending Northwest Conference regular season champions are adding seven new players — six of them freshmen, and

WHITWORTH MEN

Head coach: Matt Logie 2015-16 record: 26-2 (15-1 Northwest Conference) Preseason national ranking: 12th (D3hoops.com poll) most from outside the United States — to help make up forw the loss to graduation of George Valle, Matt Staudacher and A.J. Grant. The Pirates finished 26-2 overall last year, coach Matt Logie’s fifth at the helm, and made the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 10th straight season. If they want to continue that streak, they’ll need to lean on some of the newcomers to help out seniors like forward Christian Jurlina and guard Kenny Love. In their exhibition game at Montana, both German freshman Benny Nick and United Tribes Technical College (N.D.) transfer Brandon Kohler played serious minutes in the Pirates’ 90-80 loss, and Australians Xavier Cooke (guard) and Cameron Rutherford (forward) are expected to contribute right away as well. With four seniors on this year’s team, the infusion of young talent is vital for ongoing Pirates success. That fact isn’t lost on Logie. “This group will add instant depth to our team across the board and has an opportunity to make us better immediately,” Logie said in August. “Each of these guys possess talent, passion and work ethic — the kind of characteristics that we know it takes to be successful.” — DAN NAILEN

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hen you enter Reese Court on the campus of Eastern Washington University, there’s no guarantee you’re going to see the Eagles win. You can be assured, however, that you’re going to see some entertaining basketball. Coach Jim Hayford has spent his coaching career crafting a style of hoops whose hallmark is full-court presses, an absurd amount of three-point shots and a whole lot of points. The style opens up the court, also allowing for drives to the basket. Over the past few seasons, at least, this has meant more dunks than you’d see elsewhere in the Big Sky Conference. But are Hayford and his Eagles — a program that has produced a national scoring leader in Tyler Harvey and a Big Sky scoring leader, Austin McBroom, in the past two seasons, respectively — obsessed with style over substance? “I think that that’s a really interesting question, and that’s what I’m trying to figure out,” says a contemplative Hayford, taking a break last week from reviewing film from the Eagles’ 80-69 exhibition win over Saint Martin’s. “You don’t want to be a slave to your own style, but we’ve recruited guys who want to play that way. On the other hand, you need to be loyal to the scoreboard and we need to ask ourselves, who do we need and what we need to do to move the scoreboard in our direction?” Hayford does plan to adjust his style for the 2015-16 Eagles, though perhaps not by much. After all, Eastern returns three starters in shooters Julian Harrell, Felix Von Hofe and Bogdan Bliznyuk, as well as sparkplug guard Sir Washington. But you have to remember that the Eagles lost Venky Jois, EWU’s all-time leading scorer who got a look from NBA scouts and is now playing professionally in Europe. At Eastern, Jois was a rebounding force and a freakish athlete known for sensational dunks. To fill the massive set of Adidas left empty by Jois, Hayford was able to find a guy with a size and game that’s eerily similar to that of the Australian big man. Jacob Wiley, a 6-foot-7 power forward, was able to use the NCAA’s graduate transfer rule to head to EWU from Lewis-Clark State in nearby Lewiston, Idaho. As hardcore Inland Northwest hoops fans may remember, Wiley was a standout at Newport High School, scoring 26 points per game as a senior, and was a prized recruit for the University of Montana. He played only one season in Missoula, leaving the court to join the Grizzlies’ track team, but eventually came back to basketball at Lewis-Clark. Wiley made an immediHead coach: Jim Hayford ate and impressive impact at 2015-16 record: 18-16 (10-8 Big Sky) Preseason conference coaches poll: 7th Reese Court in the exhibition against Saint Martin’s, scoring 25 points (making 8 of 9 shots) and hauling down 14 boards. “Jacob is probably going to be compared [to Jois] all season, but the comparison can be fairly made,” says Hayford. “People always said Venky was an unbelievable athlete, and you can say the same about Jacob.” The Eagles got a chance for some extra team building with a trip to Australia — the home to five of the players on their roster — over the summer. The games Down Under

EWU MEN

Felix Von Hofe (with ball) is one of three returning starters for EWU. gave Hayford a look at a team that will have to adjust not just to losing Jois, but also McBroom, a graduate transfer whose 21 points per game led the conference in scoring last year. Hayford’s team will be tested by road games against big-name schools Northwestern, Texas, Xavier and Colorado between now and Christmas. Those will be challenges, but also give Eastern national television exposure and toughen up the Eagles for conference play. With all of this ahead, and having lost more than half of last season’s total offensive output to graduation, Hayford says his guys can compete. “We’ve lost two stars, but we return three starters. How these guys step up into new roles is going to be the question. My hope and my confidence is that these guys are ready to step up,” he says. n

GRAPHIC ART

Spokane artist and storyteller Manny Trembley creates magical worlds and characters for all ages to enjoy BY CHEY SCOTT

Many of Manny Trembley’s stories were inspired by deeply personal moments in his family’s life. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

anny Trembley’s alternate universe is vivid, colorful and happy. A little girl lives there with her cadre of monster friends: vampires, zombies, unicorns, werewolves; an endless menagerie of otherworldly creatures. It’s a place filled with love, loyalty and learning. The importance of family and an unprejudiced acceptance of others are the law of the land. Amidst all the warm fuzzies and encouraging ideals in this magical world, its characters — and its creator — also face pain and grief. They sometimes stumble as they learn to forgive and move forward. Since moving to Spokane more than a decade ago, Trembley has established a healthy fan base, both locally and beyond, for his fantasy art and stories that span a range of styles and genres. He’s currently working full-time as a graphic artist, novelist and game designer. Like many creative types, he says he makes his art for himself. “There is not a single book I made with someone else in mind,” Trembley explains. “When I make a book, I try hard to find something to express and explore, and then share. That small part of me that I share with people expresses a little of who I am in each book, and I like that.” Trembley’s current ongoing series, Victoria Jr., originated a few years ago when he and his wife Lisa were exploring the possibility of adopting a little girl. In RGB RGB, a separate book published before that, Trembley processes the grief that he and Lisa experienced after two miscarriages. The couple still might adopt someday, and are now raising two young sons of their own. Beyond these deeply personal connections, Victoria’s adventures in her fantastical, monster-filled world present themes anyone can appreciate. Trembley has self-published four ...continued on next page

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CULTURE | GRAPHIC ART

Art from the cover of Trembley’s first book in the Victoria Jr. series.

“MONSTER SUCCESS,” CONTINUED...

Take this kiss upon the brow! • And, in parting from you now, • Thus much let me avow • You are not wrong, who deem • That my days have been a dream; • Yet if hope has the flown away • In a night, or in a day, • In a vision, or in none, • Is it therefore the less gone? • All that we see or seem • Is but a dream within a dream. • I stand amid the roar • Of a surf-tormented shore, • And I hold within my hand • Grains of the golden sand • How few! yet how they creep • Through my fingers to the deep, • While I weepwhile I weep! • O God! can I not grasp • Them with a tighter clasp? • O God! can I not save • One from the pitiless wave? • Is all that we see or seem • But a dream within a dream? • I wandered lonely as a cloud • That floats on high o’er vales and hills, • When all at once I saw a crowd, • A host, of golden daffodils; • Beside the lake, • Fluttering dancing The beneath Inlandertheistrees, doing a special and section inin the breeze. • Continuous as the stars that shine • And twinkle a December issue that will feature 10-15 poems line • on the milky way, • They stretched in never-ending Alongby thewriters marginfrom of a around bay: • Ten thousand saw I atlive a glance, the region. If you • Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. • The waves beside in eastern or central Washington, northleaves or centhem danced, but they • Out-did the sparkling in glee; • A poet could not be but gay, • In such a jocund company! • I tral Idaho, western Montana, or NE Oregon, please gazed—and gazed—but little thought • What wealth the show to send your work. Selected writers will be paid $40. me had brought: • For oft, when on my couch I lie • In vacant or in pensive mood, • They flash upon that inward eye • Which is the bliss of solitude; • And then my heart with pleasure fills, Send • And1-3dances withunpublished the daffodils. I held a Jewel in my previously poems• as fingers • And went to sleep • The day was warm, and winds a single attachment to guest editor were prosy • I said “’Twill keep” • I woke and chid my honest Thom Caraway: thomcaraway@gmail.com. Use fingers, • The Gem was gone • And now, an Amethyst remembrance Inlander poetry submission as the subject line. • Is all I own • Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, • And sorry One I could notsubmission travel both be one traveler, long I poem per will •beAnd selected. stood There • And is looked down one as far as I could • To where it no theme or topic that the poems bent in the undergrowth; • Then took the other, as just as must address. fair, • And having perhaps the better claim, • Because it was grassyPlease and include wanted contact wear; •information Though as for that the passing there (name, • Had address, worn them really the same, • And both that phone) and a about two sentence bio in morning equally lay • In leaves no step had the body of your email (not more than 50 words).trodden black. • Oh, I kept the first for another day! • Yet knowing how way leads on to way, • I doubted if I should ever come back. • I SUBMISSION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 20 shall be telling this with a sigh • Somewhere ages and ages hence: • Two roads diverged in a wood, and I • I took the one

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Victoria books since last year through his own FishTank Books. The series’ next installment, Victoria Jr. and the Under Wunderland, was successfully funded on Kickstarter this month, with more than $12,600 pledged. This new story was inspired by Trembley’s son’s profound sadness after the death of his betta fish, Mr. Love. “He kept telling me ‘I wish I could watch him one more time,’” the artist says. “So I thought it would be interesting to write a book about loss… It’s by no means a manifesto on the afterlife, it’s more a statement on wishing we had one more day, but we do — we have one more day right now.” The only human living in a world filled with monsters, Victoria was adopted by her monster parents, inspired by Victor Frankenstein’s stitched-up creations. Victoria — whose signature getup is a pair of goggles and elbowlength laboratory gloves — is independent, smart, thoughtful and kind; a female characterization that’s typically rare in the graphic novel/comicbook world. Trembley says creating a feminist’s dream character was an unintended consequence he realized in hindsight. “I have always loved monsters and Frankenstein, and the tragic nature of who the monster is,” he explains. “We live in a pretty crappy world sometimes, and having some positive influence of a little girl who lives in a world full of monsters — she’s not oblivious of the problems, but she is willing to be friends.” Throughout his artistic career, Trembley has illustrated and written many other graphic novels and comic books for a variety of audiences. Though one of his current focuses is creating all-ages material that he envisions his sons — ages 4 and 6 — soon enjoying, Trembley also co-wrote (with Spokane’s Eric A. Anderson) and illustrated the Sam Noir comic miniseries, first published 10 years ago. It was nominated for two Eisner Awards, comic books’ version of the Oscars. The duo had also previously teamed up for the allages series Panda Xpress.

rembley and his wife found themselves headed to Spokane from the Midwest 12 years ago after he accepted a job as a game designer and concept artist for locally based Cyan Inc., makers of the classic game Myst and the new Obduction. Today, after being hired and laid off from several graphic design gigs, Trembley is able to focus all his time on writing and publishing his original series, as well as co-designing (with Nate Chatellier) a board game that will soon go to Kickstarter. Dice Throne is a multiplayer, tactical dicerolling game for which players pick from a classic fantasy character class (elf, paladin, pyromancer, barbarian) and roll a set of five dice each turn to choose their characters’ moves. While the Kickstarter frenzy has calmed since the crowdfunding platform first took off, publishers and content creators like Trembley are finding continued success using it as a marketing tool to essentially pre-sell product while also interacting with fans. “It’s an absolute game changer for independent publishers — there is no comparison,” Trembley says. “What crowdfunding has done is allowed me as a creator to completely ignore the publishers. Not as in turn my nose up, but I don’t have to go through a publisher anymore. And the fans get to feel like they’re owning the game in a personal sense.” In the final pages of two Victoria Jr. books, Trembley includes several fan-written stories he illustrated. Fan art from kids, along with a list of all his Kickstarter backers, is also included in both volumes. “I was a kid in third grade when I knew I was going to make comic strips,” he says. “I could only imagine how cool that would have been when I was 8 or 10 years old.” n cheys@inlander.com Find Manny Trembley’s work and follow his projects at facebook.com/MannyTrembleyArt and at fishtankbooks.com.

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RECOGNITION SPOKANE ARTS

Many Spokane Arts Awards attendees, like Kitty Klitzke (left), went all out on their costumes. HECTOR AIZON PHOTOS

t the Washington Cracker Co. Building last Saturday, Spokane Arts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spokaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonprofit cultural advocacy organization, funded partially by the city â&#x20AC;&#x201D; did some looking forward, while also taking the time to acknowledge those whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done great things for creativity in Spokane. At the annual Spokane Arts Awards, a costume ball featuring the sort of creative outfits that make you feel silly for just slapping on your kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chewbacca mask and calling it good, the organization announced its new executive director in Melissa Huggins, who previously oversaw Eastern Washington Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Get Lit! literary festival. Spokane Arts says that Huggins will soon begin transitioning into the position, left vacant by Laura Becker, who took a job in public art for the city of Santa Monica, California. Then, Spokane Arts dished out the awards, the first of which â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Karen Mobley Arts Impact Award â&#x20AC;&#x201D; went to Steve Gibbs, who runs the Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alene and was recently diagnosed with ALS. Gibbs wrote a letter of thanks which was read by the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emcee, and was greeted with a standing ovation for his years spent bringing the work of local artists in both North Idaho and Spokane into the spotlight. Taking home the award for Leadership was Mark Anderson, a local poet who founded the Broken Mic series and is active in a number of local arts efforts. The Collaboration prize went to

Steve Gibbs receives the Karen Mobley Arts Impact Award from Ellen Picken. Brooke Matson, a writer and teacher who is also the executive director of the Spark Central creative space in Kendall Yards. Michael Smith, the longtime former manager of the Bing Crosby Theater, was awarded the Inclusion prize, while the Imagination award went to visual artist Chris Bolduc. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MIKE BOOKEY

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The Texas-style red chili from Longhorn Barbecue. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Chili on Everything We went in search of different ways to enjoy your chili

e could find no state or local statute preventing the serving of chili during the warmer months, but this spicy stuff typically only gets respect come fall and winter. As we begin to hanker for a bowl of chili during these short and chilly days, our staff went out looking at how local restaurants use chili on their menu. Here are our findings.

IN A BOWL

Longhorn Barbecue 7611 W. Sunset Hwy., 838-8372 2315 N. Argonne, Spokane Valley, 924-9600, thelonghornbbq.com Ingredients: steak bites, kidney beans, spices, hot

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sauce, onions, cheddar cheese; $7.95 bowl, $5.95 cup I’ve been told for years that Longhorn Barbecue does an amazing chili. The problem is that when you get a look at the Longhorn menu, or spy their legendary barbecue buffet upon entering, it’s hard to settle for a bowl of chili when ribs, sausages or pulled pork are calling your name. But hold that temptation at bay, go for the Texas Red Chili at Longhorn, and you’ll have no regrets. You’ll be pleased by sizable chunks of slow-cooked steak in the mix, so you won’t go totally meatless for your visit. It’s very much a Texas-style chili in terms of the spice profile, but there are kidney beans to be found. It has a bit of a kick, but probably not enough for the folks who like to sweat a few bites into their bowl. My server

offered up some hot sauce, so they’re ready to spice you up if needed. In all, it’s a hearty chili, and a bowl of it is a perfect lunch proportion. Digestive stress: None to report, but my gut has been stretched and fortified since taking a job that pays you to eat, so take that into account. (MIKE BOOKEY)

ON A BURGER

Wolffy’s Hamburgers 1229 N. Hamilton, 487-1587, wolffyshamburgers.com Ingredients: ground beef, spices (this is Texas-style chili, so no beans and no tomatoes); $4.95/$6.85 for a double You know the perfect way to top this Gonzaga-area

favorite’s freshly hand-pressed, 100 percent beef hamburger? More beef, in the form of Wolffy’s tasty Texas-style chili. Wolffy’s has a classic vibe, and customers belly up to the lunch counter to select from an array of burgers, hot dogs, flavored sodas and old-fashioned handmade milkshakes. The Chili Cheeseburger, delivered as a single quarter-pounder or a half-pound double, comes with the perfect-sized dollop of the slightly spicy concoction, meaning you can still pick up the burger without risking bun disintegration or chili dropping on your shirt. There is also an open-face version slathered in cheddar along with a supersized dose of chili, requiring a knife and fork, but I get my extra spice via a side of chili cheese fries or a simple cup of chili, topped with cheddar and onion if you like. Until recently you could stop in for breakfast and get a Texas Chili and Cheddar omelet or a “Cincinnati Slinger” (pile of hash browns topped with chili, hamburger, cheese, onions and eggs), but breakfast is moving to the new Wolffy’s location, opening in Airway Heights in a few weeks, and is no longer available at the Logan neighborhood original. Digestive stress: All good in the intestinal ’hood. (DAN NAILEN)

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ON A HOT DOG (OR BURGER)

Waddell’s Brewpub & Grill 6501 N. Cedar, 321-7818, waddellsbrewery.com Ingredients: Nathan’s Famous hot dog on a hoagie bun, served open-face and topped with chili, cheese and onions; $11 Chili in a bowl is basic and boring. Chili smothering a juicy, salty hot dog is next-level stuff. It’s both casual and adventurous, while also filling and nostalgic. Remember when you were a kid and more than happy (it’s OK if you feel this way as R E S TA U R A N T an adult, too) to eat chili dogs FINDER for dinner, like, twice a week? Looking for a new place to But this grown-up version of eat? Search the region’s Oscar Meyer wieners coated most comprehensive bar with greasy Nalley’s from a can and restaurant guide at doesn’t compare. First, it’s three Inlander.com/places. times larger, and tastes 10 times better. Waddell’s hearty house chili is spicy, earthy and perfectly textured, with finely ground beef offering a perfect contrast to the red beans and sauce, smothered in cheese. If you can’t handle a massive hot dog drenched with this chili, go ahead and get it in a bowl — they let you do that, too. Also, if you’re even crazier about chili dogs than most, you can up your game and get this savory slop on top of a burger, which is only something that true chili dog aficionados (I’m in a relationship with one) can handle. It’s definitely next-next-level chili tech. Digestive stress: You should definitely take some antacids when you get home, and maybe plan on an afternoon/evening of couch lounging and/or Netflix binging. (CHEY SCOTT)

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Aloha Island Grill 1724 N. Monroe, 327-4270 1220 W. Francis, 413-2029, eataloha.com Ingredients: Portuguese sausage, ground beef, kidney beans, tomatoes, chili spices over Hawaiian sticky rice with Lava Sauce on the side; $6 Long known for their teriyaki and pulled meat dishes, the local Aloha Island Grill brings breezy Hawaiian cuisine to the mainland, including their version of chili — which, be aware, is only available on Mondays. What sets this chili apart is its inclusion of Portuguese sausage, which is so prevalent in Hawaii that McDonald’s often includes it on their breakfast menu. Aloha’s hearty recipe features the smoky and garlicky sausage, cut thin like pepperoni, combined with the usual chili staples that bring on bursts of sweet and salty flavors. Served over rice, the juicy dish becomes almost creamy, and a small bowl keeps you well satiated until dinner. Feel free to take the chili to the next level with your prefered heat level, using their house Lava Sauce. Digestive stress: Compared to so many chilis, this is a solid choice. (LAURA JOHNSON) 

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s one of the state’s more notable winter beer festivals, the Inlander’s PowderKeg (part of our Winter Party event) gathers a collection of brews from around the region and beyond. The beer list this year shows us that the industry isn’t married to the sugary, dark brews that once defined the classification; perhaps it’s the big punch a winter beer can deliver that

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unites these creations. Here are a few that stood out on that front.  High Camp Winter Warmer, Bale Breaker Brewing Company: Bale Breaker, the pride of Yakima hop country, knows how to make a big beer, and they’ve done that with this 7.3 percent ABV that delivers chocolate and spices on the front end, with three different hop

varietals to balance out the sweetness. Bale Breaker is also bringing another big guy in the form of a 9 percent hop bomb called Bottom Cutter, which will have your cheeks rosy after a couple of sips.  Midnight Marmot Imperial Stout, River City Brewing: Here’s another big brew, which has been lauded by local beer fans the past couple of years. It weighs in at more than 8 percent and has a lot of coffee and chocolate notes, but has a punch on the back end, where your typical stout might be pretty easy drinking.  Big Jilm Imperial Porter, Post Falls Brewing: This new Idaho brewery isn’t messing around with this brew, named after a song by the band Ween, in case you were wondering. Porters are a natural fit with the rich foods found around the holidays, and this one has some weight to it.  Dark Persuasion, Icicle Brewing Company: Here’s one that won’t knock you over with alcohol content (6.5 percent), but still has a lot going on. This Leavenworth brewery’s Dark Persuasion is brewed to taste like German chocolate cake. It even has notes of coconut to go along with it.  Tipsy Elf, One Tree Hard Cider: The PowderKeg also features five cideries, and One Tree, located in Spokane, takes the unofficial “best name” award for this seasonal cider. This cider will get you in a cheery mode with a flavor aimed at emulating the taste of a cranberry cobbler.  PowderKeg: Inlander Brew Festival • Fri, Nov. 11, 4 to 9 pm; Sat, Nov. 12, 11 am to 7 pm • Entry to the Winter Party is $8; tasting packages available for the festival • Spokane Convention Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • snowlanderexpo.com/powderkeg

Amy Adams delivers a powerful performance as a linguist trying to communicate with extraterrestrials.

TALKING TO ALIENS Amy Adams must bridge the human-alien language gap in Arrivall BY PAUL CONSTANT

ou’ve seen some variation of this scene in any number of alien invasion movies: humans and aliens meet for the first time, and then the aliens immediately begin speaking English. There’s always some exposition to wave it away — telepathy, maybe, or perhaps technology, or, in one exceptional instance, a tiny fish lodged in everyone’s ear canal — and then the story quickly moves on before audiences can get too stuck on the mechanics of it. In many of these films, that moment is the single most unbelievable element: I can suspend my disbelief to accept the idea of intergalactic parallel evolution, but the thought that a civilization from light-years away could master the complexities of the English language in a split second is too much for me to swallow, even in an age of Google Translate. Based on a short story by Seattle-area sci-fi author Ted Chiang, Arrival lingers in that complicated moment of first contact, when human and alien first lock eyes (or lock eyes and antennae, or whatever) and get down to the very difficult business of communication. Part of the joy of Arrival is in its sense of surprise, and so I’ll spare you the spoilers, but here are the basics: Amy Adams plays Dr. Louise Banks, a world-class linguist who

is summoned by the U.S. government when a mysterious chilly. With Arrival, Villeneuve has crafted his most fully object appears in Montana. Her job is to find some way realized film yet: it is gorgeous, smart and supremely conto communicate with creatures who do not resemble us, fident, and it also taps into a deep well of genuine human who do not understand our language, and emotion. This is an alien-invasion movie that who may not even possess body parts that has something new to say. ARRIVAL allow them to speak. Louise is joined by It helps that Villeneuve gets the most out Rated PG-13 Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner), a physicist of his cast. Adams is always exquisite, but this Directed by Denis Villeneuve who, in typical movie-science manner, seems is a rare film that meets her level of engageStarring Amy Adams, Forest to possess expertise in anything the plot ment. Renner, who can be hit-or-miss, gives Whitaker, Jeremy Renner requires: statistics, math, atmospherics. a personable and wise performance. Forest Don’t let the sci-fi trappings fool you: Whitaker, as the military liaison, carries a Arrival is not a fast-paced effects thriller. It’s a deliberately crushing weight of expectations on his shoulders in every paced (but not slow) and thoughtful (but not ponderous) scene. And Michael Stuhlbarg, as a weaselly and cynical movie about the act of learning. Louise must determine CIA agent, continues to prove that he should one day how not just to ask questions, but how to teach the idea win an Oscar as the lead in a Ted Cruz biopic. of what a question, linguistically speaking, even is. You’ll want to attend Arrival with a friend — probably You’ve likely seen some films — Contact and Interstellar your most worldly friend — because it’s the kind of movie come to mind — that equate the moment of first contact that will leave you bursting with words and thoughts. with grief, say, or fear of letting down those you love. There’s so much to discuss here, and there’s nothing And at first blush, Arrival seems like it could be setting up worse than feeling that spray of language roiling in your a treacly climax. But hewing closely to Chiang’s cerebral gut, and looking around and seeing that there’s nobody story, director Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Enemy, Prisonthere to listen, or to talk. In those moments, the universe ers) holds sentimentality at bay. This is not to say it’s feels like a cold and lonely place. n

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Amy Adams plays Dr. Louise Banks, a world-class linguist who is summoned by the U.S. government when a mysterious object appears in Montana. Her job is to find some way to communicate with creatures who do not resemble us, who do not understand our language, and who may not even possess body parts that allow them to speak. (PC) Rated PG-13

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The man who was Batman is now an accountant... but there’s a twist! Sure, Ben Affleck is a math savant CPA with no people skills, but his clients are super evil criminals from around the world. Didn’t expect that, did you? When a Treasury agent (J.K. Simmons) closes in on him and the CPA takes on a big-time client, people start getting shot all over the place. (MB) Rated R

BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN

Tyler Perry has taken his beloved Madea to jail, to witness protection, to Christmas and elsewhere, but now it’s time to celebrate Halloween with the bombastic old lady (also played by Perry, a choice best explained at this point by some sort of deep psychological issue). This time she’s supposed to be watching a group of teens, but encounters poltergeists, ghosts, zombies and other evil entities. (MB) Rated PG-13

DEEPWATER HORIZON

Director Peter Berg’s Deepwater Horizon deals with the April 2010 events on the offshore oil-drilling rig that made national headlines. The focal point of the story is Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg), an electronics technician who is just starting a 21-day stint aboard the rig when trouble begins. The site’s supervisor, “Mr. Jimmy” Harrell (Kurt Russell), questions the way that BP executives have taken shortcuts around safety tests as the creation of the well runs over budget and behind schedule. Soon, a massive eruption of oil and gas leads to an explosion that threatens the lives of everyone on board. (SR) Rated PG-13

who moves into a new, creepy house with her husband. You know where this is going, don’t you? Well, things don’t get better when he discovers a secret room in the basement that isn’t on the home’s floor plans. (MB) Rated R

DOCTOR STRANGE

Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a New York neurosurgeon who is in a terrible car accident that leaves him with such severe nerve damage in his hands that he can no longer perform surgery. His search for a cure leads him to Nepal and a sort of spiritual martial-arts retreat called Kamar-Taj. Here, sorcerers the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and Mordo, her lieutenant, teach Stephen all about using magic, which he employs to save the world from bad guys. (SR) Rated PG-13

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

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Emily Blunt stars in this mystery/thriller, playing the role of Rachel Watson, a devastated alcoholic divorcee. Rachel takes the train every day, fantasizing about the life of the strangers whose house she passes by every day. One day, she sees something shocking in those strangers’ backyard. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw and becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation, resulting in her trying to sort through her memories to discern what happened that day on the train. (EG) Rated R

HACKSAW RIDGE

Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) is an earnest young man as America goes to war in 1941. He’s determined to do his duty in service to his country, but, as a devout Seventh-day Adventist, he is adamant in his refusal to take up arms against another human being. So as he leaves behind his fiancée, Dorothy (Teresa Palmer), and parents (Hugo

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Naomi Watts proved her horror skills in The Ring, and hopes to recapture some of that flick’s suspense-filled chills in Shut In. Watts plays Mary, a child psychologist who works out of a remote home office in rural New England, where she takes care of her paralyzed son. One of her patients goes missing in the snowy woods outside the home, and Mary finds herself haunted by the accident that hurt her boy and killed her husband, the feeling of letting her missing patient down, and perhaps one angry, murderous ghost that haunts her dreams. (DN) Rated PG-13

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Weaving and Rachel Griffiths) with the intention of serving as a medic, he believes he can serve by saving lives rather than taking them — until he reaches basic training, and faces a U.S. Army that has no idea what to do with this guy. Directed by Mel Gibson. (MJ) Rated R.

IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE

Paul (Ethan Hawke) is among the denizens of poverty-stricken frontier town Denton, a place the protagonist, with his dog and horse companions, stumbles upon on his way to Mexico. Paul’s scuffle with a local hothead named Gilly Martin (James Ransone) results in a series of escalating overreactions that build to outright, brutal violence. Also starring John Travolta. (IH) Rated R

INFERNO

Tom Hanks plays Robert Langdon, a symbologist who must follow a complicated series of clues related to medieval poet Dante in order to solve a dastardly worldwide conspiracy plot. Landon wakes up with amnesia in an Italian hospital, and with help from doctor Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) he must try to regain his memories before a virus is released that could kill off half of the Earth’s population. Based on the novel written by Dan Brown, this film is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard. (EG) Rated PG-13

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

Tom Cruise plays investigator Jack Reacher in this sequel to the 2012 original. After learning that his colleague, Army Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) has been arrested on charges of espionage, Reacher sets out to prove her innocence. His adventure forces him to work outside the law as he uncovers a government conspiracy involving the death of U.S. soldiers. (EG) Rated PG-13

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

In this remake, a town is under siege from a ruthless big shot — in this case, mining boss Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) — and his personal army of enforcers. Widowed Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) tries to hire men willing to accept the likely suicidal job of protecting the town, and one man, bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), agrees to assist. Then, he has to find six more to make the title of this Western work. (SR) Rated PG-13

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

When outcast Florida teen Jacob (Asa Butterfield) goes to check on his beloved grandpa (Terence Stamp) after a distressed phone call, he finds the old man dying and sees monsters nearby. Based on his cryptic dying words, Jacob follows the path of his granddad’s fantastical bedtime stories about his time at Miss Peregrine’s (a wonderfully stern Eva Green) orphanage. After events lead Jacob through a time portal, he discovers that the children (known as peculiars) do exist, possessing powers like super strength and the ability to rapidly grow plants. (MJ) Rated PG-13

NINE LIVES

Let’s start by saying that everything about this film — in which a workaholic dad played by Kevin Spacey gets trapped in the body of his daughter’s cat — is oozing with cheese and slapstick comedy (from a CGI cat, nonetheless). Spacey’s character Tom Brand is too busy building his business empire to pay attention to his wife and daughter, so quirky pet store owner (Christopher Walken) casts a spell on him with the requirement that he reconnect with his family, or be trapped in the cat’s body for the rest of his life. Antics ensue. (CS) Rated PG

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OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

When are folks in movies going to figure out that playing with a Ouija board leads to nothing but trouble? This prequel to 2014’s Ouija is set in 1967 and features a single mom of two daughters procuring a bedeviled board as part of her psychic scam business. But when the youngest daughter tries to contact her late father, a portal opens and things get all messed up, as is wont to happen in these sorts of films. (MB) Rated R

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THE TRY-HARD SOCIETY Sister act Dry and Dusty went on a summer tour, learned a lot about themselves and are now back in Spokane with their old-time tunes BY LAURA JOHNSON

here’s something primitive about the music that Dry and Dusty plays. It’s like they’re breathing life into the parched bones of a bygone era. One that, for sisters Sally and Ruthie Jablonsky, is full of legends and sea monsters that their old-time band sings about. Old-time music, which traditionally features fiddle, banjo and guitar, came out of Appalachia and is a mix of British Isle stylings and American slave tunes. “It’s older than bluegrass and different than folk music we think of today,” Sally explains last week at a downtown coffee shop. Together, the sisters play traditional tunes along with their own songs. This isn’t hootin’ and hollerin’ dance-hall music (although they can do that too). It’s more serene. On stage, their instrumentation has a lively, rustic quality that works perfectly with their breathy harmonies. The sisters have tattoos and piercings, and wear little makeup. They sport short, blunt bangs. It could be easy to mistake them for some sort of poser Northwest folk band. But in many ways this music wasn’t a choice; the Jablonsky sisters grew up with folk music. They each learned to play fiddle at age 5, and attended fiddle conventions and contra dance events (similar to square dancing, but in line formations) as kids and teens. Both women also play guitar and banjo, and Ruthie knows mandolin and bass. Their musical pedigree includes mom and singer Melanie Luedders, who directs the Spokane Community Choir, and dad Eugene Jablonsky, a former Spokane Symphony bassist and also a jazz band performer. “Our dad’s in probably 10 bands. We can’t keep up,” Sally says. But now that it’s up to them to play this music, they won’t turn away. There’s something special, they say, about ...continued on next page

From left, sisters Sally and Ruthie Jablonsky have played fiddle since age 5. KRISTEN BLACK PHOTO

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making music with your sister. It allows their relationship to bloom. “There’s a pretty big age gap between us,” Sally says. “And I wanted us to be friends.” A couple of years ago, Ruthie, now 23, was attending Western Washington University, while Sally, now 29, had moved back home after living and making music in Portland for five years. They decided that playing music together would keep them close. With Dry and Dusty, they’d play wherever they could around the state, sometimes with a backing band, but mostly as a duo. In Spokane, they played coffee shops and the Bartlett and Checkerboard. This all built up to a three-month national tour starting in May. The band played down the West Coast, along with a haunted house art installation in Santa Fe and some down-and-out bars through the south. They made it as far as Nashville before calling it quits one month early. Ruthie was exhausted, and Sally’s Crohn’s disease had flared up to a debilitating level. “We’d never been on a tour that long before and it took its toll,” Ruthie says. “But it was the best time.” After their tour, Sally started a new side project with her boyfriend and Ruthie moved to New York City for a job. But she felt swallowed up by the Big Apple’s enormity; she missed home. Since September, they’ve both been back in town, currently living with their mother, working part-time at a preschool and making their music a priority. It’s what their club, the Try Harder Society, dictates. “It’s halfway a joke, but also real,” says Ruthie, who has “Try Harder Society” tattooed on

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her upper left arm. Sally is president and Ruthie is vice president of their made-up group, which serves as a constant reminder to stay optimistic and strive for their goals. Recently, that’s meant adding electric guitar to their set, playing more shows, as they’re doing this weekend at the KYRS Silent Auction Gala, and gearing up for a new recording this winter. Their first full-length, Hell Blazes & Heck Fire!, released in January, included a handful of Sally’s songs and one of Ruthie’s, as WEEKEND well as old-time C O U N T D OW N classics. Get the scoop on this “We play a weekend’s events with lot of traditionour newsletter. Sign up at al stuff, and Inlander.com/newsletter. I’ve listened to it so much over the years, that’s what makes sense in my brain to write,” Sally says. “When I’m heartbroken especially, I need to write songs. When I’m happy, it’s a little harder to dig down deep.” They like the idea of living in Montana or Idaho or even Alaska someday, where they can continue to share their old-time music and pass on the tradition to a new generation. But for now, Spokane is home base before heading out on tour again in the spring. This time, however, they know their limits. One month on the road will suffice.  lauraj@inlander.com KYRS Silent Auction Gala feat. Dry and Dusty • Sat, Nov. 12, at 7 pm • $25 • All-ages • Hamilton Studio • 1427 W. Dean • kyrs.org • 747-3012

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Got it Covered To the delight of fans, Tyrone Wells returns to his hometown to perform songs from nearly all of his albums BY LAURA JOHNSON

ast night, another couple got engaged at singer-songwriter Tyrone Wells’ show. He stopped midway through his set to tell a woman that her boyfriend had something to ask her. When the “yes” came, the crowd cheered emphatically. Some people teared up. “A couple years ago, engagements happened almost every show,” says Wells while rolling through Texas on tour last weekend. “Things like that, I can’t believe I get to be a part of that.” There’s a reason that so many of the 42-yearold’s tunes have ended up on the soundtracks of soapy shows like Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill and The Vampire Diaries, along with actual soap opera As the World Turns, and dozens of others. This often guitar-heavy, happy-go-lucky music easily speaks to people who are in love, or are trying to find love. Wells himself has been married for more than a decade and has two young daughters, who make it increasingly tough to leave his L.A.-area home for yet another tour. Some of the Spokane-raised musician’s most popular tracks on Spotify have titles like “Happy As the Sun,” “And the Birds Sing” and “Time of Our Lives,” and none of them are phony. Just like his soulful, unaffected vocals, he writes about the things that are authentic to his experience. And he’s always pushing, currently working on a children’s book called The Whatamagump and recently releasing his first EP of cover songs, with a second one not far behind. But that doesn’t mean he’s entirely content. Back in 2006, Wells, who formerly played in a Christian band, took his solo act full time, sign-

ing with Universal Records. After two full-length records with the major label that never produced a breakout hit, he moved back to the indie side of the business. “It’s a blessing and a curse having hit songs, but I don’t have any bona fide hit songs,” Wells says. “I have some musician friends who, after you have a hit song, the rest of their material gets overlooked. Which is hard for any songwriter.” He’s always set goals for himself, and a part of him would like more success at this point. But he admits that most of the world’s top musicians have royally screwed-up personal lives. “Being OK with where you are at, for me it’s always a struggle,” Wells says, and you can sense this in his music. “I try to recognize and be grateful for each moment. I have people who come to shows and really want to tell me about how songs have changed their lives.” His current tour, which stops at the Bartlett this Friday, is all about these devoted fans. Along with a few of the newly recorded cover songs, Wells has carefully crafted a set full of tunes from nearly all of his previous solo records. “I’m not playing in stadiums, I’m playing small rooms, and people take time out of their lives and come to experience something I created in my living room or bedroom,” Wells says. “I don’t take that for granted. It’s humbling.”  Tyrone Wells “Cover to Cover,” with Tony Lucca • Fri, Nov. 11, at 8 pm • Sold out • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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POP OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

fter more than 40 years, she’s not done yet. This Sunday, singer/songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John brings her Grammy Award-winning tunes, Grease highlights and gravitas to Airway Heights. Recently, the Australian pop legend has kept busy with a Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo. Friends for Christmas, her holiday album with singer John Farnham, is set to come out Nov. 11. Famous for original songs like “I Honestly Love You,” “Physical” and “Magic,” as well as covers of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and Bob Dylan’s “If Not For You,” Newton-John’s invigorating performances, filled with country-flavored pop and emotional lyricism, continue to keep fans hopelessly devoted to her. — EMILY GOODELL Olivia Newton-John • Sun, Nov. 13, at 7:30 pm • $65/$85/$95 • All-ages • Northern Quest Resort & Casino • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • northernquest.com • 481-2800

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Thursday, 11/10

BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Sunny Nights Duo BOLO’S, Inland Empire Blues Society Monthly Blues Boogie BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Randy Campbell acoustic show J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BUCKHORN INN, The Spokane River Band J CHAPS, Spare Parts COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, PJ Destiny CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Land of Noise FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Kicho THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JOHN’S ALLEY, Layzie Bone (of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Evan Denlinger J MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP, Tasteful Thursdays with Aaron Torres O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Open mic with Adrian and Leo THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown J THE PALOMINO, Angwish, Incidia THE RESERVE, Cowgirls and Cocktails with Swinging Boots and DJ Afrodisiac RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL, Truck Mills and special guests Jam Night SAPPHIRE LOUNGE, Just Plain Darin J SPOKANE ARENA, Florida Georgia Line with Granger Smith, Chris Lane J THE PIN!, Scythia, Siren’s Rain, VonGrimorog, Jacob VanKnowe THE ROADHOUSE, Inland Empire Blues Society Awards feat. Tommy Hogan Band, Eric Rice

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FOLK-ROCK GLEN PHILLIPS

ven when his old band Toad the Wet Sprocket was at its soaring, arena-filling best, singer/guitarist Glen Phillips’ songs retained an intense intimacy that came through and connected with fans, who to this day remain some of the most devoted you’ll find. While the band broke up in 1998 (reforming in 2006 for some touring and new recordings), Phillips followed his muse in intriguing directions, including projects with the bluegrass kids in Nickel Creek and a series of solo albums that delve into sounds ranging from the familiar folk-rock of Toad to country, soul and pop. His latest, Swallowed by the New, features sparse arrangements that should translate perfectly to his solo acoustic tour, stopping in Spokane on Saturday. — DAN NAILEN Glen Phillips with Jonathan Kingham • Sat, Nov. 12, at 8 pm • All-ages • $15/$18 day of • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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Friday, 11/11

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Just Plain Darin J THE BARTLETT, [Sold-Out] Tyrone Wells (See story on page 49), Tony Lucca BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Over Sea Over Sea, Under Stone, Wandering I, Silent Theory BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Gothic Cowboy BOLO’S, Dragonfly BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Dangerous Type THE CELLAR, Bakin’ Phat COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Tell the Boys CURLEY’S, Uppercut

FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Kosh FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Gladhammer J THE HIVE, Polyrhythmics IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Marty Perron and Doug Bond IRON HORSE BAR, Ryan Larsen Band THE JACKSON ST., Tracer JOHN’S ALLEY, Blue Lotus J KNITTING FACTORY, Yelawolf, Bubba Sparxxx, Jelly Roll, Struggle Jennings LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Ron Greene MOOSE LOUNGE, Whiskey Rebellion MOOTSY’S, Boat Race Weekend, Casual Friday, The Drag MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Kosh NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon, DJ Tom NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ

Patrick NYNE, Salsa Night with Son Dulce THE PALOMINO, Moses Willey and Sweet Rebel D J PANIDA THEATER, Andy Hackbarth Band PATIT CREEK CELLARS, Ken Davis In Transit THE PEARL, 12th Planet, Lumberjvck PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Simon Tucker J THE PIN!, Chris Webby feat. Deadly Poets, Downlow, RekLez, All Day Trey, DJ O. B1 and DJ Thay REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Justin Johnson THE RESERVE, Salute our troops with Eric Engerbretson THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter &

Steve Ridler J THE SHOP, DJ Teej J SPOKANE CONVENTION CENTER, Inlander Winter Party feat. Cruxie, Nate Greenburg, Carli Osika SPOKANE VALLEY EAGLES, Stagecoach West VICTORY SPORTS HALL, Wyatt Wood ZOLA, Phoenix

Saturday, 11/12

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Fireside Music feat. Ron Greene BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Danny McCollim J THE BARTLETT, Glen Phillips (See story above) BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Stud

BOLO’S, Dragonfly BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Dangerous Type BULL HEAD TAVERN, Last Chance Band THE CELLAR, Bakin’ Phat COLVILLE EAGLES, Honky Tonk A Go-Go CURLEY’S, Uppercut FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Kosh FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Gladhammer GARLAND PUB & GRILL, YESTERDAYSCAKE J HAMILTON STUDIO, KYRS Silent Auction Gala feat. Dry and Dusty (See story on page 47) IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Truck Mills IRON HORSE BAR, Ryan Larsen Band THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JOHN’S ALLEY, 1st Annual Lip Sync Battle KAIJU SUSHI & SPIRITS, John Firshi J KNITTING FACTORY, Tory Lanez, Jacquees, Kranium LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Chuck Dunlop MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Brian Jacobs and Chris Lynch MOOSE LOUNGE, Whiskey Rebellion MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Echo Elysium NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon, DJ Tom NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Patrick J NYNE, Marshall Mclean Band, Trevor Borden OBJECT SPACE, Self-Surgery, Drunk on False Enlightenment, Matt Dargan, Amoe J THE PALOMINO, Rock For a Cause feat. Helldorado, Dysfunktynal Kaor, Catalyst, Ragtag Romantics, Deschamp, Chidren of Atom, Project X, Framework, Heart Avail, Tommy G and more REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Nathanial Talbot THE RESERVE, Milonga THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Just Plain Darin J THE SHOP, Cranberry Bird J SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Spokane Fall Folk Festival feat. Cursive Wires, Moses Willey, Primitive Pines, Brad Keeler Trio, Brown’s Mountain Boys, Dan Maher, Free Whiskey and more J SPOKANE CONVENTION CENTER, Inlander Winter Party feat. Marco Polo Collective, Haley Young, Ron Greene J THE PIN!, Rittz, Jerren Benton, Diz Dean, Krown Royal, CCB Krew, Disk Jockey F3lon THE ROADHOUSE, Veteran Appreciation Benefit feat. Christy Lee ZOLA, Phoenix

Sunday, 11/13

J THE BIG DIPPER, World Alive, Volumes, Islander, Invent Animate COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J EMERGE, Open Jam Night

J KNITTING FACTORY, Escape the Fate, Nonpoint, Get Scared, Through Fire LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open jam J NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Olivia Newton-John (See story on facing page) O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish Music J SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Spokane Fall Folk Festival feat. Broken Whistle, Todd Milne & Moksha, Cherry Sisters Revival, the Willows and more ZOLA, Bucket List

Monday, 11/14

J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with MJ The In-Human Beatbox ZOLA, Kellen Rowe

Tuesday, 11/15

BABY BAR, Open mic J THE BARTLETT, Paper Bird, The Ballroom Thieves THE BOILER ROOM, Nick Grow THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave KELLY’S IRISH PUB, Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MIK’S, DJ Brentano J MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP, Delta G J POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), DJ Charley THE RESERVE, DJ One THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam night with Gil Rivas SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kori Ailene THE PEARL, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, Bucket List

Wednesday, 11/16

J THE BARTLETT, Shook Twins, Rabbit Wilde J BING CROSBY THEATER, Karrie O’Neill CD release show feat. Star Anna, Whitney Monge J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with T & T THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 RED ROOM LOUNGE, Hip Hop Is A Culture THE RESERVE, EDM Wednesdays with DJs Ayzim, Radikill, Gestut THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Piano Bar with Christan Raxter THE PIN!, DJ Freaky Fred ZOLA, The Bossame

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COMEDY GOOFBALL ON PARADE

For a brief moment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tom Green was a bona fide celebrity. He had a bizarre but often hilarious MTV show that featured him mostly pulling pranks on his friends and family. He then made his own movie, Freddy Got Fingered: Utterly terrible, but still memorable. Green capped off his big-time run by marrying Drew Barrymore for a few months, which was awesome, and by announcing he had testicular cancer, which was not. After defeating the disease, Green got back to the stand-up circuit, where he’s always been a star, at least when he’s not rapping in hip-hop shows. A true low-culture Renaissance Man, if there ever was one. — MIKE BOOKEY Tom Green • Thu, Nov. 10 at 7:30 pm; Fri, Nov. 11 at 7:30 and 10:30 pm; Sat, Nov. 12 at 7:30 and 10:30 pm • $17-$30 • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague • spokanecomedyclub. com • 318-9998

VISUAL ARTS NORTHWEST NOSTALGIA

You’ve seen Chris Bovey’s work all over town — for sale at local retailers, on the walls of restaurants and breweries, and in the homes of your own friends and family. The local artist’s (and former Inlander art director) familiar throwback screenprints of iconic Inland Northwest landmarks now adorn the gallery walls of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture for an eight-week show. For the exhibition, each of Bovey’s retro depictions of local venues, businesses and other sites are paired with historic images of their real-life counterparts by Spokane photographer Charles Libby. Learn more about Bovey’s creative process during two artist talks, on Nov. 12 and Dec. 17, from 2-3 pm. — CHEY SCOTT My Spokane: A Vintage Look at Spokane through the Screenprints of Chris Bovey • Sat, Nov. 12 through Jan. 8; Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm (Wed until 8 pm) • $5-$10/admission • The MAC • 2316 W. First • northwestmuseum.org

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MUSIC RETRO COOL

All the best concerts maintain an element of surprise, and there’s no predicting what Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox might come up with when the viral sensation brings its show to Spokane. Arranger and producer Bradlee assembles a rotating cast of musicians and singers to tackle modern pop songs that he and the band twist into jazz, ragtime and swing styles that were prevalent in the early 1900s. The result? Lady Gaga, Bieber and Madonna tunes like you’ve never heard them before. — DAN NAILEN Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox • Wed, Nov. 16, at 8 pm • All-ages • $42.50/$55.50/$78/$108 • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.com • 624-1200

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ARTS NATIVE CREATIVES

Where are all the indigenous artists? An upcoming town hall event raises this question, intending to illuminate the intersections between our region’s thriving art scene and the lack of visibility of the area’s indigenous arts contributors. The statewide nonprofit Artist Trust, in partnership with Gonzaga’s Department of Fine Art, Native American Studies, and the Public Humanities Center, hosts a panel of community and arts leaders who’ll discuss how to make art of the Columbia Plateau peoples more visible in Spokane. Featured panelists include Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart; Leanne Campbell, Historic Preservation Program Manager and Curator for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe; and native artists Ryan Feddersen and Jeff Ferguson. — HAYLEE MILLIKAN Weaving Native American Plateau Art into the Fabric of Spokane: A Town Hall Event • Wed, Nov. 16, at 6 pm • Free, RSVP requested • Jundt Art Museum • 200 E. Desmet • artisttrust.org/events

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Lawrence Krauss THURSDAY, NOV. 17 | 7 P.M. MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX FREE PUBLIC ADMISSION Bestselling author and acclaimed physicist Lawrence Krauss offers a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place. “Where did the universe come from? What was there before? What will the future bring? And why is there something rather than nothing?” Krauss describes the experimental observations and mind-bending theories that demonstrate not only can something arise from nothing, something will always arise from nothing. He takes us back to the beginning of the beginning, presenting the most recent evidence for how our universe evolved – and the implications for how it’s going to end.

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Award-winning Spokane author Mary Cronk Farrell is a modern feminist whose work largely focuses on telling the stories of powerful, pioneering women. Her latest nonfiction books for kids are about two women who made major sacrifices to help others. Fannie Never Flinched is a biography of Fannie Sellins, who dedicated her life’s work as a labor organizer during the American Industrial Revolution. Farrell’s young readers adaptation of Irena’s Children describes the selfless actions of Irena Sendler, who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish children during World War II. To celebrate the launch of both books, and to remember the unwavering courage of these two women, Auntie’s hosts “Courage for Our Time: A Panel Discussion Exploring Social Justice in Spokane,” featuring local community leaders and activists discussing how far we’ve come since Fannie and Irena’s work, and how much we still need to overcome. — CHEY SCOTT Mary Cronk Farrell Book launch and panel • Thu, Nov. 17, from 7-8 pm • Free • Auntie’s Bookstore • 402 W. Main • auntiesbooks.com • 838-0206

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I SAW YOU VALLEY WINCO. I had to double glance at the stars cascading down your left cheek, brilliantly beautiful I might add. Time froze still for a second so I could enjoy beauty in it’s natural state. Thank you for bringing me a moment of peace in a world of chaos. BREWERY BLONDE Wow! You are absolutely gorgeous!! I assume the drink you and your friends bought me at the other bar was for getting the old man away from your table, but thanks anyways. I can tell by the way you carry yourself that you are the exact opposite of a dumb blonde. Thank you for being you! YOU: JUST FLEW IN FROM HOTH I know you’re probably still upset about me “eh-hem” killing dad but I swear he said it was ok. Figured you were over it when I saw you dancing around in my helmet at that Halloween house party on Saturday. I was too busy using my force skills to make people dance to stop and say hi. Wanna meet up for a drink at the cantina? I WILL MISS YOU I adore you. Your smile makes every day better. Your beautiful blue eyes give me a place to escape every time I see you. You are off to warmer weather and my days will not be the same without you. You may be out of sight, but you will never be out of mind. Travel safe, have fun, and maybe miss me a little.

ON ARGONNE AT THE WRECK Last week on the bridge, I assume you where off to Idaho. The kids looked good, nice to see they are winter ready heh. I never expected not having you here would fill me with such self loathing. I can’t get you out of my head, I wanna talk, laugh and play with you and yours again. I miss the love there was, the love I believe to still be there but buried under Hurt. Please message me if you still feel for me because I don’t know how much longer I can hold myself above water...I want my friend back, I don’t care you won’t date me.. I Just want my friend back AMAZING PRIEST RIVER GUY I met you at Curley’s at Hauser Friday night 11/4, you are from Priest River grew up there, and work in Coeur D’Alene...you touched my heart...we had quite a conversation in such a short time... I want to look into your eyes again... HALLOWEEN MARY POPPINS ON STA ROUTE-25 I met you at the Rt-25 bus stop at the Office Depot near the NT Mall on Halloween (Monday October 31, 2016). You looked beautiful dressed as Mary Poppins. I’m the (literally) Brown boy who complimented you. On the city bus you and I kept glancing at each other. You kept smiling at me, and you even waved at me and smiled as you got off the bus. I wish I had the courage to ask your name. I get really awkward around girls because I have a high-functioning form of Autism which slightly impairs my social skills and makes me feel younger than I am (I’m 20 years old). I would like to get to know you a little more. If you are interested, my email is <translucentairlines155@Gmail.com>. CUTE KJ You were the cute KJ at PJ’s Saturday night 11/5. I’m just a shy brunette out with a couple friends for fun. Have seen you a few times but I’m a bit shy. You have an amazing voice and a great smile. I think your name is Ryan if I remember right. I hope maybe this way I won’t be too shy and maybe you’ll say hi back, I mean a girl can dream and hope the cutie working at the bar is single, right. Coffee sometime or something on me? Message me at pancakegirl007@ gmail.com, have a good week. LOML, I SAW YOU... feeding me when you knew your life depended on it. pick-

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I feel lost without my best friend by my side to eat burgers with, listen to records, and watch Scooby Doo all day.

ing up broken pieces...of beautiful pottery bowls, of my bank account, of our life. working your ass off to become the man I always knew you were capable of being. loving me, loving my goofy illgotten, smoked-white-meat-eating dog, accepting my teenager where she is. Babe, I am the luckiest girl in the world to have you. Here’s to maybe-less-than-40 years together. I love you. Audrey (Venus fly trap reference) RE: LOVE ALWAYS ONLY FOR YOU I saw you trying, I still see it. We will always be growing, advancing, and learning. Im so sorry if my expectation for you, myself, the world got in the way of the true love that was in place, I only wanted the best life for both of us possible- you are perfect just the way you are. I feel lost without my best friend by my side to eat burgers with, listen to records, and watch Scooby Doo all day. Though I can become doubtful and emotional, take how ever long you need to recenter. I trust you, I LOVE you. Forever ever and always, to the moon and back. You know i’ll always wait and be here for youRE: YOU SAW ME WAITING FOR YEARS & YOU’LL ALWAYS LOVE ME This I Saw You was to general, because a lot of people can no doubt relate and these would be the very words they would want to hear. I suggest adding in a couple of specific details when writing such love letters. For instance, if it was from my person, he could have written, You asked me to marry you or if I wanted to move in or share a life together, I said no, but I was wrong. When I stumbled across this I saw you it so threw me for a loop I couldn’t stop reading it over and over again until midnight, when I was finally able to reason it was not from my former lover. And. In any case, a person

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CHEERS I AGREE, TRUCKERS ARE JERKS... Why are truckers challenging drivers and risking safety to prove their point. I encounter daily truckers doing exactly what they want and not caring about how they treat other drivers. They express how tough it is driving a truck but still do not abide by the law. Truckers need to understand the road works both ways and quit hogging the roads. Quit being A-holes and show some respect. BE THANKFUL FOR UNKNOWN BLESSINGS “Be thankful for unknown blessings already on their way to you”. Came true for me on Friday (10/28/16) when my car lost all power just before entering the Ash/Wellesley intersection in the early morning. Thank you to all the people who offered aid and assistance, and to several Shadle Park students who also stopped by. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. A big shout out to Richard of Evergreen Towing for a very skillful hookup in a timely manner as to clear the lane blockage. Finally a big thank you to Greg, Chris, Mark and Mike at Nevada Tire-A-Rama for their excellent troubleshooting and quick repair to get me on my way. Cheers and thank all of you so much! TO MARIA ON RUBY! Happy Birthday to my beautiful Maria. Ever since you entered my life, I have never been happier! You are a wonderful wife, and an even better best friend. You light up all the lives around you, and inspire many. You are forever my Polynesian princess

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DOWNTOWN WAR ZONE A week or so ago my wife and I had tickets to an event at the beautiful Bing Theater. Trying to find a parking spot on the streets/War Zone around the Bing was a real challenge to say the least. Found a commercial loading zone that was available because it was after 6 PM. When we returned to our car we had a parking ticket. Confused we looked again at the sign. At the top of the series of signs (12 feet high) was a taxi zone sign almost impossible to see from inside the car and obscured by at tree on the sidewalk. The ticket was $250. We enjoy downtown but with the streets torn up the way they are and very little traffic direction on the street the City of Spokane should pay us to come down town instead of fining us $250. Thanks a lot! 

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OFF LEASH ONLINE AUCTION Bid on dozens of items including restaurant certificates, hotel package, and fun things to do, with all proceeds benefiting SCRAPS’ programs to re-home and rehabilitate homeless pets. Nov. 11 and 21, online only. scrapshopefoundation.org VINTAGE WINTER WONDERLAND ARTISANS AND CRAFT SHOW More than 30 local artisans sell their handmade items for the benefit event supporting the Spokane Woman’s Club. Nov. 11, 5:30-9 pm ($12) includes live music, treats and more. Show day on Nov. 12, 9 am-5:30 pm ($4 admission). Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. womansclubspokane.org (509-838-5667) FIREFIGHTER’S CHARITY BALL The Local 2916 Professional Firefighter’s Benevolent Association hosts its second annual semi-formal event, with music, dancing, auction, raffle items and a no host bar. Nov. 12, 7-11 pm. $50/pair; $30/ person. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. iaff2916.org (951-2833) KYRS ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION GALA Tickets includes gourmet appetizers, one drink ticket, and live entertainment from Dry and Dusty. Includes a cash bar sponsored by Townsend Cellar, 12 String Brewing Co. and Bellwether Brewing Co. Nov. 12, 7-10 pm. $25. Hamilton Studio, 1427 W. Dean Ave. bit. ly/2eBbmKz (747-3012) NAACP’S 97TH FREEDOM FUND BANQUET The celebration supports ongoing efforts for the LT. Col Michael P. Anderson Scholarship Fund and community programs. Featured speaker is be Maxine Waters, California Representative and most senior African American woman in U.S. congress. This year’s theme is: “Our Lives Matter, Our Votes Count.” Nov. 12, 6 pm. $50/person; $400/table. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com

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2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First. (847-1234) TOM GREEN Audiences know Green from his anything-goes run on MTV, and his roles in films “Road Trip” and “Freddy Got Fingered.” Nov., 10-12, 8 pm; Nov. 11-12, 10:30 pm. $17-$30. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) STAND-UP COMEDY: Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com (509838-6688) FEELINGS Special guests Seattle based Improvisers Natasha and Kinzie bring their food eating, pajama clad quirky intersectional feminist Improv to the BDT. For mature audiences. Nov. 12, 10-11:30 pm. $7-$10. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com SAFARI Fast-paced, short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Recommended for ages 16+) Saturdays at 8 pm, through Dec. 17. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) SHAUN LATHAM The comedian’s observational humor riffs on dating, dis-

count sites, hip hop culture, and other everyday life situations and scenarios. Nov. 13, 8 pm. $10-$16. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) MONDAY NIGHT COMEDY A weekly comedy open mic on Mondays, hosted by Nick Cavasier. Sign-up at 7:30, show at 8 pm. Free. The Reserve, 120 N. Wall St. facebook.com/spokomedy SPOKANE COMEDY’S STANDUP SHOWDOWN Comedians get a topic and have four minutes to perform; the crowd votes for a winner. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. observatoryspokane.com TRIVIA + OPEN MIC COMEDY Trivia starts at 8 pm; stick around for open mic comedy afterward. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. Checkerboard Bar, 1716 E. Sprague. checkerboardbar.com OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) STEVE RANNAZZISI Currently, Rannazzisi stars and writes for the critically acclaimed FX Network comedy series, “The League.” Nov. 17-19, 7:30 pm; also Nov. 18-19, 10:30 pm. $18-$31. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998)

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DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE! The legacy of the beloved “Mister Rogers” lives on with the series, “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” from The Fred Rogers Company and airing daily on PBS KIDS. Nov. 10, 6:30 pm. $20-$50. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com LOST EGYPT: ANCIENT SECRETS, MODERN SCIENCE: Explore ancient Egypt with hands-on activities, human and animal mummies and real Egyptian artifacts. Through Jan. 6; open TueSun, 10 am-5 pm (until 8 pm on Wed; half-price admission on Tue). $5-$10/ admission. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) STARTUP WEEKEND SPOKANE The 54 hour competition invites innovative individuals to create business ideas. Open to developers, designers, marketers, students, attorneys, farmers, stay at homers, and anyone else. Nov. 11-13. $50 (students/military) $89 (General Admission). Gonzaga University Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone Ave. STICKGAME TOURNAMENT A threeday tournament of this tribal tradition of entertainment and betting. This classic event is held three times annually at the CdA Casino. Nov. 11-13. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2467) VETERANS DAY CEREMONY: HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED The Spokane VA Medical Center with leadership and members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51 host the annual ceremony. Doors open at 9 am. A veterans display on the concourse is available for viewing immediately following the ceremony. Nov. 11, 10 am. Free and open to the public. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com/event. php?eventID=933 (279-7000) VETERANS DAY DANCE The VSO Veterans day dance features live music by Something Special, food, drink and more. Nov. 11, 2-4 pm. Free. Royal Plaza Retirement Center, 302 E. Wedgewood

Ave. (483-7136) FATHER-DAUGHTER BALL The 4th annual Whatever Girls Princess Ball and Sonora Smart Dodd Father of the Year Award offers a special evening of dancing, photos, sweets station, desserts and more. most importantly, memories that will last a lifetime. Nov. 12, 5:30 pm. $25-$40. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. thewhatevergirls.com (951-7822) INLAND NW TOY SHOW CLASSIC: Featuring more than 40 vendors and 100 tables full of vintage toys and collectibles. $10 admission from 9-10 am; $3 after 10; kids under 10 free. Nov. 12, 9 am-2 pm. Spokane Valley Event Center, 10514 E. Sprague Ave. facebook.com/ groups/InlandNWToyShowClassic/ PAJAMA STORYTIME Hear local authors read their favorite picture books at a special pajama storytime! Includes 30 minutes of stories, fingerplays, and songs followed by a 30-minute play and learn session. Local authors include Lauren Gilmore, Joseph Edwin Haeger, Travis Naught and Kathryn Smith. Nov. 12, 10:30-11:30 am. Free. Airway Heights Library, 1213 S. Lundstrom. (893-8250) SPOKANE FALL FOLK FESTIVAL The 21st annual festival hosts eight stages of traditional and ethnic dance and music, along with workshops, special entertainment, crafts, food and kids activities. Nov. 12, 10 am-10 pm and Nov. 15, 11 am-5 pm. Free. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. spokanefolkfestival.org (533-7000) SPOKANE VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM HERITAGE LUNCHEON: This year’s fundraiser luncheon’s public history program is “Electric Transportation – Early 1900’s” presented by Dr. Charles Mutschler, EWU History Professor. Also includes the annual Heritage Preservation Award, a silent Auction, and a themed meal. Nov. 12, 11:30 am-1:30 pm. $20. Spokane Valley Eagles, 16801 E. Sprague Ave. valleyheritagecenter.org SPA THIRD ANNUAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS The third annual awards celebrate local individuals and/ or organizations that have contributed significantly to the preservation of the region’s historic and cultural heritage. Nov. 13, 6 pm. Free. Ella’s Theater, 1017 W. First. spokanepreservation.org THE RESILIENCY PROJECT The annual show features middle and high school students in the Spokane neighborhoods served by YFC; West Central and Hillyard. Performances include acting, song, dance, spoken word/poetry, and an art gallery to help tell the story of demonstrating resiliency in the presence of various obstacles. Nov. 14, 7 pm. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) 19TH ANNUAL ECONOMIC FORECAST GSI’s 19th Annual Economic Forecast, titled “Year Eight - The Good, The Bad and The Unfamiliar.” Includes coffee and networking, followed by breakfast and presentations. Nov. 15, 7-9:30 am. $40. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. greaterspokane.org ARTISANS CELEBRATES AMERICA RECYCLES DAY!: An open house and ERecycling event; bring by your electronic recycling, learn about the nonprofit, enjoy a chili cook-off and more. At 4019 E. Central. Nov. 15, 3-7 pm. Free. Spokane, n/a. theartisans.org (325-4489) SPOKANE TRIBE HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATION: Join the Spokane Tribe for its Native American Heritage Celebration to learn more about the Tribe, its

rich heritage, culture and people. Nov. 15, 9 am-3 pm. Free. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. spokanecounty.org (456-8640) SPOKANE CONTRA DANCE Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly dance, with music by the Jam Band, with caller host Nora Scott. Nov. 16, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5/$7. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. Spokanefolklore.com INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & DIVERSITY FORUM The 9th annual event seeks to build international and cultural understanding, to prepare individuals for life in a global environment, and to encourage conversations surrounding each year’s theme. Nov. 17, 6-9 pm. Free and open to the public. Whitworth Hixson Union Building, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. whitworth.edu

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NATIVE HERITAGE FILM SERIES The library hosts a screening of “For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska,” at 12:30 and 3 pm. Post-film discussion led by Jane Fritz of Idaho Mythweaver. Nov. 12. Free. Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar. (208-265-9565) WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Watch a screening of this classic film. Young kids must be accompanied by a caregiver. Nov. 12, 2 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spokanelibrary.org OSCAR-WINNING FILMMAKER SHARMEEN OBAID-CHINOY The Pakistani filmmaker’s two Academy Award-winning films, “Saving Face” (2012) and “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” (2015), focus on gender violence in Pakistan. Her work has also been recognized with six Emmys. ObaidChinoy’s talk combines clips from her films with presentation on their connection to larger issues of human rights and social justice. Nov. 15, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Beasley Coliseum, 925 NE Fairway Rd. beasley.wsu.edu (335-5488) SON OF SAUL A screening of the 2016 Academy Awards winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Nov. 15, 7 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) COWSPIRACY Gonzaga and the Office of Sustainability host a public screening of the documentary that shows the impact behind animal food product production. In the Hemmingson Auditorium. Nov. 16, 7-8:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. bit.ly/2fDREPx A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING Come watch this animated classic, have a snack and do a craft. Young children should be accompanied by a caregiver. Nov. 17, 3:30 pm. Free. East Side Library, 524 S. Stone. (444-5331)

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CHOCOLATE DECADENCE The Pullman Chamber event features local businesses offering chocolate treats to shoppers who come by to support the Shop Local Pullman movement. List of participating businesses at pullmanchamber.com. Nov. 10, 4-7 pm. PASTA MAKING Learn to mix dough and roll it through the pasta roller, and how to make ravioli and tortellini with seasonal toppings. Nov. 10, 5:30 pm. $45. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. thekitchenengine.com (328-3335)

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to be a prevailing trend in the growing cannabis industry. How do you take something that has long lurked in the shadows of black markets and countercultures and bring it into the mainstream? Flush a few stereotypes down the memory hole. “Marijuana” is apparently the most derogatory of the slang words some commercial players are trying to scrub from the

American lexicon. “Most cannabis users recognize the ‘M word’ as offensive, once they learn its history,” says Harborside Health Center. The etymology of the term isn’t crystal clear, but it’s generally agreed that the term is an Anglicized mutation of the Spanish word mariguana or marihuana, and that it entered English vocabularies when migrant workers from Mexico brought it with them to the United States in the early 20th century. A popular historical narrative posits that Harry Anslinger, director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930 to 1962, used racially charged scare tactics (because “marijuana” sounds foreign and was a common intoxicant in black jazz circles) to push Congress into criminalizing and prohibiting the plant, which it eventually did in 1937. The stigma has remained, say today’s proponents, despite an increasing acceptance of cannabis by Americans. What’s at stake? ...continued on page 58

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“WHAT’S IN A NAME?,” CONTINUED... The very legitimacy of an industry still emerging from the haze of an illicit past. “When we’re talking to media, media will use every other word [except cannabis]. They’ll use the ‘M’ word, the ‘P’ word. Lots of other words,” says Privateer Holdings CEO Brendan Kennedy in Big Pot: The Commercial Takeover, a new CBS News documentary. “And they don’t use slang words when they talk about alcohol. You know, you don’t interview a CEO of an alcohol company and say, ‘So let’s talk about booze,’ or ‘Let’s talk about hooch.’ ‘Tell me about firewater.’”

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TASTEFUL THURSDAYS The public is invited to come enjoy live music while sampling a variety of wine, beer, and cheese from local vendors. Thursdays, from 5-7 pm, through Dec. 22 (except Nov. 24). Free. Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. 5th St. moscowfoodcoop.com THURSDAY WINE SOCIAL The complimentary wine tasting event features different themes and samples of the shop’s gourmet goods. Thursdays, 4-6 pm. Free. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com/wines/ BONE BROTH CLASS Properly prepared meat stocks are extremely nutritious, considered a cure-all in traditional households and the magic ingredient in classic gourmet cuisine. Nov. 11, 6-8 pm. $15. Petunia’s Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison. (328-4257) EPICUREAN DELIGHT The annual gala brings together 30 restaurants and 30 libations for one great cause. Proceeds support the Inland Northwest Blood Foundation. Nov. 11, 5:30 pmmidnight. $175 [SOLD OUT]. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (232-4442) POWDERKEG INLANDER BREW FESTIVAL In tandem with the Snowlander Expo, sample from 60 local and regional brews and ciders, and then vote for your favorite in the “People’s Choice Awards.” Nov. 11, 4-8 pm and Nov. 12, 11 am-7 pm. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inlanderpowderkeg.com (279-7000) HOME BREWING: GETTING STARTED WITH STOUTS & MORE Learn how you can master this ancient art from local brewers’ group Inland Brewers Unite, in celebration of International Stout Day. Nov. 12, 2 pm. Free. Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Rd. (444-5331) SUSHI MAKING CLASS Chef Alex Austin teaches the basics, from cooking rice to the endless possibilities you can create. Nov. 13, 2 pm. $49. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. (328-3335) GLUTEN-FREE COOKIES & MEXICAN COCOA Join Chef Vira and learn to make potato chip cookies, Mexican Cocoa and more. Nov. 14, 5 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. Suite 416. thekitchenengine.com (328-3335) PIE CLASS Nicole Frickle’s fall pie class offers innovative techniques on several old favorites like pumpkin, and a caramel muscovado apple pie. Each participant gets to make and take home their own small pie. Offered Nov. 15 and 17, at 5:30 pm. $45. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. Suite 416. thekitchenengine.com (328-3335) COOKING CLASS: APPEALING APPETIZERS Banquet Chef at the Hayden Lake Country Club Janet Campbell shows how to put together an appetizer party menu. Nov. 16, 6-8 pm. $40. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com

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NIC JAZZ: THE MAGIC HOUR: Featuring the NIC Jazz Ensemble and Cardinal Vocal Jazz. Nov. 10, 7:30 pm. Free. Schuler Performing Arts Center at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu (208-769-3276) DRY AND DUSTY The an old-time sister duo from Bellingham performs at the KYRS annual silent auction gala. Admission includes appetizers and one drink ticket. Nov. 12, 7-9 pm. $25.

Hamilton Studio, 1427 W. Dean Ave. kyrs.org SPOKANE SYMPHONY CLASSICS 4: SOUNDS OF SCANDINAVIA Pavel Baleff returns as guest conductor conducting a pair of dazzling works from Scandinavian composers; Grieg and Tchaikovsky. Also features Fei-Fei Dong on piano. Nov. 12, 8 pm and Nov. 13, 3 pm. $15-$54. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200) SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX This genre-busting, rotating collective of musicians and vocalists reimagines modern pop hits in the style of jazz, ragtime, and swing classics of the 1920s-1950s. Nov. 16, 8-10 pm. $42.50-$108. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (624-1200) GATHERING OF THE BANDS Featuring the NIC Wind Symphony performing with combined area middle school bands. Nov. 16-17, 7:30 pm. Free. Schuler Performing Arts Center at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic.edu (208-769-3276) LET NOTHING TROUBLE YOU: SONGS OF COMFORT The women of Le Donne Choir perform an concert featuring songs of comfort from many regions and traditions. Nov. 16, 7-8 pm. Free, donations welcome. St. Stephen’s Episcopal, 5720 S. Perry. (624-7992) THE ROOTS OF MUSIC: EXPLORING EARTH’S SOUNDSCAPES In a compelling presentation that weaves together music and ecology, biologist George Halekas surveys the unique beauty of nature’s soundscape, and explores why Earth is considered a ‘sonic jewel’ and ‘singing planet.’ Nov. 16, 6:30 pm. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org BLUE ALLUSIONS: A CONCERT OF ARTFUL WORKS The GU Wind Ensemble perform an evening of works inspired by jazz and popular music. Nov. 17, 7:30-9 pm. $15; $10/seniors, students with ID. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu/music LENNON: THROUGH A GLASS ONION A show celebrating the genius, music and phenomenon of John Lennon. Nov. 17, 7:30 pm. $40.50. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (227-7404) GORDON GOODWIN’S BIG PHAT BAND Grammy-winning pianist/saxophonist/bandleader Gordon Goodwin and his 18-piece Big Phat Band perform as part of the EWU Jazz Dialogue Festival. Nov. 18, 7:30 pm. $29-$75. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com

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FREE STATE PARKS DAY The public is can visit any state park without needing a Discover Pass. Includes access to Riverside, Palouse Falls and Mt. Spokane State Parks. Nov. 11. parks.wa.gov SNOWLANDER EXPO The Inlander’s annual winter festival offers deals on gear and winter apparel from local/ regional vendors. Also get season pass specials, sample 60+ beers/ciders at the PowderKeg Brewfest, and hear live music. Nov. 11, 4-8 pm, Nov. 12, 10 am-7 pm. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. snowlanderexpo.com (279-7000)

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I’m a 42-year-old divorcee, just back in the dating world and using dating apps. I have two young children, who live with me. I mentioned them in my profile at first, but I didn’t get many replies, so I took them out. Is it okay not to disclose them there? And if I go out with a guy, when do I have to tell him? I’d like to wait till we build a bit of a relationship. —More Than A Mom

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When men say they “love surprises,” they mean the sort involving an impromptu striptease, not where you wait till the sixth date to tell them that, no, that child seat actually isn’t for your terrier. Having kids shapes how you live. It isn’t like some weird hobby you occasionally do on weekends, like roadkill taxidermy or yurt bedazzling. And sorry -- even if you’re far prettier in person than in your profile photos, being “striking” is just a figure of speech; it’s unlikely to cause a concussive brain injury in a man, leading to big personality changes that give him a sudden longing to stepdaddy up. Not disclosing that you have kids until a guy is emotionally attached to you is what evolutionary psychologist David Buss calls “strategic interference” — using tactics (including scammy ones) to try to get another person to go against their evolved interests. For example, it is not in a man’s genetic interest to invest time, effort, and resources into another man’s children, which is why men evolved to prefer women who do not already have children, as opposed to saying, “Well, she’s got 12 kids…I’ll take experience over 20-something hotitude any day!” Our emotions are our internal police force. They evolved to protect and serve — protecting us from allowing things that don’t serve our interest. Your hiding that you have kids will make guys angry, including those who’d be interested in you, kids and all. The problem goes to character. If you’re dishonest about this, what else will you be dishonest about? The right thing to do in online dating is to give men who will ultimately reject you the info they need to do that right away — keeping them from wasting their time and yours. (Otherwise, it’s like seeking a new accountant by interviewing plumbers.) Being honest will narrow your pool — down to those who are actual possibilities for you, like divorced dads who’d be open to Brady Bunch-ing. There are also a few kid-loving guys out there who never got around to having any and would find it a plus that you have some ready-made. All the better if some other guy’s on the hook for the kids’ private school, Ivy League educations, and wintering in rehab on St. Barts.

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I’ve been dating a widow for two years, and I feel inadequate compared with her dead husband, whom she always describes in glowing terms. He liked to dance; I don’t. He cooked; I don’t. He didn’t drink; I do. I understand that she was very happy with her late husband, but this constant comparison with him is wearing on me. —Mr. Boyfriend It’s always exciting to see a man rebound after a serious setback — except when you’re the new guy in his widow’s life and the setback is that he was cremated three years ago. As for why your girlfriend keeps inviting the Ghost of Husband Past into your lives, consider that thoughts — like those glowing ones about him — are driven by emotions. And consider that emotions aren’t just internal states; they also act as signals — a form of person-to-person advertising. For example, research by social psych grad student Bo Winegard and his colleagues finds that grief seems to be, among other things, a kind of broadcasting of a person’s “proclivity to form devoted bonds with others.” (In other words, “Trust me! I love deeply!”) As for what your girlfriend’s signaling with all this late-husband reflux, maybe she’s telling you to back off — maybe because she fears another big loss. Maybe she wants you to try harder at something — which isn’t helpful if it’s being somebody else entirely. Or maybe she just misses her late hubby (or feels guilty for being happy with you) and this is her way of keeping him around — in some form. Ask her — in the most non-snarly, loving way — what she’s trying to communicate to you when she waxes on about him. Tell her it hurts your feelings — giving you the message that you’re failing her somehow. Maybe she’ll start appreciating what she has instead of being so focused on what she buried. (Date night shouldn’t involve your waving goodbye to your girlfriend as she goes off with a picnic dinner to the cemetery.) n ©2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR SARS SKI SWAP The winter recreational equipment and clothing sale benefits the Schweitzer Alpine Racing School’s programs, and offers new and used items with experts on hand for shopping assistance. Nov. 12, 9 am-2 pm. $2/person; $5/family. Bonner County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer., Sandpoint. (208-263-8414) SPOKANE CHIEFS Hockey match vs. the Everett Silvertips on Nov. 12; vs. the Seattle Thunderbirds on Nov. 15, at 7:05 pm. $10-$23. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com (279-7000)

THEATER

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL The Tony- and Grammy-winning musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom. Nov. 9-13; show times vary. $32.50-$77.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcebroadway.com THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL Ferris High School Performing Arts presents this original story about a grown up Wednesday Addams. Nov. 10-29; ThuSat at 7 pm. $10-$12. Ferris High School, 3020 E. 37th. (354-6000) THE GOOD DOCTOR Neil Simon’s play offers a delightfully funny side of human nature and the struggles of an emerging 19th century writer named Anton Chekhov. Nov. 10-20, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Spartan Theater at SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. (533-3592) MR. BURNS: A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY This play asks what will endure when the cataclysm arrives. Nov. 11-20, ThuSat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10-$15. Magnuson Theatre, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu/theatrearts STOP KISS A poignant exploration about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change irrevocably. Through Nov. 13, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $15. Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Tennessee Williams’ sultry story of passion revolves around faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois’ visit to her sister in a seedy section of New Orleans. Through Nov. 13, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2 pm. $18-$27. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays; all 37 of them in 97 minutes. Through Nov. 20, Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $13-$15. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth, Wallace, Idaho. sixthstreetmelodrama.com CYT SPOKANE: ELF JR. A performance by the students of Christian Youth Theater Spokane. Nov. 12-13 at 3 pm. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST JR. A fully-staged production featuring a cast of adult actors with special needs accompanied onstage by non-disabled shadow actors. Nov. 11, 7:30 pm and Nov. 12, 2 pm. By donation. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. bit.ly/2eR6ArN EWU THEATRE: OUR TOWN Students in EWU’s theatre program perform this Thornton Wilder classic, directed by Sara Goff. Nov. 11-12, 18-19 at 7:30 pm, Nov. 17, 5 pm and Nov. 20, 2 pm. $10/ public. Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth St. ewu.edu (359-2459)

FARCE OF NATURE A performance of the play by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. Nov. 11-27; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. igniteonbroadway.org (795-0004) THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR. A musical performed by local 7th-12th graders. Nov. 11-20, Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 3 pm. $12/adults; $6/students. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.org (509-447-9900) MOSCOW COMMUNITY THEATRE: INSPECTING CAROL A comedic variation on the play “The Inspector General.” Through Nov. 13, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10-$15. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org OUR TOWN Students in EWU’s theatre program perform this Thornton Wilder classic, directed by Sara Goff. Nov. 11-12, 18-19 at 7:30 pm, Nov. 17, 5 pm and Nov. 20, 2 pm. $10. Eastern Washington University, 526 Fifth St. (359-2459) UNKNOWN LOCALS: HAMLET Love, loyalty and carefully-crafted facades give way to death and decay in one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Nov. 11-19, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm. $12-$14. Heartwood Center, 615 S. Oak St. (208-946-6174) LITERATURE TO LIFE: “BLACK BOY” Adapted from the American autobiographical work, “Black Boy” dramatizes Richard Wright’s journey from childhood innocence to adulthood in the Jim Crow South. Nov. 15, 7:30-9 pm. $8-$16; WSU students free with ID. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman. performingarts.wsu.edu (509-335-8522)

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EWU FACULTY ART EXHIBITION The 2016-17 show features artwork by staff and faculty of EWU. Opening reception Nov. 9 at noon in the EWU Gallery of Art, in the Art Building on the Cheney campus. Nov. 10-Jan. 12; gallery hours Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm. Free. EWU Gallery of Art, Cheney. (359-2494) RANGE VISITING ARTIST SERIES: JAMES BAILEY A talk by the University of Montana art professor, who founded Matrix Press. Artist talks: Nov. 10, 11:30 am, SFCC Bldg. 24. Panel at 6:30 pm, at Terrain (304 W. Pacific). Free. facebook. com/range.spokane/ LINES AND SKETCHES A new show featuring work by Darcy Saxton, Randy Powell and Billy Potts. Artist reception Nov. 11, 5-8 pm. Nov. 11. Emerge, 208 N. Fourth. emergecda.org (208-818-3342) SECOND FRIDAY ARTWALK Coeur d’Alene’s monthly celebration of local art, with local galleries around downtown hosting artist receptions, live music and original art. Nov. 11, 5-8 pm. Free. artsincda.org/artwalk (208-415-0116) STEVE GIBBS BENEFIT SHOW The show celebrates the gallery owner and curator, recently diagnosed with ALS, and features a 20+ year accumulation of work from Steve’s personal collection. Nov. 11-26; reception Nov. 11, 5-8 pm. Gallery hours Tue-Sat, 11 am-6 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com CHRIS BOVEY: MY SPOKANE “A Vintage Look at Spokane Through the Screenprints of Chris Bovey” showcases the artist’s screenprints of local landmarks, buildings and businesses. Nov. 12-Jan. 8, Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm (until 8 pm on Wed; half-price admission on

Tue). $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org KALEIDOSCOPE FLASH ARTISTS’ RECEPTION Come view the multiple small works by 30 artists; a kaleidoscope of colors and images. Each work of art is priced for sale at $100. Nov. 12, 5-7 pm. No charge. Little Dog Art Gallery, 903 1/2 W. Garland. (315-7900) WILD GOOSE GALLERY GRAND OPENING The new gallery celebrates its grand opening with an artist reception. Nov. 12, 5-7 pm. Free. Wild Goose Gallery, 3919 N. Monroe. (327-3182) WEAVING NATIVE AMERICAN PLATEAU ART INTO THE FABRIC OF SPOKANE An event to explore ways in which art and public art can make Indigenous peoples of the Columbia Plateau more visible in Spokane. Includes a panel discussion and Q&A. Nov. 16, 6-8 pm. Free. Jundt Art Museum, 200 E. Desmet. artisttrust.org (313-6843)

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POETRY SALON Local poets Tim Greenup, Ben Cartwright, Kate Peterson, Brian Cooney, Aileen Keown Vaux and Kat Smith join Portland poet-artists Zachary Schomburg and Brandi Katherine Herrera for this salon-style reading. Nov. 10, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org EWU VISITING WRITER SERIES: JOE WILKINS Hear from the award-winning author of three collections of poetry and a memoir. Wilkins reads, answers questions, and signs books. Nov. 11, 7:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. getlitprograms.org/visiting-writers PALOUSE AUTHOR & ARTIST FEST BookPeople of Moscow’s event features books, art, jewelry and other products produced by local and self-published authors and artists. Nov. 12, 5-8 pm. Free to the public. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third St. bookpeopleofmoscow.com SPOKANE AUTHORS HONOR VETERAN’S DAY Spokane Authors & SelfPublishers host 8 local authors at a reading of fiction, poetry, and memoir. Book signings follow reading. Nov. 12, 4-6 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. spokaneauthors.org CHILDREN’S READING: JASON FARLEY Listen to the author read from his children’s book “Waiting Through Winter.” Nov. 12, 10-11 am. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) NORTH POLE NINJAS: MISSON: CHRISTMAS! Celebrate the holidays with this illustrated book. This interactive holiday story is by bestselling poet and author Tyler Knott Gregson and Sarah Linden, and illustrated by Piper Thibodeau. Nov. 12, 11 am-noon. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) PANEL/READING: MARY CRONK FARRELL An event celebrating the release of two new books by the awardwinning author and former journalist. Also includes a panel discussion exploring social justice issues in Spokane. Nov. 17, 7-9 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) GONZAGA VISITING WRITER SERIES: SHARMA SHIELD & KRIS DINNISON A reading by the two Spokane-based authors. Nov. 17, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Gonzaga Jepson Center, 502 E. Boone. (509-313-6681) n

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Guiding Sight What it’s like to raise a puppy to become a guide dog for the blind, and why a local teen took on the challenge BY CHEY SCOTT

Alyson Galow will train Limerick the Lab for a year. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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imerick’s senses are overwhelmed. The 6-month-old yellow Labrador puppy really wants to greet the laughing children running through the fall leaves. Spotting a speckled, black-and-white Australian shepherd in the distance, he stares longingly. Still, he maintains perfect restraint — Limerick doesn’t bark, whine nor pull on his leash, as any other puppy might, to encourage 17-year-old Alyson Galow to give in. As they meander through the picturesque autumn landscape of Spokane’s John A. Finch Arboretum, Galow occasionally stops to gently tug Limerick’s green “puppy in training” vest and reminds the pup to heel. Limerick is practicing to become the guiding eyes of a sight-impaired individual. If all goes as planned and he passes tests proving he has the mental aptitude, he’ll enable that person to live independently, safely and confidently. Already, he is trained to relieve himself on command, to walk along his handler’s side, and to respond to all the basic commands: sit, stay, wait, down, let’s go. “He should know how to remain calm in every situation, because if the dogs are not able to as guides, it could end badly,” says Galow, a senior at Spokane’s Saint George’s School. With Galow for seven hours a day at school, Limerick must sit or lie quietly on the floor by her desk through every class. Despite being in this bustling environment five days a week, Galow says he does well. “Labs are really dependable dogs,” Galow remarks. This trait is partly what makes them ideal guides. “As puppies, especially, they are really intelligent, and once they know something, they’re constantly looking to you for a reward for it. Because of that behavior, it’s good to teach them to work,” she continues. During his year with Galow that ends in August 2017, if Limerick proves to have what it takes (not all dogs in training end up as service dogs; the success rate is just above 40 percent), the puppy will graduate to official guide dog training school with the national nonprofit Guide Dogs for the Blind. Puppies who don’t turn out to have the right temperament to become guide dogs often become happy family pets, finding permanent homes with their initial trainers, or go on to train in other capacities, like becoming diabetes alert dogs, explains Joanna Myers, co-founder of the Spokanebased Puppies of Promise service dog training club. Most important, the dogs need to be happy doing the work, she adds.

alow has always loved animals. Her family’s pets include a border collie/blue heeler mix, two miniature Labs, a cat and a horse. Even so, one day she pleaded with her mother to allow the family to adopt another dog. “Because I’m going to college in the fall, my parents said I couldn’t adopt a puppy,” she recalls. “But my mom suggested raising a [guide] puppy, because one of her co-workers had done that. We immediately looked it up, and within an hour I was scheduled to go to a meeting that weekend.” Before Limerick was assigned to her, Galow attended weekly meetings and practiced with other local trainers with the Puppies of Promise club. “You borrow other puppies from the club to see if your lifestyle can fit in the program, and if you can actually handle having a dog with you 24/7,” she says. Right now, Limerick is one of six puppies being trained by the club’s members. Before the puppy arrived this past June, Galow also proposed to Saint George’s staff that she use the experience to fulfill her Creative Activity and Service project, a requirement for graduates of the school’s international baccalaureate program. The service-learning project requires students to write a 4,000-word essay reflecting on how their project impacted the community, and how it affected them personally. While Galow plans to attend the University of Portland in the fall as a pre-medicine student, she hopes to raise more guide dog puppies in the future, possibly after her first year of college wraps up. But for the rest of her final year of high school, Limerick will be by her side every step of the way. He gets his own picture in the yearbook, and his own special “most likely to” category. “He is the star of every class,” Galow says, smiling. Even though Limerick didn’t turn out to be the permanent family member Galow originally hoped for, she doesn’t worry too much about having to say goodbye. “I consider it like I’m puppy-sitting for someone,” she says. “You’re getting them ready to go on to formal training, which leads to them helping a visually impaired person. It’ll be hard, but I’ll go on to the next puppy, or I’ll wait for his eventual handler to write us, and I’ll see him again.” n cheys@inlander.com For information about training guide dog puppies, visit facebook.com/PupsOfPromise or guidedogs.com.

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