Inlander 06/08/2017

PARTY ON! IT’S TIME TO GET DOWN IN BROWNE’S PAGE 40

GOT A CRAVING?

A NEW FOOD FESTIVAL WITH STAR POWER PAGE 33

TEACHING SCIENCE IN IDAHO WILL CLIMATE CHANGE BE A PART OF IT? PAGE 13

JUNE 8-14, 2017 | FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE

Is the Spokane County medical examiner ignoring evidence of murder?

BY MITCH RYALS AND SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

PAGE 20

Understanding that it’s about more than finding a house; it’s about building a life.

Wisdom. Vision. Passion. Strength.

Find a home loan* that fits your needs.

Visit watrust.com/homeloans. *Subject to credit approval.

INSIDE VOL. 24, NO. 34 | COVER DESIGN: DEREK HARRISON

COMMENT NEWS COVER STORY CULTURE

5 13 20 27

FOOD FILM MUSIC EVENTS

33 36 40 44

I SAW YOU ADVICE GODDESS GREEN ZONE LAST WORD

LIC# RRHEAA*106BW

46 48 50 54

EDITOR’S NOTE

A

Spokane woman was cut in half and stuffed in garbage bags; another woman was bound, wrapped in plastic and dumped on the side of the road in North Idaho. In neither case did the Spokane County medical examiner conclude there had been a homicide. As a result, their families believe, the police investigations stalled — thwarted by expert doctors who, they say, refuse to consider the obvious: Someone had to put their loved one in a garbage bag or wrap them in plastic. The dead can’t do that themselves.

Those two families aren’t alone.

As staff writers Mitch Ryals and Samantha Wohlfeil report in this week’s cover story, about 10 families have filed complaints against the county medical examiners, and the state Department of Health is now investigating.

For their part, the county medical examiners tell us their process is separate from law enforcement, and that prosecutors are free to pursue the cases as they see fit.

So far, in the cases now being scrutinized, county prosecutors have not seen fit to charge anyone with a crime. Don’t miss this special report, beginning on page 20.

— JACOB H. FRIES, Editor

TICKETED AT HOME PAGE 18

WARRIOR PRINCESS PAGE 39

$ 99 Caramelized

11

Banana Pancakes

Brunch

7 1248 W. Summit Parkway TheYardsBruncheon.com

Days A Week

Kendall Yards 509.290.5952

A SMARTER WAY TO A HEALTHIER HOME. CLEAN AND SIMPLE. Book your cleaning today!

(509) 922-5326 www.zerorezspokane.com *Max. room size 250 sq. ft. Call for details. Expires 06/30/17

SHOW YOUR PRIDE PAGE 44

THE POWER OF BELIEF PAGE 54

INLANDER SPOKANE • EASTERN WASHINGTON • NORTH IDAHO • INLANDER.COM 1227 WEST SUMMIT PARKWAY, SPOKANE, WA 99201 PHONE: 509-325-0634 | EMAIL: INFO@INLANDER.COM

THE INLANDER is a locally owned, independent newspaper founded on Oct. 20, 1993. It’s printed on newsprint that is at least 50 percent recycled; please recycle THE INLANDER after you’re done with it. One copy free per person per week; extra copies are $1 each (call x226). For ADVERTISING information, email advertising@inlander.com. To have a SUBSCRIPTION mailed to you, call x213 ($50 per year). To find one of our more than 1,000 NEWSRACKS where you can pick up a paper free every Thursday, call x226 or email justinh@inlander.com. THE INLANDER is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. All contents of this newspaper are protected by United States copyright law. © 2017, Inland Publications, Inc.

SOUTH HILL 1230 S. Grand • 309-3830

IN KENDALL YARDS 1238 W. Summit Parkway • 321-7569 JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 3

SPOKANE VALLEY

50 CHEFS, 10 EVENTS, 1 DELICIOUS EXPERIENCE SIP, SAVOR & SAMPLE

Tickets start at $35 All-inclusive Pricing

Visionary chefs, artisan food providers, wineries, breweries & more!

JUNE 15th - 18th

4 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

BUY TICKETS NOW

For more event details visit

www.CraveNW.com

COMMENT STAFF DIRECTORY PHONE: 509-325-0634 Ted S. McGregor Jr. (tedm@inlander.com)

HOW HARD IS IT TO FIND PARKING IN SPOKANE?

PUBLISHER

J. Jeremy McGregor (x224) GENERAL MANAGER

EDITORIAL Jacob H. Fries (x261) EDITOR

Michael Mahoney (x279) COPY CHIEF

Dan Nailen (x239) DIGITAL & PROJECTS EDITOR

HENRY RAMIREZ

It’s really difficult. I have tried it in the past, and sometimes I don’t know why, but it is so difficult to find a [place to] park, especially in downtown.

What could be done to improve parking?

I think the best way, maybe, is to promote other kinds of transportation, or just allow people to use other spaces to park.

Derek Harrison (x248) ART DIRECTOR

Wilson Criscione (x282), Mitch Ryals (x237), Daniel Walters (x263), Samantha Wohlfeil (x234)

Laser Hair Removal

NICK AMBERSON

I would say on a scale of 1 to 10, a 7 out of 10…

I find one every time, but the problem is finding a spot where you need to find one, rather than having to drive a couple minutes away.

(reg. $2200)

Back and front of neck $269 Lip $129

(reg. $1200)

(reg. $500)

Any of these small areas for only $149 Chin, Underarms, Bikini Line, Sideburns Or Happy Trail

The Perfect Peel™ $199 Get the second treatment for $99.

Teeth Whitening $89

(reg. $149)

Gentleman’s Facial $49

FOOD & LISTINGS EDITOR

FILM & MUSIC EDITOR

Includes 4 treatments

Full back or chest $949

Chey Scott (x225) Nathan Weinbender (x250)

Dads love laser!

Micro-Needling full face $696

(call office for details)

Special offers must be booked by 06/30/17.

Coupons may not be used for specials Visit us on Facebook for more information!

PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE SAFE ALL S FOR TYPEKIN S!

STAFF WRITERS

Young Kwak PHOTOGRAPHER

Caleb Walsh ILLUSTRATOR

Amy Alkon, Mike Bookey, Tara Dowd, E.J. Iannelli, George Nethercutt, Taryn Phaneuf, Marc Savlov, Carrie Scozzaro, Eric D. Snider, Cara Strickland CONTRIBUTORS

Forrest Holt INTERN

ADVERTISING SALES Kristi Gotzian (x215) ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Carolyn Padgham-Walker (x214), Emily Walden (x260)

Laser Hair Removal for All Skin types, Spider Vein Removal, Brown Pigment Removal, Spa Facials, Chemical Peels, Collagen Rejuvenation/Skin Tightening, Microdermabrasions, Botox, Kybella, Juvederm, Voluma, Professional Teeth Whitening

HANNAH TEGROTENHUIS

It’s usually pretty easy unless I specifically want a metered parking spot, and then I can never find one. But for the most part, I seek out one of the parking lots.

Is there anything that could be done to improve parking downtown?

Really, no. Once the construction stops someday. I think it is pretty standard for a city, and the parking lots seem pretty reasonable to me.

S M A L L B ATC H HAN DCRAFTE D B E E R

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES

Autumn Adrian (x251), Mary Bookey (x216), Gail Golden (x236), Jeanne Inman (x235), Claire Price (x217), Wanda Tashoff (x222) ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES

Kristina Smith (x223) MARKETING DIRECTOR

IRELAND KEEN

I feel like it is alright. It is definitely kind of difficult, especially downtown, to get a parking spot close to where you want to be, but I have lived in Seattle, and it is significantly easier than parking in Seattle.

PRODUCTION & SUPPORT Wayne Hunt (x232) PRODUCTION MANAGER Alissia Blackwood Mead (x228), Derrick King (x238), Jessie Hynes (x205), Tom Stover (x265) GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

Justin Hynes (x226) DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Kati Bronson (x247) EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS Andrea Tobar (x242) ADVERTISING SUPPORT

DAVE ROVICK

I think it depends on the day, and what is happening. Generally speaking, I don’t think it’s too hard. I come from the Bay Area, and have been to a lot of other places where parking is a lot harder.

TRY IT IN THE TAP ROOM • BUY IT IN THE STORE REQUEST IT AT THE BAR

OPERATIONS Dee Ann Cook (x211) BUSINESS MANAGER Kristin Wagner (x210) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

INTERVIEWS BY FORREST HOLT RIVER PARK SQUARE, 6/5/17

1017 W 1ST AVE || ORLISONBREWING.COM 4PM-9PM TUE-THU || 2PM-CLOSE FRI-SAT

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 5

Got Scrap? Get Cash y FASTy Top Prices - Honest Weight

WE PAY FOR: Aluminum Cans & Scrap y Copper y Brass y Radiators

Insulated Copper Wire y Stainless y Gold y Silver y & much more!

COMMENT | POLITICS

Help Needed President Trump can get started on creating new jobs by hiring those government officials he’s supposed to select

SEE HOW MUCH WE PAY AT:

www.actionrecycling.com

509-483-4094

* In accordance with WA state law

911 E Marietta Ave • Spokane WA

South of Foothills Dr. / East of Hamilton

Kootenai Urgent Care HAYDEN • COEUR D’ ALENE • POST FALLS

IF YOU HAVE A LESS THAN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION, VISIT ONE OF OUR THREE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS IN COEUR D’ALENE, POST FALLS OR HAYDEN.

AVERAGE WAIT TIME IS 15 MINUTES OR LESS VISITS TAKE LESS THAN AN HOUR EXPERIENCED MEDICAL PROVIDERS FAST, PROFESSIONAL AND EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE OPEN 7AM-9PM DAILY • NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED

CDA | 208.667.9110 | 700 IRONWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 120E HAYDEN | 208.772.9110 | 566 W. PRAIRIE AVE. POST FALLS | 208.777.9110 | 1300 E. MULLAN AVE., SUITE 600

W W W. K O O T E N A I U R G E N T C A R E . C O M

6 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

BY GEORGE NETHERCUTT

P

resident Trump has been increasingly criticized by all but his most loyal supporters. Impeachment talk dominates the news.

Talk of a Democratic sweep in 2018 is the hope of many Americans. So what should he do to fend off such talk?

Trump should move quickly to populate the executive branch of government with quality people — and there are many who are currently waiting to be appointed. They’re experienced and willing to work for this embattled president, but their loyalty to country won’t last forever.

Already, strong candidates have withdrawn their names from consideration for high government posts. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s pick for deputy secretary (the position that “runs” the department), Goldman Sachs’ Jim Donovan, has withdrawn his name from consideration, citing “personal” reasons. Anthony Scaramucci, a strong Trump backer and prominent Wall Street financier, was passed over for a White House job.

Former Illinois congressman Michael Flanagan, an early Trump supporter and Newsmax commentator, is ready to go to work for the administration, but has heard nothing since submitting an application months ago. Barbara Cosgriff, formerly an assistant to the vice president of NASDAQ, has abundant qualifications and supports the president. She’s been recommended highly, but has only received silence from the White House. I know that Flanagan and Cosgriff could help Trump.

T

he president’s job is difficult and has many facets. Setting policy is one part.

The other main job is administrative — dealing with numerous agencies and subagencies.

Cabinet secretaries usually run their departments, subject to policy directives from the president.

They should be trusted enough by the president to staff their departments with individuals loyal to the secretary, the president, and of course the United States. But they’re not being given that trust.

Reports are that Defense Secretary James Mattis, by all accounts a great public servant, has only been able to fill the Air Force secretary’s position, among all others under his responsibility. The same goes for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, a giant from the private sector who is still operating with some of President Obama’s holdovers.

If a president cannot fill jobs essential to the operation of government, instead insisting that all appointees pledge their loyalty to him, soon that president will not have a staffing choice, as all qualified individuals will go elsewhere — meaning that the government will be staffed by less-qualified people. The time for a president to “staff up” is early in an administration, when qualified individuals still want to serve the newly

elected president and our country.

M

eanwhile, the news is full of presidential missteps, whether related to Russia, early morning or late-night tweets, the James Comey firing drama or other juicy tidbits proffered by Trump. They’re all distractions from the agenda Trump pledged to pursue — an agenda to enact tax, health care and regulatory reforms. Such reforms could assure Trump’s reelection and support for Congress, too. Perhaps Sen. Mitch McConnell was right when he said that “a little less drama” from the White House is warranted.

Democrats, progressives and certain media outlets drool every time Trump feeds the drama, ready to pounce on any perceived misstep.

Before long, the public, including those who supported a Trump presidency, will tire of it all, instead turning inward and blotting out all things political.

That would be bad for democracy and the perpetuation of the American system of government, which is only as good as the people who run it. If only ideologues run the government, and not competent Americans who love our country, the government will lose the public’s faith. And with an approval rating under 40 percent, Trump cannot rely only on his supporters to bolster his presidency. He needs to show competence.

The Constitution’s Article II establishes the executive branch of the federal government, which is charged with carrying out and enforcing federal laws. It includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies and other boards, commissions and committees.

When he was inaugurated on January 20, Donald Trump placed his left hand on the Bible, raised his right hand and swore to “preserve, protect and defend” the LETTERS Constitution.

Send comments to To fulfill that editor@inlander.com. promise, he must quickly name qualified Americans to operate the federal government. That’s his obligation. And while he’s entitled to enjoy a reasonable grace period for filling out his administration, that time is up.

If President Trump insists on being his own one-man government, with all of his enemies poised to pounce on any perceived misstep, he’ll soon discover he’s on a fool’s errand, and will eventually find himself back in the private sector. n

DO SOMETHING!

Riverside State Park.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Free State Park Days As part of Washington State Parks’ Discover Pass legislation, all state parks are open for day access for visitors without an annual ($30) or one-day ($10) pass. Sat, June 10. Includes access locally to Riverside, Mt. Spokane and Palouse Falls state parks. parks.state.wa.us

DOLLARS & SENSE: NAVIGATING YOUR CREDIT

Learn how to get free access to and understand your credit report in this workshop from Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP). Explore ways to improve your score, establish good credit and deal with collection agencies. Fri, June 9 from 2-4 pm. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne.

(893-8350)

SPOKANE PRIDE 2017

This year’s LGBTQA community celebration theme is “May Pride Be With You.” Events on Sat, June 10 include the Pride Parade through downtown (noon-1 pm), followed by the Rainbow Festival in Riverfront Park (noon-6 pm), an all-ages dance party (6-10 pm) and a fireworks show (10 pm). outspokane.org

MIRYAM’S HOUSE HOUSEWARMING PARTY

Miryam’s House has reopened after a major upgrade to the building. Come for a special program with tours, treats, and ways to help “re-warm” the house. Please consider making a gift of a housewarming item from the Amazon wish list available online. Sat, June 10 from 10:30-11:30 am. At 1805 W. Ninth. help4women.org (328-6702) n Tell us about your event or other opportunities to get involved. Submit events at Inlander.com/getlisted or email getlisted@inlander.com.

JEN SORENSON CARTOON

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture In Browne’s Addition, 1 mile west of downtown Spokane

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 7

COMMENT | SOCIAL JUSTICE

CALEB WALSH ILLUSTRATION

Creating Systemic Resiliency Spokane County Juvenile Court has become a system dedicated to addressing inequities

BY TARA DOWD

I

t’s so easy to complain about our social systems. There are problems with efficiency, cost and overall performance. And when it comes to equality for all, they have very bad reputations.

Our education system is plagued by a disproportionate out-of-school suspension rate, where more kids of color are kicked out of school, often for less-concrete reasons than their white counterparts. The state Department of Social and Health Services’ Children’s Administration removes children of

color from their parents, placing them in foster homes more often, and for longer periods of time.

In a 40-page study on race, Eastern Washington University discovered (with the cooperation of the Spokane Police Department) that within city limits, people of color are more likely to be contacted by police. Once contacted, they are more likely to be searched, and more likely to be arrested after that search. This is a systemic problem, one that SPD has said it is committed to addressing through training its force.

But on any given day, these systems aren’t doing all that is possible to address implicit bias in the people

ALOHA SUMME SUMMER $

10

FATHER’S DAY

FISH RAKU FIRE JUNE 17, 3-6PM

45/ADULTS 25/KIDS (6-17)

$

L ARGE

Canadian Bacon, Pineapple, Red Sauce, and Whole-milk Mozzarella on our Original Crust

$

NEW LOCATION TAKE & BAKE PIZZA

Tara Dowd is the Executive Director of Excelerate Success, an organization dedicated to eliminating the opportunity gap for all kids. She has done paid consultant work for the juvenile justice system.

NEED TREE SERVICE?

HAWA IIA N PIZ ZA

JUST

working within those systems, and they aren’t addressing that bias in a systemic and holistic way that actually creates outcomes which change things for the better.

There are so many stories and so much data that tells us how horrible our systems perform when it comes to equity. It can be overwhelming. It can be disheartening.

But there is hope. For example, Spokane County Juvenile Court has done some amazing things in the past 13 years, despite the prosecuting attorney’s aggressive conviction practices. What began as a journey in 2004 with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative has developed into a full-scale reformation.

Spokane County has been one of the first counties in the state to make use of truancy boards, a community-involved intervention tool for youths who skip school that keeps them out of detention for school truancy. They’ve turned out to be such a great method when it comes to helping reduce detention rates and keeping kids in school that they’ve been replicated statewide.

It takes a serious commitment to begin tracking data by race, ethnicity, age and gender, so that a system can be honest about what the problem truly is. But that is what Spokane County Juvenile Court has done. They committed to gathering appropriate data, and analyzing it in a way that allows them to see an honest picture of equity.

They also have reduced the number of youths in the secure detention center’s daily population by nearly 45 percent. That alone is an accomplishment. But they fully admit that it hasn’t changed the disproportionate rate at which youths of color are detained. In 2015, African American and Native American youths were four times more likely to be admitted to detention than white youths.

So over the past two years, Juvenile Court has committed money, time and resources to train every staff member in cultural development and childhood trauma.

In all my years, I have never seen a system so willing to create a dedicated line item in the budget to do the necessary cultural competency work.

Talk to anyone at Juvenile Court, and they will tell you that work still needs to be done. But you’ll also find a system that is willing to look hard at its own outcomes.

As Bonnie Bush, Juvenile Court Administrator, says: “In order to be effective child- and youth-serving systems, we must recognize the impact of implicit bias, racial disparities, poverty, childhood trauma, mental illness and substance abuse.”

Personally, I take heart that a system can be as strong and resilient as we expect our youth and families to be. n

3209 N. MONROE

REGISTER AT: UrbanArtCoOp.org

Offer valid 5/29/17-6/25/17. Offer valid for Large Hawaiian Pizza on Original Crust only. No substitutions.

Additional charge for additional toppings. Available at participating locations. Not valid with any other offers.

8 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017 PapaMurphys_Hawaiian_060817_2H_CPW.PDF

509 327 9000

• Free Estimates • Safe Affordable Tree Service • High Quality Pruning & Tree Removal

10% OFF JOBS BOOKED BEFORE JUNE 15

TH

CALL SCOTT AT 509-998-2771

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 9

Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance presents the 5th Annual

r $10 pen persontry in

es e includ ffles and ra ffle studio prize ra grand

10 am 4 pm Sat & Sun, June 10-11

Experience the creative process!

• Visit 12 studios • Interact with 25 professional artists • Enjoy a variety of media and creative styles • View and purchase fine art directly from the artist Tickets available at • the CDA Chamber (105 N 1st St, CDA) • at the Artist Reception during ArtWalk • online at

artsandculturecda.org/artists-studio-tour Artist Reception

5-8 pm

Fri, June 9

At Emerge Studio 208 N 4th, CDA

Meet the artists, preview their work while enjoying appetizers and the hard ciders of North Idaho Cider.

10 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

COMMENT | FROM READERS

CALEB WALSH ILLUSTRATION

WE NEED REPORTERS! just read Paul Dillon’s article, “Under Attack” (6/1/17) I have never

I

responded to a story or an article before. But I can’t take it anymore! We need reporters now more than ever before. There’s a lot more people who think we need reporters than not! Instead of pulling back you need to double down on the political process. You folks are our only eyes and ears out there.

Awesome article. Keep up the good work!

TAMMIE HONICAN Spokane Valley, Wash.

Readers respond to “Happy Accident” (6/1/17), our story about how a City Council-approved change in city code might have accidentally preempted an anti-illegalimmigration initiative on the November ballot:

JEFF KUURE: Right wingers are the ones who seem to think it’s a serious criminal problem that causes massive irreparable damage and is therefore worthy of any amount of government spending and civil rights violations to enforce.

And I don’t mean to speak for all liberals, but to me, while technically illegal, it isn’t a big deal, like smoking weed in pre-2012 Washington (or modern Idaho) or torrenting Game of Thrones.

THOMAS TAYLOR: Yeah, it is a big deal. A) ICE statistics show a large number of illegals commit drug offenses and violent crime (they don’t care about your human rights or political correctness). B) All the valid sources on the costs of illegal immigration have put the cost to U.S. taxpayers at well above $100 billion per year, and a more reasonable $250-500 billion every year. C) We pay for all of this. It’s a big deal.

$28,000 DAD’S GOT GAME GIVEAWAY FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Make virtual reality a reality by winning a PS4™ Pro and VR Launch Bundle—a $1,100 value! We’re giving away $500 every 15 minutes from 10am-2pm and 3-7pm and adding the PlayStation® package at the top of each hour! Details at northernquest.com SONY® and/or PLAYSTATION® are not endorsing, sponsoring, or otherwise affiliated with this promotion.

MARY K SIMMONS: Because American citizens don’t do drugs or cause crimes of any sort, right? From what I’ve seen, I’ve seen American terrorists (Portland recently) and what about American serial killers?

Remember Robert Yates? n

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 11

OPENS JUNE 10

GET OUT TO THE NORTHWEST’S LARGEST THEME PARK Where Your Family Will Experience,

Hair-Raising Attractions, Pint-Sized Kiddie Adventure, Gigantic Roller Coasters, Massive Water Slides & Award-Winning Entertainment.

Just outside Coeur d’Alene on Hwy 95.

FOR THE LOWEST TICKET PRICE ANYWHERE GO TO:

SILVERWOODTHEMEPARK.COM 12 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

EDUCATION

Political Science In Idaho, educators try to figure out how to teach about human-caused climate change in a state where the concept has been challenged by politicians

BY WILSON CRISCIONE

Education officials in Idaho are stuck “trying to navigate a rock and a hard place” when it comes to climate change, says one expert.

W

hen Lake City High School science teacher Jamie Esler stepped in front of members of the Idaho State Department of Education in April, he was unwavering in his support for the state science standards on climate change that lawmakers had recently cut. If the legislature would approve all other science standards, he argued, they had to accept those relating to climate change as well.

“Or else you may as well throw them all out,” Esler said. “We may as well throw out science education

entirely. But we can’t be picky — it undermines the entire process.”

The local science teachers, parents and students in the meeting room at the Coeur d’Alene Resort that day were united. One by one, around two dozen people stepped up to the microphone, urging the the state to keep the science standards on climate change. It was the last of six public hearings that the Department of Education would hold looking for feedback on how to rewrite climate change standards. In more than a thousand writ-

ten or verbal comments, the message was clear: Students need to learn that humans play a major role in climate change.

For some in the Idaho legislature, however, it’s not so clear.

When the House Education Committee in February approved all science standards except five paragraphs related to climate change, Idaho became the first state where lawmakers successfully removed the teaching of ...continued on next page

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 13

34 ROTATING TAPS

NEWS | EDUCATION “POLITICAL SCIENCE,” CONTINUED... climate science from curriculum requirements, according to the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit that advocates for teaching climate change in schools. Idaho EdNews reported that Rep. Scott Syme, R-Caldwell, felt the standards did not cover “both sides of the debate,” which is why he pushed the committee to reject them. In other news reports, he said he thought the standards were too negative, and didn’t talk about what humans can do to mitigate negative effects on the climate. (Syme did not respond to Inlander requests for comment.)

In Idaho — a state where many lawmakers and parents do not accept the scientific consensus that humans play a role in climate change — education officials are now searching for a way to maintain scientific integrity in the classroom while appeasing everyone else.

After addressing the state Department of Education in April, Esler was part of a state committee that convened in May to find a way to do exactly that. The committee released revised standards that soften some of the language around human-caused climate change, in hopes that lawmakers approve the changes, or else they might go back to the drawing board.

“There is a lot riding on this,” Esler tells the Inlander. “I can’t emphasize that enough.”

standards that take out some language on climate change.

States like Alabama and Indiana, for example, passed resolutions supporting “diverse” views on climate change and evolution. The state boards of education in Texas and West Virginia “tinkered” with standards related to climate change, creating more watered-down versions of climate change standards, Branch says.

What makes the changes to Idaho’s state standards different, Branch says, is that it’s the only state where the legislature, not the state board of education, has successfully blocked curricula on climate change — even if it was only temporary.

“It sends a really bad message to science teachers, that the legislature is very skeptical of very firm science on climate change.”

905 N. WASHINGTON ST. | 509-381-BIRD

THE OLD BROADVIEW DAIRY TheBlackbirdSpokane.com |

50 TAPS

FULL BAR

@TheBlackbirdGEG

GIFT CARDS

Epic Beer, Great Food

SETTING THE STANDARD

Across the nation, states with Republican-led legislatures are attempting to influence how climate change is taught in schools, says Glenn Branch, deputy director for the National Center for Science Education.

A total of 19 states, including Washington, have adopted what are called Next Generation Science Standards, which guide curricula in physical, life, earth and space sciences along with engineering and technology. The standards include language about humans having an effect on rising global temperatures through the burning of fossil fuels.

But other states, like Idaho, have not adopted those standards. And some approved similar

“It sends a really bad message to science teachers, that the legislature is very skeptical of very firm science on climate change,” Branch says.

In Idaho, 72 percent of residents believe in climate change, according to Boise State University’s 2017 Idaho Public Policy Survey. A different survey by Yale University says that 65 percent of Idahoans think global warming is happening, five percent lower than the national average. And many who believe climate change is happening may not believe humans are causing it. Both numbers, however, are far less than the percentage of scientists who agree humans are causing global warming — around 97 percent, according to several studies.

In May, a science committee comprised of educators from around Idaho came up with revisions to the five paragraphs from the old science standards that the legislature nixed. Lawmakers, the committee was told, wanted a more positive tone, but the committee still had to take into account that less than 1 percent of public comments wanted any change to the standards at all.

Branch, who looked at a comparison of the old standards and the revisions, says the revisions made it clear that they were “trying to navigate a rock and a hard place.” He says some

Trees 40% OFF

30% OFF 14” & 16”

FOR FATHER’S DAY

Annual

Excludes Alpine Firs

PLANTERS

Offers expire on 06/17/17

BEST BEER BAR & PUB FOOD

@MANITOTAPHOUSE 3011 S. GRAND BLVD. | (509) 279-2671 MANITOTAPHOUSE.COM 11AM - 10PM SUN-THURS | 11AM - MIDNIGHT FRI & SAT

14 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

14208 E 4th Ave, Spokane Valley | 509.926.9397 | plant-farm.com

of the language was watered down, and more vague. In particular, one sentence that said “emphasis is on the major role that human activities play in causing the rise in global temperatures” was omitted altogether. On the other hand, Branch said the rest of the standards do not compromise the fact that human activity is responsible for climate change.

John Abatzoglou, a climatologist and professor at University of Idaho, says he is satisfied overall with the revisions, while realizing the committee had to tone things down in a few places.

“The best thing we can do is to be informed on the topic and come to our own decisions based on the best available science,” Abatzoglou says.

IN THE CLASSROOM

State standards don’t dictate everything taught in a classroom, only the minimum. Teachers can go above and beyond the standards. But that doesn’t mean they don’t matter, Esler says.

“Statewide assessments will be based on these standards,” he says. “So having climate change and the impact on the environment as part of what essentially must be taught in the state standards is pretty monumental.”

Equally as important, says Abatzoglou, is how much of a background teachers have in climate science. Climate science is an integrated science, blending various scientific subjects. Colleges with teaching programs, he says, should encourage more teachers to take courses on climate change. Without more training and guidance, teachers may be able to get away with teaching an hour or two on the subject, he says.

The other reason is consistency. One teacher in Coeur d’Alene, who gave feedback to the Department of Education, said that while she can teach what she needs to teach based on science, and the consensus of the scientific community, she can’t guarantee that her daughters LETTERS and their peers are taught the Send comments to way throughout school without editor@inlander.com. language in the standards.

Scott Cook, Idaho State Department of Education director of academic services, support and professional development, says he feels the committee maintained the scientific integrity of the original standards. Nothing was wrong with the old ones, he says, but the revised curriculum combines more solutions with the problem.

Later this year, the Idaho State Board of Education will be presented with the standards before they are taken to the legislature for review in 2018. There’s still the possibility that lawmakers will call for another review then.

Esler, who originally advocated to keep the old standards before joining the committee tasked with crafting new ones, supports what the committee came up with, given the situation.

But when asked if he is optimistic that the legislature will adopt the climate change standards, based on scientific consensus, he pauses.

“I think that’s the toughest question you’ve asked me yet,” Esler says, assessing his own optimisim. “I feel like, I have to be.” n

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 15

NEWS | DIGEST

On Inlander.com MORE INLANDER NEWS EVERY DAY

Yard Bird Wrap

The Under The Freeway skatepark before it was demolished in 2015.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

PARKS The destruction of the Under the Freeway skatepark in downtown Spokane two years ago came attached to something like a promise: Yes, the city had decided to destroy UTF instead of its initial plan to upgrade it, but it would build a NEW SKATEPARK to replace it. “The hope is that we’ll be able to have some design work and some construction by the summer of 2016,” then-Parks Department spokeswoman Monique Cotton told the Spokesman-Review in 2015.

But two years later, that construction hasn’t begun. For that matter, the Parks Department hasn’t decided on a location, identified a funding source to construct the full park, or laid out a timeline for the skatepark. The skatepark proposal isn’t dead, but for nearly a year, it’s been largely dormant. While there is still enthusiasm for the skatepark among Parks Department staff, the Park Board — focusing on the Riverfront Park project — has been reluctant to spend money for a skatepark so far. (DANIEL WALTERS)

412 W Hay cra f t Ave., Coeur d 'Al ene 208.277.00 0 0 | c o s m i c c o w b o y . c o m

CosmicCowboyGrill_Prem16_060817_6V_MB.pdf ALL D! AR ABO

2017 SEASON RIDE DATES

Each 24 mile round-trip train ride starts in Newport, WA and goes to Dalkena, WA then turns around and ends back in Newport, WA INAUGURAL WEEKEND!

AUG 12th & 13th 12pm • 3pm AUG 26th & 27th 11am • 1pm • 3pm

Paid for with City of Newport Tourism Funding

16 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

SEPT 30th & OCT 1st 11am • 1pm • 3pm OCT 7th & 8th 11am • 1pm • 3pm OCT 14th & 15th 11am • 1pm • 3pm

sporttrainrides.com | (877) 525-5226

DATA Washington is one of six states that has submitted county-level CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA to Measures for Justice, a user-friendly online data portal. The trove of local data allows users to see, for example, that the Spokane County Jail operated at 133.5 percent capacity in 2013, and that 52.5 percent of people in Spokane who were required to pay court fines and fees failed to do so between 2009 and 2013. The recently launched Measures for Justice portal (measuresforjustice. org) also lets you filter the data by race, sex, age and other demographics. The data set for Washington state is not complete, but so far the data portal includes 39 counties spanning 524,000 cases. (MITCH RYALS)

EDUCATION The SPOKANE COLLEGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, a for-profit college for refugees and international students, closed for good on May 31. The closure, according to school officials, was because of a steep drop in student enrollment. The school relied heavily on the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission giving students scholarships to attend SCEL, but those scholarships began to decline, as they have across the nation. Two years ago, enrollment was more than 150 students, but by the end of this school year it had dropped to only six students, says Joshua Porter, SCEL director.

The students who were green-card holders were given options for other English as a Second Language programs in the area, and other international students were already enrolled in other programs with the help of SCEL. “We’re doing our best to guide them to smoothly transition to other academic programs in the area,” says Porter. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

NEWS | BRIEFS

Poor Grade Hangman Creek gets an ‘F’ from Spokane Riverkeeper due to pollution; plus, city of Spokane and the Fairways Golf Course battle over water REEKING CREEK?

The report card is in, and HANGMAN CREEK has some serious work to do if it wants to have a good summer: Spokane Riverkeeper gives it an F. That’s based on Washington state water quality standards, which take into account factors like the amount of dissolved oxygen, the temperature, and the turbidity — how clear (or in this case not clear) the water is. Hangman does poorly on all accounts.

The creek’s headwaters start in the forested foothills of the Rockies in Idaho, then head northwest, crossing through Whitman County, then Spokane. The creek eventually flows into the Spokane River.

“The creek itself is contributing to major pollution problems in the Spokane River,” says Spokane Riverkeeper Jerry White.

White gathered with others concerned about water quality near the Centennial Trail on Tuesday morning, overlooking the point where the creek meets the Spokane River.

He asked the public to call on the state Department

of Ecology to enforce the water standards that exist, and bring “bad actors” who pollute or contribute to erosion along the shoreline into compliance.

Trout which used to thrive in the creek now can’t, in part because of the high temperatures. Last summer, the creek got as high as 70 and 80 degrees in places, enough to be toxic for the fish, explains Jule Schultz, Spokane Riverkeeper science lead. It shouldn’t be warmer than about 64 degrees, by water quality standards.

Nitrates and phosphorus, usually a result of Hangman Creek YOUNG KWAK PHOTO runoff from human uses along the creek, are also too high.

The good news?

There’s a simple fix, Schultz explains: vegetation.

Planting riparian shade along the shorelines of the creek, and maintaining a buffer, could prevent erosion and runoff, and provide enough shade to keep the water temperature cooler.

The Riverkeeper said that people who want to help can volunteer with restoration efforts, and sign a petition to state Department of Ecology director Maia Bellon, demanding strong action against those who contribute to the creek’s degradation. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

OUR WAY OR THE FAIRWAY

An ongoing dispute between the city of Spokane and THE FAIRWAYS GOLF COURSE in Cheney over a hefty unpaid water bill resulted in the water for the golf

course being shut off, and then — after a lawsuit was filed against the city — turned on again Tuesday.

“The water wasn’t turned on. They owed us money,” says city spokeswoman Marlene Feist. “At this point, we’ve been sued. So it’s really inappropriate for me to talk about any more.”

In a Spokesman-Review article, the city said that Fairways owes more than $40,000 for two months of water from last year, capping off years of payment disputes. But attorney Bob Dunn, who frequently sues the city of Spokane, says the city has been unfair to county water users.

“Fairways has had a complaint, for about 10 years now, about the arbitrary and capricious water use rates the city has been charging county users,” Dunn tells the Inlander. He says that county golf courses are charged significantly more for water use than those in the city limits, and that Fairways couldn’t afford to pay for the recent hikes.

“The city negotiation position is basically to say ‘F--you! Pay the money and we’ll keep the water on,” Dunn says. “The city turned the water off a week ago.”

That, Dunn says, threatened to destroy the golf course as temperatures spiked. So Fairways sued, and Dunn successfully managed to convince a judge on Tuesday to force the city to turn the water back on.

“This rate dispute, which is just about money, now can be argued in the court,” Dunn says. But he also says to expect another lawsuit to be filed against the city of Spokane soon.

“We got 6,000 county users who are using city water services,” Dunn says. “The rates they’re charged have to be justifiable and reasonable.”

Dunn says he plans to file a class-action lawsuit, demanding that those county water users be refunded for being overcharged by the city. (DANIEL WALTERS)

s e i t i v i Fe s t in the Park Saturday June 24 Newport City Park first & Calispel Rodeo Weekend StartS at 11 a.m.

Chicken Poop bingo Silly String Tag Vendors Kids games info: 509-671-6333

Live Music!

Beer & Wine Garden Paid for with City of Newport Tourism Funding

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 17

NEWS | CITY HALL

Quality Moving Services for Home and Office Throughout Spokane and the Inland Northwest

HG-11890

Arielle Anderson is frustrated over the fact it’s illegal to leave her car parked on a city street for more than 24 hours.

Ticketed at Home

In Spokane, you can be ticketed for parking more than 24 hours on almost any section of any city street — even in front of your own house

BY DANIEL WALTERS

T

o West Central neighbor Arielle Anderson, her red truck, parked on the street in front of her home on Gardner Avenue, isn’t a problem for the neighborhood. Quite the opposite.

“I use it primarily for community purposes…

I collect trash, I clean up my neighborhood,” Anderson says. “I haul stuff to the dump for folks.”

She certainly didn’t consider that leaving the truck parked in front of her house was illegal.

But a city warning slapped on the front of her truck on March 30 notified her that simply leaving her truck parked on the side of the street for 24 hours was illegal.

She called the city to complain, and says she was told that she should consider off-site storage for her truck if she couldn’t park it in a driveway.

“I’m a social worker,” Anderson says. “I can’t really afford that.”

It wasn’t just her. Anderson says a number of her West Central neighbors had been hit with warnings or tickets around the same time, enough for her to gather them all together, pick up the phone and dial the number for City Councilwoman Karen Stratton.

In 2016, 1,570 warnings and 1,498 citations were issued for violating the 24-hour continuous parking rule, says Heather Trautman, director of neighborhood services and code enforcement

18 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

— though some of those vehicles also had other violations.

The 24-hour parking limit has become a weapon used by feuding neighbors. To Stratton, it’s one that has a disproportionate impact on low-income neighborhoods and low-income neighbors.

“I don’t see value in it,” Stratton says. “It’s a hardship. It’s a hardship for the people who get the ticket… I don’t think that’s right. I don’t think that’s fair.”

NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR

West Central neighbor Michelle Ortez has been on both sides of the 24-hour continuous parking issue. She lives across the street from Fahy West, a Section 8 apartment complex, and has been frustrated with the way some of her neighbors will park directly in front of her house, leaving nowhere for her to park when she got home from work.

“When I get home from work, and I’ve got to park two blocks away from my house and walk to my house, that pisses me off,” Ortez says.

“I started asking them to stop. This is my house.

This is city parking, but I should have a right to park in front of my house.”

So she decided to make a call to the city of Spokane, reporting the neighbors for being parked for more than 24 hours outside of her house. But then one of her neighbors struck back: Ortez found her own car — the one parked in front of her house — slapped with a warning.

Then later, a $30 ticket.

She says a neighbor bragged about turning her in, telling Ortez’s husband that her car wouldn’t have been reported “if your wife wasn’t such a bitch.”

It happened again in April. The experience left her fuming.

The city of Spokane’s parking enforcement crew doesn’t go trawling for 24-hour-parking scofflaws. Each time, it’s responding to complaints. And there are a lot of complaints.

From January 2016 to May 15 of this year, Trautman says, there have been more than “2,100 complaints from the community specific to continuous parking.” Sometimes the complaints detail other violations as well.

Often, Trautman says, the complaints center around neighborhoods where parking congestion

or a narrow roadway is an issue.

She says that a version of the rule has been on the city books since 1995, originally introduced to give the city a tool to deal with abandoned vehicles. In fact, originally the rule was even harsher: It was illegal to leave a car on the street for longer than 12 hours.

“Technically, if you came home at 5 pm and didn’t leave until 7 am the next morning [you would be in violation],” City Council President Ben Stuckart said in 2014, before the city council unanimously voted to increase the time limit to 24 hours.

“Streets are a finite resource,” says Trautman. She notes that ensuring turnover of vehicles is important for the city to be able to, say, clear the road for street cleaning, maintenance or a citywide event like Bloomsday.

But Stratton and several ticketed neighbors point out what they see as inherent inequities that the 24-hour limit creates. Some homes, particularly in areas like West Central, don’t have driveways in front, and the alley access out back is difficult for larger vehicles to maneuver in.

Stratton and Anderson highlight perverse disincentives: The rule can actually punish neighbors for using public transit, walking or biking to work.

“One woman takes the bus — she takes the bus to work. She leaves her car at home,” Stratton says. “So she got a ticket.”

COMMON SENSE AND THE LAW

“Parking is one of the more contentious dockets we deal with,” says City Prosecutor Justin Bingham. Stratton sent him the email correspondence from her angry constituents who’d been ticketed, and Bingham called them personally to talk about their circumstances.

“They were very reasonable people. They weren’t asking for the moon… They’re very confused about why they’re getting these tickets. A lot of people felt they are being targeted,” Bingham says. “We explained to the attorneys that cover those dockets that they need to use common sense. We need to look at the full context when they are dealing with the tickets.”

Ortez says her ticket was waived by a deputy prosecutor at municipal court.

“She looked at my ticket and looked at the address and said, ‘I don’t even know why I’m even doing this,’ and wrote me off and sent me on my way,” Ortez says. “If [my neighbors] want to go ahead and be vindictive … I will fight this tooth and nail every time I get the ticket.”

But often, ticketed individuals don’t have the time to go to court to protest.

“I think the city should back off the homeowners. If it’s parked in front of their home, then there should be no ticket there,” Ortez says. “It just seems like the city is being greedy.”

Trautman, however, says that state law won’t allow cities to hand private citizens the ability to permanently reserve stretches of a street.

Stratton is looking at ways to modify the current rule. She’s considering a push to either eliminate the continuous parking provision entirely, or expand the time limit to two or three days.

In Boise, the continuous parking limit is 72 hours. It’s the same in traffic-jammed Seattle, though you still might be required to move your car within 24 hours if the city needs access to that stretch of street.

Portland doesn’t have a limit at all. If a car’s license tabs aren’t expired and it doesn’t appear to be an abandoned vehicle, there’s no limit to how long it can remain on the street.

The same goes for Spokane County.

“We don’t get complaints like the city does,” Spokane County spokeswoman Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter says. She notes that plenty of people in the unincorporated area will have trucks, cars and tractors they’ll park on the street.

“I don’t believe cars should be ticketed unless there’s a safety issue or unless there’s an abandoned vehicle,” Stratton says.

But what about when one neighbor is frustrated that another won’t move their car?

That should be solved the old-fashioned way, Stratton suggests: “You call your neighbor and you work it out.” n

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 19

THE

DEAD DON’T LIE

20 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

When the Spokane County medical examiner says one thing, and a body seems to say another, families are left searching for answers

BY MITCH RYALS AND SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

Dr. Suzan Marshall believes there need to be more options for families to challenge death investigations. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

H

er husband has been dead for one year, four months and 13 days, but Suzan Marshall won’t let go.

She’s sitting at her kitchen table last week in front of a stack of papers — autopsies, police reports and her own handwritten notes. More records are stored on her laptop.

These reports and photographs document the lives and deaths of at least 10 people who died in Eastern Washington and North Idaho dating back to 2012.

Marshall believes they all have one thing in common: questionable autopsies.

In each case, the Spokane County medical examiners issued official rulings on the cause or manner of death — suicide, homicide, accident, natural causes or undetermined — that had consequences regarding how police and prosecutors pursued their investigation. Family members in each of these cases question the medical examiner’s decision, which may have stalled or derailed criminal investigations and left families reeling, with no way to get answers.

This all started when Marshall’s husband, John, disappeared.

Dr. John Marshall, chief of surgery at the MannGrandstaff Veterans Affairs Medical Center, went missing on Jan. 25, 2016, during an early morning jog. His body was found floating in the Spokane River the next day, and the Spokane County Medical Examiner, Dr. John Howard, ruled that John Marshall had drowned and that it was an accident.

Suzan Marshall, a surgeon herself, disagrees. After reviewing the autopsy and photos of her husband’s stiff body, she believes he was severely beaten and dumped in the river. The Spokane police detective investigating his death is also confounded. He writes in his report that John Marshall’s body does not look like others that were dragged over the muddy rocks in the river.

The severe bone fracture in his chest and internal bleeding indicate a “takedown move,” Suzan Marshall says. His iPod, which was still in his pocket when police pulled him from the river, showed no evidence of water damage, according to an analysis by a digital forensics investigations firm hired by Suzan Marshall.

And if he fell from a bridge and tumbled over the falls, “Why wasn’t the rest of his body more badly bruised? Why weren’t John Marshall more bones broken?” she asks.

Suzan Marshall has thrown her energy into a hunch that her husband’s case wasn’t the first. So far, she’s looked into several other cases with rulings by Spokane County’s forensic pathologists, Howard and Dr. Sally Aiken, that she says are “ludicrous.”

Among them is a woman whose body was cut in half and disposed of in black plastic bags. Howard ruled the cause and manner of death as “undetermined.” Then there’s the woman whose body was found wrapped in a sheet of plastic, bound with duct tape and dumped on the side of the road near Cataldo, Idaho. Howard, who performed the autopsy, says the woman died of a heart attack; the Kootenai County deputy coroner then ruled the manner of death “natural causes.”

“The medical examiner’s decision on cause and manner of death is critical for law enforcement,” says Spokane ...continued on next page

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 21

CRIMINAL JUSTICE “THE DEAD DON’T LIE,” CONTINUED...

Shop The Tin Roof’s Clearance Center!

1702 E RIVERSIDE AVE, SPOKANE Give us a call at 509-535-4122

22 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

PEN 5 • O D

PEN 5 • O D

discounts & hours

S A WEE

K

New! styles

AY

TUES - SAT 10AM - 5PM

K

To Heather Ostby, it’s obvious that her mother was murdered. It’s now been nearly a year and a half since the 46-year-old Spokane Valley woman’s body was found near Cataldo, Idaho, and no arrests have been made.

The more time passes, the more Ostby worries that the person she believes is responsible will escape justice.

On Jan. 5, 2016, Cindy Lou Zeppenfeld Bergan, a tough, Harley-riding grandma, filed for a protection order against her longtime boyfriend, who had recently been released from jail. He had previously been arrested for domestic assault, and court records show a history of domestic violence between the couple.

“I am fearful of more harm as [he] is getting madder by the day,” Bergan writes in the protection order applica-

tion. “I feel that I can’t sleep at night cause I don’t know what he might do to me and my things.”

Ostby believes that Jan. 6 was the last time her mother was seen in public. She helped rally friends and family into a search party that scoured Bergan’s typical hangouts for weeks.

On Jan. 18, Ostby reported her mother’s disappearance to police, who were unable to locate her. Then on Jan. 23, hunters found Bergan’s body wrapped in plastic.

Initially, detectives in Spokane and Kootenai counties investigated the death. But when Howard determined that Bergan died of a heart attack, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office closed its case.

“Our detectives did investigate, [and] also worked with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, and attended the autopsy of Ms. Bergan,” says Deputy Mark Gregory, the Sheriff’s Office spokesman. “Considering all the information, our detectives concluded Ms. Bergan’s death was not a result of a criminal act and our investigation was closed.”

S A WEE

‘DEFENSIVE WOUNDS’

Dr. Sally Aiken, one of Spokane’s two medical examiners, emphasizes the importance of remaining neutral: “Our responsibility is to the truth.”

AY

Police Captain Brad Arleth, who oversees the department’s detectives. “We have to meet the legal standard to present a complete case to the prosecutor’s office.

They’re kind of the fulcrum as far as determining those key components of the statute. As an investigator, you’re going to use whatever language they give you in charging documents.”

Neither of Spokane’s two medical examiners, Aiken or Howard, agreed to be interviewed by the Inlander, but Aiken did respond to questions via email.

“The medical examiners make decisions independent of law enforcement, the prosecution or the defense,” Aiken writes. “The system is designed with a separation of responsibilities. Law enforcement and the prosecutor will determine what weight they want to afford the medical examiners’ cause and manner of death in performing their own statutory responsibilities.”

Meanwhile, Marshall has submitted a complaint against Howard and Aiken to the Washington State Department of Health, citing their work on her husband’s case and at least three others. Health department spokesman David Johnson confirms that Howard and Aiken are currently under investigation, and depending on the findings could face suspension or revocation of their medical licenses. About 10 complaints against the two pathologists have been filed so far, Johnson tells the Inlander.

“In all of these cases, the whole story is in the body,” Marshall says. “The only body that doesn’t lie is the dead one.”

One of the cases that Marshall believes has been misclassified is the death of Cindy Lou Zeppenfeld Bergan, the woman whose body was found on the side of the road, bound with duct tape.

Despite her body also being wrapped in plastic, Bergan’s death was ruled “natural causes.”

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Det. Dennis Stinebaugh confirms that the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the case, but would not elaborate, citing the active investigation.

Meanwhile, Bergan’s family is stuck in a maddening limbo as they try to push the case forward and get justice for the leather-clad biker.

For Ostby, the blame lies squarely at the feet of Howard, who performed the autopsy. Howard ruled that Bergan died of a heart attack — a conclusion that Ostby says she initially accepted.

Cindy Lou Zeppenfeld Bergan “You’re just kind of resigned to what the medical professional is telling you,” she says.

Then she read the autopsy report.

“It was glaringly different than what they told me

over the phone,” Ostby says. “There are clearly defensive wounds.”

Howard’s report documents several “dozen” cuts and bruises covering Bergan’s arms, legs, torso and head.

Suzan Marshall, who has reviewed Howard’s report on Bergan, says the pinpoint bruises inside her eyes indicated that Bergan died of asphyxiation.

Howard also listed “alcohol intoxication” as a finding in his case summary, but Bergan’s toxicology report was “unable to calculate” her blood alcohol level.

“At the very least, it would have to be homicidal violence that made her heart stop,” Ostby says. “My mom was a fighter, a tough

determination if the police come up with new evidence.

Still, Ostby is adamant that rulings on the cause and manner of her mother’s death could prevent police and prosecutors from bringing charges. She’s not alone.

Other families wonder if the medical examiner’s decisions could have prevented the assault and rape of one woman, after the gruesome death of another.

‘UNDETERMINED’

In mid-May 2012, three young boys came across Kala Williams’ body in the woods near railroad tracks, west of where Highway 195 meets the interstate. Her brother had reported her missing in early April, but at that point, it had already been a few weeks since anyone had heard from her.

Her body had been cut in half, and put into black garbage bags. Inside one of the garbage bags, her lower half had been wrapped in a plaid sleeping bag.

About a month after performing an autopsy on the 20-year-old’s remains, Dr. Howard’s written opinion was that the circumstances surrounding Williams’ death weren’t clear, and until more information became available, for the purposes of a death certificate the cause and manner of her death were “undetermined.”

Howard pointed out in Kala Williams the investigation that methamphetamine was present in her system, and in media reports following up on the case, police mentioned that living “that lifestyle” can put people more at risk.

To family members who helped raise Kala, pointing to her drug use was a slap in the face.

“To be quite honest with you, regardless of your lifestyle, whether you end up in a ...continued on next page

“Regardless of your lifestyle, whether you end up in a dumpster down hooker alley, you still deserve justice, in my opinion.” girl. I thought the only way he could have gotten to her and been successful is he would have had to prevent her from fighting back.”

Ostby says she has tried to speak with the medical examiner in Spokane County, but was told to take her concerns to the elected coroner in Kootenai County, which has jurisdiction over Bergan’s death. The medical examiner in Spokane County was only contracted to perform the autopsy.

Spokane County’s appointed medical examiners conduct autopsies for at least 11 counties in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Some counties have elected coroners, who aren’t required to have a background in medicine. While they sign off on the manner of death, they pay forensic pathologists to figure out the cause of death.

Lynette Acebedo, Kootenai County’s chief deputy coroner, confirms that her office did not consider either the location or the condition of Bergan’s body in determining that she died of “natural” causes.

“We have to go by what’s presented to us factually, with the medical data from the medical examiner’s office,” Acebedo says, adding that she’s always willing to amend that

CREATED OUT OF CONTROVERSY

S

tate law was changed in 1996 to allow large counties that don’t have a charter (such as Spokane) to appoint medical examiners, in part because of Spokane County’s controversial — and as it turned out, final — elected coroner, Dexter Amend.

Amend drew criticism in the mid-1990s for making homophobic comments and linking homosexuality with deaths. A recall campaign was started against him, citing the fact that he had publicly discussed medical records when he stated a 9-year-old murder victim had been sodomized, but the effort was tossed out by the state Supreme Court. Amend was also profiled in the New York Times and local media for his actions, including asking the family of an 11-year-old boy who died in a fire if he’d had gay sex or masturbated, and requesting a rectal examination of a man who died due to complications from AIDS. Amend left office in 1999, after Spokane County voters approved the creation of the medical examiner’s office. He was replaced by Dr. George Lindholm, who’d already been performing autopsies for the county.

But the controversy didn’t stop there.

In 2000, a security guard was caught stealing dead people’s money and credit cards from the medical examiner’s property room at Holy Family Hospital, the Spokesman-Review reported.

Then in 2001, Lindholm resigned after a police investigation turned up prescription medications they say Lindholm had lifted from people who’d been brought to the morgue.

In 2002, he was replaced by Dr. Sally Aiken, one of the two current medical examiners.

Dr. John Howard joined Aiken as the second pathologist in 2007.

The two alternate who has the official title of medical examiner for the county each year, though they both perform autopsies and serve as qualified forensic pathologists throughout the year. That’s a different situation than say, King County, which has a chief medical examiner position that does not rotate, with a total of six medical examiners.

Aiken and Howard are the highest paid county employees, each earning $206,460 a year.

They’ve each been practicing medicine for 35 years, and have conducted more than 8,000 autopsies apiece.

The medical examiners are appointed by the county’s three-member Board of Commissioners, which John Howard also has jurisdiction to fire them.

However, the commissioners aren’t rushing to conclusions based on the fact that an investigation into the office exists.

Commissioners Josh Kerns and Al French both tell the Inlander they will wait to see the results of the investigation before passing judgment.

“It’s hard to not think that they know what they’re doing,” Kerns says. “You tend to have confidence in people when they’ve been at it that long. But we’ll wait and see what the state comes up with.”

Kerns noted that the commission had not been told what the investigation was about yet.

French says he has “unqualified support” for the medical examiners.

“We have got some of the best in the nation,” French says. “I have no reason to second-guess the quality of the work in their investigations.”

— SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

MEMORABLE HAPPENS HERE.

From intimate gatherings to corporate meetings, the Spokane Convention Center provides unique spaces, dedicated event management and unparalleled service.

spokanecenter.com

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 23

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Brenda Thurman and her husband, Dwayne. Brenda’s children have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, but Dwayne Thurman has not been charged with any crime.

“THE DEAD DON’T LIE,” CONTINUED... dumpster down hooker alley, you still deserve justice, in my opinion,” says Julie Beauchaine, Kala’s cousin, who adds that she helped care for her while she grew up in an unstable situation.

To Beauchaine, the fact that Kala was cut in half and had defensive wounds means she must have been killed.

“I mean, ‘undetermined’?” she asks. “He should have left it at suspicious death. ‘Undetermined’ just makes you want to vomit.”

Howard’s rationale, the Spokesman-Review reported, was that he couldn’t rule out she’d died of an overdose and then someone had disposed of her body.

But other evidence with her body led another forensic pathologist to determine that Kala may have been sexually assaulted and killed.

Dr. Carl Wigren, a Seattle-based forensic pathologist who Spokane police hired to review the autopsy and provide a second opinion, says in a December 2013 report that several things make it likely that Kala’s death was a homicide: The fact that her body had been dumped, that it had been cut in two, that branches and debris had been

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE  May 13, 2012 The body of Kala Williams, 20, is found cut in half and stuffed in black garbage bags near railroad tracks west of where Highway 195 meets I-90. She’d been missing for about two months. Despite the halving of her body, apparent defensive wounds, clothing cut open and doused in bleach, and a knotted towel around her neck, Howard ruled her death “undetermined.” According to the SpokesmanReview, Howard has refused to reconsider his ruling because a toxicology report also showed methamphetamine in her system, and he couldn’t rule out an overdose. Seattle forensic pathologist Dr. Carl Wigren, who was hired by Spokane police for a second opinion, says the

24 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

put over the bags. She also had a towel knotted around her neck, stab wounds in places that could show she was defending herself, and her clothes, including her bra and underwear, were cut open, the report states.

“Based on my review of the autopsy report, scene photographs, autopsy photographs, and visitation of the scene, the cause of death is consistent with homicidal violence and the manner is homicide,” Wigren wrote in his conclusion. “The death of a previously healthy young woman with subsequent Heather Higgins processing of her remains and disposal in a remote site is a homicide until proven otherwise.”

DNA found on clothing and tape in the bags came back as a match for Robert G. Davis, according to a police report.

When police interviewed Davis in July 2012, he said he knew Kala a little through her boyfriend, and had never had sex with her, according to a police timeline.

The same month, detectives interviewed Davis’ mom, Sherri Cook, but she said little at first.

A few weeks later, she called detectives and went in to tell them about her son’s possible involvement with another woman’s case: Heather Higgins, who’d been missing since 2010.

Cook told detectives that Davis had come to her home around the time Higgins was reported missing, saying he had “done something really bad,” and later explaining that although he hadn’t killed Higgins, he had helped put her body in a sleeping bag and dump it off a road on the way to a ski resort to the north, according to a police report.

“When he told me about Heather, he was acting very strange and was on drugs, and I didn’t know if it was real or just something in his head,” Cook tells the Inlander.

But after Kala Williams’ body was found, and detectives suspected there might be a link to Davis, Cook says it crossed her mind that maybe her son had done more than just dispose of a body, and that regardless of who was responsible, there could be a pattern emerging.

In June 2014, Davis attacked a woman in Coeur d’Alene, choking her until she passed out and sexually assaulting her. He was found guilty of burglary and battery with intent to commit rape. He’s sentenced to serve another 12 years in a Boise prison, but could be eligible for parole as of June 2019, according to the Idaho Department of Correction.

Cook says she wants to see her son charged, so his innocence or guilt can be determined by the courts.

“If he’s not charged with homicide, he’ll never go to court and never have the chance to prove himself innocent, if he is innocent,” Cook says. “It just sort of hangs there for our family and the other families. We won’t know the facts, and we won’t know the truth unless it goes to court. It must go to court.”

Davis has not been charged in relation to either Higgins’ disappearance or Williams’ death. He did not respond to a request for comment from the Inlander.

Higgins’ body has not been found, and when Cook, prompted by detectives, tried to ask Davis during a jail visit about where her body might be, Cook says he denied ever saying anything about that, and shouted at her.

“The facial expressions, the way he acted, his posture, etc., was not the son I once knew,” Cook says. “It was like a different person. It was scary.”

That was the last time they spoke.

Cook says while Davis is behind bars, the focus should remain on investigating cases overseen by the Spo-

The following are cases where family members question the death determinations made by Spokane County medical examiners Dr. Sally Aiken and Dr. John Howard.

facts point to homicide.  May 22, 2015 Thomas Robert Dale Samples, 52, dies after crashing his motorcycle into an STA bus in northeast Spokane at the corner of Crestline and Euclid. Samples was wearing a helmet, yet Howard originally said the death was a suicide. He later changed that ruling to “undetermined” when police investigators presented him with more information. “[Dr. Howard] was very rude and disrespectful,” says Samples’ sister Gladys Shirey, who spoke with Howard regarding his original ruling.

“And he told me how educated he was throughout our conversation.”

 Jan. 18, 2016 Brenda Thurman is shot in the chest by her husband, Dwayne Thurman, who told police that he was cleaning her pistol when the firearm accidentally went off. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

It then took Spokane County Sheriff’s detectives nearly a year and a half to recommend that criminal charges be brought against Dwayne Thurman, who has been a reserve deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The detective was reportedly waiting for test results from the Washington State Patrol crime lab, to determine if the .380 Glock was functioning properly. The results indicate that it was, and the Sheriff’s Office is recommending manslaughter charges

for Thurman. The Spokane County prosecutor will decide whether to file formal charges. Meanwhile, Thurman remains a free man.

Brenda Thurman’s children have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dwayne Thurman.  Jan. 23, 2016 Cindy Lou Zeppenfeld Bergan’s body is found on the side of the road near Cataldo, Idaho, unclothed, wrapped in plastic and duct tape. Howard said the 46-year-old died of a heart attack brought on by alcoholism. Bergan’s family believes she was the victim of foul play, due to the several dozen cuts and bruises covering her body and the suspicious circumstances

kane County Medical Examiner’s Office. She worries that other cases could have been stalled or gone unsolved.

“If Robert is guilty, if Robert did this, could he have been stopped sooner?” she wonders.

“Are there other bodies on him that this [medical examiner] has marked down to ‘undetermined’ because the person was a street person or someone who did drugs?”

Dr. Judy Melinek, a board-certified forensic pathologist and co-author of Working Stiff, a book about forensic training, says that a medical examiner’s ruling can loom large over a case, but prosecutors can still choose to pursue charges.

“Blaming the medical examiner for the death certification is one way a District Attorney can avoid having to try a high-profile, difficult case without enough evidence,” Melinek writes in an email to the Inlander.

Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl says his department is, in fact, seeking homicide charges in Williams’ death. “The decision ultimately rests with the prosecutor whether they want to file [charges] or not,” Meidl says. “In talking with the prosecutor, charges may be pending.”

‘I CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN’

Suzan Marshall says the way the system is structured makes it hard to hold accountable those who determine how people died.

Aside from law enforcement and justice officials, only families can request detailed autopsies and photos. If they request the pictures, they’re often discouraged from doing so, Marshall says. But even with those records, most families accept that the pathologists know what they’re talking about. They’re doctors, after all.

However, Marshall is critical not just of the medical examiners’ work, but of the investigations by law enforcement as well. In her husband’s case, Spokane Police Detective Brian Cestnik, in his final report, writes: “As of this time, I cannot say for certain what caused the death of John Marshall. I cannot eliminate accident or suicide as the cause of death. Though I have not found any evidence that anyone else was involved in the death of Marshall, I also cannot definitively eliminate the possibility that he was the victim of foul play.”

In the 197-page case file, Cestnik also talks briefly about the rumored affair between John

surrounding her disappearance weeks before her body was found in North Idaho.  Jan. 26, 2016 Dr. John Marshall’s body turns up on the north bank of the Spokane River, just west of the Monroe Street Bridge. Marshall was last seen leaving the YMCA for an early morning jog the previous day. Howard ruled the death an accidental drowning.

Marshall’s wife, Suzan Marshall, who is also a surgeon, disagrees with Howard’s ruling and believes her husband was beaten to death and then dumped into the river. Both John Marshall and Brenda Thurman worked for Veterans Affairs.

Police investigators, and a private investigator

IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE In Washington state, large counties like Spokane can opt to have medical examiners, who are trained to determine how people died. On the other end of the scale, counties with fewer than 40,000 residents don’t even get an elected coroner. Instead, the person they elect as prosecuting attorney also serves as coroner, sometimes starting with as little as four hours of training into how to investigate a death. Next week, the Inlander explores how small counties deal with death, and try to avoid conflicts of interest.

Marshall and Brenda Thurman, who was shot and killed by her husband eight days before John Marshall was found dead. Although Cestnik doesn’t name her specifically, he notes that both John Marshall and Thurman worked for Veterans Affairs, though he does “not have any evidence that they ever talked.”

Cellphone records and witness interviews also show no connection between the two, Cestnik writes.

But Suzan Marshall remains convinced that there’s a connection between her husband and Brenda Thurman, and points to Thurman’s death as another example of an investigation she believes the medical examiner screwed up.

Thurman’s husband, Dwayne, told police that he was cleaning his wife’s Glock .380 handgun when it accidentally went off, striking her in the chest and killing her.

Dwayne Thurman is a military veteran and has been a reserve deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Sally Aiken, one of the two Spokane medical examiners, ruled the death an accident. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office investigation stalled, as detectives waited for the state crime lab to test whether the gun was functioning properly.

Then, last week, more than 16 months after Brenda Thurman was killed, forensic tests on the gun indicated that it was working properly, and detectives are now asking prosecutors to charge Dwayne Thurman with manslaughter.

“Detectives believe Dwayne K. Thurman

hired by Suzan Marshall, have been looking for evidence of a rumored affair between the two, but have found none.  May 20, 2016 Sarah M. Schmidt’s body is found in the Spokane River. In conjunction with a police investigation, medical examiner Aiken determined that the 33-year-old died by suicide.

Schmidt, who had worked at the Inlander for about a week before her death, had struggled with depression, and fought with her boyfriend in the days leading up to her death, according to police reports. Video surveillance from the night before she was found shows the outline of someone walking across the Monroe Street Bridge,

acted with negligence causing the death of his wife, Brenda Thurman,” a Sheriff’s Office news release says. “A charge of manslaughter 2nd degree is requested.”

Deputy Mark Gregory, the Sheriff’s Office spokesman, says that detectives are not seeking an arrest warrant for Dwayne Thurman at this time. Thurman’s attorney, Carl Oreskovich, when reached by phone, says the whole thing is a “terrible accident.”

“The prosecutor has yet to review it,” Oreskovich says. “He’s going to have different standards than what the police may have, and my expectation is he’s going to see it the way we do.”

Brenda Thurman’s children have also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dwayne Thurman, their adoptive father. They allege that he did nothing to help save their mother after he shot her, and that he was having an affair.

Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell has said that his office is now reviewing the police investigation, but declined to comment on potential charges against Dwayne Thurman, or any other specific cases, when asked by the Inlander.

“Generally, medical examiner testimony is important, as wounds can reflect an intent to kill and may also allow for an inference of premeditation or allow us to argue aggravators,” Haskell writes via email. “Also, a medical examiner’s rulings, which are accomplished very early in the investigative process, do not necessarily preclude the filing of charges, as our decisions are statute-based and on a completed investigation.”

‘HANDIWORK’

Purple irises have sprouted in the rocky soil on the hill above where John Marshall’s body was found.

“I know John’s handiwork,” Suzan Marshall says. Purple is her favorite color.

She, along with the other families connected in lingering grief over the unresolved or bizarre deaths of their loved ones, are still searching for justice, for answers. She says she’s asking for a second autopsy in her husband’s case.

“I have been so focused on this. I have not worked except for this,” Marshall says. “This is my job, and I hate it, and I want to quit.”

But for now, she can’t. n

climbing up on the railing and then disappearing, but her sister, Anna Schmidt, questions if the person in the video is her sister at all. She also believes that her sister never would have chosen to go out that way, because she hated the water, and there was no suicide note or instructions to anyone to care for her cat. Anna questions if drugs or other people played a role in her sister’s death.

“I am not looking for excuses for my sister’s death not to be a suicide,” Anna Schmidt writes in a letter that she asked be included in the police report. “I am saying I believe there is more to her death.”

In an email to a detective in June 2016, Aiken

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL covers social services and the environment for the Inlander. She came to Spokane from Bellingham, where she worked as a political reporter for the Bellingham Herald.

Contact Wohlfeil at samanthaw@inlander.com or 509-325-0634 ext. 234.

MITCH RYALS covers criminal justice for the Inlander, and has previously written for publications in Missouri, his home state. He has covered confidential informants, bounty hunters and train hoppers.

Contact Ryals at mitchr@inlander.com or 509-325-0634 ext. 237.

wrote, “Given everything, the bridge video, the car in the area, etc., I called it a suicide. I don’t think the toxicology will matter one way or another.”  Oct. 21, 2016 Selena Rose McGivern’s body is found in the Spokane River. News reports indicate that the 44-year-old’s body was partially nude when first responders pulled it from the water. Spokane medical examiners determined that McGivern died of suicide by drowning and blunt force injuries. A Spokane police detective confirms that he is still investigating the death.

— COMPILED BY MITCH RYALS

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 25

FIND THE HAPPY HOUR NEAREST YOU.

INLANDER.COM/DRINKSPOTTER

PRESENTED BY

EnjoyHeinekenResponsibly.com

JUNE 23, 2017 e n a n i k o Sp loom

B

SUMMERTIME & THE LIVIN IS EASY Garden Tour 2017 Tickets $10 Saturday, June 17, 2017 - 10am-5pm

Woodland Wonderland - 11316 N Astor Rd, Spokane Country Haven Farm - 205 W Chattaroy Rd, Colbert *On River’s Edge - 5312 E Deer Park Milan, Chattaroy Artistic Voyage - 404 W Graves Rd, Spokane Songbird Symphony - 3002 W Trinity Ave, Spokane Serene Secret Garden - 7602 N Audubon St, Spokane BONUS STOPS Whitworth University

WIN A $100 GIFT CARD

at Judy’s Enchanted Garden

2628 W. Northwest Blvd

Garden-related Vendors, Art, Music

*Barbecue Lunch Buffet from O’Doherty’s BBQ at an additional cost of $12

TICKETS Available the day of the tour in any of the gardens or NOW at Blue Moon Garden, Gibson’s, Judy’s Enchanted Garden, NW Seed, & Tower Perennials or online at www.tieg.org Presented by

The Inland Empire Gardeners - 509-535-8434

26 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

to 2:00

PM

9861 N. Nevada Street, Spokane, WA 99218

TOURS

Guest Access How the Coeur d’Alene Casino is trying to connect visitors with tribal culture and the land

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

D

ancing, drumming, singing, regalia, storytelling. They’re not just vital to many tribal cultures; they’re sacred. That makes for challenges in sharing essential aspects of one’s culture with the community at large, in a manner respectful to all members of the cultural group, says Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort and Hotel Cultural Affairs Director Quanah Matheson.

“We’re trying to find a balance,” says Matheson, who formerly served three years in a similar position for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and has been working this past year on a new cultural tourism program of day and overnight trips, offered from June 13-23.

The four packages, says Matheson, are designed to connect casino guests and interested parties with Coeur d’Alene tribal culture, as well as the land itself.

“They’re going to hear some history, some stories, some Indian humor,” says Matheson, who describes the packages as adventure tourism with a cultural bent.

The Wander package, for example, offers guests a choice of two out of three outdoor options: canoeing the nearby waterways, hiking, or biking the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes ($50/person).

Boxed lunch and $10 gambling credit are included.

The Bison Ranch package gives guests an up-close-and-personal look at ...continued on next page

The H2H Bison Ranch in Worley.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 27

Congratulations to the Class of 2017

Jody Azevedo Jen Ballantyne Lori Barlow Ed Bedell Tom Black Becky Bull Schaefer Eric Burch Doug Chase Linda Crane Paul Crooks Sheri Dickinson Mike Diedesch Michelle Domreis Maureen Duclos Josh Earle Stephanie Ellis Nicole Foust Mike Gaffaney Julie Gehlen Deb Geiger Heather Hamlin Skye Henderson Suzanne Heutmaker Carrie Hoag Brian Holland Margaret Holt Scott Huff Katie Justice Christina Kamkosi Susan Lane

Nicolle Laporte Jessica Laughery Keirsten Lyons John McCarthy Tammy McCauley Tracie Meidl Lynn Morrison Skyler Oberst Keith O’Brien Alicia O’Mary Chrystal Ortega Fred Peck Leslie Rogers Dave Schaub Lora Senf Lisa Shier Joe Smith Amanda Swan Tim Thomas Emily Tillis Arwen Tomsha Albert Tripp Brian Valliant Colleen Vandenboom Brian Vander Veen Keith Weathermon Carol Weigand James Welsh, Jr. Neil Woolf

We Deliver Dedicated Leaders www.leadershipspokane.org

CULTURE | TOURS

Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort and Hotel Cultural Affairs Director Quanah Matheson.

“GUEST ACCESS,” CONTINUED...

Warren “Buzz” Howard and his wife Melissa’s H2H Bison Ranch in Worley, Idaho. It includes transportation, a guided tour, box lunch and $10 in gambling credit ($75/person).

An overnight stay can be added to either package, which includes a room with a single king-sized or double queen-sized bed in the Mountain Lodge, additional gambling credit, and a grilled bison burger for lunch. Also included is an evening of listening to Native American storytelling and watching traditional dancing.

In addition, the expanded Wander package gives guests the option of exploring the outdoors — canoeing, hiking or biking — or a guided trip to the Cataldo Mission, which features a 5,000-square-foot exhibit entitled Sacred Encounters: Father De Smet & the Indians of the Rocky Mountain West. The mission dates to the early 1850s, making it the oldest building in Idaho, and was a joint construction effort by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe.

Matheson is fascinated by the region’s history, and has spent considerable time talking with not only tribal elders, but also longtime residents, many of them homesteaders. He has also trav-

adershipSpokane_2017Grad_060117_6V_CPW.pdf

To advertise in the next InHealth, contact advertising@inlander.com.

28 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

eled to indigenous visitor and interpretive centers across the country, gleaning ways in which the Coeur d’Alene Tribe might share its culture in a way that is respectful and honors native traditions.

“I don’t want to move too far from that, but also want to share who we are,” he says.

The packages are designed to appeal to people who might want a break from or an alternative to golfing or gaming, says Matheson.

They may also appeal to those curious about regional history and culture.

They’re also a work in progress. In the future, says Matheson, guests may be able to visit a traditional village being constructed in Chinook Meadow. They’re also looking at connecting with other events, such as the upcoming Crave! NW festival’s “Fire and Smoke” barbecue tasting on June 17.

“We’ll keep developing,” says Matheson. “See where the interest lies.” n Coeur d’Alene Casino • 37914 S. Hwy 95, Worley, Idaho • cdacasino.com/culturaltourism • 800-523-2467

On Inlander Stands Now!

CULTURE | DIGEST

Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

BY MICHAEL MAHONEY

WEBSITE It’s the perfect combination of smart writing and impactful imagery, in the service of fascinating, compelling stories about the natural world.

BIOGRAPHIC (biographic.com), an online multimedia magazine powered by the California Academy of Sciences, is a treasure trove of information that arranges its stories under six headers — Wild Life, Places, Systems, People, Discoveries, Solutions — with crossover among categories and the option to focus on individual elements (opinion pieces, articles, photos, videos). Read about everything from old-growth logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest to the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run off the coast of South Africa (Look it up: it’s a thing. A big thing) to the ongoing plight of the honey bee, with one common theme, more important than ever: Nature is worth protecting.

June 15-July 2

July 13-30

August 10-27

CdaSummerTheatre.Com 208.660.2958

CdaSummerTheatre_JulyAugust_060817_3H_JI.pdf

FONT That’s right, font.

As in typeface. For example, these words are printed in a font known as Gotham X Narrow. A font called COMMON SANS, developed by the Stockholm design studio Essen International, features a unique element, intended as a response to a mounting wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in Sweden: When you type the word “refugee,” the font itself, using software called Glyphs in an OpenType file format, autocorrects it to “human.” As Essen puts it, “Being a refugee is a temporary status, being a human is permanent. Humans are amazing. A stamp on their passport should not let us believe otherwise.

Rewrite, retype, rethink.” You can download Common Sans for your own use at commonsans.com.

SERIES Not watching the NBA FINALS? You’re missing history in the making. For 71 years, the league has matched its conference champions in a best-of-seven final, but two teams had never played for the title three consecutive times — until now. After taking Games 1 and 2 at home, Golden State is halfway to its second crown in three years; with victories in Games 3 and 4 at Cleveland this week, the Warriors would become the first NBA champion to go undefeated in the playoffs. Golden State’s offensive arsenal features Steph Curry, a ringless-for-now Kevin Durant and former WSU star Klay Thompson; the defending champion Cavaliers are led by this generation’s most dominant player, LeBron James, making his seventh consecutive finals appearance and seeking his fourth title, and rising star Kyrie Irving. The Warriors, who last June became the first team to blow a 3-1 NBA finals lead, have one thing on their minds: revenge. n

·

M

MM

MMMM

M

·

·

SZ

dine in . take out

·

SIZZLI NG EC

HUAN

E BE

F

Northtown Mall • 483-1500 MustardSeedWeb.com JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 29

CULTURE | FESTIVAL

Turned Up to 11 Scenes from Volume, the Inlander’s music festival

30 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

PHOTOS BY YOUNG KWAK, ERICK DOXEY AND KRISTEN BLACK

F

or its sixth year, the Inlander’s Volume Music Festival enjoyed near-perfect weather for its two nights of music spread across a dozen venues in downtown Spokane.

That wasn’t the highlight of the weekend — no way could that be the case, with the array of talent on hand — but it sure made walking between stages to hear those performers more pleasurable.

And it was truly an incredible two nights, with shows touching on myriad genres, bringing music fans together to discover new favorites and support old ones. The city shook with music, thanks to the local artists who played and the touring acts visiting just for Volume. How about we do it again next year? (DAN NAILEN)

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 31

CULTURE | THEATER

Molly Allen is best known as a KZZU radio host, but one of her scripts was selected for this year’s Playwrights’ Forum Festival.

Healthy Competition

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

The Civic’s Playwrights’ Forum Festival is staging its ‘strongest slate’ of original regional plays in years

BY E.J. IANNELLI

N

ew and emerging playwrights need a platform, and for close to three decades, the Spokane Civic Theatre’s annual Playwrights’ Forum Festival has given them one.

Every year the festival solicits one-act scripts from across the Northwest via an open call for submissions.

Then a committee reviews those submissions (this year the pool was approximately 50 scripts), selecting multiple works on the basis of merit and variety — no names are supposed to appear on the scripts, just as the names of the panel of judges aren’t supposed to be divulged. “We don’t tell people who’s on the committee because the plays are read blindly,� says Festival Director

Matt Harget. “We don’t know the authors when they’re read. What each judge is looking for depends on each judge, but generally it’s strong writing, a compelling premise, interesting characters, good dialogue — all that good, classical drama stuff.�

Harget, who has been involved with the festival for the past 18 years, says that this year has brought “the strongest slate of shows� he’s seen so far. A total of eight plays have been selected, all with a running time of 30 minutes or less: Interlude by John Michael Duggan of Boise; Memories of the American Occupation by Paul Lewis (Bainbridge Island, Washington); To Mr. Wilson c/o Shapiro & Gold by Aleks Merilo (Gig Harbor, Washington); What

Floor by Elena Naskova (Seattle); Motherhood by Robin Brooks (Seattle); Grief by ​Jessica Loomer (Spokane); The Sum of Me by Catherine Rush (Seattle) and The Hostage by Molly Allen (Spokane).

In addition to heading up the festival, Harget is directing Memories of the American Occupation. He describes it as a “World War II drama� in which “a soldier is killed in the last couple of weeks of the war, and he’s given, through a magical device, an opportunity to go back and have a few last words with his wife before he dies.�

Loomer, whose own play is among those featured, is also directing Motherhood. Jamie Flanery, who recently co-directed Arcadia at Stage Left, is directing To Mr. Wilson.

Another veteran of the local stage, Wes Deitrick, is directing The Hostage as well as performing a silent role in Interlude opposite Trudy Rogers. “It’s a play about two people sitting in the discomfort of a subway car. We’re both kind of lonely, but we don’t want to interact a whole bunch. And there are two people speaking who are really in our imagination,� Deitrick says of Interlude.

By contrast, The Hostage is a “full-out comedy� about two kidnappers who “didn’t think [it] through.� “It’s almost kind of Dumb and Dumber,� Deitrick says, laughing. “They’re not too bright, but they have a morality to them.�

Although she’s best known as a radio host on KZZU, Interlude is Allen’s second recent original theatrical work following On Shaky Ground, which debuted at Ignite! Community Theatre last fall.

For the performances, the plays will be divided into two rotations, A and B, that will be staged in the Civic’s Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre on different days. Rotation A, consisting of Interlude, American Occupation, To Mr. Wilson and The Hostage, runs on June 8, 10 and 16. Rotation B — What Floor, Motherhood, Grief and The Sum of Me — runs on June 9, 15 and 17. They will be black-box productions with minimal set design, and an audience talkback or Q&A session following the performances. Because the festival is competitive, all eight plays will be vying for the Festival Adjudicator Award and an Audience Choice Award. “The other thing that’s kind of fun about the festival is that, if one play doesn’t grab you, you don’t have to sit there all night. There’s going to be another play in 10 minutes,â€? says Harget. “And these are things you haven’t seen before. It’s great to see Oklahoma! for the hundredth time, but sometimes you like to see something new.â€? n 29th Annual Playwrights’ Forum Festival • Rotation A: June 8, 10 and 16; Rotation B: June 9, 15 and 17 • Thu & Fri, 7:30 pm; Sat, 2 pm • $10 • Spokane Civic Theatre • 1020 N. Howard • spokanecivictheatre.com • 325-2507

Suddenly, it dawned on Joe that retirement is totally awesome.

Yep, Joe just moved into Fairwinds – Spokane Retirement Community. Here’s a short reenactment of Joe: “No ďŹ xing the house? No doing the dishes?

No vacuuming? No cooking? No cleaning? And I can just have fun doing my hobbies and being with friends? Woahhhhh! That is awwwwesome!� Come see what we mean at your complimentary lunch and tour. Call (509) 468-1000 now to schedule.

32 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

It’s More Than Retirement It’s Five-star Fun

520 E Holland Avenue • Spokane • (509) 468-1000 www.leisurecare.com • Assisted Living Services Available

Award-winning local Chef Adam Hegsted dreamed up the idea for the Crave! NW food fest.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Hearty Appetites Creative growth in Spokane’s culinary and cultural scenes inspired a well-known local chef to start a food festival to match its pace

BY TARYN PHANEUF

W

ith 10 events featuring 50 chefs spread out over four days, Chef Adam Hegsted’s vision for a “big and grand” food festival is soon to be a reality. The upcoming Crave! NW food and drink celebration in Spokane Valley from June 15-18 will feature a long list of local and regional chefs, as well as culinary pioneers from food capitals across the country who are coming to see what the Spokane region has to offer.

“It needed to be bigger to start off, instead of just starting small and doing a couple small events,” says Hegsted, who organized the event with the help of local firm Vision Marketing.

“We wanted to make it big and grand. It’s one of the biggest events from here to the Midwest… It’s pretty risky, but I think the whole region will come out,” he continues.

Hegsted, a semifinalist for the 2016 James Beard Best Chef award, has played an important role in the region’s growing culinary industry as chef and owner of the Eat Good Group, which includes the Wandering Table, Yards Bruncheon, Gilded Unicorn and Le Catering. After several years watching independent restaurants, breweries, distilleries and other culinary businesses gain momentum alongside the region’s simultaneous arts and culture revival, Hegsted thinks a food festival could be another important push forward.

“I want to keep driving that and coming up with new things,” he says.

In part thanks to a local chef- and producerdriven culinary movement, he believes that Spokane is starting to own its identity, rather than living in the shadow of Seattle and Portland. He wants the festival ...continued on next page

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 33

FOOD | EVENT “HEARTY APPETITES,” CONTINUED... to get everyone in the food community in the same room to see what’s going on.

“I think as Spokane grows, things just keep getting better and better,” Hegsted remarks.

A

fter growing up in Post Falls, Travis Dickinson — now the executive chef at Clover restaurant, who will be participating in a seafood event on the first evening of Crave! — spent 15 years in Portland.

He says the competition between restaurants is extreme there, where each well-known street “has 10 great restaurants.”

Dickinson, who moved back home nearly three years ago, is proud to see Spokane diners continue to show greater willingness to pay for quality, making it feasible for the whole industry to grow.

“New chefs [are] coming into town from different places, bringing fresh ideas and new creativity,” Dickinson says. “Hopefully these chef-owned restaurants continue to thrive. I think Spokane is getting a little more hip to come in and support those guys, instead of the chains.”

In an effort to make Crave! NW as large as possible, Hegsted contacted chefs known all over the world for their culinary contributions. He says he soon realized he didn’t have to give each chef an in-depth lesson on Spokane, because it was already on their radar.

Events on the four-day festival schedule include special appearances and events featuring Bruce Sherman of North Pond restaurant in Chicago, Jeremiah Tower of Stars in San Francisco, Trevor Bird of Fable in Vancouver, B.C., Mark Peel of Bombo in Los Angeles, Brian Duffy of Flying Fish Crafthouse in Philadelphia, and Rick Moonen of RM Seafood in Las Vegas.

Clover Chef Travis Dickinson is participating in Crave! NW.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

“It’s just really cool to have such iconic people come here — people I’ve looked up to my whole career — and be able to meet them, and have them come to the place where I grew up and where I live,” Hegsted says.

“There’s no way to not feel the pressure to show off.

We’re trying to put our best foot forward.”

The film Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent will be shown at noon on Saturday ($50). It explores Tower’s life

as a pioneering chef in California, and those who attend the showing will also receive Tower’s book Start the Fire.

Tower will sign books after the screening.

Crave! NW is taking place at Spokane Valley’s CenterPlace Regional Event Center, a 54,000-square-foot space in Mirabeau Point Park. The festival includes day and evening events to taste dishes by its featured, awardwinning chefs, paired with wine, craft spirits and beer provided by local and regional purveyors. Grand tastings are held from 1 to 5 pm on both Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17; each includes food and drink samples and on-stage chef demonstrations.

Evening events from 6 to 8 pm each day follow unique themes, beginning Thursday, June 15 with a seafood bash, followed by a Carnivale-themed street foods market on Friday, June 16, and a fire-and-smoke barbecue with entertainment by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe on Saturday, June 17. A family-friendly Father’s Day brunch on Sunday, June 18 is set for 11 am to 2 pm.

A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefits local food and nutrition resource nonprofits Second Harvest and Big Table.

Dickinson says the varied schedule allows festivalgoers to pick and choose based on their own interests and schedule.

“It’s going to hit all the marks,” he says. “Different niches in the food community have a chance to get in. … I think it kind of gives everyone a chance to fit in and show what they can do.” n Crave! NW • Thu, June 15 to Sun, June 18; times vary • $225-$315/weekend package; $40-$95/individual events, tastings • CenterPlace Regional Event Center • 2426 N. Discovery Pl., Spokane Valley • cravenw.com

HOOPFEST FRIDAY COME SEE OUR SECOND ANNUAL ALUMNI GAME –VS– UNIVERSITY OF GONZAGA

WASHINGTON

UNIVERSITY

• FULL 5on5 GAME

• 3 POINT CONTEST

• SKILLS CHALLENGE

• SLAM DUNK EXHIBITION

Join Washington Trust Bank for games, activities and contests for all ages

Check out premier breweries showcasing their fan favorites and meet the players

AT THE SPOKANE CONVENTION CENTER

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

DOORS OPEN AT 5PM • TIP-OFF AT 7PM

TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 1 | $20 | PURCHASE FROM TICKETSWEST.COM Benefiting Hoopfest’s Youth Outreach Program, Ignite Basketball Association (IBA)

34 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

FOOD | UPDATE

30 TAPS

CRAFT Cocktails

Shuffleboard & DARTS The Sandpoint café now offers an expanded menu and a wine bar.

CARRIE SCOZZARO PHOTO

C E DA R S T R E E T B I S T R O

Craft Beer GREAT LOCAL TIES

KILL-THE-KEG SPECIALS Every Sunday

344 N. First Ave. | Sandpoint 208-265-4396

S

ome folks may still remember when Coldwater Creek had its swanky retail outlet inside Sandpoint’s Cedar Street Bridge. Or when new owners reopened it in 2007 with the idea of transforming it into a mixeduse shopping and dining space. Since 2008, the Cedar Street Bistro has been a steadfast ground-floor tenant.

Owners Manuela and Tim Frazier opened their modest café just inside the entrance of the Bridge, offering coffee and espresso, Manuela’s home-baked goods, as well as local pastries and grilled paninis. It seems like every visit comes with more additions: gelato, more

sandwiches, crepes, pizza, and the Huckleberry Depot, which sells packaged and dry goods. As the bistro’s menu expanded, so did its following and footprint, including a partitioned seating area along the large windows overlooking Sand Creek.

Most recently, the Fraziers added a wine bar, live music, a revamped retail section and a menu that will carry you from breakfast to dinner — quiche and coffee, soup and a chicken basil crepe, grilled Mediterranean wrap and a glass of merlot. And don’t forget about dessert.

— CARRIE SCOZZARO

BANQUET ROOM AVAILABLE

154 S. Madison St. • THESTEELBARREL.COM • TUE-SUN 11AM-LATE

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 35

FEAR IS CONTAGIOUS

I

t Comes at Night opens on the lesioned face of a dying old man surrounded by tearful loved ones wearing gloves and gas masks. He has a fatal and highly contagious disease that has decimated the population. He’s euthanized by the end of the next scene, not to put him out of his misery so much as to protect his family from him. The man’s 17-year-old grandson watches it happen.

This is an intense psychological thriller, slow-boiling and unsettling, written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, whose under-the-radar debut Krisha won near-universal acclaim in 2015. Here he presents another family in crisis, doing what they believe is right but plagued by doubts, fear, mistrust and an actual plague. Can too much caution be as destructive as carelessness? How drastically can you alter your lifestyle to prevent harm before the alterations become worse than the thing you’re afraid of?

Whether taken as an allegory for immigration, terrorism or something broader, Shults’ cool, sure-handed sophomore effort will stick with you.

Living in a spacious, isolated house in the woods in some part of what used to be America is a small family: Paul (Joel Edgerton), his wife Sarah (Carmen Ejogo) and their son Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). Sarah’s father was the old man at the beginning, but she and Paul are of one unsentimental mind when it comes to matters of safety.

The front door to the house (painted red for ominous effect) is always closed and locked, and any stranger the family encounters is assumed contagious unless proven otherwise. Paul, a history teacher before the plague, never intended to be a rugged survivalist, but has become one through his desire to protect his family.

This natural instinct has made Paul jumpy, so cautious about his wife and son that he’s indifferent, even cruel, toward others. They meet another, slightly younger family — Will (Christopher Abbott), Kim (Riley Keough) and their little boy Andrew (Griffin Robert Faulkner) — with whom they can share resources, but Paul is never sure he can trust them. Travis is charmed by the newcomers, envious of their familial intimacy. Seeing this, Paul reminds him: “You can’t trust anybody but family.”

Paul’s fear infects Travis’ dreams, too, which comprise the movie’s creepiest imagery and serve as a running commentary on the daytime action. Everyone’s fear,

Trey Edward Shults’ eerie It Comes at Night is a sure-footed, finely wrought psychological thriller

BY ERIC D. SNIDER

whether awake or asleep, is that one of them will turn out to be infected, at which point severe protocols would need to be followed.

Shults isn’t interested in the details of the epidemic, or how it affects people’s bodies, but in how the threat of it affects their minds. Though the pronoun of the title remains ambiguous (several things do come at night), “fear” seems to be the thing it refers to most. Shults captures this claustrophobic paranoia with sweaty, nightmarish precision, incorporating shifts in the sound design and even the movie’s aspect ratio to disturb our sense of comfort.

Another smart choice Shults makes is to occasionally show us the second family when the main family isn’t around. Those IT COMES AT NIGHT moments don’t reveal enough to convince Rated R us that Paul’s appreDirected by Trey Edward Shults hensions about them Starring Joel Edgerton, are unfounded — Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo there remains tension on that point until the shocking climax — but they do make us consider how the story would be different if it were told from their point of view.

Early on, Will tells Paul, “I know you’re just protecting your family, but don’t let mine die because of it.” Paul is the “hero”; we put ourselves in his shoes. Maybe we would let another family die if we thought it would save our own. Paul, speaking of Will and Kim, warns his own family, “Have you ever seen people when they get desperate?” He doesn’t realize he’s describing himself.

As Paul, Joel Edgerton is excellently understated, often using just his eyes to convey his inner misgivings. As his son, Kelvin Harrison Jr. gives the movie its heart and humanity, linking us to the love-thy-neighbor attitude that prevailed before the world fell apart. The question for us, as viewers, is whether that philosophy still has a place in our world, or whether the times have become desperate enough to require desperate measures. n

FILM | SHORTS

Create Something Greater

Megan Leavey

OPENING FILMS CHURCHILL

It’s almost hard to believe that Brian Cox has never before played Winston Churchill, but here he is embodying the irascible British Prime Minister in a stately biopic set in the 96 hours before D-Day. Miranda Richardson is Mrs. Churchill, Mad Men’s John Slattery is Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and James Purefoy is King George VI. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG

IT COMES AT NIGHT

Two families barricade themselves inside an isolated house in the woods after a fatal, highly contagious disease has decimated the population, but a creeping sense of distrust develops about the possibility that one of them is infected. The sophomore feature from writer-director Trey Edward Shults is a deeply unsettling, claustrophobic paranoid thriller, which masterfully manipulates us with its eerie visuals and sound design. This is a movie that’s going to stick with you.

(ES) Rated R

MEGAN LEAVEY

Inspired by a true story, Kate Mara stars as the title figure, a young Marine who trains and develops a bond with a particularly aggressive German

shepherd named Rex in the K-9 unit.

While deployed in Iraq, Leavey and her canine companion risk their lives in numerous harrowing situations involving IEDs. (NW) Rated PG-13

THE MUMMY

The remains of the 1932 Universal classic starring Boris Karloff again rise from the tomb, this time with a vengeful Egyptian princess shaking off her cobwebs and wreaking havoc on humanity. 1999’s Mummy remake was a gleefully goofy throwback to old monster movie matinees, but this new take looks a bit more self-serious. Still, what summer would be complete without a blockbuster that prominently features Tom Cruise running straight at the camera? (NW) Rated PG-13

MY COUSIN RACHEL

A man becomes convinced that his estranged cousin, an icy seductress named Rachel, has killed his lifelong caretaker, but his plans for revenge are thwarted when he falls in love with her himself. Rachel Weisz plays the titular femme fatale and Sam Claflin is her prey. Based on a novel by Daphne Du Maurier, whose best-known work inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca and The Birds. (NW) Rated PG-13

NOW PLAYING ALIEN: COVENANT

Set a decade after Prometheus, this latest Alien adventure finds a crew of scientists sent to populate an Earthlike planet that is — surprise, surprise — inhabited by those chest-bursting, face-hugging creatures we’ve come to know and love. Although it’s directed

by Ridley Scott, who jump-started the franchise in 1979, the film is, like its

most recent predecessor, filled with questionable character motivations and intriguing ideas that the screenplay simply drops. (ES) Rated R

H O T E L S

BAYWATCH

This big-screen take on ’90s TV’s guiltiest pleasure can’t decide if it wants to ...continued on next page

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 37

Garden Gate Lavender U-Pick Lavender, visit our miniature cows, gather fresh eggs from the coop, and shop our beautiful Barn Store!

GARDENGATELAVENDER.COM • 509-244-0767 • CLOSE TO FAIRCHILD

Building a DREAM TEAM

FILM | SHORTS be an outrageously raunchy bro comedy or a straight-faced adaptation of the original show. Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron try (and fail) to generate comedic sparks, donning those iconic red swim trunks to track down the source of a drug epidemic dogging their Florida beach. In case you were wondering, yes, David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson make cameos, but like everything else in the movie, those appearances are half-assed. (NW) Rated R

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Continuing the trend of remaking its animated classics as live-action features, Disney’s update of its great version of Beauty and the Beast is reverential to a fault. The plot goes more or less unchanged — the bookish Belle (Emma Watson) is taken captive by the horrifying Beast (Dan Stevens), who turns out to be cuddlier than expected — though this script provides more backstory for its central characters. Still, it’s not enough to make you forget the 1991 original, which probably shouldn’t have been monkeyed with in the first place.

(SR) Rated PG

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE

Based on Dav Pilkey’s long-running series of children’s novels, this animated feature leans heavily on toilet humor that’s strictly for the 10-and-under set.

Following the plot of the original 1997 book, two mischievous kids hypnotize their militaristic elementary school principal into thinking he’s the titular superhero, who must then stop an evil scientist trying to eradicate laughter.

Featuring the voices of Kevin Hart, Nick Kroll, Ed Helms and Thomas Middleditch. (SS) Rated PG

Join us for our Job Fair!

Thursday, June 8 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Kootenai’s Health Resource Center on our Coeur d’Alene campus w w w w w w w w w

Tuition assistance for continued education Kootenai Kids day care Magnet designation Competitive salaries Employer-paid health insurance premiums for full-time employees Robust and incentive-driven wellness program Named a 2017 Gallup Great Workplace Family-friendly community Relocation packages available

To speak to a recruiter and learn more about job opportunities call (208) 625-4620 or visit us online at kh.org/careers Follow us at KootenaiHealthCareers

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL

The fourth feature adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s popular book series finds title wimpy kid Greg and his family embarking on a predictably disastrous road trip that involves a piglet, a runaway minivan and a video game convention. Mom and Dad are played this time by Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott, which should make us all feel super old.

(NW) Rated PG

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING

Maddie (Amandla Stenberg, The Hunger Games) is an 18-year-old girl with an autoimmune disease, trapped inside a hermetically sealed suburban fortress. When a cute, adventurous boy (Nick Robinson, Jurassic World) moves in next door, she discovers she’s willing to risk her well-being to explore the outside world with him. The latest in a line of post-Fault in Our Stars teen romances based on YA novels, this one from a bestseller by Nicola Yoon. (NW) Rated PG-13

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

2003 Kootenai Health Way | Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

38 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

Summer movie season officially kicks off as Star-Lord and company blast back into theaters, and this brightly colored, exuberantly paced sequel turns out to be just as funny and flashy (if not quite as fresh) as its predecessor. The story this time around — as the

CRITICS’ SCORECARD THE INLANDER

NEW YORK TIMES

VARIETY

METACRITIC.COM

(LOS ANGELES)

(OUT OF 100)

The Lovers

76

Wonder Woman

76

Captain Underpants

70

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

67

Alien: Covenant

66

Pirates of the Caribbean 5

39

Baywatch

37

DON’T MISS IT

WORTH $10

Guardians are pursued through space, the ever-smirking ruffian Peter Quill is reunited with his swashbuckler father — is secondary to the action set pieces and the soundtrack of ’70s pop hits, but that’s just fine with us. (SS) Rated PG-13

KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD

Here’s something nobody really asked for: Yet another cinematic retelling of the Arthurian myth, this time slathered with an extra layer of grit and grime, starring ho-hum Charlie Hunnam as the knight of legend and an ultra-camp Jude Law as the evil king whose reign he must topple. Director Guy Ritchie uses rapid-fire editing and special effects to try and disguise the fact that this is one dull spectacle. (NW) Rated PG-13

THE LOVERS

Ace character actors Debra Winger and Tracy Letts star as a long-married suburban couple who are both engaged in ongoing affairs. As a visit from their college-aged son draws near, the spark that had faded between them is suddenly reignited, and they’re forced to confront the future of their troubled marriage. Although it stumbles a bit in its third act (and tacks on an unnecessary epilogue), writer-director Azazel Jacobs’ domestic drama is a mostly insightful examination of the unspoken compromises of long-term relationships. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

NORMAN

Richard Gere is terrific as the unassuming and enigmatic Norman Oppenheimer, a self-proclaimed “fixer” who networks and glad-hands his way through the upper crust of New York City. When one of his prospects becomes the Prime Minister of Israel, Norman soon finds himself in the middle of a political scandal even he can’t sweettalk his way out of. Despite a conveniently scripted climax, this is a sharp and keenly etched character study. At the Magic Lantern. (MB) Rated R

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

There was a time when Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow could enliven any tired script, but that ship has long since sailed. The bloated Disney behemoth splashes back into theaters, and this

WATCH IT AT HOME

SKIP IT

fifth big-budget adventure involves a zombie pirate hunter and a magical trident… or something. It’s about as much fun as waiting in an endless amusement park line on a 100-degree day. (MJ) Rated PG-13

A QUIET PASSION

Emily Dickinson’s final years are examined in the latest from writer-director Terence Davies, a patiently paced, empathetic character study that avoids many of the pitfalls of traditional artist biopics. Cynthia Nixon delivers a terrific performance as the troubled but brilliant poet, who challenged the status quo and whose work wasn’t fully appreciated until after her death. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

SNATCHED

Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn play a mother and daughter who, while on a tropical vacation together, are kidnapped by criminals. Even if this is lousy (and the lack of early reviews suggests it might be), it’ll be nice to see Hawn back on the big screen again — this is her first film role since 2002’s The Banger Sisters — in something resembling the screwball comedies she made in the late ’80s. (NW) Rated R

THEIR FINEST

During World War II, a group of filmmakers sanctioned by the British government are assigned to develop a mostly-based-on-fact war movie that will boost the nation’s morale. Part history lesson, part romance and part behind-the-scenes comedy, this is an unabashedly old-fashioned, corny and ultimately entertaining tribute to, well, old-fashioned, corny entertainment.

The stellar supporting cast includes Bill Nighy, Jeremy Irons and Richard E. Grant. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

WONDER WOMAN

On the heels of the lackluster Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, DC’s latest actually does justice to one of its longest-running and most beloved characters, and it turns out to be one of the better superhero origin films.

Gal Gadot announces herself as a major new star, playing the Amazon princess and Lasso of Truth-brandishing warrior who saves the life of an American spy (Chris Pine) and finds herself on the front lines of the first World War. (MS) Rated PG-13 n

FILM | REVIEW

NTERN THEAT GIC LA ER MA FRI, JUNE 9TH- THU, JUNE 15TH TICKETS: $9

THEIR FINEST (116 MIN)

LAST WEEKEND

FRI/SAT: 1:45 SUN: 11:30 (AM)

NORMAN (120 MIN) FRI/SAT: 4:00 SUN: 1:45 WED/THU: 3:00

CHURCHILL (110 MIN) FRI/SAT: 6:15 SUN: 4:00 WED/THU: 5:15

THE LOVERS (97 MIN) FRI/SAT: 8:15 SUN: 6:00 WED/THU: 7:15

A QUIET PASSION (120 MIN) FRI/SAT: 7:00 SUN: 2:15 WED/THU: 6:45

(509) 209-2383 • 25 W Main Ave MagicLanternOnMain.com • /MagicLanternOnMain

Wonder Woman finally gets her own movie, and it was worth the wait.

Warrior Princess

DC redeems itself with an exuberant, empowering origin story, anchored by Gal Gadot’s star-making performance

AirwAy HeigHts

10117 W State Rt 2 • 509-232-0444 PG-13

THE MUMMY

Daily (5:00) 9:35 Sat-Sun (12:20) In 2D Daily (4:00) 6:20 7:15 8:40 Sat-Sun (11:00) (1:20) (2:40)

MEGAN LEAVY

PG-13 Daily (4:10) 6:30 9:00 Sat-Sun (10:50) (1:30)

IT COMES AT NIGHT

R Daily (3:20) (5:30) 7:40 9:50 Sat-Sun (11:00) (1:10)

BY MARC SAVLOV

T

he cinematic universe of DC Comics scira while being pursued by vengeful Germans, finally hits all the right notes — bullets, she’s honor-bound to defend a world of men she bronze and mustard gas included — in does not yet fully comprehend. what for any other superhero would be a disThe Great War rages along the 400-miletinctly Marvel origin story. This, uh, wonderfully long Western Front with the lives of millions of directed and near-perfectly cast female empowinnocents hanging in the balance. So what’s a erment story is so similar in tone and feel to princess with powers unknown even to herself to Marvel Studios’ Captain America that I was waiting do? Set out to kill Ares and stop the very idea of for Stan Lee to show up, possibly as a eunuch. war forevermore.

But no, this is a woman’s game all the way, It’s worth noting here that, amongst all this replete with Greek mythos, star-spangled corsetry history-warping discussion of possible armistice and an exhilarating performance from Israeli or destructive chemical warfare, Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot as Diana, Prinisn’t just femme-inclusive, but cess of Themyscira (aka Wonder WONDER WOMAN open to all nations, colors, creeds Woman, although no one says and religions (including PaganRated PG-13 it aloud), the bullet-deflecting, ism, obviously). The various Directed by Patty Jenkins Lasso of Truth-whipping and ut- Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, heroes, immortal or otherwise, terly feminist heroine created by band together to defeat not only Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright writer William Moulton Marston Kaiser Wilhelm and company, and illustrator Harry G. Peter circa 1941. That’s but also the hidden lust for death and mayhem around the same time that Marvel’s shield-wieldthat, as Diana learns, is part and parcel of every ing Cap arrived in “the funnies,” and both heroes human being. It’s not just Ares who’s responsible were born amidst the chaos of World Wars, fightfor the 25 million dead in World War I — it’s us. ing for truth, justice and freedom from bellicosity That is Wonder Woman’s most noble armor, in comic books that were ultimately shipped to after her heavy shield and her seemingly incorthe European Theater to buck up weary Allied ruptible moral standing. Thanks in no small part grunts and airmen. to Trevor’s unshakable wartime ethics in the But you already knew that history lesson, midst of the largest killing field in all of history, right? Fair enough. Director Patty Jenkins, Diana learns fallibility of the human kind. Sworn an Army brat herself, hews religiously to the to save the innocent and steady the scales of huWonder Woman backstory, with a screenplay by manity’s war against hope itself, Wonder Woman Allan Heinberg (with story credit help from Jason emerges as the epitome of female strength, comFuchs and Zack Snyder). Created by Zeus to passion and, yes, kick-assery. defend humankind from Ares, the God of War, This may feel like a Marvel movie, but Diana Diana is Amazon royalty. When Yank spy/pilot Prince constitues her own constellation. Men Steve Trevor (Chris Pine, riffing on his Captain need not apply, unless of course they fight for all Kirk character perhaps a tad too much) is shot men and women, and the right to give peace a down over the hidden island chain of Themychance. n

WONDER WOMAN

PG-13 Daily (3:10) 9:10 In 2D Daily (4:00) 6:10 6:50 9:40 Sat-Sun (10:20) (12:10) (1:10)

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS

PG Daily (4:40) 6:40 8:40 Sat-Sun (10:40) (12:40) (2:40)

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5

PG-13 Daily (4:15) 7:00 9:45 Sat-Sun (10:45) (1:30)

BAYWATCH

PG-13 Daily (4:20) 6:50 9:20 Sat-Sun (11:20) (1:50)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2

PG-13 Daily (3:15) 6:15 9:15 Sat-Sun (12:15)

wAndermere

12622 N Division • 509-232-7727 THE MUMMY PG-13 Daily (12:20) (5:00) 9:35 In 2D Daily (1:20) (2:40) (4:00) 6:20 7:15 8:40 Fri-Sun (11:00)

MEGAN LEAVEY

PG-13 Daily (1:30) (4:00) 6:30 9:00 Fri-Sun (10:50)

IT COMES AT NIGHT

R Daily (1:10) (3:20) (5:30) 7:40 9:50 Fri-Sun (11:00)

WONDER WOMAN

PG-13 Daily (3:10) 9:10 In 2D Daily (12:10) (1:10) (4:00) 6:10 6:50 9:40 Fri-Sun (10:20)

CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS

PG Daily 8:40 Fri-Sun (10:45) In 2D Daily (12:40) (2:40) (4:40) 6:40

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5

PG-13 Daily (1:30) (4:15) 7:00 9:45 Fri-Sun (10:45)

BAYWATCH

R Daily (1:50) (4:20) 6:50 9:20 Fri-Sun (11:20)

ALIEN: COVENANT

R Daily (2:00) (4:30) 7:00 9:30 Fri-Sun (11:30)

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL

PG Daily (12:45) (2:45) (4:45) 6:45 Fri-Sun (10:45)

SNATCHED

R Daily (1:40) (3:40) (5:40) 7:40 9:40 Fri-Sun (11:40)

GIFTED

PG-13 Daily 8:45

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2 PG -13 Daily (12:15) (3:15) 6:15 9:15

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING PG -13 Daily (12:15) (5:00) 7:10

KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD PG -13 Daily (2:20) 9:20 Showtimes in ( ) are at bargain price.

Special Attraction — No Passes Showtimes Effective 6/9/17-6/15/17

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 39

Get Down in Browne’s A guide to this year’s Elkfest lineup, filling one of Spokane’s most historic neighborhoods with a weekend of live music

BY NATHAN WEINBENDER

T

he true start of summer isn’t the solstice: It’s Elkfest.

The annual Browne’s Addition block party, which is set up next to the beloved Elk Public House, has been going strong for 13 years now, bringing recent headliners like Minus the Bear, Pickwick, the Cave Singers and rapper Lyrics Born to the neighborhood.

The best thing about Elkfest: It costs you nothing to attend, and it’s open to all ages. And if you don’t mind coughing up a few bucks, the Elk’s beer garden only costs $2 to get into (it opens at 3 pm on Friday and at noon on Saturday and Sunday).

Here’s the skinny on each day’s lineup, with touring headliners and local and regional acts filling out the bill.

FRIDAY 3 PM, THE RUB: Like last year, these local rockers are the Elkfest host band, opening each day with about an hour of originals and covers.

4:30 PM, THE SOUTH HILL: The members of this indie rock quintet are relatively recent Spokane transplants, but they’ve generated plenty of buzz in the two years they’ve been performing here. Check them out before they drop their debut album sometime in July.

6:30 PM, MARSHALL MCLEAN: The local singer-songwriter and his sterling backing band are Elkfest regulars, and you can bet his ardent fan base will show up. McLean’s

latest solo album, SoDak, was released in March.

8:45 PM, THE DONKEYS: Upon first listen, it’s obvious that this San Diego trio is inspired primarily by 1960s beach pop and ’70s roots rock. But dig a little deeper into their discography, and it becomes apparent that the Donkeys aren’t so easy to pigeonhole. Consider the band’s most recent full-length release, 2014’s Ride the Black Wave, which tactfully cherry-picks sounds from different genres and decades: Tracks like “Sunny Daze” and “The Manx” float by on retro surf-rock guitar lines, “I Heart Alabama” and “Brown Eyed Lady” have an earthy, folky quality, and the instrumental “Imperial Beach” breaks out the sitar and tabla.

Folkinception at last year’s Elkfest.

40 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

SATURDAY 1 PM, THE RUB 2 PM, GRIFFEY: We suggest you keep your eyes peeled for what this Spokane trio does next. They specialize in twisty, slightly proggy indie rock; fans of Volume headliners Built to Spill should dig it.

4 PM, DEER: Speaking of Volume, I heard raves from the folks who caught these local instrumental rockers during their set at the Inlander’s music festival. Like Explosions in the Sky, the band’s soundscapes are experimental and propulsive but still full of hooks.

5 PM, DRAW OFF: In addition to the music, local advertising agency Seven2 is hosting one of its Draw Offs, a so-called “art battle” that kicks off around 5 pm. Local artists are given two hours to create a piece following specific thematic guidelines and using a limited color palette; see vibrant art created in the moment.

5:30 PM, LANFORD BLACK: This Seattle quartet recalls Kings of Leon before they sold out to the Top 40, pumping out no-nonsense, guitar-driven rock that’s as rustic as it is swaggering.

7 PM, FAT LADY: For anyone who likes their rock extra bluesy, these Spokane stalwarts have got you covered. These guys (and yes, they’re all dudes) are clearly in the business of conjuring up the spirits of the Allman Brothers and early Led Zeppelin.

8:45 PM, AFROLICIOUS: It’s hard to imagine an audience standing still in the presence of this Bay Area collective, which has made a name for itself on the touring circuit since starting up about a decade ago. The band delivers a fusion of several danceable, jammable genres — funk, jazz, reggae, house music — driven by bright brass licks and thumping basslines. They’re primarily instrumental, though they’ll occasionally throw in a guest vocalist or rapper, but you’ll be moving and grooving to their beats either way. Imagine if Parliament showed up to play along with the DJs at a particularly raucous house party, and you might have an idea of what Afrolicious is up to.

SUNDAY 1 PM, THE RUB 2 PM, RIVER CITY ROOTS: They might hail from Eastern Washington, but this band is known for producing reggae that’s sure to please any purist of the genre. Good vibes and cool jams abound.

4 PM, FOLKINCEPTION: If you’re an Elkfest regular, then you’re no doubt familiar with Folkinception. You can count on the Spokane six-piece, which has a new album due out next month, to always deliver a tight, well-crafted set of folk-rock tunes.

6 PM, KALAJ: Although new to the scene, this collective of established local musicians is already securing some high-profile gigs.

How to describe their sound? It’s soul meets psych-rock with a healthy dose of jazzy hip-hop thrown in.

7:30 PM, SHAKEWELL: Just looking at the influences listed on this Missoula outfit’s Facebook page should get you excited: D’Angelo, Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin. We think you’ll be doing exactly what the seven-man band’s name suggests.

9 PM, DUSTIN THOMAS: On his official website, singer-songwriter Dustin Thomas is described as a “wild-hearted globe-trotter,” and that’s as apt a description as any. Originally from Minneapolis, Thomas frequently plays in his home city when he isn’t on the road (and it seems like he’s on the road a lot), but he’s also taken up residence in Hawaii, where he’s earned a reputation as a passionate, energetic performer. Thomas’ nomadic existence is reflected in his socially conscious music, which samples all kinds of international flavors and blends them with contemporary beats, and he’s stated in interviews that his goal as a live artist is to establish an emotional rapport between himself and the audience. n Elkfest featuring Afrolicious, the Donkeys, Dustin Thomas and more • Fri-Sun, June 9-11 • Free; $2 beer garden admission • All-ages • The Elk Public House • 1931 W. Pacific • elkfestspokane.com

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 41

MUSIC | SOUND ADVICE

SOFT ROCK GORDON LIGHTFOOT

W

hen sensitive singer-songwriters ruled AM pop stations in the early 1970s, Gordon Lightfoot was in the uppermost tier, right alongside Harry Chapin and James Taylor. The Canadian musician scored his first U.S. hit with the ballad “If You Could Read My Mind,” but he’d been a consistent radio presence in his native country for nearly a decade prior; successful international singles like the story-song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and the irrepressibly catchy “Sundown” soon followed. Though he released a new tune titled “Plans of My Own” late last year, he hasn’t released a collection of original studio material since 2004’s Harmony, so expect to hear a classics-heavy set when the 78-year-old Lightfoot hits the Fox on Sunday.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER Gordon Lightfoot • Sun, June 11 at 8 pm • $36-$101 • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.org • 624-1200

J = THE INLANDER RECOMMENDS THIS SHOW J = ALL AGES SHOW

Thursday, 06/8

BEEROCRACY, Open Mic BOLO’S, Inland Empire Blues Society Monthly Blues Boogie BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen CORBY’S BAR, Open Mic and Karaoke CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Karrie O’Neill CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred CRUISERS, Open Mic Jam Slam hosted

by Perfect Destruction and J.W. Scattergun FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Nate Ostrander THE JACKSON ST., Echo Elysium, Zaq Flanary J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Troubador MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Kevin Dorin NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), PJ Destiny THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown J J THE PIN!, Gifted Gab (see right), Divine Augustine, Jarv Dee POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Son of Brad RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic THE RESERVE, Liquid with DJ Dave THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos ZOLA, Blake Braley

Friday, 06/9

BEEROCRACY, Ruthie Henrickson BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Sterling BOLO’S, Dangerous Type BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, My Own Worst Enemy J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, Par-

42 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

HIP-HOP GIFTED GAB

A

s far as origin stories go, Seattle rapper Gifted Gab has a classic hip-hop one: She wrote her first rhymes about girls she didn’t like when she was 9 years old, walking home from school. Her ability to create lyrics on the fly stuck with her, and once she heard East Coast rappers like Queen Latifah and MC Lyte, she was hooked. Five years ago, she released her first EP, and followed it up in 2014 with a full-length, Girl Rap. That earned her accolades in XXL and Time magazines, as well as a slot on that year’s Sasquatch! lineup.

She’s also the only woman among the Moor Gang, known as “Seattle’s answer to the WuTang Clan,” and her 2016 release, Gab the Most High, continues the hot streak of a woman to watch.

— DAN NAILEN Gifted Gab with Divine Augustine, Jarv Dee • Thu, June 8 at 8 pm • $10 • All-ages • The Pin! • 412 W. Sprague • thepinevents.com • 368-4077

ticlehead, Tin Foil Top Hat BULLHEAD SALOON, Raised in a Barn Band CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), KOSH CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke CURLEY’S, Yesterdayscake J DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE, Hanna Rebecca, Wake Up Flora, Madeline McNeil, Boat Race Weekend, Wayward West J J THE ELK PUBLIC HOUSE, Elkfest (see page 40) FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Kyle Swaffard IRON HORSE BAR, The Ryan Larsen Band THE JACKSON ST., Slow Cookin’ JOHN’S ALLEY, Ticket Sauce

J KNITTING FACTORY, Black Stone Cherry, Citizen Zero LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil MAX AT MIRABEAU, Tuck Foster and the Tumbling Dice MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Ron Greene MOOSE LOUNGE, Chris Rieser and the Nerve MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Robby French NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Sean Owsley & the Blue Mustangs NORTHERN ALES, Johnny & the Moondogs NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, DJ Patrick

O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots THE OBSERVATORY, Narrow Minded, Wasted Breath, Snakes/Sermons ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Steve Livingston and the Triple Shot Band THE PALOMINO, Anchored, Invasive, Children of Atom, Method of Conflict, India J PARK BENCH CAFE, Just Plain Darin PATIT CREEK CELLARS, Ken Davis In Transit PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, One Street Over J J THE PIN!, Twista, with Virginia Slim, DJ F3lon and more THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling

Pianos THE ROADHOUSE, Patitude, Vain Halen, Piper’s Rush ZOLA, Sammy Eubanks

Saturday, 06/10

J AVISTA STADIUM, The Powers J BABY BAR, Technophobia, Bitwvlf, Drunk on False Enlightenment BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Danny McCollim J THE BARTLETT, Hot Club of Spokane 10 Year Anniversary BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Stud BOLO’S, Dangerous Type BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR &

GRILL, My Own Worst Enemy BULLHEAD SALOON, Raised in a Barn Band CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), KOSH COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, The Powers CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Dawna Stafford CRUISERS, Keanu and Joey CURLEY’S, Yesterdayscake J J THE ELK PUBLIC HOUSE, Elkfest FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Harmony Clayton FLAME & CORK, Mark Holt GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Slow Cookin’ J HUCKLEBERRY’S NATURAL MARKET, Talmadge IRON HORSE BAR, The Ryan Larsen Band THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke with James JOHN’S ALLEY, Blue Lotus J KNITTING FACTORY, Hellyeah, Sons of Texas, Righteous Vendetta LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Chuck Dunlop MAX AT MIRABEAU, Tuck Foster and the Tumbling Dice MOOSE LOUNGE, Chris Rieser and the Nerve

GET LISTED!

Submit events online at Inlander.com/getlisted or email relevant details to getlisted@inlander.com. We need the details one week prior to our publication date.

MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Pat Coast NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, DJ Patrick ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Steve Livingston and the Triple Shot Band THE PALOMINO, Nogunaso, December in Red, Thunder Knife J THE PIN!, Twisted Insane POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Echo Elysium THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos J J RIVERFRONT PARK, Spokane Pride with The Angela Marie Project, Abbey Crawford, Atari Ferrari THE ROADHOUSE, The Hankers J ROCKET MARKET, Starlite Motel THE THIRSTY DOG, DJ Dave ZOLA, Sammy Eubanks

Sunday, 06/11

J J THE BARTLETT, Shook Twins J BIG BARN BREWING CO., Dylan Hathaway J THE BIG DIPPER, Charcoal Squids, Ealdor Bealu, Dark White Light CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Robby French CURLEY’S, Yesterdayscake DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night J J THE ELK PUBLIC HOUSE, Elkfest J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Gordon Lightfoot (see facing page) IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Dan Conrad LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish

MUSIC | VENUES

Music ONE SHOT CHARLIE’S, Steve Livingston J THE PIN!, Wolf and Bear THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Sunday Karaoke Night THE ROADHOUSE, Zaq Flanary ZOLA, Whsk&Keys

Monday, 06/12

J BING CROSBY THEATER, David Archuleta J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 06/13

J THE BARTLETT, Northwest of New Orleans THE EMPEROR ROOM, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx J J HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK, Ayron Jones and the Way THE JACKSON ST., Steve Livingston LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Open Mic Night MIK’S, DJ Brentano POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE, Nick Grow THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Open Mic/ Jam Night RIPPLES RIVERSIDE GRILL, Son of Brad UP NORTH DISTILLERY, Sam Leyde ZOLA, Troubadour

Wednesday, 06/14 BABY BAR, King Ropes, Lucky Chase THE EMPEROR ROOM, Savvy Rae, Raya, King Kosha, Darck Cloud, CCB Krew GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with Host Travis Goulding IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Kicho LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, Wyatt Wood LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J MCEUEN PARK, The Kelly Hughes Band NO-LI BREWHOUSE, Kori Ailene THE PALOMINO, Cash’d Out: A Tribute to Johnny Cash J THE PIN!, Fit for a King, Straight to Our Enemies, Outlier THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Live Piano RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL, Jam Night SLATE CREEK BREWING CO., Hanna Rebecca THE THIRSTY DOG, DJ Dave ZOLA, The Bossame

Coming Up ...

J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Peter Rivera, June 16 J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Tool, June 17 J KROC CENTER, The Sweeplings, June 18 J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Alice Cooper, June 18 J THE PIN!, Joseph Huber, June 19 J THE BARTLETT, Ex Eye, Deer, June 21

Where the Heart Is Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8am-4pm Lincoln Center, Spokane 10 unpaid caregivers 45 agency-based community caregivers $

$

Includes lunch, resource fair, speakers, expert panelists CEU’s available

TO REGISTER CALL

509.458.7450 (OPTION 2)

315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N. Liberty Lake Rd. • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEEROCRACY • 911 W. Garland Ave. THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S • 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE • 501 S. Thor • 340-3099 CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY • 116 E. Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208-665-0591 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague Ave. • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley, Idaho • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 DIAMS DEN • 412 W. Sprague • 934-3640 EICHARDT’S PUB • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-263-4005 THE EMPEROR ROOM • 25 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 THE FEDORA • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208-7658888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK • 303 W. North River Dr. • 326-8000 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208667-7314 JACKSON ST. BAR & GRILL • 2436 N. Astor St. • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. Sixth St., Moscow • 208883-7662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th Ave. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N. Market St. • 466-9918 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 • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan • 924-9000 MICKDUFF’S • 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208)255-4351 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • 208-265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-664-7901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • 208- 7653200 ext. 310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR CATERING & EVENTS • 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST RESORT • 100 N. Hayford Rd., Airway Heights • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY • 15 S. Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St. • 242-8907 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RESERVE • 120 N. Wall • 598-8783 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside • 822-7938 RIVELLE’S • 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • 208-9300381 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 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 THE THIRSTY DOG • 3027 E. Liberty Ave. • 487-3000 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 43 FrontierBehavioral_FamilyCaregiver_051817_6V_MB.pdf

Show your support for love of all kinds at Spokane’s Pride celebration on Saturday.

YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

COMMUNITY COLORFUL CELEBRATION

The centerpiece of any worthy Pride celebration is the parade, and this year’s Spokane version offers serious costume potential thanks to a theme of “May Pride Be With You.” The 26th Pride celebration in the Lilac City promises some excellent Star Wars regalia and a day full of LGBTQA-friendly fun in Riverfront Park after the noon parade comes to a close.

The Rainbow Festival kicks off right after the march through downtown and runs into the evening, and includes entertainment until 10 pm — among the options are an all-ages dance party, various booths, a bar area and fireworks. Consider this a perfect opportunity to join your fellow Spokanites in a celebration of tolerance, inclusiveness and civil rights.

— DAN NAILEN Spokane Pride 2017 • Sat, June 10 from noon-10 pm • Free • Riverfront Park • outspokane.org/pride-parade

GET LISTED!

Submit events online at Inlander.com/getlisted or email relevant details to getlisted@inlander.com. We need the details one week prior to our publication date.

44 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

MUSIC VINYL VENDORS

Retro media is all the rage right now: The obsolete music formats of yesteryear — vinyl, cassettes and, we’re sad to say, CDs — are appealing more than ever to collectors who want something more tangible than sound files they downloaded from the iTunes Store.

(No word yet on the prevailing cool factor of 8-tracks.) Wax junkies should find themselves in analog heaven at Saturday’s Spokane Record Expo, where local music merchants, as well as vendors from Portland, Seattle, Missoula and the Tri-Cities, will be selling albums on all formats in the lobby of the Community Building. $2 gets you into the event, and all proceeds benefit community radio station KYRS. It’ll be a good excuse to fill in the gaps of your own collection.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER KYRS Spokane Record Expo • Sat, June 10 from 11 am-4 pm • $2 entry fee • Community Building • 35 W. Main • kyrs.org

ARTS EXPRESSIVE EMERGENCE

Warm weather means art festivals and events galore around these parts, and the fourth annual pop-up art show hosted by Emerge, a gallery and arts nonprofit in Coeur d’Alene, is yet another such gathering to add to your calendar. The seven-hour event features art by 75 local artists and performances by 25 area musicians, bands, dancers and poets. While you’re there, get a tote bag or T-shirt, screen-printed on-site by the Traveling T, and hit up a bar with refreshments from regional wineries and breweries. The event takes place in the heart of downtown Coeur d’Alene, in a space formerly occupied by retailer the Sports Cellar.

— CHEY SCOTT Emerge Pop-Up Show • Fri, June 9 from 5 pm-midnight • Free admission • All-ages • 402 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene • emergecda.com

WORDS BEHIND ENEMY LINES

An alarming spike in the activity and visibility of newly emboldened neoNazi and “alt-right” groups, riding a surge of extremism and intolerance, has recently been paralleled by a rise in anti-Semitism, too often expressed in public acts of vandalism and violence. That’s why it’s so important to still have among us witnesses to and makers of history like Marthe Cohn, whose bravery and courage helped save Allied lives as World War II wound down in 1945. The 97-year-old, a Holocaust survivor whose sister died at Auschwitz, was a spy and a much-decorated war hero, receiving France’s Croix de Guerre and Médaille Militaire and even the German Cross of the Order of Merit, nearly 70 years after her exploits. Cohn, who in 2002 wrote Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany, will be here to share her lifetime of experiences in a talk presented by Chabad of Spokane County and the Jewish Learning Center.

— MICHAEL MAHONEY Marthe Cohn • Wed, June 14 at 7 pm • $15; $10/seniors, students • Spokane Convention Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • JewishSpokane.com • 443-0770

HISTORY RUSTIC TRAPPINGS

While historical reenactors from the Civil War era set up camp in the Inland Northwest a couple of weekends ago, history buffs can take a step even further back in time to the years from 1810 to 1826, when this region was sparsely populated by fur trappers and traders, early pioneers and Native people. The annual living history encampment at the former site of the Spokane House on the banks of the Spokane River, just past the Nine Mile Dam, offers a glimpse at the rough and tough lifestyle of explorers and trappers who were the first settlers to come in contact with our region’s then-wilderness and its Native inhabitants. Reenactors who’ve set up campsites along the riverbank will demonstrate flintlock shooting, starting a fire from flint and steel, and more. Get outside and learn something new about life in the truly wild West.

— CHEY SCOTT Living History Encampment & Symposium • Sat, June 10 from 10 am-5 pm; Sun, June 11 from 10 am-4 pm • Free; Discover Pass required • Spokane House Interpretive Center • 13445 N. Nine Mile Rd. (approx.) • friendsofspokanehouse.com

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 45 Davenport_JobFair_060817_12V_CPR.tif

W I SAW YOU

S S

CHEERS JEERS

&

I SAW YOU MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT THE PIANO BAR You were with your blonde friend, she Is slimmer but you ended up being more attractive to me, way more. You’re so much fun, I watched you for a bit, you were completely carefree, dancing, laughing having a good time. If you’re single, I don’t know why. I’d love to have someone like you who knows how to live it up and doesn’t care one bit about what people think. Don’t ever lose this. You’re beautiful. You walked away from your table and I followed, wanting you tell you this but you went in the bathroom and I just kept walking. So I hope you see this, and I hope it makes your day.

MAY 26 WELLESLEY AND NEVADA I was at the bus stop. You pulled up yawning. We made eye contact smiled you rolled down your window and said if you weren’t so tired you’d offer me a ride. I really wished I would have just got in. I keep thinking I missed out. Let’s go for a drive, coffee, walk in the park. I don’t want wonder if your the one who got away??????

LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT BUCKETLIST Red-headed, Officer M. -- I’m writing to thank you for your service in our community. It’s people like you that make my job easier and safer. Thank you so much for what you do. Those guys better buy you a round. And should I ever be out when you are, you can consider a round on me too :).

Make sure to tell your fellow officer hello for me. -- The Social Worker you have been emailing.

YOU SAW ME MULE DAZE DANCE thank you, Gail and Sam for social chat, polka, and chacha.

Geek enough to find me for more?

CHEERS TO MY 6TH GRADE CLASS! Thank you for an amazing 2016-2017 school year. Each one of you made the school year great!

There were tough days and fun days, and I treasure every day I was blessed to spend with you as your teacher. Best of luck on your next adventure... Middle School!

Remember to always be respectful, work hard, save for your future, be kind, smile, laugh often, and never doubt yourself. You matter! And I Love You all very much! Your Teacher MOTORCYCLE DOWN IN I90 Motorcycle down in the inside lane of i90 E of Division on Saturday. Three cars stopped — two blocked the downed rider with their vehicles, another directed traffic. Thanks for protecting the rider and keeping a bad situation for getting much worse.

MY BUX To the Nevada and Hawthorne Starbucks Crew. You are the Best! I mean the absolute Star of Starbucks! Thanks for being such great people even early in the morning!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS To the gentleman who found my keys and returned them to my gym. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Your kindness is very much appreciated.

I NEVER TOOK YOU FOR BEING A WARM AND FRIENDLY PERSON. THAT ALL CHANGED ON FRIDAY. So many times, I would see you and smile. However, you always averted your eyes and looked down at the floor or straight ahead; always avoiding eye contact at all costs. Even when others would speak to you, you could never look at them. The story in your eyes told of perhaps a difficult and rough life, and maybe you were just afraid that people would see the truth in your eyes. So I hesitated for a while to talk with you and held back. When Friday came, I decided to take one chance. What if that might be the one and only time? What if there

never came another chance? You never know what tomorrow might bring. So I finally approached you. As soon as I said something, you immediately looked me in the eye and spoke. It was so nice to hear your voice; that beautiful accent you carry.

It was pleasant to have a conversation

“

with you; even though it was very short.

Then I realized you really were a warm and friendly person as we talked. You were so congenial and pleasant. Before I left, you gave a very sweet smile; one that will stay with me for a lifetime. Based on personal decisions, seeing you Friday was probably the last time I will ever see you. I’m so glad I took that one chance.

JEERS SERIOUSLY? I MOVED HERE; Actually left a deadly situation and hoped to create a new life here. I have a college degree, steady and very good employment, all my own teeth and all of my own hair. I am fit and healthy, nearly 50, and I would like to think I am not completely unfortunate looking.

But, the thing is, I have yet to meet a man who doesn’t clearly think themselves to be not only the bee’s knees, but all that soooo much more. I am mystified. Seriously, for real?

JEERS TO JAYWALKERS! Advice to those of you who insist on crossing the streets of Spokane illegally... take the extra minute or two to walk down the street and use a CROSSWALK to safely cross the road, so your friends and family don’t have to take three or four hours out of their day to attend your funeral because you got hit and killed by car!

OPEN MONDAY - SUNDAY www.landscapeandgarden.com

46 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

NORTH SIDE 8721 N Fairview Rd 467-0685

the rent they paid you for that tenants “safe housing” And I hope & pray that tenant is able to stay safe long enough to blow the top off your condoning drug sells & use in your rentals. U are ain unethical uncaring excuse for a landlord. Your spouse should go live alone in that unit and “wait it out” so

To the gentleman who found my keys and returned them to my gym. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

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.”

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST DIRT

COEUR D’TOILETTE What the hell is happening on Tubbs Hill? I saw two towels UNATTENDED way up a hill, as well as a plastic thing on the ground... and for no reason. The nature of Tubbs Hill sucks. And, when things get thrown around by people who do not care it makes the world sad. Sad

VALLEY 19215 E Broadway 893-3521

that we can’t be friends. It’s a sick cat that has no hope or no future. Just stop please.

Please stop e-mailing me. I didn’t mean that about the towels...

YOU’RE NOT A STARR This is for the idiot in the blue Ford Dually who was driving north on Starr Road and lives somewhere on Roxanne. The speed limit is 45, not 35.

Don’t take you’re sweet time turning west onto Roxanne and flip me off just because you think I’m too close. Go back and look for the 45 sign, it’s about 500’ north of the tracks on Starr.

JEERS TO MR PROMINENT LAWYER, LANDLORD Jeers to Mr Prominent Lawyer, landlord. You are aware of illegal drug activity at your duplex. When elderly, disabled tenant notified u of the issues, including threat made by 4 men trying to enter shared locked entry, that all windows in bldg will be shot out because of the drug users in unit stealing from them, can you honestly feel your request to tenant to please hold off on taking any action to ensure her safety for “ month and a half or so” accepted offer in process & new owners will vacate drug tenants then is MORAL, FAIR? U should be ashamed taking Section 8i $$ while u are condoning life endangering activity just to make big bucks off sell of your duplex. Isn’t her safety important to your greedy conscious at all. I hope sell falls through and SHA fines you at least all

”

you can complete & profit off sell of duplex.

Maybe you would apologize for making succh a ridculous request.

S.T.A. SHAME Jeers for Spokane transit Authority and your Plaza Remodel. Your plaza facelift seemed legit at first. Now the new street level restrooms seem to be permanently closed. The old restrooms upstairs are still gross and broken. The roof of the new customer service center is fully visible from the second floor. It has not been cleaned in weeks. Dust coats the garbage and spit that have rained down from the adjacent escalators. The large analog clocks have been stuck at 12:08 since they were installed. Come on S.T.A. We were promised a clean, functioning facility. Get your act together. n

THIS WEEK'S ANSWERS S H I L O H

L O V E Y A

A W A K E N

S W A H I L I

J O E B I D E N

A P I A R I E S

T E S K A I E S N K A T R R A S L S A T N I T Y I N K O C K I E K T D S G H T S J T E S B E E D W I L L I D O L G O G O

A N T L A I U M P M J A Q A T C B R A H S E N N E E O N B A N D O K E N A O W S M I N A T O L

U P G R A D E D

S O R O R I T Y

S T U D I O S

A T N I N E

I V O T E D

D A S H T O

NOTE: I Saw You/Cheers & Jeers is for adults 18 or older. The Inlander reserves the right to edit or reject any posting at any time at its sole discretion and assumes no responsibility for the content.

EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT

WILLOW SPRINGS FUNDRAISER The fundraiser for the local small press includes cocktail specials and the chance to win prizes. Local authors, including Laura Read, Maya Zeller, Sam Ligon, and Kate Lebo, read selections from titles Willow Springs Books has published in the past year, alongside a peek of the fall release, Ventriloquisms. June 9, 6-9 pm. $10. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague. (828-1677) CINDY’S RIDE The 4th annual Silver Valley Ride to Defeat ALS is a one-day, fully-supported cycling event. June 17, 8 am-2 pm. $65. The Snake Pit, 1480 Coeur d’Alene River Rd. (863-4321) HUTTON SETTLEMENT OBSTACLE RUN A 5-mile challenge: run up/down hills, complete boot-camp-style activities and overcome obstacles. Proceeds benefit the Hutton Settlement, Ghana Make A Difference and Better Me Better Moms. June 17, 9 am. $40-$50. Hutton Settlement, 9907 E. Wellesley. befittoserve.configio.com THE POUR The gourmet winemaker’s dinner and auction benefits the Providence Health Care Foundation, which designates this year’s funds to the Providence Adult Day Health and the B.E.S.T. child psychiatry program at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. June 17, 5:30 pm. $175/person. Arbor Crest Wine Cellars, 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. thepour.info PARADE OF PAWS The Spokane Humane Society’s 14th annual dog-walk fundraiser is open to groups and individuals, offering 2- or 4-mile walks, local vendors and info booths and a barbecue.

Walkers who collect $100 or more receive

an event T-shirt. Day-of registration at 8 am. June 17, 9 am. By donation. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana St. spokanehumanesociety.org

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted

by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ FORTUNE FEIMSTER This Southern comic was named by Variety as one of their “Top 10 Comics to Watch” in 2014. Performing June 8-10, times vary. $15-$26. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) CAGE MATCH Join the BDT for a “Comedy Death Match,” pitting team against team to determine Spokane’s improv comedy champs. Fridays in June, at 8 pm. For mature audiences. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com SAFARI The Blue Door’s fast-paced, short-form improv show relies on audience suggestions to fuel each scene.

Rated for mature audiences. Saturdays at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com PHILIP KOPCZYNSKI A live show by the

established local comedian. June 11, 8 pm. $10-$16. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com THE KINGS OF COMEDY Presented by Drea Rose and hosted by Joe Fontenot, featuring some of the area’s top male comics. June 12, 9 pm. $5. The Emperor Room, 25 E. Lincoln Rd. (839-9928) IMPROV JAM SESSIONS An informal improv get-together, Tuesdays in June, from 7-9 pm. Ages 18+. Free to attend, but participation is required. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) OPEN MIC XL Live comedy, Tuesdays at 9 pm. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. observatoryspokane.com (509-598-8933) OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com TOM MCTIGUE Originally from Washington state, this comedian can be seen performing on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central. June 15-17, times vary. $16-$22.

Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

COMMUNITY

HERITAGE GARDENS TOURS A guided tour of the gardens, restored in 2007 to look as they did when in use in 1915. June 18 at 11 am, also June 8 at 2 pm. Free.

Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, 507 W. Seventh. heritagegardens.org PJALS POSTCARD HAPPY HOUR An opportunity for the public to communicate a short message to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Senators Patty Murray

and Maria Cantwell. Second Thursday of the month, from 4:30-6:30 pm. Saranac Commons, 19 W. Main. (838-7870) PACE HAS GOT TALENT Forty adults with intellectual disabilities perform and celebrate the end of the school year. June 9, 6-8 pm. Donations accepted. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanefalls.edu (279-6033) BARN DANCE FUNDRAISER An old-time time contra dance with live music by Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots. No experience or partner required. June 10, 6-9 pm. $8/ adults; children 12 & under free. Meadowbrook Hall, 8088 W. Meadowbrook Loop, CdA. cougargulchcommunity.com FLAG DAY PUMPKIN PLANTING Fairfield Library now includes a seed library and celebrates after the Flag Day Parade. Stop by to decorate a pot, plant a pumpkin, and get a head start on a future jack-o-lantern or pumpkin pie. June 10, 1-3 pm. No charge. Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St. scld.org (893-8320) FREEDANCEMOVES Head to Huntington Park downtown Spokane for a session led by two well-known dancers from the Seattle area. June 10, 3-6 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. (879-8908) MIRYAM’S HOUSE HOUSEWARMING Miryam’s House has re-opened after a major upgrade to the building. Come for a special program with tours, treats and more. Consider a housewarming item from the Amazon wish list at help4women.org. June 10, 10:30-11:30 am. 1805 W. Ninth Ave. (328-6702) SPOKANE DOG FESTIVAL The second annual event celebrates dogs and their people. Includes expert workshops and

demos of dog abilities, along with exhibitors of pet products and services, a pet fashion show and a pet food drive. June 10, 10 am-3 pm. Free. Southside Senior & Community Center, 3151 E. 27th. sssac.org BEHIND ENEMY LINES: HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SPEECH Hear from Marthe Cohn an author and a Holocaust survivor who co-authored a book about her experiences as part of the intelligence service of the French First Army. June 14, 7-9 pm. $15/$20. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. jewishspokane.com SPOKANE CONTRA DANCE Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly dance, with band Out of the Wood playing and caller Emily Faulkner. June 14, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5/$7. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. (598-9111)

FESTIVAL

HOLISTIC FESTIVAL The festival hosts free lectures and 50 booths filled with organic & natural products, remedies, body care, pain relief and more. June 10, 10 am-6 pm. $6. CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. holisticfestivals.com SPOKANE PRIDE 2017 This year’s LGBTQ+ community celebration theme is “May Pride Be With You.” Events include the Pride Parade through downtown (noon-1 pm), followed by the Rainbow Festival in Riverfront Park (noon-6 pm) an all-ages dance party (6-10 pm) and a fireworks show (10 pm). June 10, noon.

Free. outspokane.org

25 & 4 2 E N U J

Sponsors:

2017

SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE!

Sign up today to be a Court Monitor or Volunteer to guarantee your Nike Swag.

S P O K A N E H O O P F E S T. N E T JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 47

Advice Goddess SILICONE VALLEY

I’m a guy who hates fake boobs. I’ve dumped women I really liked upon discovering they have them. Total dealbreaker for me. However, I obviously can’t just ask whether a woman has them. What should I do? I don’t want to waste my time or hers.

—Real Deal Right. Not exactly a first-date question: “So…did you get your boobs from your mom’s side of the family AMY ALKON or from some doc’s Yelp review?”

Your aversion to counterfitties doesn’t come out of nowhere. Breast implants are a form of “strategic interference,” evolutionary psychologist David Buss’ term for when the mating strategies of one sex are derailed by the other. Women, for example, evolved to seek “providers” — men with high status and access to resources. A guy engages in strategic interference by impressing the ladies with his snazzy new Audi — one he pays for by subletting a “condo” that’s actually the backyard playhouse of the rotten 8-year-old next door.

A woman doesn’t need an Audi (or even a bus pass) to attract men. She just needs the features that men evolved to go all oglypants for — like youth, an hourglass bod, big eyes, full lips, and big bra puppies. Men aren’t attracted to these features just becuz. Biological anthropologist Grazyna Jasienska finds that women with big (natural!) boobs have higher levels of the hormone estradiol, a form of estrogen that increases a woman’s likelihood of conception. Women with both big boobs and a small waist have about 30 percent higher levels — which could mean they’d be about three times as likely to get pregnant as other women.

So, big fake boobs are a form of mating forgery — like a box supposedly containing a high-def TV that actually contains a bunch of no-def bricks.

There are some telltale signs of Frankenboobs, like immunity from gravity.

Women with big real boobs have bra straps that could double as seat belts and bra backs like those lumbar support belts worn by warehouse workers. However, an increasing number of women have more subtle implants (all the better to strategically interfere with you, my dear!). Though you might get the truth by teasing the subject of plastic surgery into conversation, you should accept the reality: You may not know till you get a woman horizontal — and the sweater Alps remain so high and proud you’re pretty sure you see Heidi running across them, waving to the Ricola guy playing the alpenhorn.

MY FAWNY VALENTINE

I went out with this guy twice. He was really effusive about how much he liked me and how we had the beginnings of something awesome. He seemed sincere, so I ended up sleeping with him, and then, boom. He vanished. Was he just telling me he was into me to get me in the sack? I can’t imagine ever doing that to somebody. —Integrity A guy’s “I really care about you” makes a woman feel that he’s got a real reason for being there with her — beyond how the neighbor’s goat’s a surprisingly fast runner.

Men evolved to be the worker bees of sex — the wooers of the species, trying to sell women on their level of love and commitment with mushy talk and bunches of carats. Women generally don’t need to work to get sex; they just need to let men know they’re willing — which is why around Valentine’s Day, you don’t hear the tool-time version of those Kay Jewelers commercials, reminding the ladies, “Every kiss begins with a circular saw!”

This difference aligns with what evolutionary psychologist David Buss calls men’s and women’s conflicting “sexual strategies” — in keeping with how getting it on can leave a woman “with child” and a man with a little less semen. Accordingly, Buss finds that women are more likely to be “sexual deceivers” — to dangle the possibility of sex to get a favor or special treatment from a man. Men, on the other hand, are more likely to be “commitment deceivers.” In Buss’ lab, when the researchers asked 112 college dudes about whether they’d “exaggerated the depth of their feelings for a woman in order to have sex with her, 71 percent admitted to having done so, compared with only 39 percent of the women” who were asked whether they’d done that sort of thing.

Knowing the different ways men and women deceive and are prone to be deceived is the best way to avoid being a victim of that deception. Borrow a motto from Missouri, the Show Me State. And note that this “show me” thing takes time. Wait to have sex until you’ve been around a guy enough to see that he’s got something behind those flowery words -- beyond how getting you into bed is preferable to staying home, dressing his penis in a tiny cape, and playing video games. n ©2017, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.

48 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

EVENTS | CALENDAR

FILM

SATURDAY MARKET CARTOONS Join the Kenworthy every Saturday from June through September from 9 amnoon for free classic cartoons on the big screen. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) Z NATION: BEHIND THE CAMERA During summer 2017, the MAC becomes a working TV studio and a celebration of the dozens of local artists behind the hit Syfy series Z Nation. Visitors can watch scenes being shot for season 4, learn how a TV series is made, and about the local crew members working on the show. Exhibit also features props, costumes and other items used in the show. June 10-Sept. 10; open Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10/admission. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org PROMISED LAND Matt Damon and John Krasinski star in this film about a natural-gas company seeking drilling rights in a small town in economic decline. Rated R. June 12, 6 pm. Free.

South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry. spokanelibrary.org (444-5331) SUMMER CAMP: JURASSIC PARK A screening of the classic film as part of the Garland’s 2017 summer film series, June 13, 7 pm. $2.50. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. garlandtheater.com GREASE The BECU outdoor movie series features pre-show live entertainment, trivia and local food vendors.

Seating opens at 7 pm; movies start at dusk. June 14, 7 pm. $5. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. epiceap.com/ spokane-outdoor-movies (625-6601) SUMMER MATINEE SERIES: TROLLS From the creators of Shrek comes this animated comedy of the year. June 1415 at 1 pm. June 14 and June 15. $3. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org ANNA & THE KING A screening and discussion of Anna Leonowens and the history and the religions of Southeast Asia, colonialism, women’s rights, slavery and international trade. June 15, 6:30-8:30 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. (448-0659) SCREEN ON THE GREEN: BEAUTY & THE BEAST The UI Dept. of Student Involvement’s family summer movie series is held on Thursdays at the Theophilus Tower Lawn. June 15, 8:45 pm. Free. University of Idaho, 709 S. Deakin St. uidaho.edu (208-885-6111)

FOOD

BREWS & BITES Drop in to Masselow’s for a tasting event featuring freshly tapped beers made from local grains alongside Chef Tanya’s savory hors d’oeuvres created with fresh ingredients from area farms. June 8, 4-7 pm. $30. Masselow’s, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com (481-6020) PLAN, SHOP, SAVE, COOK A four week series, each week covering a topic regarding meal planning, grocery shopping, budgeting, and cooking. Meets Wed, 5:30-7 pm, June 8-28. Also offered on Thu, 12:30-2 pm also offered June 1-22. Registration required. Free.

Second Harvest Food Bank, 1234 E. Front Ave. secondharvestkitchen.org FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS A weekly, summer-long event hosted by Downtown Spokane Partnership featuring different regional food trucks parked along the North 200 block of Wall Street (between Main and Spokane Falls). Fridays, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, through August. downtown.spokane.net VINO WINE TASTING Friday’s (June 9) tasting features Trinchero Family wines from 3-6:30 pm. Saturday’s (June 10) tasting features Northwest Best Cellars from 2-4:30 pm. Tastings include cheese and crackers. Vino! , 222 S. Washington St. vinowine.com MUSIC, MICROS & BBQ Live music, regional micro brews and all-you-caneat barbecue return to the CdA Casino.

Each month features a different band and brewery. Events on June 10, July 22, Aug. 19 and Sept. 23, from 5-9 pm.

Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com (800-523-2467) SPANISH PAELLA CLASS WSU School of Hospitality professor and Pullman restaurateur Jim Harbour teaches an interactive class about Spanish Paella, including an overview of its history June 10, 4-7 pm. $45. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way. artisanbarn.org (229-3414) BBQ BABY BACK RIBS Make the most of your backyard barbecue as you learn some tips on to create “melt-in-yourmouth” baby back ribs glazed in a sweet and spicy BBQ sauce paired with Jamaican jerk slaw. June 11, 2-3:30 pm. $49. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. thekitchenengine.com (328-3335) CHEF’S DINNER Chef David Blaine of Central Food serves up a private 20 person dinner in the style of a communal table with family style dishes, wine and non-alcoholic pairings sourced from local producers. Reservations required.

NORTH IDAHO QUILTERS Presents

June 11, 6-9 pm. $75. Central Food, 1335 W. Summit Pkwy. bit.ly/2s16h55 FOOD TRUCK NIGHTS @ KENDALL YARDS NIGHT MARKET The monthly food truck showcase during the Kendall Yards Night Market features a rotating lineup of mobile food purveyors, with live music and market shopping and events. June 14, July 19 and Aug. 16, from 4-9 pm. facebook.com/pg/KendallYardsNightMarket/events/ FRIED CHICKEN & LOCAL BEER The monthly event from Chef Adam Hegsted at the Wandering Table features fried chicken paired with beers from a local brewery. Second Wednesday of the month, 6-9 pm. $35. Wandering Table, 1242 W. Summit Pkwy. (443-4410) SAINT ARCHER’S BEER DINNER A three-course dinner featuring pairings from San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewing Company. June 14, 6-8 pm. $40. EPIC, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com BOMBASTIC BREWING BEER RELEASE The new North Idaho brewery releases its first beer, the “Attempted Murder Stout.” June 15, 5 pm. Enoteca, 702 N. Spokane St. corkjoy.com BREWERS SERIES: BELLWETHER BREWING The public can attend classes lead by local brewers and their staff on education of craft beer, with snacks and appetizers to pair with the beers.

June 15, 6-8 pm. $59. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. incaafterdark.scc.spokane.edu/Classes.aspx CRAVE NW The new culinary event presented showcases the talents of chefs from around the country and region, and highlights the flavors of the Northwest region. Most of the 10+ ticketed events are walk-around tasting events with entertainment. June 15-18. $40-$315. CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr., Spokane Valley. cravenw.com HAPPY HOUR BITES LAB Instructor Kristi shares her stress-free formula for hosting a happy hour that you can pull together at a moment’s notice. June 15, 5:30-7 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. thekitchenengine.com

MUSIC

ROY ZIMMERMAN CONCERT “ReZist: Funny Songs About Peace and Justice,” a political satire concert. June 8, 7 pm. $20 suggested donation. Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Dr. uuspokane.or (325-6383)

FEATURED QUILTER

MARIANNE HARWOOD ADMISSION $7 includes both days

Kootenai County Fairgrounds

Over 275 Quilts on display!

Merchant Mall “Floral Fantasy” Raffle Quilt Fat Quarter Raffle Quilts of Valor Display “Door” Quilt Challenge Buy quilt-related items at the Country Store

(Enter at Kathleen St for Free Parking)

www.northidahoquilters.com

Friday, June 16th - 10am to 6pm Saturday, June 17th - 10am to 5pm 4056 N. Government Way, CDA

9TH ANNUAL INTOLERISTA WINGDING An evening of musical comedy featuring Roy Zimmerman, with opening act Jeanne McHale and the Threat Level Purple Singers. June 10, 6-10 pm.

Free. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third, Moscow. bit.ly/2rx3os1 (208-874-3713) SPOKANE RECORD EXPO An event to benefit KYRS Community Radio, offering media in all formats including vinyl, cassettes, CDs and an 8-Track or two.

June 10, 11 am-4 pm. $2. Community Building, 35 W. Main. (747-3012) THE TAPESTRY BAROQUE QUARTET Featuring Karen Stahl, flute; Jill Cathey, oboe; Gwen Innes, cello; and Gretchen Ramey, harpsichord presenting a concert of music by Bach, Telemann and Loeille. June 11, 3 pm. Free. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (838-4277) HUBBARDSTON NONESUCH Join this group of nine madrigal singers dressed in the garb and performing, without instruments, the pop tunes of 500 years ago. June 13, 6:30 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. (444-5390)

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

PROVING GROUNDS A mixed martial arts event featuring local athletes, organized by Warrior Camp MMA. June 9, 7 pm. $20-$30. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo. hubsportscenter.org CONQUEST OF THE CAGE Two of Spokane’s top starts in mixed martial arts face each other in a welterweight super fight: Jones vs Courchaine. June 10, 7 pm. $45/$65/$125. Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 N. Hayford. northernquest.com (242-7000) POLLINATOR EVENT A family event with kids storytime, all-ages activities and crafts, including making Mason Bee houses, insect displays and more. June 10, 10 am-noon. Free; $5 suggested donation. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org FAMILY OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DAY Bring the family out for a free and educational day of outdoor activities: archery, fishing games, bb gun range, play inflatables and more. June 10, 10 am-2 pm. Free. Cabela’s, 101 N. Cabela Way. cabelas.com/postfalls FREE STATE PARK DAYS As part of Discover Pass legislation, all Washington State Parks are open for access without an annual ($30) or one-day ($10) pass.

June 10. Includes access locally to Riverside, Mt. Spokane and Palouse Falls state parks. parks.state.wa.us FUR TRADE ENCAMPMENT & SYM-

POSIUM Visit the years 1810-1826 and interact with the living history and visit the fur traders (Sat only, 12-4 pm), voyagers, trappers, and “Daughters of the Country” at their campsites. June 10, 10 am-5 pm and June 11, 10 am-4 pm.

(Discover Pass required). Free. Spokane House, 4301 W. Sunset Blvd. bit. ly/2rJHqlV (838-1471) SPOKANE INDIANS FANFEST Watch the next group of Spokane Indians players at batting practice open to the public and a home run derby later in the afternoon. June 10, 1-4 pm. Free. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. (535-2922) MERMAID RUN Title Nine and the Mermaid Series have teamed up to bring Spokane a 5K or 10K run with a postrace party featuring music and food.

June 10, 8 am. $15-$50. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard St. bit.ly/2rBpBVm BAY TRAIL FUN RUN Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, the Idaho Conservation League and their efforts to steward and expand the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail. June 11, 9 am-2:30 pm. $25. Trinity at City Beach, 58 Bridge St. pobtrail.org/events/ IMPROVE TRAILS AT ILLER CREEK Register online to help fix erosion damage to Iller Creek’s popular trail system.

No experience necessary. June 11 and 15, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Free. Iller Creek Conservation Area, East Holman Rd. and Rockcrest Lane. wta.org CDA CASINO CULTURAL TOURS Daily events include canoeing, hiking and biking on trails around the casino, with a box lunch provided. June 13-23, departs at 10 am. $50/person. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com

THEATER

PLAYWRIGHTS’ FORUM FESTIVAL Eight one-act plays are shown, written by playwrights from around the region.

These pieces will be competing for our Festival Adjudicator Award as well as an Audience Choice Award. June 8-17; Thu-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10.

Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) KISS ME, KATE Combine Cole Porter’s music and lyrics with Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew to get one of Broadway’s most endearing shows. Through June 11, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $24-$32. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com THE MIRACLE WORKER Immortalized onstage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller.

Through June 11; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $21-$27. Lake City Play-

house, 1320 E. Garden, CdA. facebook. com/lakecityplayhouse WAITING FOR GODOT An original, siteresponsive production within an immersive installation depicting a melting glacial field is located outdoors as performers journey through Beckett’s play about the futility of action and inaction.

A sustainability fair opens 30 minutes prior to each performance. June 8-10 at 7:30 pm, June 11 at 2 pm. $20. Terrain, 304 W. Pacific. terrainspokane.com PINOCCHIO A reader’s theater production of the classic tale. June 9-10 and June 15-17 at 7 pm, also June 10 and 17 at 2 pm. $7. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway. (342-2055) THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL A play about the myth of an idea called home, by Horton Foote. June 8-25, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third. spokanestageleft.org

VISUAL ARTS

BURNISHED GROUND: 400 YEARS OF MEZZOTINTS FROM THE COLLECTION The exhibition features prints utilizing the rare mezzotint process spanning 400 years, and includes works by artists Robert Sargeant Austin, Carol Wax and Charl Chew. Through Aug. 12; open Mon-Sat, 10 am-4 pm. Free and open to the public. Jundt Art Museum, 200 E. Desmet Ave. gonzaga.edu/jundt ED BROBERG: PALOUSE LIGHT & COLOR A collection of vibrant images of soil, sky and turf. June 4-30; opening reception June 4, from 1-3 pm. Open ThuSun, 10 am-6 pm. Free to view. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way. artisanbarn.org LIFE | STORIES: RIC GENDRON & MELISSA COLE Spokane artists Ric Gendron and Melissa S. Cole have very different styles but are each influenced by cultures in which storytelling is an integral part of everyday life: Gendron, Native American, and Cole, Asian Indian. “Life | Stories” includes 20 works by each artist as well as collaborative pieces that weave together the artists’ styles on single canvases. Through Sept.

9; open Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10/ admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org LOUISE KODIS: HANGING BY A THREAD FOR 40 YEARS A survey of Kodis’ professional career as a fiber artist, including packaged proposals for commissioned works in public locations, award-winning public art, drawings and maquettes, and independent works created between 1968 and 2017. Through Aug. 19; gallery open Mon-Sat, 10 am-4 pm. Free admission. Jundt Art Museum, 200 E. Desmet Ave. gonzaga.edu/jundt

ALLEN & MARY DEE DODGE An exhibition of new works by the Coeur d’ Alene artists, featuring more than 40 new pieces including sculpture, abstract enamel collages, and wall jewelry. June 9-July 8; opening reception June 9, 5-8 pm. Open Sun-Tue, 9 am-6 pm and Wed-Sat, 9 am-7 pm. Free. Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman. (208-765-6006) EMERGE POP-UP SHOW The fourth annual pop-up art show features work by 75 local artists along with 25 live performances. June 9, 5 pm-midnight. Free.

Downtown Coeur d’Alene, 402 Sherman Ave. (208-415-0116) ART ON THE STREET Interact with artist Tresia Oosting on a giant easels. June 10, 1-3 pm. Free. Spokane Art School, 809 W. Garland. spokaneartschool.net CDA ARTIST STUDIO TOUR Visit local artists at work in and around the Coeur d’Alene area and see the creative process in action. Fine artwork is on display and for sale including pottery, oil painting, jewelry, sculpture, metal art, drawings, acrylics, glass work and more. June 10-11, from 10 am-4 pm. $10. artsandculturecda.org

SNORING? TIRED?

MEMORY PROBLEMS? POOR WORK PERFORMANCE?

Untreated Sleep Apnea is a major risk factor for Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Learn more about Medically Covered Oral Appliance Therapy

(509) 290-6044

SpokaneSleepApneaDentistry.com RESTAURANT OPEN DAILY AT 8AM FOR BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER!

WORDS

READING: DAVE BOLING The sports columnist with The News Tribune has written another book of historical fiction, “The Lost History of Stars.” June 8, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com ALL GUTS, ALL GLORY: PERFORMANCE POETRY OPEN MIC Join Seattle performance poet Imani Sims and her workshop participants for an open mic night that challenges performers to put their most vulnerable and honest stories on stage. June 10, 7-9 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkcentral.org (279-0299) READING: TYLER DUNNING An evening of dark humor with Dunning as he tells tales from his essay collection “A Field Guide to Losing Your Friends.”

June 14, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) READING: JACK DELEHANTY & PAUL SWIFT Delehanty reads from his new novel “’Tis More Than Luck.” Swift also reads from his memoir “A Jesuit’s Journey Through the Turbulent 1960s.” June 15, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) SPOKANE POETRY SLAM Twelve poets sign up, and after a randomized draw, eight of those poets compete in a head-to-head tournament judged by the audience. June 19, 7-10:30 pm. $5.

The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. spokanepoetryslam.org n

LIVE SUMMER MUSIC LINE-UP June 30, July 1,2,3

Ryan Larsen Band July 7 & 8

Cary Fly! July 9

Jay’s Mobile Mixing July 14 & 15

Stagecoach West July 16

The Riverboat Dave Band July 21 & 22

Charlie Butts & the Filter Tips July 23

Kicho

July 28 & 29

The Cronkites!

July 30

Pat & Bob Jam (Cronkite Members)

(208)

20 W Jerry Ln, Worley, ID 686-1151 | conklingmarina.net

Save 10% Every Wednesday

Proudly featuring gender neutral bathrooms since 1998.

1931 W. Pacific Ave. 363-1973  wedonthaveone.com

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 49

Green Greens Washington will soon be the first state to have organically certified cannabis

BY MIKE BOOKEY

I

f you’re conscious about how what you eat and drink is produced and what sort of ingredients or manmade chemicals are involved in that process, there’s a good chance you have the same concerns about your cannabis. For you eco-minded folks, there’s some good news here — Washington will soon have certified organic cannabis.

A recently passed bill in the Washington legislature allows cannabis producers to have their product tested, then certified as organic. The law, the first organic cannabis certification in the country, comes as some cannabis users voiced a concern over the use of fungicides and pesticides in the growing process. The qualifications for an organic certification are largely similar to those currently used for organic foods.

The law was sponsored by state Sen. Ann Rivers, a Republican who represents much of southwest Washington. Rivers, who has long been an advocate for regulation in both the medical and recreational marijuana

markets, told reporters that organic certification is something that consumers have asked for since our state’s legal cannabis stores opened in 2014.

Although Rivers said that the organic testing won’t be in place for at least a year and a half, there are signs in the current market that the certification will have an impact. There are currently a number of organic-focused cannabis producers turning out naturally focused flowers, concentrates and edibles.

Here in Eastern Washington, Green Barn Farms is a collective of cannabis grow-

thevaultcannabis.com

Open until 11 Every night, Midnight on Friday and Saturday Nights.

213 E Sprague Ave • Spokane, WA

509.315.9262 This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. There may be health risks associated with the consumption of this product. For use only by adults 21 and older. Keep out of the reach of children.

50 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

ers who farm with a natural mindset that not only steers away from chemically dependent growing, but also uses less energy and other resources. Formed by Brian Crawley and Jerry Lapora in 2014, Green Barn Farms sells its products throughout the state and can be found around here at Locals Canna House in Spokane Valley.

Again, it will still be a while until an official organic certification comes to the cannabis market, but there’s already a more informal classification within the industry.

Clean Green Certified is a Californiabased organization that inspects marijuana growers to see if they are producing a sustainable and organic product. The organization has certified more than 30 companies, including Green Barn Farms, as Clean Green Certified.

For a complete list of these producers, visit cleangreencert.org. n

SATURDAY SPECIAL

DAILY SPECIALS

GRAMS FOR $6 EIGHTHS FOR $20 SHATTERDAY DISCOUNTS ON ALL 1 GRAM CONCENTRATES

9107 N. COUNTRY HOMES BLVD

MON - SAT: 9A - 10P SUN: 9A - 9P This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming.

Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug.There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product.For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of the reach of children.

QUARTERS FOR $30

HALVES FOR $50 OUNCES FOR $100 FULL GRAMS OF CONCENTRATES STARTING AT $20

NOTE TO READERS Be aware of the differences in the law between Idaho and Washington. It is illegal to possess, sell or transport cannabis in the State of Idaho. Possessing up to an ounce is a misdemeanor and can get you a year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine; more than three ounces is a felony that can carry a fiveyear sentence and fine of up to $10,000. Transporting marijuana across state lines, like from Washington into Idaho, is a felony under federal law.

FIRE FRIDAY

TOP SHELF SELECT STRAINS 20% OFF BUDTENDER PICK *WHILE SUPPLIES LAST*

NEW HOURS! SUN 10AM-11PM MON - SAT 8:30AM-12AM TOKERFRIENDLYSPOKANE.COM

1515 S. LYONS RD AIRWAY HEIGHTS

(509) 244-8728 Warning: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Smoking is hazardous to your health. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. Should not be used by women that are pregnant or breast feeding. For USE only by adults 21 and older. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug.

BEST PRICES, SELECTION & SERVICE. Stop in today and see what you’ve been missing.

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 51

— ALL WEEKEND —

GREEN ZONE

HUGE

NORTHWEST CANNABIS SOLUTIONS

SALE MEET THE VENDOR 3-6PM FRIDAY

BE AWARE: Marijuana is legal for adults 21 and older under Washington State law (e.g., RCW 69.50, RCW 69.51A, HB0001 Initiative 502 and Senate Bill 5052). State law does not preempt federal law; possessing, using, distributing and selling marijuana remains illegal under federal law. In Washington state, consuming marijuana in public, driving while under the influence of marijuana and transporting marijuana across state lines are all illegal. Marijuana has intoxicating effects; there may be health risks associated with its consumption, and it may be habit-forming. It can also impair concentration, coordination and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. Keep out of reach of children. For more information, consult the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board at www.liq.wa.gov.

10309 E Trent Ave.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA GREENLIGHTSPOKANE.COM

509.309.3193

WARNING: This product has intoxicating affects and may be habit forming. Smoking is hazardous to your health.

There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. Should not be used by women that are pregnant or breast feeding. For USE only by adults 21 and older. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug.

WHAT’S YOUR REASON? We all have different reasons for exploring cannabis.

Relaxation, better sleep, chronic pain or simply getting away from it all. Make your reason count at Green Star Cannabis.

From concentrates and edibles to indoor hand-trimmed product from a select group of growers, we’re your destination for recreation or medical.

Check out Green Star Cannabis, downtown Spokane’s original, premier Cannabis retailer.

(509) 919-3398 greenstarcan.com 1403 N. Division St., Ste. A Spokane, WA 99202

• Exceptional Budtenders • Only hand-trimmed product • 30 different Sativa, Indica and Hybrid strains in stock • Huge selection of quality edibles • Amazing and pure concentrates, home of Nitro Honey • Authorized Medical Retailer

HOURS Mon–Sat 9am–10pm Sun 10am–8pm   

This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Marijuana can impair concentration and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product. For use only by adults twenty-one and older.

Keep out of the reach of children.

52 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

Saturday 355 nder.com 09) 444-7 la PHONE: (5BulletinBoard@In mit Parkway E-MAIL: 1227 West Sum 1 20 N: IN PERSO Spokane, WA 99

June 10 TH 8AM-4PM

VINTAGE TO PRESENT TOYS, COMICS, PO STERS, T-SHI RTS, GAMES, COLLEC TABLES & MORE!

ALL AT SUPER-INCREDIBLE PRICES!

15604 N. Freya - Mead, Wa

LOOK FOR THE

/GEEKGARAGESALESPOKANE

REVERSE

MORTGAGE

GET YOUR INLANDER INSIDE

208-762-6887

“FUNDING YOUR FUTURE” Learn more about “LOCAL” REPRESENTATIVE reverse mortgage loans FREE INFORMATION LarryWaters Waters Larry

Luxurious Romantic Unforgettable International award-winning lakefront lodging billionaires and royalty have stayed here. 30 min. N of Spokane from $79 see specials innatthelake.com 509.447.5772

NMLS 400451 Reverse Mortgage Consultant 1-866-787-0980 Toll-Free 208-762-6887 Local

Idaho & Washington NMLS 531629 Must be at least 62 years of age.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. © 2011 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. NMLSR ID 399801. AS581479 3/11-6/11

Desert Jewels Nursery

Available at more than 1,000 locations throughout the Inland Northwest.

Late Summer flowers for honeybee fans!

Fri & Sat thru July 1st & re-open in Sept. for Fall sales

100 Home Yard Sale In Spokane North Indian Trail neighborhood. Saturday June 17th 8am-4pm. Download locations map and items for sale at www.nitnc.com

9am to 5pm

Cascade Rummage Sale June 9-10 8am-4pm Cascade Manufacturer Home Community 2311 W 16th Ave. off Hwy 195 in Clubhouse. Linens Furniture small Appliances Dishes, Tools and much more.

9809 E. Upriver Dr.

(509) 893-3771

info@desertjewelsnursery.com

Between Huckleberry’s & Ace

Sun Meadow Family Nudist Resort Year Round Skinny Dipping 208-686-8686

PACKAGE RECEIVING

HolisticFestival_Lecture_060117_4SBB_WT.tif to advertise: BUYING Estate Contents / Household Goods See abesdiscount.com or 509-939-9996

Hurry into RecordedMemories New Selection Records Tape CD DVD Memorabilia- Lrg Variety!

1

2

444-SELL

3

4

5

6

7

14

ACROSS 1. Candidate lists 7. “Critique of Pure Reason” philosopher 11. ____ Arizona (Pearl Harbor memorial) 14. Long and Mandel 15. Jai ____ 16. Stew holder 17. She hopes you’ll fill in this answer’s circled letter or she’ll cry “Ugh! I’m turning into my mother!”

19. “Despicable Me” supervillain 20. Albanian coins 21. Hit head-on 22. Main character of TV’s “The Pretender” 24. Santana’s “____ Como Va” 25. It includes a 35-min. writing sample 27. Like Al Jazeera 28. Sean of Fox News 30. You might have a handle on it 31. Publicity

cry “Ugh! I’m turning into my dad!”

60. Stan of Marvel Comics 61. Kelly Clarkson was the first one, informally 62. Captured, as fish 63. ____ and outs 64. Kind of boots popular in the ‘60s 65. “Holy ____!”

17

18

20

21 25

DOWN 1. 1862 Civil War battle site 2. Comment that might come soon after “Mwah!”

3. Rise and shine 4. Cookie holders 5. “Oh, no!”

6. Org. with an annual list of top baby names 7. Jeweler’s unit 8. Many a school benefactor 9. “Apocalypse Now” setting,

28

10

11

13

22

23

37

38

27 30

31

32

33

36

39

40

41

44

45

46

50

49

57

47

48

51

53

52

54

55

56

60

61

58 62

63

64

65

59

“IVANKA”

familiarly 10. Container at a coffeehouse that might read “Thanks a latte!”

11. Moved to first class 12. Delta Delta Delta, e.g.

13. Paramount and Universal, e.g.

SAFE & SECURE

FOR ALL YOUR INTERNET PURCHASES

FedEx s UPS s Amazon s Zappos FREE IN-STORE REGISTRATION

509.838.1544

16

26

35

43

12

19

29

34

42

9

15

24

32. Cries of surprise 33. Alf and Mork, for short 34. She hopes you’ll fill in this answer’s circled letters or she’ll cry “Ugh! I’m turning into my husband!”

39. Soak (up) 40. Some recap highlights 41. Ages and ages 42. Gym equipment 45. Product introduced by Johnson & Johnson in 1920 that was 3 inches wide and 8 inches long 49. Goes down 50. It’s best when cracked 51. Fed. electricity provider since 1933 52. Put on the payroll 53. First name in ice cream 54. Parts of décadas 55. Tyrannical Amin 56. She hopes you’ll fill in this answer’s circled letters or she’ll

8

914 S Monroe St.

desertjewelsnursery.com

18. Cafeteria item 23. ____ snail’s pace 25. Something clickable 26. Caribbean island that Columbus visited in 1493 27. Play after some snaps, in brief

29. Actor Cage, in tabloids 30. Michael of “Saturday Night Live” 32. Approves 34. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama one week before Obama left the White House in 2017 35. Places abuzz with activity?

36. Actors Asner and O’Neill 37. Zilch 38. “Tight” NFL position 39. Language from which “safari” comes 43. Former telecom giant 44. Harry Potter’s owl 45. Chaz ____, author of “The Story of How I Became a Man” 46. When many start the workday 47. Words on an Election Day sticker THIS W 48. Race for, as the finish line A NSWEREEK’S 50. Dessert with a hyphen I SAW S ON 53. Modern journal YOUS 54. Alamuddin who clerked for Sonia Sotomayor before marrying George Clooney 57. “What can ____ to make it up to you?”

58. Cleverness 59. ____-Caps (candy)

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 53

Outgoing Gonzaga Prep president Al Falkner and his wife, Vicki, plan to spend their retirement traveling and seeing their grandkids.

The Power of Belief After 43 years at Gonzaga Prep, outgoing president Al Falkner reflects on how far both he and his students have come

BY WILSON CRISCIONE

A

s a teacher, coach, principal and then president at Gonzaga Preparatory School, Al Falkner’s goal never changed. He always aimed to help students reach their full potential, and he always believed that they could.

“If we can get them to see that, understand that, and then take this great education they get and go out to college and get a college education and just transform the world, we’re all going to be better for that,” Falkner says.

When he empties out his office by the end of June, after 43 years of working at Gonzaga Prep, he’ll take the pictures hanging on his wall of former students who rose to prominence — the state champions, the professional athletes and the newsmakers. What means the most to him, he says, are the former students who have thanked him because he saw their potential. There was the young woman, nervous about making a speech to the student body, who needed encouragement and got it from Falkner; now, she gives speeches to hundreds of people regularly. Or there’s the student who Falkner told would make a great lawyer; when he became a lawyer years later, he told Falkner that those words meant everything.

Now he’s leaving the school, retiring at 65, so he and his wife can travel and see their grandkids more.

In seeing the potential of those around him, including students, faculty and staff, Falkner was able to help manage Gonzaga Prep through some tough times.

54 INLANDER JUNE 8, 2017

“You can touch people’s lives by believing in them,” Falkner says. “That, to me, is everything.”

F

alkner started as a teacher at Gonzaga Prep in 1974; it was his first-ever teaching job. Back then, it was an all-boys school of about 600 students, with 35 faculty members. About half of those faculty members were Jesuits, he says, compared to just five Jesuit faculty members today.

He taught English and math, but mostly English.

“I fell in love with teaching,” he says.

He taught for 22 years, and coached baseball for some of that time. From 1988 until 1995, he was athletic director. In 1995 he became principal, and he was named president in 2004.

Asked about the school’s accomplishments during his time there, he quickly mentions the Fair Share program at Gonzaga Prep that was founded in 1992 in response to declining enrollment. Two other Catholic schools in Spokane had shut down for financial reasons, so G-Prep developed the Fair Share program, which adjusts a student’s tuition rate based on the family’s income. Because of the program, he says, anyone in Spokane can go to G-Prep — something Falkner wanted to do as a kid but couldn’t, because his family couldn’t afford it.

The greatest challenge he faced as president, he says, was the recession.

STEVEN NAVRATIL PHOTO

“I sat in this very chair in this room, here, and I personally met with 150 families. And they would come in and say, ‘I just lost my job,’ or they lost hours, or their spouse lost his or her job,” he says. “But they desperately wanted their kids to stay at Gonzaga Prep.”

Through fundraising efforts, and faculty and staff giving up some benefits, the school was able to help “every single one” of those families — he says it’s an example of the Gonzaga Prep community helping each other out.

J

oe Tombari, a former student of Falkner’s who now teaches math at Gonzaga Prep, says Falkner is all about “God, family and team.”

“Al runs a fantastic place, and he empowers us teachers to do what we need to do to be creative, to get the most out of students,” Tombari says.

Tombari, who started as a teacher in 2001, says Falkner was always encouraging, as he was when Tombari was a student.

“He’s been an awesome leader for us,” Tombari says.

Gonzaga’s campus has undergone a transformation in recent decades. Falkner says “every square inch” has been remodeled since 1999, a fact he’s proud of. A chapel was built on campus a decade ago, and that’s been important for students who voluntarily go to Mass and use it for quiet reflection.

Michael Dougherty, president of Josephinum Academy in Chicago, will take over as the next president starting this summer. Falkner will then have plenty of time to reflect on his 43 years at Gonzaga Prep.

It’s a place that’s allowed him to realize his own potential, like so many of his students have. From becoming a baseball coach at age 23, to becoming athletic director at 37, to becoming a counselor for three years in addition to a number of other roles, the school has always challenged him in a different way.

“I’ve had the best job in the world for 43 years,” Falkner says. “That’s amazing.” n

JUNE 8, 2017 INLANDER 55

U P CO M I N G

E ve n t s !

Crab Fest

Thursday, June 8th | 3:30 - 9 pm High Mountain Buffet $34.99 or $29.99 with Rewards Card

Cosmicth Binglord

Friday, June 9 and 23 10:30 pm • Event Center Starting at $12

Music, Micros & BBQth

Saturday, June 10 5 pm | All you can eat BBQ • $18 6 pm | Music by The Powers Band

Coeur d’Alene Tribal Cultural thToursst

Tuesday, June 13 - 21 Exclusive culture experiences on sale at TicketsWest.com

BEAUTY S TAY & P L AY PAC K AG E S

It’s in our nature

Coeur d’Alene Tribal Night at Crave - Smoke and Fireth Saturday, June 17

Tribal Dancing, singing and storytelling.

Mirabeau Point Park, Spokane Valley, WA

$45K Wild Cash Giveawayth Friday, June 30 3x Points • 3 - 5 pm $45,000 GIveaway • 7 pm

4th of July Celebration

July 1st - 4th 10 Million Point Giveaway Tuesday, July 4th $1,199 Bingo • 1 pm Fireworks • 10 pm

1 800 523-2464 | CDACASINO.COM