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When the Coliseum was demolished, the 30-year-old Inland Northwest Sports Hall of Fame was given a new home in the Arena. The larger space created inside the Arena wasn’t limited to seating capacity; it also gave the Hall of Fame Jon room for its growing number of inductees. Heimbigner Today, following expansions in 2001 and 2009, the Hall of Fame honors 141 athletes from the Inland Northwest. Its Scroll of Honor celebrates 44 more individuals who have made notable contributions to sports here; Mike Vlahovich and Mel Olson are the most recent additions, from 2013. Jon Heimbigner has served on the induction committee as a “labor of love” for 33 years. He says the Hall does more than pay homage to famous athletes like Ryne Sandberg (a North Central grad), Mark Rypien (Shadle Park) or John Stockton (Gonzaga Prep). It also memorializes those who might have escaped notice, such as Carl Johnson, a long jumper from Lewis and Clark who set a city record in 1915 that has never been broken. He later became a trackand-field star at the University of Michigan and won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. “History goes so fast,” says Heimbigner. “Once it’s documented and displayed, then it’s not forgotten so quickly. Whenever you go to the Arena, there are always people looking at the Hall of Fame. It’s a showcase of our region’s sporting talent.”
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The Arena Scores a “10” The U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 2007 and 2010 were much more than prestigious sporting events that drew national attention and generated massive local economic impacts. They were symbolic of what the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and the city itself are capable of. Barb Beddor and Toby Steward remember it well; their event management firm, Star USA, helped bring the Championships to Spokane. Beddor says the effort can be traced back to a series of smaller events at the Arena. “When you bid on an event like the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, you have to convince a committee that you’re going to be successful,” says Beddor. “You have to prove that you have the ability to put people in seats.” Beddor points to USA men’s and women’s volleyball matches versus Japan and Canada, respectively, in 1995, followed by national wrestling and boxing events. Then came the Skate America figure skating competition in 2002, which set attendance records. “Those successes,” Beddor adds, “had a lot to do with the ability to convince them.” Still, securing the 2007 Championships for Spokane and the Arena was a long shot. “We were up against Boston,” explains Steward. “Boston had hosted the Championships many times over the previous 100 years. It was a David-versus-Goliath scenario.” Spokane winning that bid marked the start of a surprising trend. In 2007, Spokane set a new attendance record: 154,893 spectators over eight days. That crushed the Championships’ former attendance record, held by Los Angeles. Encouraged by the record-setting outcome in 2007, Star USA immediately put in a bid for 2010. When the event returned to Spokane three years later, it set yet another record of 158,170, which stands to this day. Steward and Beddor agree that those triumphs point to the ability of the city and its Arena to rally for a common purpose. “It’s a team effort,” says Steward. “To do it in a smaller market such as ours, you have to have everybody rowing at the same time and in the same direction. And we did. It really was a magical event.” NEXT TIME: Pearl Jam and their No. 1 fan Steve Gleason connect at the Spokane Arena.
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Fans of the BBC series Walking with Dinosaurs were able to do just that when the traveling show came to the Arena in July of 2007. It was only the second North American stop for the prehistoric production, resulting in sellouts. The cast included a 45-foot-tall, 75-foot-long brachiosaurus and a T-Rex. The show returned for an encore three years later.
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o one, especially not Democrats, can say Republicans don’t support diversity — just consider the wide array of 2016 Republican presidential candidates! And, no one can say Republicans don’t have a sense of humor — just look at Donald Trump’s candidacy! Using my years of political experience and wisdom, I’ll handicap in this and future columns the various presidential candidates’ chances in 2016, starting here with a review of the four most unlikely winners, each having either run before — and lost — or teased us about running. RICK SANTORUM, a former Pennsylvania senator having run for president almost twice — and now nearly a third time — doesn’t seem to know when to call it quits. He first flirted with running after the 2008 elections and ran full force in 2012, receiving about 4 million primary votes. (129 million votes were cast in 2012’s presidential election, with Mitt Romney receiving nearly 61 million.) Going into 2016, Santorum cites as his priorities a yet-to-be-revealed 20/20 tax plan, fighting radical Islam, immigration reform that protects American workers, fighting for conservative values, supporting common sense, not Common Core, valuing the dignity of human life and ending immoral spending in Washington, D.C. MIKE HUCKABEE, a former Arkansas governor, Baptist minister and FOX News host, ran in 2008 for president, and is back in the race for 2016. His top issues: oppose abortion and support life, support the death penalty and character education, support energy independence and oppose “cap and trade,” support self-defense and concealed carry, oppose Obamacare, oppose same-sex marriage and homosexuality, oppose illegal immigration and teaching of evolution, support the Afghanistan war and Christian religious principles. Though he won seven primary states in 2008, he quit the race in early March for lack of support. RICK PERRY, a former long-serving governor of Texas and a 2012 presidential candidate, recently threw his hat into the ring, touting his record in Texas of balancing the state budget for 14 years, creating 2.2 million jobs and cutting taxes 75 times. A former Air Force veteran and farmer, Perry has a strong economic record, yet showed himself uncomfortable on the national stage in 2012, heavily criticized for forgetting an answer to a debate question. He enters the 2016 race with that lingering impression on the minds of some voters and much of the national press. DONALD TRUMP, a billionaire, television personality and entrepreneur who’s flirted with the presidency since the 1980s, brings a dramatic, superficial element to the race. Always a showman — some would say a huckster — Trump knows how publicity works and will use
every opportunity to highlight his conservative yet inconsistent views, sometimes effectively expressing the electorate’s frustration with government and failed leaders, but also lacking any record that instills confidence that he could do the job of president. Entertaining though he’ll be, Trump will not have broad support to match his broad wealth. He’ll likely grab headlines without offering realistic solutions or a vision in which voters can have confidence. Never having held public office, but ever the public figure, he lacks a serious political record worth following — his hairdo may be taken more seriously than his candidacy. (Now that’s a phenomenon.) In 1992, another billionaire candidate — Ross Perot — received almost 19 percent of the national vote, skewing the presidential election for Bill Clinton. He had many simple solutions and creative phrases (tough talk), too, minimizing the American government’s complexity and the difficulty of the presidency.
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hile this tier of candidates has its share of accomplishments, is successful and has valid political views on many issues of the day, it’s open to speculation why they’re running, as their chances of winning are quite small. The public has already seen them as candidates, and none has prospered. Perhaps it’s the attention-getting nature of seeking the presidency that drives them. Or perhaps their candidacies will result in book sales or more television appearances, making these candidates relevant. More likely, it’s a lack of humility — and an outsized ego — that tells them, “Why not me for president?” Trustworthiness and integrity will be critical issues in the 2016 elections. With both Congress and the president struggling to win public support, voters will use trust, dependability, honesty, integrity and a proven record as barometers. Candidates who present themselves as qualified to address the nation’s economic challenges, bolster America’s diminished status worldwide, present a picture of what an inclusive America would look like and address America’s three most pressing problems — weak American education, difficult economic conditions and threats to world peace — will appeal to 2016 voters, regardless of party affiliation. Weird hairdos and right-wing-only conservatism will not rule the day, so these four, in my analysis, are out. Next week, I’ll take a look at four more outlier GOP candidates.
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hat a whirlwind, historic year! From that first local cannabis retailer opening one year ago to news that the state has raked in $70 million in tax revenue… Wow! Plus, we’ve had a local boom in artisan pizza places. Hmmm… Coincidence? Throughout the past year, the Inlander has covered the news of the infant industry and helped these businesses connect with customers through our Green Zone section. We’ve also tried to set a tone for how the industry should be viewed — as a fledgling act of capitalism rather than an out-of-control party. My big headline for the past year is “The Sky Did Not Fall.” Of course there have been stories of the usual idiots doing really stupid things, but overall the rollout has been drama-free. Still, we should all continue to be concerned about kids. Parents, along with the new Liquor and Cannabis Board, need to educate and protect them. Law enforcement, too, needs to stay vigilant; if you break the law by selling to minors or trying to make hash oil in your apartment, you will have to pay. What’s most fascinating is the business case-study being written. It’s been like the old Gold Rush, but without a map to the riches. Some order is emerging from the chaos, but change will stay constant, as capitalism is Darwinian; sound business owners will thrive while marginal ones may not. All that makes the future quite murky, but I’ll take a stab at a couple of the big questions: Will marijuana be legalized nationwide? Not any time soon, in my estimation. No way does that pass Congress, and while more states will join Washington and Colorado (and some already have), others — like Idaho — probably never will. If a Republican is elected president in 2016, will they kill legalized marijuana? Again, I’m going to say no. Most GOP candidates have staked their conservatism on libertarian values and the supremacy of states’ rights; arguing against what Washington has done would be quite hypocritical. Also, Republicans have been on a losing streak in the culture wars, and any new president may wisely calculate that a repeal campaign is a dead end. But watch out for Wall Street. If big money managers can figure out how to invest in this industry legally, they’ll be like vultures on a fresh kill. Currently the industry has an organic, mom-and-pop vibe about it, almost like a boutique winery or craft brewery; Wall Street could crush that. Year One has not been perfect, but our state has been about as responsible as anyone could have hoped. And so the experiment continues.
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COMMENT | COMMUNITY our fears, our insecurities, our failures, even if it hurts. And in facing them down, we will be a stronger community for our children, our families and ultimately the future of this beautiful city we call home. What Rachel Dolezal ultimately did was distract a nation from the important work that has been going on for decades. Until last fall, I had never heard of her, and when I met her, I was confused by the… hmmm… how do I say... “interesting” white lady tanning in January. She has not been involved in this community for any length of time, and to my knowledge has done very little to help the cause of the real equity work occurring in Spokane. So who, you ask, has been doing the work? There are four major nonprofits serving our most marginalized and vulnerable with specific expertise serving ethnic
What Dolezal ultimately did was distract a nation from the important work that has been going on.
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Grit and Will How we move beyond the Rachel Dolezal sideshow BY TARA DOWD
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he Rachel Dolezal scandal starkly brought to light the many issues facing our community: identity development, cultural appropriation, authenticity... the list goes on. I intend to break down those issues one at a time, but first we should honor the work that was overshadowed by top-trending tweets, the jokes on late night TV, and the unapologetic and arcane appearance she made on the Today show. As an enrolled Inupiaq born in Spokane and as a survivor of the child welfare system, I strongly believe that I
“made it out” of the system because I was meant to help make our community stronger and more resilient. I don’t prescribe to the belief that if we ignore what’s wrong, it will go away. We have to face our problems and deal with them together, even if it gets a little messy and uncomfortable. I remember as a 6-year-old child holding on to my mother’s arm so hard, five adults had to pull us apart after a counseling session in the hallways of what is now known as Frontier Behavioral Health. And as strong as my tiny, wild self was, I wasn’t strong enough to hold on. I had to go back to a foster home that didn’t know me and didn’t love me. I learned a valuable lesson then: We must face down
minorities. They are: the Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Outreach Center, the NATIVE Project/NATIVE Health, the Salish School of Spokane and Odyssey Youth Center. Their expertise not only includes the cultural and social needs of their own marginalized communities, they also are experts in their respective fields: language revitalization, childcare, afterschool programs, health, mental health, education and family support. Please visit any of these organizations; volunteer your own expertise, your time, or think about donating to the cause. Learn about what they are doing to change the outcomes, for kids and families from marginalized communities and many others, for the better. After years of working in the nonprofit sector, I imagine that wild little girl triumphantly smiling every time a child leaves the system to go home, or a kid realizes that college is possible despite the messages they heard that they weren’t good enough, or when a youth finds comfort and connections at one of those organizations. So here’s to wild girls and boys with the grit and the will to make it out. And to a community no longer afraid to face down the hard stuff with the same grit and will to make equity a reality. Tara Dowd, an enrolled Inupiaq Eskimo, was born into poverty and is a survivor of the child welfare system. She now owns a diversity consulting business and is an advocate for systemic equity and a believer in justice as a force that makes communities better.
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the naming of Fort George Wright Drive, brought before the faculty of Spokane Falls Community College about 20 years ago, was presented without forewarning to the diversity committee of the college, of which I was a member. There were various options presented to the faculty by President Vern Loland: 1) keeping it as it is; 2) changing the name; and 3) changing the name to one suggested by the Spokane Tribe. Well, the votes for changing the name were divided, and so the highest count was for keeping the name Fort George Wright Drive. I do remember that Pam Austin, a Native American member of our diversity committee, spoke out adamantly for the change, while Rudy Alexander, a history instructor, spoke passionately for keeping the name because it was part of history. We are now seeing the effects of symbols and names in South Carolina. Most people who don’t know the history of the Spokane area probably think George Wright was a wonderful person to be honored, but in fact, his legacy is despicable. It is time to change the name of Fort George Wright Drive.
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KENDRA CUNNINGHAM: Why not offer the job to American-born teens looking for summer work? Don’t say they don’t want to do it, as I know that is not true for the majority of teens looking for summer money are not afraid of hard work. AMANDA LYNN: The farmers already said in the article that it’s skilled labor. Not something that you can just pick up a bucket and do. The kids will be trained and stick around for a season, maybe? These workers from Mexico, this is their career. They’re experienced. No wasted time with training required. And with experience comes speed and efficiency. They aren’t paying minimum wage here. This isn’t a minimum wage job. BRENT HENDRICKS: Fruit growers have a hard time hiring Americans at nearly any wage. In general, people are unwilling to work the long, hot hours required by the job. Sure, they could probably convince Americans to do the work at $18/ hour, but then everyone would be throwing a fit about how they have to pay $7/pound for apples. CHERE PERRIGO: This is a ridiculous problem. With all the money it takes to “invest” in getting an H-2A designation ... why not use that money to just hire locals? If these guest workers are netting $3,000 a month here, I would think you could find locals that would take that wage. ERIKA DEASY: I can’t believe I’m reading this. So we can screw over our own unemployed citizens and instead use a form of legalized slavery by exploiting Mexican citizens. Rubbish.
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The War at Home A decorated Navy SEAL was seriously injured working security at a downtown bar BY LAEL HENTERLY
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t 32, Jason Hogan already has been exposed to more danger than most people face during their entire lives. A decorated Navy SEAL Team 3 veteran, Hogan has traveled the world risking his life to defend America’s interests. When Marc Lee became the first Navy SEAL Iraq War casualty in 2006, it was Hogan who brought him home to his mother. This month, he was slated to head to the high seas to fight pirates off the coast of Africa. To say he was qualified to work security at a Spokane bar popular with the college crowd would be an understatement. Hogan and Globe Bar & Kitchen owner Ryan Bates met during Navy SEAL demolition training, and when Bates needed help opening up the bar, Hogan moved to Spokane to pitch in. He ended up staying and working security. But then he broke his C3, C4 and C5 vertebrae during an altercation that erupted at the club over Hoopfest weekend. ...continued on next page
Jason Hogan is hopeful he’ll get out of a hospital in months, not years. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
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Hogan can’t recall much of what happened the night of Friday, June 26. He remembers arriving at work around 6:30 pm; that the club was near capacity, with probably 270 people inside and more lined up waiting to be let in; that it was hot that night. Beyond that, his recollection of most of the evening is gone. Globe General Manager Brian Mongkolpuet says he saw it all, though. He was working security with Hogan when a man started creating problems inside the packed bar. “This guy had been irritating other guests, he had been violent with another guest, and very handsy and inappropriate with a lot of the female patrons here. He actually yelled in our lead server’s face and spit in her face,” says Mongkolpuet. He watched from across the bar as Hogan steered the unruly patron out of the building and to the fence line. Hogan let go of the man and told him to leave, Mongkolpuet says, and it looked like that was the end of it. “The guy actually walked away about 10 or 15 feet, and then he about-faced and charged at
Jason and tried to hit him,” says Mongkolpuet. Hogan ducked that blow and grabbed the man’s waist to take him to the ground. “The man’s arm went around the back of his neck, and it caused Jason to fall headfirst into the concrete,” says Mongkolpuet. “I was right behind him at the point where they went to the ground, and this guy still had Jason in a headlock — a reverse headlock to be specific — which is a lot more dangerous.” Spokane police arrived on the scene in seconds to find Hogan, Mongkolpuet and a third Globe bouncer restraining the man. The report describes a chaotic encounter, with many intoxicated witnesses and conflicting stories for the police to sort through. Friends of the unruly patron, Jerry Betts, said he had just been trying to get into the bar, that the bouncer wouldn’t let him in, and that Hogan fell during a scuffle after Betts tried to punch him. The officers arrested Betts for disorderly conduct. “The crowd was a mix of friendly and unfriendly people,” writes SPD Officer Michael
Schneider in his report. “Members of the Globe crowd were heckling and telling me how I should do my job. Members of the bouncing staff came up and I directed them to move the crowd back and to control their patrons. The staff did a poor job at best.” Meanwhile, Mongkolpuet waited with Hogan for the ambulance as blood pooled beneath his head. “Jason couldn’t really move. He was able to communicate, and he told me several times he was having a lot of difficulty breathing,” says Mongkolpuet. “He recognized my face but couldn’t tell me my name.” Schneider cited Betts for disorderly conduct and tried to let him go, but Betts refused to exit his car. The crowd was getting more drunk and increasingly volatile, and Schneider decided to transport Betts to jail. He spat in his patrol car and refused to cooperate with officials at the jail. Betts could not be reached for comment.
“The man’s arm went around the back of his neck, and it caused Jason to fall headfirst into the concrete.”
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he cluster of bars by North Division Street and East Main Avenue has been having something of a moment lately, and not everyone is happy about it. John Waite, a downtown business owner and a city council candidate, lives across the street from the bars and says it is “just mayhem on Friday and Saturday.” The noise and the occasional fight often go with the bar scene. Working security is a dangerous job, and from all accounts Hogan was one of the best. “This is what they risk every night,” says Mongkolpuet. Hogan was making minimum wage plus a portion of tips the night of his injury, and bouncers typically don’t have benefits like health insurance. This life-altering injury couldn’t come at a worse time for Hogan. He was about to leave for a lucrative overseas contracting gig, working ship security off the coast of Africa and India. “Basically they put a couple of us on there and we watch the ship to make sure no pirates come on,” says Hogan, who hopes that he may still be able to pursue the opportunity in a year or two. “That was my next thing I was going to do.” Instead, he’s at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, taking things a day at a time. Everything is up in the air right now, but he has a strong support system of Navy SEAL brothers and plenty of people rooting for him. Already, Hogan’s recovery is going quicker than expected: He walked a few steps over the weekend and is optimistic that he could be out of the hospital in a couple of months. Bates started a Go Fund Me for Hogan that has gained traction on social media. “I have been amazed,” says Hogan. “People I haven’t heard from since my sophomore year in high school have been giving money.” The Jason Hogans Recovery Fund has already been shared 4,200 times and, as of press time, raised more than $48,000 from 713 donors. “Now show the world what SEALs are made of; it’s not when we fall that defines us, it’s what you do after. Go get’m brother,” writes one donor, Andrew Paul, who contributed $500. “It comes down to what happened was an accident, but all that guy had to do was go about his business. But instead he decided to turn around and attack Jason,” says Mongkolpuet. “Had that guy just swallowed his pride and moved along, Jason would be working for us this weekend. He’d be going about his life.” Mongkolpuet says that neither the police nor the prosecutor have contacted him to hear his account of the events. laelh@inlander.com
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THAT LAST $2 BILLION | When Washington state’s governor signed the state’s new operating budget last week, there was one thing missing: The $2 BILLION WORTH OF FUNDING necessary for the class size initiative voters had narrowly passed. The initiative didn’t lay out a way to fund it, and neither the governor nor the legislature tried to fund it. Instead, leadership in the Washington state House and the Senate pushed forward a bill delaying the initiative for four years. It swiftly passed the Democratic-controlled House. But Democrats in the Senate refused to sign on, angering Democrats and flummoxing media outlets. On the Inlander blog, Sen. Andy Billig explains and defends the Democrats’ actions. (DANIEL WALTERS)
ALL CLUBBED OUT? | MARIJUANA CLUBS, places where stoners can gather to consume the drug socially, are now illegal in Washington state under a provision tucked inside HB 2136, a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee that’s intended to make taxation more palatable to the marijuana industry. Locally, the Spokane Valleybased Members Lounge, which has operated using legal loopholes, allows pot enthusiasts to buy memberships to the private club where they can consume marijuana. Its proprietor, Eric Buchanan, says that he is still examining the new law, but from his reading of it, he suspects he should be able to stay open. (JAKE THOMAS)
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Spokane County has filed a lawsuit arguing it isn’t getting the GARBAGE it deserves. The county says that garbage that should be rightfully going to the county’s waste management system is being diverted to a competitor: Sunshine Disposal. Last year, as the county moved to take over management of the Regional Solid Waste System, commissioners had to scramble to keep smaller cities from fleeing the system. The more garbage is handled within the county system, the cheaper rates would be for everyone in the system, thanks to economies of scale. “How you make these things financially feasible is by volume,” says Marlene Feist, spokeswoman for the city of Spokane’s utility division. “If you’ve built your system around an expected flow of garbage, and somehow the flow is [much lower], your system doesn’t work.” And the commissioners succeeded in convincing most of the partners to stay on board, except for Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake, which fled the system for Sunshine Disposal. In other regions, Sunshine Disposal is responsible for picking up the garbage and bringing it to the Waste-to-Energy plant or other county transfer stations. But a lawsuit, filed in Superior Court on June 26, says that some of that waste owed to the county is going elsewhere.
“We cannot find any record of Sunshine delivering solid waste from your... areas in Newman Lake or north Spokane County,” Spokane County Utilities Director Kevin Cooke wrote in a letter to Sunshine in April. In a letter back, Sunshine President Marc Torre argued that the company “does not have to comply” with certain county provisions, because Sunshine’s 1983 facility was grandfathered in before current regulations. Torre did not respond to a request for comment by press time. (DANIEL WALTERS)
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On Monday activists on opposing ends of the political spectrum brought stacks of signed INITIATIVE PETITIONS to the Spokane City Clerk. Envision Spokane, a group of activists who have twice placed an expansive Community Bill of Rights measure on the ballot, has sponsored a new initiative to guarantee a living wage, equal pay and require employers to provide a just cause for terminating workers, along with other provisions. Kai Huschke, campaign coordinator, says that supporters of the initiative have spent the spring and summer outside of grocery stores and public events collecting 3,749 signatures, more than the 2,477 required to qualify it for the November ballot. Huschke expects the Spokane
City Council to hold a hearing on the initiative on July 20 before sending the signatures to be validated. Activists seeking to place a ballot initiative to reverse a city policy that bars municipal workers from inquiring about people’s immigration status also delivered signatures to the City Clerk. Representatives from the campaign did not respond to a request for comment before press time, but the city council has already scheduled a hearing on the initiative for July 13. (JAKE THOMAS)
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Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich announced last week that Deputy Joe Bodman VIOLATED DEPARTMENT POLICIES when he sped through a Spokane Valley intersection doing 70 in a 35-mph zone without emergency lights or a siren last May. Yesterday, the sheriff’s office issued Bodman a written reprimand, but he will not be fired, says Deputy Mark Gregory, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office. “Deputy Bodman was found not to be the causational factor,” Gregory says. “There is no other pending action.” Bodman was on his way to assist another officer when, according to three investigations, his SUV narrowly missed 15-year-old Ryan Holyk, who was crossing the intersection at Sprague Avenue and Vista Road on his bike. Holyk later died from a head injury. Witnesses have said they saw the police vehicle hit Holyk, and immediately after passing through the intersection, Bodman radioed: “I just hit a pedestrian.” Prosecutors have cleared Bodman of criminal charges. The sheriff’s internal investigation found that Bodman should have used the emergency equipment and notified dispatch before proceeding to the other officer’s aid. (MITCH RYALS)
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n a few short weeks, pieces of paper will be mailed to voters in Spokane that will determine who controls the levers of power in City Hall. Voters will hear from candidates beckoning them to fill out and turn in their ballots. But some of these candidates haven’t always followed their own urgings. In Spokane County, voting participation rates generally fall into a pattern of less than half of voters turning in ballots in the primary election and usually more than half (80 percent in 2012) participating in the general. A review by the Inlander of Spokane County Elections Office records going back three years shows that several candidates have fallen into patterns not unlike the people they hope to represent.
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pokane City Councilman Mike Fagan is easily the council’s most conservative member, often casting the sole dissenting vote on a range of issues. He’s also arguably the council’s most controversial member, nearly losing his seat earlier this year on the board overseeing the Spokane Regional Health District after making comments questioning the safety of vaccines and linking outbreaks of measles to immigrants. His political foes are hoping that Randy Ramos, a volunteer recruiter for the Spokane Tribal College and life-skills coach at the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations drug treatment center, will topple Fagan from his seat representing northeast Spokane. Ramos has received the endorsement of Spokane County Democrats. He’s also raised $6,144 to Fagan’s $3,620.
“I started to realize that you need to speak up. You need to have your voice heard if you are going to change your position.” But Fagan says his opponent hasn’t been adequately involved in the district, which he says is reflected in Ramos’ voting record. According to county records, Ramos cast his first-ever vote in Spokane in the April special election after registering in February. “Randy needs to be made to understand that he will be voting every Monday night [during city council meetings],” says Fagan. “Is he up for that? He just recently got registered, and it’s his first election. So where is the concern for the community? If he is a concerned member of the community, he would be an active voter.” Ramos, who won the Inlander’s Peirone Prize in 2014 for his work at the Spokane Tribal College, says that his situation as a single working father who didn’t have time for politics is common in his district. He’s hoping that his arc from apathy to engagement will be equally common. In some ways, Ramos has been a prodigal son. After growing up in Spokane, he spent time in Seattle, San Diego and Phoenix. He’s grappled with a gambling addiction, and ended up impoverished on the Spokane Indian reservation before returning to the city in 2012. He says his outlook changed last year while working for the college and the drug treatment center.
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“I started to realize that you need to speak up,” he says. “You need to have your voice heard if you are going to change your position and create a better quality of life.” Fagan’s other opponent, Ben Krauss, a crime analyst for the city of Spokane, voted in the 2012 general election but has skipped every other election for the past three years, according to records. Krauss, who has raised no money, did not respond to a request for comment.
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van Verduin, an architect and member of the Spokane Plan Commission, is hoping to unseat Karen Stratton, who was appointed last year to finish out the term of Steve Salvatori, whose district encompasses northwest Spokane. Verduin has received endorsements from Mayor David Condon, developer Jerry Dicker and former council members Salvatori and Nancy McLaughlin. Since filing to run in May, he’s quickly raised money. As of press time, he’s raised $23,630 to Stratton’s $21,428. But Verduin says that his mind hasn’t always been on politics, which is reflected in his voting record. In the past three years of elections, Verduin has only voted in the general elections in 2012 and 2014. “If he didn’t take the time to vote, how is he going to take the time to understand the issues?” says Stratton of Verduin. “I think that before you ask people for your vote, you should take the time to vote. That is just fundamental.” Verduin says that he didn’t vote in primary elections because he wanted to see how things would shake out before casting his vote in the general election. He also sat out the April special election where voters narrowly turned down a sales tax increase that would have been used by the Spokane Transit Authority to maintain and enhance bus service. Verduin says he supported the concept, but not the funding mechanism, so he decided it was best not to vote. “Honestly, between raising my family and running my busiLETTERS ness, I didn’t vote, but I should Send comments to have,” says Verduin, the father of editor@inlander.com. three little girls. Stratton, whose parents both held elected office, has voted in every election since August 2013, as has her other opponent, West Central neighborhood activist Kelly Cruz.
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n other races, candidates have been more diligent about voting. All candidates for mayor and Spokane City council president have voted in every election since August 2012. Lori Kinnear, a legislative aide to Councilwoman Amber Waldref, and downtown business owner John Waite, both of whom are running to replace the outgoing Mike Allen, have voted in every election since November 2012. Perry District business owner LaVerne Biel, who is also running, missed the primary election in 2012. Waldref isn’t on the ballot this year. However, when she was running for reelection in 2013, she didn’t vote for herself or anyone else in the August primary. She also didn’t respond to a request for comment. In April, the Spokane City Council passed a resolution expressing support for a ballot proposal that would increase a sales tax to support and improve bus service provided by the Spokane Transit Authority. Although Councilwoman Candace Mumm voted in favor of the resolution, records show she didn’t vote in the election. Mumm says she made the mistake of not putting her ballot in the mail in time for it to be counted. “I was very disappointed,” she says. “And I will be taking it to the [drop box] at library in the future.” jaket@inlander.com
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Spokane Police Officer Gordon Grant takes a humanist approach to policing. “I’m not a dick, but you’re not going to run me over either.” YOUNG KWAK PHOTO
Patrolling While Black
Gordon Grant’s nearly 30 years as a Spokane cop have been affected by race, but that’s not the whole story BY MITCH RYALS
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onths after graduating from the Spokane Police Academy’s first ever all-minority class, Officer Gordon Grant knocked on the back door of an elderly woman’s home. She’d reported a disturbance in her backyard. “Spokane police,” he announced, stepping back into the porch light. He heard the woman approach the door and look through the peephole. This is how he remembers that particular winter night in 1987: “Yes? Who is it?” “Officer Grant, ma’am. Spokane police. I’m responding to your call.” “You’re who?” she said. Grant repeated himself louder, figuring she had a hearing problem. “You’re not a policeman. Spokane doesn’t have any black officers,” the woman said, despite Grant’s uniform. He then heard the woman retreat into her home, and soon a voice came over his radio: “Now the subject is reporting an unknown strange black man at her door.” “That was a crossroads for me,” Grant says now. “She didn’t believe I am who I am, simply because I’m black.” Much of the recent conversation about policing nationwide has focused on friction between African-
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American communities — specifically young black males — and law enforcement (and maybe for good reason: according to data from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics from 2003 to 2009, black people are about four times as likely to to die in custody as whites). Agencies are grappling with how to police effectively, and Spokane is no exception. A recent data-collection initiative by the Spokane Police Department is seeking to determine whether SPD, which is 91 percent white, is targeting minorities. The first five months of data indicate that officers do initiate contact with African Americans and Native Americans at a disproportionately higher rate than their representations in Spokane’s population (2.5 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively). For Grant, 52, the situation is a little different. During his almost 30-year career as an African-American cop in a mostly white city, there have been good days and bad. He’s been called a “sellout” and accused of “showing out for the white man” by African Americans he’s arrested. But he gets it from the other side, too. Occasionally, when he’s en route to a call, a shaky voice will come through his radio, embarrassed about what will be said next. The caller has requested a white officer, the dispatcher tells him.
To that, Grant says: “Nope, they get my service or they get no service at all. It’s not a choice of color. This isn’t Burger King, where you can have it your way.” Further straining the nation’s trust of police are images from around the country of officers dressed as warriors and appearing as emotionless machines. Those often trump stories of police as guardians and peacekeepers. And it’s impossible to ignore the the racial lines across which deaths in Ferguson, Staten Island, Baltimore, North Charleston, Cleveland and Pasco occurred — in each situation, a white officer or officers killed a man (or youth) of color. The events in Ferguson, Grant says, have set back race relations and policing 15 years. Even before Ferguson, and before Grant became a cop, he knew part of his goal in law enforcement would be to eliminate racist attitudes within the department and throughout the community. Throughout his career, Grant has worked to become a bridge between law enforcement and minority communities. Trained as an instructor for the Spokane Police Academy, he taught cultural awareness classes for several years, where a room of aspiring (mostly white) officers learned how to interact with cultures different from their own — a daunting task, Grant says. “A lot of the young people coming through the academy came from small communities in Washington,” Grant says. “They’d had no contact with African Americans or people different from them.” During those classes, young officers learn why some African Americans have such a deep-rooted mistrust of law enforcement. It dates back to when police targeted African Americans and used enforcement tools that were largely anti-black, which persisted up to and even beyond the 1960s. The remedy, Grant teaches, is respect. “All cultures understand respect, to address people as ‘Ma’am’ and ‘Sir,’ and that really resonates with African Americans,” Grant says.
Grant has also taught D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) classes in schools throughout the city and organized the Cops n’ Kids Car Show every year for the past 22. The event, Grant says, is an example of his efforts to meet young people on their level. “Change is slow,” he says, but over the years he’s noticed the ignorance and xenophobic attitudes typical of 1980s Spokane, when he was a rookie, subside. There are examples of the effectiveness of youth education programs and cultural awareness classes; however, for some people who hold an us-versus-them mentality toward law enforcement, attempting to mend that relationship might be hopeless.
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t’s approaching 8 am on June 18, and Grant gets a report of a suspicious person near Sprague and Freya. White male, blonde, dirty white shirt, dark pants and black shoes with yellow trim, his computer screen tells him. Behind the Subway. “Let’s go check this out,” he says. “That area has a high prevalence of prostitution and drugs.” We head to the southeast corner of Spokane and creep along Sprague Avenue. Someone is sleeping on the sidewalk outside Subway, but wearing red pants. That’s not the guy. Grants turns left on Haven and loops back to Freya through an alley. Another line is added to the suspect’s description on the computer screen: stumbling, appears to be talking to himself, might be intoxicated, took a leaf blower out of a garage. “Sometimes this job is like finding a needle in a haystack,” he says. Even before 9 am, stumbling isn’t much to go on.
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n incident in the front yard of his childhood home on South Hill ignited the mission that Grant carries with him into his police work today. When his family first moved to Spokane in the 1970s, they were welcomed at arm’s length. Neighbors would smile but still peer out their kitchen windows at the black family across the street. Eventually they got to know Grant and his family, but one summer night, that familiarity didn’t matter. He and a friend were sprawled on the front lawn looking at the stars and talking about girls. Grant noticed a police cruiser creep along the side of his house. It appeared as if the cop was looking for someone. Then a second cruiser approached. Suddenly the teens were blinded by spotlights, and two officers demanded to know what they were doing. They’d gotten a report about suspicious people lurking in a front yard. “I was a little honked off at that,” Grant says now. “I lived in that neighborhood for 10 years and all of a sudden I’m suspicious in my own front yard? Right there, I said, ‘If I ever get into this job, I’m going to make sure I don’t allow that racist mindset to exist.’ “It’s a duality at times,” he says. “You have people in the community who don’t trust you because you’re a cop, and then you have cops in the police community that don’t trust you, period. It’s a lack of knowledge. I don’t see prejudice, I see ignorance.”
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rant scans the Cheif Garry Park area looking for the man in the dirty white T-shirt. It’s not long before he emerges from a nearby alley. His head wobbles head back and forth, and his arms flail erratically. He looks as if he might tip over with each step. Grant follows the man to a gravel alley between two small houses and a dirty yellow shed. “Howdy,” he says, getting out of his car. “How ya doin’ this morning?” The man mumbles a response through a slack jaw. “Can you have a seat on the ground for me, please?” For a hulking 6-foot-2, Grant’s voice is surprisingly high-
Officer Gordon Grant, right, assists Officer Dave Kennedy as he arrests an unidentified suspect wanted on obstruction of justice warrant. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO pitched — disarmingly so. He even smiles a bit. The man obeys, and Grant proceeds to get basic information: name, birth date, address. “You seen any lawn equipment laying around this morning?” Grant asks casually. The man shakes his head. “We’ve had reports of someone stealing stuff out of garages. You know anything about that?” “No, I don’t know nothin’,” he says. By this time another patrolman, Officer Dave Kennedy, joins Grant on the scene. His eyes are hidden by sunglasses, and his face is expressionless. After Grant is done with his questions, Kennedy jumps in for a textbook good-cop, bad-cop demonstration. “Listen, my bullshit meter is tanked out,” he says, his tone gruffer than Grant’s. “We’ve been lied to by a lot better than you. Where are the tools?” Still nothing, and after 20 minutes with no evidence the officers are forced to release him. “Sometimes we don’t catch the bad guys,” Grant says.
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rant’s computer dings again, indicating another call: A teacher, who’s taken her class to Comstock Park for the last day of school, reports a man lurking by the bathrooms. She says he’s watching the kids as they play. After a discussion with Grant, the man leaves without any fuss. Grant takes the opportunity to talk to the kids, who eagerly tell him of their summer vacation plans. Grant tells them to be safe and wear helmets when they ride their bikes. Efforts like this to familiarize children with the police early on have worked. Grant has proof: He once got a call of a domestic violence dispute on West Indiana Avenue. The young man with greasy black hair was holding a 40-ounce beer and stumbling down the street when Grant arrived. The man swayed and slammed his beer on the pavement, shattering it. As reached for his waistband, Grant instinctively grabbed for his sidearm but didn’t fire. Instead of a gun, the young man pulled a 4-foot sword out of his pants. “Come on cop, f--kin’ kill me!” he yelled, according to Grant. There was something familiar about his voice. “I don’t want to kill you,” Grant said. “Put the sword down and let’s talk about this.” A voice from the sidewalk pleaded with the man to cooperate, calling him by name. That jogged Grant’s memory. “Joey!” Grant said. “How the f--- do you know my name?” he slurred. “This is Officer Grant, your D.A.R.E. officer, Joey. How did we get here, son?” Grant eventually took the man into custody without
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ASIAN: 3 (1%) BLACK: 3 (1%) HISPANIC: 10 (3%) NATIVE: 5 (2%) BIRACIAL: 5 (2%) WHITE: 274 (91%) incident. He says the relationship they formed during a year of D.A.R.E. was the reason no one got hurt that day.
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pokane is not Ferguson. Nor is it North Charleston, Baltimore, Cleveland or Pasco. But that doesn’t mean the police department and the community it serves are without issues. The community’s call for racial policing data and the formation of a police ombudsman’s office are proof of that, but they’re also indicators that things might be heading in the right direction. Neither does it mean that incidents across the country haven’t had an effect on the Spokane community’s perception of its officers. Grant recalls a post-Ferguson example: He and a group of other officers had chased an African-American man to the man’s aunt’s house. They took him into custody without issue, but afterward the woman burst out of the house in a panic, yelling at the officers to let him go. She was so worked up, Grant says, it took her several minutes to recognize that they’d gone to school together. The woman told Grant she was worried that the scenes of police brutality she had seen replayed in Ferguson’s wake were coming to Spokane. The damage from incidents like the one in Ferguson, or the mistrust that came from Otto Zehm’s death in 2006, will take generations to overcome, Grant says. And it starts with respect. “Respect is given as respect is shown. We cannot heal the country until we address the issues that are rampant on both sides,” he says. “There is a misunderstanding of law enforcement and misinformation from the public. We have to educate ourselves about the people we service and educate the people we serve.” To that end, Grant invites you to ride along. He’ll show you what his day is like. “Recognize, I’m not here to wreck your life,” he says. “I have a job to do.” n mitchr@inlander.com
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STATE One year after recreational pot shops opened, we look at legalization in Spokane As Washingtonians celebrate the first anniversary of recreational marijuana stores opening across the state — some of us more than others — we wanted to look at this thriving new part of the state economy from as many angles as possible. In these pages, you’ll find the result of that effort — a series of articles exploring everything weed related in Washington. We take you to 16 retail outlets in the area and see how they look a year in. You’ll find guides to the products filling those store’s shelves, including Spokane’s most-popular strains, and a
look at the myriad ways people partake in their marijuana of choice. We talk to a grower still waiting for the marijuana “gold rush” to pay off, and we explore how legalization has affected the efforts of anti-drug forces, propot advocates and law enforcement in Washington and Idaho. We check in with Mike Boyer, Spokane’s first recreational pot customer, who made national headlines last July. We’re also sharing the results of our non-scientific survey designed to glean what our readers think about legal recreational
marijuana. Admittedly, our respondents were self-selecting, predominantly pot-friendly readers. How pot-friendly? A full 92 percent of nearly 400 respondents said they’ve used marijuana at some point in their lives. What else can we broadly say about our respondents? Seventy-four percent are between the ages of 21 and 55, and most of them live on the South Hill, in North Spokane and Spokane Valley; 58 percent came from those three areas, with others scattered through West Central (4 percent), Idaho (4 percent),
Browne’s Addition (2 percent), Logan (4 percent), Hillyard (3 percent) and “Other” (23 percent). The responses we received help illustrate how and why Inlander readers use marijuana, and what they think about its effects on their state. We rounded percentages to the nearest whole number. Between our stories and the survey, hopefully you’ll learn something about the state of this nascent industry just starting to get its balance. At the very least, you might learn the difference between “dabbing” and “vaping.” — DAN NAILEN
IN MAY 2011 I-502, the initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, is filed with state officials.
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JUNE 2011 New Approach Washington, a group backing the initiative, announces its goal to collect 300,000 signatures for the initiative. Eventually, 341,000 signatures are gathered.
FEBRUARY 2012 Washington’s Secretary of State affirms that New Approach Washington has the 241,153 signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot.
OCTOBER 2012 The Inlander publishes an editorial in support of I-502.
* NON-SCIENTIFIC * ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF INLANDER READERS
If you’ve tried marijuana, when was the first time?
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NOVEMBER 2012 Washington voters approve I-502 with 55 percent of the vote statewide; it passes in Spokane County with 52 percent.
DECEMBER 2012 Cannabis is officially legalized, and possession of an ounce of marijuana is legalized for adults 21 and over.
FEBRUARY 2013 The Kettle Falls Five, a family of Eastern Washington medical marijuana patients, are arrested and charged with violating federal drug laws.
MAY 2013 The first draft of rules for marijuana growers, processors and sellers is released by the Washington State Liquor Control Board. ...continued on next page
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4:20 Friendly 1515 S. Lewis, twitter.com/a420store, 844-7287 Possibly the most inconspicuous of Eastern Washington’s retail marijuana outlets, it’s tucked away just off the Sunset Highway in a building that could easily be mistaken for a nice woodshed or small hunting lodge. Inside, a counter full of pipes and concentrates and a wall of buds in packages showcasing myriad strains shows that people hunting to get high have found the right place.
Green Light 10309 E. Trent, Spokane Valley, greenlightspokane.com, 309-3193 Green Light’s rust-colored building sits beside a construction-supply store on Trent Avenue, and the industrial exterior belies the large space inside. Along one side is all manner of pipes, bongs and other tools, while cases throughout the rest of the space hold an array of strains, concentrates and edibles. On a Thursday midday, the place is hopping with customers, and the budtenders are quick with help and suggestions.
Cannabis & Glass 6620 N. Market, facebook.com/CGSpokane, 309-6974 It’s a little daunting, as Cannabis & Glass’ location is somewhat remote, hidden behind a large tree, and the parking lot and building are inside barbed-wire fencing. Inside, a vibrant green-and-purple paint job marks the small window where customers line up among some bank-style crowd-control ropes before ordering their intoxicant of choice, whether it be a mix-and-match ounce, a concentrate or edible.
The Green Nugget 1919 E. Francis, facebook.com/thegreennugget, 309-2130 Blessed with a large parking lot across from a residential neighborhood, the Green Nugget feels like a big house — albeit one with unusually bright green trim. The carpeted store inside has a dorm vibe, abetted by the ski posters, green Christmas lights and Ziggy Marley concert flyers. Cases around the edges are filled with everything a stoner might need, from buds to edibles, small pipes to rolling papers and bongs.
Cinder 7011 N. Division, cindersmoke.com, 241-3091 The Cinder outlet on Division keeps it simple. A few shelves hold buds, a few others hold edibles, oils and concentrates. A digital board behind the counter informs visitors of the vast array of strains available any given day. The friendly employees are eager to help anyone confused by the assortment, and the location next to a donut shop makes for some handy one-stop shopping.
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Cinder Spokane Valley 1421 N. Mullan, cindersmoke.com, 241-3726 Sparse is the rule here, and it’s a clean, futuristic vibe. The walls are bare, save for video screens with rotating menus of all the products available at the store, located in a strip mall next to a Curves franchise. Four wooden tables are the only things in the room, and visitors passing them can check out the pipes and various other implements on their way to the counter where they order from the huge menu of products available, yet unseen.
MJ’s Pot Shop 1335 SE Bishop Blvd., Pullman, mjspotshoppullman.com, 332-5203 Tucked into an auto garage, MJ’s bustles with curious customers. Friendly employees guide visitors through questions regarding variety, potency and prices. Paintings of rolling Palouse landscapes hang above cases stocked with bud, tinctures, edibles and smoking devices. The shop serves as the only retail marijuana for the university town; expect a mix of business casual, college burnout and a touch of tie-dye. (Jacob Jones)
SEPTEMBER 2013 The Spokane City Council passes ordinance outlining marijuana zoning that keeps recreational and medical marijuana businesses out of some mixed-use areas, pushing them toward industrial zones.
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1403 N. Division, Suite A, greenstarcan.com, 919-3398 The store located closest to downtown Spokane has another enviable aspect — a pizza shop and bar located in the same strip mall! Visitors are greeted by budtenders who help guide customers through a wide array of strains and edibles. Posters of Kurt Cobain and Notorious B.I.G. dot the walls alongside various pot-related photos, and the glass window where payment is accepted isn’t as obtrusive now that the rest of the store is full of product.
MARCH 2014 The first license to grow and process marijuana in the state is awarded to Spokane grower Sean Green.
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n Spokane, many of the top-selling stores, not surprisingly, are ones that opened early in the first year of recreational-weed retail. The first year has seen more and more stores open throughout the area, and a quickly growing array of marijuana-related products filling their shelves. And according to the sales numbers from the Washington State Liquor Control Board, nearly every shop has seen its month-to-month sales grow from opening day onward. Despite the rocky launch to legal weed in Washington, clearly the stores have good reason to be bullish on its future. Spokane Green Leaf, a smallish shop in a nondescript strip mall, was the first to throw open its doors, on July 8 of last year. Fast forward to July 1, and it has sold more than $3 million worth of pot. Todd Bennatt, one of Spokane Green Leaf’s owners, says the store has changed its slogan from “Spokane’s 1st” to “Spokane’s 1st and Friendliest” to reflect the care it gives to its customers. The store’s congenial employees will even take debit cards on purchases over $35, a rarity in an industry still largely run on cash. When marijuana first became legal, prices were significantly higher than the black market, raising concerns about the viability of the whole enterprise. But Bennatt says this never worried Spokane Green Leaf. “We’ve always taken the long-term vision for this business,” says Bennatt, noting that more processors and producers have come online and lawmakers
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JULY 2014 Recreational marijuana stores open their doors. The highly taxed merchandise costs as much as $25 a gram, raising concerns that the new system won’t be able to compete with the black market. Some stores face shortages.
MARCH 2015 Defendants in the Kettle Falls Five trial are found guilty of illegally manufacturing more than 100 plants. They are acquitted of the other charges.
GREEN Royal’s Cannabis 7115 N. Division, Suite A, Facebook: Royal’s Cannabis, 808-2098 Open just a few months, the spacious, relatively sparse Royal’s Cannabis sits in a newer strip mall on Division next to a tax-preparation business and just down the sidewalk from a Golden Corral restaurant. Marked with a simple crown sign outside, Royal’s has gained a foothold in the market with daily specials like “Tincture Tuesday,” and by focusing on carrying a large line of buds and edibles, along with pipes and bongs.
One of the budtenders at Sativa Sisters MEGHAN KIRK PHOTO
Early success makes some area pot purveyors bullish on the future BY JAKE THOMAS have changed pot’s tax structure, all of which he says will make the price of legal pot competitive with the black market. After owning pipe shop Piece of Mind for nearly two decades, Justin Wilson opened Satori in August last year, which has become another top-seller. Wilson says he chose the name of the shop, which refers to the Zen state of enlightenment, in part, to reflect how “our culture and our government have finally woken up to the fact that marijuana is not that bad and can be a lot of fun.” Wilson attributes part of the store’s success to good customer service and carrying bud from Phat Panda, a company that produces high-quality product at prices that helped make legal weed more competitive with the black market. Sativa Sisters, located in Spokane Valley, opened up in August of last year and has likewise sold more than $3 million to date. Eric Skaar, the store’s general manager, says that although Spokane Valley’s city government has been wary about marijuana, it hasn’t been a problem. Skaar says that the biggest surprise has been the wide variety of people who visit the shop. He also says that he had some initial concerns about the high taxes and low supply, but is now optimistic about the future of legal weed in Washington, pointing to the wide range of products that are coming on the market. “There are so many new ideas and creativity right now,” he says. n SALES NUMBERS FOR OUTLETS CAN BE FOUND AT THE WASHINGTON LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD MARIJUANA DATA DASHBOARD: LCB.WA.GOV/ MARIJUANA/DASHBOARD
APRIL 2015 Gov. Jay Inslee signs SB 5052 into law, bringing more scrutiny to the largely unregulated medical marijuana market by merging it with the highly regulated recreational market. Advocates worry patients won’t have access to medicine.
Sativa Sisters 10525 E. Trent, Spokane Valley, sativasisters.com, 381-1502 The bright-green exterior, grassy lawn and large sign make Sativa Sisters’ shop hard to miss. Inside, the building contains a nicely decorated shop with display cases full of product and the Amsterdam Coffee Café, a full-service coffee shop where you can relax over a latte, do a little reading or research your potential buy. You can’t partake in any pot products in the coffee shop, but you’ll find everything you need in the retail shop to go home and enjoy — along with that caffeine buzz. Satori 9301 N. Division, satorimj.com, 703-7191 A mellow lobby greets visitors to Satori, offering couches and barstools for sitting, a few magazines for browsing and a Buddha statue for, I suppose, meditating on which product to buy after showing your ID. Spy the daily special on the chalkboard as you enter the next room, which is packed with all manner of buds, edibles and smoking instruments. The music is noticeable but unobtrusive, the art on the walls a mix of jokey “Reefer Madness” movie one-sheets as well as Bob Marley and Beatles posters. Savage THC 4428 Williams Valley Rd., Clayton, Wash., facebook.com/savagethc, 999-2989 Sitting inside a chain-link fence topped with razor wire, Savage THC’s exterior might be intimidating, but enter the door next to a huge American flag and the vibe lightens considerably. A case full of buds, edibles and concentrates is accompanied by weed-themed posters and some sports memorabilia, like an autographed Richard Sherman photo and SuperSonics banner. Regulars get a bonus — punch cards mean $10 off any $25 order after 12 visits.
JUNE 2015 The state Supreme Court declines to hear a lawsuit challenging the city of Fife’s ban on marijuana businesses. The court refers the case to an appeals court, which will hear arguments later this year.
JUNE 2015 Inslee signs a law moving the recreationalpot industry from a three-tier tax system to a single 37 percent excise tax, a move that protects pot businesses from federal income tax. The law also loosens where stores and growers can locate and allows the state to share pot revenue with local governments.
Smokane 17 N. Ralph, smokane502.com, 536-4000 This newer retail store isn’t the easiest to find, tucked along the railroad tracks behind a used-car dealership on East Sprague. But once you go inside, you’ll find a well-lit, friendly store filled with options. Wood floors and glass cases make the interior clean and inviting, and the collection of buds, oils, edibles and various pipes and other paraphernalia is as large and diverse as any of the more established shops. Spokane Green Leaf
9107 N. Country Homes Blvd., spokanegreenleaf.com, 919-3467 This smallish shop, the first recreational pot store to open in the area, is in a nondescript strip mall next to a currently vacant space and across from a Crossfit gym and sauna shop. Inside, though, the walls burst with options, from edibles like tea and cookies to buds from a wide array of strains. Baskets of lighters sit by the cash register to help the forgetful stoner, and unlike most recreational shops, Spokane Green Leaf takes debit cards for purchases of $35 or more. The Top Shelf 1305 S. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights, facebook.com/thetopshelf509, 474-1050 If you don’t know that the Top Shelf shares a building with an Exxon station, you might whip right by this shop located on the corner of Highway 2 and Hayford Road — the last traffic light before you get to Northern Quest Resort & Casino. The entry is a little sterile, but inside you’ll find cases full of products and friendly, knowledgeable budtenders to help you find your ideal edible, bud or concentrate. The TreeHouse Club
14421 E. Trent, Spokane Valley, treehouseclub.buzz, 413-2169 The recreational outlet closest to the Idaho border is definitely worth a trip. The little house is brightly lit, painted in vibrant colors, and has some large plants and art prints on the walls that lend the place a welcoming, collegiate vibe. Glass cases full of pipes, bongs, and all manner of marijuana products are situated around the L-shaped main room, and the employees are quick to offer help in differentiating, say, shatter from hash for folks new to products beyond buds. n
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Seeds of Change A year after recreational marijuana stores opened, what has (and hasn’t) changed? BY JAKE THOMAS What hasn’t changed? Most of the big no-nos haven’t changed (i.e., don’t give weed to the baby, don’t bring weed to Idaho, don’t smoke weed and drive). But there’s one that’s less obvious: YOU STILL CAN’T GROW YOUR OWN IN WASHINGTON. Of the four states that have legalized marijuana, the Evergreen State is the only where home grows remain illegal. Another thing that hasn’t changed: Your boss can drug-test and fire you for consuming pot. What has changed? One of the biggest changes to the state’s pot laws has been the CANNABIS PATIENT PROTECTION ACT, which was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee this past spring. The new law is intended to rein in the largely unregulated medical market by merging it with the tightly regulated recreational market. Recreational businesses had complained that they were being undermined by shady medical dispensaries that were essentially black-market dealers hiding behind green crosses. The law provides a process for medical dispensaries to prove they’ve been good actors and stay open, but many will be phased out by next year. Recreational stores can apply to serve the medical market. If approved, they’ll carry medical marijuana products and be allowed to give advice to patients. Other new pot laws ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO COMPACTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES, letting them produce and sell cannabis; create research licenses for the drug; and establish PTSD and traumatic brain injuries as qualifying conditions for medical marijuana. The legislature has passed a bill MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO HAVE AN OPEN CONTAINER OF MARIJUANA IN A VEHICLE, which is currently on the governor’s desk. In February, Spokane City Council passed an ordinance making it ILLEGAL TO MAKE YOUR OWN BUTANE HASH OIL. In case you’re not familiar with it, it’s a highly potent form of marijuana, and people have blown up their houses making their own. The new ordinance clarifies that if someone wants to make butane hash oil, they need professional-grade equipment that’s been inspected and approved by the Fire Department. But don’t try going outside of city limits to make it. The legislature has now made it illegal for anyone but a licensed processor to use explosive gases to extract marijuana resin. jaket@inlander.com
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Dab My What Where? There are more ways than ever to get high; here’s help making sense of the lingo BY JORDY BYRD
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moking got technical. You can add endless attachments to your bong or pipe, and vape pens have flooded the market. New visitors to recreational pot stores might be confused by all the options. Instead of going into the intricacies of ash catchers, here are the basics:
Joint The traditional standby only requires rolling papers and some weed. Add some tobacco and you’ve got a spliff. Crumble wax — soft but solid cannabis oil — into your joint and you won’t leave the couch.
Volcano vaporizer The Volcano is an institution among vaporizers. The tabletop piece atomizes marijuana and then fills a bag with vapor — kind of like a slowly erupting volcano — you then inhale through a mouthpiece.
Knife hits Knife hits, hot knifes, spots — whatever you call them — are simple. Cut the bottom off a plastic water bottle and throw away the cap. Heat a butter knife or glass knives on the stove top, press a small amount of weed between the knives, and inhale the vapors through your bottle. It’s easier with two people.
Tabletop vaporizer Anything you have to plug into a power outlet.
Bong with ice catch You don’t have to hack up a lung every time you pull a rip. Ice bongs, or bongs with ice catches, help cool the smoke, making it less harsh on your throat. Some bongs have ice catches so the cubes don’t fall into the main chamber. Or you can always add ice to your bong water.
Hash pipe What Weezer smoked.
Glass bubbler Basically a normal pipe, but under the bowl is a chamber you fill with water. When you pull, it bubbles like a bong.
Portable vaporizers Before the days of vape-pen technology, people discretely smoked from things that looked like walkietalkies, flasks and inhalers. Portable vaporizers are just that — mobile — and are powered by a lithium ion battery, alkaline batteries, flame lighter or butane. Sherlock pipe What Gandalf smoked. Dabbing Heat up the “nail,” typically a titanium, screw-like piece added to a specialty water pipe called an oil rig. When glowing red from heat, the dab (butane hash oil) is applied to the nail with a metal wand, which produces vapors that are inhaled by the user. Vape pen They’re everywhere. Many are disposable, some aren’t. The long and short of it: an atomizer vaporizes the wax or liquid extract, which is then inhaled.
The People Have Spoken A user’s guide to the 10 most popular strains
Gobble, Gobble Eating weed has come a long way since those gooey brownies BY MIKE BOOKEY
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ome people don’t like the idea of smoking weed because you’re lighting something on fire and sucking in the smoke. Thankfully for those folks, there is no shortage of ways to ingest your weed in this new reality of legal marijuana. Just remember, you need some patience with these (it can take more than an hour for you to feel the effects) and a clear calendar for the remainder of the evening. Drinking it Yeah, yeah — you’re looking to get high instead of drinking your buzz, but we promise that cannabis-infused beverages are a different game than booze. At several marijuana shops around town, you’ll find Legal, a triumvirate of “sparkling tonics” made by a company called Mirth. There are pomegranate, lemon ginger and Rainier cherry, all served in cute, stubbystyle bottles. All three feature different weed strains, thus different effects. So read the label. If you’re more into hot drinks, there are several coffee-meets-bud options for you, including ganJava, available at both Cinder locations. The treats If you can think of a sugary snack, a THCloaded version of that treat can be found at one of the region’s marijuana shops. If you rolled into Royal’s Cannabis, you’d find caramel Tootsie pops, chocolates, butterscotch candies, bon bons and something called a Stoney Bar that probably doesn’t need much explanation. With all of these, pay close attention to the dosage recommendations so you don’t pull a Maureen Dowd and gobble an entire chocolate bar, only to suffer a breakdown in a hotel room an hour later. Cooking yourself Making your own pot brownies can be tricky. Chopping up the bud, melding it
into the butter and hoping you were doing it right. By the time you actually ate the things, they tasted and smelled vaguely of weed and you waited for the effects, having no idea how high you were going to get. The answer, probably, was very, very, very high. The legal marijuana market is a savior in this respect, in that there’s a way to make your own weed-laced dishes in the event that buying one of the myriad of edible options available to you just doesn’t cut it. Most dispensaries have oils to cook with on hand, and you can typically get 100 mg of oil with varying amounts of THC (which is, of course, labeled) for about $45. Or you can opt for something a little more rich, like the Eleven Window butter you can find at Smokane. Likewise, Craft Elixirs makes a variety of flavored additives that can work in all sorts of homemade dishes, from pancake syrup to BBQ sauce, and you can find them at most recreational outlets. Take some time to research marijuana cooking recipes online — there are many out there — and strap on your apron, then get to work. Accessories We found honey sticks to be popular items at places like Satori — home to a long list of edibles — and available for just $12 a pop. The idea with these, or the sauces and salad dressing we found, is to add a little high to whatever needs a little sweetening, while being able to easily control the amount of pot you’re ingesting. Now, if you’re looking to really get down to business, go straight for a lozenge, like the increasingly famous (or for some, infamous) ZootRocks. These are super high-quality edibles that each have 5 mg of THC, so you can control your high by eating as many or as few as you want. n mikeb@inlander.com
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ou people are happy-go-lucky tokers. The Inlander polled 10 Spokane-area recreational dispensaries, looking for the most popular weed strains— all but two were sativas, considered to have more “uplifting” effects, as opposed to indica’s more “sedating” trip. Only one strain made the list twice, and most of the crowd pleasers were grown locally (or at least close to it). Below is a quick user’s guide to the 10 most popular strains, and where you can find them. ALICE IN WONDERLAND BY CANNASOL FARMS The sativa-dominant hybrid descends from the Willy Wonka strain, so it has a chocolatey aroma. The high is uplifting, creative and euphoric, yet heavy-hitting. Employees say customers have experienced “going down the rabbit hole.” Cinder • 7011 N. Division • cindersmoke.com • 241-3091 DUTCH TREAT BY TRIPLE T FARMS The sativa-dominant hybrid is sweet to the smell and taste. The high is uplifting, upbeat and happy, with a little bit of overall body stimulation. Satori • 9301 N. Division • satorimj.com • 703-7191 SENSI STAR BY CROSS FIRE GENETICS One of only two indica-dominant hybrids to make the list. Smokane Manager Sothy Hul says it smells like the Northwest (pine and grapefruit) and tastes crisp, with fruity undertones. “The indica is very relaxing…,” she says. “It’s great in the summertime when you’re already energetic.” Smokane • 17 N. Ralph • smokane502.com • 536-4000 PALOUSE PEACH BY PALOUSE FARMS “This is a strain everyone from 21 to 85 years old can enjoy,” says Cinder Manager Craig Carey. The fruity, sativa-dominant hybrid has a soft peach taste. “It creates more of an energetic, uppity head high,” Carey says. “People like it because you can smoke it and still be productive throughout the day.” Cinder • 1421 N. Mullan, Suite B, Spokane Valley • cindersmoke.com • 241-3726 OG CHEM BY PHAT PANDA Employees say the sativa-dominant hybrid is “couch stoney” and produces both a mellow body high and a strong head high. You probably won’t fall asleep, but you’re not moving for a while. Green Light • 10309 E. Trent., Spokane Valley • greenlightspokane.com • 309-3193
SOUR KUSH BY FARMER J’S The sativa-dominant hybrid famously smells like Sour Patch Kids candy and tastes almost like sweet pine. “It’s such a great daytime smoke,” says TreeHouse Club Manager Steven Burks. “It’s uplifting, one that you can smoke and clean your garage.” TreeHouse Club • 14421 E. Trent, Spokane Valley • treehouseclub.buzz • 413-2169 PALOUSE PEACH BY PALOUSE FARMS The only strain to grace to the top 10 list twice! Employees at 4:20 Friendly say connoisseurs flock to the strain because it’s a pleasurable daytime smoke with mid-20s THC levels. It’s a smoke-’em-if-you-got-’em situation — this strain sells out almost immediately after it’s in stock. 4:20 Friendly • 1515 S. Lewis • twitter.com/a420store • 844-7287 PINEAPPLE EXPRESS BY THE HUNT COMPANY “You can’t buy this anywhere else in the state,” says Green Star Owner Sam Calvert, praising THC’s version of the popular strain. “People have probably had Pineapple Express, but there’s nothing quite like this.” The sativa-dominant hybrid smells sweet and tastes fruity, with notes of spice. “This tends to be very powerful,” Calvert says. “It’s definitely your contemplative, cerebral type of product… it’s energy up, go, go, go.” Green Star Cannabis • 1403 N. Division, Suite A • greenstarcan.com • 919-3398 HOG BY THE NAKED EMPEROR Royal’s Manager Perri Davenport says the indica-dominant hybrid hails from Amsterdam via Tennessee and California, with traces back to the Hindu Kush region. The calming bud tastes and smells earthy — almost like lemon — and causes “couchlock” and/or an overall body buzz. Royal’s Cannabis • 7115 N. Division, Suite A • Facebook: Royal’s Cannabis • 808-2098 NORTHWEST FIRE BY NORTHWEST’S FINEST The sativa-dominant strain, a hybrid of Blue Dream and Sour Diesel, produces a citrus flavor, nice burn and long-lasting high, says Cannabis & Glass employee Sam Littlehale. “People tend to purchase the higher potency strains,” he says. “Sativas sell very well, the more energetic head high seems to appeal to more people.” Cannabis & Glass • 6620 N. Market, Suite 100 • facebook.com/CGSpokane • 309-6974 n
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Mike Boyer experienced both fame and infamy in the past year. JAKE THOMAS PHOTO
Still Number One Mike Boyer was the first person to buy legal weed in Spokane; his fame has had highs and lows BY JAKE THOMAS
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ll Mike Boyer wanted was “bragging rights” when he staked out a spot last July outside of a nondescript store in a strip mall to spend the night. Spokane Green Leaf, the the first recreational marijuana store in Spokane, was slated to open its doors, and Boyer wanted to make history by being its first customer. The next day, Boyer, wearing a tie-dye T-shirt and a big grin, shelled out $52 for two grams of Farmer J’s Sour Kush that he triumphantly held above his head as photographers snapped the image. Boyer had bragging rights, but he soon discovered that his unexpected fame had its downsides. “It screwed my life all around,” he says. “But I still regret nothing.” Shortly after the photo was published, two of Boyer’s employers, a security firm and an auto wash, saw the image. Although there’s some dispute over exactly what happened, Boyer says he lost both jobs. The story of Boyer’s firing was picked up by the national press, with the photo splashed across the Internet. The image, says Boyer, has at times haunted his job hunt. He recalls passing a required drug screen for a job, with the help of a chemical aid, only to have the boss confront him with the famous photo. He’s been accused of being “planted here to be negative for the movement.” He’s been accused of owning massive grow operations and owing money to the IRS. He’s been asked to autograph copies of last year’s Inlander weed issue. He’s received close to a pound and a half of free weed, along with thousands of dollars worth of
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bongs, T-shirts, Frisbees and stickers. He’s appeared on CNN, and he’s received phone calls from all over the country, including, he says, from Seth Rogen, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Kimmel. Boyer also landed gigs giving the “stoner point of view” for radio stations in Canada and Florida, and as far away as Australia. He says he had hoped to leverage his fame into speaking gigs across the country in support of relaxing marijuana laws, only to have his public relations agent drop the effort. Despite all the attention, Boyer is just a weed-loving Spokanite. A chatty 31-yearold who wears tie-dye T-shirts until they resemble spiderwebs, Boyer took his first hit in eighth grade from a friend’s parent’s pipe left in a garage. “I find that it’s basically a go-to for everything,” he says. “It’s kind of a cure-all. Do you just need to relax? Are you trying to be social? Do you need some energy? Are you trying to cure a real ailment or just have a f---ing good time?” Now seeking to get a job in the legal weed industry, Boyer recently wrapped up an internship at a medical dispensary and completed an online budtender certification program. He currently works at a gas station to get cash register experience. He sent out 80 packets to potential employers, with no luck. So in June, he attended a marijuana industry job fair. Hoping to get an advantage, he made a point of being first in line. “I figured being the first guy in line got me fired, so being the first guy in line [could] get me hired,” he says. jaket@inlander.com
Legal Hustle After a tough first year growing, things are starting to look up for Cip Paulsen BY LAEL HENTERLY
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larence “Cip” Paulsen III is no stranger to risk. He used to hang out with Evel Knievel, but that ended in 1989 when the two got into a scuffle at the Ridpath Hotel. He used to distribute massive quantities of cocaine, but that ended in 1995 when he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. Now he is one of Washington’s 400 licensed legal-marijuana producers and the proud owner of 35,000 thriving marijuana plants. At 56, Paulsen radiates the sort of energy and excitement typically associated with youth. But behind the devil-may-care, fun-guy facade — and few would deny that Paulsen is a fun guy — is a shrewd businessman whose wheels are constantly turning. If you hang out with him long enough, he’ll start pulling you aside occasionally to offer footnotes on what he’s thinking. How he plans to get the guy he was just chatting up to quit his job and come work for him; why he’s planning to go to a certain bar next; what he thinks could be happening in the legislature right now. He’s always calculating a couple of moves out, always preparing for the best and the worst things that could
happen. “I’m not a grower, I’m an information gatherer,” says Paulsen, whose 21,000-square-foot, partially hydroponic marijuana grow, GrowState, currently employs 44 people. Paulsen comes from a wealthy mining family with significant real estate holdings in Spokane and Idaho, among them a 131,500-square-foot warehouse which had been sitting empty since Costco moved to the Spokane Valley. When Paulsen approached his accountant Paul Fruci with his plan to turn the warehouse into a tierthree recreational marijuana production facility — the largest you can have here — Fruci says he was skeptical. “A lot of people saw this new industry kind of like the gold rush,” says Fruci. “There was an aura of easy money. A lot of those people have gone, or are going, broke.” But Paulsen wanted to do it, so they raised the necessary funds — all from within Washington — and embarked on the roller-coaster first year of legal weed production. “We have had to get an extreme amount of knowledge in a very short time,” says Paulsen. “There’s still a big
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learning curve. You try and grab knowledge over here and over here and maybe learn. We try to use the best professionals in different aspects of our operation.” Paulsen knew going into it that he wasn’t an expert grower. “Cip’s got his net worth on the line. That’s a lot of motivation to learn fast,” says Fruci. One thing Paulsen learned quickly was that the people with experience growing marijuana didn’t necessarily have knowledge they could parlay into a large-scale grow. “Most of these so-called master gardeners have been growing in a 300-squarefoot garage or basement,” he says. “We’re growing 21,000 square feet, so there’s a huge difference.” Paulsen’s ability to juggle solutions to multiple potential futures has been key to his success so far. Laws and regulations are in constant flux and he’s been operating without a blueprint. Everything has ended up costing more and taking longer than expected. Paulsen says he spent $175,000 on his 119-camera security system and his electricity bills are through the roof. “It sure was painted as a lot better picture than what it is,” says Paulsen. “At first we weren’t getting the whole story on how long it takes to grow, what the cycles are and how it works.” Growers also were expecting to get twice as much for their product. Throw in taxes — growers are currently paying the equivalent of 46 percent — and the financial realities of the first year have been harsh. Only 160 of the 334 licensed retailers have opened up shop, so there are currently 400 producers competing to get their product onto far fewer shelves than expected. Paulsen says he’s staying competitive by acting like a wholesaler, keeping his costs low and forgoing fancy packaging. His focus is on quality and efficiency, and he’s been diversifying his product lineup to stay on-trend. “We have crumble, shatter, wax, fudge, oil, concentrates, it’s just a never-ending learning thing,” says Paulsen. “I’ve had to learn so much in the last year, it’s just unbelievable, and I’m still not anywhere near where I want to be. We can always get better, and we will get better and better and better.” Even though it hasn’t been the gold rush he was hoping for, yet, Paulsen says he’s all-in and optimistic: “We’re proud to be a part of it.” n laelh@inlander.com
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ack in 2013, the arguments over I-502, the statewide initiative to legalize marijuana, were never of the alarmist Reefer Madness variety. In fact, the medical marijuana industry, worrying about new competition and regulations, powered much of the opposition. So far, the skeptics who did oppose pot legalization over worries about the societal impact of legalizing pot haven’t been pointing to calamity. “The sky’s not falling,” says Mitch Barker, executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, which opposed legalization. “We didn’t think it would.” Sure, there are anecdotal reports out there, but most have been waiting for better data to roll in. Remember, it wasn’t as if the moment the law went into effect, thousands of recreational marijuana shops opened up everywhere in the state. The hurdles of opening a shop — finding financing, getting licenses, opening a location — remained substantial, and access has grown slowly. The Washington State Healthy Youth Survey, conducted among the state’s school-age students in the fall of 2014, only caught students at the very beginning of marijuana legalization. The percent of frequent users remained unchanged from two years earlier. “So far we’re not seeing a spike in youth use,” says Linda Graham, health policy specialist with the Spokane Regional Health District. “We have a pretty rigorous retail system, so youth can’t buy it in stores.” Instead, the impact of legalization seemed to be mostly based on perceptions. The number of high school seniors who didn’t see a health risk from the regular use of marijuana rose from 37 percent to 45 percent. Two-thirds of seniors believed marijuana was easy to obtain. And from Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich’s perspective, marijuana-related incidents have increased in the past year at the schools. “[School Resource Officers tell us] we’re seeing more and more instances of marijuana in school, at the lower grades, down to junior high,” says Knezovich, a longtime legalization opponent. “[Marijuana-related] DUIs are up. We’ve had robberies. We’ve had burglaries, all related to marijuana.” Marijuana shops, typically cash-only businesses, are in particular a favorite target of thieves, he says. “One interesting robbery — they didn’t go after the cash. They went after the product.”
Statewide, stats do show a 56 percent increase in fatal crashes of people with marijuana in their system, and a 29 percent increase in drivers who test positive for the pot-chemical THC in their systems. But those statistics, the Seattle Times points out, are hazy. Inactive traces of THC can remain in the human body for weeks — the data doesn’t dive into the details — and the percent of the drivers testing positive for THC who were over the legal limit actually decreased from 2013. Not all the hoped-for-benefits have come to pass yet either. For good or bad, marijuana has only brought in a quarter of the anticipated tax revenue so far. And while supporters like public-television travel host Rick Steves penned op-eds promising the initiative would “bring cannabis out of the black market and regulate it,” the black market remains, Knezovich says . “The illegal market is stronger than ever,” Knezovich says. “That’s what all the investigators are saying.” Taxed and regulated legal weed is much pricier than the illegal stuff. And the risks, already fairly low, for selling pot on the black market are lower than ever, while investigation and prosecution has become a lot more complicated. “Right now, when we get a call about a marijuana grow, we have three questions: Is it a medical grow, is it a retail grow, or is it an illegal grow?“ Knezovich says. “We don’t have the resources to check out what is legal or what isn’t legal.” (In some counties, like Snohomish, the loss of revenue from marijuana-raid seizures has devastated drug task-force budgets.) Knezovich then points to Colorado, where the far more established medical marijuana market impacted the state long before its recent legalization. Yes, Colorado has seen massive increase in tax revenue and economic activity. No, fatal car accidents haven’t soared. Crime in Denver actually has dropped. But a series of reports by the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area found rising rates of drugrelated expulsions, pot use among teens, marijuana-related hospitalizations and accidental consumption of pot-infused edibles. Nebraska and Oklahoma are so peeved at the flood of weed from their neighbor, they’ve sued Colorado. This, Knezovich worries, is Washington’s future. The pot-store burglaries and increase in pot-related DUIs happened in Colorado too. “We’re starting to see the early phases of what happened in Colorado,” Knezovich says. n
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daho is still sticking out like a sore thumb among its Northwestern neighbors that have legalized or decriminalized pot in one form or another. (Montana and Nevada allow medical marijuana, it became legal recreationally in Oregon on July 1, and in California, possession even without a medical card is decriminalized.) A recent Idaho Politics Weekly poll shows that 53 percent of respondents “strongly oppose” legalization. In April, Idaho Governor Butch Otter vetoed a bill that would have allowed epileptic children with severe seizures to be treated with marijuana oil high in cannabidiol (CBD), but low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The bill, which passed 22-12 in the Senate and 39-30 in the House, would have allowed patients or their guardians to possess cannabidiol oil, but would not have allowed it to be grown or sold. “There were too many questions and problems and too few answers in this bill to let it become law,” Otter wrote in his veto letter to lawmakers, calling claims of successful treatment of epilepsy with CBD oil “more speculative than scientific.” Legalization groups are not discouraged, though. New Approach Idaho, a pro-legalization group, is already collecting signatures for the November 2016 election. The petition would decriminalize possession of 3 ounces or less of weed and paraphernalia possession, allow industrial hemp farms and permit medical patients to have up to eight ounces and 12 plants.
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Since pot was legalized in Washington state in 2012, both Coeur d’Alene and Moscow police say their enforcement of marijuana possession hasn’t changed. Numbers for each department indicate slight increases in pot arrests in 2012, but those numbers went back down in 2013 and ’14. “Our enforcement of pot hasn’t changed,” says Sgt. Brandon McCormick of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department. “It’s not a priority, but if we catch somebody, we still charge them accordingly.” However, Michael Waldrup, an attorney for the Idaho chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, says he’s seen an increase in the number of possession charges since 2012. “There is a pattern of stopping people with out-of-state license plates for technical violations of Idaho rules of the road,” Waldrup says. “If you have license plates from a state that has legal marijuana, there’s a good chance they’re going to figure out a reason to stop you just so they can try and search your car.” For example, Idaho law says drivers must turn on their blinker for a full five seconds before changing lanes, and the state has some fairly serious mud flap laws. Waldrup also says there is a “checkerboard approach” throughout counties in Idaho. Some — like Lemhi in central Idaho — sentence people to jail time for minor possession charges, while others take a more progressive approach and slap you with a fine. mitchr@inlander.com
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Maybe you thought you had to trek to the giant frying pan or biggest ball of twine to entertain and annoy your children. Good news: The Inland Northwest offers all of the opportunity without all of the hours on the road. Here’s what you can see when you meander to Silverwood Get an early start on your day. Upriver Drive winds from downtown Spokane through the Spokane Valley. Your first stop is Minnehaha, one of our most popular rock climbing destinations. Fields of granite and a 70-foot rise impress, while smaller climbs and pretty views delight. Try the climb overhanging Don Quixote. This inner city crag is enough to work up a proper appetite.
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You’ll need a strategy to see all of Silverwood, with its 70-plus rides, four roller coasters, steam engine train, waterpark, live entertainment and more. We suggest checking the temp and following this rule of thumb: If it’s over 90 degrees, hit the waterpark first. Boulder Beach beats expectations with the usual attractions like Elkhorn Creek (read: lazy river), Boulder Beach Bay (side by side wave pools) and Toddler Springs. You’ll first feel the flight or fight response when you consider if Velocity Peak will be your first ride or your last. This 3-speed slide complex gives you a choice when it comes to going fast, and one is whizzing down the slide at 55 mph. It will probably occur to you that whether you face your fear straight on or save it for a braver moment, you can’t leave this park without slaying that dragon — but that’s what got you here, isn’t it? Besides, you can’t look like a wuss in front of the kids.
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Elevation Gain Let’s Climb a Mountain isn’t one of Spokane’s most heralded athletic events, but it might be one of its most difficult BY FRANNY WRIGHT
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line of runners in tutus, neon outfits and high school T-shirts are gathered at Riverfront Park underneath the Clock Tower. They aren’t waiting for fireworks or a concert. They’re stretching to prepare for a race across Spokane. And hopefully to the top of a mountain. This isn’t your typical fun run. There isn’t paint or mud or zombies — well, there might be a team dressed up like zombies, but that’s not the point. Let’s Climb a Mountain is a 34.3-mile race that begins and ends at two of Spokane’s most iconic landmarks — the Clock Tower and the top of Mt. Spokane. This race has been challenging runners since 1980, and though its numbers have decreased, director Ron Nutkowitz hopes that people will realize how unique — and challenging — it is to Spokane and the Inland Northwest as a whole. While hardly as popular as Bloomsday or a number of other regional runs, Nutkowitz says it’s a valuable event for the running community and community at large.
Larry Taylor makes his way up the grueling Mount Spokane section of the Let’s Climb a Mountain course. RON NUTKOWITZ PHOTO
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CULTURE | SPORTS “ELEVATION GAIN,” CONTINUED... “All of the profit from the race goes to the Greater Spokane League for kids who can’t afford running shoes, or to help pay for other things teams may need,” he says. “I would like to see this race expand so that we could do even more. We want kids to be able to run if they enjoy it, not only if they can afford it or if they’re the best at it.” The length of the course and lack of phone connectivity make the more than 70 volunteers who come together from organizations around Spokane crucial to ensure the race is safely managed. Trevor Carlson was introduced to Let’s Climb a Mountain in 1999 when he was running for North Idaho College. “My friend Brad got a relay team together and we had a good time running it,” Carlson says. “The challenge to it is that at about 21 miles, it keeps going up and up and gets steeper until the end.” Even after moving to California four years ago, Carlson couldn’t stop thinking about this race, so he got together a reunion team in 2013. “We all had a lot of fun again, and at the finish we were joking around and everyone was saying, ‘Trevor you can do the whole thing solo next year, and we’ll make a team and see who wins.’” In 2014, they did just that. Though Carlson felt familiar with the course, having run two separate legs, he had never run more than a 10k before. After a year of training, the end of the race presented him with a new challenge. “In the last few miles, I realized that I could probably walk just about as fast as I was running and it wouldn’t be as taxing, but every time I lengthened my stride to walk, my leg started cramping up,” he says. Carlson, forced to continue with his shorter running
Let’s Climb a Mountain is one of the most strenuous events in the region and requires more than 70 volunteers (seen right) to pull off. RON NUTKOWITZ PHOTO strides, finished the race at 4:29:00, the best overall solo time of the 2014 race. Carlson’s friends’ team, which they named “Beat Trevor,” edged him out with 4:20:48. Carlson’s success at Let’s Climb a Mountain last year is inspiring him to run a 100k in the Portland area next spring. “Even though I’m pretty devoted to training a little differently and my body will appreciate the break, my mind keeps wanting me to run [Let’s Climb a Mountain] again,” he says. Among the traditions surrounding the event is the hot dogs. “It’s funny that we have hot dogs, because runners probably don’t care for hot dogs — I’m a runner and I don’t think I would want one after a race — but one year I didn’t have them, and I definitely heard about it,” says
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ust weeks after the biggest three-on-three basketball tournament on the planet, the basketball court in Peaceful Valley Park is barren. The sweltering heat has forced neighborhood ballers to seek refuge in their homes or the nearby flowing river until the summer sun finally sets. On a cooler afternoon, locals are known to inhabit the park in loving memory of “The King of Peaceful Valley,” Jerry Talley, who was famous in the area for his love of the court situated underneath the Maple Street Bridge. Whether they’re alone practicing their free throws or playing a pickup game with neighbors, the people of Peaceful Valley are never alone on the court. Since Talley left the blacktop for the final time in 2012, some new players were added to the park that are a bit out of the ordinary, even by Peaceful Valley standards. The neighborhood is already a safe haven for the eccentric, the unique and the delight-
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BOOK | At first glance, MODERN ROMANCE could be seen as just another funny book about outrageous relationship failures or a sociology textbook on the topic of dating in the age of constant communication. In reality, it’s a captivating, innovative and absolutely hilarious combination of both. Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation) serves as the witty, sarcastic narrator to the book, which is packed with research led by NYU sociologist and author Eric Kleinenberg. The data includes everything from charts, like the percentages of people who say extramarital affairs are “morally unacceptable” by country, to personal anecdotes — one woman recounted how a guy showed up to their first date in a beekeeping suit.
fully unusual. But these new ballers may be the ’hood’s weirdest residents. That’s because these Peaceful Valley oddities are humansized birds, marine life and woodland animals who rock at basketball. The mysterious patrons of Peaceful Valley Park were added by an unknown artist sometime after Talley left the basketball court. Appropriately, they’re already decked out in uniforms and have a reasonable supply of basketballs. The art is wholesome, and gives Spokane hope that street paintings, murals and creations can be something more than gang-related tags. For the most part, it has been untouched and loved by the people of Peaceful Valley. — KARA STERMER
LITERATURE THE NEXT SPOKANE POET LAUREATE In 2013, Spokane became one of just a few American cities to employ a Poet Laureate when Whitworth lecturer and local writer Thom Caraway (pictured) was named to the position. With Caraway’s term now up, the search is on for a new writer to become the literary voice of Spokane, as well as a spokesperson for the city’s booming writing community. The Poet Laureate is committed to a two-year term writing about the community, helping organize readings and more, and is given a $2,000 stipend for his or her time. To nominate someone (or nominate yourself), visit spokanearts.submittable.com by Aug. 20.
ALBUM | If you’re plugged into the rap world, you know Vince Staples from his mixtapes, collaborations with artists like Common, Earl Sweatshirt and Mac Miller, and his 2014 EP Hell Can Wait. But if you’re like me, you’ve (regretfully) only just heard about him after the June 30 release of his debut full-length album SUMMERTIME ’06. It’s a 20-track, 59-minute double LP that flows like one complete piece — a steady, dark, raw sound that blends each track together until the album suddenly ends mid-sentence. Staples tells the chilling, honest story of the summertime when his childhood ended and an adolescence of gang violence, drug deals and bodies in alleys began. VIDEO | Every “Wine Wednesday,” Buzzfeed employee Matt Bellassai sits at his desk, presses “record,” drinks an entire bottle of wine and then complains about things. Then he posts it online to be viewed by millions. This is the concept of the hysterical video series WHINE ABOUT IT. Tune in on his Facebook page (facebook. com/buzzfeedmatt) every Wednesday to hear gems like this: “That one friend who’s like, ‘Oh let’s not split the bill evenly because all I got was a side salad.’ Well, I’m sorry you chose the shit option. That was your choice. That wasn’t mine, sir.”
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The Connoisseur Concerts Wind Ensemble is set to play the overture to a Mozart opera at Mozart in the Park.
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e’s been dead for more than 200 years, and still the celebration of his life goes on. Not just in Spokane, where the Mozart on a Summer’s Eve concert series is celebrating its 25th anniversary next week, but around the world, classical music lovers hold festivals and elegant galas all in the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Austrian prodigy/composer was most likely put on this earth to make us all feel extremely inadequate, but also inspired. He partied hard and made bawdy jokes (poop was hilarious even back in the 1700s). By 16, he’d written 25 symphonies. At 25, he premiered his 13th opera. By the time he passed away at 35 from a mysterious illness, Mozart had composed more than 600 works. In all of this inspiration, it makes sense why even today we want to know more about him — why the Spokane event has become so much of a tradition. Music director and French horn player Verne Windham has his own take on why celebrating Mozart in Manito Park is so popular. “It defines summer for so many people,” says Windham, also program director for local public radio station KPBX. “Forever, any civilization needs something like this to celebrate themselves and the really lovely things. It’s become an event that Spokane has come to depend on.” Still, he never expected the event to run for 25 years. “We live in a world where there’s less and less mutual shared experience, and this is a way we can keep having those,” Windham explains. The first half of the program features Spokane Symphony concertmaster Mateusz Wolski,
violist Jessica Lee and cellist/Northwest Bach Festival Artistic Director Zuill Bailey taking on Mozart’s only string trio, Divertimento in E-flat Major. The second part of the evening starts with the Connoisseur Concerts Wind Ensemble playing the overture to the Mozart opera, Cosi fan Tutte — a tribute to the very first Mozart on a Summer’s Eve concert in 1990, where it was played — and continues with audience favorite selections. Last month, beloved American conductor and longtime Bach Festival Director Gunther Schuller passed away at 89. Windham has two works planned in his memory, including the Schuller-penned piece Sandpoint Rag. As a speaker at the recent commencement ceremony for the Cleveland Institute of Music, Schuller left the students with this: “You will find that life is very short. Don’t waste a minute.” You could do worse than spending an evening in a park listening to the music of a composer who made the most of every moment he was given. Mozart on a Summer’s Eve • Tue-Wed, July 14-15, at 7 pm • $10 lawn seating/$30 table seating (limited tickets left) • Manito Park • 1800 S. Grand Blvd. • mozartspokane.com • TicketsWest.com • 326-4942 For those reserving tables, Luna restaurant will cater dinner by separate request (call 4482383). For lawn seating, bring blankets and/ or chairs to sit on. Picnic food and alcoholic beverages are encouraged. Seating opens at 5:30 pm. In case of rain, the program will be moved to St. John’s Cathedral (127 E. 12th).
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t a mile wide and 2,000 feet deep, the crater seems to swallow the entire sky. Stepping up to the 8,363-foot summit of Mount St. Helens, my brother and I gaze out over the lower Cascade Range. A chilly wind whips across the fields of snow as we traverse the precarious rim. All we can D I S T I L L E D feel is relief and A SHOT OF LIFE wonder. Kneeling down, I use an ice ax to chip a pair of fist-sized holes in the hard snowpack. My younger brother pulls two PBRs from his pack and buries them. The beer can wait a few more minutes. It’s been a long climb. When this mountain infamously blew in 1980, the eruption blasted away 3.7 billion cubic yards of landscape, wiping out miles of surrounding forests and killing 57 people. As May marked the 35th anniversary, my brother and I set out to see the devastation for ourselves. Such a mountain demands commitment: The clearing of schedules, careful preparation, anticipation and an early start. As we approach the trailhead — with our climbing permits and meticulously inventoried packs — cell service drops off and daily worries fade. The rest of the world can wait.
Soon, we start up the sharp spine of Monitor Ridge, rising toward a summit still out of sight. Hiking turns to scrambling as the trail disappears into a heap of jagged boulders, piling skyward. Knees burn. Palms scrape. Grit sticks to sweat as we stumble through pumice ash and gravel, turning back to hoist each other through the steepest sections. For six hours, we ascend uninterrupted. My brother and I talk about our careers, some upcoming summer plans. We discuss relationships and new responsibilities. We share childhood memories and wild dreams, laughing between labored breaths. Despite living on opposite sides of the state, for six hours the mountain brings us together. It forces us to work as a team, to listen, to help each other move forward. Everything feels simple and shared, both burden and success, like when we were kids. And it could have been anything — a road trip or a bike ride or sailing — anything that strips off distraction and demands that focused commitment. For us, it’s Mount St. Helens. Standing at the summit, we finally crack open those cold beers and drink in miles of rugged skyline. Here’s to many more adventures to come. I can’t wait.
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Farm to Tea Cup Tirza Wibel, owner of Winterwoods Tea Company, hopes to bring an appreciation of the beverage to the region. TIMOTHY PHILLIPS PHOTO
Slowing down with Winterwoods Tea Company founder Tirza Wibel BY LAURA JOHNSON
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nsects buzzing in the distance, trees and tall grass bending in the summer breeze, ice clinking in a perspiring glass of handcrafted mint tea — these are the sounds Tirza Wibel drinks in while relaxing on the Green Bluff Grange front porch two weeks ago, a place of shady refuge from the oppressive heat. Sitting on a hard wooden bench, the tea entrepreneur explains her philosophy regarding the beverage: it shouldn’t be gulped down in a minute. “Americans don’t know how to slow down,” say
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Wibel, who was born in Denmark but immigrated to Oregon at age 10. “Often we put tasks in front of relationships. But stopping and drinking tea can allow you to connect with those around you.” The teas she creates for her Winterwoods Tea Company, mixed at the Grange, are evidence of this ethos. Along with Farmers Market Mint, there are GreenBluff Green, Rose City Chocolate, Inland Grey — 15 varieties in all. Each vacuum-sealed packet serves about 30 cups of tea and is hand-packed with organic, fair-trade tea leaves
from India, along with herbs, flowers and fruits picked from local farms, organic whenever possible. Wibel is adamant that her freshly made products are preservativefree. Yet one package, stored in a dark, dry space, will last up to a year. Each label includes steeping times and temperatures, depending on the ingredients. Camellia sinensis, the plant that produces black, green, oolong and white teas, is mostly grown in China, India and parts of Africa. But other than that base of leaves, “It’s about what can be grown right here in the
Although preservative-free, Winterwoods tea can last a year. TIMOTHY PHILLIPS PHOTO Northwest,” she says. Wibel, 37, has always been a tea drinker. As a child, afternoon tea with her family mostly excited her because of the sugar cubes. But as she grew to love the flavor, she liked the way tea could be something soothing, almost healing, for those gathered around it — even without any sugar. The idea for her business came out of her family’s Tea Tuesdays tradition. Every week, her five children, now ranging from ages 3 to 13, would help make scones and homemade tea for an afternoon treat. Moving to Colville from Oregon two years ago for her husband’s job, Wibel wanted a way to participate in local farmers markets. By utilizing produce from Green • Tea is the second most consumed Bluff to make her teas, she beverage in the world, behind water saw a niche that hadn’t yet been filled — essen• The term “chai” means “tea” tially, antioxidant-rich Inland Northwest teas. • Tea was invented more than 5,000 Down in the woodyears ago in China paneled Grange basement, a space she rents for • All types of tea are made from the ca- its certified commercial mellia sinensis plant — except for herbal kitchen, Wibel is mixing teas, which technically aren’t teas at all dried organic peppermint, lavender, chamomile and • Approximately 85 percent of tea rose hips into a birdbathconsumed in America is iced sized, stainless-steel bowl. The fragrant smell of Pacific • Among American millennials espeCoast Lavender intoxicates cially, tea consumption is on the rise — the senses. She scoops the but is still well below coffee healthy mixture into an unsealed package and weighs CourTesy of The TeA AssoCiATion of The u.s.A. inC. it out evenly. She does this every two weeks, sometimes with help from friends or family, other times alone. She says the response to her teas has been overwhelming: “It’s gone from being more of a hobby to a full-time job.” At her first Idaho farmers market last summer, Wibel sold out of nearly everything, inspiring her to officially open for business in January after studiously researching industry suppliers and getting licensed in Washington. As the company has progressed — Brain Freeze Creamery has even included her tea in its ice cream — the next step is to go wholesale and build a commercial kitchen in her home. Wibel also plans to add other flavors. There was a time she thought she’d end up in New York City as a successful career woman. She worked as a publicist for years in Seattle, but once she had kids, “My world shifted and I wanted to be with them.” With Winterwoods Tea Company, she can work and still have time for her family. “Tea has helped me connect with this community,” Wibel says. “I love being a part of a group of people committed to making this area grow.”
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Buried Personality A director’s distinctive style is lost in the rote thrills of Self/less BY SCOTT RENSHAW
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espite a film journalist’s most earnest efforts, we aren’t clued into everything about movies all the time. While many features roll into theaters after months of hype, or a respected auteur’s latest work is greeted with a similarly lengthy period of festival buzz, occasionally it happens that a new film arrives where we might absorb little knowledge regarding what it’s about, or even who made it. See, John and Jane Q. American Moviegoer: We critics can be just like you after all. So it came to pass that, on a recent morning, the motion picture Self/less unfolded before me. And after nearly two hours, when the director’s name finally appeared on the screen, my first reaction was, “That was a Tarsem Singh movie?” The name may be unfamiliar to you, but you’ve probably seen his work, going all the way back to his iconic music video for R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.” He’s made movies that, no matter what you thought about their overall quality, were never wanting for visual imagination: The Cell, The Fall, even his more commercially mainstream work like Immortals and Mirror Mirror. Of the many things one could say about a Tarsem Singh movie, you could never say it didn’t look like a Tarsem Singh movie. And yet we have this science-fiction suspense yarn, which begins with a multimillionaire New York real estate tycoon named Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) who’s dying of cancer. He’s willing to use his money to destroy the careers of rivals in the interest of preserving his empire, so it’s no surprise that he’s willing to consider using that money to prolong his life — even if that means considering an experimental procedure in which his consciousness is transferred into a new, genetically engineered host body. But when Damian wakes up in his new body (Ryan Reynolds) and receives his new identity of Edward Kittner, he begins to have hallucinations that suggest someone else might have once occupied that body. Rote conspiracy-thriller elements — built around a plot nearly identical to the 1966 John Frankenheimer film Seconds — ensue, including (but not limited to): dark sedans following people; friends turning out to be secret spies; Internet search enSELF/LESS gine research; children in peril. The Rated PG-13 “mystery” of Damian’s new identity Directed by Tarsem Singh is resolved fairly quickly — you alStarring Ryan Reynolds, Matthew ready know if you’ve seen the trailer Goode, Ben Kingsley — leaving little more than the visceral effectiveness of a few individual chase sequences or fistfights to keep you watching. That empty space easily could have been occupied by a more interesting central performance, but it’s not clear how much of that problem is Reynolds’ fault. It’s true that he makes little effort to mimic Kingsley’s mannerisms in a way that seems consistent with the way we see other beneficiaries of this procedure behave, or to convey Damian’s supreme master-of-the-universe confidence now that he’s also a physical specimen, aside from throwing a few elbows in pickup basketball. That failing, however, seems to be built into the script by David and Alex Pastor, who seem only vaguely interested in digging into the socioeconomic side of this “business,” including those who profit from the sacrifices of soldiers. Self/less didn’t require a sermon, but it could have used something to anchor the story more firmly as an allegory with a conscience. It could have used more of Singh’s distinctive Tarsem-ness, as well, especially in a story with a “living in another person’s mind” hook similar to The Cell. He gets to show off a few stylistic flourishes as strange memories begin to intrude on Damian’s consciousness, as well as a montage capturing Damian/Edward enjoying the hedonistic life afforded him by his healthy new body. There’s also an unsettling sequence in which Singh cross-cuts between an argument and a young girl making her way toward a room too quiet and full of toys to be anything but creepy. And that’s about it, as the look of Self/less remains mostly functional, pushing the story forward without much attempt to expand the concept of a person absorbing another man’s life. Then again, maybe there’s something metaphorically appropriate about that. If this was ever meant to be a cautionary tale about the human cost of valuing corporate “creators” over those who facilitate that creation, maybe we’re seeing the effects in action. Self/ less finds a unique filmmaker’s personality buried beneath something that seems to have no greater goal than continuing to exist.
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Amy Winehouse only made two albums, and her chaotic personal life drew far more attention than her Grammy wins, monster hits and stunning voice. The documentary Amy puts the focus back on the singer’s artistry, at least for 90 minutes, as it tells the story of how a girl focused on the joy of music rose to fame — only to have that fame push her toward a dramatic and tragic demise at just 27. (DN) Rated R
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Bathsheba Everdeen (Carey Mulligan) — an ambitious heiress who enjoys her independence — has drawn three admirers, and must navigate between her desires for love and her autonomy. “It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings,” she says, “in a language chiefly made by men to express theirs.” The story illuminates the nature of relationships, love and the value of strength through hardships. This British film marks the fourth film adaptation of the classic 1874 Tom Hardy novel. At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated PG-13
THE GALLOWS
Any theater/opera house worth its salt is supposedly haunted. The California high school theater featured in The Gallows gained its ghost after an accidental onstage death during a production 20 years ago. Filmed as found footage, the twisty horror movie follows a group of students who attempt to recreate the play. Understandably, things go badly. The film was made for about $100,000, and features all
unknown actors using their real names (just to make it scarier for them during the process). Don’t expect any blood or gore in this one, just straight heartstopping thrills. (LJ) Rated R
I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
In a dramedy made for those of a certain age, widowed Carol (Blythe Danner) has begun to feel lonely and depressed. Her friends (June Squibb, Rhea Perlman and Mary Kay Place) attempt to help her find some love and joy. After many awkward encounters, she meets the charismatic, affluent Bill (Sam Elliott) and goes on a date with him. At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated PG-13
MINIONS
Minions opens with a grand history of the race, starting with their evolution from tiny one-yellow-celled creatures from the Despicable Me movies floating in the primordial seas through the form we see them in now. The film is overly thick with backstory about the cute little buggers and distracts from the charm they brought to the original films. (MJ) Rated PG
SELF/LESS
Director Tarsem Singh (The Cell, Immortals) doesn’t quite live up to expectations in this science-fiction suspense yarn about a multimillionaire New York real estate tycoon named Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) who’s dying of cancer. Instead of kicking the bucket, he undergoes an experimental procedure that puts his mind into the body of a younger man (Ryan Reynolds) in order to destroy his business rival. (SR) Rated PG-13
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A man decides to climb out his retirement home window and disappear right before his 100th birthday party. He goes to the local bus station and travels wherever the road takes him — it happens to involve a suitcase full of cash, a cadaver dog, an elephant and some unlucky endings for those who pursue him. This Swedish film with English subtitles is based on the best-selling Jonas Jonasson novel by the same name. At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated R
THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has made an AI creation that he calls Ultron with some nifty powers from the defeated Loki (from the last movie). Ultron (the voice of James Spader) has some of Tony’s attitudes, but a glitch in its “birth” makes it go a bit cyberinsane, and it extrapolates Tony’s notion of world peace to mean “a planet without humans.” Oh, and the Hulk has gone bonkers, so the Avengers also have that mess to clean up. (MJ) Rated PG-13
THE COKEVILLE MIRACLE
In 1986, in the sleepy town of Cokeville, Wyoming, a couple named David and Doris Young walked into an elementary school armed with guns and a homemade explosive. After they gathered all of the teachers and students into one classroom, the bomb detonated killing only the Youngs. (In real life, David killed Doris and then himself). Eyewitness survivor accounts say they were saved thanks to heavenly intervention. T.C. Christensen’s independent film The Cokeville Miracle vividly depicts the encounter and the aftermath of a small town trying its best to grapple with tragedy, skepticism and faith. At AMC (LJ) Rated PG-13
DOPE
In Sundance star Dope, a brilliant young African-American man, Malcolm (Shameik Moore), lives in a rough neighborhood of Los Angeles. He tries to stay out of trouble – he wants to make it into Harvard – and spends his time worshipping ’90s hip hop and playing in a punk band with his friends. However, unlikely happenings find him and his friends in the world of drugs ...continued on next page
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The bros from the HBO series are back and as bro-y as ever, bro. The film begins with Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) partying with a bunch of hot people in Ibiza and then he finds out he might do a remake of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde and he’s all like “Yo, Ari? Am I gonna do the movie?” and the Turtle is like, “Yo, is Vince gonna do the movie?” Add in some gay jokes and glamorization of Hollywood’s worst parts and apparently you have something that looks like a movie. (SR) Rated R
INSIDE OUT
Pixar’s newest film (following 2013’s Monsters University) is a major “emotion” picture — it’s about how choices between conflicting emotions drive the life of a Minnesota family. Young Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) and her parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan) struggle with joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust — that’s Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling, respectively — and the personified emotions create their own problems inside Riley’s head. (MS) Rated PG
JURASSIC WORLD
This reimagining of the beloved trilogy features a familiar plot line but an entirely new cast, and even a new direction. Though Steven Spielberg is executive producer, Colin Trevorrow has stepped up to the role of director for this fourth journey into the Jurassic extravaganza. Set 22 years postJurassic Park, the dreamed-about, fully functioning dinosaur amusement park is finally a reality. \ (KA) Rated PG-13 This rock biopic about the life of Brian Wilson is an insightful look at two periods of the surfer boy’s life. In the midto-late-’60s segments, when Wilson was at his songwriting and producing peak as the creative genius behind the Beach Boys, he’s played by Paul Dano. In the parts set in the 1980s, Wilson, played by John Cusack, is now a drugaddled, empty shell of a man, under the “care” of psychologist Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti), a short-tempered, delusional sociopath who seems to thrive only when he has total control over other people. Somehow, it all works. (ES) Rated PG-13
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Fury Road is astonishing in a way that makes you feel like you haven’t seen a true action movie in a while, underscoring how sterile the genre has been. Warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh KeaysByrne) thinks he’s sending his trusted Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) on a mission to bring back fuel from Gas Town to the Citadel he rules with an iron fist, but she’s got a secret mission
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of her own: to free the enslaved “breeders” of Joe’s children and bring them to the Green Place far away that she remembers from her own childhood. (MJ) Rated R
MAGIC MIKE XXL
“It’s not bro time, it’s showtime,” a club owner says to the male strippers of Magic Mike XXL, characters made famous in 2012 with Magic Mike. That memorable quote is not quite indicative of the film, however. The story starts three years after legendary stripper Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) retired at his peak. When he finds out the bros of his old crew, the Kings of Tampa, are going on a road trip for a “blow-out” finale, he can’t resist the memories — he comes along and takes it all off. (MS) Rated R
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The story of a heroic military dog suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome after his trainer dies in battle turns into about a dozen other loosely related stories about the Texas family that takes him in and tries to help him adjust. But beyond over-plotting, there’s also a combo of bad drama and bad acting. Even the dogfights — on the ground, between dogs, not in the air, between planes — are lousy. They look like pooches at play. (ES) Rated PG
ME EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s adaptation of Jesse Andrews’ young-adult novel, this film pulled off the rare sweep of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The story about a teenage boy guilted into befriending a classmate suffering from cancer is touching and provides a timely look at our culture’s narcissistic ways. (SR) Rated PG-13
PITCH PERFECT 2
All the favorite characters are back: Anna Kendrick as Beca the unlikely choirgirl, Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy and Elizabeth Banks as one of the worst commentators ever. This time around, the Barden Bellas are at the top of the collegiate a cappella world. But when a concert — in front of the president, no less — goes awry, they must clear their good name by entering in an international voice competition that no American team has ever won. (LJ) Rated PG-13
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Director Paul Feig goes back to the well with Melissa McCarthy for their third movie together (Bridesmaids, The Heat). McCarthy plays a meek CIA agent thrust into an epic globetrotting adventure alongside professional asskicker Jason Statham and über-suave Jude Law as they try to hunt down sexy foe Rose Byrne, another Bridesmaids veteran. (DN) Rated R
TED 2
When Ted (a talking stuffed bear voiced by director, writer and producer Seth McFarlane) tries to have a baby with his new wife, he asks his best friend, John (Mark Wahlberg), to provide the sperm. But his help doesn’t stop there. When Ted and his wife are denied custody unless Ted can prove he is human, the two best bros team up with lawyer Samantha L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) and take to the courts to defend Ted’s civil rights. (MS) Rated R
TERMINATOR GENISYS
Neither a remake nor a prequel nor a sequel, it’s kind of a reinvention of the first two films, but with all sorts of new futures and pasts. Yet for the first halfhour or so, it appears that we’re reliving the first film from a different point of view. There’s John Connor (Jason Clarke) in 2029, pumping up his rebel followers with a rousing pep talk about how “this is the night we take back our world” from the machines. But suddenly pieces that we didn’t know were missing from that first film are filled in. (ES) Rated PG-13
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
After debuting in Japan last year, this animated film has now hit U.S. soil with all new voices from American actors including Kathy Bates, John C. Reilly, and Catherine O’Hara. The story follows, Anna Sasaki (Hailee Steinfeld), who is sent to spend the summer with relatives. While exploring one day, she comes across an abandoned mansion where she meets Marnie (Kiernan Shipka), a mysterious girl only Anna can see. Marnie appears to Anna a few times to share stories about her life, and only after returning home does Anna come to understand who Marnie really is. At the Magic Lantern. (ER) Rated PG
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BY MARYANN JOHANSON love the Minions. They made the perfect Despicable Me even loonier, and they were the only tolerable thing about the execrable Despicable Me 2. I seem to recall thinking after DP1 that they totally deserved their own movie. But I was wrong. Or at least the movie they’ve now gotten is not the movie they deserve. Turns out, the Minions are better off without a backstory. Their mystery was part of their charm. Oh, this is fine for little kids. They’ll laugh at the slapstick antics of the small yellow blobs and probably have a fine time. But I am not a little kid, and I do not write for little kids. Minions opens with a grand history of the race, starting with their evolution from tiny oneyellow-celled creatures floating in the primordial seas through the form we see them in now. So now we’re forced to consider how the Minions evolved when they’re all apparently male. At least, they all seem to have male names; the narrator of the history lesson (Geoffrey Rush) rattles off a long list of Minion names — all male — for some reason that makes no sense at all unless it’s to reassure us that, yes, all Minions are male. And yet they also have sexual attraction: we witness one Minion hitting on a yellow fire hydrant. So the Minions must all be gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that (or with being hydrantoriented), but that tends to hinder reproduction without technological assistance. And then there’s the Minions’ cultural his-
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NO STOPPING HIM Graham Nash has written songs that moved a generation, and he’s still creating BY LAURA JOHNSON
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hen his 2013 autobiography finally was finished, Graham Nash skimmed back through the pages and thought: “I wish I was him.” Everything seemed too unbelievable. That English singer-songwriter — who hung out with hippie rock stars in Laurel Canyon, was a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, played Woodstock and wrote songs that meant something big to people around the world — that couldn’t be his life. Even now at 73, on a particularly warm morning last month, the tenor is talking from his home in L.A. (his permanent residence is in Hawaii) about how privileged he is to continue performing and writing. And he’s doing it all because he wants to. “It’s been an incredible life. I’ve never been one to look back, I always try to stay in the moment,” he admits. “I mean, look what we get to do. Get paid a fortune and then do it a next night? What is wrong with this picture? But it’s the art of the communication and the love that the fans have for this band that’s most impressive.” ...continued on next page
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While not currently touring, Nash’s band with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young is not officially broken up. Even through their turmoil of drug habits and burgeoning egos in the 1970s, they merely took breaks. Mostly they’ll work as CSN — the last time they all performed together was 2013 — but Nash is hopeful that Young will come around again. Though they fit cohesively on stage, all are solo performers in their own right. Like next week, when Nash comes to the Bing Crosby Theater for an intimate show. He’ll play the hits he wrote — “Our House,” “Teach Your Children,” and “Better Days” — but also new, unreleased material. Nash always has a song running through his head, whether it’s of his own creation or not. “Right now I probably have, like, 15 more songs in my head,” he says. But to write a new song, he has to be moved by something. It doesn’t come out of thin air. This week in particular has been rife with material — same-sex marriage was just legalized and health care for all is holding on, he says. Current events (often controversial) have always motivated his work. And even if he isn’t writing a new song, he’s taking pictures. He says he sees music in particularly amazing photography, that all of art eventually blurs together when it’s done well enough. “No one has to listen to me or agree with me,” he says. “But I get to speak my mind. It’s why I’m so proud to be an American citizen.” Sometimes with new music, it’s not the right time for CSN to record, so he goes solo. His most recent work, recorded with guitarist Shane Fontayne, should come out next spring, he says. In the meantime, he’ll do a spate of small shows before hooking up with CSN. Often at CSN shows, Crosby likes to say that Nash wrote anthems “the whole world sings,” Stills created “incredible rock ’n’ roll” and that he wrote the “weird shit.” According to Nash, this is
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one of the truest things Crosby has ever said. Through all of their disagreements, these men are some of each other’s most meaningful relationships. Nash has had big loves in his life. His first and second wives (he’s been married to former actress Susan Sennett for nearly 40 years); his bands; the Everly Brothers, who first inspired him; and, of course, Joni Mitchell. It’s because they loved hard and broke up that their two seminal solo works, Blue in Mitchell’s case and Nash’s Songs for Beginners, were fully developed. Heartbreak and forgiveness inspired these songs. “I believe that life starts and it finishes, and relationships start and relations end, and sometimes they don’t,” he says. “One of the questions I’ll eventually ask whoever is running this insane universe is, ‘What was the plan here?’ It seems so complicated.” These days, Mitchell is recovering from a brain aneurysm that shook fans and family back in March. And for everything that happened between them, she and Nash are still friends. “I’ve been in contact, we talk almost every single day,” he says. “She’s getting better and she’s at home, just not receiving visitors at this time.” With all of the memories floating around, he thought of the next generation when writing that tell-all book, Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life. “I really did it for my grandchildren,” he says. “My children have been there with me, they know how I am and how I live my life, but my grandchildren, under 2, don’t know me. They may want to know how their grandfather was, and how he made it from a poor upbringing to where I am now.” lauraj@inlander.com An evening with Graham Nash • Wed, July 15, at 7:30 pm • $46-$56 • All-ages • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • TicketsWest.com • 227-7638
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The pair soon releases their debut EP, Black, which they recorded with Mirror Mirror’s Jason Lee Campbell and will release through Wiener Records, a subsidiary of California-based Burger Records. “The whole idea behind it was when you end up back in the place where you grew up, and it’s been awhile, it can inspire some emotion,” Slater says. “It’s based off of that idea, trying to zap the frustration a bit, but also harness it and try to do something productive with it.” “We write all the songs together so we get to figure out a feeling or emotion, something behind the song, then we articulate it,” Alexander adds. The duo began recording in February and hoped to have Black out sooner, but faced delays waiting for people to return emails and outsourcing some of the work. “On one hand, the process was a little overwhelming,” said Alexander, who has previously sung with local acts Real Life Rockaz and Flying Spiders. “But on the other hand, it’s a comforting level of control to have.” “When you just have two people in the band, we know everything that’s going on,” Slater says. “When you bring somebody else in, it gets complicated.” The delay ended up being a blessing in disguise, though, as it gave Slater and Alexander plenty of time to work on the Smokes’ debut album, which the duo plans to record with a friend in Seattle just three days after the EP release show this weekend. “We’re ready to get that stuff recorded, get on the road and, I guess, become huge stars,” Slater says with a laugh.
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ake it from the Smokes: Two’s company, but three’s a crowd. The local lo-fi/hard rock band began as a three-piece but downsized to the duo of Matt Slater (drums) and Himes Alexander (vocals/guitar) after their former singer went to Florida to look up a girl he met online. But the duo, which came together last September, says they’re better off without him, as they’ve added a level of musicality that wasn’t present before. “As it changed, it became more focused, more musically articulate,” Slater says. “Himes can sing for real, and the original singer, he couldn’t really sing.” Slater and Alexander, cousins who first jammed together as middle schoolers — “That was terrible,” Slater says — grew up in Spokane but only came together as the Smokes after both moved back from living in the Midwest (Slater) and on the East Coast (Alexander).
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verlooking downtown Spokane atop a beautifully remodeled brick building while sipping beer and jamming out to live music — a Saturday night just doesn’t get any better. Last July, public radio station KYRS hosted Marmot Fest; the smaller, yet still rockin’, Rooftop Concert atop the Saranac Public House serves as the replacement for this year’s festival. KYRS has lined up some of the hottest local bands, including Phlegm Fatale, Fun Ladies and Outercourse, to perform at the show. The Inlander named Phlegm Fatale (pictured) one of this year’s Bands to Watch due to their loud, in-your-face punk sound that local fans love. The garage band-esque Fun Ladies always are entertaining, while the Outercourse trio bring a fresh rock vibe many can enjoy. Show up early to guarantee a spot, as space is limited. Black Label Brewing is bringing the beer. — KATY BURGE KYRS Rooftop Concert • Sat, July 11, 5-10 pm • $10 • Allages • Saranac Public House rooftop • 21 W. Main • kyrs. org
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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEVERLY’S • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 CONKLING MARINA & RESORT • 20 W Jerry Ln, Worley • 208-686-1151 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 HANDLEBARS • 12005 E. Trent Ave.• 924-3720 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 THE HOP! • 706 N. Monroe St. • 368-4077 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 JACKSON STREET B&G • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PARK BENCH CAFE •1976 S Tekoa St • 456-4349 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 PINNACLE NORTHWEST • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SULLIVAN SCOREBOARD • 205 N Sullivan Rd • 891-0880 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 TAMARACK • 912 W Sprague • 315-4846 TEMPLIN’S RED LION • 414 E 1st, Post Falls • 208-773-1611 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416
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THEATER WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING
In 1952, the movie Singin’ in the Rain was released to only a drizzle of attention. In 1983, the London stage musical brought the show to life — suddenly, it was really raining. Now, the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre may bring a thunderstorm when Singin’ in the Rain opens this week. For those who haven’t caught the classic, it tells the story of Hollywood in the 1920s, as silent films transitioned into “talkies.” It’s full of drama, song and dance. Artistic director Jadd Davis says this show’s quality, especially with tap-dancing, is “second to none.” And yes, the show will actually make it rain for the classic number. — MATTHEW SALZANO Singin’ in the Rain • July 9-26, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm • $27-$49 • The Kroc Center • 1765 W. Golf Course Rd., Coeur d’Alene • cdasummertheatre.com • 208-6602958
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THEATER OPERA AFLOAT
OUTDOORS NATURE AND ADVENTURE
Opera on the Lake: The Mikado • Sun, July 12, at 6 pm • $50-$60 • Cruises depart from Boardwalk Marina • 115 S. Second St., Coeur d’Alene • operacda.org • 800-481-1485
Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival • Sat, July 11, from 10 am-6 pm • $5 admission • Camp Sekani Park • 6759 E. Upriver Dr. • spokatopia.com
Following last year’s success of Opera on the Lake, Opera Coeur d’Alene begins its season with the comedic opera The Mikado. Set in Japan, The Mikado — one of the most frequently performed operas in the world — is a story of romance and political corruption that follows Ko-Ko, a former tailor turned executioner who must put someone to death in front of the emperor. He finds a candidate in Nanki-Poo, who’s troubled by his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum, who just so happens to be betrothed to Ko-Ko. Grab tickets while you can; there will only be one performance of this chaotic comedy. — ERIN ROBINSON
Beneath the pines and spread out across a meadow stretching from the bank of the Spokane River is the site for the first-ever Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival. Spokatopia lets locals test out almost any outdoor recreational event one could possibly hope to enjoy, from paddleboarding and rock climbing, to sipping locally brewed beers and listening to live music. Festivalgoers can attend introductory classes in excursions like kayaking, paddleboard yoga and more, with each class costing from $8 to $20. If you’re feeling brave, test your abilities with the Up Chuck Challenge — a 5K race up Beacon Hill that begins at 9:30 am. — KATY BURGE
KPND COMMUNITY THE LAST RIDE
Make sure your dress isn’t so long it’ll get caught in the chain, should you chose to go the formal route for what may be the last ever Swamp Ride Bike Prom. We suggest hitting up a thrift shop to nab one of the craziest retro, formal getups you can find: anything with puffy sleeves or in powder blue is a win. Bike Prom is a bittersweet finale to this monthly social ride, held every full moon, especially considering it stepped up to fill the void left by the disbanding of the F—-ing Bike Club back in 2013. Yet Swamp Ride organizer Bradley Baysinger tells us this monthly pedal doesn’t have to end after this Friday night — if someone else wants to take the reins, he’s willing to pass them on. — CHEY SCOTT Swamp Ride Bike Prom • Fri, July 10; meets at 8 pm, departs at 9 • Free • Ages 21+ (it’s a pub ride) • Swamp Tavern • 1904 W. Fifth • bit.ly/BikeProm
MUSIC WALLACE BLUES FESTIVAL
If you think of Wallace as merely a quiet stop in the middle of the Idaho panhandle, it won’t take long for the Wallace Blues Festival to show you the town has a lot of life. The fest’s fourth edition is bringing 17 bands and solo acts to six stages scattered on the streets and inside clubs, including headliner Kenny Neal, a Louisiana singer/guitarist, as well as Too Slim & the Taildraggers, Studebaker John and many more. If you make it through the Friday and Saturday slates, or even if you don’t, you’ll want to check out the Sunday Blues Pancake Feed, where you get a side of the Sara Brown Band with a tasty breakfast served up by the Kiwanis Club. — DAN NAILEN Wallace Blues Festival • Fri, July 10, from 6:30 pm-midnight; Sat, July 11, from 11 am-midnight; Sun, July 12, from 8 am-10 pm • $35; $10/ages 12 and under • Various locations in Wallace, Idaho • wallacebluesfestival.com
2015 Summer Pint Nights CAPONE’S PUB & GRILL 9520 N. Government Way Hayden, ID (208) 762-5999
06/24
PEND D’ OREILLE WINERY 301 Cedar St. Sandpoint, ID (208) 255-4351
PARAGON BREWING 5785 N. Government Way Coeur D Alene, ID (208) 772-9292
07/01
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MID CITY PUB 816 N 4th St Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 665-3777
07/08
WILLOW BAY 520 Willow Bay RD Priest River, ID
AZTECA AT RIVERSTONE 2462 N Old Mill Loop Coeur d’Alene, ID
07/15
219 LOUNGE 219 N. 1st Ave. Sandpoint, ID (208) 263-5673
CAPONE’S PUB & GRILL 315 N. Ross Point Rd. Post Falls, ID (208) 457-8020
07/22
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CORK AND BARREL PUBLIC HOUSE 208 South Washington Newport, Washington (509) 447-3844
07/29
LAUGHING DOG TAPROOM 1109 Fontaine Dr Ponderay, ID
SWINGING DOORS Corner of Francis and Monroe Spokane, WA (509) 326-6794
08/05
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AZTECA AT RIVERSTONE 2462 N Old Mill Loop Coeur d’Alene, ID
08/12
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CAPONE’S PUB & GRILL 751 N 4th Street Coeur d’Alene, ID
08/19
219 LOUNGE 219 N. 1st Ave. Sandpoint, ID (208) 263-5673
SHOOTERS AT BLACK ROCK MARINA 10218 Rockford Bay Rd Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 691-9320
08/26
MICK DUFF’S BREWING CO. Beer Hall 220 Cedar St. Sandpoint, ID (208) 555-5555
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BENEFIT
GREEN BLUFF COMMUNITY YARD SALE Proceeds benefit the Grange’s scholarship program. Sale at the grange and at homes around Green Bluff. July 10-11, from 9 am-4 pm. Green Bluff Grange, 9809 Green Bluff Rd. (979-2607) MUSIC FOR MOOSE The second annual benefit concert for The MOOSE Project, the Magic Of Oral and Signing Education, the region’s only total communication program specializing in American Sign Language and spoken word. Concert features Nicole Lewis, appetizers, dessert and drinks. July 13, 7-9 pm. $20-$25. Latah Valley Presbyterian Church, 202 E. Meadowlane Rd. mooseproject.net (443-5905)
LIFT A PINT FOR THE PANIDA Enjoy beer, live music, raffles and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit the historic 86-year-old, community-owned Panida Theater. July 15, 4-8 pm. Idaho Pour Authority, 203 Cedar St. panida. org (208-263-9894) TAILS AT TWILIGHT The biggest and most important fundraiser of the year, bringing in more than 10% of the Kootenai Humane Society’s annual income. July 16, 5-9 pm. $100/person or $175/pair; $700/table. CdA Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. (800-523-2467) PANIDA YARD SALE Shop to support Sandpoint’s historic Panida Theater. Donations are being accepted at the theater, Tue-Sat, up until the sale. July 18, 8 am-1 pm. varies. Foster’s Crossing, 504 Oak St. panida.org (208-2639894)
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I SAW YOU MOUNTAIN MAN I saw you at Mt. Gear this Tuesday. You are a tall drink of water, bearded, perhaps named Logan, were buying cordelette. I am a beautiful, adventurous woman who mistook you for your doppleganger. Coffee or beer while we climb sometime? Or, we can snuggle up to Freedom of the Hills while cuddling on a portaledge. Message me at realliferockerz@gmail.com. If you are taken, either way, you rock. (See what I did there?) I WISH I COULD TELL YOU SOMETHING TOO.... I felt a connection the moment I saw you. I think you are the most amazing person. I wished circumstances were different too. Things are not what they seem. Ask me and I will tell you. I've tried so hard to get to know you, to get close to you. But, you always give me mixed messages, and she is always around you and you around her too. I thought we were starting to be good friends, but now you won't even look at me. Not sure what happened. If you like me, tell me. Don't be so shy. Take a chance, life is too short. Don't let me go. CONNECTING GLANCE July 3rd at Yoke's our eyes connected, we traded smiles, our eyes met again! I'd love to see those eyes and smile again! YOU You are still a whisper on my lips. A feeling at my fingertips, that's pulling at my skin. You leave me when I'm at my worst. Feeling as if I've been cursed.
Bitter cold within. Days go by and still I think of you, days when I couldn't live without you. I miss your smile. WANNA RACE? At State Lline Speedway on July 3rd. You were down in front with your large family, and cheering for E011 in compact demolition derby. Baseball cap, glasses, blue sleeveless T, green shorts, gray tennis shoes, tattoos including a small eagle. Thought our eyes met quite a few times. Thought I would take a chance and see if we could go enjoy the races together and get to know each other. BLACK AND GREEN FLANNEL SINGER Around 5:25 June 25th 2015. Gorgeous blonde brownish hair girl driving down division wearing a green and black flannel shirt. Wow you can sing. Next time we should sign a duet together. Oh and maybe work on your car dance moves. Best commute ever. Email me at singingwhitecar@gmail.com MY TURTLE Years ago we met downtown. My life forever changed that night; for the better, all because of you. I know you read the Inlander religiously, I know you always wonder if I will write. Now it is I who wonders the number of nights that may pass before my turtle is mine at last...
CHEERS MY #SUPERCRACKER Thank you for all our inside jokes, and making me laugh. You are the sunshine in my life, all the drives we take and Redbox movies and my favorite....the pillow talk, makes me feel so happy. I hope one day I can be yours forever I love you more then the moon and the stars. Your #MultiWheat. HEROES ON DIVISION! BIG cheers to the bystanders, drivers, and wonderful people who helped me when I was struck by a car on June 1. I have bad anxiety and was very panicked between confusion and pain. The people who stoped to help me calmed me down, called the ambulance, and contacted my family so they were waiting for me when I got to the hospital. I am walking and I consider that a miracle in itself, but I would be far worse if it weren't for you. CHEERS to my HEROES on Division.
CHEERS TO THE CHICKEN ON THE BUS! Cheers to the chicken I see most days waiting for the bus on the corner of 29th & Freya. So glad someone is helping reduce the carbon footprint and taking public transportation. I just keep wondering how Little Red Hen is paying? or does she have a bus pass?
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only one left in the fridge so that sucks for you. I think I'll have some fun with my cool freeze gun. The world's greatest detective is on the hunt. Batman! Why the long face? It's not like Gotham City is really such a bad place. I'm just joking around, don't take it so seriously. I think you need to lighten up a bit, come on, smile with me. No one knows my name
a man could ask for and I blew it by taking you for granted. You took care of our home, I complained that it wasn't clean enough; You gave birth to our son, I had an affair; You tried your best to repair us and all I did was tear you down and make you feel like a big fat nothing. I am an effing MORON, I dont blame you for divorcing my stupid self, you deserved
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You were the greatest wife a man could ask for and I blew it by taking you for granted.
MY LOVE I am so excited beyond words to start a new adventure with you my friend. We have really been through some rough stuff these last two years, but I know we are going to be just fine. I love you so much baby, our life is one full of joy, laughter, and strength. I will always stand by you my friend, learning and growing in our love. You have no idea how great it feels to wake up every morning knowing I am yours and you are mine; you don't just cross my mind, you live in it. I love you past my mind, beyond my heart, I love you from my soul... in the space where only you, our son and God dwell. I cant wait to marry you, I love you Gare bear. Forever, MOO CHEERS TO YOU, BATGIRL! (WHOEVER YOU ARE) I get a kick out of reading your posts so I thought you might appreciate this poem I wrote a few years ago. Simply entitled "Batman." Batman, would you just look at this face. I had a taste of acid while working on a case. And where were you when all of this happened? Now with the ladies, I'm lackin'. Yes, I'm half-dead and the other side says, ""I don't choose, I let my coin do that."" Dark Knight, well, riddle me this now. I'm pretty enigmatic so put up your fists now. I'm not insane but close to it. My insignia is better and you know it. I guess there was no doubt what you were all about. I look up when the lights go out. Dark Knight, I'm just keeping it chill, yessiree. Suspended animation is doing work on my wife's dignity. Once in a while, I enjoy a nice ice cold brew. There's
SOUND OFF 1. Visit Inlander.com/isawyou by 3 pm Monday. 2. Pick a category (I Saw You, You Saw Me, Cheers or Jeers). 3. Provide basic info: your name and email (so we know you’re real). 4. To connect via I Saw You, provide a non-identifying email to be included with your submission — like “petals327@yahoo.com,” not “j.smith@comcast.net.”
and I like it that way. Everything burns, it all goes up in flames. CHEERS TO SAM'S TREE & LANDSCAPING. To the nicest, most hard working crew I've ever dealt with. You removed 30 trees over 3 visits. Everyone showed up smiling & ready to work at 7 a.m. Every one of you had a positive attitude! It was obvious all of you love your job. I was most impressed with the work ethic of the entire crew. Sam, you should be commended on doing an excellent job of hiring these young men. You guys are the best! Brownies was the least I could offer as a thank you. Lori FLYING GOAT WAITRESS Sweetnatured little new gal that’s working at the Flying Goat. We are (semi) regulars in our mid-60s. It’s been brutally hot and working the patio lately, you still have that inviting smile on your face regardless of being tripped by children running around or dealing with a demanding table. It’s refreshing to see one of the younger set these days radiate HAPPINESS. Overheard you talking to a co-worker, your positivity about life in general is awe-inspiring. You stand out in the crowd. Thought you’d like to know that unbeknownst to you … people are impressed. Tell your boss to give you a raise. We will be back.
better and now it seems as though you have found it and it will soon take you far, far away. Dont get me wrong, I am happy for you, but I'm also super mad at me for pushing you away (literally) I know firsthand what I put you through now and I would do anything to go back in time and change it. I can't do that, but if I ever get a chance to make it right with you, I swear on the hatchet I will treat you like the Goddess you always were. I love you. the X DING-DONG-DITCH To the punk(s) near Newman Lake ringing my doorbell and running off: you've got my attention, and I'm watching. And my neighbors are now watching. I've made some changes to my front porch. One of these days I'll catch you, and I'll be the one laughing as your mommy or daddy haul you off back home.
THIS WEEK'S ANSWERS
JEERS JEERS TO ME You were the greatest wife
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COMEDY
GUFFAW YOURSELF Open mic comedy night; every other Thursday at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First. (847-1234) STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) EXPEDITION Live improv comedy show. Fridays in July and August, at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) A SUMMER OF IMPROV An improv comedy class for teens, led by members of the Blue Door comedy troupe. No experience needed. Through Aug. 31, Mondays, from 6:30-8 pm. Ages 11-18. $150/tenweek session Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com IMPROV JAM SESSION An open-mic style improv comedy night, open to all regardless of experience. Tuesdays in July and August. $5. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045) OPEN MIC Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli & Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. (835-4177)
COMMUNITY
DEER PARK LIBRARY BOOK SALE Gently used books for sale, including holiday and craft titles and more. July 10-11, 9 am-4 pm and July 12, 11 am-3 pm. Sales by donation. Deer Park Auto Freight, 2405 E. Crawford Ave. (893-8300) FUN FRIDAYS @ THE PARKS Each Friday in July, Spokane Valley Parks program leaders head to two different city parks with fun activities planned to engage park users. See schedule and locations online. Free. spokanevalley.org/ParkPassport YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAY A community-wide event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. Activities include inflatables, obstacle courses, face painting, arts & crafts, climbing wall, skate park and aquatics fun. July 10, 5:30-8:30 pm. Free. YMCA Spokane Valley, 2421 N. Discovery Pl. ymcaspokane.org (777-9622) INLAND EMPIRE KENNEL ASSOCIATION DOG SHOW The local kennel club’s all-breed dog show is open to the public (leave your own pets at home). July 11-12, from 7 am-5 pm. Free; parking $5. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. ieka.org (208-765-4969) LET’S MOVE AIRWAY! A fun, 80sthemed, community wellness event offering exercise and food demos, including a 5K social run, juicing demo, cooking demos and kids activities. In the Yoke’s Fresh Market parking lot. July 11, 10 am-1 pm. Free. Airway Heights, Wash. cawh.org SPOKANE HUMANE SOCIETY’S 118TH B-DAY CELEBRATION Celebrate the 118 years of the Spokane Humane Society (SHS) providing shelter, care and love to the unwanted and abandoned companion animals in the Spokane area. Event offers cake and ice cream, demonstrations and more. All alumni (adopted animals) of SHS are invited as special guests for the day. July 11, 11 am-2 pm. Free. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana St. spokanehumanesociety.org CDA GARDEN TOUR The Coeur d’Alene
Garden Club’s 18th annual, self-guided garden tour features six local private gardens, with live music and artisan/vendors stationed throughout the tour. July 12, 11 am-4 pm. $15-$17. cdagardenclub.com JACEY’S RACE A timed 5K race/walk and 1K kids fun run benefiting local families with children who are currently being treated for cancer or other life-threatening illness. A post-race festival includes food and kids’ activities. July 12, 8:30 am. $15$30. Sandpoint High School, 410 S. Division. jaceys-race.com (208-610-8023) YMCA KIDS XTREME FUN RUN Run, jump and slide your way to victory on a 500-meter obstacle course that includes a giant slip-n-slide, a mud pit, a tire obstacles and more. July 12, 9:30-11:30 am. $15-$20. YMCA North Spokane, 10727 N. Newport
Hwy. ymcaspokane.org (777-9622) CHERRY PICKERS TROT Enjoy a fourmile run (7 pm) through Green Bluff’s orchards (walkers welcome) as well as the annual Pit Spit Contest (5:30 pm) and a burger/hotdog feed (5 pm) with live music, vendors and more. July 16. $9/ person. greenbluffgrowers.com/trot
FESTIVAL
CHATAQUA Chewelah’s annual community celebration offers a vendor fair, live entertainment/music, food, a fun run, parade and other family activities. July 9-12. chewelahchataqua.com CONCRETE RIVER FESTIVAL Colfax’s annual community celebration includes a car show, parade, live music, kids carni-
val, roller derby bout, golf tourney, Relay for Life Colfax and more. July 10-12. concreteriverfestival.com EARLY FORD V8 SWAP MEET Swap meet and car show. July 10-12; Fri 11 am-8 pm; Sat 8 am-6 pm; Sun 8 am-2 pm. $5. Spokane Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. earlyfordv8ie.org (953-6298) POST FALLS FEST The annual festival includes a parade, vendor fair, live music, and the always popular Lawn Mower Races. July 10-12. Free. postfallsidaho.org SANDPOINT CLASSIC BOAT SHOW “Cruising for a Cure” is the theme of the 13th annual boat show, in downtown Sandpoint. July 10-12. inlandempireacbs.net GREEN BLUFF CHERRY FESTIVALHead up to Green Bluff for u-pick cherries, pre-
picked cherries, cherry treats and more. Cherry fest events run July 11-12, 18-19 and 26-27. greenbluffgrowers.com NORTHWEST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL The 21st annual renaissance festival includes jousting, performances, entertainers and more. July 11-12 and July 18-19, from 11 am-7 pm. $6-$35. Northwest Renaissance Festival, 6493 Hwy 291. nwrf.net (276-7728) PEND OREILLE VALLEY LAVENDER FESTIVAL The annual, weekend summer festival offers live entertainment/music, food, kids activities, wine/beer garden, local artisan vendors and more. July 11-12. $6. Newport City Park, First and Calispel. povlavenderfestival.com (509-671-0295)
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RELATIONSHIPS
Advice Goddess Emotion SicknESS
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Last week, my girlfriend was all annoyed about something (something relatively unimportant). I’m normally not a bad listener, but I was getting stressed out just hearing about this. I blurted out, “Calm down!” and she really flipped, yelling, “DON’T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!” It took me forever (and lots of “I’m sorrrreeee”s) to get her to mellow out. I mentioned this incident to a friend, and he said, “Man, don’t you know? You never say that to a woman!” Please explain. —Mr. Doghouse
There are times you may want to tell a woman to calm down, like when you lack live electrical wire to chew on or are curious as to how the nurses would react if you walked into the ER with your head under your arm. Many people believe the myth that the typical man is about as emotionally sensitive as the typical hammer. However, neuroscientist Tor Wager looked at the findings from 65 brain imaging studies and found that — overall — men’s brains weren’t any less responsive to emotional stimuli than women’s. However, Wager’s study and others did find sex differences, like that women seem more likely to experience negative emotions — fear, anxiety, and depression. Women also seem to be more emotionally expressive — verbally and in writing — and better at processing emotions, so they’re less likely to end up feeling dragged out back and beaten up by them. But for men, when women get emotional, and especially when they veer off into rantville, emotion processing can play out something like this. Woman: “Knock-knock.” Man: “Who’s there?” Woman (upset): “Feelings!” (Silence. More silence.) Woman: “Hello? Hello?! I know you’re in there! I can hear the TV!” To a man, an irate woman’s sharing of her emotional drama can be a bit like her sharing her Drano-tini. Relationships researcher John Gottman explains that men can become physiologically overwhelmed from stressful conversation alone, getting “flooded” with stress hormones and feeling physically ill and desperate to withdraw. This happens through a “misattribution of arousal,” which means that your brain subconsciously (and instantaneously) puts mere talk that has a stressful vibe into the wrong bin — the “fight or flight” bin that alerts you, “Run from that tiger!” In response, adrenaline surges, your heart races, sweat beads up, and parts of your brain and body that aren’t vital for bolting the hell out of there shut down. Yes, that’s a “Sorry, we’re closed!” sign on your digestive tract, and — oopsy! — there’s another on your brain’s higher reasoning center (which makes sense, considering you’re supposed to be dashing away from the tiger, not parsing whether you have ill-will toward its mother-in-law). The thing is, running away — as your body has primed you to do — would metabolize the stress hormones. But when you just sit there, the stress hormones just sit there, pooling, poisoning you, leading to sickening feelings. The natural impulse is to take shelter from the adrenaline storm — to escape and go off and recover — but this is hard to explain in any articulate and emotionally sensitive way in the moment, as your ability to reason is on sabbatical. So, in lieu of ducking under the nearest couch like the cat, you do it verbally, telling her, “Calm down!” Of course, the problem here wasn’t that she needed to calm down, but that you did. So when you laid that on her, she probably heard, “I’m not just going to ignore your feelings; I’m going to dismiss them.” (This always goes over so well with women.) Explaining the sex differences in emotion processing might help you both keep in mind that a man isn’t just a woman with a different set of funparts. For example, for her, venting her feelings may simply be a way of managing them. Chances are, she just needs you to be listening (or at least appear to be while playing “Minecraft” in your head). The next time she’s “all het up” about something, take some deep breaths and remind yourself that you aren’t under attack; you’re just somebody’s boyfriend. Should you start feeling emotionally swamped, take Gottman’s advice: “Let your [partner] know that you’re feeling flooded and need to take a break. The break should last at least 20 minutes, since it will be that long before your body calms down.” Going for a run wouldn’t be a bad idea. However, in the spirit of better male/ female communication, you need to tell your girlfriend your plan. No, you can’t just flash her a look of panic and bolt out the door — though being chased down the street by an enraged woman clutching your renaissance faire crossbow should do wonders in diminishing that nasty adrenaline buildup. ©2015, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)
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EVENTS | CALENDAR CDA KINETIC FEST Gizmo-CDA, CDASk8Prk, and BikeCDA host the first annual event to celebrate the art of movement with parades, onsite sculpture constructors and mutant toy creations. Also offers food trucks, music, drift trike demons, jugglers, and more. July 12, 10 am-5 pm. Free. Riverstone Park, 1800 Tilford Ln. gizmo-cda.org
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD The story of independent, beautiful Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors. Rated PG-13. July 9-12, show times vary. Tickets: $6/Adults $50/10-Film Punch pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) SUMMER MATINEE SERIES: GNOMEO & JULIET The midweek summer matinee movie series screens family friendly films through the summer. July 8-9 at 1 pm. $3 or $20/summer movie pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. (208-882-4127) MOONLIGHT MOVIES: ANNIE Outdoor movie screening hosted by Airway Heights Parks and Recreation; movie starts at dusk. July 10. Free. Sunset Park, S. King St. cahw.org SEATTLE CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL See 17 of the award-winning festival’s best films. Appropriate for ages 5 and up. July 11 at 11 am. $5. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com SOUTH PERRY SUMMER THEATER: MALEFICENT The annual summer movie series returns, screening at the parking lot of The Shop. Movies start at dusk, preceded by a fundraiser for a local charity. July 11. Free. The Shop, 924 S. Perry St. theshoponsouthperry.com SWIM & A MOVIE: PADDINGTON The summer movie series at the Spokane County Aquatic Centers returns, with a two hour swim time preceding each screening at dusk. The Northside and Southside facilities screen the same movie each week. July 11. $2.50-$5. spokanecounty.org/parks TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Watch the classic film based on Harper Lee’s novel as a refresher prior to reading her new book, “Go Set a Watchman.” July 11, 2 pm. Free. Downtown Library, 906 W. Main Ave. (444-5336) SUMMER CAMP 2015: THE PRINCESS BRIDE The Garland’s summer movie series returns, and includes beer specials from River City Brewing. Tuesday’s showings also include contests and prizes. July 12, 14 and 16. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com/ (509-327-1050) OUTDOOR MOVIES @ RIVERFRONT: THE PRINCESS BRIDE A showing on the big screen with pre-show live entertainment, movie trivia and tasty food trucks. $5/pre-movie seating and entertainment (ages 5 and under free). Dog friendly and tobacco free. July 15, 7-10:30 pm. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. epiceap.com/spokane-outdoor-movies SUMMER MATINEE SERIES: BOOK OF LIFE The midweek summer matinee movie series screens family friendly films through the summer. July 15-16 at 1 pm. $3 or $20/summer movie pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) CHEESY SUPERHERO MOVIE NIGHT “Batman Forever,” is shown as a Millennial Meetup, the library’s programs geared for patrons in their 20s and 30s. Popcorn and other refreshments are
provided. July 16, 6:30 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. facebook.com/millennialmeetup
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SPANISH WINES & TAPAS Wine importer Tristan Ohms shares wines from Spain, alongside some Spanish tapas. Includes tastings of 8 wines, cheese and bread. July 10, 7 pm. $20, registration requested. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. rocketmarket.com (343-2253) PREMIUM PAIRINGS: CIGAR MAKING & ALCOHOL TASTING Featuring Juan Lopez cigar rolling demonstrations, samples and pairings and more. Must be 18+ to attend and 21+ for alcohol tasting. July 11, 3-7 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2467) PALOUSE ICE CREAM SOCIAL The rural town of Palouse hosts its annual community ice cream social at City Park. July 12, 12-3:30 pm. Palouse, Wash. visitpalouse.com (878-2310) PAINT & PINTS Monthly paint night with instructor Linda Thiele. No experience needed; fee includes all supplies. Offered July 14 (class full), July 28 and Aug. 11 at 7 pm. Each class limited to 15, register at the brewery. $30. Republic Brewing Co., 26 N. Clark Ave. republicbrew.com (509-775-2700) SMALL BITES, SUMMER NIGHTS Part of INCA’s Summer Sizzle Series, Chef Erin shares her favorite summer appetizers, including whiskey-soaked mushrooms, chicken satay and more. July 15, 6-8 pm. $49. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene St. incaafterdark.scc.spokane.edu (533-8141) GIRLS PINT OUT CDA MEETUP The Inland Northwest chapter of the national craft beer organization for women meets on the third Thursday of the month, from 6:30-8:30 pm. Free to attend. Free. Cork & Tap, 2034 Main St. girlsbeerblog.com (208-930-0769) MAD HATTER TEA PARTY The annual fundraiser hosted by Alice and the Mad Hatter includes an evening of tea, refreshments, live music and games, benefiting the Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center. July 16, 6-9 pm. $50/person. St. Joseph’s Family Center, 1016 N. Superior. sjfconline.org (483-6495) THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN The local latte art competition and cup tasters competition at DOMA’s new coffee lab. Food trucks are on site and prizes are offered. Sign-up at 7:30 pm, starts at 8 pm. July 16, 7-10 pm. $5/compete; free to attend. DOMA Coffee, 6240 E. Seltice Way. on.fb.me/1GOKglu (208-667-1267)
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FOLK FOR THE FLOOR An evening concert of acoustic music, by The Damn Near Departed, The Colourflies, Tracy Kendrick and others. July 10, 6 pm. $5. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway Ave. (342-2055) SANDPOINT SUMMERFEST A weekend-long community music, arts and culture festival featuring local, regional and national bands with a variety of styles of music including bluegrass, reggae, rock, blues, hip-hop and electronic. Also includes yoga, movement and music classes, kids crafts, food and more. July 10-12; Fri 3 pm-2 am; Sat, 9 am-2 am; Sun 9 am-noon. $30+. Eureka Institute, 513 Oak St., Sandpoint. eureka-institute.org (208-263-2217) WALLACE BLUES FESTIVAL The fourth
annual regional blues festival features Anita Royce & The High Rollers, Ben Rice Band, Kenny Neal, Studebaker Jon and more. July 10-11. Camping available ($10). $35; kids 12 and under $10 at the door. Downtown Wallace, Idaho. wallacebluesfestival.com SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: RICHARD KRIEHN Formerly from the neighboring town of Colton, the “mandolin master” now plays for “The Prairie Home” Companion in Minnesota. July 11, 7-9 pm. $15. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown. artisanbarn.org MOZART ON A SUMMER’S EVE The summer concert series celebrates its 25th year with “Mozart by Moonlight,” featuring members of the Spokane Symphony, NW Bach Festival Director Zuill Bailey and is conducted by Verne Windham. July 14 and 15, at 7 pm. In the lawn East of Duncan Gardens. $10/lawn seating; $30-$40/reserved. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand. mozartspokane.com
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BIKE PROM Find a dress or a tux and someone to drag along for the ride, music and dancing. This year’s ride concludes the monthly, Swamp Ride event. July 10, 8 pm. Free. Swamp Tavern, 1904 W. Fifth Ave. bit.ly/BikeProm CHENEY RODEO The 48th annual Cheney Rodeo includes the junior rodeo, roundup, bull riding, drill team and other events, including a community dance and family day on Sunday. July 10-12. $7-$20. Cheney Bi-Mart Arena, 14310 S. State Route 904. cheneyrodeo.com HAYDEN TRIATHLON The annual sprint triathlon consists of a .5-mile swim, 12mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run. Open to individuals and teams. July 11, 7 am. $70-$165. haydentri.com LET’S CLIMB A MOUNTAIN Create a team or participate solo in the annual, 34.3-mile race from the Clocktower in Riverfront Park to the top of Mt. Spokane. Sat, July 11, starting at 6 am (solo) or 6:30 am (teams). $60-$70/solo; $25$30/team member. Starts in Riverfront Park. July 11. letsclimbamountain.com LIBERTY LAKE LOOP The 18th annual run around the park offers a 4-mile adult race and a .25 or 1.5-mile kids race. Prizing for top male and females in each age group. July 11, 8 am. $5$20. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. pavillionpark.org SPOKANE SHADOW VS. WENATCHEE Men’s team game for the Evergreen Premier League season. July 11, 7 pm. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanesoccerclubshadow.org SPOKATOPIA OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FESTIVAL A one-day outdoor adventure festival for locals and families to explore activities like stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, disc golf, rock climbing, mountain biking and more. Also features vendor booths, bike stunt demos, local beer and live music. July 11, 10 am-6 pm. $5/person. Camp Sekani, 67070 E. Upriver Dr. spokatopia. com (822-0123) HIKE TO BEEHIVE LAKE Join ICL’s Jenny Van Ooyen on a strenuous, 9-mile roundtrip hike to Beehive Lake. Rock cairns crossing granite slabs help guide the way and though the route is challenging, the rewards are spectacular. Registration required. July 12, 9 am-6 pm. Free. idahoconservation.org
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EVENTS | CALENDAR SPOKANE ANARCHY WRESTLING: WRESTLERAVE IX Pro-style wrestling, featuring local wrestlers Axel Ross, JD Mason, Hollywood Donovan, JB Moonshine, Masked Juggalo Jared Savage, and others. July 12, 3 pm. Free. Swaxx, 25 E. Lincoln Rd. spokaneanarchywrestling.com VALLEY GIRL TRIATHLON A women’s-only sprint distance triathlon, with a ⅓-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride and 3-mile run. Starts at 7:45 am. $90/person, $145/team. Race starts and ends at Liberty Lake Village Beachfront; Molter and Inlet Rd. July 12. valleygirltri.com U-DISTRICT FOUNDATION SUMMER FUN RUN SERIES The annual fun run 5K series takes place the last three Tuesdays in July (14, 21 and 28), from 5-8 pm. Runner’s Soul and David’s Pizza are on site at each event. $5/ race (adults); free/ages 17 and under. U-District PT, 730 N. Hamilton St. udistrictpt.com (458-7686) SPOKANE INDIANS VS. TRI-CITY DUST DEVILS Three-game series, July 15-17, starting at 6:30 pm each night. July 17 is Yoke’s $1 family feast night, with select $1 concessions. $5-$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindiansbaseball.com
THEATER
EMPIRE THEATER COMPANY: PRIVATE LIVES Performance of the romantic comedy play by Noel Coward. July 8-19; Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third. etcspokane.com SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN CST presents what’s often referred to as the “greatest movie musical of all time.” July 9-26; Thur-Sat at 7:30, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $27-$49. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. (208-660-2958) THE TROUBLE WITH THE THEATRE OR WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THAT? An original play written/directed by Sean Shelley. Through July 26; Wed-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St, Wallace, Idaho. sixthstreetmelodrama.com CDA MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE Dinner theater-style production of “Murder on Maui,” a luau themed murder mystery. Hawaiian-themed attire suggested. July 10, from 6-8:30 pm. $35. CdA Cellars, 3890 N. Schreiber Way. cdamurdermysterytheatre.com ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL The annual festival features readings/performances of a collection of unpublished, original works by local playwrights. July 10-11 at 7 pm. $6-$12. Pend Oreille Playhouse, 236 S. Union Ave. pendoreilleplayers.org THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH The well-known and beloved book is brought to life on stage. July 10-12 and 16-19; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10 $15. Pullman Civic Theatre, 1220 NW Nye St. (509-332-8406) RED HOT PATRIOT: THE KICK ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS The story of Molly Ivins, the famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author. July 10-18, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, July 19 at 3 pm. $14. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org SWAN BOY Idaho Repertory Theatre for Youth presents a story of a girl
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AWASH IN COLOR: Local scenes in watercolor and oil by Asotin, Washington artist John Kirkland are displayed through the month of July. Opening reception July 5, from 1-3 pm. Gallery open Thu-Sun, from 10 am-6 pm. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way. artisanbarn.org (509-229-3414) BIRDS ON A WIRE: An exhibition of bird-themed art and craft by Dahmen Barn resident artisans. This special exhibit runs in tandem with the “Awash in Color” watercolor exhibit by John Kirkland. Meet resident artists and John Kirkland at a reception July 9, from 5-8 pm. Both exhibits run through July 26. Gallery open ThuSun, 10 am-6 pm. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way. artisanbarn.org ARTWORK BY RYAN DESMOND: An overview of the works of local artist Ryan Desmond, created from 20132015. Desmond earned his BFA from EWU in 2009 and has been a member of Saranac Art Projects since 2012. Closing reception Aug. 21, from 5-8 pm. Show runs July 10-Aug. 21; gallery open Thu, 2-6 pm and Fri-Sat, 12-8 pm. Free. Saranac Art Projects, 25 W. Main Ave. saranacartprojects. wordpress.com CATHERINE EARLE & CARY WEIGAND: A showcase of Catherine Earle’s acrylic paintings and Cary Weigand’s figurative clay sculptures. July 10-Aug. 8; open daily from 11 am-6 pm. Opening reception July 10, 5-8 pm; artist talk/demo July 11 at 1 pm. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com SECOND FRIDAY ARTWALK: Coeur d’Alene’s monthly celebration of local art, with local galleries around downtown hosting artist receptions, live music and original art. Second Friday of the month, from 5-8 pm. Free. Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Sherman Ave. artsincda.org/artwalk
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Gunhild Swanson (center) inspired feel-good stories around the globe last week after finishing a 100-mile race in 29 hours, 59 minutes and 54 seconds. Here she’s seen training with friends, Sylvia Quinn, 78, and Mary Ann Clute, 62.
‘I’ll Hold Your Hat’ Gunhild Swanson’s life on the run BY SCOTT A. LEADINGHAM
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t’s barely after 9 on a Sunday morning, and somewhere along a gravel road on the Moran Prairie, southeast of Spokane, a group of five women are taking a food break. “Lunch time!” Gunhild Swanson exclaims. As food goes, it’s not much for presentation or taste. A pack of thick, oozy gel, with a consistency something like cake frosting. Long distance runners know them all too well. Today, the gel helps as a mid-run boost to cover an easy 14 miles before 10 am. Swanson’s distaste for the gels came just one week earlier, when it wasn’t one gel over 14 miles, but many over 100 miles she’d run in 30 hours. Or, rather, 29 hours, 59 minutes, 54 seconds — thank you very much. The world now knows Gunhild Swanson’s name because of that six seconds to spare under 30 hours. That’s the cutoff time for racers to finish the Western States Endurance Run, which by any measure is among the most grueling and elite endurance races in the country. When she finished at just under the cutoff, video of the dramatic ending set off Facebook shares and feel-good story alarms all over the globe. What is normally a relatively
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obscure race in California became an international news event viewed millions of times online. Swanson, who lives in Spokane Valley, was the last Western States finisher this year, but she achieved far more recognition than any winner ever does. And in so doing she became the oldest woman ever to finish — at age 70.
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Competing in an ultramarathon like Western States isn’t a solitary undertaking. Along the course, Swanson was aided by a support crew and three pacers — her son, grandson and a friend — who ran alongside her at different stages. But before any race comes the training. And last weekend, after her recordsetting finish, Swanson rejoined her usual running crew — a group ranging from 62 to 78. “I’m the baby, and I’m the slowest,” says Mary Ann Clute, 62. Even so, she’s completed at least 20 ultramarathons of 50 miles or more — and that’s on just one course, the Le Grizz ultramarathon in Montana. Consider the other members of Swanson’s running crew: • Sylvia Quinn, 78, who ran her first
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Le Grizz “by accident” when she was pacing for a friend and ending up running the entire 50 miles. Her recent finish of 4:19 in the Coeur d’Alene Marathon is the yet-to-be-confirmed world record for a female her age. • Piper Peterson, 68, who only started running nine years ago, but in that time has run at least 40 marathons — from Singapore to Thailand to Ireland to Venice. • Sharon Carroll, 72, a veteran ultramarathoner who has completed multiple 100-mile races. They call themselves the Dirty Mothers, and it’s obvious that they’re more than a group of friends who enjoy running together. They support each other. And, they say, what’s said on the trail stays on the trail — except when a nosy journalist tags along for a few miles. When someone suggests that Swanson get a tattoo on her rear end to commemorate her Western States finish, she responds without blinking. “My butt is unblemished, thank you.” And then remembering the outsider jotting down notes in their midst: “You’ll have to take my word on that.” They banter and joke, like any group of friends would, with the backdrop of running in a single race more miles than some people walk in a year. “We’re a pretty badass bunch of women,” Swanson says. No one would dispute that.
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At her house later that day, Swanson stands in a room that serves as both trophy case and living history museum. Hundreds of race medals hang from wall-to-wall racks that bow in the middle
from the weight. Dozens of trophies and plaques sit in every square inch of usable space, some still in boxes. After so many races over nearly 40 years of running, it’s hard to keep track of the accolades. They blend together: Bloomsday 2015, top female finisher in her age group. 2014, too. Same for the 2005 Boston Marathon. Three times, the first-place overall female finisher in the Coeur d’Alene Marathon. And on and on. The conversation turns to a harder topic — the recognition that her racing career is, in fact, a race against time. What will she do when she can’t run anymore? Will she lose that identity she’s been so entwined with for so long? Indeed, her late husband Jack faced that reality as he battled leukemia. The two had met doing what they both loved: running. Their years together were spent running races and watching kids and grandkids do the same. “I wish I still had Jack. I miss him every day,” she reflects, noting that he was, without doubt, her biggest fan. If he didn’t want to do a race, he would still support her, saying, “I’ll hold your hat,” as he did when she ran her first Western States race 10 years ago. There’s one empty spot among all those medals of hers — one where she didn’t compete or win her age division or collect any trophies. Even so, you’d suspect it’s the event she’ll remember most fondly. Bloomsday 2008 was the year she held Jack’s hat, pushing him in a wheelchair over the 7.5-mile course, as the leukemia didn’tt allow him to run or walk. Jack died a few months later, having finished his final race with Gunhild by his side. n
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