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features March 2014 V16: issue 2 (#102)

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Washington’s New Cash Crop? With the recent vote to legalize pot in our state, along comes a slew of legal and logistical issues that are being hammered out. It all makes you wonder, where the apple once reigned, is marijuana Washington’s new cash crop?

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Dog Donors Spokane’s Pet Emergency Clinic is home to one of the few animal blood banks in the region. This is a lifesaving service as one local family discovered. Transfusions at the clinic not only saved their dog’s life, but also impacted the life of their son and entire family.

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Best Doctors 2014 The healthcare scene is an ever changing landscape, with new technology and treatments, and the complex world of health insurance. One thing that never changes is the need for great doctors. Here are 158 of the region’s Best Doctors!

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Sitting on Top of Spokane Mike and Linda Harrington moved from their home, situated on two-acres of land, to a downtown condo. With 4,000 square feet of living space and 1,500 square feet of deck space, though, it wasn’t a downsize as much as a resize. Rather than looking out on their land, they are now sitting on top of Spokane, and enjoying the view.

On the cover: Dr . Arvind Chaudhry, photographed at Medical Oncology Associates, P.S. in Spokane. Story on page 68. Photography by Myron Bursell Green Gables Photography.

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contents what’s inside Editor’s Letter The Best Medicine

Readers Respond What you had to say about recent

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132 Automotive

Why 2014 may just be the best year

issues of the magazine

First Look and Buzz Pilsner 37 ; Spokane by the Numbers; Lilacs & Lemons

What I Know Evelyn Torkelson tells us what she knows

Naturally

ever to buy a car

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Resolutions; Food Allergies; Multidisciplinary

Shops and services to help you look

Homestyles

Real Estate Smart house shopping ideas from

Local businesses with a story

Natalie Stewart-Utley is painting the seasons of life

142 Book Reviews

Books that are worth the read

144 Datebook What to put on your calendar

Henderson Dip

158 Restaurant Reviews Cafe Carambola; Hay J’s

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166 Dining Guide Where to chow down in this town

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Realtor Chrissy Desormeau

Business Closeups

Artist Profile

Dipping into memories with

your best

Outdoor Spaces; Your Back yard, Your Oasis

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153 Local Cuisine

Care; Joint Health

Looking Good

Get closer than ever with Spokane native Tyrone Wells

Early Spring in Hells Canyon

Health Beat

137 The Scene

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162 Liquid Libations Cicerones at your service

174 Signature Dish Bangkik Thai’s Som Tum

178 Why We Live Here A picture is worth a thousand words

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Editor’s Letter

Blythe (right) and her cousin Meagan, in Miami in December

The Best Medicine

he two events were at opposite ends on the spectrum of life. My cousin Bradley, who grew up down the street, was experiencing the greatest day of his life. A football fan who played in high school and college, and now an employee of the Seattle Seahawks, it was his dream come true as he attended the Super Bowl, and days later, rode atop the Seahawks’ bus in the victory parade in downtown Seattle. In his own words, “Favorite team, favorite band (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and we are World Champs!!! God, you have blessed me beyond my wildest dreams. Greatest sports day of my career and life!!” I was so happy for him and all I could do was smile That same day, 3,200 miles across the country, another of my cousins, Meagan, who is only six months younger than me, was enduring yet another stay in a Miami hospital. The news from the doctors was not what we wanted to hear, and our hearts break for her, and for our entire family. I sat atop the counter in my mom’s kitchen after getting the update, tears prickling and finally spilling over the brims of my eyes and down my cheeks. I was so sad for us all, and all I could do was cry. It doesn’t seem like the scales of life should be able to tip to such extreme highs and lows at one time. That life can, simultaneously, be so amazing for one person while so fleeting and precious for another doesn’t settle well. In December, I flew down to Miami to spend time with Meagan. I love being around my cousins as I always

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feel like I am with “my people” when we’re together. We have the same sense of humor, laugh at the same things, and have a witty banter that others can’t enter into or understand. Though our time was often spent at appointments at the hospital, we were able to fit such fun and joy into our time together. In the pockets of time when Meagan was feeling well, we milked it for all it was worth. We went to the nail salon, drove along Ocean Drive, drove through Fisher Island, dipped our toes in the warm Atlantic Ocean, walked along the beach and sat in the park, watching dogs run and play while we sipped the Miami must-have, an AC Icee’s lemon drink. We even made it to the BB&T Arena for the Donny & Marie Osmond Christmas Concert. The lights came up, the music burst forth, and there they were, “a little bit country and a little bit rock n’ roll” themselves, microphones in hand, belting out the tunes as they sashayed down the curving stage steps meeting in the middle. It was as cheesy, cornball and fabulous as we hoped, and we loved it. The next day, after a morning spent at the hospital, we headed toward the port of Miami for a boat tour of Biscayne Bay. After purchasing our tickets, we waited for the boat at “Let’s Make a Daiquiri,” the outdoor daiquiri bar (pictured at left) that has been there for 30 years. Armed with our drinks in our hand and sunglasses on our heads, we boarded the boat and sat back to relax. As the boat cut through the water, carried upon the waves, we looked out over the edge. “It feels so good,” Meagan said of the sun shining on her face. “I am so happy to be here, to be able to experience this.” That’s classic Meagan. She is amazing, beautiful, smart and funny. She’s finished the Washington D.C. Marathon as well as the Boston Marathon, and a 40-mile bike ride is what she calls a warm-up. But her greatest trait is her attitude. In every situation that I can remember, she always faces it with a positive attitude, and a quick joke is peppered in there at some point. She knows how to find the beauty in things. The year after I graduated from college and moved back to Spokane, Meagan was finishing up her senior year at Whitworth. She would come to our house for dinner every Sunday night, and it was always filled with laughter – even the night my dad backed into her parked car, or the time it took three hours for the wild rice to cook, and we all waited at the table, weakened with starvation and laughter. As I think about those times, it is hard to reconcile those great memories with what Meagan is now facing. It’s even more difficult because, through it all, she is still the one laughing, cracking the jokes and making us feel better. Maybe this is because she has figured it out; there are joyful times and heartwrenching times in each life – the Super Bowl highs and the hospital lows– and it is not so much whether they come, but how you face them and embrace them when they do. Life is so precious. Appreciate and be grateful for the people with whom you have been blessed! Having them in your life may indeed be the best medicine there is. I’m so thankful for you and love you Meagan!

readers respond what you had to say encourage myself and the people of Spokane to be more aware of ways we can help each other. Finally, I was overwhelmed with a sense of appreciation for the life I have. If Kyle can press on with such an impressive attitude as to say, “There’s a risk, but I’m not going to pay attention to the risks, I’m going to pay attention to the good stuff that can come out of it” then what do I have to hold me back? I want to be more like Kyle, focusing on the good stuff that can happen. I’m praying for healing mercies for Kyle, a successful surgery and a great long, healthy, happy life. Pat Jesseryn Via email

DISHEARTENED RESPONSE It was hard to read Ms. Spencer’s words in her Readers Respond letter from the February issue without wincing. She stated that “our youth succeed or fail based on what happens in the schools.” Unfortunately, she has it wrong. A good family should teach values and also teach children to respect each other. We, too, are parents of children at Rogers High School. Our children have been bullied, menaced and assaulted by black students on a regular basis there. Statistics do not lie, Ms. Spencer. If we could afford it, we would send our children to private schools, because your “children” at Rogers are violent and belong in an alternative setting. Until then, we see innocent war veterans like Shorty becoming victims to bad families. And, I read your petition, and it is as bigoted as your letter. I am just sad, very sad, at your comments. Respectfully, Tim H. Spokane, WA HAVE A HEART I read the story about Spokane teenager Kyle Sipe, and his road toward a heart transplant and was so overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with heartache (I don’t mean that to be a pun) for the harrowing journey he and his family have had to face. I was also overwhelmed to read about the community support they are thankfully receiving. So often I feel “what can I do” when I hear about people in need, but this article proves that people can do something. They can make a difference one garage sale, bake sale, fundraiser at a time. I 18

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HOUSE OF HURTADO The featured houses in each issue of Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living are by far my favorite part of the magazine. I’m nosey and love to see inside others’ homes and see how they decorate, what the floor plans are like, etc. The House of Hurtado (February 2014) was so interesting! I know I could never live in a house like that – I am too old and stuck in my ways. I need carpet under my feet, and have grown up in colonial houses so I think every room needs to have four walls wrapped around it. So it’s too late for me to take the plunge, but I still get to look through the pages of your magazine and I love seeing everything that is different from my taste. I liked seeing how this young couple was willing to be creative and use materials that I never would have thought of putting into a house. Orange lockers, plywood walls and floors, and manhole covers. I may go to sleep in my traditional home, but I dream of unique ones like that one. Karen Fulson Via email FIRST TIMER First time writing to a magazine, but after rereading several issues from my collection of Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazines, I felt compelled to tell you how very much I enjoy each and every issue. The local content is informative and interesting. I trust you with what to do, where to go and what to eat. You haven’t let me down. Your magazine reminds we how wonderful our little part of the country truly is. Thank you, keep up the good work. Samuel Dean Via email Corrections: In the First Look, in the February 2014 issue, Jess Walter’s wife’s name was listed as Ava; however, it should have been listed as Anne. We apologize for the error.

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Brewing up Support for Team Gleason

rlison Brewing Co., a Washington State-based craft brewery specializing in lagers, announces the introduction of Pilsner 37, a new craft beer, and a partnership with Team Gleason, a charity foundation working to help those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) enjoy more fulfilling lives through assistive technology and services. A portion of the sales from Pilsner 37 will be donated to Team Gleason. >>

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First Look Buzz Team Gleason is a charity group founded by Steve Gleason, former Washington State University linebacker and safety/special teams player for the New Orleans Saints. Gleason, famous for blocking a punt that lead to a returned touchdown during the New Orleans Saints’ first home game after Hurricane Katrina, was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. Team Gleason works to raise global awareness for ALS, raise funds to empower those living with ALS and, ultimately, find a cure. For more information on Team Gleason, visit www.teamgleason.org. “Our success as a foundation is dependent on our support network,” says Gleason. “Having partners who are committed to us and ALS awareness is vital. Orlison Brewing has done that and more. We cannot thank this group enough for creating a great product to share with the Northwest, and beyond, that proudly carries both our brands.” “Orlison Brewing Co. is honored to help support Team Gleason,” says Jason Miller, owner and partner at Orlison Brewing Co. “We’re hoping that our donations from the sales of Pilsner 37 will be beneficial for their cause and assist those in need.” Pilsner 37, Orlison Brewing Co.’s newest craft brewed lager, is a colorful, brightly flavored beer brewed in the tradition of Old World pilsners. This well-balanced beer is crafted with dry roasted specialty malts and citrusy hops introduced near the end of the brewing process to give Pilsner 37 a hint of dry-hopped IPA flavor. At 6.4 ABV and 65 IBUs, Pilsner 37 is a complex, smoothdrinking and enjoyable pilsner. “We love Pilsner 37. It’s one of the most interesting beers we’ve produced, yet,” says Bernie Düenwald, brewmaster at Orlison Brewing Co. “We’re really looking forward to getting Pilsner 37 out there and helping Team Gleason. It’s a great charity, and we’re beyond proud to support their mission.” In keeping with a long-standing Orlison tradition, the first tasting for Pilsner 37 was held at Bubba’s Bar & Grill in Reardan, Washington, on February 8th. Pilsner 37 became available in bars throughout the Spokane area the week of February 17. Raise your glass and support the cause! For more information on Orlison Brewing Co., visit http://www. orlisonbrewing.com/. — Mark Borland 22

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[not so good]

lilacsandlemons by Vincent Bozzi

[good] LEMONS to the Daiquiri Factory for naming a drink Date Rape Kool-Aid, and then stubbornly refusing to change the name for quite a while after hearing heartfelt testimonies from rape survivors. A lot of drink names are of questionable taste, but glorifying rape is one step over the line. We’re reluctant to post this because the owners are probably basking in the attention, and getting dissed by the establishment garners them further street cred, but we can’t not post on something that is sullying Spokane’s reputation. We’re pleased that the name was finally changed, though we’re still not fans. LILACS to the Seattle Seahawks for their first

Super Bowl win! We no longer have to feel like underdogs. By the time this runs, it will be ancient history, but let’s celebrate all year and bask in the glory. LILACS also to the 700,000 wonderful 12th man fans that attended the homecoming parade in Seattle.

LILACS to CVS pharmacy, a nationwide retailer without a store in Spokane (unfortunately), for pulling all cigarettes and tobacco products from their shelves. They don’t see selling cancer sticks as a good complement to their health and wellness oriented mission. They’re going to lose a lot of business to people who come in for their cigs and then buy other products, but we’re hoping that it makes up for the loss by attracting people who celebrate the message they are promoting. LEMONS to the Spokane City Council for being too over-eager to believe all the statistics on the Red Light Cameras. Yes, accidents at those intersections are down, but accidents are down all over the city. Are they down all over the city because a few cameras are at some intersections? We doubt Red it. When you can get a ticket for almost completely stopping on a Light right hand turn when there’s not another car on the street, or when Photo you can get a ticket for touching the white crosswalk line, then the are really just extortion “gotcha” taxes. I avoid those lights by enforced lights driving down side streets. LILACS to the Spokane City Council for putting the bikini barista issue up

for a vote. They originally decided not to criminalize the scantily clad baristas, but concerned parents asked them to revisit it. Our take: Quit calling them bikini baristas and start referring to them as topless baristas. Very few people are looking to ban the mere use of bikinis; quite a few of us would prefer not to see our neighborhoods degraded with gaudy signs touting “Totally Topless Tuesdays” and such. If this goes up to a vote, at least it should put an end to this one way or another. Remember: Bikinis okay, Topless no way.

LILACS to City Council member Steve Salvatori for allocating

$15,000 of a fund for which he could have hired a personal aid towards the Spokane warming centers. As I type this, it’s below zero outside, with a wind chill of negative 20. Anyone who’s been in the bitter cold for more than an hour knows how perilous it can be. Steve’s efforts will activate the warming centers when it reaches 24 degrees for the rest of the winter, rather than the former 20 degrees. Steve also credits fellow member Mike Allen with the idea.

LEMONS to the person in my neighborhood who pulled a hit-and-run on a cluster of mailboxes, leaving several blocks without mail service. The homeowners association will pay for a replacement, meaning the entire neighborhood pays. The last time this happened, about five years ago, the guy who did it confessed and paid up. Not so lucky this time.

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First Look Buzz

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Dutch Bros. Coffee opening another location on West Francis. Long lines at the other locations give a hint to how popular this new spot will be. We can’t get enough of the hot Caramelizers on cold mornings.

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The Flying Irish 2014 season starting the first Thursday of March at Ripples Riverside Grille. Bring on the run, bring on the fun! The Butcher Bar, located in Santé Restaurant & Charcuterie opening at noon on Fridays and Saturdays. The earlier, the better as far as we are concerned.

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Spotty morning newspaper delivery. We need our coffee and paper as a wake up, not traipsing through the bushes to find where the paper landed. Put it on the porch please! A certain local restaurant that advertises they serve weekend breakfast until 1 p.m., but wouldn’t provide breakfast menus when seated at 12:45. Say what you mean, do what you say is good advice for all restaurants. Not knowing how to work all the bells and whistles on our iPhones, or all the hidden tricks of our iPads. This “not” becomes a “hot” after taking a class at the Spokane Apple store, though. The knowledge of their staff might even impress an Android user!

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High School graduation rate

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First Look Buzz

When they aren’t busy packaging up your orders and processing your shipments, the fine folks at Amazon have been spending their time taking surveys with the goal of rating the most romantic cities in America. Weird? Yes. Not exactly scientifically based? Absolutely, but we don’t care, because Spokane made it into the Top 20, so we’re calling this awesome!!! Amazon “looked at cities with more than 100,000 residents and compiled data on the romantic products they bought, including romance novels and relationship books, romantic comedy movies, romantic music, as well as sales of sexual wellness products.” We all must be ordering a lot of lovely things, because here’s the list of the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in the United States, and check out where Spokane is: 1. San Antonio 2. Seattle 3. Knoxville, Tenn.

SOROTI, UGANDA

Rick and Laurie Otteson recently traveled to Soroti, Uganda in central Uganda to volunteer in an orphanage with five other Americans during the Christmas season. This allowed some of the regular workers to have a Christmas vacation. Many of the infants either have AIDS, or their families are impacted by the disease. It was a very rewarding experience. Rick read the Ugandan daily paper along with his Spokane Couer d’Alene Living.

4. Miami 5. Alexandria, Va. 6. Orlando, Fla. 7. Vancouver, Wash. 8. Cincinnati

9. Spokane, Wash. 10, Dayton, Ohio 11. Columbia, S.C. 12. San Jose, Calif. 13. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 14. Round Rock, Texas 15. Sioux Falls, S.D. 16. Las Vegas 17. Pittsburgh 18. Everett, Wash. 19, Erie, Pa. 20. Clearwater, Fla. Read more: Most Romantic Cities in America According to Amazon: San Antonio | TIME.com http:// newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/03/ here-are-the-20-most-romanticcities-in-america/#ixzz2sTmi7iCV

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MACHU PICCHU, PERU

When Flor Cualing of Spokane, travelled with her brother, Dr. Celo, of Chicago Philippine Medical Associates to the top of the famous Machu Picchu of ancient Peru, they knew their trip wouldn’t be complete without Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living.

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First Look Retail Therapy

Whitworth University Pirates Men’s Lightweight Hooded Sweatshirt with Tackle Twill (PC78H) $48.99

It’s a pirate’s life for us! The Whitworth Pirates have captured our hearts and we’re wearing the threads to prove it. Crafted for comfort, this lighter weight tackle twill Whitworth University Pirates hooded sweatshirt is perfect for relaxing and it’s a real value for a sportswear hoody. A must have for the serious Whitworth University Pirates apparel and merchandise collection. Available through www.prepsportswear.com

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While March Madness heats up on the basketball court this month, we’re ready to cheer on our teams. Our love doesn’t stop with just the 68 schools in the brackets, though. Nope! We’re mad for all college athletics, but most of all for our local teams. Go teams go, no matter where you are or what sport you are playing!

EWU Tackle Twill Two-Color Hooded Sweatshirt $45.00

Ride on the wings of Eagles! And stay warm and fashionable while you do so with this hooded sweatshirt with big EWU tackle twill lettering on front. With a full front pocket, and a soft yet durable material made of 50% cotton, 50% polyester, this sweatshirt will become your tried and true favorite. From Wideworld® (6138). Available through bookstore.ewu.edu

Gonzaga Bulldogs Reversal Basketball Hoodie - Navy Blue $29.95

We’ve “Spiked” a fever for Spike and the rest of the GU athletics. The cure? This Reversal Basketball hoodie. It features “Gonzaga Basketball” lettering printed on the front surrounding a team logo and basketball graphic. It also has a drawstring hood and a soft fleece lining, so you can wear your team spirit in total comfort. This hoodie proudly proclaims your status as the #1 Gonzaga fan. Available through shop.gozags.com

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EAT The hardest part about visiting Stella’s Café is deciding which sandwich to order. The good news: Stella’s sandwiches are some of the best in town, so you can’t go wrong with any choice you make. Stella’s is lead by Tony Brown, who also happens to be the head chef at Mizuna. Not surprisingly, this café is friendly to carnivores, vegetarians and vegans alike. The BBQ tofu sandwich is a tangy mix of smoky tofu and crunchy slaw, interspersed with salty capers that keep every bite interesting. The roast beef sandwich comes slathered with a tomato jam that elevates a familiar sandwich to a whole new level. Oh, and don’t forget, along with excellent Doma coffee, Stella’s offers beer and wine. So stop by for lunch or a late night snack, appreciate the local art on the walls and savor this Spokane gem.

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District On the north end of the Monroe Street Bridge, bordered by the Courthouse on one side and the Spokane Arena on the other, is a small neighborhood big on character. Spend an afternoon exploring its cafes, stores and

EXPERIENCE Spokane is very lucky to have Queen of Sheba among its dining options. Unless you have had a chance to try Ethiopian cuisine before, this restaurant will offer a dining experience unlike any you’ve had. Meals are served in a communal style, with different entrees arranged on a platter covered with a piece of injera, savory, crepe-like flat bread. Diners are encouraged to use pieces of the injera to scoop up bites of delicious, spice enriched dishes like “Tibs,” cuts of tender beef cooked in spiced butter with peppers, onions and rosemary or “Shiro,” chick peas spiced and cooked with onions and tomatoes. Meals at Queen of Sheba are best enjoyed with a crowd, so gather your friends and family and experience a world of flavors far from the Inland Northwest.

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explore A happy hodgepodge of jewelry, gems and curiosities, Wonders of the World has been a longtime favorite with locals. A great place to bring out-of-towners, you can spend hours exploring the row after row of crystals and stones in every color, texture and size imaginable, only to realize that there’s still the jewelry cases, gifts and statuettes to examine.

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Spokane is near perfect. I grew up in rural Nebraska, where I was grounded in family, community and support. Moving to Spokane was a risk. I arrived without a job, with a friend who had wanted to go to Seattle (but my 1957 Chevrolet was not going to make it that far), and an aunt willing to provide room and board until we were employed. I had faith that God had a plan. Now, 51 years later, I am retiring from a nursing and leadership career spent entirely at Deaconess that has been all I dreamed it could be and more. I see Spokane as a big city with a small town set of values and community spirit. I hope Spokane never outgrows those values and spirit. As Deaconess’s physician recruiter for many years, I was able to convey the virtues of our community, and many gifted physicians from other areas now call Spokane home. Included in God’s plan to plant me in Spokane was my husband, Ken, who has provided never-ending love and support for 50 years. Spokane has truly ended up being “near perfect” for me. “Fail Forward” is a saying that has guided me. When you try but fail, there is a lesson to be learned. You must push forward and try again. It is risky, but so is doing nothing. Life presents you with all the lessons you need, but you must be open to learning and willing to work through the stress of change. I also strongly believe, no matter how negative a situation appears to be, there is a positive in everything. Even if it’s not readily apparent, the positive will eventually emerge – but only if you are patient and keep an open mind. Even now, I continue to remind myself that patience is a virtue. God’s plan is not always obvious, but you must have faith and believe. Being a wife, mother to three sons, a registered nurse and a business leader helped me become very organized. It also taught me flexibility and the awareness that there is more than one way to accomplish the same end goals. Undoubtedly, I ‘failed forward’ in all of these arenas at different points along my journey – but in the whole, view them as successes. Your values define you. I am most thankful for the family values learned from my parents. My father taught us a business model of honesty, exceptional customer service, hard work and random acts of kindness. I have tried to be the same role model for my sons and colleagues. Customer service is second nature if you follow The Golden Rule. I am also thankful for a husband, who has played a very important and active role in my career by being one of the early “stay at home fathers,” the primary cook, also logging thousands of miles driving me to meet with rural providers and being a Spokane ambassador with physicians and their spouses whom I was recruiting. I also learned, from personal loss of family that unless a situation is life threatening, and if it doesn’t compromise your values, let it go! Don’t stress over it. 36

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Your legacy is the success of others. I am most proud of 50 years in a wonderful marriage, our three sons and their families who are successful, and for a rewarding professional nursing career. My 51-year career at Deaconess allowed me the privilege of working with hundreds of expert rural providers, over 100 dedicated physicians that I helped recruit to our community, and to be a member of a staff known for providing exceptional quality of care. Success to me is the legacy you leave when you have helped others reach or exceed their potential and know that they will do the same for someone else. High-tech versus high-touch. We are a very high tech, fast moving society and too often, we forgo the face-to-face conversations that allow us to express our love, concern and support for others in more than just words. I still send hand written birthday, anniversary, Christmas and thank you cards, and cherish those that we receive. I still file pictures in photo albums. I do so for the opportunity to share those memories one-on-one, versus in front of a computer with no background information or mutual laughter or tears. A monthly call to my siblings in Nebraska, or to friends, is time well spent. I come in extra early to work each day to make coffee for our floor, say hello to those I work with and then greet patients and visitors as they come into our facility. These actions are not an official part of my job, but there is a chance they will make someone’s day more positive. Giving back is important. Giving of yourself was something my mother taught us as she spent hours preparing (from scratch) wonderful home cooked meals to share with whoever walked in the door at meal time. For 25-plus years, Ken and I have made soft peanut butter brittle to share with family, friends and co-workers. I officially retired from Deaconess on February 28, 2014, but I will continue to volunteer in the Concierge program – greeting patients and visitors as they arrive for treatment. I am also working with the INW Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to increase our membership in Spokane and the surrounding region. There is a volunteer opportunity to match any individual’s interest and time allotment. If you want a wonderful community, you have to give back to it.

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Where the Apple Once Reigned; Is Marijuana Washington’s New Cash Crop? by Paul K. Haeder photos by Makenna Haeder

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aybe apples will take a back seat to cannabis sativa. It’s now a cash crop in the minds of Washington farmers who once voted hard right for Nixon, Apple Pie, Mom, Baseball and Throwing the Book at Potheads. Some counties, like Walla Walla, want to capitalize on the wine and recreational reefer business. Imagine – wine tasting and the terroir of good homegrown pot. No matter how many ways one parses it up, legalized recreational pot, for 21 and over, is a reality in the Evergreen State. There will be recipes for the best cookies, lemonade and tinctures made from the hallucinogenic and medicinal portions of the main compound in pot, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Even old timers are breaking down their hard-gained antidrug sentiments. “I meet weekly, on Saturdays at the Starbucks in Kennewick,” says one of my sources, who is going through the process of applying for grower and processer licenses. He hesitates to identify himself during this nail-biting process of being vetted by Washington State honchos. It’s coming down to the wire for Farmer Popa (alias). “A retired cop from Pasco, two milk delivery men, a bus driver, two mechanics, a railroad man. Imagine, here we are, with a couple of salt of the earth farmers in our sixties from the same graduating class in Pasco – ‘65 and ‘67 – and we’re talking about the miracle of pot.” He smiles and then shows me plants that would make a Woodstock attendee cry. You see, my source and these fellows who I met were looking at one guy’s disappearing melanoma spots on his head. Farmer Popa shares, “So, Larry’s stoner son has this cannabis butter all made up and Larry starts spreading it on his head on the cancerous spots, as if it’s something from Body Works. In six months, I kid you not, here we are looking at where those lumps were, and they are gone. He was supposed to be dead months ago. The cop, who used to bust Mexican and blacks for reefer in Pasco, now wants to get in on the marijuana wave.” That’s the security, guns, night vision goggles and surveillance side of things, not the growing or retail end.

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Because the state of Washington has all sorts of provisos for growing, processing and selling the stuff, including being 2,000 feet from a park, daycare, hospital or school, and having security and fencing and CTV set up, there are capitalists wanting to make a buck from this crop. One source at the Liquor Control Board, Chris Marr, speaking in Spokane two months ago, said the Office of Financial Management sees the potential total taxation haul for the state to be $1.9 billion over the next five years. Think of that special education teacher, those iPads, new playground equipment and football fields financed partially by those wanting to get high! On the national scene, prognosticators see this as a legal industry at $1.43 billion in 2013, with a 65 percent growth rate predicted for fiscal year 2014 at $2.34 billion. Some predict several billionaires will be made out of the Washington pot business, and this sales expansion rate looks to be better than the next best business sector – global sales of smartphones.

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This is the conundrum for an herb, really a single species as modern DNA analysis has confirmed: 483 identifiable chemical constituents and at least 85 different cannabinoids in this cannabis sativa. This plant, also known as hemp, has nutritious, medicinal and industrial uses. It’s referred to as “Sacred Grass” in the Hindu sacred text Arthava-Veda. Think of the first woven clothing stitched around 10,000 years ago. Hemp is a highly adaptable fiber, and ironically in 1619 a law was passed in Jamestown, Virginia Colony, requiring farmers to grow hemp. “I never thought I’d be talking about legalization

of pot happening in 2013 when I attended concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco, that’s for sure,” says Washington State Liquor Control Board member Chris Marr. He’s a former state legislator who had a trip planned to Mount Kilimanjaro, after his re-election defeat, when Governor Inslee asked if he was serious about getting onto his cabinet as a “booze officer,” AKA one of three members on the liquor (and now) marijuana control board. Marr thinks legalized pot is one of the more interesting boondoggles a state agency could ever be involved with. The retail stores are set to open in June, he told an audience in Spokane. Marr knows the growers are chomping at the bit, and some are confused about when they will get licensed to grow and get the clones leafing and budding to supply the retail stores their goods. Farmer Popa rattles off the challenges for him:

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Marr knows that the state is looking the other way because farmers have to get a jump on things and that means clones or starts should already be in hothouses. The state, Marr points out, has to adapt to a cash business model since the federal enforcers and Eric Holder, attorney general, and his boss, Obama, have not accepted legalized pot sales at the federal level, so federally insured banks can’t “do loans, do business accounts, do credit systems.”

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“It’s the most confounding thing I have had to deal with in my sixtyseven years, all of which have been as a farmer’s son and farmer,” says license applicant Farmer Popa. This is the world of pot sales in one of two U.S. states (Colorado being the other) where recreational pot is legal. His application with the WSLCB is under “Popa Farms, LLC,” and I’ve been with him on several occassions, and understand the intrigue, as well as the quasi-illicit nature of those in our state who still do not know what to make of laws that will allow Washingtonians and tourists from anywhere to buy ounces of pot out of a few hundred retail stores in the state. For many, pot is the lesser of evils when stacked against booze. President Obama attempts to struggle out of his own marijuana contradictions. Sure, he inhaled when he was younger, unlike the other pothead democrat, Bill Clinton, but even Obama’s bud adoration has its limits – he thinks smoking pot is bad. He pronounced in his most recent State of the Union address that he would never want his kids as adults to toke. He has to deal with federal agencies and for-profits feeding on the taxpayer trough making billions from a drug war that many see as one of this country’s biggest disservices to our rights. Interestingly, the farming news outlets are abuzz about one element of our farm bill, called the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of

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2013. Ten states’ universities and ag departments will be permitted to carry out research on growing the crop George Washington deemed vital to America. “Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere,” he said. We are in many ways a schizophrenic species, allowing rivers of beer, wine and hard spirits to run through a million grocery stores, package goods joints, convenience shops, five and dimes, even in Walgreens drug stores near the packs of cancer sticks. Imagine, pharmacies selling gallons of vodka for $7 a pop and packs of Marlboros while the vice squad outside in the parking lot rifles through some high school kid’s tricked-out Honda Civic looking for a few buds of cannabis sativa.

Think hard about the negative effects of the War on Drugs, a 43– year-old roughshod war costing U.S. taxpayers billions and forcing millions of lives onto a path of fractured, broken and ruined futures. That was officially signed into law under Richard Nixon, in 1971, though the war against marijuana goes further back. Here’s what Spokane lawyer and this year’s candidate for County Prosecutor Breean Beggs says about the drug war: “Since the 1970s advocates for the war on drugs erroneously believed that if they made the sentences for minor drug possession harsh enough, people would simply stop using them.

Science and 30 years of data have proven this to be utterly incorrect and hundreds of thousands of people have paid the price.” My roots are Arizona and Mexico, reporting on the drug tunnels along the Arizona (Douglas) border with Mexico (Naco). I spent plenty of time in Juarez and Chihuahua investigating as a reporter and fiction writer dealers, politicians, business owners, and dyed in the wool drug runners. I’ve seen warehouses of bricks of cocaine and pot three stories high in Mexico, Belize and Costa Rica. I’ve stumbled upon pot growing farms in Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico and near some property of mine in Washington. DEA, AFT, FBI, EPIC, and other alphabet soup agencies on the public payroll and every small- and big-town police jurisdiction have horned in on the drug take, so to speak: confiscated assault rifles, wheelbarrows of cash, cars, jets and boats. Hell, I have a friend in El Paso who takes in tigers, wolves, bears, 20 foot Anacondas and monkeys and parrots from drug busts. I even fed off the trough of the unethical War on Drugs, tangentially, albeit with a bit more ethical and intellectual panache: I taught in two prisons in New Mexico and Texas. College English classes. Many of my students had been set up on conspiracy to import-and-sell marijuana charges, over 200 pounds. Seven year minimums, and so in my English 101 classes, I helped quite a few guys with their grammar and sentence structure issues in order for them to write their appeals in the hope of getting the hell out of jail and back to wife, kids and lives.

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last November, though the East Side of the state and rural counties like Franklin and Benton, well, the numbers for the blue side of the state – 65 for and 30 against – were flipped out in the East red side of the state. Cities and counties have declared moratoriums on pot sales and pot growing, and, they are waiting for the feds to drop some sort of hammer on the two states’ people-driven initiatives. These counties are hoping for dry pot status, but the state liquor control board thinks that won’t happen. One of my sources for this piece, a guy I have spent days with, showed me around his medical marijuana operation, and showed me where his next big growth barns will be when he gets the go ahead for one-half an acre indoor growing facilities. He’s planted corn, wheat, hay, alfalfa, peas, beets, strawberries and raised lambs, sheep, cattle and calves, for over 47 growing seasons. “All my crops and animals succeeded. Now, well, this marijuana growing is chock full of pitfalls. More than fifty percent of the licenses will fall through. The growers already are dropping off. Growing pot is not that easy.” This is the heaviest lift of his life: getting sanctioned by the State Liquor Control Board to garner licenses as a tier three grower and processor – that means 30,000 square feet of space he’s vying for to grow some potent recreational and medicinal pot. The take, well, that’s the rub with folks on my side of the political fence (way left), to be sure – 25 percent from the state levied against grower; 25 percent to the state if you are a processer; and 25 percent of the profits for retail stores, plus the 8.125 state sales tax. The problem is that the medical marijuana growers, who were legal in the state (excluding 30 Washington cities), are the true pathfinders, compatriots: They do the growing to take care of Parkinson’s disease, chronic pain, chemo bombardment and over a thousand different issues humanity experiences. Even pets and livestock can benefit from pot. It can come in the form of kibbles and bits for Fido and teacakes and brownies for Uncle John and Aunt Ruth. Now, the state is seeing Seattle as a hub, with some capitalists wanting 42

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to get a monopoly going, driving the mom and pop stores out of the competition. There are apps for phones on where to find the best herb or the most potent soda pop or “sweetest” candies laced with THC and cannabis. Washington is following the Colorado marijuana model, both of which have been getting a lot of traction in the national media, including Rolling Stone magazine.

Reefer Madness

In 2010 two initiatives to take the control of liquor sales from the state and give it to the privateers, I-1000 and 1005, were defeated. Then, with a stroke of another initiative process (2011) and $20 million shoved into Washington by the pro-privatization

groups – largely from Costco – liquor privatization passed, ending the state’s 79-year run as liquor cop and retailer. In 2007, medical marijuana passed in our state (21 states now have it legal), but as mentioned earlier, many cities passed laws to put moratoriums on their communities. Marr says the same has occurred with legalized recreational pot, but those cities and counties, like Pierce, with moratoriums might owe people for potential loss of commerce, livelihoods. Drug Policy Alliance executive director Ethan Nadelmann sees a real double standard and dichotomy brewing. Here we have those who have suffered the most in the War

on Drugs and those who have struggled against it might not be among the winners of this capitalist’s game. “The capitalist forces at work in a prohibitionist market are violent and brutal, but the capitalist forces at work in a legal market are even more brutal in some respects,” he said. “We know that the people who may come to dominate this industry are not necessarily the people who are a part of this movement.” As Beggs notes, there is a carrot-stick message now in 2014 around this inaugural year for pot sales. “The primary goal of the supporters of 502 was to keep every day adult Cannabis users out of the criminal justice system,” he says. “In order to attract a majority vote, they had to make certain compromises. One was to provide substantial revenue to government, so it is no accident at all that there is a substantial tax on the cultivation, manufacture and sale of the product. Those taxes are meant to pay for the intensive regulation necessary to keep the federal government from intervening but were also clearly designed to be a carrot for public policy advocates with goals for other spending.” Farmer Popa, who uses the nonhigh inducing CBD (cannabidiol) daily for tremors, chronic pain and Parkinson’s symptoms, says he is ready to fork out the fees or taxes. He’s had a two-year tutelage with a fellow who has been in state custody for growing, but for Popa, this three-time felon whose underground facility in Seattle was busted, “grows the best pot and highest yielding plant anyone has ever seen.” Popa’s willing to “play the game and pay the taxes,” even if it’s against his own values. “I’m looking to pull in $1.4 million the first year of business,” he says. Paul K. Haeder is a freelance writer who worked in Spokane as a community college instructor and journalist for over 10 years. The positions taken in Metro Talk columns do not necessarily reflect the views of Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living magazine’s publisher or staff.

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Hells Canyon Photography and Story by John Latta

here it was in the mailbox. An L.L. Bean “Signs of Spring” catalog! A readymade title for my story immediately came to mind. After this rather monotonous dry winter many of us are ready for spring. ASAP please! Last year I was itching to experience spring as well. So in late April I made a trip to Hells Canyon. Backpacking in Hells Canyon might quench my spring fever and give my restless feet something to do. Rich Landers’ 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest was my starting point. Located on the Idaho side of Hells Canyon, the Snake River National Recreation Trail 102 follows the Snake upstream from Upper Pittsburg Landing for nearly 27 miles to Granite Creek. To be experienced comfortably, the trail is best hiked in early spring and fall. Summer is just plain hot with daytime temperatures typically exceeding 100 degrees. Shade is hard to come by since trees are rare there. Hikers need to be aware of rattlesnakes during the warmer months. Poison ivy and prickly pear cactus are abundant and grow alongside the trail. Drinking water on the trail is scarce and should be treated

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Arrowleaf balsamroot above Pittsburg Landing, Hells Canyon, National Recreation Area, Idaho, April 2013

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The Snake River from Suicide Point, Hells Canyon Wilderness, Idaho, April 2013

or filtered. Early springtime is primetime for wildflowers in the canyon. (According to Doug Lorraine author of Backpacking Idaho, the Snake River Trail south of Bernard Creek receives less use by hikers and therefore may be so overgrown with poison ivy that hikers who are particularly allergic to the plant might want to avoid it.) By some measures Hells Canyon is North America’s deepest gorge. Spending time in the bottom of the canyon, one feels the isolation of being enclosed by the rock walls that rise sharply over a mile high in some locations. The rugged canyon walls are the geologic record of the collision of oceanic volcanic island chains against the ancient west coast of North America, the subsequent volcanic events and erosion of the mountains created by the collision and more recently the eruption of the Columbia River flood basalts. At lower elevations in Hells Canyon one can find large deposits or bars comprised of boulders, gravel and sand that were formed about 14,500 years ago during the Lake Bonneville Flood. Lake Bonneville was the highest stage of what is now Salt Lake in Utah. Before the flood, Lake Bonneville was equal in area to present-day Lake Michigan and extended into adjacent parts of Nevada and Idaho. The flood occurred when the ancient lake overflowed and breached its northern shoreline at Red Rock Pass in Idaho. The surface elevation of Lake Bonneville was lowered by 350 feet when more than 1,100 cubic miles of water roared down the Snake River and through Hells Canyon over a period of several weeks. 46

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The Snake River by comparison now whispers soothing background music to anyone who wishes to listen. Other than the strident growl of passing jet boats during the day, most of the sounds that Hells Canyon hikers will hear are natural. Be prepared as you walk along with other thoughts on your mind, because both the buzzing of a rattlesnake next to the trail or the sudden explosion of chukkar (a member of the partridge family) taking to wing will make you jump! I saw deer a couple of times. Bighorn sheep also live in Hells Canyon, though I didn’t see any during my hike. During my trip to Hells Canyon, I hiked 5.5 miles up the Snake River Trail from Pittsburg Landing to the historic Kirkwood Ranch, where I camped overnight. The following morning I hiked 2.3 miles up to Suicide Point before packing up camp and returning to Pittsburg Landing. The camp near Kirkwood Historic Ranch offers backpackers several tent sites with picnic tables, a good source of water (remember to treat or filter) and an outhouse with a flush toilet! The Kirkwood Ranch can also be reached by jet boat from downstream or from upstream by raft or kayak from the Hells Canyon Dam. The Kirkwood Historic Ranch is maintained by the Forest Service. The original ranch house, bunkhouse and outbuildings are preserved and staffed by volunteers. The bunkhouse now serves as a museum complete with artifacts, information and displays about regional history, ranching life, and prehistoric Native American life in the canyon. Visitors can gain an appreciation for the hardships of life in Hells Canyon in the 1920s and 30s. During the 1930s,

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the ranch was owned by Len Jordan and his family. They ran 3,000 sheep on 17,000 acres of range in the area until 1941. Jordan went on to become governor of Idaho and a U.S. senator. His wife, Grace, wrote of their years on the ranch in the book Home Below Hells Canyon. A short ¾ mile hike up Kirkwood Creek leads to the ruins of the Carter Mansion, built in 1921 by Dick Carter who made his money distilling and selling moonshine during the Prohibition era. Nearby are several pit houses used by prehistoric Native Americans. Sections of the Snake River Trail are blasted from the dark metamorphic rock of Hells Canyon and give hikers a thrilling view of the Snake River below. Due to their exposure, these sections are not for the faint of heart, in particular Suicide Point with its sheer drop of 300 feet! Suicide Point’s name comes from the legend of a pair of young Native American lovers who, like Romeo and Juliet, were members of two feuding families, or tribes; in this case the Nez Perce and the Shoshone. Grieving over their forbidden love, the couple jumped to their deaths from the cliffs high above the river. Hells Canyon is one of those places where you may get a feeling for the vastness of time; both geologically and historically. One can become aware that the present moment, which we exist in unawares most of the time, just as the air we breathe, will evaporate as quickly as the sweat on one’s brow while sitting in the cool shade next to a bubbling stream. Pittsburg Landing can be reached in about four hours from Spokane. Drive 94 miles south on U.S. Highway 195 to the intersection with U.S. Highway 95 just before dropping down the Lewiston Grade. (Or, if driving from Coeur d’Alene, 106 miles to this point.) Drive approximately 93 miles south on U.S. 95 via Grangeville to White Bird, Idaho. Continue onehalf mile to old U.S. 95, mile marker 222. Turn right on old U.S. 95 for about one mile to the bridge across the Salmon River. Turn left and cross 48

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Phlox, Hells Canyon Wilderness, Idaho, April 2013

the bridge. Immediately after crossing bridge, turn left on Deer Creek Road (Forest Road 493) continue about 16.5 miles to the Pittsburg landing area and turn right FR 493A follow for about one and three-quarter miles to the trailhead at Upper Pittsburg Landing. Use caution driving on FR 489 as it is a narrow and winding mountain road with a gravel surface and may not be suitable for cars with low ground clearance. Hells Canyon is one of the many great areas to be experienced in our region and now is a great time to think about a springtime visit. Spring comes early to the canyon country of northeast Oregon, southeast Washington and eastern Idaho, especially compared to Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. So if you feel that spring fever welling up, a visit to Hells Canyon may be just the cure! John Latta photographs and writes about the beautiful outdoors in every other issue of Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living. To see more of John’s photography or purchase a print of a photo in this article, visit his website www.lattaphoto.com.

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isa Rosier has a kind of spirit/soul connection with her animals. She and her husband Chris Nielson just have one too many dog stories for that not to be the case. The spunky 53 year-old former sergeant with the Queensland Police Service in Australia says she’s always been involved in human and animal rights and standing up for those who don’t have a voice. Perhaps we better start with one of her dog stories to help you understand. >> Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

Ten years ago, Lisa surprised her husband with Cosmo, a standard poodle puppy. Chris had never really had his own dog but was quickly “bitten” by the dog bug. So much so, he didn’t want to leave Cosmo behind when he went to work at his shop. So the motorcycle riding, tough guy built a chariot and attached it to the back of his bike for Cosmo to ride along. Yes, you know about whom I’m talking if you’ve spent any time on Spokane’s South Hill. Chris and Cosmo, and a second standard poodle, Zulu, that the couple got about a year later, can be seen cruising around on the motorcycle; poodles donning goggles reminiscent of Snoopy in his Red Baron fighting attire! “We call them our goodwill ambassadors,” says Lisa. “No matter how bad your day has been, seeing these two dogs riding around in the motorcycle chariot will put a smile on your face!” Lisa says people have followed Chris home just to get a picture! Most dog owners, who are by definition dog lovers, can imagine the couple’s distress when Cosmo got sick and was battling for his life. Local motorcycle riding celebrity or not, the couple’s dog faced death as the result of a bad reaction to an antibiotic he was on for a scrape on his toe. Cosmo was rushed “They are family to the Pet Emergency Clinic of Spokane members in fur coats. where Dr. Kristin We are so grateful Cosmo and Zeus in their often-recognized chariot and goggles. Schafgans and her that someone thought team went to work enough about a to save the dog’s about 101). I received a But when we walked in to see him, he manstranger’s pet to life. Cosmo’s red call to come down and say aged to wag his tail. We sensed him telling us donate his pet’s blood cell count was goodbye to our dog, it was that he would fight. That’s all I had to see to critically low and it was blood.” gut wrenching.” know if he were willing to fight, we would be determined he needed a Next, the couple, along with there right alongside him.” blood transfusion to live. “I veterinarians, watched and waited. It has been more than five months and didn’t even know they did blood In just a few days, it was determined that if Cosmo has just recently recovered following transfusions for dogs until our dog got Cosmo were going to make it, he needed a regime of up to 19 pills a day at times. So sick,” says Lisa. “We weren’t sure if Cosmo another transfusion. Lisa says, “His whole many pills, says Lisa that coupled with stress would make it through the transfusion. His body was bruised because he was bleeding her dog developed Addison’s disease (a contemperature hit 105 (normal for a dog is inside. His body was pink, purple and blue. dition where the glands don’t produce the

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amount of hormones a dog needs). Cosmo is off the pills and now only gets a low dose of prednisone (a steroid) for his Addison’s disease. All told, the bill to keep Cosmo alive and bring him back to good health was about $15,000. Lisa owned a motorcycle to cruise alongside her husband and “the boys,” but she sold it to help pay Cosmo’s medical bills. This medical crisis came on the heels of the couple’s other dog Zulu contracting bloat (a condition where the dog’s stomach dilates and rotates). The stomach stapling and pumping to treat Zulu added up to about $5,000. “It was a tough year, emotionally and financially. We don’t have a lot of money and it will take time to pay off the credit cards for the veterinary bills for our two boys, but, there was never really a question that we would attempt to save our animals,” says Lisa. “They are family members in fur coats. We are so grateful that someone thought enough about a stranger’s pet to donate his pet’s blood. We are now trying to give back by helping to publicize the need for dog blood donors.” Lisa joins a growing call for dog owners to bring their dogs in to be blood donors after she took the couple’s third dog, Tunka, a black Russian terrier, for testing as a blood donor, but says unfortunately he was not a compatible donor. Dr. Matt De Marco is the blood bank director at Spokane’s Pet Emergency Clinic. He says the need for blood for animals has grown steadily in the six years since the clinic opened its blood bank. “It’s a necessary treatment option,” he says. “Without access to blood products animals may not get the help they need to survive an accident or a disease. There are a lot of cases of rat poisonings that cause a dog to bleed internally. Cancerous tumors can rupture and bleed, and certain autoimmune diseases can cause an animal’s body to destroy its own red blood cells. In all cases, the animal requires blood for treatment.” Often, especially in autoimmune disease cases like Cosmos, an

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animal will need more than one transfusion. How much blood an animal needs depends on its size and on the procedure. The cost of a transfusion then can vary, but in general De Marco says it runs about $500-$600 for a small dog and $800-$900 for a large dog. Then there is the cost of the diagnostics to determine the problem, the surgery and medications, which easily bring the total cost up to several thousand dollars. “There are a considerable number of people who have to make the very tough choice not to take life saving measures for their pet because they can’t afford to do so,” says De Marco. “Pet owners have to weigh the dog’s age, its quality of life, The love of a their quality of life and their finances.” dog can impact You can purchase insurance to cover children in pet emergencies, but De Marco says ways that are that’s not the norm. Most people do not have insurance for their pets. priceless. The Pet Emergency Clinic performs Wardrop says in the mid about 100 transfusions a year on both dogs 1990s more pet blood banks were and cats. Other veterinary clinics in Spokane set up around the country. It’s now much also perform transfusions but they do not more common for the larger metropolitan collect blood. The emergency clinic acts areas to have a bank. The need for pet as the only animal blood bank in Spokane. donors still remains, she says. To donate Veterinarians there began the program in blood, a dog must be 60 pounds, between 2008 with the help of the pet blood donor the ages of one and six, and be blood typed program at Washington State University’s to see if the animal qualifies. “The benefit Veterinary Teaching Hospital and its direcfor dog owners is free annual blood work tor of transfusion services, Dr. Jane Wardrop. for their pet,” says to De Marco. Not to menThat program, begun in 1988, was one of tion the feel good factor of helping someone a handful across the country that received else’s four legged family member, like Lisa grant money to build up a donor pool and Rosier’s. explore different ways to optimize blood. Cosmo has a special role at the Rosier/ The grant, says Wardrop, allowed their new Nielson household, so bringing him back to program to expand and purchase machinery life with the transfusions meant more than for the lab. Until the Pet Emergency Clinic just keeping the family pet alive. Along with started its blood bank six years ago, the WSU Zulu and Tunka, Cosmo is best friend to bank was the only one in the region and the couple’s special needs adult child, Brian, often sent blood products to Spokane. The who has a rare chromosomal disorder. He donor program at WSU performs around was born with a disorder of the 22nd chro150 transfusions a year. That’s 150 pets getmosome called Partial Translocation 22, on ting a second chance at life. the 22nd of the month at 2:22. Twenty-two “We do this because we like to save lives,” may be his lucky number, but his life has says Wardrop. “I’m a veterinarian, I love been challenging. A 35 year-old who has animals. Seeing the joy an animal brings to the intellectual capacity of an 18 month to its owner’s life is all the reason to do what 2 year-old, Brian doesn’t walk, but crawls, is we do. I get to send a pet home to be with its deaf, doesn’t speak, is in diapers, and needs little boy owner!” 54

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hen it comes to our relationship exotic foods can lead to eye-opening culiwith food, Van Morrison got it nary experiences that would have remained right (with a little help from the elusive given the ubiquity of conventional Latin philosopher Lucretius, writing in 1st baking and cooking ingredients, especially in century BCE). Dietary needs the United States. Awareness and preferences vary from of food-related ailments has “One man’s meat is person to person, with reac- another man’s poison, also increased ten-fold in the tions to foods drawing a very One man’s gain can be past decade, giving rise to clear line between one man’s another man’s loss…” increased support and avail“food” and another’s “poison.” ability of products for those This is simply to say that people can have individuals. different reactions to exactly the same food. Some researchers argue that the upsurge For many, the abundance and variety of of genetically modified foods and chemical available foods and cooking methods makes processing in recent decades has given way to the proliferation of food ailments. Others eating a joyful experience. It is also necescontend that the typical American diet high sary to survive. For individuals with adverse in sugar, carbohydrates and preservatives, physical responses to certain foods or food and devoid of nutrient-dense vegetables, ingredients, the joy of eating can be diminhealing fats and probiotic-rich foods, have ished by the threat of bothersome, debilitating or even life-threatening reactions. The impaired our immune systems by changing necessity of tedious food label examination, the composition of bacteria in our guts. “made from scratch” recipes and the endless Causal influences aside, there remains pursuit of understanding food composition confusion as to the use of the words, “sensican put a damper on grocery shopping or tivity,” “allergy,” and “intolerance.” Almost no eating out with friends. It is estimated that at one uses them with any consistency, includleast 30 percent of us will experience one or ing doctors, who use them with far more cermore episodes of some kind of food reaction tainty than they can often explain. Defining during our lifetimes. Many of those episodes these terms correctly and using them with will remain unattributed to a food source, consistency will help increase understanding given the diversity of symptoms and varying of food reactions as a whole, and eliminate degrees of physical discomfort. confusion amongst the general public. The The elimination of problematic foods can following is a quick and basic overview of these terms to help you and your loved ones also have a tremendously freeing effect on the wade through the food frenzy! individual. Increased knowledge of new and

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What are food sensitivities? Food sensitivities encompass all adverse responses to food or a type of food ingredient, natural or added. The term “sensitivity” is often used to describe the “least understood” or “mildest” of food reactions. Parts of the medical community have taken it up to encapsulate food-related diseases that are ill-defined, wherein causes and mechanisms are unknown, such as non-celiac, gluten reactions. This is correct usage of the term, since “sensitivity” covers pretty much everything; however, it is confusing because it attempts to limit the term and point to something specific. Thankfully, two panels of experts (one in Europe, one in the U.S.) developed the language on food reactions in 2001. According to these panels, sensitivity is an umbrella term and should be used in the broadest sense. Food sensitivities are then broken down into two, major categories: immune reactions and non-immune reactions. All immune reactions are essentially a type of allergy, and all non-immune reactions are considered a type of intolerance. Traditional allergists define food allergies by a very limited set of acute symptoms associated with an immunological response that they can see with the naked eye (i.e., anaphylaxis, hives, asthma, eczema) and rarely concern themselves with reactions associated with delayed hypersensitivity reactions, which may not be visible to the naked eye (i.e., rhinitis, conjunctivitis or gastrointestinal symptoms). In the following sections, we’ll explore food allergies (immune reactions) and intolerances (non-immune reactions) in more detail. Food allergies involve the immune system Food allergies are defined as adverse clinical reactions involving the immune system to specific proteins in foods. They are thought to affect approximately two-and-a-half percent of the general population. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), eight food groups account for more than 90 percent of all food allergies on a worldwide basis, which include cow’s milk, hen’s eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster), peanuts, soybeans, tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, etc.) and wheat. Food allergies are divided into two groups according to the mechanism of the immune response: immediate hypersensitivity reac-

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counteract the release of histamine in more serious attacks, and the use of drugs such as antihistamines to essentially block the effect of chemical mediators. Alternative therapies include the use of herbs and vitamins in real food and supplement form, such as stinging nettle, butterbur, quercetin, garlic, vitamin c, and omega-3 fatty acids. Food intolerances do not involve the immune system In contrast to food allergies, food intolerances occur through non-immunological mechanisms and are much more prevalent in the general population. Individuals suffering from food intolerances can usually ingest small amounts of the food in question without experiencing ill effects. Food intolerance is more often a problem of body chemistry than of immunology; however, the same characters that appear in immune reactions may be present, such as mast cells and histamine. Additionally, food intolerances are often influenced by an underlying condition or illness, with many symptoms resembling an allergy—which makes it all the more confusing! Food intolerances can be divided into three general groups: anaphylactoid reactions, metabolic food disorders and idiosyncratic illness. Anaphylactoid reactions are caused by substances that bring about the release of the same mediators from mast cells without the involvement of the humoral or cellular immune system. In these cases, the implicated food is presumed to destabilize the mast cell membranes directly, allowing for spontaneous release of histamine and other chemicals. Individuals with conditions such as mastocytosis (too many mast cells), mast cell activation syndrome (unruly mast cells), and other genetic disorders may be more susceptible to reactions from foods that are either inherently high in histamine or other biogenic amines, or have the ability to spontaneously release these toxic chemicals from mast cells. These foods include cured, aged or processed meats, fermented foods, cheeses, improperly handled fish, chocolate, wine, avocado, strawberries, yeast, spinach, tomatoes, citrus fruits and various synthetic additives. People suffering from chronic anaphylactoid reactions may be labeled “histamine intolerant” where a low or anti-histamine

diet can be helpful. In 2010, a review article introduced the term “histamine intolerance” as a common denominator for symptoms such as “abdominal pain… headache, itching, puffy eyes, hives…difficulty breathing, racing heart, heart palpitations and low blood pressure occurring after the consumption of histamine-rich foods.” It must be noted that everyone is susceptible to a toxic “overdose” of histamine per se; however, it is usually a rare occurrence due to “food poisoning” (scombroid fish is an example) or extreme overindulgence of histamine-rich foods, as opposed to a chronic sensitivity. Metabolic food disorders result either from an enzyme deficiency or from an enhanced sensitivity to some foodborne chemical that occurs through an altered metabolic pattern. Well-known metabolic food disorders include lactose and fructose intolerance. Abdominal cramping, flatulence and diarrhea are the predominate symptoms of both intolerances and are the direct result of the action of colonic bacteria on undigested lactose and fructose. The final category of food intolerances is idiosyncratic illness. This is simply a medical term for “unknown mechanism.” Symptoms involving idiosyncratic reactions range from trivial and annoying, to severe and life threatening. This category includes an array of reactions with mostly anecdotal support, such as the role of sulfites, MSG and tartrazine in asthma; aspartame, BHA, BHT, tartrazine, salicylates, benzoates and parabens in chronic hives; sulfites, tyramine, histamine, phenylethylamine, theobromine and aspartame in migraine headaches, and the role of sugar in aggressive behavior. As you can see, food additives and preservatives are the primary culprits. If you suspect you have food sensitivities, keep a detailed food diary tracking your meals and snacks throughout the day. Record any symptoms you may experience and the time at which you experience them. Using your food diary in conjunction with a diagnostic elimination diet and all available tests provided by a certified allergist, physician or naturopathic doctor will put you on the road to healing. Please take the time to use the words detailed above properly to educate others and empower yourself. Much more than stuffy medical terms are at stake—primarily, your health and that of many others!

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medicine come in the form of pills or dramatic new surgeries; sometimes the most significant advance is as simple as improving the approach to handling a patient’s case. When a patient is facing an illness, especially one like cancer, the emotional impact can be overwhelming. Add in the stress of coordinating medical appointments with a variety of doctors located in different practices and different locations across the city, and it begins to feel like too much to handle. That is why a multidisciplinary practice is a blessing. A multidisciplinary practice is one that houses several medical professionals working in a variety of specialties in one building, and they all work together as a team on a patient’s treatment. Medical Oncology Associates, P.S., in Spokane is an example of this type of practice. Dr. Arvind Chaudhry, a board certified Internal Medicine and Medical Oncologist, is the director of Spokane Valley Cancer Center for Medical Oncology Associates. As an integral part of the multidisciplinary cancer care, Medical Oncology Associates and Dr. Chaudhry utilize the latest in combination PET/CT Scanner, participate in the latest cutting-edge clinical research trials and offer complete on-site laboratory services including hematology, chemical pathology, urinalysis, blood screening, and bone marrow testing. Streamlining healthcare with a team of medical professionals working together to provide you with the finest medical care in one setting is one of the greatest advances and the best medicine there is.

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Shoulder rotator cuff tendons are easily damaged in throwing sports and activities involving a lot of lifting or reaching. High-grade tears typically lead to tremendous range of motion loss and very premature degenerative arthritis in the shoulder. Again, common sense and regular strengthening exercises are the best preventive measures. Some types of degenerative arthritis—such as hip osteoarthritis—are somewhat more difficult as there is little you can actually do to prevent them, outside of avoiding very major injuries. The most common, damaging inflammatory joint diseases are rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Individuals with these diseases should be followed by an arthritis specialist (a rheumatologist). Joint inflammation from these diseases can cause permanent and progressive joint damage in as little as a year. The only way to prevent this from happening is to use potent medications and careful follow-up by a physician who knows how to track the number of actively inflamed joints and determine if changes in therapy are necessary. Rheumatologists at Arthritis Northwest in Spokane, Washington, use patient-centric technology called JointMan® to track patient outcomes. They begin by recording joint information at each visit via a patented point-and-click, color-coded homunculus. Once in the system, this data is used to track biologic and DMARD effectiveness over time. Collecting a standardized clinical data set is a requirement for high practice performance and excellent patient care. Analyzed data helps identify trends, predict outcomes, influence therapy choices and improve care as both physician and patient work toward a low disease activity state. Arthritis affects each patient differently. The key to successful management is to work closely in collaboration with your physician, and follow prescribed treatment plans with diligence. Through close monitoring of patient outcomes, we’re making progress in how we diagnose, treat and manage a disease that affects millions of Americans each year. Gary Craig, MD, is a Rheumatologist at Arthritis Northwest, PLLC

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eppered with terms like Obamacare, health benefit exchange, health plan finder, premiums, deductibles, in-network and out of network providers, and out of pocket maximums, talk around the proverbial water cooler these days has transitioned from catching up on the latest gossip, or filling someone in on a favorite TV program, to hashing out the details and concerns of new healthcare laws. Add in sarcastic eye rolls as people describe the changes to their - activate finger quotes - “affordable” health care and premium increases, and it is easy to see that healthcare – finding it, affording it and understanding it – weighs heavily on the average American’s mind these days. Finding and comparing different health plans to find the one that is best for you or your family can take hours, and leave you with more questions than when you started the process. Weighing the pros and cons of having a higher deductible but lower premium versus a higher premium but lower deductible can leave you scratching your head, considering all the possibilities. When you or a loved one suddenly need medical care, it is not the insurance plan, the deductible nor the premium which weigh on your mind; the most important consideration is who has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide the best medical care possible. In a time of need, it is the skill of the doctor and the strength of the patient that matter most in treatment and healing. So, while we can’t help you navigate the intricacies of the new health plans and healthcare laws, we can help you when it comes to what matters most – finding the best doctors in our region. These are the doctors other doctors would go to. The ones who have earned the votes of their peers, and who have made caring for and healing their patients their passion. Here are Spokane and Coeur d’Alene’s Best Doctors, 2014. >> Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

Allergy and Immunology BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA® 2014 Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion The Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes. These lists are excerpted from The Best Doctors in America® 2014 database, which includes more than 45,000 U.S. doctors in over 40 medical specialties and 400 subspecialties. The Best Doctors in America® database is compiled and maintained by Best Doctors, Inc. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com or contact Best Doctors by telephone at 800-675-1199 or by e-mail at research@bestdoctors.com. Please note that lists of doctors are not available on the Best Doctors Web site. Best Doctors, Inc., has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list, but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person or other party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2013, Best Doctors, Inc. Used under license, all rights reserved. This list, or any parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without written permission from Best Doctors, Inc. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without the permission of Best Doctors, Inc. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission. BEST DOCTORS, THE BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA, and the Star-in-Cross Logo are trademarks of Best Doctors, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries, and are used under license. Best Doctors, Inc. is transforming and improving health care by bringing together the best medical minds in the world to help identify the right diagnosis and treatment. The company’s innovative, peer-to-peer consultation service offers a new way for physicians to collaborate with other physicians to ensure patients receive the best care. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the global company seamlessly integrates its services with employers’ other health-related benefits, to serve more than 30 million members in every major region of the world. More than a traditional second opinion, Best Doctors delivers a comprehensive evaluation of a patient’s medical condition – providing value to both patients and treating physicians. By utilizing Best Doctors, members have access to the brightest minds in medicine to ensure the right diagnosis and treatment plan. Best Doctors’ team of researchers conducts a biennial poll using the methodology that mimics the informal peer-to-peer process doctors themselves use to identify the right specialists for their patients. Using a polling method and balloting software, that Gallup® has audited and certified, they gather the insight and experience of tens of thousands of leading specialists all over the country, while confirming their credentials and specific areas of expertise. The result is the Best Doctors in America® List, which includes the nation’s most respected specialists and outstanding primary care physicians in the nation. These are the doctors that other doctors recognize as the best in their fields. They cannot pay a fee and are not paid to be listed and cannot nominate or vote for themselves. It is a list which is truly unbiased and respected by the medical profession and patients alike as the source of top quality medical information.

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Kerry Drain, MD Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic 508 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 700 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1624 Steven M. Kernerman, DO Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic 508 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 700 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1624 Michael McCue McCarthy, MD Providence Pediatric Pulmonolgy 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 660E Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-6960

Cardiovascular Disease Braden Batkoff, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820 Andrew J. Boulet, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820 Stuart Cavalieri, MD Rockwood Heart and Vascular Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 Spokane, WA 99204 509-755-5500 Janice D. Christensen, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820 Bryan E. Fuhs, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Harold Robert Goldberg, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Gerhard H. Muelheims, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Robert Dean Hill, MD Heart Clinics Northwest 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711 Darren Charles Hollenbaugh, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Eric C. Orme, MD Heart Clinics Northwest 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711 John G. Peterson, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Philip R. Huber, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Michael E. Ring, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Michael A. Kwasman, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Michael Williams, MD Heart Clinics Northwest 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711

Pierre Leimgruber, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820 Timothy J. Lessmeier, MD Heart Clinics Northwest Providence Heart and Vascular Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 310 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7711 Dieter Frantz Lubbe, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Spokane Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Colon and Rectal Surgery M. Shane McNevin, MD Surgical Specialists of Spokane 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 7010 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-6194

Critical Care Medicine Daniel R. Coulston, MD Rockwood Pulmonary and Critical Care Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 1001 Spokane, WA 99204 509-623-1456 Donald R. Howard, MD Spokane Respiratory, Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3960

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Samuel Joseph, DO Spokane Respiratory, Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3960

Dermatology Richard Herdener, MD Dermatologist Specialists of Spokane 820 South McClellan Street, Suite 426 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-8444 Benjamin Hsu, MD Northwest Dermatology 757 East Holland Avenue Spokane, WA 99218 509-444-6367

Endocrinology and Metabolism Colleen Ruth Carey, MD Cancer Care Northwest 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 570 Spokane, WA 99204 509-228-1635

Family Medicine Tammy R. Ellingsen, MD Columbia Medical Associates Family Health Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 600 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-9800 Debra Gore, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Family Medicine 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464

Gary Knox, MD Rockwood Quail Run Clinic 2214 East 29th Avenue Spokane, WA 99203 509-755-5250 Timothy J. Meyer, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Family Medicine 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464 Jeffrey O’Connor, MD 309 East Farwell Road, Suite 204 Spokane, WA 99218 509-385-0600 P. Z. Pearce, MD Champions Sports Medicine 730 North Hamilton Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-487-4467

Gastroenterology Arnold N. Cohen, MD Spokane Digestive Disease Center 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 550E Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-5145

Geriatric Medicine Jeffrey Clode, MD Physicians Clinic of Spokane Medical Center Building, Suite 500 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3950 Susan Melchiore, MD On Site for Seniors 1052 West Mill Avenue Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 208-664-3301

William Sayres, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Family Medicine 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464

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Internal Medicine

Henry H. Lin, MD Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 601 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 Spokane, WA 99204 509-344-2663

Berdine Bender, MD Providnece Medical Group Department of Internal Medicine 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 701 Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-0111

Infectious Disease Henry L. Arguinchona, MD Infectious Disease Clinic of Spokane 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-2200 Michael D. Gillum, MD Infectious Disease Clinic of Spokane 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-2200

Jeffrey Clode, MD Physicians Clinic of Spokane Medical Center Building, Suite 500 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3950 Daniel R. Coulston, MD Rockwood Pulmonary and Critical Care Center 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 1001 Spokane, WA 99204 509-623-1456

Stephen Gregory Johnson, MD Physicians Clinic of Spokane Medical Center Building, Suite 500 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3950 Kirk L. Rowbotham, MD Providence Physicians Clinic of Spokane Department of Internal Medicine 820 South McClellan Street, Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1144

Internal Medicine/ Hospital Medicine Peter Weitzman, MD Holy Family Hospital Department of Hospital Medicine 5633 North Lidgerwood Street Spokane, WA 99208 509-252-6336

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Medical Genetics Judith A. Martin, MD Sacred Heart Doctors Building East Tower, Suite 454 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-3810

Medical Oncology and Hematology Stephen P. Anthony, DO Evergreen Hematology and Oncology 309 East Farwell Road, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99218 866-696-3151 Janet Chestnut, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464

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Bruce A. Cutter, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464 Irfan Jawed, MD Cancer Care Northwest 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000 Hakan Kaya, MD Cancer Care Northwest 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000 Robert H. Laugen, MD Cancer Care Northwest Medicus Professional Building, Suite 200 12615 East Mission Avenue Spokane, WA 99216 509-228-1200 Danko Martincic, MD Cancer Care Northwest Medicus Professional Building, Suite 200 12615 East Mission Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-228-1200 Joni C. Nichols, MD Cancer Care Northwest Department of Medical Oncology 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000 Ndegwa M. Njugna, MD Cancer Care Northwest 1204 North Vercler Road Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-228-1000 Mark Sienko, MD Cancer Care Northwest 605 East Holland Spokane, WA 99218 509-228-1400 Saritha C. Thumma, MD Cancer Care Northwest 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000

Nephrology Richard W. Carson, MD Rockwood Kidney and Hypertension Center 400 East Fifth Avenue Spokane, WA 99202 509-838-2531 Nelson Chow, MD Providence Kidney Care Spokane Sacred Heart Doctors Building, 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 7060 Spokane, WA 99204 509-340-0930 Henry Mroch, MD Providence Kidney Care Spokane Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 7040 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-340-0930 John Louis Musa, MD Rockwood Kidney and Hypertension Center 605 East Holland Avenue, Suite 101 Spokane, WA 99218 509-755-5477 Katherine Tuttle, MD Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 1000 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-7180 Curtis G. Wickre, MD Rockwood Kidney and Hypertension Center 400 East Fifth Avenue Spokane, WA 99202 509-838-2531

Neurological Surgery Jonathan D. Carlson, MD Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112 John Demakas, MD Rockwood Neurosurgery and Spine Center 801 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 525 Spokane, WA 99204 509-755-6735

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David P. Gruber, MD Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112 Benjamin C. Ling, MD Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112 Dean Martz, MD Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112 Jeffrey D. McDonald, MD North Idaho Neurosurgery and Spine Associates 1614 East Polston Avenue Post Falls, ID 83854 208-777-7555

Neurology Marie Atkinson, MD Providence Epilepsy Center 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 318C Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-6650 William Bender, MD CMA Neurology 610 South Sherman Streed, Suite 208 Spokane, WA 99202 509-688-6700 Scott Carlson, MD Rockwood Clinic Department of Neurology 400 East Fifth Avenue, Second Floor, North Wing Spokane, WA 99202 509-838-2531 Nelson Roger Cooke, MD Providence Holy Family Multiple Sclerosis Center 212 East Central Avenue, Suite 440 Spokane, WA 99208 509-252-9603

Timothy Powell, MD Providence Epilepsy Center Sacred Heart Doctors Building 105 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 318-C Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-6650

Nuclear Medicine Bryan E. Fuhs, MD Providence Spokane Cardiology Providence Sacred Heart Institute 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 450 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8820

Obstetrics and Gynecology Shawn D. Barrong, MD Northwest Obstetrics and Gynecology Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6020 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-5050 Melanie K. Bergman, MD Cancer Care Northwest Department of Gynecologic Oncology 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000 Steve Brisbois, MD Providence Center of Gynecology, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery 101 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 1300 Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-7370 Peter Fern, MD Northwest Obstetrics and Gynecology Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6020 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-5050 Elizabeth A. Grosen, MD Cancer Care Northwest 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000 Floyd McCaffree, MD ObGyn Associates of Spokane 601 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 301 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-8866

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Linda M. Partoll, MD Northwest Obstetrics and Gynecology Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6020 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-5050 Mark Schemmel, MD Spokane Obstetrics and Gynecology Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6060 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-4211 Craig M. Smentek, MD Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology 1415 North Houk Road, Suite A Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-924-1990

Ophthalmology F. Jane Durcan, MD Spokane Eye Clinic 427 South Bernard Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-8121 Nicholas T. Ranson, MD Spokane Eye Clinic 427 South Bernard Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-8121 Barbara Smit, MDz Spokane Eye Clinic 427 South Bernard Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-8121

Orthopaedic Surgery William E. Bronson, MD Shriners Hopsitals for Children Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 911 West Fifth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-7844 Alan Danielson, MD Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 601 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 Spokane, WA 99204 509-344-2663 Mike H. Kody, MD Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 601 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 Spokane, WA 99204 509-344-2663

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Timothy Patrick Lovell, MD Providence Orthopaedics of Spokane 820 South McClellan Street, Suite 300 Spokane, WA 99204 509-344-2663 Mark Chalres Olson, MD Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 601 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 Spokane, WA 99204 509-344-2663 Arnold Gustaf Peterson, MD Providence Orthopaedics of Spokane 820 South McClellan Street, Suite 300 Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-7080 D. Scott Redman, MD Providence Orthopaedics of Spokane 551 East Hawthorne Road Spokane, WA 99218 509-252-1977 Antoine Tohmeh, MD Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 212 East Central Avenue, Suite 140 Spokane, WA 99208 509-465-1300

Otolaryngology Jeff D. Bunn, MD Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-624-2326

Brian D. Mitchell, MD Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-624-2326 Michael J. Olds, MD Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-624-2326

Pathology Thomas J. Allerding, MD InCyte Diagnostics 13103 East Mansfield Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-892-2700 Stephen J. Darling, MD InCyte Diagnostics 13103 East Mansfield Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-892-2700 Steve Dixon, MD 59 East Queen Avenue, Suite 102 Spokane, WA 99207 509-489-9782 David C. Hoak, MD InCyte Diagnostics 13103 East Mansfield Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-892-2700 Felix Martinez, MD InCyte Diagnostics 13103 East Mansfield Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-892-2700

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Neil A. Giddings, MD Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-624-2326

Kerry Drain, MD Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic 508 West Sixth Avenue, Suite 700 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-1624

John F. Hoffmann, MD The Spokane Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery Center Spokane Center for Facial Plastic Surgery 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-789-5786

Pediatric Cardiology C. Chris Anderson, MD Providence Center for Congenital Heart Disease 101 West Eighth Avenue, ‘Suite 4300 Spokane, WA 99204 509-747-6707

Pediatric Dermatology Andrea Dominey, MD Advanced Dermatology and Skin Surgery 1807 North Hutchinson Road Spokane Valley, WA 99212 509-456-7414

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Judy L. Felgenhauer, MD Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital Providence Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Outpatient Clinic 101 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-474-2777

Pediatric Neurological Surgery David P. Gruber, MD Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112 Benjamin C. Ling, MD Inland Neurosurgery and Spine Associates Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 200 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-624-9112

Pediatric Rheumatology Meredith A. Heick, MD Providence Physicians Clinic of Spokane Department of Rheumatology Medical Center Building, Suite 200 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-4318

Pediatric Specialist/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Alan S. Unis, MD Innercept 1115 West Ironwood Drive, Suite A Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 208-765-0955

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Deborah Harper, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Pediatrics 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464 Robert Maixner, MD Pediatric Associates of Spokane 235 East Rowan Street, Suite 117 Spokane, WA 99207 509-489-2823 David G. Morgan, MD Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 7035 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-1188 Robert E. Piston, MD Group Health Lidgerwood Medical Center 6002 North Lidgerwood Street Spokane, WA 99208 509-482-4402 Tim Seppa, MD Group Health Riverfront Medical Center Department of Pediatrics 322 West North River Drive Spokane, WA 99201 509-324-6464

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Lisa S. Bliss, MD 15404 East Springfield Avenue, Suite L201 Spokane Valley, WA 99037 509-868-0938 David R. Duba, MD Rehabilitation Associates 715 South Cowley Street, Suite 228 Spokane, WA 99202 509-624-9217 G. Keith Mackenzie, MD Rehabilitation Associates 715 South Cowley Street, Suite 228 Spokane, WA 99202 509-624-9217 Vivian M. Moise, MD St. Luke’s Physiatry Practice 715 South Cowley Street, Suite 224 Spokane, WA 99202 509-473-6706

Plastic Surgery

Robert L. Cooper, MD Plastic Surgery Northwest 530 South Cowley Street, Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99202 509-838-7028

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John F. Hoffmann, MD The Spokane Ear, Nose, Throat and Surgery Center Spokane Center for Facial Plastic Surgery 217 West Cataldo Avenue Spokane, WA 99201 509-789-5786 Kaiulani W. Morimoto, MD 12615 East Mission Avenue, Suite 105 Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-315-4415 Alfonso Oliva, MD Plastic Surgery Northwest 530 South Cowley Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-838-1010

Psychiatry Tad Patterson, MD Deaconess Medical Center Division of Behavioral Medicine 801 West Fifth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-473-3077

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Pulmonary Medicine Samuel Joseph, DO Spokane Respiratory Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3960 Richard J. Lambert, MD Spokane Respiratory Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants 104 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 West Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-3960 Gregory Loewen, DO Providence Regional Cancer Center Department of Pulmonary Oncology 212 East Central Avenue, Suite 315 Spokane, WA 99208 509-465-3919

Radiation Oncology Robert Fairbanks, MD Cancer Care Northwest 601 South Sherman Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-228-1000

Wayne Lamoreaux, MD Cancer Care Northwest 1204 North Vercler Road Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-228-1000 Christopher M. Lee, MD Cancer Care Northwest and Gamma Knife of Spokane Department of Radiation Oncology 910 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 102 Spokane, WA 99204 509-228-1532

Radiology Jayson S. Brower, MD Inland Imaging 525 South Cowley Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-455-4455 William David Keyes, MD Inland Imaging 525 South Cowley Street Spokane, WA 99202 509-455-4455

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Rheumatology Jeffrey B. Butler, MD Arthritis Northwest Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6080 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-6500 Gary L. Craig, MD Arthritis Northwest Sacred Heart Doctors Building, Suite 6080 105 West Eighth Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 509-838-6500 Meredith A. Heick, MD Providence Physicians Clinic of Spokane Department of Rheumatology Medical Center Building, Suite 200 820 South McClellan Street Spokane, WA 99204 509-353-4318

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Thoracic Surgery William S. Coleman, MD Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 110 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-0262 Steven J. Nisco, MD Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 110 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-0262 Branden R. Reynolds, MD Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 110 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-0262 Leland G. Siwek, MD Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 110 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-0262 Neil Kevin Worrall, MD Northwest Heart and Lung Surgical Associates 122 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 110 Spokane, WA 99204 509-456-0262

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Northwest OB-GYN Northwest OB-GYN celebrates its three physicians (Drs. Fern, Barrong and Partoll), once again recognized as top physicians. With eight Board Certified physicians, a Certified Nurse Midwife, one PA-C and three ARNPS, they provide the Northwest Region with a full array of women’s health services. Northwest OB-GYN has five physicians providing obstetric and gynecology services, one specializing in gynecology, and two in Urogynecolgy (see below). With all eight physicians being Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, they provide the best care in the Inland Northwest and Eastern Montana. Specializing in minimally invasive procedures, robotic surgery and invasive surgeries when needed, Northwest OB-GYN provides diagnostic and treatment options tailored for its individual patients. Our OB-GYN physicians perform most surgeries at Providence Sacred Heart’s inpatient and outpatient facilities, with some treatments performed in-office with their new in-office procedure room. Mirenas, Essures, ablations, laproscopic surgeries, and hysterectomies are a few of the procedures performed by their experts. For over 30 years, Northwest OB-GYN physicians have been working with women to ensure healthy babies and successful deliveries. They see obstetric patients from Moses Lake, Newport, TriCities, Sandpoint and many other surrounding cities, in addition to their Spokane patients for normal and high risk pregnancies. Their physicians, working with women and their families, treat patients from infertility to delivery. Whether you are planning a family or experiencing “female problems” of any type, Northwest OB-GYN and its highly trained, experienced and compassionate physicians, providers and staff, are here to help you.

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For 90 years, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Spokane is where families have come who want the best pediatric orthopaedic care for their kids. “When your child has an orthopaedic concern, what is most important is finding an expert who understands the needs of growing bones and joints,” says Dr. Bryan Tompkins, one of Shriners Hospital Spokane’s four fellowship trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. Did you know the Spokane Shriners Hospital treats conditions from serious orthopaedic issues requiring multiple surgeries to fractures or sports injuries easily corrected with one surgery? In addition, what some may not know is that patients also receive physical rehabilitation, radiology, laboratory services and casting all within the hospital. Pediatric Orthopaedic Conditions Treated: Scoliosis, Knee & hip disorders and injuries, Foot & hand injuries/deformities, Shoulder injuries, Limb discrepancy/ limb loss, Prosthetics & Orthotics, Sports injuries, Fractures/ dislocations (stable), Cerebral Palsy, Club foot, Rehabilitation/ therapy, Gait Analysis Lab. Did you know the hospital cares for kids from 0-18 regardless of patient’s ability to pay? The hospital is a part of most major insurance networks. But whether or not a family has insurance has never been a factor, acceptance for care is based only on medical need. Don’t miss seeing the experts at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Spokane because you didn’t know.

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Carol R. Guthrie, M.D. Breast Cancer Surgeon Dr. Carol Guthrie, director of the Spokane Breast Center, provides women in the Inland Northwest with the highest quality comprehensive and individualized breast cancer treatment. Dr. Guthrie is a fellowship trained, board certified surgeon who has dedicated her practice to breast cancer surgery since 2001. The Center provides patients with state of the art breast cancer care, with an emphasis on personalized treatment planning. Best Possible Outcomes Diagnosing and treating breast cancer can be very complex. Research has shown that best possible outcomes are achieved with a multidisciplinary second opinion approach. Dr. Guthrie ensures that women get the advantage of this approach by including the brightest and best doctors in the region in her treatment planning. She presents each newly diagnosed patient at Providence Cancer Center’s weekly breast conference. A panel of approximately 20 cancer physicians including: medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, breast reconstruction surgeons, and breast radiologists review each patient case. The panel recommends the best treatment options for each patient. As a result women get a highly specialized multidisciplinary treatment plan that is often only available at academic medical centers far from Spokane. Personalized Treatment Planning A diagnosis of breast cancer can be overwhelming and frightening. Dr. Guthrie understands the stress a woman and her family can experience. That is why her appointments offer the time and attention necessary to explain the diagnosis in detail, answer all the patient’s

concerns and include the patient in the creating the best personalized treatment plan. As a result the patient leaves the office feeling confident and assured that she has and will receive the individualized and special care she desires.

Warm Compassionate Care The Breast Center’s entire staff recognizes that a diagnosis of cancer can impact many aspects of a woman’s life. The staff is a unique group of women who are committed to providing the warmth, kindness and resources that go beyond what women might expect. This year Dr. Guthrie is pleased that Sherri Calhoun, RN, a Certified Breast Care Navigator has agreed to join her practice. Twelve years of experience as a breast navigator ensures she has the knowledge and access to resources that women appreciate. She helps women better understand and navigate their experiences to make life with cancer as easy as possible. “Our goal is to make the entire diagnosis and treatment experience successful” says Dr. Guthrie. As one patient expressed, “After my appointment with Dr. Guthrie, I knew I was at the right place for my care.”

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Above: Views from the master bedroom include the courthouse and Monroe Street Bridge. Left: The big screen television in the main room is often ignored in favor of looking out at the view of downtown Spokane.

host everything from intimate dinners to parties for more than 100 people. Perhaps the best feature, though, is the location: in the city center and six stories up in the air. The Harringtons’ home is walking distance to just about everything—movies, restaurants, concerts, the Centennial Trail, sporting events, art shows—with unparalleled views of local landmarks like the Spokane Falls, Riverfront Park, the courthouse, the city skyline and 102

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Mt. Spokane. One could find endless entertainment peering out any of the condo’s many windows, which offer a bird’s eye view of city life. As the couple leads a tour of their home, they note the spot where they saw elephants being loaded into trucks when the circus was at the Spokane Arena last fall, and where set up trucks and performers’ tour buses arrive for concerts. Unbeatable people—and elephant— watching is just one part of the fun. “One of the big advantages of this place is the views,” says Mike as the subject turns to weather. With nearly 360-degree visibility, it surrounds them in all seasons. “Snowstorms, Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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Above: Even in the snowy season, the view of downtown Spokane, the river and beyond, is one of the greatest perks of living in the condo. Left: An indoor hot tub in the master bathroom provides privacy not afforded with outdoor hot tubs.

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stretch down Broadway each May, and in the summer they’re completely surrounded by basketball courts during Hoopfest. They’re also just a very short walk to events like Pig Out in the Park. Prior to their life in Spokane, Mike and Linda lived in California. “We’re a couple of freeze-dried hippies,” Mike jokes. They moved to Spokane in 1982, settling in the Inland Northwest to be near Mike’s family and bringing with them their business, Brassfinders, which was and still is a manufacturer and supplier of solid brass, copper, chrome and stainless steel products for the architectural and construction Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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Above: Because of how the kitchen is laid out, views of the city are all visible from every point in the room. Left: A large Lazy Susan makes for easy distribution and clean up of dishes and food when entertaining.

industry. Brassfinders once had a retail store in the Davenport Hotel. They lived for many years in a home on the river in Peaceful Valley, which sat on two acres of Japanese gardens they designed and built. After retirement, they were ready for something with less maintenance, and a condo was a logical choice. Mike and Linda bought into this building before groundbreaking, which allowed them the opportunity to make key design decisions. They changed things from the original plans, which they felt were a bit basic, adding features like soffits and curved walls and expanding the kitchen to better suit their needs. They were also able to select all of the finishes. Some people would find this type of project overwhelming, but not the Harringtons. “Oh, that was fun,” Linda says. “That’s what we like to do.” 106

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Above: With windows all around the home, sunlight streams in, filling the condo with light and warmth. Left: Linda (holding Abbie) and Mike (holding Annie) are embracing condo life, atop Spokane.

They describe their style simply as “us” and “eclectic.” They like dark colors and Asian accents, and they love plants. Every room is full of plant life, scenting the air with a lush greenhouse-like smell, dense with oxygen. Linda’s fondness for plants has even extended out to the larger condominium building— groups of her plants are gathered in the common areas, and she also helped with the building’s exterior landscaping. The condo is a spacious 4,000 square feet, with 1,500 additional feet of decks on two stories. All of the walls and ceilings are painted a soothing dark taupe color that varies in hue as the light changes throughout the day. This 108

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Above: Annie and Abbie sit in Mike’s office, keeping an eye on the five monitors, and television screen. Below: Though they no longer have a yard, living in a condo, Mike and Linda have brought their love of plants and greenery indoors, in the front entry.

paint color and the other repeatedly used finishes give the entire home a feeling of continuity throughout. All of the countertops, for instance, are a beige silestone that the couple later had color matched when they were selecting the paint for the walls. Lighting choices like brushed metal sconces and recessed lighting are also repeated throughout the home. Other unifying elements include woodwork and shutters with a hand rubbed ebony lacquer, leather furnishings, brushed nickel accessories

and pops of Chinese red. Though most of the condos in the building have wood floors, the Harringtons chose large square tile flooring in a tone that complements the walls and countertops. Tile, Linda explains, is more durable for dogs Abbie and Annie, and it’s also more forgiving should one of the plants leak water onto the floor. The condo’s front door opens onto a broad entryway, which the couple had widened beyond what was specified in

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the initial plans for a more spacious feel. One of the entry walls is recessed and piped for water, designed to someday accommodate a large-scale waterfall feature. Until then, this space is home to a leafy gathering of bromeliads. At the far end of the hallway near the home’s bedrooms is a floor-to-ceiling mirror, an optical illusion that elongates the hallway and makes it seem to stretch on infinitely. The main living area is perfect for entertaining, something the Harringtons like to do. The living room has comfortable leather armchairs, a shaggy area rug, and a cozy gas fireplace with a deep hearth and a flat screen television above. The adjacent kitchen is one of the spaces the couple changed significantly in the design phase. This room was expanded from the original plans in an effort to make the space “a whole big entertainment area,” Linda explains. Next to the kitchen counter is banquette seating around a circular table that fits eight comfortably on leather benches. Both Mike and Linda are vegetarians, and Linda loves to cook. She can stand at the stove and then pass plates onto a clever addition Mike devised—a built-in lazy Susan on the tabletop. She can spin the roundabout to send dishes out, and guests can spin it again later to pass back the empties.

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The tones used in the kitchen echo those used in the rest of the house—hand rubbed ebony lacquered cabinets, a cabinet front refrigerator and dishwasher, brushed nickel hardware, silestone countertops and taupe walls. Double ovens help to make entertaining easy, as does a prep space just off the kitchen with an additional sink and a wine cooler. They have a five-burner induction range. “We’ve had induction for 30 years and love it,” Linda says of the somewhat uncommon choice. A row of upper cabinets between the cooking and dining spaces was placed “to give some break from the kitchen” and the rest of the house, Linda says. The Harringtons are frequent hosts, inviting people to their home for Christmas celebrations, fundraisers, Fourth of July parties and more. “We can do sit-down parties for 30 easily,” Linda says; for more casual gatherings they’ve had as many as 125 people in the house. The ability to take care of big groups is due to the openness of the main living space and particularly to the home’s decks, which provide even closer access to the many gorgeous views and expand the condo’s footprint considerably. The home’s entertaining space further extends to the bonus floor up a flight of tilecovered stairs—one large room they sometimes dub “the conservatory.” Here,

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large windows line every wall, tables are ready to host friends, and a second expansive deck is accessible through a set of double glass doors. At one end of the conservatory is a gas fireplace, a flat screen television, and comfortable leather armchairs and ottomans. There’s a powder room on this second story, as well as a dog door that leads to the custom outdoor area the Harringtons put in for their pups. “We built them their own dog run on the roof,” Linda says. “We knew we’d always have dogs.” Back on the main level, the master suite is in the southwest corner of the home. The Harringtons adjusted the initial plans for 114

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skyline is in perfect view, and Linda says the Washington Water Power Building, just across the park’s drawbridge, is beautifully lit at night. Between the bedroom and the bathroom in the inner core of the master suite are his and hers closets, which provide plenty of storage. The master bath is luxurious and lightfilled. Like the rest of the suite, it’s covered in cushy beige carpeting. Carpeting in the bathroom is an uncommon choice, but it’s one that works well for this couple. “It makes sense to me,” Linda says. It’s cozy for your feet, getting out of the bath or shower, she explains. Plus, she adds, “I do yoga in here, too, so it’s just more comfortable.” The bathroom has a long vanity and a glass-walled shower, as well as one of the home’s other out-of-the-ordinary features: an indoor hot tub. A hot tub in the house is a time-tested choice for the Harringtons; they had one in their previous home as well. With the privacy and protection of it being indoors, Linda says, “We find we use it every day.” Just down the hallway is a comfortable, carpeted guest room with windows facing west and north. A full guest bathroom is on the other side of the hallway. Mike’s office was previously the unit’s third bedroom and is attached to its own full bathroom. The office has a built-in desk and bookcases that provide tons of storage and enough workspace for his computer and five monitors. Within his office, what were previously two back-to-back walkin closets have now been converted into

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Mike’s workshop for his hobby, building and repairing computers. “We decided Mike needed a workshop more than we needed a closet,” Linda jokes. Linda’s office is nearby, in a cleverly used nook just off the kitchen area. It’s within easy earshot of Mike’s office—but each office has its own television so they can watch whatever suits their individual tastes, Linda says with a laugh. Rounding out the main floor is the home’s laundry room. It’s far from utilitarian thanks to a continuation of the finishes used in the rest of the house (tile floors, silestone countertops, brushed metal hardware, and the like). With its view of Mt. Spokane as well as the Flour Mill and the Spokane Arena, the laundry room window has become “one of my favorite places to people watch,” Linda says. Though they were initially a bit nervous about transitioning from a house to a condo, the Harringtons are enjoying the lifestyle their new home affords. There’s plenty of privacy—no unit can see any other, and each has river views and a deck that looks out over the water. At the same time, there are lots of friends in the building and opportunities to connect with others. They like to get together with neighbors to go to a restaurant or the movies. With each other, their dogs and a custom space they love, the Harringtons have everything they need right at home—and whenever they want to leave, the rest of the city is so accessible, it’s almost literally at their fingertips. It’s a different kind of home than any they’ve had before, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. “Living here has been a life-changing experience,” says Mike.

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hen you think of your outdoor space, what comes to mind? Does it beckon you to come on out and exhale, relax, and unwind? Or does it wave a honey-do list in the air (there’s mowing and weeding and edging and planting to do, after all)? With the outdoor living movement in mind, more and more homeowners are creating outdoor spaces that actually pamper them. Yes, it is possible to create an outdoor living space that takes care of you, not the other way around. Matt Burton, president of Copper Creek Landscaping, has been doing just that for more than 20 years. “The concept is simple, we want to bring elements from the indoors to the outdoors,” he says. “Simply put, we are creating outdoor rooms for people to live in. Due to the limited season in our area, when the weather is nice we want to be outdoors.” This includes all of the elements, Matt says, from cooking food outdoors to growing food in gardens, to watching the sun go 120

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down by a fire. “Some clients want us to create a lifestyle for them.” Some of Copper Creek’s clients desire a lake house until they check into the costs and the maintenance along with the time travel time there and back. “It becomes easier and cheaper to create that for them in their own back yard,” he says. “Some people want to spend more Special Advertising Section

time with their family in the yard, so a pool or a sports court or a fire pit can create a bonding experience.” Matt explains that overhead structures are popular, as well as pergolas. Add outdoor lighting and a fireplace and you have an outdoor room. “People are looking for ways to create a special outdoor space that is different than their neighbors and

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incorporating different material options gives them that,” says Matt. The Master Pools Guild is an international organization of elite, custom swimming pool builders whose primary goal is to build the most beautiful swimming pools in the world. Their experts offer the following trends to consider as you plan the ultimate outdoor oasis: The anti-lawn movement

One of the best ways to reduce landscape maintenance is to reduce something else: the size of your lawn. More and more people are transforming their yards by killing their grass and substituting low-care, droughttolerant shrubs in those spaces, filling in between with mulch. The transformation can result in a landscape that is less work for you. But the benefits don’t stop there. A planting bed of shrubs will provide much more visual interest in the landscape than will a lawn. In fact, it can offer four-season interest, something a lawn can’t possibly do during the snowy season.

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While it’s possible to cook food inside, and then take it outside, having an outdoor kitchen can certainly enrich the experience of outdoor dining/living. And while not everyone can afford one, you no longer have to be one of the super-rich to own an outdoor kitchen. For those doing well enough financially to warrant a little splurging, having an outdoor kitchen built has become a trendy way to pamper oneself. Lighting your fire

Sitting in a sheltered nook somewhere all huddled up in a blanket and trying not to freeze to death is hardly a recipe for enjoying outdoor living to the max. That’s one of the reasons outdoor fireplaces have become popular. Homeowners are seeking high-quality products that enhance their outdoor space and create an enjoyable yearround environment. Exterior fireplaces and fire pits, bowls, and elements allow you to extend the use of their outdoor space. photo courtesy of Copper Creek Landscaping

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Alternative materials are high on the swimming pool and backyard oasis trends list. Homeowners desire products such as pebble finishes, glass tile and stone. Aggregate pebble finishes like Pebble Tec—a product comprised of the finest pebbles and seashells imported from around the world— creates a beautiful and distinctively different finish for the interior of the pool. Glass tile, especially in darker colors and shades

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veryone wants to find their dream home, and that dream looks different for every person. When buying a home there is a lot of information out there and lots to think about before making the plunge into home ownership. It can be a bigger decision than a lot of home buyers think, especially when there are multiple people involved in the final decision. The first step before looking at any homes is to discuss the goal. Decide what the home must have to make everyone happy and prioritize what might be negotiable. Getting everyone on the same page will save you time and hassle in the long run. Keep those non-negotiable items in the front of your mind when looking at homes. Ignore the awful paint colors and the wall separating the kitchen from the dining. These things can be changed. Check everything about the neighborhood and location. These are the things that you cannot change after you purchase. There are a lot of resources you can use to find out about a neighborhood, however. Knocking on a couple of the neighboring house’s doors can tell you way more. Another important thing is the layout of the home. A lot of staged homes can detract from the fact that the dining room is too small for the

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get-togethers you like to have. Make sure your buyer’s agent knows of these must haves, so they can preview homes for you and save you time. Once you are out and looking at homes, only remember three homes! I cannot stress this enough. I have had lots of clients that are talking to me about a house and they start mixing them together. “Remember the home with the kitchen and huge island, but the master bath was a little small.” I have to remind them that there was no master bath in the kitchen island house. If a house is not good enough to be considered top three, why remember it at all? Remembering the top three homes will also give your agent a short list of homes to get you the important information on that will help you make a final decision. My first month in real estate I also learned to have my clients nickname the homes for the strangest thing about the home. If it has orange shag carpet in the living room it is nicknamed and referred to as “the orange shag house.” When leaving the house think of the thing that you think about first when you think of the house and use that as a nickname. The client that helped me learn this valuable lesson had the trouble with mixing up the houses, except for “the witch house.” We pulled up to this house and

couldn’t see the house through the hedge that lined the property. It had an arbor built into it with a wooden gate. When we walked up to it, they had a cobble stone path leading to the gate. On the other side of the gate there was a huge expanse of green grass with no path. There were only a few cobblestones right before the steps. My client’s first comment about the house was that a witch must live there and fly over the grass. It became “the witch house” and they remembered more details about that house than any other. The most important thing you can do before starting to look is to contact a lender and get pre-qualified. Not just an internet mortgage calculator, but call a professional in your town. I have seen many buyers crushed when they found out they were looking at homes that were above what they could qualify for. A good lender will answer a lot of questions for you and tell you what your payment range will be for a home price range. They can also provide a prequalification letter, this makes an offer stronger when competing against other offers. Without a letter in hand you may lose a house to another offer when working on a weekend when most banks are closed. Find yourself a good buyer’s agent to advocate for you. In most cases it doesn’t

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cost you anything, because they get paid by the seller. A buyer’s agent has no agreement or relationship with the seller and will make sure that you have all the information you need about the home and can help advise you on your offer to make sure you get the best deal. And finally realize that you may not get the first house that you want. It may be due to multiple offers or to a bad inspection. Of all the people I have helped find a home, none end up regretting losing out on a house. They all find something as good or better. Keep this in mind when looking and don’t get attached to a home until you have the keys in your hands. There is a lot to think about when buying or selling a home. Consult with a professional to help you through the process. Working closely with one to find your home will take a lot of guesswork out of the picture. While the market is good and rates are still low, every neighborhood and home is different, so make sure to get all the information you can before making a decision. Chrissy Desormeau has been a Realtor for nine years, works with the Northland Team of Keller Williams Realty in Spokane.

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ver the past 17 years, Greenscape has provided unmatched residential landscape design, installation and maintenance services to homeowners of Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, and surrounding areas. With years of experience, unparalleled customer care and a client-focused landscape design/installation process, they’ll

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make your experience stress-free, easy—and even fun! As one of the inland northwest’s leading residential landscape design companies, they understand that your home’s appearance and value weigh heavily on the aesthetic appeal and functionality of your landscape. A pleasant landscape provides not only curb appeal, but a warm, inviting feeling that welcomes family, friends and visitors to your home. They desire to create outdoor retreats that can be enjoyed with family and friends for a lifetime! Outstanding Service, from Start to Finish & Beyond At Greenscape, the customer always comes first. Their staff will carefully listen to your goals and vision for your outdoor space, and create them to the last detail. Their knowledge, experience and professionalism sets them apart. They have a passion for what they do and a commitment to doing it right the first time. Greenscape knows that their job isn’t done simply because the landscape installation is complete. They follow-up to ensure the client is satisfied with the landscape, and continue to provide customer support long after completion. Greenscape Landscaping would like to invite you to visit their office and wander around their landscaped property anytime Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Greenscape Gardens nursery will be opening Spring 2014! Visit Greenscape Gardens website for details www.gardenspokane.com. Greenscape Landscaping, 14212 N. Market St, Mead, WA, (509) 4684365, www.spokanegreenscape.com

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ove of family and a safe place to call home are two of life’s most basic, but most important, aspects. When it’s time to downsize and prepare for retirement living, finding a community you can feel comfortable enough to call and make your home, is important, no matter how much time you plan to spend there. Broadway Court Estates is a family-owned and operated retirement community that has been serving seniors in our community since 1985. They have been committed to delivering a first-rate senior living environment. They have seven one-bedroom and four two-bedroom floor plans to choose from and several options available to make your life more enjoyable, including full-sized appliance in units. Seniors wishing to simplify their lifestyle and have a greater degree of security and freedom will find Broadway Court Estates to be the perfect place to call home. Amenities include a theatre/sporting event room, spacious dinning room, private family dining area, delightful 50s era cafe, large dance floor, indoor swimming pool, circuit training fitness center, cardio fitness room, wellness center, computer center, large game room, two libraries, chapel, multipurpose room for special events and projects, fully equipped craft room, private guest room, and a beauty and barber shop. A variety of services are included in the rent: Continental breakfast, evening dinner and Saturday morning full breakfast, housekeeping, 24-hour security, life enrichment programs and events, scheduled transportation, Direct TV and wireless internet.

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The location is attractive and convenient with easy access to the Valley Mall, businesses, Valley Hospital, and churches. The grounds are pleasant with a community garden, individual garden boxes, tenant green house, two outdoor patios with BBQ areas, outdoor gaming areas, and an attractive courtyard with walking areas. Broadway Court is a very active facility, there is always something going on that will fit your wants and needs. The retirement living program at Broadway Court Estates is meant for folks who are able to take care of themselves and hope to continue to do so for some time. Although the caring team realizes circumstances arise where additional help may be needed. For example, if you are ill, a meal brought to your apartment could make all the difference. If you should be hospitalized and need services upon returning, or additional care on a regular basis, Broadway Court Estates partners with Home Care agencies to provide these care needs in your home. If health needs arise, the Broadway Court Estates team will be supportive and help you arrange whatever care is needed in your home. You have the right to bring in help at any time to keep you aging in place. Your Broadway Court Estates apartment is truly your home and we work for you. Broadway Court Estates, 13505 E. Broadway, Spokane Valley, WA, (509) 921-0249, www.broadwaycourtestates.com

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he best fashion is, perhaps, the one that serves as an extension of your personality—your personal “brand.” And when it comes to honoring who you are and what you love with what you wear, there is no better local shop to trust than Audrey’s Boutique. Audrey’s is one of Spokane’s oldest privately owned boutiques. Women around the region have relied on Audrey’s for more than 40 years for great fashion, yes, as well as bras from 28B – 56M, post mastectomy products (Eastern Washington’s premier supplier), swimwear, better formalwear as well as business, casualwear and accessories. Victoria Zvoncheck-Ferro took over ownership in 2012, becoming the fourth owner to carry on the legacy that is “Audrey’s.” Victoria, a certified mastectomy fitter, and her talented team of stylists pride themselves in good customer service and being honest with their clients. “We don’t want to just ‘sell’ you something for the sake of making a sale,” says Victoria. “Our goal is to help you feel and look beautiful in your clothes. Whether it’s a gown for a formal event or fill in pieces to update your wardrobe. We believe every woman who walks in our shop is beautiful – and we want her to actually see her beauty. We don’t want them to walk around in cookie cutter fashion. Every client is unique and has their own style ‘voice’ and we like to bring that out for them.” Audrey’s has gone through many changes over its lifetime. Each owner has brought her own perspective to the store. Victoria is from New York and New Jersey and brings a new elegance to the store. “My personal attitude is that style should be timeless, effortless, and above all allow a woman to have an approachable elegance about her. Because we all know fashion evokes a person’s personal ‘brand.’”

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acific Garden design has been a leading Inland Northwest design/build landscape contractor for over 20 years. With award-wining designs implemented by experienced landscape crews, Pacific Garden Design serves discriminating residential homeowners in all settings. Company founder Tom Musselwhite studied landscape design in Japan for two years. Musselwhite says that his background in Asian design subtly influences all styles of the firm’s projects. The company’s work is driven by an understanding of site awareness and attention to detail down to preserving the moss on the placed rocks in the landscape. “I’m proud of Pacific Garden Design’s role in offering unique quality designs for our clients and community. We’ve been fortunate to work with clients that share this philosophy.” Musselwhite believes that for a project to succeed, team members must not only contribute and communicate effectively, they must make a real difference. “We hear our clients when they ask us to consider alternative methods to conventional landscape practices.” The goal of the firm is to offer all design elements that achieve a creative and purposeful blending of the indoor and outdoor living spaces. Pacific Garden Design takes a team approach to projects with a close oversight of construction crews. They have a sense of pride in providing a unique blend of organic and artistic elements in their designs and only employ experienced construction crews with positive attitudes and resourceful capabilities. Pacific Garden Design has become a leader in low impact residential landscaping that is thoughtfully and aesthetically designed. Pacific Garden Design also offers a comprehensive maintenance program that includes plant care, pruning, mowing, fertilizing, and consulting services for pest management and International Society of Arboriculture tree care practices. Pacific Garden Design, 1508 S. Chestnut, Spokane WA 99224, (509) 838-3939, www.pacificgardendesign.com

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e begin with excerpts from a collection of articles published during December through February in wide-ranging automotive, investment and industry sources that seem to collectively confirm the title of this story. If you are considering buying a new car, read on. After four consecutive years of better-than-expected sales, automakers are poised for steady but slower growth in 2014, with tougher price competition expected as production catches up to demand. ~Brent Snavely, McClatchy-Tribune With increasingly competitive vehicles manufactured all over the world, you have a buyer’s market. ~Alec Gutierrez, Senior Analyst for Kelley Blue Book Announced at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, the supply of new cars in the U.S. is increasing too fast; dealers currently have $100B worth of unsold cars and trucks on their lots, equaling 90-120 days of supply when fleet sales are backed out. The odds of an all-out discount war in the automobile industry are 50 percent. ~ Mike Jackson, CEO, AutoNation Japanese automakers Nissan, Toyota, Honda and Mazda are betting big on growth in the U.S. as tensions in China continue to clip sales from climbing to full potential. The group is seen as likely to employ incentives in the U.S. to gain market share if sales momentum slows. ~ Seeking Alpha.com Investment Website While the strong rebound in auto sales during 2013 was one of the brightest barometers in the U.S. economy, December’s numbers show the pace slowed and what the industry may be up against in 2014. Rising interest rates will slow sales. Many people who put off buying a car have already returned to the market, taking some of the urgency out of the buy-

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side. This means car companies will rely on compelling products, aggressive marketing and discounting. ~ MarketWatch.com-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL On the positive side, incentives have been rising. New vehicle loans are easier to obtain even if interest rates are going up. Assembly lines are ready to produce even more vehicles; many dealerships’ lots are full. That means dealers are more eager to sell cars, so shoppers should be in the driver’s seat when it comes to landing a good deal. ~ CNBC Contributor Paul A. Eisenstein Ford is taking the game to Toyota with the re-introduction of the Fiesta model in Japan. Ford has struggled in Japan and in the U.S.; Toyota has been dominant for years. Ford thinks the Fiesta can fill a role in the market and the two automakers have been sparring over trade issues. The launch of the new Fiesta could ratchet up the competition, portending lower prices. One likely beneficiary is the consumer in both countries. ~ Seeking Alpha.com Investment Website Manufacturers have never been more competitive regarding quality, affordability, variety of models, safety upgrades, standard equipment, increased performance and fuel mileage. Combined with nearly unlimited internet resources available to help you research vehicles, understand dealer pricing, search for a car and negotiating strategies, today’s car buyer can be more informed than ever. With so many choices, where to start? By narrowing your research – purpose, style, mpg, length of ownership, buy vs. lease, your budget and knowing what others are buying. For this article, I’m focusing on compact and mid-size cars. The following two Top 10 lists offer a foundation to help with your search, especially because all the models are again available in 2014.

10 Most Popular Cars Worldwide In 2013 Forbes Magazine, LMC Automotive sales data

Volkswagen Polo – U.S. consumers can’t buy one (yet) but a gasoline car getting 72 mpg on the highway? It’s difficult to understand why it isn’t sold in the U.S.

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Honda CR-V – the only SUV in the top 10. Honda sold nearly 700,000 units; U.S. buyers accounted for 40%. This compact SUV gets 31 mpg.

Ford Fiesta – Ford offers seven Fiesta trims; the most efficient model gets 38 mpg.

7. Volkswagen Golf – VW sold 720,000 units worldwide. The 2014 Golf returns 42 mpg. 6. Toyota Camry – the best-selling car in the U.S. proved to be a worldwide hit too with over 720,000 sold. The 2014 Camry offers 35 mpg.

Chevy Cruze – GM has a winner in the Cruze, selling over 725,000 units worldwide, 35% to U.S. buyers. The Cruze ECO is capable of 42 mpg.

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The most popular vehicle sold in America in 2013 wasn’t even a car – it was the Ford F-150 pickup truck. Not surprising, as the F-150 routinely earns the position year after year. Number two is Chevrolet’s Silverado pickup and number five, Ram Pickups. Why? Americans love their big trucks and construction workers need big pickups! Besides America’s love of pickups, the dominant trend is fuel-efficient mid-size and compact cars: Nissan Altima, Toyota Camry and Corolla, Honda Accord and Civic. Compact SUV’s are also popular – the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape are in the top 10. Notice which cars are on both lists – Honda CR-V, Toyota Camry and Corolla. If I were making an investment in a new car, I’d put a lot of credence in what car buyers in the U.S. and around the world are purchasing – notably the cars found on both lists! There must be some pretty sound reasons why these three cars are so popular. Curious about the Spokane market, I consulted with two leading dealerships. One sells the #1 car in the U.S. and the other, the world’s #1 selling car. Penny Hollars with Larry H. Miller Downtown Toyota shared comments from Toyota’s Senior VP Bob Carter’s January press conference. “Toyota was the number one brand in North America in 2013. The Toyota Camry was 134

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the top selling car in the U.S. for the 13th year in the row.” Mr. Carter added, “For the entire U.S. auto industry, 15.6M vehicles were sold in 2013, an increase of 1.1M over 2012. Analysts expect that to climb about 6% to 16.5M in 2014.” When asked about other manufacturer’s stepping up their game, Mr. Carter responded, “Competition is good for the overall customer, so we actually look forward to it.” Increased consumer interest in one brand or another stimulates awareness of competition for all manufacturers’ vehicles and keeps pricing relevant. Shayne Goff with Wendle Ford advised, “The small car segment is the fastest growing and largest segment. The Focus offers models from economical to fully equipped, with amenities comparable to a luxury car, and continuously refined each year to be a winner in safety and fuel economy. With factory incentives of up to $3,000 and 0.0% interest on most models, the Focus is targeting the U.S. Top 10. The days of giving up comfort and performance for economy are over. Today’s small cars are well equipped, safe, efficient, affordable and fun to drive.” Buying a new car today gets even better – there are so many more value-added programs available. For instance, Penny Hollars says, “Toyota offers a two year or 25,000 mile complimentary maintenance

program with every new Toyota sold, including tire rotations, oil changes and road side assistance.” Many manufacturers and dealers are also offering these services. Spend a few hours online doing some research using an array of easy-to-use auto websites that will save you a significant amount of time at the dealership and provide you with amazing information to negotiate your deal. Give yourself a level of confidence so you are prepared for your car buying experience. Goff adds, “A lot of dealers have trade-in tools on their websites to help customers determine their vehicle values, not to mention highlighting third party sites like Kelley Blue Book, NADA, Black Book, etc.” My personal favorites? NADA.com, Edmunds.com,Truecar.com and Consumer Reports.com. Happy Motoring! David Vahala has been a car guy since age four, when he owned and drove his first car, a Murray- Garton Hot Rod Pedal Car. A “few” years and many cars later, 36 to be exact, still a car guy, he works as an Auctioneer Assistant at Dealers Auto Auction Northwest. David enjoys driving his Chrysler 300, Porsche 944 and Porsche Boxster, and writing about the exciting world of automobiles.

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photo by David Hill by Jennifer LaRue ike children sometimes are, Aria Wells, strapped into her car seat, was inconsolable; tears streaked her pretty face as she cried in her discontent. With camera rolling, the push of a button cured her of her woes as her father’s song began playing, soothingly serenading her and letting her know that she is a beautiful girl and it is, indeed, a beautiful world because of it. She calmed instantly, moving her lips to the words and cooing softly. The video of Aria’s response to Tyrone Wells’ song Beautiful Girl, Beautiful World has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times and Wells feels blessed and amazed that his music touches, consoles and moves others like Aria who, too young to vocalize her feelings, seemed to understand, on a universal level, the meaning of his words and the love he had for her. Wells’ songs emulate love and everything associated with the word. From Carolina Blues, which tells the story of Wells’ grandfather’s kind blue eyes and his father’s worn out shoes and honest ways to More, a song he co-wrote with two other writers, in which Wells shares his belief in something more with “I’ve seen the great heights, reminding me I’m alive. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to waste another day or night. I know there’s something more than what we’re living for. I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore. I know there’s something, I know there’s something more.”

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Wells’ songs do have the ability to console listeners, from Aria to strangers who have sent heartfelt messages to the singer/songwriter, letting him know that his songs, especially More, have come into their lives at just the right moment; reminding them that life is beautiful and worth living. Another one of his favorite compliments for what he does is having people tell him that his music is a soundtrack to their lives. Wells grew up in Spokane where his future in the music industry was foreshadowed on a small Muppets drum set. “I would play it for hours while singing nonsense,” he says. His father also taught him to yodel. A graduate of North Central High School, Wells sang in choirs, quartets and bands. He studied guitar and piano briefly in his youth but he moved on; thinking he’d be a youth pastor, he went on to earn a degree in Theology with an emphasis in youth ministry from Hope International University in southern California. While there, he sang in a band called “Skypark.” They toured a bit and Wells started rethinking his future; he picked up the guitar he had set down in his youth and learned to accompany himself, playing every Thursday night at a coffee shop in Orange County. “I really honed my craft there,” he says. “I started selling CDs out of the trunk of my car, and then I then moved on to bigger shows, selling out venues and traveling to perform.” His persistence paid off; for the last eight 138

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years he has been touring nationally and has built quite the following. He has put out a handful of albums including two major label albums with Universal Republic Records. His songs, from acoustic to fullproduction, have topped lists, been played on the radio, and have been featured in television and film including on American Idol, Grey’s Anatomy, Odd Life of Timothy Green, Something Borrowed, Vampire Diaries, One Tree Hill, and Private Practice, introducing his music to a wider audience as well as an international one. Currently, he is gearing up for his “Closer Than Ever Tour” which will include 22 stops across the U.S. beginning later this month. The tour is shorter than usual and is Wells’ way of connecting even more with his audiences by choosing to play in smaller and more intimate settings over larger sites, and is described as a journey that has “brought Tyrone full circle and he’s decided to bring things back to his roots for this tour so that he can have a ‘closer than ever’ experience with you. The ‘closer than ever’ tour is about a voice, a guitar, and one man’s story of loving, dreaming and growing.” The tour will include a stop in his hometown of Spokane at 8 p.m. on April 4th at Chateau Rive, a beautiful venue at the edge of the river at the Flour Mill that has already sold out, so they arranged for a second performance at 10:45 p.m. that evening. Tickets to both shows are $20 and are

available through TicketsWest.com Humbled by his success, Wells doesn’t keep tabs, he simply does what he loves; soulfully emoting his passions for life, love, faith and beauty. His approach is more grassroots, focusing on the fans and his connection to them rather than a huge radio hit; playing live gigs as often as possible and considering wordof-mouth over any other form of advertising. He has no expectations and is content knowing that his songs have the ability to console and reach others “There will always be ups and downs,” he says. “I’ve learned to be content with the results and love the process. The secret is to never compare yourself to others; there’s a lot of room in this world for art and I’m just grateful to be making a living doing music in today’s landscape. I’m constantly pinching myself.” With a solid career under his belt, Wells is considering other options which include marking things off his bucket list, like his upcoming Holy Land Tour with his wife, daughter and up to 100 other ticket holders. The 10-day long itinerary includes a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee while enjoying a casual concert by Wells, visits to ruins and ancient cities, kayaking the Jordan River, swimming in the Dead Sea, milking a goat, making cheese, baking bread, riding a donkey, and, if Aria gets fussy, watching her calm instantly to the sound of his songs. www.tyronewells.com www.chateaurive.com

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When Natalie Stewart-Utley drives her car she notices the tiniest of details in the passing landscape. Whether out near Sandpoint, along the Pullman Highway or areas in the Spokane Valley, there will be something about a little pocket of land—a certain bend in the river, an odd sloping hill or an old snow-covered barn—that will speak to her, forcing her to pull off to the side of the road. Walking out into a field or forest, she stops and wholly absorbs the moment, before capturing the scene with her cell phone. A wife and homeschooling mother of three, Stewart-Utley hangs onto the inspiration until time opens up for her to paint. As wonderfully hectic as her household can be, this time might not come for days, if not weeks. So she holds onto the scene, and not just the image in her phone, but her experience of it: the wet air, the heavy feeling in the sky that day, the way the wind kissed her cheek and bent the long blades of wild grass. She holds onto the smell of wood smoke, the dense light from a setting sun, so that by the time she sits down to work, there is already a certain nostalgia she associates with the piece. Stewart-Utley’s artist’s life grounds her, and when working on a new painting she feels completely alert and in the moment, falling into a meditative state that allows her an innate sense of balance. She starts by toning the canvas, then sketching and blocking it in with her lights and darks. “At that point I keep pushing and pulling different colors, using thin layers of acrylic. I keep working until it comes into its own, until it finds itself.” As a child, Stewart-Utley would pretend to be sick so that she could stay home from school and watch her mother, the accomplished artist Elsie Stewart, work on a new painting. “Mom has always been really nurturing about my work. Even now we’re always talking about art, different artists and their processes, and we critique each other’s artwork.” 140

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If her mom was her first and most influential mentor, then Daniel S. Rice, the classically trained teacher at the Northwest College of Art, was her second. From Rice she learned a very precise method of drawing and painting that, over time, enabled Stewart-Utley to perfect her portraits and other such works of realism. As she began to grow as a person and as an artist, married and had children of her own, however, she realized that her life was anything but exact, and nor should her art be. As a remedy, Stewart-Utley began working en plein air, which is the French equivalent to, “in the open air,” or to paint outdoors, because she wanted to loosen up with the brush strokes and to be more expressive. Her work en plein air was different because there was suddenly an abundance of color and atmosphere that a camera just can’t pick up. “With plein air everything changes so drastically, like light, that you’ve no choice but to get just the beginning statements, the shapes and the direction. You don’t have time to be a perfectionist.” When asked what she enjoys most about being an artist, she pauses for a long, thoughtful moment and says, “What makes me feel really great is when one of my pieces evokes a memory for somebody. When it speaks to them and they see themselves in my work.” She recalls one elderly lady who bought one of her paintings, a little 5” X 7” that portrayed two young girls flying a kite across an expansive prairie. It transported the buyer right back to her own childhood, when she would run and play with her now departed sibling. “She got glossy eyed and gave me a big hug.” There is something nostalgic about Stewart-Utley’s landscapes that seem to have a mysterious way of conveying mood. “Must be all the sepia colors—the raw umber,” she says with a smile. A series of Stewart-Utley’s regional landscapes will be featured at the Bozzi Collection Gallery throughout April, beginning with the April First Friday artist reception.

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These days, the “monsters live amongst us” theme may seem overdone. Popular books like the Twilight series bring out the cynicism in many readers who come about these types of books. That being said, don’t pass Favorite Monster by! You haven’t read anything like Sharma Shield’s version of monster stories. Favorite Monster is a collection of short stories that frequently includes monsters as main characters. This is Shields’ first book, though you would not guess it. Her writing is engaging and fast-paced, as she writes her characters with accuracy, from the perspectives of both men and women. The book features stories such as “Souvenirs,” which follows a woman named Sarah and her serial killer neighbor. While it may seem like realizing your neighbor is homicidal would be a bad thing, Sarah affectionately refers to him as “my serial killer,” while spying on him out her window. She even casually witnesses him burry bodies in his yard. Sarah is both intrigued and excited by his presence, making an interesting and nail-biting storyline. Another noteworthy story, titled “The Chirp of the Cricket,” follows a married couple as they come to terms with the fact that the husband, Roy, is mysteriously growing smaller by each day. While he eventually shrinks into the size of an insect, the wife enjoys her new caretaking role, perhaps a bit too much, relishing the control his impending death brings her. Favorite Monster is a fascinating book. Each story challenges the reader to question their morals, as well as the morals of our society. While there are creatures like Cyclops and werewolves in many of her stories, the human characters in this book prove to be the real monsters every time. Published by Autumn House Press, paperback, $17.95

Spokane author John R. Downes’ fifth novel, Blackjack List, is a fast-paced story following a Northern Quest Casino blackjack dealer named Becky Allison who finds herself in the wrong place, at the wrong time. As Becky is working her job at the casino one night, she is discreetly slipped a tip with a note inside a large bill. What Becky doesn’t know, however, is that the note was purposely given to her by an ex-convict named Gabe, who was just let out of a ten-year jail sentence for the robbery of a Spokane bank years earlier. The note is full of clues to the 13 million dollar loot that was stolen by Gabe in a Spokane bank robbery. Gabe knew he was not going to be able to make the treasure hunt back to the money he stole. Becky was now the one with the invaluable clues, putting her in his dangerous place. Along with her fiancé, Dr. David Baxter, Becky makes her way through the clues that supposedly lead to the hidden money. Never more than a step behind them, a few other mysterious characters are following their every move, waiting to push Becky and David aside to claim the money for themselves. The Blackjack List is a fun story that pulls you in from the first page. It seems that the adventures never cease, while Becky and David dodge criminals and crooked cops at every turn. The author has a knack for introducing his characters in a way that never lets the reader know exactly who to trust. Bonus: Downes also includes the screenplay version of the story in the back of the book! Published by Trafford Publishing, paperback, $13.99

Sharma Shields is the author of a short story collection, Favorite Monster, and a novel, recently sold to Holt and slated for publication in 2015. She received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of Washington and her MFA from the University of Montana. Sharma now lives in Spokane with her husband and two children.

John R. Downes proves his credentials as a master storyteller in this, his fifth novel. Others include A Few Deadly Friends, Orphans Song, and The Brother & Sister Act: A Tale of Stage, The Dissonant Spies, Screen, and Espionage. He lives with his wife in Spokane, Washington.

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What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned by Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie is one of the most well known authors in our area. A quick look into his publication history will tell you why. Not only has Alexie won the National Book Award, his novel, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, was adapted into a screenplay for the movie Smoke Signals, back in 1998. Now, Alexie has come forth with his 24th book, a collection of poetry and prose titled What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned; his first poetry publication in six years. What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned is an interesting collection of writings that takes the reader on a journey through Alexie’s childhood and Native American culture. Many of Alexie’s poems feel intensely personal, for example, a short piece titled “Downpour” states: “I can’t stop writing about my dead father. He’s sixty-two percent of me. Like water” There are many thought-provoking poems within this book; however, there are also many poems that bring forth some humor that counteracts the intensity of Alexie’s writings. For example, in “Possible Epitaphs for My Gravestone,” Alexie states: “What is my legacy? I wrote some poetry.” What I’ve Stolen, What I’ve Earned is a book that reads almost like a diary. Each poem is both personal and often humorous, as the author is known to be. It is clear that Sherman Alexie’s legacy will include his poetry along with his well-known novels. Published by Hanging Loose Press, paperback, $19.00 Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Fiction, a PEN/Hemingway Citation for Best First Fiction, and the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and performer. A Spokane/ Coeur d’Alene Indian, Alexie grew up in Wellpinit, Washington, on the Spokane Indian Reservation, and now lives in Seattle with his wife and his two sons.

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March 7, April 4: First Friday Enjoy visual arts, musical presentations, sample local foods, get acquainted with local performing artists and more at this monthly event sponsored by the Downtown Spokane Partnership. On the first Friday of each month, participating galleries, museums, boutiques and more host a city-wide open house with refreshments and entertainment. Join us! First Friday is free and open to the public!

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Downtown Spokane. For more information or a complete map of participating venues, please log on to http://www.downtownspokane.org/firstfriday.php.

March 28, April 25: Coeur d’Alene Music Walk Every fourth Friday from January to April, Downtown Coeur d’Alene rings with live musical performances from some of our local favorites! Visit supporting restaurants, shops, businesses and galleries with your friends and family! A family-friendly, free event! Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. For more information, please visit http:// www.artsincda.org/.

through March 8: What is Art? Visual & Material Culture from the Permanent Collection This eclectic gathering of visual and material culture objects from the permanent collection of the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University helps pose an openended question for museum visitors: What is Art? In a culture increasingly dominated by images, this small display in the Arcade Gallery permits viewers to consider objects, and juxtapositions of works of art, in perhaps new and interesting ways. Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University. Near E Desmet Ave & N Pearl St. Spokane, WA 99258. For more information and hours, please log on to: http://www.gonzaga.edu/jundt

through March 28: Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams This exhibition features 50 photographs by Ansel Adams of the Japanese-American relocation camp in Manzanar, California during WWII. These photographs were the subject of his controversial book “Born Free and Equal”, published in 1944. The exhibition is curated by Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator Emeritus, Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition is organized by Photograph-

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through March 28: Drawing Drawing a group exhibition of art works about line, drawing, strokes, pathways, open January 8 – March 28. The exhibiting includes drawings, installations and other gestures. Artists in the exhibition include: John DeRoulet, Spokane, Rachel Dolezal, Spokane, Noel Fountain and collaborators, Moscow, ID and Dennis Smith, Medical Lake Chase Gallery at City Hall. 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For more information, log on to http://www.visitspokane.com/art/ chase-gallery/

currently open: Meet Me at the Spot: The Art of Patrick Siler Patrick Siler embraces the human condition through an affirming and comical portrayal of commonplace, everyday moments. Often a nostalgic “Main Street,” or a shabby interior sets the stage for Siler’s disparate characters to interact. Siler reflects back to us a humble and occasionally unflattering view of humanity. We see ourselves, accepting and perhaps even forgiving our own flawed nature with the perspective of a little humor. A longtime Pullman, Washington resident and WSU Art Department Professor Emeritus, Siler is fluent in several mediums. Meet Me At the Spot will feature paintings, drawings, woodblock prints and ceramic works spanning Siler’s lifelong artistic career. Museum of Arts and Culture. 2316 W. First Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201. Call (509) 456-3931 or e-mail themac@northwestmuseum.org for more information.

currently open: 100 Stories - A Centennial Exhibition With the end of its first century in sight, the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (dba Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture) is preparing a new exhibit experience that looks forward as much as it looks back. Capitalizing on the MAC’s extraordinary collections, 100 Stories will vibrate with enduring and inescapable themes of the American West. Spirited voices will weave stories of history and cultures and art. This exhibit will demonstrate the MAC’s role in maintaining, preserving and interpreting the region. 100 Stories will be told on the MAC campus in Browne’s Addition, as well as in relevant locations throughout Spokane and eastern Washington. Museum of Arts and Culture. 2316 W. First Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201. Call (509) 456-3931 or e-mail themac@northwestmuseum.org for more information.

opening April 1: Very Carefully Welcome to Very Carefully, a group exhibition of art works by four artists who pay attention to craftsmanship and detail. Media include woodcarving, metal assemblage, painting and mosaic. An artist reception will be held on First Friday, April 4, 5-8pm. Artists in the exhibition include Hank Chiappetta, Spokane, Sarah Fagan, Portland, OR Patricia Franklin, Woodinville, WA, and Rik Nelson, Liberty Lake. Chase Gallery at City Hall. 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For more information, log on to http://www.visitspokane.com/art/chasegallery/

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February 27-March 2: Home and Yard Show Spokane’s 36th Annual Home & Yard Show features hundreds of displays and demonstrations offering the latest in home and yard related products, services and improvements! This show features innovative ideas all in one location for the public to shop and compare. Landscape attractions featuring flowers, trees, waterfalls and ponds! Step into spring through stunning displays created by Spokane’s premier landscapers. Talk to the experts and prepare to be inspired! Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://www.custershows.com.

March 7-9: Custer’s 36th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show Custer’s 36th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Show features 300 professional artists and crafters from across the United States covering 78,000 square feet of exhibit space, making this the largest show of it’s kind in the Inland Northwest! Whimsical bird houses, clay fountains, metal sculpture, hand painted furniture, quilted wall hangings, dried florals, one of a kind jewelry pieces, functional pottery, nature photography, unique clothing and much, much more! Specialty and gourmet foods including fudge, truffles, jams, vinegars, mustards, smoked salmon, and dry soup mixes. Many of these items will be available to sample! Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://www.custershows.com.

March 8: 18th Annual Post Falls Education Foundation Wine Stein and Dine Sample wine, microbrew and food from

the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please contact Jody Hissong at 208-6611538 or log on to http://www.pfefwsd.org.

March 13: Brian Regan Critics and peers agree: Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 14-16: Inland NW Motorcycle Show & Sale The Inland NW Motorcycle Show & Sale includes Toyota’s great gas giveaway! Every two hours of the show someone will win a $100 Gas Card courtesy of Toyota! Enterto-win at the Toyota Truck Booth! Polish up your ride for a bigger and better Bike Show! Multiple classes, trophies, bragging rights and Best of Show! Details and Entry Forms coming soon. Buy a Motorcycle and get 30 seconds in the S-R Media Spokesman Review Cash Machine! Have a Cold One in the Budweiser Biker Bar and so much more! Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://spokanemotorcycleshow.com.

March 15: St. Patrick’s Day Parade Each year on the Saturday prior to St. Patrick’s Day, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick put together one of the most fun and entertaining parades in the region. Using proceeds from the parade, the Friendly Sons’ passion for this event extends beyond the parade route each year when they provide donations to several area non-profit organizations to support the community. This annual parade is one event in Spokane that is open for total community involvement. Regardless of race, creed or color, everyone has just that wee bit of Irish that comes out in full spirit, whether you’re a dyed-in-the-wool Irish person or just Irish-for-the-day, this is one event you won’t want to miss. Downtown Spokane. Parade begins at 12pm. For more information about the parade and route, please log on to http://www.friendlysonsofstpatrick.com/.

over 85 area wineries, microbreweries and restaurants. Silent auction, wine tree raffle, live entertainment and complimentary wine glass or beer stein. Annual premier benefit for the Post Falls Education Foundation providing teaching grants for innovative classroom education for all grades in the Post Falls School District. In the past 17 years, we have awarded over $434,500! Post Falls Greyhound Park and Events Center. 5100 W Riverbend Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854. $45 per person $60 at the door. Must be 21. Tickets sold at Panhandle State Bank branches, Trading Company, Super 1 Foods and Enoteca Fine Wine & Beer and

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March 20-23: Big Horn Outdoor Sportsman Adventure Show The Big Horn Show captures the great outdoors, indoors. You won’t want to miss our “Trophy Territory” to see the best of the best in a tropy display. With 130,000 sq ft. of exhibition space, the show boasts a wide array of outdoor oriented vendors, guides and nonprofit exhibitors. With over 300 exhibitors annually, they come from all over the lower 48 States and Alaska, Canada, Mexico, South America and Africa. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center. 404 N Havana St. Spokane Valley, WA 99202. For more information, log on to http://www.wildlifecouncil.com/bighornsubsite/.

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March 1-2: Symphony and Civic Together - Les Miserables Les Misérables has been an international sensation for over 28 years, garnering eight Tony Awards and countless other accolades. Last fall Spokane Civic Theatre performed this musical masterpiece to rave reviews. The Spokane Symphony, Spokane Civic Theatre, and Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox are thrilled to present this fundraiser for all three organizations on the stage of our historic hall. Share in the magic of this breathtaking spectacle featuring the cast from the Civic Theatre’s production accompanied by the Spokane Symphony orchestra! Song highlights include “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear The People Sing?,” “On My Own,” “I Dreamed A Dream” and “One More Day.” Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 3: Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra With Navah Perlman The Gonzaga Symphony performs a program featuring Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 C Minor, Op. 37 with pianist Navah Perlman as the soloist. Ticket are for general admission seating. This performance is free to GU faculty, students and staff. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com. For more information, please visit http://www. gonzagasymphonyorchestra.com. March 8: Spokane Symphony Superpops: Jerome Kern Tribute Featuring Showboat Featuring stars from Hal Prince’sTony awardwinning production, the concert showcases the greatest Kern songs combined with Show Boat, his greatest musical! “All The Things You Are,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “The Song Is You,” “You Are Love” and “Make Believe” are all in a production guaranteed to deliver chills and cheers! Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 15-16: Spokane Symphony Classics: Enchanted by Mozart Resident Conductor Morihiko Nakahara has once again created one of his imaginative programs. John Adams set out in 1978 to create a piece inspired by the ripples on water. He ended up with an American String Classic which has run the gamut from films to video games to progressive rock. Mozart set out in the summer of 1778 to create three symphonies which would become his masterpieces of the form. This one runs the gamut from deep to charming to dashingly witty. Prokofiev, while traveling from Paris to Voronezh to Madrid wrote a listenable violin concerto which contained elements

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of all those places. From his characteristic soaring first melody to the crazed gaggle of notes at the end, violinist Sayaka Shoji will enchant and wow you. Not only has she been proclaimed one of the 100 most influential people in Japan, but she will have just recorded this concerto, so she’ll be ready for us! Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 21: Chicago Formed in Chicago, IL in 1967, the band Chicago is one of the longest-running and most successful rock groups in history. They have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and earned 22 gold albums and 25 platinum and multiplatinum albums. Over the course of their career they have had five consecutive number-one albums and 21 top-ten singles including 11 number-one singles. Their long list of hits includes, “Saturday in the Park,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” “Hard Habit to Break,” “What Kind of Man Would I Be,” “Look Away” and “You’re the Inspiration.” Chicago’s debut album, “The Chicago Transit Authority,” has just been named a 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, where Chicago joins the elite ranks of the most accomplished Grammy Award winning musicians. The Grammy Hall of Fame honors albums and singles that highlight musical diversity and recording excellence in recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001. For tickets, please log on to http://northernquest.com/.

March 21: Symphony With a Splash 3: First Friday of Spring Latin rhythms and visions of Mexico highlight the first half of this diverse program. Metro Chabacano from Javier Alvarez pulses to the heart beat of his native Mexico. Ancient Chinese poet Li Po is the inspiration for Enrico Chapela’s composition of the same name. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Li Po dazzles the senses and elevates listeners to breathtaking musical heights. Icelandic composer Daniel Bjarnason’s frenetic Bow to String pushes modernist themes and incorporates instrument multi-tracking to expand the boundaries of contemporary classical music. Symphony principal cellist John Marshall tackles this evocative piece. Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 was composed for nobility and you can get a great seat for this 200+ year-old piece as the orchestra presents this little played classical gem. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

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March 23: Spokane String Quartet: Brown Plays Brahms The Spokane String Quartet welcomes pianist Lydia Brown, who joins the group for two works by Johannes Brahms. Brown has performed extensively as a soloist and collaborative pianist throughout the world. A graduate of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, she currently serves as assistant conductor at The Metropolitan Opera. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 25: Joe Bonamassa Joe Bonamassa has been lauded as one of the world’s greatest guitarists and he is fast evolving into a full-blown truly charismatic and mesmerizing blues-rock star, as well as a singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. Joe will perform an exciting new show including an entire acoustic set featuring international musicians followed by his critically acclaimed electric set that will guarantee a once in a lifetime performance that will wow his audiences. INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 31: eighth blackbird eighth blackbird combines the virtuosity of a string quartet with the energy of a storefront theater company. In “Still in Motion,” the three-time Grammy-winning “super-ensemble” (LA Times) takes audiences on a funny, surprising, quirky musical road trip. If Tom Johnson’s “Counting Duets” is Sesame Street on acid, then new arrangements of Ligeti’s Études are Chopin Gone Wild. Steve Mackey provides a moving portrait of loneliness and delusion in his Grammy-winning “Slide”, while Australian composer Brett Dean fills “Old Kings in Exile” with hallucinatory dreams and threatening night-terrors. Music by two indie stars rounds out the bill. The National’s guitarist Bryce Dessner delves into the dark and dangerous caverns of early American murder ballads, and Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire literally takes the pulse of the ensemble. Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

April 3: Bruce Cockburn Bruce Cockburn has always been a restless spirit. Over the course of four decades, the celebrated Canadian artist has traveled to the corners of the earth out of humanitarian concerns—often to trouble spots experiencing events that have led to some of his most memorable songs. Going up against chaos, even if it involves grave risks, can be necessary to get closer to the truth. Small Source of Comfort, Cockburn’s

31st album, is his latest adventurous collection of songs of romance, protest and spiritual discovery. As usual, many of the new compositions come from his travels and spending time in places like San Francisco and Brooklyn to the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, jotting down his typically detailed observations about the human experience. The Bing Crosby Theatre. 901 W. Sprague Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

April 12-13: Spokane Symphony Classics: Celebrating Strauss - The Beginning and the End Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End. Romanticism in music means music which sets out to mean something, the music of relationship. This concert has relationships: Nietzsche to Strauss to Kubelik to Hal to Computer Viruses to the Musician of Now. Another relationship is the girl next door, Amber Wagner. She may have grown up in Oregon but she’s taking the Wagner world by storm, as well as getting huge praise for her singing of the Four Last Songs. Nothing defines Romanticism like the music of Richard Strauss. In invoking the philosophy of Nietzsche he created a musical opening which Stanley Kubrick used to evoke the beginning of time in the movie, 2001 A Space Odyssey. At the end of Strauss’ life he illuminated the golden end of an era in his “Four Last Songs.” Fox Theatre. 1001 W Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

THEATRE

February 21-March 2: Willy Wonka Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the worldfamous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, featuring a memorable score by Leslie Bricusse (Jekyll & Hyde, Doctor Doolittle) and Anthony Newley, follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory--or suffer the consequences. The Bing Crosby Theatre. 901 W. Sprague Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

February 21-March 9: Wit Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama:

A renowned professor of English has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the course of her illness, Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.

February 23-March 15: Barrymore This Broadway hit follows larger-than-life John Barrymore as he reminisces about his life, his loves and his battle with the bottle all the while attempting to rehearse a revival of Richard III. Audience favorite Patrick Treadway takes on the role of the matinee idol, notorious womanizer and star of such classic films as Grand Hotel, Dinner at Eight, Twentieth Century and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Interplayers Theatre. 174 S. Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information, call 455-PLAY (7529). For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

February 28-March 16: The Mousetrap Agatha Christie has been a household name in murder mysteries throughout the decades in the entertainment industry. This is the world’s longest running play of any genre – over 61 years! Be prepared to experience the secret twist ending and shhhh…don’t tell anyone after you leave. Spokane Civic Theatre. 1020 N Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information, call (509) 325-2507. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http:// www.ticketswest.com.

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March 4: Bring It On: The Musical Bitingly relevant and sprinkled with sass, Bring it On: The Musical inspired by the Bring It On film, takes you on a high-flying journey through friendship, forgiveness and determination. Bring it On: The Musical tells the story of the challenges and unexpected bonds formed through the thrill of extreme competition. With a colorful crew of characters, an exciting fresh sound and explosive dance with aerial stunts, this all new story is sure to be everything you hoped for and nothing like you expected. The New York Times calls it, “Impossible to resist!”

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March 14-April 3: SUDS “Cindy works in a Laundromat. It’s her birthday and everything seems just swell until Mr. Postman arrives and gives her all sorts of bad news.” Luckily her guardian angels arrive to teach her there is always hope for new love. Loaded with over 50 great songs from the 1960s, including: “Where The Boys Are,” “These Boots Are Made for Walkin” and “Respect.” This production will be held in the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre. Spokane Civic Theatre. 1020 N Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information, call (509) 325-2507. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

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March 27-30: Sister Act Sister Act is Broadway’s feel-amazing musical comedy smash! The New York Post calls it “ridiculously fun,” and audiences are jumping to their feet in total agreement! Featuring original music by 8-time Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors), Sister Act tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, SIster Act is reason to rejoice! INB Performing Arts Center. 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

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March 28-April 13: The Great American Trailer Park Musical The Armadillo Acres Trailer Park just became a whole lot more interesting! A stripper on the run, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco and doublewides all put to song. It’s not your traditional musical. “This Side of the Tracks,” “Road Kill,” and “The Buck Stops Here”… you just might find a new favorite show tune. NOTE: This production contains adult themes and language and may not be suitable for all audience members. Lake City Playhouse. 1320 E. Garden Ave, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. (208) 667-1323. http://www.lakecityplayhouse.org/.

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April 3-April 19: Wait Until Dark Which frightens us more—the evil you can see coming, or the one you can’t? In this hold-your-breath shocker, a cool-as-ice psychopath smooth talks his way into the home of an unsuspecting blind woman who soon discovers she’s harboring a dangerous and illegal prize, one that he’ll do anything to get. Hold on tight! This production will be directed by Jack Phillips. Interplayers Theatre. 174 S. Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information,

call 455-PLAY (7529). For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

April 4-19: The Three Musketeers The timeless tale of loyalty, heroism, honor and deception. Join the Musketeers in their quest – “All for one and one for all!” May romance abound and swords collide. Let the adventure begin! Spokane Civic Theatre. 1020 N Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201. For showtimes and more information, call (509) 325-2507. For tickets, call 1-800-325-SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

SPORTS

March 1: Spokane Chiefs vs Tri-City Americans 7:05 pm. At the Spokane Arena. 720 West Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

March 12: Spokane Chiefs vs Everett Silvertips 7:05 pm. At the Spokane Arena. 720 West Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. For tickets, call 1-800-325SEAT or visit http://www.ticketswest.com.

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March 20, 22: Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Second and Third Rounds Washington State University and the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena are pleased to announce that March Madness will return to Spokane in 2014. Spokane has been selected as a host city for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Second & Third Rounds on Thursday, March 20 and Saturday, March 22. Over two days of heated competition, Spokane will witness six games and cheer on eight teams as they vie for a chance to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The 2014 games will mark the eighth time since 2001 that Washington State University and the Spokane Arena have worked together to bring either Men’s or Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament’s to Spokane. Spokane Arena. 720 West Mallon Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. Tickets will be available at the Spokane Arena Box Office, all TicketsWest Outlets, TicketsWest.com, or by calling 800-325-SEAT. All-Session Tickets will include admission to all sessions [six (6) games] of the event. Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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ostalgia tastes different for everyone. For you, it might be a bite of hot apple pie, a corner of fresh baked bread, or a newly picked cherry. Still, though nostalgic tastes are plentiful, every now and then there is one that manages to connect people, calling on a collective memory beyond conscious awareness. This is how I felt as I dipped a beveled Ruffle into creamy Henderson’s Dip and took a bite. Though I didn’t experience

it firsthand, the light tomato flavor, subtly spiced and hinting at onion, took me to what I imagine to be the days of cocktail parties, dresses with full-skirts and the sound of local boy Bing Crosby on the radio. To me, Henderson Dip tastes just like the 1950s. That’s just the idea behind the first offering from Cliff Cannon Foods (named for the Cliff-Cannon neighborhood on the South Hill of Spokane). It’s been almost 60 years since Mary Lou Henderson (a Spokane naMary Lou

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tive and inconsistent cook) whipped up her first batch of dip, likely for one of the many parties held in her home over the years. Now, years after her death, her daughter Becky Henderson Fix and grandson Christopher Greene, along with several other family members, are recreating this secret family recipe on a grand scale. For Christopher, the dip has been part of the backdrop of his life. Growing up, it was at every family occasion. As he got older, friends would ask him to bring “Henderson Dip” along to parties and other social events. The dip was a go-to Christmas gift and there was always enough for the lake all summer long. Christopher had considered the idea of producing the dip commercially before, but it wasn’t until he found himself unemployed as a law school graduate that he began to get serious about developing his grandmother’s recipe. He began to share his ideas with family members and gained the support of his mother and sister. “This dip is a real tribute to Christopher,” Becky says. “Family is very important to him.” In late 2011, the serious work began. The recipe went into development with a food stylist, the branding process got underway and the hunt for just the right manufacturer began. In November of 2013, roughly two years later, Henderson Dip made it to grocery store shelves in the Spokane area, reaching as far as northern Idaho and the Tri-Cities. All of the hard work was suddenly worth it as the family watched their product sell out at tastings around the city. Over and over, people commented: “This tastes like the ’50s.” (It seems that I wasn’t the only one.) Henderson Dip might taste like nostalgia, but Christopher and Becky have made sure that their dip fits into a modern world. It was important to them to find someone local to make the dip. Eventually, they formed a relationship with Spokane Produce, which took the original recipe, created by a food stylist, and helped to make it as locally sourced, free of preservatives and close to the original as possible. This sort of attention to detail is visible in all aspects of the process, from the fresh, light taste (which adds something different to the litany of pre-made dips on the market) to the funky, vintage presentation of the product (the logo is designed so that it still says dip, even when upside down). Henderson Dip is currently available (near the hummus and cheese wheels) at Rosauers, Yokes Fresh Market, Super 1 Foods, Harvest Foods and Trading Company (in

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Washington) and Yokes Fresh Market, Trading Company and Harvest Foods (in Idaho). Please check the website for more places to buy, as the list is often updated. If you do happen to see someone sampling the dip, strike up a conversation, they would love to hear some of your story, over dip. Christopher and Becky hope to bring other products to join Henderson Dip in the Cliff Cannon Foods family, including two new flavors of dip, debuting just in time for 2014 summer barbecues. Mary Lou wasn’t really much of a cook. Christopher describes her parties as “a lot of drinks with a little bit of food,” but as the Henderson Dip shows, she did have a few tricks up her sleeve. The trick, for Cliff Cannon Foods, will be in adapting them from a cozy, mid-century kitchen, to a grocery store. So far, this family business is taking such challenges in stride, one step at a time. 156

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For Becky, Henderson Dip is more personal than product. It’s been a long journey since her mother died of breast cancer in 1984. Her eyes light up as she shares moments from her childhood with her mother, memories of “growing up in a neighborhood” and having neighbors as friends. She remembers wallpaper, which matched bedspreads, listening to the rumble of conversation over the bannister when she was supposed to be in bed, and gathering around as a family for “Saturday Night at the Movies.” “It’s easy to get caught up in the pain of loss and forget about the good times,” Becky says. “In a strange way, this dip has given me a piece of my mother back. It represents a good time, a moment in time that can’t be taken away.” Making Mary Lou’s memory central to the dip image was nonnegotiable for Becky. Whenever they sample, she brings along a

life-sized cardboard cutout of Mary Lou, always ready to tell a story about the woman who grew up in Bing Crosby’s former home (on the current Gonzaga campus), someone who cared about being a good hostess, not taking that privilege for granted in the newly stable post-war world. One of the best parts of the process, for Becky, has been having conversations with strangers about their similar memories from that time. Once in a while, she’ll run into someone who was part of one of her mother’s parties and remembers the dip from those days. Soon, they are lost in the world of supper clubs and dressing up to go downtown. Often, a simple conversation over a dip sample at the grocery store will end with the feeling that a new friendship has been forged, and a hug. “That’s always been the purpose of the dip,” Becky says. “Bringing people together. Food has always been a place of connection, and this was my mother’s way of doing that.” Over the years, family members have experimented with all sorts of creative ways to use the dip. “We always had it with Ruffles,” Becky says. “Until things got healthier in the 70s, then we dipped vegetables.” With the release of the dip commercially, Cliff Cannon Foods offers some outside the box suggestions including a salmon dish or an extra zip inside a toasted sandwich. The dip release party, hosted at the Spokane Club, featured delicate and delicious appetizers created by the Spokane Club chef, all of which used Henderson Dip as an ingredient. (For more ideas for using Henderson Dip, you can visit their website at www.cliffcannonfoods.com). Although both Christopher and Becky are excited about the success of the dip so far, neither are in it for the money. (In fact, both now have other jobs that keep them on their toes). At the end of the day, Henderson Dip, and whatever other items are added to the Cliff Cannon Foods family, are about just that: family. Whether it’s your family enjoying chips and dip at the lake this summer, cooking dinner for friends and neighbors, or making new connections at a gathering, Christopher and Becky hope to offer a taste of a simpler time, a whiff of days gone by, translating into the fast-paced present. I can’t think of a better way to honor the memory of Mary Lou, than by continuing to connect, just as she did. For more information, visit www.cliffcannonfoods.com

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rused the menu featuring all of their salads, a soup of the day, non-alcoholic beverages (aguas frescas, herbal tea and Mexican hot chocolate), quesadillas, tortas (sandwiches), and create-your-own wraps. A few off-menu items were displayed on the counter, including a small white cookie, which we presumed to be Mexican wedding cookies. As Carlos darted between the tables, bussing dishes and delivering food, we learned that his Le Cordon Bleu-trained wife, Colomba Zavala-Aguilar, is the woman behind the sought-after lunch offerings. We asked Carlos why their operating hours were so limited (weekdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), and he replied, “I only have one wife! And I need to balance family life— to grow up with my children.” We were touched by his sincerity, which made us feel all the more like we were honored guests. Through an arched doorway adorned with hanging peppers and painted sunflowers, I could see Colomba working her magic, and an elderly woman keeping her company. Carlos, continuing to give every customer his utmost attention, delivered our meals with flair and left us to enjoy. We dived into a half order of the Kañiwa Salad ($5.99). Chopped kale with a confetti of minced jalapeño, red and orange bell peppers, red onion, corn, black beans, and quartered cherry tomatoes carried the salad’s namesake pseudo-grain, kañiwa, which added a nice seed-like consistency to the mix. The flavor was bright and the texture had just enough crunch, without being too raw. The second half-salad was the Mari-

nated Tomato and Avocado ($5.99). A fine complement to the first salad, large slices of deep red tomato, avocado and Spanish onion marinated in a Mexican oregano dressing that was vinegary and satisfying. The main dish was a recommended torta called, “La Poteña” (a generous half sandwich, $4.99). If the warm and flaky, fresh-baked French bread wasn’t enough to bowl you over, then surely the seasoned shredded pork with pinto beans, pickled jalapeño, fresh cheese (a spongy, mozzarella-like slice), pico de gallo, drizzled with chipotle crema would do you in. My date and I agreed that it was probably one of the best sandwiches we had ever tasted (and my date is somewhat of a sandwich connoisseur). It was gone in a matter of seconds. The Tamale Plate ($10.99) included two pork tamales, Spanish rice, and a bowl of the sopa del dia, “Frijoles Charros” (pinto beans with bacon). The tamales were my favorite by far— a delicate balance of cornmeal and meat, a bit crispy, and spiced to perfection. Creamy pinto beans punctuated by salty bacon in the soup was a nice accompaniment to the tamales and rice. Still enticed by pretty much everything we hadn’t yet tasted, we decided to order a Club Style Quesadilla ($9.49), along with a few more salads that Carlos insisted he choose for us. The quesadilla consisted of a large, flour tortilla filled with mozzarella, bacon, pico de gallo, avocado, pickled jalapeños, and steamed, white chicken served with chipotle crema. It was cooked to a golden brown and indeed tasted a bit like a club sandwich in

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quesadilla form. The menu suggested nixing the bacon and chicken and adding black beans for a vegetarian option, if so desired. Carlos split the quesadilla onto two plates and served it with quarter portions of the remaining four salads: Incan Quinoa ($5.99 for half portion), Farfalle Pasta ($4.99 for half portion), Mango and Black Bean ($5.99 for half portion), and Black Nile Barley Tabbouleh ($5.99 for half portion). Surprisingly, each salad was bursting with distinct flavor— from the bright lemony vinaigrette on the barley salad, the tangy tomatillo-herb dressing on the quinoa salad, to the garlic, cilantro, caramelized onion and dried cranberries in the farfalle pasta salad. Despite our hearty lunch, we still had room for dessert. We ordered the last of the Mexican wedding cookies— they were buttery and light with a hint of almond and a dusting of powdered sugar. Nourishing and made-from-scratch, it is clear that Colomba’s culinary talent blends classical training with family tradition. For anyone looking for truly artisanal dishes with a Latin American flair, look no further than this cozy lunch spot. If not just for the food, than also for Carlos’ warm hospitality and superb service! Come early as specials run out quickly.

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by Cara Strickland Photography by Rick Singer

Liberty Lake by Lamplight

on’t be fooled by the unlikely exterior, from the moment you walk into Hay J’s (adjacent to a gas station in Liberty Lake), you’ll realize that this is no truck stop. The lighting is low, the walls are filled with delightful art and the tables sparkle with

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oil lamps made from wine bottles. As you sit, you may be offered infused water (ours was orange and cucumber, a surprising, refreshing combination). From the very beginning of our visit, the staff at Hay J’s made the experience luxurious and pleasant without a hint of rush. It’s easy to see why

they are open seven days a week, with the dining room full, even on a weeknight. We started with Ponzu Calamari ($9), an Asian-inspired take on a favorite. The calamari was tender (not at all rubbery) and presented with baby bok choy, carrots and peppers, doused in ponzu sauce and garnished

with sesame seeds. The first few bites were very enjoyable, and a little spicy, from the hint of wasabi, but my party felt that the saltiness began to overwhelm after a while. This is a dish to enjoy, but perhaps to share. We chose the Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus ($9) as a complement, and found it generous in size and in prosciutto, almost overwhelming the asparagus. The flavors married well together, but were rich and savory enough that, as with the calamari, a small amount was enough. We ordered the Butterhead and Bleu Salad ($8) to share, and our waitress split it onto three plates to ensure proper presentation. My guests and I were surprised at how large each of our portions were, especially considering the reasonable salad price. The tender butter lettuce is grown just a few minutes away in Otis Orchards and the salad is decorated with bacon, tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, bleu cheese and a port wine reduction (which adds a very attractive splash of color). The dressing is a bleu cheese with a distinctly smoky flavor, which permeates the salad pleasantly. When we heard the special described (blackened striploin steak with wild mushrooms and a gorgonzola cream sauce accompanied by asparagus and mashed potatoes, $28) we knew that we had to try it. We were not disappointed. The blackened flavor set off the tender, seared striploin. The sauce was rich, but not overwhelming, and was lovely when combined with the smooth and creamy

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mashed potatoes and mushrooms. The asparagus, which was cooked to a light crispness—and provided the accompaniment to two of our entrees—rounded out the meal perfectly. We ordered Chicken Marsala Risotto ($19), which turned out to be a bowl of wine-tinged comfort food. The chicken was tender and moist, cut into bitesized pieces, and accompanied by red onion, wild mushrooms, arugula and garnished with a light serving of shredded cheese. Make no mistake: there is nothing light about this dish. The flavors combined well, though the risotto was ever so slightly soupier than we would have liked. (I finished the leftovers the next day and found the consistency to be perfect). This was the perfect dish for a chilly evening. Having heard so many raves about the halibut offerings at Hay J’s, we took the bait and tried the Parmesan Crusted Halibut ($27). It was beautifully presented and topped with a lemonthyme buttercream sauce that my guests couldn’t stop raving about, and coupled with the asparagus and basmati rice 164

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which was part of the meal. The halibut itself, while well prepared and not too dry, was a little less flavorful than I was expecting, though the parmesan crust added a wonderful dimension to the texture. For dessert, we tried the goat-cheesecake ($7), this one was topped with a strawberry cognac coulis. The cheesecake itself was wonderfully creamy, but, because of the goat cheese, not overly sweet. The coulis (the French word for a strained fruit or vegetable sauce) offered a hint of cinnamon and orange, which blended wonderfully with the strawberry and alcohol flavors. The ambiance and exemplary service coupled with the generous portions and interesting takes on classics will make this a place to return. Indeed, some of the portions are large enough to be shared comfortably between two people (this might also minimize the richness and savory factor we found in most items that we ordered). This is a wonderful place to linger and dine, celebrating or simply getting away from the cares of the world for a while. On the whole, our time at Hay J’s was satisfying and illuminating, giving us a reason to visit Liberty Lake once again. Hay J’s is located at 21706 East Mission Avenue, in Liberty Lake and is open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to close and Sunday 4 p.m. to close. (509) 926-2310, www.hayjsbistro.com. Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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DINING GUIDE Suggestions for Dining Guide additions or corrections can be sent to diningguide@spokanecda.com.

ASIAN AND INDIAN Aloha Island Grill. Hawaiian. Signature Dish in March 2011. Operating out of two former Taco John shacks on Monroe and West Francis, Patrick and Lori Keegan are serving up fresh, tender Teriyaki Chicken “plates” that will keep you coming back even without much inside seating. Based on family recipes from the islands and plenty more than just teriyaki, both spots offer a student discount and the Francis location serves an amazing breakfast concoction called Loco Moco. Order it the way “Huff” (Patrick’s nickname) gets his. Open daily. 1724 North Monroe (509-443-1632) and 1220 West Francis (509-413-2029). www.eataloha.com $-$$ Bangkok Thai. Thai. A relative newcomer to Spokane, Bangkok Thai took over the former Linnie’s Thai location on Grand Avenue and the former Riverview Thai location near Gonzaga. The South Hill location offers combination lunch plates that allow you smaller portions of several popular Thai dishes for one price and the Gonzaga location has the best Thai lunch buffet in town for $12/person. 1325 S Grand Blvd. www.spokanebangkokthai.com. (509-838-8424) and 1003 E Trent Avenue (509-3258370). Mon – Thur 11 – 9, Fri 11 – 10, Sat 12 – 10, Sun 12 – 9. $$

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Categories: Asian and Indian, Barbecue, Bistros, Breakfast and Lunch Specialties, Burgers, Casual Dining, Fine Dining, Italian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern, Mexican, Pizza, Pub Fare, Seafood, Steak Houses, Other

Ginger Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar. Japanese and Chinese. Owner Jingou Sun has put together a brilliant team with Tong Lui in charge of an LA-style sushi bar and Jay Jay Lu turning out brilliant traditional Chinese hot entrées. The Steamed Dumplings Szechwan Style are amazingly like the dumplings in China. The portions are generous and the there is plenty of creativity tucked into the massive menu. 11am -10pm, Tue -SunThur and closed Mon. 1228 S Grand Blvd in Spokane. (509) 315-5201. www.gingerspokane.com $-$$$ Gordy’s Sichuan Café. Provincial Chinese. This intimate bistro with a creative menu is a temple to the Sichuan cuisine of southwest China. Chef Gordon Crafts and his team serve up dishes laced with ginger, garlic, chiles, and the lemony Sichuan “pepper” that sets your tongue buzzing. Open since 1997, Gordy’s is a wonderful exception to mediocre and standardized American Chinese food. Heavenly dumplings, searing chile basil soup, and the best Lemon Chicken around are only the beginning. Open Tues-Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 4-9pm. 501 E 30th Ave in Spokane. (509) 747-1170. $$Shogun. Japanese. Simple elegance defines the decor, with guests greeted by an interior waterfall. Shogun is really two restaurants. First are the familiar hibachi tables. Each table seats about eight and comes

with a personal chef who prepares a selection of beef, chicken, and seafood in front of delighted guests. Trained in the art of hibachi cooking, chefs serve as impromptu performance artists, amazing diners with kitchen acrobatics, sleight-of-hand and grill-assisted pyrotechnics. The other is the sushi bar, perhaps one of the largest and best equipped east of Seattle. Across the bamboo bridge over a tranquil koi pond and past the waterfall and lounge, this is a quiet refuge and counterpoint to the frenetic atmosphere of the main dining room. Shogun is a perfect spot for either a special celebration or a quiet night out. Open seven days 5-10. 821 E 3rd. (509) 534-7777. $$-$$$ Sushi.com. Japanese. We still think the name is about as cheesy as you can get for a sushi bar and Japanese restaurant, but the food transcends the curious dot.com label over the door. Sit at the sushi bar and enjoy what is fresh or take a table and explore the menu that also includes plenty of excellent options if raw fish still makes you nervous. Some of our favorites are the super white tuna and the house tempura. 11 am – 9:30pm. weekdays. Noon – 9pm Sat. Noon – 8pm Sun. 430 West Main, Spokane. (509) 8380630. $-$$$

Sushi Maru. Japanese. A hip conveyor belt sushi spot in the heart of the downtown Riverpark Square mall in Spokane, Sushi Maru is the perfect place for a quick, healthy, and entertaining meal before or after a movie. The $3.75 Tuna Poki Salad is a steal and the off-menu mochi balls are a must. There are plenty of fully cooked rolls and other items like Orange Chicken on the fun visual menu if raw fish makes you nervous. Open at 11 am during the week. Closes at 9:30 Mon – Thur. 10 p.m. Fri – Sat and 8 p.m. Sunday. 808 West Main Avenue in Spokane. (509) 455-3900. www.sushimaruspokane.com. $-$$ Sushi Yama. Japanese and Korean. After years developing a cult following in Airway Heights and serving up some of the best sushi in the region, Charlie Yamamoto has opened a second location on 3rd Avenue in downtown Spokane. The space works as an Asian restaurant with touches of the truck stop vibe remaining from its Arctic Circle days. Most of the menu will be familiar to Charlie’s West Plains clientele. Try one of his fine sports-theme rolls that anchor the sushi side of the menu. Bento boxes and classic Korean dishes are also served up with relish. 11 – 10 Thu-Sat. 11 – 9 Sun – Tue. Closed Wed. 1321 West 3rd Avenue in Spokane. (509) 624-5553. $-$$$

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Swagat. Indian. “Swagat” means “welcome” in Punjabi.” In this case, “welcome back” might be fitting since the man running the kitchen is Pargat Singh whose cooking was the heart of the Bombay Palace until five years ago. Try the lunch buffet if you want to explore Swagat’s menu with well over 80 options or go straight to your favorites. 11 am – 9 p.m. Mon – Thur, 11 – 9:30 Fri, 12 – 9:30 Sat, 12 – 9 Sun. 14415 E Sprague in the Spokane Valley. (509) 315-8785. www.spokaneswagat.com $-$$ Taste of India. A family-owned restaurant on the Division hill offering authentic cuisine emphasizing northern Indian flavors. Taste of India boasts a casual atmosphere with a soundtrack of traditional music and a popular lunch buffet during the week. Try Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Curry, or Vegetarian Samasa. Mon-Thur 11-9:30, Fri and Sat 11-10, Sun 11-9. 3110 N Division in Spokane. (509) 327-7313. $-$$ Teriyaki House. Japanese. Teriyaki House is locally owned and operated. They take tremendous pride in the quality of their food. Their dishes are low-fat, lowcholesterol, and are prepared without MSG. Try their homemade teriyaki sauce. 11516 E Sprague. Tues-Sat 11-8. (509) 928-8893. $ Thai Bamboo. Each of the four regional Thai Bamboo locations offers a massive Southeast Asian menu in settings designed to transport you across the Pacific. Inside each restaurant you’ll find Thai stone and wood carvings, water fountains, Thai music and the namesake bamboo décor. Thai Bamboo keeps racking up #1 Best Thai votes in reader polls and both the newest location on North Division and the CDA restaurant feature a Tiki-Beach styled lounge and a striking sky ceilings in the main dining rooms. Think Vegas with phad thai. Open 7 days per week with delivery available. www.thaibamboorestaurant.com. $-$$

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Top of India. Reviewed February 2013. A great hidden gem serving up wonderful northern Indian dishes in a surprisingly chic space tucked into a tiny East Sprague house. Owner and chef Manjit Kaur brings the specialties she learned to cook on the family farm in the the Jalandhar district of Punjab to the Northwest. Don’t miss the garlic naan or the Chicken Tikka Masala, but order just about anything and expect it to be quite good. There is also a lunch buffet for $9.99. Open daily from 11 am – 9:30 p.m. 928 S. Perry Street in Spokane. 11114 E Sprague Ave in Spokane Valley. (509) 927-0500. www. thetopofindia.com. $-$$. Toro Sushi. Reviewed December 2013/January 2014. A good place for seasoned sushi people and those just learning to love the experience to eat together happily. Try the Bunny Roll, or a classic Rainbow Roll. Open Monday-Saturday 11am-2pm and 4:30-10pm. 328 N Sullivan Rd #5 in Spokane Valley. (509) 7037029. $-$$. Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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dining guide March Vien Dong. Signature Dish December 2011. This International District hole-in-the-wall is the go-to spot for one of the best sandwiches on the planet: the Vietnamese Báhn Mì that packs a small torpedo-like loaf of crusty French bread with grilled pork, chicken, Vietnamese ham, or pate. With the meat of your choice you also get fresh or pickled vegetables like cucumbers and carrots, a smear of mayonnaise, and a slice or two of jalapeno. Vien Dong also serves up the classic Vietnamese soup pho and some generously portions Chinese classics. Tues - Sat, 10 am – 8 p.m.; Sun 10 am – 7 p.m.; closed Mon. 1730 E Sprague Avenue in Spokane. (509) 536-6073. www.viendongspokane.com $

BARBECUE Chicken-n-More. “Amazing-Crispy-Tender-Chicken-

sports bar, there’s always been butt-kickin’ BBQ at this downtown corner spot. The undisputed star here is wine broiled chicken, spicy and robust, yet falling-off-the-bones moist and tender. Together with their signature fried bread and honey, and you have a BBQ experience that can’t help but please. 126 N Division. Kitchen open daily 11am-10p.m., Fri & Sat 11am-1am. (Sunday breakfast buffet 9am-noon during football season.) (509) 835-LION (5466). www.redlionbarbeque.com. $-$$

Downriver Grill. Innovative, local and seasonal cuisine in a sleek, modern space with dishes at various price-points to suit every diner. Try the Chipotle BBQ burger for a flavor-packed lunch or the Lemon Thyme Grilled Salmon for a leisurely dinner. Either way, you’ll want to sample the Chocolate Pot de Creme for dessert. Open Tues-Sun 11am-9pm. 3315 W Northwest Blvd in Spokane. www. downrivergrillspokane.com $$-$$$

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Hay J’s Bistro. This surprising Liberty Lake bistro located in a Conoco parking lot pulls off high end food in an intimate setting that is a delight given the asphalt and gas pumps fifty feet away. At lunch Hay J’s Bistro offers entrees like a Chicken Pesto Burger and a Blackened Steak Wrap. Several dinner favorites are the Crab Stuffed Chicken and the Bistro Medallions. Hay J’s also offers catering and has developed a loyal following of locals who feel they no longer need to drive into Spokane for an upscale meal. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10, Sun 3-8. (509) 926-2310. 21706 E Mission Ave, Liberty Lake. www. hayjsbistro.com. $$-$$$

Ambrosia Bistro and Wine Bar. Reviewed December 2013/January 2014. The neighborhood restaurant in the Spokane Valley is a big hit with even those that don’t live in the neighborhood. Ambrosia offers fine dining and cuisine in an

Herbal Essence Café. Northwest cuisine. This relaxed downtown restaurant tucked into the middle of a block on Washington serves Northwest bistro food and works hard to offer great service. The menu offers up baseball-cut sirloins, a whole stuffed Dungeness crab and a swordfish steak stuffed with pesto and baked off with a parmesan crust. Try the award-winning house salad, brilliant with sliced pears, crumbled Gorgonzola and a white truffle vinaigrette. 115 N Washington. Lunch Mon-Fri 11-2, Dinner Mon-Sat 5-close. (509) 838-4600. www. herbalessencecafe.com. Lunch $-$$, dinner $$-$$$ Laguna Café. This South Hill restaurant calls itself a café, but in actuality it is much more. Owners Dan and Debbie Barranti have created a sophisticated combination of gourmet food, great wines, and gifts, while still serving the same great coffee they inherited from the previous tenant, the Deluxe Coffee Company. The dinner menu features entrees such as Wild Pacific Salmon with fresh rosemary mango salsa and roasted rosemary potatoes or the Flat Iron Steak and Black Tiger Shrimp.» Live music on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in addition to monthly wine tastings. 4304 S Regal. Mon-Fri 7 am -9 p.m., Sat 8 am -9 p.m., and Sun 8 am- 9 p.m.. (509) 448-0887. $-$$

n-More” could have been the name. It is that good, and Bob Hemphill—full-time cook and part-time preacher— is telling the truth about the “more” as well: moist ribs slathered in Hemphill’s own sweet and kicking barbeque sauce, cornmealbreaded catfish fried fresh when you order, pulled pork sandwiches, fiery red beans and sweet crisp coleslaw. Call ahead if you want catfish and save room for the cobbler or sweet potato pie. 414 W Sprague. Mon-Fri 11–8, Sat 1-8. (509) 838-5071. www.chicken-n-more.com. $-$$ The Longhorn. The Longhorn has defined BBQ in Spokane for decades. Their sauce straight from Texas is now a staple in every area supermarket condiment or butcher’s aisle, and what selfrespecting native Spokanite’s mouth doesn’t water at the thought of Longhorn ribs, German sausage, or beef sandwiches? 7611 W US Highway 2, (509) 838-8372; 2315 N Argonne Rd, (509) 924-9600. Call for hours. www.thelonghornbbq.com. $-$$ O’Doherty’s Irish Pub and BBQ Catering Company. See the entry under Pub Fare. Red Lion BBQ and Pub. For about 20 years, whether it was in the old rhythm and blues, peanutshells-on-the-floor days, or more recently as a

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environment where everyone feels comfortable. Bar manager Jeff Gay has added flare with his signature drinks and specialty mojitos, and owners Scott and Kara Cook have added special touches such as live music on select Saturdays. No matter where you are, you feel like a neighbor here. Mon-Thurs 11-10, Fri-Sat 11-11, Sun 4-9. 9211 E Montgomery in Spokane Valley. (509) 928-3222 www.ambrosiabistro.com $$-$$$ Bistro on Spruce. This neighborhood bistro offers high-quality fare in a casual, friendly atmosphere. It’s a great spot for a quiet dinner out, or weekend brunch with friends. The menu changes frequently, with tempting selections like Paella, Duck Confit and Casper Fry. Reviewed February 2013. A modern take on Southern comfort food with a local twist, located in the South Perry neighborhood. The restaurant serves lunch, dinner and a Sunday brunch in a hip space with a great bar at the back. For dinner, try some of Jama’s Fried Chicken with a classic cocktail, or the Low Country Shrimp and Grits for lunch. The maple-glazed Pork Belly is brilliant and a number of the hearty sides are vegetarian. Wednesday-Monday, 11:30 am - close. 928 S. Perry Street in Spokane. www.casperfry.com. $-$$$.

Latah Bistro. Four signature pizzas with thin but amazingly tender crusts are just the beginning of an exceptional menu with such items as wild mushroom ravioli in a smoky pancetta cream sauce, seared ahi, and pan-fried calamari. The sugar pumpkin bread pudding will spoil your Thanksgiving pie forever. The wine list is surpassed by the startling after dinner chocolate list. Ask for a sampler and fascinating explanation. Latah Bistro also features an ever changing Fresh Sheet and a heated outdoor patio during summer months. 4241 S Cheney-Spokane Rd, off Highway 195. Lunch daily 11:30-2, Happy Hour seven days 2-5, Dinner daily 5-Close. (509) 838-8338. www.latahbistro.com. $$-$$$ Lindaman’s. This South Hill neighborhood bistro has been serving up made from scratch salads, casseroles and desserts for 25 years. Try the Salad Trio with a rotating selection of creative salads, or for heartier fare order a Twice Baked Potato or Enchilada. The food is served deli-style, making it a popular stop for quick lunches and to-go orders. Or linger on the outdoor patio with a morning DOMA coffee or evening cocktail. Mon-Thur 8 am -9 p.m.; Fri - Sat ,8 am - close. 1235 S Grand Blvd in Spokane. (509) 838-3000. www.lindamans.com. $-$$. Madeleine’s Café and Patisserie. Madeleine’s Café and Patisserie specializes in traditional French and bistro-style fare. Pop in for a morning coffee and hand crafted croissant, or take a break from shopping and try the Organic Tomato Mozzarella

Tart or one of the many lunch salads, quiches and casseroles. Madeleine’s is a popular spot for weekend brunch, with made-to-order whole wheat pancakes, Croque Monsieur sandwiches and beautiful French pastries. Dinner (Thur-Sat) features rustic French dishes such as cassoulets and crepes, as well as seafood and salads. Take advantage of outside dining in warm weather or grab a street-side table for people watching. Mon-Wed 7:45 am -5 p.m., Thu-Fri 7:45 am – 10 p.m., Sat 8 am – 10 p.m., Sun 8 am – 2 p.m.. 707 West Main. (509) 624-2253. www.madeleines-spokane.com $-$$$ Santé. The Liberty Building is a perfect setting for the sophisticated French bistro food and charcuterie (in-house prepared and preserved meats) of localboy-turned-chef, Jeremy Hansen. Throw in Hansen’s passion for sourcing as much of his food locally as possible and you have a recipe for great dining. Santé serves breakfast and lunch daily off a shared brunch menu with several of the most creative egg dishes in the city (try the Shirred Eggs or the Weisswurst Blanquette). Dinner is served Thursday through Saturday off a separate menu and offers delicious food with bright flavors as well as great options for vegetarians. Gracious service and a seasonally changing menu at the draw. 404 W Main. (509) 315-4613. www.santespokane.com Daily 8 am - afternoon. Dinner, Thur – Sat, 5 p.m. close. $$-$$$ Wild Sage. Tucked into a classic 1911 brick building on 2nd and Lincoln, Wild Sage offers an intimate dining setting and memorable food with real flair. The atmosphere combines class and warmth. Executive Chef Charlie Connor presents regionally influenced Northwest cuisine using only the finest locally sourced products. Try the Yukon Taquitos, the Crisp Bacon & Blue salad or the Cioppino. Be sure to finish with a slice of the “Soon to be Famous” Coconut Cream layer cake with lilikoi sauce. This award-winning bistro is known for it’s in-house bakery and an amazing array of gluten free options. Also make a point to order something from their “scratch bar”, either with or without alcohol. They use only fresh juices and house infused flavored liquors. Dinner seven nights a week, opening at 4 p.m.. 916 W Second Ave in Spokane. (509) 4567575. www.wildsagebistro.com. $$-$$$ The Wine Cellar. Reviewed April 2011. The door up on Coeur d’Alene’ main street to this intimate basement grotto is easy to miss, but don’t. This bistro, wine bar, and live music venue embodies generosity with hearty Italian and Mediterranean fare at incredibly reasonable prices, warm and welcoming staff, and a killer space that feels like a retreat from the time pressures of life outside. Don’t miss the amazing Mac and Cheese on the appetizer menu and factor in that every entrée comes with a salad and bread. 313 E Sherman Ave in Coeur d’ Alene. Mon to Thur 4:30 – 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 4:30 to midnight. Closed Sun. (208) 6649463. www.coeurdalenewinecellar.com. $-$$.

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SPECIALTIES Big Red’s Chicago Style Cuisine. Reviewed June 2012. This food trailer serves up possibly the best cheesesteak in town along with a formidable Chicago Dog (with all the fixings), and an Italian Beef with a fiery relish made by owner and operator Curtis Bytnar. Feel like fries? Big Red’s offers you the choice of sweet potato or regular, and the regular can come topped with garlic, cheese, or both chili and cheese. Located in the parking lot of the St. Matthew’s Institutional Baptist Church at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Government Way west of downtown Spokane. Open Mon, 11 am – 3 p.m.; Tues – Sat, 11 am – 5 p.m.. Closed Sunday. (509) 991-2359. $ Frank’s Diner. Frank’s has become a Spokane landmark in just over a decade. Both early 1900’s-vintage rail cars were originally obtained by the Knight brothers, Frank and Jack, during the depression, and each converted them to diners in Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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dining guide March Seattle and Spokane, respectively. Larry Brown, of Onion Bar and Grill fame, acquired the Seattle diner in 1991 and moved it to its present location, meticulously restored by well-know local restaurant restoration artisan, Pat Jeppeson. Frank’s breakfast, lunch and dinner menu, available all day, has all the classics. Among our favorites are the open-face turkey, roast beef and mushroom sandwiches, chicken pot pie, Joe’s Special (the venerable scramble of eggs, ground beef, spinach, onions and parmesan), and, of course, the don’t-miss-atbreakfast hash browns and silver pancakes. 1516 W. 2nd. Seven days 6-8p.m.. (509) 747-8798. 10929 N. Newport Highway, Sun-Thurs 6am-8p.m., Fri-Sat 6am-9p.m.. (509) 465-2464. www.franksdiners. com. $ The Satellite Diner and Lounge. See listing under Pub and Lounge Fare.

CASUAL DINING 315 Martinis and Tapas. Reviewed February 2012. Located within the historic Greenbriar Inn in Coeur

Hill’s Restaurant. Hill’s restaurant is back and rejuvenated. Hill’s offers an extensive menu with nine appetizers including the unique Scotch Egg, soups, vegetable dishes, ten salads including the Smoked Salmon Salad and the Seared Steak Salad, sandwiches, steaks, chicken, pork, and seafood entrees. Hill’s also makes their own pasta. Hill’s has always been a local favorite and they’re back with the same great food and a newly renovated location. The restaurant also features daily lunch and dinner specials worthy of a picky pallet. 401 W Main, Mon-Sat 11-10, Lounge until midnight Mon-Thurs and 2am Fri-Sat. (509) 747-3946. www. hillsrestaurantandlounge.com. $$-$$$ Klink’s on the Lake (at Williams Lake Resort). Klink’s on the Lake, located at scenic Williams Lake Resort is destination dining at its best. From the comfortable restaurant to the secluded patio overlooking the lake, Klink’s has a lot to offer it’s dining guests. The menu hosts a variety of dishes including Chicken Marala and Jumbo Prawns, but don’t miss out on their steaks, primarily the decadent chargrilled Ribeye topped with Dungeness Crab and browned butter.

up to 30 people. (Flatbread is oven roasted thin bread that is topped with a variety of vegetables, fresh herbs, highly flavorful cheeses and meats) 111 S Post St. (Davenport Hotel Tower lobby). Serving breakfast 6-11, Lunch 11-4, Dinner 4-10, and Late Night 10-close. 509-455-8888 $$-$$$ Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar. Whether you are looking to have drinks and dinner with friends or a more elegant evening out, Twigs is the place to go. Twigs features international cuisine with an infusion of American comfort. With 24 signature martinis, you may find it difficult to have just one. The popular Pomegranate Martini is made with real pomegranate when in season. All five Spokane locations provide a chic atmosphere and unbeatable service. www. twigsbistro.com. $$

FINE DINING Clinkerdagger. English pub décor overlooking the Spokane River. Known for their fresh seafood, steaks, and rock salt-roasted prime rib, Clinkerdagger is a favorite eating place among locals. Their salmon filet is one of the best in the area. The Broadway Pea Salad and Blums Coffee Toffee Pie are two classics since 1974. Two cozy fireplaces make for a warm, friendly atmosphere; 621 W Mallon (in the Flour Mill). Lunch Mon-Fri 11:15-2:30, Sat 11:30-2:30, Dinner Mon-Thurs 4:30-9, Fri 4:30-9:30, Sat 4-9:30, Sun lounge 2-9 and dinner 3-8. (509) 328-5965. www.clinkerdagger.com. Lunch $$, Dinner $$$ Fleur de Sel. Patricia and Laurent Zirotti opened this hidden gem with a classical French soul, gracious service, and stunningly reasonable prices in the fall of 2008. Almost immediately patrons of their former restaurant in Billings, MT began driving hundreds of miles for more of Laurent’s thoughtful and nourishing dishes and a chance to see Patricia’s warm smile. Take a risk and order the Snails in Puff Pastry to start and then dig deeper into an exceptional menu with generous entrées starting just above $10. Plan on making a reservation a week in advance or someone from Billings will have your table. Open at 5 p.m., last seating at 9 p.m., Tues – Sat. 4365 Inverness Drive in Post Falls. (208) 777-7600. www.fleur-de-sel.weebly.com $-$$$

d’Alene, this restaurant specializes in small plates with a global focus and well-crafted cocktails. Come sit in the intimate martini bar for happy hour beginning at 3:15 and enjoy drink and tapas specials, or share small plates or entrees along with live music on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights in the main dining room beginning at 6:00 p.m.. Expect good service, great atmosphere and an experience you won’t soon forget. Tues - Sun from 3:15 to close. 315 Wallace Ave in Coeur d’Alene. (208) 667-9660. www.315martinisandtapas.com. $$-$$$. Bardenay Restaurant & Distillery. Reviewed May 2013. Casual and classy dining, specializing in craft cocktails. Holds the distinction of first distillery in the nation with a restaurant onsite. Perfect place for happy hour, or lunch on the patio. Try the Grilled Yellowfin Tuna Salad for well-blended, refreshing tastes in a generous portion. Pair with a housecreated cocktail and some small-batch alcoholic ice cream. Open Monday-Sunday 11am-close. 1710 W. Riverstone Drive in Coeur D’Alene. www.bardenay. com $-$$.

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Follow it up with some of their famous Marion Berry Cobbler and you’ve created an evening to remember. Summer Hours: Tues-Fri 11-9, Sat-Sun 7am-9. Closed October-March. www.klinksresort.com (509)235-2391. $$-$$$

Masselow’s at Northern Quest. Reviewed June 2010. Named after a strong chief that was instrumental in the survival of the Kalispels, Masselow’s combines the culinary heritage of the tribe with Northwest fine dining. The restaurant features an intimate and lavishly appointed dining room just off the hotel lobby in the new wing of the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights and serves up an Elk Sirloin and Seared Scallops worth the drive. Their chocolate mousse on the dessert menu is also a show stopper. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 100 North Hayford Road in Airway Heights. (509) 242-7000. www. northernquest.com/dining/masselows. $$-$$$

Palm Court Grill The Palm Court Grill offers upscale casual dining fare that highlight favorites discovered all around the world by Walt and Karen Worthy, the owners of the Davenport. Home to the original Crab Louis, named for original hotel owner Louis Davenport, the grill also serves USDA Prime beef and a fine wild salmon filet with a huckleberry champagne sauce. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open daily from 6 am to 9 p.m.. Reservations recommended. Private Dining room available, seating up to 30 people. 10 S Post. (509) 455-8888. $$-$$$

Max at Mirabeau. Signature Dish October 2012. More than the typical hotel restaurant, Max opened in 2005 as a valley destination for fine dining with an infamous menu offering 100 options. Chances are you can find something you are craving on the huge menu, but if an abundance of possibilities scares you, ask your server. We scored at dinner with the gluten-free Cashew Lime Sea Bass and the White Chocolate Mousse with Cherries Jubliee. Casual diners are welcome too breakfast, lunch or dinner. ½ priced bottles of wine on Wednesday nights. Open Mon – Thur, 6 am – 1 am, 6 am to 2 am on Fri – Sat, and Sun, 6 am – midnight. 1100 N Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley. (509) 924-9000. www. maxatmirabeau.com. $-$$$

Safari Room Fresh Grill and Bar. The Davenport Hotel Tower’s Safari Room Fresh Grill and Bar will add a spice of adventure to your dining experience featuring a full menu with a variety of tasty flatbreads, small plates, salads and gourmet sandwiches. Private Dining room available seating

Stacks at Steam Plant. Named for the twin smokestacks that have been a part of the downtown Spokane skyline for nearly a century, Stacks offers a full-service dining experience in a one-of-a-kind space. Unique private dining spaces include boiler rooms where the original pipes still line the walls

and ceiling. Signature dishes are created from scratch and incorporate ingredients produced only at the Steam Plant – including smoked meats, fish and vegetables, and many of the ales brewed on-site. 3p.m. – 10p.m. Sun-Thurs, 3p.m. – 11p.m. Fri-Sat. 159 S. Lincoln, under the smokestacks downtown. (509) 777-3900. www. steamplantspokane.com $$-$$$

ITALIAN Angelo’s Ristorante. This authentic, organic, Italian cuisine in downtown Coeur d’Alene is proof that Chef/ Owner Angelo Brunson has been around long enough to know what he’s doing in the restaurant business. The romantic setting complements the romance in the menu as true Italian cooking should. Angelo’s offers pasta, chicken, veal, and steak entrees using all organic ingredients whenever possible. The menu includes simple Spaghetti and Meatballs to more extravagant Lobster Ravioli and Gorgonzola Port Wine Steak. Angelo’s also offers wine suggestions for each entrée and service to match its class. Angelo’s also offers full-service catering for your special occasion. 846 N 4th St, CDA. Dinner seven days from 5p.m.-10p.m.. (208)765-2850 www.angelosristorante.net $$-$$$ Italian Kitchen. Owners Bryce and Lyndsay Kerr have created a beautiful and charming décor along with exquisite cuisine, not to mention the remarkable hospitality. Known for its Calamari, Tiramisu, and Lasagna from scratch, the Italian Kitchen is as authentic as you’ll find. They were recently placed on the “Best of the Best” list, which honors the top 17 Italian restaurants in the nation. 113 N Bernard. Lunch Mon-Fri 11-3:30, Dinner Mon-Thur 3:30-9, Fri 3:30-10, Sat 4:30-10, Sun 4:30-9. (509) 363-1210. www. italiankitchenspokane.com. $$

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Marrakesh. Moroccan. Recently moved from Northwest Blvd to Division, Marrakesh transcends the normal dish-by-dish approach and becomes a journey accompanied by Mamdouh, a steaming glass of mint tea, and a bath-sized towel in your lap. The feast is set in five courses including the tea, a simple saffron lentil soup, salad, Bastela Royale (a cross between a pot pie and a puff pastry stuffed with chicken, almonds, and egg) and an entrée. Expect an North African experience with the price of an appetizer at a high-end restaurant. 1227 North Division in Spokane. Open seven days 5-10. (509)328-9733. $$

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MEXICAN Fiesta Mexicana. One of many such places to pronounce themselves “authentic”, Fiesta Mexican actually deserves the moniker, the owners having studied the recipes and menus of other restaurateurs in their family for several years prior to opening. We’re drawn to the classic Arroz con Pollo and Pollo en Mole. And where else in town can one assuage a hankering for Huevos Rancheros or Menudo on a Sunday morning? Sun-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10. 1227 South Grand Blvd. (509) 455-7117. $-$$ Hacienda Los Flores. A bright reincarnation of the space at the bottom of the Freya hill formerly occupied by La Katrina Taco. Owners Jorge and Adriana Hernandez pull out all the stops with a possibly the best mole sauce in town. Try the Pollo en Mole ($12.25) and plan on multiple dips with your standard basket of chips rather than just a single salsa. Several of the soups on the menu also get rave reviews: the Sopa de Camaron and the Sopa de Tortilla. Kids eat for $0.99 on Sundays. Open daily from 11-9. 510 South Freya in Spokane. (509) 315-8853. www. haciendalasfloresspokane.com. $-$$ Rancho Viejo. Jose Rodriguez and his staff offer up traditional and familiar Mexican fare with some of the amplest portions and most caring family-friendly service in Spokane. 14201 E Sprague. Sun-Thurs 11-10, Fri & Sat 11-11. (509) 927-8428. www.rancho-viejo.net. $$

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dining guide March PIZZA Fire Artisan Pizza. Reviewed January 2012. Walk in the front door and you smell smoke from local orchard wood burning at 800 degrees in the Fourno Bravo oven that is a focal piece of the open kitchen at the back of the restaurant. Whether you order up one of the creative pizzas on the menu or design your own pie, you are in for a treat. Fire’s chewy charred crust and bright red sauce are both excellent. The wine list is also well chosen and the space has an industrial retro rustic feel that also manages to be warm and welcoming. Open Sun – Thu, 11:30 am – 9 p.m.; Fri – Sat, 11:30 am – 11 p.m.. 517 Sherman Ave in Coeur d’Alene (another location in Downtown Spokane). (208) 676-1743. www.firecda.com. $$ South Perry Pizza. Reviewed Apr 2010. Fresh innovative pies without over-wrought gourmet pretensions in the heart of the Perry district on Spokane’s South Hill. Located in a former auto body

high-quality dining fare to go with their 50 beers on tap. A fun pub atmosphere and friendly service make this a great hangout. Try the yam chips, the Carne Adovada, the Murphy’s Beef Boxty, or the inventive veggie burger that comes inside out,. 11 am – 11 p.m. Sun – Thu. Open until 2 am Fri – Sat. 3011 South Grand Blvd in Spokane. (509) 279-2671. www.manitotaphouse.com. $-$$ O’Doherty’s Irish Grille. Traditional Irish pub fare. Reuben sandwiches, fish and chips, burgers and salads are the specialties. An outdoor eating area in this downtown restaurant overlooks Spokane Falls Boulevard and Riverfront Park; perfect for early evening dining and people watching. Live folk music most Tuesday evenings. 525 W Spokane Falls Blvd. Sun-Mon 11:30-9, Tues-Thurs 11:30-11, Fri-Sat 11:301am. (509) 747-0322 $-$$ O’Doherty’s Irish Pub and BBQ Catering Company.

people. Mon-Thurs 11-midnight, Fri-Sat 11-1am, Sun 2-midnight. 10 S Post. (509) 455-8888. $$-$$$ Post Street Ale House. This floor to rafter renovation of the former Fugazzi space in the Hotel Lusso by Walt and Karen Worthy of the Davenport gives downtown Spokane a great English-style pub with a striking bar, twenty beers on tap, and a reasonably priced menu built around comfort food. We feel they do some of their fried food particularly well: the Halibut and Chips, the Fried Mozzarella “cubes,” and the Ale House Fried Pickles. If you are hungry, try the Guinness Braised Short Ribs served over mashed potatoes and topped with a pan gravy chunky with vegetables. 11 am – 2 am daily. N 1 Post Street. (509) 789-6900. $-$$ Steam Plant Brewing Co. & Pub. An amazing location for a brewery – under layers of catwalks and an 80’ ceiling inside the renovated steam plant. The brewery produces eleven handcrafted microbrews on-site, from their famous Double Stack Stout to several seasonal varieties. Its microbrews are also available to go in kegs and growlers. The Pub features multiple flat-screen TVs and a game room to make a night of it. The brews are complemented by signature menu items like the Coal Bunker cheese bread, smoked steelhead and beer cheese soup. 3p.m. – 10p.m. Sun-Thurs, 3p.m. – 11p.m. Fri-Sat. 159 S. Lincoln, under the smokestacks downtown. (509) 777-3900. www. steamplantspokane.com $$ The Swinging Doors. Opened in May of 1981, the tavern turned restaurant has been in the same family for its whole life. With 27 beers on tap and 60 television screens, The Swinging Doors is a sports fan’s paradise. On the food front, the restaurant is famous for its large portions (which can be split). Breakfast is served all day and the huge pieces of Broasted Chicken remain the most popular item on the golf-themed menu. Show up for on your birthday for a free steak dinner. Open seven days a week from 6:45 am to 2 am. 1018 West Francis in Spokane. (509) 326-6794. www. theswingingdoors.com. $-$$

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shop, the restaurant has an open kitchen centered around an open-flame pizza oven that turns out brilliant pizzas (try the Margherita, the Veggie, or the Prosciutto) with a yeasty bready crust that has good chew and the right amount of char. 6 microbrews on tap and several fresh salads start things off right. The garage doors roll up in good weather for patio seating. 11 am – 9 p.m., Tues - Sun. 1011 South Perry Street in Spokane. (509) 290-6047. www. southperrypizzaspokane.com. $-$$

The valley pub with a family-friendly dining room, a traditional Irish menu, and Southern-style barbeque done on the premises thanks of massive smoker installed by the former tenant, Smoky’s BBQ. Try the Guinness beer-battered fish and chips, the slow cooked corned beef, and the smoky pulled pork. In addition to the beers on tap, the bar includes a lineup of high-quality Scotch. Opens at 11:30 am during the week and 9 am for breakfast on the weekend. 11723 E Sprague Ave in the Valley. (509) 924-2578. www.odohertysirishpub.com. $-$$

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The Onion. Established in 1978, the Onion is the grand dean of gourmet burgers and casual family dining in Spokane. From the Hula burger with ham and grilled pineapple, the “Big O” with bacon and avocado, to their namesake beer-battered onion rings, The Onion pays attention to details and does more from scratch than many other restaurants aspiring to loftier appellations. 302 W. Riverside, Sun-Thurs 11-11, Fri-Sat 11am-1am. (509) 747-3852; 7522 N Division, Mon-Sun 11-11. (509) 482-6100 (Bar until midnight Sun-Thurs, Fri-Sat until 1). $-$$

Jones Radiator. Signature Dish January 2012. Here is a quirky local bar with friendly vibe and great beer on tap and one of the best and most original appetizers in town: PB&J Wings that come slathered in a house-made Thai peanut sauce and are served with a raspberry chipotle dipping jam on the side. The name comes from the original 1920 tenant of the building: a radiator shop. Expect a great selection of IPAs on tap since two of the owners, Tom Purdum and Mark Camp are self-confessed “hop-heads.” Mon – Thur, 4 p.m. to 12ish. Fri, 4 p.m. to later. Sat, 5 p.m. to later as well. Closed Sun. 120 E Sprague Avenue in Spokane. (509) 747-6005. $ Manito Tap House. Reviewed March 2012. Manito is living into its name as a gastropub that offers

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Peacock Room. It is all about martinis, cold beer and great music. Known as the place to see and be seen, the Peacock Room contributes to Spokane’s vibrant downtown nightlife. Showcasing a giant stained-glass peacock ceiling, the menu features such items as giant prawntinis, open-faced crab sandwiches and gourmet onion rings. Casual attire. Private Dining room available seating up to 25

Anthony’s At The Falls. A welcome addition to the local seafood scene, Anthony’s combines a spectacular view of the Spokane Falls with an unwavering commitment to fresh seafood. So much so that they operate their own fishing company for the sole purpose of supplying their restaurants. The success of this shows up in the always available, rich and flavorful seafood fettuccine and clam chowder, as well as on the fresh sheet. The four course “Sunset Dinners” served Mon-Fri from 4-6 for only $18.95 are particularly good values. 510 N Lincoln. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30-3, Bar Menu in Lounge Mon-Sat 3-4, Dinner Mon-Thurs 4-9:30, FriSat 4-10:30, Sun 3-9:30, Sunday Brunch (breakfast/ lunch menu) 11-2p.m., Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-6 with half-price appetizers and drink specials. (509) 3289009. $$-$$$ Regal Street Seafood. Heather and Phil Lazone from Northstar Seafoods opened Regal Street as a retail fish market, but the staff includes a trained chef who can give you cooking guidance and prepares several ready-to-eat options like Cioppino – an Italian fish stew – and fish tacos. You can also pick up some harder-to-find bottles of wine in the store. Open Tue – Sat, 10 am – 6 p.m.. 2812 E 30th in Spokane. (509) 535-1966. www. regalstreetseafood.com. $-$$

STEAK HOUSES Churchill’s Steakhouse. Reviewed April 2011. Carved into the first floor and basement of the Joel Building is this temple dedicated to dry-aged USDA Prime steaks and possibly the only ground Prime burger in the region (it is brilliant and shows up

weekly in the basement bar as a $7 special). The dining room has all the pomp and circumstance for a great celebration meal (and prices to match) while the bar below has the intimate feel of a high class club and a separate menu with a few lighter items not offered upstairs. Open daily: 4 – 9 p.m. on Sun, 4 – 10 p.m. Mon to Thur, and 4 – 11 p.m. Fri and Sat. 165 South Post in Spokane. (509) 474-9888. www. churchillssteakhouse.com $$-$$$$ GW Hunters Steakhouse. See the entry under Casual Dining. Spencer’s for Steaks and Chops. April 2012 Signature Dish. Greeted with dark mahogany paneling and crisp linens, Spencer’s has been a destination for USDA Prime beef for almost 15 years. Try the signature bone-in Spencer Ribeye or pull out all the stops and order the dry-aged New York Strip. Beautiful fish and seafood are also featured and the kitchen offers a number of classic side dishes also – including a memorable au gratin hash browns laced with smoked bacon, sweet onions, and cheddar cheese. Open Mon-Thurs 11:30-10, Fri-Sat 11:30-11, Sun 11:30 - 9. 322 North Spokane Falls Court inside the Doubletree. (509) 744-2372. www.spencersforsteaksandchops.com/ spokane. $$-$$$$ Wolf Creek Lodge. The Wolf Creek Lodge is the younger city sibling of the original Wolf Lodge Inn located ten miles east of Coeur d’Alene. While the menu is far from identical, you can’t miss the similar steakhouse theme with plenty of beef options as well as the likes of as Bourbon Chicken and King Salmon. Don’t forget to order the birthday “potato” for that special occasion: Oreo ice cream rolled in cocoa powder, topped with whipped cream, and set on a plate of hot fudge. 104 S Freya, Spokane. Mon-Fri 11:30-close, Sat-Sun 4-Close. www. wolflodgespokane.com. (509) 535-8972. $$-$$$

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Wolf Lodge Inn. Reviewed December 2012. It is worth the drive to experience the original Wolf Lodge just off Interstate 90 east of Coeur d’Alene. From the simply massive 24 ounce Porterhouse on down, this wonderfully ramshackle red ‘barn’ serves up classic western roadhouse food off their famous open pit grill. For the adventurous there are Rocky Mountain Oysters on the appetizer menu. Beef aside, the Idaho Rainbow trout on the menu is delicious, and don’t miss the sweet white Krebal fry bread with honey. Reservations requested. 11741 E Frontage Rd ten miles east of Coeur d’Alene. TuesFri 5-Close, Sat - Sun 4-Close. (208) 664-6665. www. wolflodgecda.com. $$-$$$

OTHER Loco Dogz. Each hot dog and sausages is designed to transport to a different spot on the globe. Two locactions currently – First Street in Cheney and Hamilton near Gonzaga – but don’t be surprised to see more soon. Great prices and great design along with house made caramel corn gives you something sweet to close out the meal. Try the authentic Chicago Dog in a fresh-baked poppy seed bun with chopped onions, Rolf’s sweet pickle relish, mustard, fresh tomato wedges, sport peppers, and celery salt. Become a fan on Facebook. www.loco-dogz. com. (509) 321-7069. $ Queen of Sheba. At Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine, dishes are served with injera, a sour Ethiopian bread used to pick up the meat and vegetable stews – no utensils required. Portions are generous, so bring your friends and order family style. Spicier dishes on the menu are cooked with berberé, a spice blend with ground red chili peppers. Try the Yebeg Kay We’t, a lamb stew cooked in a thick berberé sauce which is spicy enough to leave your lips zinging. Milder dishes include the Doro Alich’a, (chicken) and several vegetarian specialties. 11:30 am to 8 p.m., Tues-Sat and Sun 1-4 p.m.. 621 W. Mallon (Suite 426 of the Flour Mill Mall). (509) 328-3958. $-$$ Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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Signature Dish Bangkok Thai

Bangkok Thai Signature Dish

Som Tum by Laurie L. Ross

om Tum, also known as Green Papaya Salad is the perfect aperitif for a flavorful Thai meal. Not only is it a delightful contradiction of flavors, it prepares the palate for the main course. Bangkok Thai has a traditionally made Som Tum available on both their lunch and dinner menus. This classic signature dish combines five main tastes of the Thai cuisine: sour lime, hot chili, salty, savory fish sauce and sweetness added by palm sugar. The ingredients are combined pounded to meld the flavors. A clay style mortar and pestle are used to grind the ingredients with variable forces. For example, the garlic is firmly pounded, a lighter force is used for the tomatoes as to not overcrush, and the peanuts are just softly broken. This results in a medley of textures as well as flavors. Although there are several variations, Bangkok Thai’s Som Tum is composed of shredded unripe green papaya which is combined with palm sugar, lime and tamarine juices, tomatoes, roasted

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peanuts and garlic. Tamarine is the juice of the fruit from the tamarind tree, which is common in Thailand. Its distinct taste is popular in Asian cooking. The fruit is pod-like and requires boiling and mashing before the pulp can be extracted for juice. The tamarind fruit can best be described as sweet and sour in taste. It is high in tartaric acid, sugar, B vitamins and (oddly for a fruit) calcium. Papaya also adds to the complexity of taste in this dish. The unripe papaya has a slightly tangy flavor and is firm and, therefore, can withstand the pounding method used in combining the ingredients. The shredded papaya has a crunch carrot-like texture. Despite the prominent flavor of papaya, which one may think of as sweet due to the papaya being unripe or green, this salad is actually more on the savory side. The sour lime, sweet palm sugar and salty fish oil added to the tart papaya and tamarine create a medley of conflicting flavors that delight one’s palate. The prepared Som Tum is served atop a bed of sticky rice on fresh lettuce. In Thailand, it is customary that a customer asks the preparer to make the dish suited to his or her tastes. Keeping with that tradition, all dishes at Bangkok Thai can be fine tuned to your preferred palette using their spice scale of 0 to 5 (with 5 being the spiciest). The popular dish of Som Tum is sold from street vendors throughout Thailand, where they hold contests to see who can eat the hottest Som Tum and who can perform the best dance while making it. We haven’t seen any dance contests at Bangkok Thai but they will make it spicy as you request it. The amounts of chilies that are added are what determine the spice scale. In Thailand, fistfuls of hot Thai chilies are added, but beyond those boarders you can expect a much milder version to be most commonly requested. Bangkok Thai has three locations: South Hill on Grand in the Cathedral District, in U-District at Riverwalk, and in the Spokane Valley on Argonne. The restaurants are open every day for lunch and dinner. www.spokanebangkokthai. com

Cicerones at your service Spokane’s only two Certified Cicerones are at Manito Tap House

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f you like beer, and I suspect you do, you are probably already familiar with the many malted delights available at the Manito Tap House. On any given night you can sample beers dark and heady, light and hoppy, and anything in between. What you might not realize is that behind the easygoing atmosphere and friendly service, there’s some pretty serious professional development going on. Patrick McPherson, co-owner of Manito Tap House, and server Todd Grove, are Certified Cicerones, meaning they are to beer what a sommelier is to wine. Like the traditional meaning of the word cicerone - a “guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers” - McPherson and Grove can recommend the best beer to accompany your burger, taste an offflavor in a beer and identify it, and can discuss best practices in beer storage and service. But becoming a Certified Cicerone is no easy matter. To earn that title, both men passed the Cicerone Certification Exam, a four-hour written test involving not only short answer and essay questions but also a substantial tasting component. Spokanecda.com • March • 2014

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“For the first part, they give you an Amstel Light or a Coors Light, something really basic as a control beer,” McPherson says, describing the three-part tasting portion of the exam. “And then they taint it with four different off flavors and you have to identify what it is. For instance, is it the diacetyls, or the DMS [Diamethyl Sulfides]? You have to identify what it is and how it affects the beer.” McPherson says the second section of the tasting exam involved tasting four different pairs of very similar beers - say an IPA and an Imperial IPA - and identifying which was which. He says the last section was the hardest because it involved the widest range of beer styles, some of which can be incredibly complex. “In the last section they give you four beers. They could be anything, like a Belgian Tripel or a stout or something. And you had to be able 176

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to taste it and determine, is this beer good enough to serve. And if not, why? It could be issues with the storage, or the brewing, and you have to be able to detect that in a beer that already has a lot of flavors going on. It was a good learning process. I thought I knew a lot but now I know even more.” The exam, offered throughout the year in major U.S. and international cities, exists to set a standard of professionalism and quality in the beer world. As of this writing, McPherson and Grove are the only two Certified Cicerones in Spokane and are two of only 19 in Washington State. Grove, who is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the gastropub’s high-end Direct Draw System, says the Cicerone program has changed the way he does his job “in a profound way.” In fact, he’s studying for the two-day Master

Cicerone exam in August, which puts him well on his way to becoming the first Master Cicerone in the state. In addition to McPherson and Grove, the Manito Tap House boasts at least five servers who have earned their Beer Server Certification. With so much expertise on hand, beer aficionados can rest easy that they’re in the hands of people who know and love beer even more than they do. “The program helps us ensure that our customers are getting the best beer experience possible,” says McPherson. “It’s important that our staff have a basic understanding of the brewing process, how a beer should be served, a working knowledge of all the major beer styles. We’re always getting comment cards from people saying ‘we’re blown away by how much your servers know.’ That tells me we’ve got the best staff, that we’re the best in town.”

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