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he recently formed Friends of Indian Canyon just celebrated the historic course’s 80th birthday. “The Canyon,” designed by architect Chandler Egan and built by the WPA, opened in August of 1935. Over the years it has hosted regional and national tournaments, appeared many times on Golf Digest’s list of best public courses in America and been the course of choice for thousands of Spokane golfers, young and old.

The Friends group formed to promote the course, because over the past decade, the Park Board and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department have stood by and watched it deteriorate. The slide worsened when in 2007 the city’s then-golf manager allowed the county to direct runoff water from a development onto the range.

Head professional Gary LETTERS Lindablad preSend comments to dicted that the editor@inlander.com. range would flood. He was ignored. And then, as Lindablad had predicted, the range flooded — every spring for six years.

The city? For most of six years, it did nothing.

Lindablad, who isn’t salaried, depends on the range along with lessons, cart rentals and the restaurant; the flooded range adversely affected all this — reduced play, reduced lessons, cart rentals, club sales and restaurant business.

Golfers not driven off by the flooded driving range were driven off by the course condition.

The downward spiral during this time was accelerated by the incompetent greens crew, over which the head professional has no control.

It fell to Lindablad to be the messenger bearing the bad news to the Parks Department, the Park Board and the board’s golf committee. And we know what happens so often to messengers bringing bad news.

PGA Northwest Region, attracting the best PGA professionals from throughout the region.

While the idea for a major regional tournament at the Canyon was Lindablad’s, he gives much credit to Mark Gardner, Steve Prugh and Bob Scott for helping him launch the event. They needed the imprimatur of a major community business; enter Rosauers. They saw the importance of supporting a nonprofit organization. That year they formed an association with Vanessa Behan Crisis Clinic. Almost $3 million has been raised since the first event in 1989.

After the Rosauers near disaster in 2014, the city finally acted on Lindablad’s unappreciated bad-news messages. Shortly after the first of the year the Parks Department moved highly regarded course superintendent Fred Marchant over from Qualchan. He then put together a new crew. His good work has paid off. Today the course is in its the best shape since the early ’90s.

The play has responded: Tournaments and corporate outings are once again being scheduled.

The 2015 Rosauers Open was a splendid success.

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nder siege from the messenger killers, Lindablad still found the energy and focus to go ahead and frame a vision for the future. Former Park Board member and

Golfers not driven off by the flooded driving range were driven off by the course condition.

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y summer 2014, the course was in such bad shape that the Rosauers Open Invitational had to be moved — an embarrassment to the city and numerous sponsors.

Desperate, Lindablad phoned longtime friend Bob Scott, his former assistant and for years the head professional at MeadowWood Golf Course.

Scott, one of many pros who would say, “I owe Gary a lot,” somehow managed to rework his busy summer event schedule and the Rosauers Open was moved.

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architect Steve McNutt provided color drawings for an expanded clubhouse and grounds.

Lindablad then contacted the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in search of a possible publicprivate partnership. The Casino, able to come up with much of the necessary money to restore and enhance the course and its facilities, expressed immediate interest. They even paid for an analysis of the course and necessary improvements by a Portland golf course architect whom Lindablad selected. That study has been completed and offers an excellent template.

All good news; assuming, that is, that things go well these next few months. Now in his 32nd year as head professional, Lindablad puts it this way: “I just want to see through the renovation and expansion — and then call it a career.” n

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In February and March, with relatively balmy temperatures, you could hear locals say it felt more like California — and they meant it in a good way. Now, after what could be the hottest summer ever, it’s feeling like California in the worst way, with drought, wildfires and Death Valley-like heat.

The Big Burn author Timothy Egan was calling it “Sicily in Seattle” way back in a July 3 New York Times column. He pointed out that June was the hottest ever in Seattle; he didn’t know it yet, but July would also break the heat record.

Is this the new normal? Less snow, fewer fish, more wildfires? While we’re in the middle of it, with our Washington brothers and sisters literally losing their homes, and with city dwellers breathing the proof of it, we have to fight. And let’s all pray for the safety of the many firefighters who have been rushed from site to site; they are heroes, but growing more haggard by the day, with fire season showing no signs of letting up.

“You’re drained. You’re soaked. You’re sweaty. You’re hungry,” Julie Johns, a volunteer firefighter in Stevens County, told KHQ-TV. “And here it is … 2:30 in the morning, and you know you’re looking at the fire and going, ‘It’s at least another two, three hours here.’”

It’s especially dire in Stevens County, where the sheer number of fires across the state left them so thin on manpower that, in too many cases, they could only protect homes and watch the forest burn.

The whole idea of climate change is so overwhelming, you want to tune it out. But this summer, the smokey skies won’t let us. It might seem like an insensitive time to inject politics, but we need to face facts.

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In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s an election on. At the very least, we can judge candidates on how serious they are about listening to science and leading us back to the old normal. 

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ormer Maryland governor and Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley recently released 15 policy papers with specific proposals on how to improve our nation. What a waste of time.

If there’s one thing Donald Trump’s surge to the front of the Republican field teaches us, it’s that policies don’t matter. It’s not that the Donald has bad policies. He simply doesn’t have policies at all.

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Or at least he didn’t until this weekend, when he released a 1,900-word policy paper on immigration. But this latest move is the exception that proves the rule. If you check out the new “positions” tab on Trump’s campaign website (donaldjtrump.com), you’ll discover that newly released, single-issue memo represents the entirety of Trump’s declared positions.

Talking heads on cable and newspaper columnists like me have repeatedly pointed out Trump’s lack of clear policy proposals, remarking on how his answers to questions often sound good, but rarely offer any specific

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(Meanwhile, Martin O’Malley, with his detailed goals and policy prescriptions, continues to barely register in the polls.)

The answer is that Trump’s lack of substance is a feature, not a bug. The critique that Trump is the emperor with no clothes is true. What’s being missed is that this same analysis could be applied to almost every Republican contender for the White House. The entire field is essentially naked. Jeb Bush doesn’t have a single position statement, let alone a policy paper, on his website. Ditto for Scott Walker and John Kasich.

It’s true that during the first Republican debate, Trump, who spoke the most of any candidate, LETTERS provided little insight Send comments to into the specifics of editor@inlander.com. what a Trump administration would do.

And it’s also true that the same could be said of every other candidate. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to provide real proposals in 30-second to one-minute sound bites.

Unfortunately, this isn’t a problem that Republicans can easily dismiss by blaming the media.

While O’Malley has offered the most detailed positions so far, both top Democratic contenders, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, make at least some attempt at suggesting their approaches to governing on their websites (although they both still provide far less than historically has been offered in a presidential primary).

The reality is the Republican Party has had far longer than 30 seconds to a minute to come up with substantial responses to the greatest challenges of our time, and nationally is consistently failing to offer solutions.

Health care? Repeal Obamacare, then we can talk about our plan. Climate change? Denial. Foreign policy? Get Iran to agree to not develop nukes without ever talking to them. These responses, whether throwing a snowball on the floor of the U.S. Senate to disprove climate change or casually suggesting going to war with Iran to create world peace, are equally as ludicrous as anything Donald Trump has been saying.

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(although we would love to have you visit!). Rather this is about the article (“Manufacturing Fear,” 8/13/15) on Sheriff Knezovich and homegrown terrorism. The article was both frightening and enlightening.

Too often radicals are quiet and unobserved, but some manage to get their names out there, thinking that the world just needs to be reminded that their hatred and bigotry isn’t forgotten.

My problem was that the very first example of the homegrown terrorist was The Order. I know that this was a heinous group, and most everyone up here was and is repulsed by it. But every time those involved with The Order are mentioned, Metaline Falls is mentioned — and we are not the home of this organization. Its leader lived up here, and died elsewhere. The problem is that most readers continue to assume that we are a hotbed of racial hatred.

LETTERS We are not. The grand majorSend comments to ity of us are hardworking people editor@inlander.com. who love living in a quiet and very beautiful corner of the world. But this isolation also allows a few to hide very conveniently until they are ready to make a statement of hatred through violence. Please let your readers know that Metaline Falls welcomes everyone, and (although there are always a few who cling to their bigotry as if it were born in them) we believe the world is a better place when we get to know one another without prejudice or cruel judgment. We’ve got beautiful mountains and a north-flowing river, some great cafés and a few quaint motels. We want everyone to explore what we living here know: this is a nice place to be.

I’m rather prickly about any bad rep Metaline Falls (or Metaline or Ione, Washington) may get. I am the pastor of a church that gets a bad rep because of our stand on social and justice issues, and I prickle worse when people lump all Christians into a picture of an ignorant “Bible thumper”... I love this place, its resources and its people. I’ve lived here over 24 years, and have never had a thought about leaving. Just don’t judge Metaline Falls on the irrational acts of one madman.

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Why Spokane’s Republican sheriff says we should be scared of homegrown extremists and the fanatical fringe of the Tea Party PAGE 24

TOM SHOWALTER: Part of problem with society today is that everyone has their rights but they forget that other people have rights also. The Constitution was designed to protect the minority. It should not do so at the expense of the majority as the court’s broad stroke rulings now do. Just because someone wants something, it does not mean it should be given to them, or in some cases they should be allowed to have it.

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Jared Conger consented to having his car searched and blood drawn. No pot was found in either.

‘Flip of a Coin’ A Spokane Valley deputy trained to spot stoned and drunk drivers is wrong nearly as often as he is right, blood tests from pulled-over drivers show

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eventeen-year-old Jared Conger’s hands rattled on the bottom of his steering wheel as he waited for the deputy to return his license. He expected a speeding ticket, but hoped for a warning. He was confused when the deputy told him to get out of the car.

“How much pot have you smoked tonight?” Conger

remembers Spokane Valley Deputy Todd Miller asking.

“None,” Conger said. “I never have.”

“Then you don’t have a problem with some field sobriety tests, right?”

“No, sir. I don’t.”

Conger did have some issues with the field tests —

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during a one-leg stand, the deputy noted, Conger didn’t keep his foot at least six inches off the ground — but the teenager didn’t hesitate when the deputy asked to search his car. Nor did he balk when the deputy asked if he would give a blood sample.

“I’m going to ask you again: How much marijuana did you smoke?” Conger remembers being asked as the deputy arrested him in July on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Turns out, Miller, a 15-year veteran trained in detecting potheads and drunks on the road, was wrong.

The blood test would find no pot or other intoxicants in Conger’s system.

Conger isn’t the first person mistakenly caught in Miller’s crosshairs. From July 2013 until April of this year, Miller has requested 58 blood draws after DUI arrests. In 27 of those cases — or 46.5 percent — the toxicology tests either showed no THC at all or mari...continued on next page

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For Conger and others like him arrested by Miller, a “drug recognition expert,” a DUI arrest is a weighty financial and emotional burden. For those in law enforcement, Miller’s success rate with blood draws is an example of the larger problem in the wake of marijuana legalization.

In 2013, the Washington State Patrol reported an almost 25 percent increase in the number of pot-related driving arrests, yet there remains no reliable field test to determine if a person is too stoned to drive.

“People are getting arrested for something that has major consequences for them,” says Andrea Crumpler, a Spokane County public defender who’s represented clients arrested by Miller. “It costs them a great deal of money.

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s a certified Drug Recognition Expert and field sobriety test instructor, Miller is trained to identify impaired drivers and the specific type of drug at play. Often, he uses the results of a roadside sobriety test to justify a warrant to draw blood. (To get a warrant, officers email judges, who typically respond within 30 to 40 minutes.) “[Miller] should be fairly accurate in predicting what he would find in someone’s system,” says Tim Note, Conger’s attorney. “In this case he said he smelled marijuana, and he was just wrong. What I suspect [in] the case is the officer thought he smelled marijuana and worked backward to find the evidence.”

Miller tells the Inlander that his accuracy rate is actually much higher. In 82 percent of his marijuana DUI arrests, he says, he correctly identifies that there is THC in the person’s system. The difference between his analysis and the analysis

by the Public Defender’s Office is the level of THC present.

“If you’re affected at 3 nanograms, you’re still DUI,” Miller says. “There’s no way for me to know what 5 nanograms looks like, so I go off impairment alone.”

Someone can fall under the 5-nanogram threshold and still be charged with DUI, but Miller would need to demonstrate that, based on his observations, the person was too stoned to drive.

Drug Recognition Experts are trained in a 12-step evaluation that allows them to identify if a person is too impaired to drive, if that impairment is drug related or due to a medical condition and which drug or drugs other than alcohol are at play. Before they’re certified, officers’ evaluations must be corroborated by a toxicology report at a rate of 75 percent, but officers don’t need to meet a corroboration standard once they’re certified, says Lt. Rob Sharpe, an Impaired Driving Section Commander with the Washington State Patrol. The certification also qualifies them as experts during trials.

The evaluation includes interviews with the suspect, pulse checks and a dark room test where officers look for the pupils’ reaction to changes in light. It also includes the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, which are intended to gauge alcohol impairment. Those tests include the walkand-turn, one-leg stand, horizontal-gaze test and what’s called the Modified Romberg test, which requires suspects to lean their head back, close their eyes and count to 30. It’s intended to test balance and gauge the person’s internal clock. If a person counts too quickly, that could indicate cocaine or meth; too slow might mean narcotic analgesics such as heroin.

One problem with the 12-step DRE evaluation is that it must be done in a controlled environment, such as a police station or a hospital, which takes time and allows people to sober up. As a result, officers often simply rely on the standard field tests.

“These people, who ended up having nothing

Jared Conger says the case has undermined his trust in police. JEFF FERGUSON PHOTO in their systems, are all having similar things said about them,” says Crumpler, the public defender. “They have tremors, pupil dilation, the car smells [like marijuana], slow movements. I would just say that [standard field sobriety tests] aren’t suited to detect marijuana intoxication on their own. You really need the full DRE.” Indeed, a 2012 study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology found sobriety tests for alcohol are not as effective at detecting marijuana intoxication. Only 30 percent of participants under the influence of THC failed the field sobriety test.

“It’s a weird thing that Miller is allowed to say ‘I’ve done this long enough that I know,’” Crumpler says.

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aw enforcement agencies have been grappling with how to enforce marijuana DUIs since its legalization in 2012.

There is no quick and definitive field test for marijuana intoxication like the breath test for alcohol.

Herbert Hill, a Washington State University chemistry professor, is working with a graduate student to develop a marijuana breath test. Hill says the project is still a year away from making any definitive statements on the device’s accuracy. Even then the device will have to undergo more studies before it’s accepted as evidence in court.

“We’re hoping to improve [the DRE officers’] accuracy with this instrument,” he says.

Nicholas Lovrich, a Regents Emeritus professor at WSU, has been analyzing DUI arrest data from the Washington State Patrol for the past 10 years. Although his analysis is not yet published, Lovrich says the data shows it’s very difficult for officers, regardless of training, to accurately identify if someone is impaired by marijuana.

“The science for alcohol intoxication is sound. There are lots of studies and cases,” Lovrich says. “But we don’t have a history of prosecutions of drugged driving with cannabis.”

All together, Conger’s bill for what turned out to be a speeding ticket is close to $1,000. His car was towed, which cost him $243, and anyone who gets a DUI in Washington state must pay $375 to set a hearing with the Department of Licensing to reinstate their license. Plus, there’s the cost of a lawyer.

Conger says the whole situation has dampened his trust in police.

“All of this for the fact that you’re tired at night or you have allergies, so your eyes are red,” Crumpler says. “There’s just too much at stake for people.” n mitchr@inlander.com

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Kamryn, 7, and other members of the Grant Elementary Drummers and Dancers perform during last Saturday’s Unity in the Community, a multicultural celebration in Riverfront Park. This year’s focus was “20 Years Together,” marking two decades of community volunteers coming together every August for the daylong festival celebrating diversity.

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SPOKANE’S 10 THIRSTIEST Facing a historic drought and record low flows in the Spokane River, the Inlander, through a public records request, obtained a list of the city’s BIGGEST WATER CONSUMERS. The names and addresses of residential consumers aren’t subject to disclosure. But the records did reveal that a resident of Spokane guzzled 2,326,280 gallons of water between July 2014 and July 2015, far surpassing the 15,000 gallons used by the typical consumer. Institutions used even more. The city of Spokane’s wastewater treatment plant topped the list, using 129,112,280 gallons of water during this time period. Other top institutional consumers included colleges, hospitals, golf courses and industrial users.

(JAKE THOMAS)

TREAD MARKS Last week’s cover story on the clash between Spokane’s Republican Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and a few local farright leaders stirred up a lot of controversy. In the meantime, we wrote a number of followup blogs. One examined the hazy definitions of “CONSTITUTIONALIST,” while another stressed that, despite claims from state Rep. Matt Shea and Infowars, Knezovich never compared Constitutionalists to ISIS. We explained why the cover featured an illustration of the sheriff stomping on a snake and some “Don’t Tread on Me” flags. We interviewed the woman who proved Thomas Jefferson never said “The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution.”

And finally, we asked police militarization critic Radley Balko to respond to a few of the sheriff’s “myth of police militarization” arguments.

(DANIEL WALTERS)

NEWS | BRIEFS

Rushing to Judgment

STILL NOT ENOUGH

The mayor of Airway Heights resigns; plus, Washington’s legislature fined $100,000 a day

RUSHING’S RESIGNATION

Patrick Rushing, the embattled mayor of Airway Heights whose now-deleted Facebook page was riddled with racist, sexist and homophobic posts, submitted his RESIGNATION LETTER earlier this week.

“I find it difficult to continue due to my declining health issues,” he wrote in a statement. The Airway Heights City Council voted 4-0 to accept his resignation effective Sept. 1.

Rushing’s resignation came after news spread of his comments about President Barack and Michelle Obama: “Gorilla face Michelle… The woman is not attractive except to monkey man Barack. Check out them ears.

LOL,” he wrote on his personal Facebook page. Afterward, the Airway Heights City Council then voted 5-1 in favor of a resolution expressing “no confidence” in Rushing’s leadership and limiting his responsibility and authority.

Still, Rushing was adamant that he would not resign until this week. In his statement, Rushing did not reference the controversial comments as a reason for his resignation, though he did issue an earlier apology. He did not respond to phone messages seeking comment.

Deputy Mayor Kevin Richey will fill in for Rushing until the city council finds a replacement.

(MITCH RYALS)

ENVISION LABORS ON

Envision Spokane’s WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS campaign was handed a victory last week by a Superior Court judge who struck down an attempt by Mayor David Condon to keep the sweeping measure off the November ballot. However, Condon could still make a last-minute attempt to appeal the judge’s decision.

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Envision Spokane, now operating under an offshoot called “Envision Worker Rights,” to qualify for the ballot. If it prevails, it would grant workers broad new rights and protections. However, the Condon administration argued in court that one of its provisions — seeking to subordinate corporate rights to the people’s rights — was so legally flawed that the judge should keep the entire initiative off the ballot.

As of press time, the mayor hadn’t appealed the ruling. With ballots set to be printed Sept. 3, he’ll need to act quickly.

“We’ll see how anxious the corporate boys are to pull Condon’s strings on an [appeal] or not,” says Kai Huschke, Envision campaign coordinator, by email.

(JAKE THOMAS)

There’s no question that the Washington State Legislature pumped billions more into K-12 education this year, lowering class sizes, raising teacher salaries and funding all-day kindergarten. The increase alone was more than the legislature spends on higher education.

But that’s still not good enough, the state Supreme Court ruled last week. So now it’s attempting to fine the legislature $100,000 a day.

State Sen. Michael Baumgartner, a longtime critic of the court, sees the ruling as an example of “one co-equal branch of government getting out of its constitutionally defined lane, and ordering another branch of government what to do.”

Funding basic education is the “paramount duty of the state,” according to Washington state’s constitution.

And in a 2012 ruling known as the “McCLEARY” decision, the state Supreme Court found the state’s education funding levels fell far short of that. The court demanded the legislature shape up and develop a plan to fully and uniformly fund basic education by 2018.

In January of last year, the court held the legislature in contempt for not meeting that standard. And this year, saying that despite major improvements, the state “still has offered no plan for achieving full constitutional compliance by the deadline.” The court suggested Gov. Jay Inslee call yet another special session to correct that.

Complicating matters, the state’s Office of Financial Management says the legislature would have to be the one to vote to create a segregated account, in order to fine itself $100,000 a day.

To Baumgartner, that suggests that the fine is essentially theoretical, “like a school child ordering the spending of $100,000 of unicorn gold.” (DANIEL WALTERS)

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Yasser Shahin recently stepped down as imam at the Spokane Islamic Center. Replacing him will be a challenge. JAKE THOMAS PHOTO

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hoes come off as the faithful enter the Spokane Islamic Center, a mosque located just off Interstate 90 in Spokane Valley.

Worshippers greet each with “assalamu alaikum” (“peace be with you”), a handshake and “how are your kids?” before shuffling into the prayer room for the service held every Friday (Islam’s holy day).

Some attendees here are on their lunch breaks, wear tucked-in dress shirts and smartphones clipped to their belts. Some wear traditional skullcaps, while others wear backwards baseball caps. There are Africans, Bosnians, Arabs and Southeast Asians who’ve all come to hear today’s “khutba,” or Islamic sermon.

The service begins with Saleh Elgadi, president of the mosque’s board, telling those assembled in the prayer room to be civil — and offer water on this hot day — to the woman standing outside of the mosque holding a sign that reads, “I serve a RISEN SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST! Muhammad is DEAD.” Today’s prayers aren’t led by an imam, the traditional spiritual and community leader of a mosque, but instead by a Syrian refugee, who has limited English skills but the pipes to belt out a prayer in Arabic, a language everyone here has at least some familiarity with. The mosque’s imam stepped down recently, and it’s not clear when there will be a replacement.

With a shortage of individuals who have the unique qualifications to lead these cultural and social hubs, finding a replacement for the Spokane area’s only mosque will be a challenge, one that comes at a time of increased concern that anti-Islamic sentiment in the region is on the rise.

“I

’ve always told people here in the mosque, I am not the best among you by far,” says Yasser Shahin, sitting on the floor of the prayer room at the mosque, where he recently ended a two-year stint as its imam to concentrate on an MFA program in screenwrit-

ing. “I am the best for you –– right now.”

Shahin –– who wears a neatly trimmed beard, a kufi hat and white thobe, a robe-like garment worn by the prophet Muhammad –– says he felt compelled by his religion to apply for and take the job in 2013 after the position had sat vacant since the center’s current location opened in 2009.

Mosques unable to find imams are common.

According to Ihsan Bagby, a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Kentucky who authored a report called “The American Mosque 2011,” less than half of mosques in the U.S. have paid full-time leaders.

Elgadi, the mosque’s board president, says it’s also a challenge to get an imam to come to a city like Spokane, one that doesn’t offer full-time Islamic school, halal restaurants or international grocers. The center will advertise in AlJumuah magazine for the position, according to Elgadi. He wouldn’t say how much the position pays, but noted that it includes housing. In the meantime, he writes, the mosque will stay afloat through volunteers.

Before becoming Spokane’s imam, Shahin, a 32-year-old Palestinian refugee, got his start by leading prayers in Amman, Jordan, when he was 14. He has developed a haunting singing voice he uses to deliver prayers in Arabic. His family immigrated to Seattle in the late 1990s, where he served as an imam before enrolling in Eastern Washington University’s film program in 2013.

As imam, Shahin would rise well before dawn, head to the mosque to lead morning prayers and return later for evening services. On Fridays he would deliver the khutba and teach Sunday school. He gave lessons and advised the mosque’s roughly 700 active members, hailing from 56 countries, on how to navigate conflicts that arise in a culture permissive of drugs, tattoos, fornication and alcohol.

“They are sort of like the light,” says Admir Rasic, a 26-year-old Bosnian immigrant and

member of the mosque, of imams, who he says help organize life at the center, from educational events to games of soccer.

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t the Spokane Islamic Center, Arsalan Bukhari greets people showing up for Friday prayers before handing them a flyer for an event he’s holding in Spokane the next day. Staff from the governor’s office and City Council President Ben Stuckart will be on hand. The topic will be how to engage elected officials and the media.

One man asks how many people he’s allowed to bring.

“As many as you can bring,” replies Bukhari.

Bukhari, executive director of the Washington affiliate of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, says that his organization, which advocates for the civil rights of Muslims, is expanding its reach to Spokane.

He says that this expansion comes at a time when CAIR is fielding more calls from Muslims who say they’ve been denied public accommodations or been harassed in Washington. In 2014, he says, his organization received 400 complaints, up from the 280 received in 2012. So far this year, it’s received 300, and could be on track to outpace last year.

CAIR received one report from Spokane in 2013, none in 2014.

But in February 2015, Bukhari’s office received a report of Ku Klux Klan flyers including an anti-Muslim diatribe being distributed in a Spokane Valley neighborhood. The same month, CAIR received a report of a Muslim woman being accosted by a man who lobbed slurs and threats at her while she was picking up her kids from a bus stop.

In July, someone spray-painted “Death to Islam” on the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage Association of Spokane’s building.

“It was scary, obviously,” says Rasic, who saw the graffiti and remembers having dreams of people attacking the association. “It was the worst for the children who could read it.”

Bukhari says that CAIR’s enhanced outreach in Spokane may account for the increase in recorded incidents, but he also points to a Washington Post article that found that anti-Muslim hate crimes nationally have been five times more common following 9/11.

Skyler Oberst, president of the Spokane Interfaith Council, says he’s hearing about more anti-Muslim incidents in Spokane. He says intercultural training for elected officials would help.

Locally, Washington state Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, has said that “Islam is not a religion, it is a theo-political construct.”

Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, has described Islam as a “threat” to America’s way of life.

Shahin says the most significant incident he experienced in Spokane was when he was fueling up his car, with his kids in the back, when a man threw his drink at him and told him to go back to his own country. But neither he nor Elgadi, president of the Spokane Islamic Center’s board, are concerned that incidents like this will hamper recruitment efforts.

“Our larger Spokane community is very awesome and friendly,” Elgadi says by email. “People notice that very readily when they come for interviews or visit.”

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riday service has wrapped up at the Spokane Islamic Center.

Some go back to work or off to lunch. Others engage Christine Weick, the woman holding the provocative sign outside. Three women wearing headscarves tell her that Christians and Muslims don’t really disagree on that much. But Weick says they disagree on one crucial point.

“When you stand before that God,” she says, “Jesus, who was on the holy cross, will be there.”

They agree to say prayers for each other before the women walk away.

Weick, who has been conducting demonstrations like this across the country for three years, has been described as a “folk hero” by the right-wing website WorldNetDaily for disrupting a Muslim prayer service held at the National Cathedral in 2014.

Bukhari is familiar with her work and approaches her. He gives her his card and the two chat politely. As Weick leaves, a man rushes out of the mosque to offer a bottle of water, which she graciously accepts on a hot day. Other times she’s done this, she says, have been more confrontational. But not this time.

“Your mosque is great!” she exclaims as she walks away.  jaket@inlander.com

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e hope that you have a cold pint in your hand

as you gaze upon these pages, because if you don’t, you’re going to be yearning for one before too long. For this exhaustive guide to the Inland Northwest’s breweries, we sent our writers to the farthest reaches of the ALE TRAIL to give you the latest on YOUR FAVORITE BREWERIES. There’s also big news about BREWERY EXPANSIONS, a rundown of THE BEST BEER BARS in the region and a look at the next crop of BREWERIES LOOKING TO OPEN SOON. Cheers!

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A Beer Hub Why Spokane’s breweries are setting up shop downtown

BY MIKE BOOKEY

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n a matter of months, beer tasting is going to become a lot more convenient in Spokane. What might have been a day spent hopscotching across the region for brewery tastings will soon require beer fans to merely saunter a few city blocks.

With River City and Steamplant already brewing in downtown Spokane, the city’s core is now home to an Orlison Brewing Co. taproom and will soon welcome a relocated Iron Goat brewery and restaurant, as well as a small brewery incubator (see page 24).

And there could be even more beer action heading to downtown beyond that.

On the way to Iron Goat’s current east Spokane location, you would be forgiven for thinking you’ve gotten lost while driving through a hardscrabble neighborhood in the shadows of grain silos. The place has done well, mostly due to Iron Goat’s loyal following, but owners and brewers Paul Edminster and Greg Brandt say the brewery has outgrown the 4,100-square-foot spot, and if they’re going to move, they want to be somewhere people can see them after those first three years off the grid. What they’ve found is a historic building on Second Avenue on the west side of downtown.

“I stumbled across the building and it’s a beautiful structure.

We need more space, and it will be nice to be more visible compared to where we’ve been,” says Brandt of the 10,000-plus-squarefoot facility.

With construction beginning in the coming weeks, Iron Goat plans to overhaul the interior of the building to house production in the back and a taproom and restaurant up front. The intention is to restore some of the charm that the building, constructed in the early 1920s, had in its early iteration as a Chrysler dealership before it became home to various automotive repair businesses over the years. Brandt says Iron Goat is working to add the space

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Orlison Brewing Co.’s taproom just opened in downtown Spokane. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

to the Register of Historic Places.

There’s also room for a beer garden on the side of the building, and enough space for the brewery, should sales continue to climb, to expand its production to as much as 10,000 barrels annually.

“When you have demands for beer and you don’t have the facility to make it, that’s frustrating,” says Edminster.

About two and a half blocks away is the new Orlison Brewing Co. taproom, which opened last week, giving the Airway Heights operation a chance to more easily engage with its customers and experiment with different beer styles. Formerly Luxe Coffee House, the taproom in the Odd Fellows building is cozy, but plenty big to serve up 16 Orlison beers, many of which the public hasn’t been able to find too easily.

The production facility in Airway Heights will remain, and the taproom won’t affect Orlison’s surging distribution of their canned product, which is now making its way to Canada, parts of the East Coast and other U.S. markets. Orlison has always poured beers at the warehouse, but it wasn’t the best setup.

“We’d have put out on Facebook that we were closed because Mark [Borland] and Bernie [Duenwald] are brewing,” says Kristen Silver, Orlison’s operations and logistics manager.

“And it wasn’t the easiest place to find and, let’s face it, people don’t want to drive all the way out there.”

The downtown beer boom could see another addition very soon as No-Li, which operates out of an ultra-popular space on the Spokane River just east of the Gonzaga campus, looks to add a second location, possibly downtown. The brewery’s John Bryant says they are still looking at spaces and plan to make a final decision soon.

“We have a local priority of creating a brewery that is communal, brings Spokane together and complements the greatness of the city,” he says. Downtown is an obvious hub, Bryant says, but not always convenient for residents of the region at large.

Regardless of No-Li’s move, by the time Iron Goat opens, there will be almost a brewery district emerging at the west end of downtown, where River City has been since its inception a couple of years ago. In the collegial brewing industry, this move seems to be well-received by brewers looking to capitalize on the emerging beer tourism in Spokane.

“Having a collection of breweries and great beers all within easy walking distance will be another amenity for locals and visitors,” says River City Brewing owner Gage Stromberg. “Each of us supports lots of events, nonprofits and artists in our locations and elsewhere, and I hope to see our downtown benefit from it, just the way we all benefit from a thriving downtown.” n

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Idaho Style

Laughing Dog co-owners Fred and Michelle Colby outside the future Laughing Dog Brewing production facility. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

A decade in, Laughing Dog Brewing’s sights are aimed high

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

T

he years have been good to Laughing Dog, which every summer celebrates the growth of what started — like many craft breweries — as a hobby coupled with a desire to make a change in life.

“I assume this is what we imagined,” says Fred Colby of the brewery he created with wife Michelle in 2005. “It was always a moving target, and we were never sure if we would hold at a level or continue to push it forward.”

It turns out they’d do the latter, growing the 10-barrel operation to its 4,000 square feet of industrial space just north of Sandpoint in Ponderay, with a capacity of 200 barrels per year. They brewed eight beers, including Hop Dog, which won first place at Yakima’s Fresh Hop Ale Festival in 2008.

By their five-year anniversary, Laughing Dog had increased capacity to several thousand barrels, begun national distribution, and snagged numerous awards. They’d also outgrown their doghouse.

In 2010 they’d relocated to a 10,000-plus-square-foot facility in Ponderay and repeated the cycle: new beers, more awards, a bigger distribution.

Ten years in, the brewery named after the Colbys’ smiling Labrador, Ben, is still going strong. Of Laughing Dog’s 15 or so regular beers, nearly all have won awards in competitions including the North American Beer Festival and Great American Beer Festival. Their selection varies from the

Pilsner-styled 219-er to the tawny, multifaceted hoppiness of the India Pale Ale to the malty black Dogzilla. Their beers — including the recently released Trail Ride, a lower-ABV session beer available in cans — continue to find their way onto grocery store shelves and taps across the country.

They’ve also exceeded capacity. Again. They needed more room for production — adding 90- and 120-barrel fermenters to their current 30- and 60-barrel tanks — as well as a new canning line, says Colby. So while the current facility will be converted into an alehouse, still dog-friendly, with a family-friendly food menu, plans are underway for a 19,000-square-foot production facility on nearby Schweitzer Plaza Drive.

Even as they plan their eventual relocation, the anniversary party is in the works. For the first time, Laughing Dog Brewing is bottling its anniversary release. Since this is their 10th year, it’s going to have teeth — it’s a 12-percent imperial dark rye aged in rye whiskey barrels.

Be on hand for the Aug. 22 anniversary party and you might be able to get your anniversary bottle autographed — the 150-case limited run of bottles also will be individually numbered — by Colby, who’s still mulling over future plans.

“If the sky was the limit, I would open a chain of alehouses right now,” he says. “The brand and image lend themselves to that, and I think they would be wildly successful.” 

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needed a science class and I like beer, so when I saw “The Principles of Beer and Brewing” in the Gonzaga course catalog, it wasn’t a tough decision.

The course, which teaches the science behind craft brewing, was begun a few years ago by a visiting professor at Gonzaga University. After a two-year hiatus, professor of biology William Ettinger revitalized the class for the summer session this year.

“This is a class I’ve been wanting to teach.

It’s a very nice way to learn science,” he says.

Ettinger, who has 30 years of homebrewing experience, makes sure that the class is scientifically rigorous while also introducing students to the world of craft beer.

“I hope that they take home an appreciation for the beer, and for different types of beer. I wanted to introduce them to a wide spectrum of flavors,” he says.

Ettinger taught the class with a focus on the biology and chemistry that goes into brewing a craft beer. From understanding the germination of barley to the fermentation of sugars, there’s more science in a pint glass than one might think.

Students learn the science of beer making by homebrewing 5-gallon batches, growing yeast cultures, and of course sampling a few brews along the way.

Courses like this one are popping up all over the Northwest. Some schools, like Gonzaga, offer just one or two courses focused on brewing and fermentation sciences, while others, like Central Washington University, offer full degrees. This

fall, Central introduces a four-year degree in craft brewing. The University of Portland and Portland State University both offer online certification programs in the business of craft beer.

Moose Sanders, brewmaster for River City Brewing, earned a degree in biology from Eastern Washington University, then went to Germany and earned a brewmaster’s certificate from a premier brewing program in Berlin. While in the program, Sanders learned about chemical and biochemical reactions in the brewing process, how to analyze water and barley, as well as brewing technology. “If you have enough discipline, you can educate yourself,” he says.

In the Gonzaga class, I discovered the physiology of hops and how to differentiate flavors and aromas, and came to appreciate the work that goes into brewing a craft beer. So perhaps it’s no surprise that I’ve moved away from cheap American lagers to indulge in local IPAs, sour beers and amber ales.

“I learned so much about beer that I’m super interested in it,” says Emalise Luzzo, a classmate and brewing associate. “I feel so educated now that I can look at a beer menu and say, ‘Oh, IBU’s. I know what that means.’”

Ettinger believes that if more people invested time and energy into their own brews, it might make them think twice and slow down their consumption rates. I agree. At this point, I absolutely would prefer enjoying my own homebrewed orange-honey hefeweizen to slamming down a few Natty Ices. n

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Beer lovers rejoice — there’s another brew fest on the horizon and it’s looking to be a doozy. Head to No-Li Brewhouse for the inaugural ’KAN JamBEERee, featuring 22 specialty brews — including barrelaged, cask conditioned and infused specialty beers — from eight breweries hailing from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California.

And of course, No-Li also will serve up some of their quality suds. While you’re there, grab some delicious food-truck grub from Bistro Box or Street Royalty (formerly known as the King of Tacos) and groove to live music from Dan Conrad and the Urban Achievers, featuring guest musician Jeremie Moega. There’ll also be a “Beer-lympics” keg toss tournament, a dunk tank and cornhole. The event is free, but drink tickets will be available for purchase.

Proceeds will be donated to nonprofit Operation Ward 57, which benefits wounded military veterans.

— LAURA REGESTER The ’KAN JamBEERee • Sat, Aug. 22, from 11 am-3 pm • Free • No-Li Brewhouse • 1003 E. Trent, Suite 170 • nolibrewhouse. com

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he collegial feel among the region’s brewers is no brewing enthusiast. Now the concept is just a few months secret, but it’s about to be taken to the next level. The from becoming a reality.

Incubator, which is tentatively set to open in November “We’re moving quickly. Our equipment is 90 to 95 perin the historic Luminaria Building downtown, aims to cent ready, so we just need to start renovation,” Johnson says. become a true a co-op brewery. The location has been the The brewhouse will have an attached 120-seat taproom home of Pink Salvage Gallery since 2011, which will be closand patio in the front called the Steel Barrel, which may open ing when its lease ends on Aug. 31. up shop before the breweries. It’ll host small concerts and The Incubator will do exactly what any entrepreneurial serve in-house brews as well as other local drinks, a craft facilitator is intended to do — help small breweries grow, cocktail menu and small food plates. Nitro cold brew coffee find their stride and ideally leave the nest after two and kombucha also will be on tap.

“The really unique thing about our taproom or three years. There are currently only a handis that you’ll be able to talk to the owners of the ful of co-op breweries in the country. breweries about their beer when you come in,” To start, there will be two breweries said Johnson. in the Incubator: Young Buck BrewAccording to Johnson, Young Buck Brewery ing, owned by Cameron Johnson, will be highly experimental. His plans include and Little Spokane Brewing Comimperials, IPAs and sours brewed in wine barrels. pany, owned by Joe Potter. The plan “Since we’re not a production brewery, we is to expand to house five separately have the freedom to be very experimental with licensed breweries within the first our styles and what we want to brew,” he year, and Johnson says there’s already a said. “Personally, I don’t plan on brewing the running list of interested brewers. same beer twice for at least a year.”

“I think we’re really trying to achieve an Unlike Johnson, Potter doesn’t plan to go environment of collaboration, where everytoo crazy right off the bat — he says he intends body is contributing to each other’s success,” to create beers that people are familiar with, says Potter. “I think that can come from both and craft them well. He particularly enjoys collaboration and healthy competition in the brewing American takes on British styles, business.” but he also plans to brew porters, IPAs Potter is leaving behind a lifetime of office jobs to become a full-time brewer, though and session beers. he’s been a homebrewer for about a “We want to brew what we decade, and Johnson has been brewing think people will enjoy,” Potter for almost six years. Both have been says. “A lot of times I think the actively involved in the local brewing public kind of decides for you scene for years, including the Inland where you’re heading with your Brewers Unite group, which unites beers. But maybe we’ll surprise local home brewers and breweries of you a bit.”  all sizes.

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A few of the beer-centric bars that help bolster the brewery scene

Area 51 Taphouse

7522 N. Division The Northside Onion’s bar has a brand-new look as the new Area 51 Taphouse, but the most impressive addition is 51 taps, paired with 50 bottles and cans, bringing its drinking options to a grand total of 101. A new, state-of-the-art bar top is also cooled to keep beers chilled, but warm near the edge so patrons’ arms don’t get cold. Forty-five of the 50 taps are set to rotate Northwest-centric beer.

24 Taps Burgers and Brew

825 W. Riverside This downtown sports bar puts local beer up front — quite literally. Half of their namesake

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24 taps are local beers and occupy the dozen handles on the front of the bar. The beers change regularly, so it’s a good spot to get a feel for the Inland Northwest beer scene’s current offerings. Their extensive burger menu is a nice way to complement a cold one.

Black Diamond

9614 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley The Black Diamond — or the Diamond, as the locals say — is a one-stop adult playground, filled to the brim with pool tables, live DJs, food specials and a clear view of two dozen or so craft brews on tap. This, truly, is the place to go if you’re partying in the Valley. On a Friday night, the place is packed with folks looking to either play some pool or try out the latest regional brews.

Crafted Tap House and Kitchen

523 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene Location, décor and menu are the main draw of Crafted Tap House in downtown Coeur d’Alene, with no detail escaping notice of owner Rob Berger and his cherry-picked staff. The gastropub-style menu is executive chef Gabe Cruz’s take on scratch-made, conventional bar food.

Crafted offers 50 beers on tap and regulars can take advantage of both their loyalty program, which kicks back some cash your way, and their mug club.

3803 S. Grand Blvd.

This South Hill pub goes straight for the beer and only the beer. There’s no food or liquor at the Hop Shop, only a well-curated tap lineup comprised of many of your favorite local beers as well as harder-to-find stuff from outside the region. The pub is also the headquarters for the Tap Mobile, Spokane’s only mobile beer bar.

Manito Tap House

3011 S. Grand Blvd.

With 50 beers on tap and many more in bottles, Manito Tap House probably has something you like. If you’re having trouble thinking of what to drink or what to pair with your dinner, ask one of the trained cicerones on staff to help you out.

This super-popular spot also serves up creative cuisine that far exceeds what you’d expect from a pub.

Nectar Wine and Beer

1331 W. Summit Pkwy.

The sister bar of the popular downtown wine tasting room, Nectar Wine and Beer opened in Kendall Yards earlier this year with more than 300 different wines and about 100 beer choices.

Many of those beers can be found in bottles and cans in the cooler, but they also have 16 beer taps, with a good eye on local beers. Nectar also has a “tap takeover” program that puts six beers from a single brewery on tap each month.

POST STREET ALE HOUSE

1 N. Post St. In the heart of downtown Spokane, Post Street Ale House is a meeting place for beer lovers and out-of-towners staying at the nearby Davenport Hotel, which owns Post Street. The pub features 26 taps, with many of them local beers. It’s also a full restaurant known for its popular late-night happy hour menu from 10 pm to close featuring small bites that pair well with a cold one. 

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10321 E. Day Mt. Spokane Rd., Mead Founded: January 2015 Set among the picturesque, rolling hills of Green Bluff, the new brewery was opened earlier this year by experienced homebrewer Mike Beckman on his family’s Christmas tree farm. The small tasting room is cozy and rustic. During a visit this spring, it was packed with pretzel-snacking customers, who had tapped out several of the offerings.

The staff, however, more than made up for the limited suds selection with hospitality, setting up chairs so visitors could take in the spectacular scenery. Note that the tasting room has limited hours: Fri, 5-8 pm; Sat, noon-8 pm; Sun, 1-5 pm. (JACOB H. FRIES) NOTABLE BEERS: • Legacy Wit (5.2% ABV) • Snozzberry Wit (5.2% ABV) • Station 47 Red (5.6% ABV) • Party Line Porter (5.2% ABV) • 5K IPA (6.3% ABV)

BADASS BACKYARD BREWING

3115 N. Butler Rd., Millwood Founded: 2015 Charlene Honcik is taking the term “homebrewer” to a whole new level. Her brewery, Badass Backyard Brewing, celebrated its grand opening in a detached shop at her home in Millwood earlier this month. Don’t be fooled by the location, though; the taproom is as bona fide as they come, and she already has six brews on tap.

So far, the brewery is only open on Saturdays, but Honcik (the badass herself) has her sights set on a higher capacity brewing system and an off-site pub in the future. (LAURA REGESTER) NOTABLE BEERS: Blonde (5% ABV) Hickory Aged Brown (6% ABV) Brown (6% ABV) Black (7% ABV) IPA (7.5% ABV) Raspberry Wheat (6.5% ABV)

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BENNEDITOS BREWPUB BLACK LABEL BREWING CO. 1909 E. Sprague Founded: July 2015 In the summer of 2015, Chris Bennett, the longtime owner of Bennidito’s Pizza on the South Hill, finally realized his dream when he opened this east-of-downtown Spokane brewpub with his ex-wife and business partner Sigrid Bennett. Brewer Zach Shaw, a veteran of the early days of the Northern California craft beer boom, hopes to bring some of that spirit to the creations made at Bennidito’s Brewpub. Shaw doesn’t plan to make the “hop bombs” that have come to dominate the Northwest beer scene, but is open to experimenting with an array of styles. (MIKE BOOKEY) NOTABLE BEERS: Tin Roof IPA (6.0% ABV) Checkerboard Pale Ale (5.2% ABV) Deviant IPA (5.8% ABV)

BIG BARN BREWING COMPANY

16004 N. Applewood Lane, Mead Founded: 2012 Drive 30 minutes north of Spokane to find Big Barn Brewing Company located in — you got it — a big red barn. Sitting among fields of homegrown ingredients sits the up-andcoming brewery. Big Barn is currently undergoing expansion to increase their taphouse, but their summer taproom is open until October and serving up delicious brews.

Their Raspberry Wit Hefeweizen, Strawberry Blonde Ale and newly released Cherry Kolsch are made with fresh berries grown right on site, and are sure to cool you off on a hot day.

Stroll to the other side of the property to find some of the hops found in your beer, growing in rows. Make sure to check out Big Barn on a Sunday to enjoy a cold one accompanied by live music. (ERIN ROBINSON) NOTABLE BEERS: Black Dog Stout (7.8% ABV) Fallow IPA (7.2% ABV) Barn City Flower Power IPA (6.6% ABV) Bodacious Blonde (5.9% ABV) Mead Honey Lager (5.3% ABV) Bluff Top Belgian (5.2% ABV)

19 W. Main Founded: 2015 Barrels brewed so far in 2015: 200 Located in the new Saranac Commons on West Main, a hip up-and-coming spot, Black Label Brewing is a tiny yet welcoming, brightly lit space. The spot opened up at the beginning of the year after two best friends, Steve Wells and Dan Dvorak, realized their dream — thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign and help from friends — after years of homebrewing their session-style ales and lagers. The duo grow some of the hops they use on a farm near Garden Springs, and harvest their own honey for Black Label’s honey blonde ale. While sampling Black Label beers, patrons can order and enjoy food at the bar top from one of the Commons’ many eateries: Mediterrano, Caffé Affogato or Common Crumb Bakery. This community spirit carries on to Black Label’s rotating guest taps, which highlight other area breweries’ creations, as well as locally made cider and even kombucha.

(CHEY SCOTT) NOTABLE BEERS: Espresso Stout (6.2% ABV) Honey Blonde (5.1% ABV) BLBC IPA (6.1% ABV) Ree’s Red (6.5% ABV) Scotch Ale (6.7% ABV)

BUDGE BROTHERS BREWERY 2018 E. Riverside Founded: 2011

Tucked away in a nondescript building just off of Sprague Avenue, Budge Brothers Brewery has the feel of someone having a growler night in their basement. Bruce Budge works frantically to fill up the growlers of customers steadily streaming in, apologizing for the wait. The customers, many of whom are regulars, don’t mind. The brewery was started by Bruce and his brother Brad after the two got tired of working cooking jobs and decided to turn their love for beer into a business specializing in Northwest-style beers and ales, many

infused with hops grown in the region.

Although you can buy a pint and relax at a table in the small tasting room, the brewery has centered its business model on filling up growlers that go for $6 to $8 and $5 on Wednesdays. (JAKE THOMAS) NOTABLE BEERS: Orangutan IPA: (5% ABV) Spokamber Amber Ale: (5% ABV) Hop Train IPA: (8% ABV) Extra Stout: (7% ABV)

ENGLISH SETTER BREWING CO.

15310 E. Marietta Ave., Spokane Valley Founded: 2014 Barrels brewed in 2014: 200 Jeff and Anita Bendio used to make wine for fun, but switched to beer and then wanted to share it with their community. Now they’ve been brewing for four years, and their hunting-dog-themed brewery in Spokane Valley has a following as loyal as their own hunting dogs. Photos of the couple’s pups, Faith and Sadie, cover the walls, and each beer is named according to the canine theme, like Red Setter Retriever, Crockett Setter Porter and the seasonal Puppy For Christmas — a wildly popular orange chocolate porter. With live music on Saturday nights in the “Dog Kennel” patio out back, classic pub fare and complimentary popcorn (served in metal dog dishes), you don’t have to be a dog lover to love this place. (LR) NOTABLE BEERS: On-Point Pale (4.7% ABV) Fetching Blonde (6.5% ABV) Tri-Color Blonde (6.2% ABV) Chukar Nose Amber (6.7% ABV) Red Setter Retriever (5.2% ABV)

HOPPED UP BREWING

10421 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley Founded: June 2013 Barrels brewed in 2014: Less than 500 What once was an IHOP is now a taphouse. This mom-and-pop brewery came onto the Spokane beer scene in June of 2013 and has been serving up local craft brews ever since. A gable roof with exposed wood ceilings and white walls gives Hopped Up Brewing a

bier-haus feel, and it’s evident that simplicity is the key to this charming brewpub. “Everything is as local as it can get,” says brewmaster Steve Ewan. All of the fruit for their beers are grown locally, including cantaloupes grown in the valley and their homegrown raspberries. When you visit, make sure to give their Lemon Cream Ale a try.

This refreshing, silver medal-winning beer is sure to make your beer belly happy. (ER) NOTABLE BEERS: Quality Cream Ale (4.1% ABV) Overload Imperial Amber (8.3% ABV) Fender Bender Brown (4.1% ABV) High Performance Porter (6% ABV) Gidget’s Black Stout (4.9 ABV)

IRON GOAT BREWING CO.

2204 E. Mallon Founded: 2011 Barrels brewed in 2014: 900 Iron Goat’s hideaway spot in east Spokane attracts cyclists and families, the occasional Chicago Irishman in town for business and people just looking for some good local brews and a community feel.

According to the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Goat, and the brewery is celebrating weekly by releasing a new small batch each Wednesday around 4 pm, which typically is gone within an hour and a half. For week 31 they collaborated with Breakside Brewery to produce Nice Pear, a Belgian golden strong ale made with lemon peel and aged in Dry Fly gin barrels over a pear purée. The brewery is set to move downtown in October and will be adding food to complement the main attraction. (HILARY KORABIK) NOTABLE BEERS: Head Butt IPA (6.7% ABV) The Impaler IPA (8.5% ABV) Garbage Pale Ale (5.2% ABV) Goatmeal Stout (5.6% ABV) Bleating Red Ale (5.4% ABV)

MAD BOMBER BREWING CO.

9265 N. Government Way, Hayden, Idaho Founded: 2013 Barrels brewed in 2014: 190.5 barrels After updating their equipment from a single-barrel to a sevenbarrel system, Mad Bomber Brewing Co. is no longer the smallest brewery in Idaho — but still holds the distinction of being the smallest in Kootenai County. While tiny, the passion for their beer is mighty, says general partner and head brewer Tom Applegate, who also served as a bomb squad technician in Afghanistan. When he and three others opened the brewery less than two years ago, they had seven beer recipes. Now they have 40 and keep a roving list on tap in their tasting room, a cozy, military-themed space that can accommodate up to 70 patrons. Applegate says Mad Bomber beer is served in 26 area restaurants and that plans for expansion are on the horizon. (LAURA JOHNSON) NOTABLE BEERS: The Black Hand (12%-13% ABV) St. Nicholas Pale Ale (5.5% ABV) Powder Keg IBA (7% ABV) Annihilation Imperial Porter (7% ABV)

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Pub: 312 N. First Ave., Sandpoint Beer Hall: 220 Cedar St., Sandpoint Founded: 2006 Barrels brewed in 2014: 687 Brothers Mickey and Duffy Mahoney were early to the region’s craft-beer boom, opening their downtown Sandpoint operation in 2006, and have continued their expansion, last summer debuting a beer hall and production facility. Presently, they’re upping their brewing capacity and are working to get their beer on more of the region’s tap lists. While the beer hall is a must-go during a trip to Sandpoint, their original First Avenue pub and its delectable food menu is still very much in business. (MB) NOTABLE BEERS: Idaho Arm Curl Lager (4.3% ABV) Tipsy Toehead Blonde Ale (4.9% ABV) Lake Paddler Pale Ale (5.6% ABV) Irish Redhead Red Ale (5.4% ABV) NOHO IPA (8.0% ABV) Knot Tree Porter (5.9% ABV)

501 First St., Cheney Founded: May 2015 Shane Noblin researched cities across the country in which to start a brewery before moving to Cheney from Alaska and founding New Boundary Brewing. The first beermaker to operate in Cheney in more than 100 years has received a warm welcome from the college town’s thirsty residents since opening in late May. “There’s a lot of craft brewery enthusiasts [in Cheney], but there just wasn’t an outlet,” says Noblin, who’s also the brewmaster at the downtown pub that he plans to almost triple in size in the coming months, seeing as how the place is completely packed on most weekend nights. (MB) NOTABLE BEERS: Providence Pale (5.8% ABV) Renegade Red (5.5% ABV) Horizon IPA (6.6% ABV) Porter (5.5% ABV)

MOSCOW BREWING COMPANY

1001 E. Trent Ave., #170, Spokane Founded: 1993 Barrels brewed in 2014: 7,500 Is there anything better than drinking an ice-cold beer by the water? You can do just that at No-Li Brewhouse, the brewery that created “Spokane Style” beers and has seen their bottles shipped across the country.

Enjoy one of their “Usual Suspects,” offered all year round, or a rotating seasonal craft brew, while taking full advantage of their outdoor patio that overlooks the Spokane River. Try their newly released Switch Hitter Golden Ale, which debuted earlier this summer in place of the ever-loved Creme Ale. The brewers at No-Li love to experiment with flavors, so order the “randall,” which changes every few days, and prepare for taste-bud excitement. The randall is a chamber that connects to the keg, freshly infusing beer with whatever they decide to put in it that day.

(ER) NOTABLE BEERS: Born and Raised IPA (7% ABV) Empire No. 8 Session IPA (5.5% ABV) Spin Cycle Red (5.75% ABV) Rise and Grind Ale (6.1% ABV) Jet Star Imperial IPA (8.1% ABV) Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout (9.5% ABV)

130 N. Almon St., Moscow, Idaho Founded: 2013 Barrels brewed in 2014: 300 Englemann spruce tips star as the headlining act for Moscow Brewing Co.’s Spruce Porter, a seasonal, piney affair that keeps getting more popular each year. Originally made with Alaskan spruce, this beer has been custom-tailored to feature Moscow species. In fact, everything about this brewery is local to the core. Moscow Brewing Co. is the hometown, “everyone’s a regular” brewery where the doors are propped open on summer evenings and friendly dogs meander underfoot. Owner and brewer Lucas Rate is a straight-up hoot, smiling in that sort of bearded, brotherly way that tells you the beer he just poured was made specially for you. Their Fresh Hop IPA is the epitome of what a nano-brewery can do. Each year, hops are harvested from a local Moscow farm without discernment and thrown together with abandon.

Who knows what the IPA will be this year? They can guarantee it won’t be the same as the last.

(SARAH MUNDS) NOTABLE BEERS: NW Pale Ale (5.5% ABV) Oatmeal Stout (5.5% ABV) Cedar Smoked IPA (6.4% ABV) Fresh Hop IPA (6.4% ABV) Cascadian Dark Ale (6.8% ABV)

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ORLISON BREWING CO.

Taproom: 1017 W. First, downtown Spokane Brewing facility: 12921 W. 17th Ave., Airway Heights Founded: 2009 (as Golden Hills) Barrels brewed in 2014: 3,500 True to their motto, Orlison brews no evil. What was primarily a production brewery, shipping kegs and cans to bars and stores around the Northwest, recently opened a downtown Spokane taproom as part of their current expansion. The beers, primarily lagers, are now making their way to

Rocky Mountain states and just arrived on the East Coast; they’re also now being served in Canada. The taproom allows Orlison to experiment, especially with non-lager creations, and get customer feedback before putting a new beer onto their canning line. (MB) NOTABLE BEERS: Havanuther (4.1% ABV) Clem’s Gold (5.3% ABV) IPL India Style Lager (7% ABV) Lizzy’s Red (5.5% ABV) Pilsner 37 (6.6% ABV)

PARADISE CREEK BREWING

245 SE Paradise St., Pullman Founded: 2010 Barrels brewed in 2014: 850 Paradise Creek Brewery is “kind of a big deal” in the Palouse region, doling delicious and hilariously named brews out to the thirsty hordes of college students. A Paradise favorite, Huckleberry Pucker Shandy, and Oh Beehave!, a honey pale ale, are almost out of season, so roll in before the September chill hits. But September also heralds Paradise’s new seasonal addition, Alpha Madness.

This fall, 160 pounds of fresh hops will ferment into a once-a-year, super-special brew, loaded up into the truck and dumped into the batch within the same day. Named after the enzyme in beer that produces the bitter taste, Alpha Madness is sure to jive with the great selection of timeless beers of this staple Palouse brewery. (SM) NOTABLE BEERS: Paradise Hoe (5.2% ABV) Postal Porter (6.6% ABV) Over the Hop IPA (7.0% ABV) MooJoe Coffee Milk Stout (5.4% ABV) Pokerface Blonde (6.5% ABV)

PERRY STREET BREWING

1025 S. Perry, #2 Founded: 2014 Barrels brewed in 2014: 300 Perry Street Brewing has steadily grown into a must-stop for Inland Northwest beer lovers. The airy space the brewery calls home has tall ceilings, lots of wood and large windows — some of which open up to a patio that gives drinkers a great view of the vibrant South Perry neighborhood. Founder and brewer Ben Lukes notes that “we have the rocking patio with the sun cover now,” an important addition for the brutally hot dog days of summer. As for what’s flowing from Perry Street’s taps, Lukes says he doesn’t expect to be taking his beer into massive distribution mode any time soon, but he’s looking to get it in a few more spots, specifically on the north side of Spokane, and in addition to his regular rotation of beers, “we’re doing one-offs all the time.” (DAN NAILEN) NOTABLE BEERS: Czech Pilsner (5.3% ABV) Saison (4.4% ABV) IPA (7.0% ABV) Milk Stout (5.1% ABV) Pale Ale (5.1% ABV) Scotch Ale (7.2% ABV)

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REPUBLIC BREWING CO. ROCKY COULEE BREWING CO. 20 Clark Ave., Republic, Wash.

Founded: 2011 Barrels brewed in 2014: 350 Beyond the giant overhead doors, 20- and 30-somethings bend elbows next to stodgy old men and their dogs. Behind and above the bar, 370 mugs of different shapes and styles hang, each on its own hook. They’re for the regulars. If you want one, you have to put your name on the list.

The operation is small, but that’s a conscious decision, says Emily Burt, who owns the place with her husband. “We want to bring people to Republic,” Burt says. “Our motto is a pint and a place worth the drive.” Try the toasty, tart, award-winning porter, or the slightly citrusy pale, which are always on tap. If you’re lucky, you’ll catch the Flying Cloud Tripel on rotation.

(MITCH RYALS) NOTABLE BEERS: Republic Pale (5.8% ABV) Brush Fit Brown (4.5% ABV) Big Mischief Porter (6.5% ABV) Krohnies Bliss Kolsch (5% ABV) Livewire IPA (6.2% ABV)

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121 S. Cedar St. Founded: 2012 Barrels brewed in 2014: 1,000 River City Brewing has earned the loyalty of local craft beer drinkers with their consistent quality and friendly taproom, and it’s been keeping them busy — the brewery has been winning awards at beer festivals left and right. Their staple River City Red won gold in the American Amber Ale category at the 2014 Washington Beer Awards, and their Congratulator Doppelbock won silver in the American Strong Ale category at the WBA this year. They’re about to roll out distribution of their most popular beers in southern Idaho, and they’ve also been experimenting with new styles, like nitro beer and wine barrel-aged Huckleberry Ale. They’re hoping to begin bottling brews by the end of the year, and plan to ramp up production to 1,200 to 1,500 barrels in the next year. (LR) BEERS: River City Red (5.6% ABV) Girlfriend Golden Ale (5% ABV) Huckleberry Ale (5% ABV) VB Stout (5.5% ABV) River City Root Beer (0% ABV)

205 N. First St., Odessa Founded: 2002 Barrels brewed in 2014: 475 Like many residents of of Odessa, Zach Schafer is a descendant of the Germans who’ve farmed wheat outside the small town for a century. So when his father decided to start a brewing operation after retiring, he wanted his ales to reflect his roots. Schafer, who took over managing Rocky Coulee Brewing when not helping out with the farm, steers clear of the hop-heavy brews common in the Northwest, instead of churning out distinct wheat-based, German-style ales. The brewery makes a blonde using honey from bees produced from fireweed.

Considered the “champagne of honey” by beekeepers, it gives the ale a smooth sweetness and higher alcohol content. Rocky Coulee also makes other relatively unique libations, including a cream ale and a Dunkelweizen, a German-style ale made from dark wheat and bavarian hops that’s surprisingly light for its color. (JT) NOTABLE BEERS: Fireweed Honey Blonde (7.2% ABV) Golden Lite Summer Ale (5.5% ABV) Creamed Copper Ale (6.4% ABV) Brown Ale (6.6% ABV) Dunkle (5.8% ABV) White Out Winter Ale (seasonal) (6.5% ABV)

SELKIRK ABBEY BREWING COMPANY

6180 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls Founded: 2012 Barrels brewed in 2014: 500 If your soul is in need of a little cleansing, head to Selkirk Abbey and enjoy a pint of Guilt. As you savor the flavor of DOMA coffee in this Belgian-style porter, think about what you’ve done. Then, with images of angels peering down at you, let yourself off the hook: forgiveness is a virtue and you’re in an award-winning brewery. They just traded in two 15-barrel fermenters and will continue producing their award-winning Belgians in fermenters that have double the capacity. The brewery will be releasing their only non-Belgian, Selkirk Grace, next month, and a batch of Saint Joseph — an imperial saison that isn’t brewed every year — will be ready around the holidays. (HK) NOTABLE BEERS: Chapel (4.9% ABV) Deacon (5.5% ABV) Infidel (8.2% ABV) Guilt (8.3% ABV)

SLATE CREEK BREWING CO.

1710 N. Fourth St., Suite 115, Coeur d’Alene Founded: 2013 Barrels brewed in 2014: 300 In 2013, brothers Ryan and Jason Wing turned an old car wash into a brewery, creatng a secret watering hole for local craft beer “explorers,” much like the little-known North Idaho tributary that Slate Creek Brewing Co. is named after. Two and a half years later, it seems the cat’s out of the bag. Their popular brews, which all have names that keep with the brewery’s earthy-rustic vibe, will begin statewide distribution in the next few months. Crowd favorites include the Norse Nectar Juniper Ale and the Mountain Hop Imperial IPA. The atmosphere is relaxed and the staff is friendly — it’s no wonder that readers voted it North Idaho’s Best Brewery in the 2015 Inlander Readers Poll. (LR) NOTABLE BEERS: Norse Nectar Juniper Ale (5.7% ABV) 6 Weight IPA (6.3% ABV) Salmon Run Irish Red (5% ABV) Double Black IPA (7.5% ABV)

SQUARE WHEEL BREWING COMPANY

4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. Founded: 2015 After more than 30 years as strictly a winery, Arbor Crest Wine Cellars has finally dipped its toes into the brewery scene, and they’re off to a promising start.

Square Wheel Brewing Company, named after the historic red tractor at the Cliff House Estate, is owned and operated by Arbor Crest’s Mielke family at their wine production facility. The beer became available at the winery earlier this month. John Mielke, a self-taught brewmaster, is spearheading the effort, and he says the beer has received positive feedback so far. For now, the beer will only be available at the weekly evening concerts (Thursdays and Sundays), but Mielke says they plan to work their way up to a full-fledged tasting room that’ll serve beer whenever the winery is open. (LR) NOTABLE BEERS: Square Wheel IPA (7.3% ABV) Royal’s Red (5% ABV) Mildred’s Blonde (4.5% ABV)

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STEAM PLANT BREWING CO.

159 S. Lincoln Founded: 1999 Barrels brewed in 2014: 620 Not long after the property was turned from an industrial behemoth to a proudly preserved icon of the Spokane skyline, Steam Plant Brewing Co. started making beer there. Patrons of the brewery — located at the bottom of a flight of stairs, smack-dab in the center of the plant, where the afternoon sunlight illuminates the bar top from the cathedral-like atrium above — can even take a peek through an observation window to see Steam Plant’s 10-barrel system at work. With a lineup of standard faves always on tap, like the popular Double Stack Stout, enjoy a pint at the bar, in a growler to go or get a keg for your next big get-together. (CS) NOTABLE BEERS: Blonde Ale (4.5% ABV) Firebox IPA (5.8% ABV) Cutter’s Pale Ale (5.2% ABV) Double Stack Stout (6.4% ABV) Highland Scottish Ale (5.8% ABV) Big Brick Brown Ale (5.6% ABV)

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3850 N. Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene Founded: 2012 Barrels brewed in 2014: 900 Trickster’s is off the beaten path in an industrial area of Coeur d’Alene, but expertly crafted brews and word of mouth have kept the tasting room busy since its opening three years ago. The brewery, named after the havoc-wreaking “trickster” coyote demigod of Native American folklore, is sleek and cool — perfect for a pint or two in the summer. Owner Matt Morrow got his start in the booming Colorado brewing scene, and it’s clear he’s brought some of that excellence to the Inland Northwest. His Bear Trap Brown English brown ale won a bronze medal from the North American Brewers Association this year, and three of his most popular brews will soon be distributed across Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. (LR) NOTABLE BEERS: Cougar Bay Blonde (5.2% ABV) Hipster Juice Session IPA (5.7% ABV) Inspector Stonewall Amber Ale (5.6% ABV) Coyote Morning IPA (5.2% ABV) Bear Trap Brown Ale (4.9% ABV)

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11616 E. Montgomery Dr., Suite 26, Spokane Valley Founded: 2011 Barrels brewed in 2014: 800 Given the name of his craft-brewing operation, the instrument-filled décor of his vibrant Spokane Valley tasting room and the labels on his wide array of beers — Jam Session IPA, Drop D Stout and the like — Terry Fackler clearly has a maestro’s approach to his product. That tasting room typically keeps about 18 beers on tap, ranging from year-round favorites to adventurous experiments with fruits like mango, dry hops and barrel aging. Soon, 12 String will be found at far more locations across the Inland Northwest, thanks to a new focus on distribution and a new Spokane Valley location Fackler recently bought that will also facilitate bottling a few 12 String favorites when it’s up and running. (DN) NOTABLE BEERS: G-String Blond (4.5% ABV) Archtop Amber (5.5% ABV) Arpeggio Pale Ale (4.7% ABV) Jam Session IPA (6.6% ABV) Don’t Fret Porter (5.5% ABV)

WADDELL'S NEIGHBORHOOD PUB

6501 N. Cedar Founded: 2013 Barrels brewed in 2014: 675 For Waddell’s Neighborhood Pub & Grille, size matters. Look around the vast Five Mile location, and you see a huge restaurant, a long bar, an extra room that opens to the outdoors. Look at a beer menu, and you find a lengthy array of beer styles, offering something flavorful for virtually every type of beer sipper. Brewmaster Bryan Utigard says he plans on doubling the brewery’s output in the coming year, as soon as three new fermenters are brought in to match his ambitions. In the meantime, his beer is slowly spreading through the region, most recently in North Idaho, available in “all the major places around Spokane where you find great beer.” And next year, he’s hoping you’ll find cans of Waddell’s beer in stores as well. (DN) NOTABLE BEERS: Punxsutawney Pilsner (5.0% ABV) Vienna Lager (5.0% ABV) Fireman’s Amber Ale (5.0% ABV) Left Hook IPA (7.0% ABV) Scotch Ale (6.0% ABV) South Paw Pale Ale (5.5% ABV) Alligator Stout (6.85% ABV)

WALLACE BREWING COMPANY

610 Bank St., Wallace, Idaho Founded: 2008 Barrels brewed in 2014: 900 Wallace, Idaho, has always appreciated its beer as well as its women. At the Wallace Brewing Company tasting room, the two come together in a tasteful, albeit cheeky, manner. The renovated downtown space offers an up-close, windowed look at the brewery as well as old-school pin-up pictures along its walls. General manager Chase Sanborn says his beer is a celebration of the Silver Valley; all of the hops come from his own farm in Wallace, and the 28 pounds of huckleberries used in every batch of Huckleberry Shandy are sourced locally. Sanborn says expansion has been a continual process since inception, and Wallace’s beers can be found throughout Washington, Idaho and Montana — including Total Wine & More in Spokane. (LJ) NOTABLE BEERS: Idaho Select Lager (4.5% ABV) Huckleberry Shandy (3.25% ABV) Red Light Irish Red (5% ABV) 1910 Black Lager (4.9% ABV) JackLeg Stout (4.2% ABV)

John Mielke opened one of Spokane’s newest breweries, Square Wheel Brewing, this month. Several others are slated to open soon. JEFF FERGUSON PHOTO

More to Come Keep an eye out for these breweries on the rise

BY LAURA REGESTER

T

he Inland Northwest beer boom is not over, people. In fact, we might still be somewhere in the middle of it, as evidenced by the number of breweries waiting in the wings.

Just weeks ago, the region saw the birth of its newest beer maker in the form of Square Wheel Brewing (pictured above), the sudsy arm of renowned winery Arbor Crest. Square Wheel is starting slow by introducing their brews during concert events at Arbor Crest’s scenic space.

It’s exciting stuff, for sure, but there’s even more on the horizon. Here’s a rundown of your next favorite spots to grab a pint.

BELLWETHER BREWING

2019 N. Monroe Opening: Sept. 22 In Middle English, a bellwether was the leader of a flock of sheep — a ram with a bell tied around its neck. Nowadays, it refers to trendsetters, and that’s what Bellwether Brewing plans to be in the Spokane beer scene. Spokane natives Thomas Croskrey and Dave Musser have known each other since elementary school. They hope their brewery will become a hangout spot with a pub vibe for folks in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood. They’ll offer standard brews like IPAs and lagers, but their specialty will be historic beers, including a braggot — a mead and malt barley blend.

YOUNG BUCK BREWING

154 S. Madison Opening: November (tentatively) Young Buck Brewing is one of two breweries that will sprout from the Incubator Brewhouse, set to open in the historic Luminaria Building downtown this winter. The goal of the brewhouse, which Young Buck owner Cameron Johnson is helping create, is to give homebrewers a chance to spread their wings and eventually become full-fledged breweries. Johnson has been brewing for about six years, and now he’s ready to sharpen and share his skills in the Incubator. He plans to be highly experimental — he says he won’t brew the same beer twice in the first year. Expect fun variations of IPAs, imperials and wine barrel-aged sours.

LITTLE SPOKANE BREWING COMPANY

154 S. Madison Opening: November (tentatively) Little Spokane Brewing Company will be the second Incubator Brewhouse tenant, along with Young Buck Brewing. Owner Joe Potter has been a homebrewer for more than a decade and an active member of the Inland Brewers Unite group for years — he served as president for a couple of those years. In fact, the Incubator concept stemmed from conversations that occurred at IBU gatherings. With a brewing résumé that strong, we can trust there’ll be some solid suds coming from this new spot, though they might not be as experimental as Incubator neighbor Young Buck’s

brews. Potter plans to serve up carefully crafted classics, including American takes on British styles, porters, IPAs and session beers.

QUARTZITE BREWING COMPANY

105 W. Main St., Chewelah Opening: Winter 2015 Patrick Sawyer and Jake Wilson began brewing on a whim four years ago when they found a 1970s home-brewing kit while cleaning out Jake’s dad’s garage. They fell in love with the process, and now after two years of planning, they’re well on their way to opening their own brewery. The Quartzite Brewing Company is currently under construction in what used to be an auto shop in Chewelah.

When it opens, it’ll have a modern, urban-industrial vibe and serve all the standard brews, including ambers, IPAs and plenty of ales, though the pair plans to get more creative with their beer as they expand. “Our goal is to make people who are in Chewelah feel like they’re in a city,” Sawyer says.

RIVERFRONT BREWING COMPANY

Opening: Fall 2017 This brewery is still a couple of years away, but co-owner Donnie Wright says it’ll be worth the wait. He and his business partner Cory Anderson intend for the Riverfront Brewing Company to become the best brewery in the Inland Northwest. But it won’t only be a brewery — it’ll also have a restaurant and a heavy emphasis on Spokane’s history. The brewery’s logo is a historic rendering of the Riverfront clock tower and the former Great Northern train station, which was demolished for the 1974 World’s Fair. The pair plans to brew a secret recipe that they hope becomes “Spokane’s Signature Beer,” along with about 10 other beers, all made from homegrown hops. They are looking for a location on the South Hill or in North Spokane. “It’s something to be patient for, something to look forward to,” says Wright. n

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n what he’d probably hoped would have been in inconspicuous fashion, one of the most buzzed-about writers in all of literature is coming to Spokane. George R.R. Martin is one of the many guests at this year’s World Science Fiction Convention — also known as Worldcon, but going by the name Sasquan for this year’s inception (Spokane + sasquatch), taking place Aug. 1923 at the Spokane Convention Center.

During his time at the con, Martin is scheduled to read an excerpt from The Winds of Winter, the forthcoming sixth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

He’ll also host an autograph session and participate in a few panels.

While Auntie’s Bookstore has launched a social media campaign asking Martin’s fans to encourage him to visit the store in person, here at the Inlander we thought we’d also do our part to leave a local impression on the author. So several of us on staff who are fans of Martin’s series and HBO’s Game of Thrones decided to give him some free, unsolicited advice on how he could wrap up the series. If you do use any of these ideas, Mr. Martin, a shoutout on Twitter would be nice.

WAR OF THE WARGS

Dear Mr. Martin As A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin visits Spokane, we offer him some suggestions for the series’ ending

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Jon wargs into his wolf before death sets in — no resurrection theories here, sorry!

WolfJon heads South to round up his sister Nymeria, Arya’s missing direwolf whose giant wolf pack is terrorizing the Riverlands. They amass a wolf army and start to head North.

Arya, now the most badass assassin of all time, returns to Westeros to finish her “list.” She is reunited with WolfJon and uses her warg powers to control Nymeria. Sansa finally becomes the powerful player that Littlefinger groomed her to be, and gleefully murders everyone who ever wronged her.

Dany and Tyrion have regained control of the dragons and invade Westeros, only to find it’s already under attack from the north. They meet up with WolfJon and Arya, and Jon wargs into a dragon! Dany and Tyrion ride the other two dragons, and become the “Dragon with Three Heads.” They lead a giant, powerful army north to fight the White Walkers/Others. After the threat from the north is reduced to smoking rubble, Dany marries Tyrion and rules Westeros with DragonJon by her side. Everyone who’s still alive (practically nobody) lives happily ever after. I know. This is all too happy to really happen, but I can dream, can’t I? (ALISSIA BLACKWOOD MEAD)

THREE’S COMPANY

No way — Jon Snow is not gone for good. We’ll leave it up to you, Mr. Martin, as to how to explain this twist (since we think you already have plans to do so), but he’s coming back in a big way.

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CULTURE | EVENT “DEAR MR. MARTIN,” CONTINUED... and basically all of Westeros. Dany (obviously) gets herself out of whatever trap she’s currently in regarding both the Dothraki and the Sons of the Harpy — let’s just say Drogon saves the day!

The Dothraki realize who she is when Drogon swoops in, and the roving khalasar pledge their loyalty to Dany.

Next, she and Tyrion flee Meereen with the dragons and those left who are still loyal to Dany. They head to Dragonstone, which is currently uninhabited save for the women and children left behind when Stannis and his army sailed for the Wall. With help from Ser Jorah, Daario and Varys, Tyrion and Dany are able to mount their long hoped for attack on King’s Landing. As they’re setting off from Dragonstone, an army of ships approaches in the mist… captained by none other than Jon Snow, and crewed by some rather icy-looking beings.

(CHEY SCOTT)

TRAGEDY ALL AROUND

Sweet George R.R. Martin has chosen to gift Spokane with his sea captain-esque presence rather than toiling away on the final books of his beloved Game of Thrones series. Though he’s not making bank for his appearance at Sasquan, he needs to be at home writing! Of course, I have my own theory as to why he’s stalling; he knows his ending will upset us all too much.

Martin has admitted there’s a J.R.R. Tolkien influence (and let’s be honest, what fantasy writer can’t say that?) but I can’t imagine Martin’s work ending anything like the Lord of the Rings trilogy. There’s already been too much death. In book one our hero dies; book three sees the devastating “Red Wedding.” Along the way, more creative deaths and destruction. Now our beloved Jon Snow’s life hangs in the balance. Will there be anyone left to root for? Probably not.

Instead, this author is less inspired by Tolkien and more by Shakespeare. Like Hamlet, Game of Thrones will end in one final, guts-filled bloodbath scene where nearly everyone left will die, die, die around the Iron Throne. It’s not the ending any fan wants or deserves, but it’s the one Martin will certainly offer. (LAURA JOHNSON)

NOT FADE AWAY

In the final novel, An End of Books, the Seven Kingdoms have fallen. The White Walkers and their hordes are breaking through the gates of King’s Landing. A power-mad Daenerys Targaryen rides atop her dragon, uncreatively named Drogon, laying siege to the city.

Those few others left alive are in the throne room. Tyrion Lannister. Sansa Stark. Jon Snow, reanimated by the spirit of a god. Five people we’ve never met before, which the book spends most of its time talking about. A naked chick who’s, like, really hot, especially for the time.

The survivors break off swords from the Iron Throne and prepare to make their final stand.

They realize that perhaps it’s not victory that’s important. It’s the fight. That if nothing they do matters, then all that matters is what they do. In an inspiring, defiant speech, Tyrion delivers a monologue that goes on for 30 pages, about all the different families and houses and who beget whom and Dornish wine and lavish banquet food. Sansa sings a mournful song, touching upon themes of ice, yes, but also fire.

And then Tyrion, tossing his dagger — the damn thing that started all this mess — back and forth in his hands, looks up at Drogon.

“Well, personally, I kinda wanna slay the dragon,” he quips. Drogon roars, unleashing a gout of fire. “Let’s get to work.” (DANIEL WALTERS) n

SPOKANE GOES SCI-FI

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ans of all ages and loyalties have converged upon the Lilac City through this weekend to celebrate and share their enthusiasm for the all-encompassing science fiction and fantasy genre. Sasquan, the 73rd annual World Science Fiction Convention, takes over the Spokane Convention Center for five days, Aug. 19-23, and features panels, parties, presentations and many other activities. A link to the full schedule of events can be found at sasquan. org, and a quick scroll-through offers a glimpse at Sasquan’s diversity of programming: Klingon language workshops, Furry meetups, author coffee talks (kaffee klatches), writing, acting and costume workshops.

Locals can attend Sasquan by purchasing full- ($105 to $240) or day-rate memberships ($15 to $70), but many events are set to take place outside of the convention grounds, like casual “room parties” with Con attendees and the daily, themed (Doctor Who, Firefly, anime, Star Trek) Sasquan Processions through Riverfront Park.

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A major, annual highlight of Worldcon is the presentation of the Hugo Awards (on Saturday, Aug. 22), an honored accolade for creators of literature, film, television and other related works in the sci-fi realm. But this year, a rather notorious name could be capturing more than one win: Noah Ward. (Say it slowly — what else do you hear? Perhaps “no award”?) That’s because this year’s Hugos have, for months, been embroiled in a controversy that concerns two groups called the Sad Puppies and the Rabid Puppies.

The groups proposed that voters in the Hugos — anyone who holds an active membership in the World Science Fiction Society — submit a specified slate of authors compiled by the Puppies. In doing so, the Puppies managed to push their nominations through to the final round of voting. But beyond gaming the Hugos, the controversy is centered on some of the ideologies held by the authors who landed on that final list. Critics of the Sad Puppies contend they’re trying to shine

the Hugos’ spotlight away from any works that embrace diversity and acceptance of nontraditional ideas, lifestyles or beliefs.

“What [the Puppies] did was not against our rules,” remarks Tom Whitmore, spokesman for Sasquan.

“It’s to some extent against the social norms, but that’s not enforceable in some way. And our stand is that we’re not planning to favor either side; we’re going to treat everyone with respect. And as for what the voters do, we have no control over that.”

But, he adds, Sasquan has a zero-toleration policy for harassment. Already, convention organizers have dealt with harassment threats from one attendee toward another due to the tensions surrounding the Hugos.

Despite the shadow of Puppygate, Whitmore and other organizers are optimistic that Sasquan will be a memorable event for attendees from all over the world, and for its host city.

— CHEY SCOTT

CULTURE | DIGEST

SPORTS LETTING GO OF THE M’S

Hisashi Iwakuma’s no-hitter was follwed by a weekend of baseball absurdity. KEITH ALLISON PHOTO

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’m a scorned lover or a beaten puppy, or whatever vaguely Shakespearean term would apply to the sort of people who follow the Seattle Mariners this deep into August.

I said I’d stop after the All-Star break. But then there was a walk-off home run and the realization that the M’s were improbably winning series after series, so I returned. Then I said I’d stop after a heartbreaking blown save in Colorado, but after a few more wins, I stuck around. Then a really weird thing happened last Wednesday afternoon, when Hisashi Iwakuma treated a sun-drenched crowd at Safeco Field to a no-hitter. This is Hisashi Iwakuma of the mid-80s fastball and constant injuries, the guy who was all but traded in late July in the minds of many Mariners fans.

There was joy, and the sensation that the pain had paid off.

Maybe they had changed, and I didn’t need to file for separation.

We could be happy together through September and maybe, hopefully, by some stroke of fortune, October. The no-hitter, a sign that all had been redeemed, was accompanied by the sort of elation that made it hard to believe this team could lose again.

But they did lose, in the very next game in Boston, by a score of 15-1. It hurt, but they’d bounce back, right? That sort of thing couldn’t happen again the next day, especially not with Felix Her-

nandez, the best pitcher in baseball, on the mound, and certainly not against the hapless Red Sox. Oh, but it did. The King gave up a very peasant-like 10 runs on the way to an embarrassing 22-10 loss that saw the M’s backup catcher pitching the eighth inning.

From there, it was off to Texas, where Fernando Rodney, a man who has destroyed more hearts than Taylor Swift and trans fats combined, blew the game in the ninth.

To follow up the majesty of the no-hitter with such an impossibly bad performance was so quintessentially Mariners: Amazing individual performances (Iwakuma, Nelson Cruz) coupled with persistent, staggering failure on a collective and institutional level.

So I’m done, and I’m not sad. It was a clean break. I’m ready to enjoy what’s left of the summer free from box scores and heartache. And it’s not like a 10-game winning streak would bring me back into this destructive relationship.

I mean, that wouldn’t even happen, right? Sure, a streak like that would put them right in the middle of wild-card talk, akin to the 1995 run, and with bats like Cruz and Robinson Cano heating up, it’s possible…

Oh, man. I need help.

— MIKE BOOKEY

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NARCOS is anticipated by critics to be the next Breaking Bad, but even more gripping. The gangster drama series follows two DEA agents on a mission to bring down the infamous 1980s Colombian cocaine lord Pablo Escobar. The story alternates between the points of view of Escobar and DEA agent Steve Murphy, played by Boyd Holbrook (known for Gone Girl, Run All Night and Milk). The 10-episode first season of Narcos will be available for streaming on Aug. 28.

INSTAGRAM Photographer/blogger Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York project has taken the Internet by storm, giving people around the world earnest glimpses into each other’s lives. But who’s to say that human lives are the only ones worth peeking into? Over the past six months, FELINES OF NEW YORK (@felinesofny) has documented the lives of cats in the Big Apple, from fancy felines in top-floor flats to shifty alley cats hunting for scraps. But it’s not just another silly cat account — the quirky captions that personify each cat are what makes it worth a follow.

APP It seems as if there’s a new restaurant, coffee shop or brewery popping up in town every week, making it a bit overwhelming to settle on a dinner spot. ZOMATO, the new and improved version of Urbanspoon, is here to help you quickly locate the best restaurants and save some time. The app detects your location and displays all of the eateries nearby, complete with menus, reviews, price ranges, directions and hours of operation. Search for what’s nearby, or use a cuisine filter like “coffee and tea” or “Italian” to see a list of every restaurant in town that’s serving up what you’re looking for.

Bon appétit! 

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Newport Biayakathon Bike and Kayak race to raise awareness for Youth Substance Abuse Prevention

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obotic fish, driverless cars and artificial intelligence all read like a 1960s science fiction novel. These concepts aren’t only tangible, they’re coming to Coeur d’Alene for this weekend’s Think Big Festival, an annual conference and robotics display in its second year, promising “speakers | robots | parties.”

Think Big Festival launches with a private summit on Lake Coeur d’Alene for its conference speakers and honored guests, followed by a public concert and networking night at the Blackwell Hotel. The second evening offers attendees the option to enjoy an Uber-themed pub crawl, hitting various tech points and startup stops around the city. There’s also opportunity after the conference to test drive a Tesla P85D in semi-autonomous mode.

Think Big’s main appeal, however, is its daylong conference featuring panels and presentations from some of the brightest minds in robotics and artificial intelligence. This year’s guests include speakers from Microsoft, Boeing, Johns Hopkins and Qualcomm, among others.

Founded by local serial entrepreneur Nick Smoot, Think Big Festival grew out of a realization that — due to favorable local laws and increasing but underutilized human capital — CdA could become a major hub for robotics. The idea is gaining traction: Smoot’s ebullient passion for the robotics industry, as well as his home state, has created something of a movement.

“People are flying in from all over the world for this conference,” Smoot says. “They ask me, ‘Why Idaho?’ I tell them that Idaho invented the television, the ventilator, printed light, printed 3-D carbon fiber. Oh, and the battery in the satellite that just shot past Pluto? Yeah, that was Idaho.”

Smoot’s connections across industry and research have helped him secure an impressive list of speakers.

“Christine H. Fox is the highest-

Local entrepreneur and Think Big Festival founder Nick Smoot ANNIE KUSTER PHOTO

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ranking woman in the history of the Pentagon,” Smoot says. Now she’s the assistant director for policy and analysis at Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory, one of two conference speakers from the prestigious university; Mike McLoughlin is the chief engineer for research and exploratory development at the Applied Physics Laboratory. “His research has allowed amputees to control robotic arms with their minds,” says Smoot.

Other speakers are equally fascinating. Dr. William C. Torch, founder of Eye-Com Corporation, recently installed his device — which tracks and reads eye movement — into Dr. Stephen Hawking’s glasses. Burt Rutan, a retired aerospace engineer, designed the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. “[Rutan] is the godfather of privatized space travel,” Smoot says. “He has five aircraft on display in the National Air and Space Museum in D.C.” In addition to the speakers, Smoot is smitten with the robots.

“For the first time anywhere, Aquaai [a startup dedicated to water restoration] is revealing their robotic fish that swims underwater,” he says. The third day of the festival features “The Robotic Experience,” featuring various robotic demonstrations at Riverstone Plaza. Smoot says that festival attendees can expect to ride in selfdriving Harbrick cars, fly drones, and try out a Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.

“If you want to know what’s happening in robotics and AI, this is the conference to go to.” Smoot says. “The future is here and you’ll have a front row seat.” n Think Big Festival • Thu-Sat, Aug. 20-22 • $45/general admission (all 3 days), $20/students • North Idaho College • 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene • thinkbigfestival.com

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The Club House Lost Boys’ Garage transforms a fast-food spot into a Northside hangout

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hon Goodwin and Kevin Pereira met in the choir 30 years ago at Ferris High School. Today, they’re the owners of a newly opened, automotive repair shopthemed bar and grill, Lost Boys’ Garage.

Since they first became friends, Goodwin and Pereira have met other guys through various jobs and other connections, leading to a tight crew.

“We were all up at Spirit Lake during a boys’ weekend when we decided that we were never going to grow up, and since then we’ve called our friend group The Lost Boys,” says Goodwin.

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of pizza place or bar where The Lost Boys could hang out, but after finding the old Stop N Go building for lease, they knew they had to open a garage.

The menu stays true to the garage theme, split up into compact, mid-size and full-size. They mostly offer sandwiches, though there are creative smaller snacks like Texas Toothpicks — freshly battered and fried jalapeños and onions — and larger entrées like Not Yo Mama’s Lasagna.

Their happy hours, from 3 to 6 pm and 11 pm to close every day, offer a dollar off house wines, beer on tap and wells, along with $5 mojitos and mint juleps.

Their cocktail list pays tribute to everything from car manufacturers to the Chrysler Building.

Though Lost Boys’ Garage will always be open during their posted hours, they’ll stay open later depending on the customers. Their family-friendly dining area is open until 9 pm, and there’s a patio connected to the bar.

Goodwin is serious about customer service, wanting every customer to receive a “Disneyland level” of service.

“Not that we’re going R E S TA U R A N T to treat them like kids FINDER and dance around, but Looking for a new place I want them to leave to eat? Visit Inlander.com/ feeling like they were places to search the region’s taken care of,” he says. most comprehensive bar and Goodwin says he’s restaurant guide. excited to offer guests a place to feel comfortable and a part of the community. “I’ve already heard so many people say my favorite phrase and I can’t wait to hear more say it—‘We’ll be back,’” he says.  Lost Boys’ Garage • 6325 N. Wall • Open Sun-Wed, 11 am-10 pm; Thu-Sat, 11-midnight • lostboysgarage. net • 443-5023

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Vineyard Café and Coffee adds some brightness to its neighborhood

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right red chairs around small tables draped in grapevine tablecloths are scattered around the room. A few people holding coffees settle into a couch facing a bright mural of shops along an Italian road.

What was once a warehouse is now the quaint, Tuscanthemed Vineyard Cafe and Coffee, located just east of downtown Spokane.

Lynda Morrison with Healing Rooms Ministries, which oversees the cafe, describes the idea behind opening the café as an opportunity to bring the community together.

“Our little area is overlooked in a lot of ways, and many of the neighbors have been here for years and don’t necessarily know each other,” says Morrison.

Though the room of the café itself was already Tuscanthemed, manager Robyn Tash focused on all of the tiny details and personally refinished the furniture.

“Robyn is really the heart behind Vineyard Cafe and Coffee.

She created the menu and all of the furnishings,” explains Morrison.

Vineyard Cafe and Coffee has been open since February; its patio has provided customers with a space to enjoy a little sunshine with their meals in these summer months. Each table is decorated with a flowerpot and features an umbrella for shade.

Morrison hopes that people will come and enjoy the atmosphere they have created that is different from other cafés around town.

They serve coffee, espresso, breakfast sandwiches on croissants and bagels and an assortment of grilled and cold sandwiches, soups, salads and scones. Specials include freshly baked scones of the day, beverages such as mango green tea and sandwich meals that include salad, soup or chips.

With many people visiting the Healing Rooms every day, Morrison is happy that they can now provide visitors with an opportunity to have a good meal while they’re there.

“It’s a very welcoming space and the people here are amazing. We really want to reach out and start to build a community together here,” says Morrison. “And I think this unique Tuscan feel and friendly environment is the way to do just that.”  Vineyard Cafe and Coffee • 115 E. Pacific • Open Tue-Sat, 9 am-2 pm • facebook.com/vineyardcafespokane • 808-6326

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Express Yourself Straight Outta Compton delivers some powerful nostalgia

BY MARC SAVLOV

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he fact that I’ve slotted a track by Compton, California’s original gangsta rap supergroup, NWA, into my upcoming wedding playlist (alongside other African-American sonic incendiaries such as Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone) speaks volumes about N.W.A’s sustained cultural relevance and musical integrity.

They took the fiery braggadocio of early-’80s East New York hip-hop, dialed it up to 11, busted the knob off, and then set it ablaze while flipping the bird to the LAPD and the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) in equal measure. That’s some serious DIY punk rock in my book. Justifiably running nearly two and a half hours, F. Gary Gray’s warts-and-all biopic, Straight Outta Compton, sizzles with the recalled and utterly still-relevant rage of young black men caught up and repeatedly knocked down by a society that, to this day, favors old, rich white guys over everyone else.

There’s nothing old-school at all about the themes explored in Straight Outta Compton, and the story of a poor but talented group of young black artists mismanaged by a paler shade of manager and the resulting internecine flash points are nothing new, either, but thanks to nearperfect casting, serious attention to period detail, and the

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still-simmering frustration (and rage) at the heart of the style, Jheri curls and all. Corey Hawkins’ Dr. Dre, the N.W.A story, Straight Outta Compton is a fittingly gritty tribmaster producer behind the magic mixing board, is also ute to the rap group that launched a thousand imitators. spot-on, and Jackson Jr.’s Ice Cube is all fire and ice, not (And compared to today’s mainstream, watered-down yet the lyrical mastermind he would later become but hip-hop, N.W.A still gets your ears’ attention from beat still a force to be reckoned with. In a swift, throwaway one onward — kinda like aggravated assault.) scene that nevertheless foreshadows Ice Cube’s eventual Screenwriters Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff multimedia domination, we see him writing the script for have necessarily condensed the decade-plus story of his cinematic debut Friday, which was helmed by Straight N.W.A, their rocky relationship Outta Compton director Gray back in the with manager/impresario/swinSTRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON day. dler Jerry Heller (a terrific turn Recounting ’80s reality for the Rated R by the always-welcome Paul Gia- Directed by F. Gary Gray big screen with a story as sprawlmatti), and their interplay with ing as N.W.A’s is bound to leave out Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Paul Giamatti, Keith convicted felon turned grandiose Powers, Jason Mitchell some of the adrenalized excess that Death Row Records head Suge made the group superstars in the first Knight (R. Marcos Taylor), but place. There’s only so much you can still manage to tell the tale relatively accurately. They’ve cram into this already overstuffed true-life story witheven slipped in some outright comic moments, a palout bogging things down in unnecessary expeditionary liative to what might have been an otherwise grim tale interludes, and Gray keeps those to a minimum, wisely of rags to riches to the unexpected death, from AIDS, following the dictum to show and not tell. Buoyed by a of founding member Eric “Eazy-E” Wright at age 31 in soundtrack that’ll have fortysomethings cracking open 1995.

40-ounces and recalling a marginally simpler, if still chaAs Eazy, Jason Mitchell (Broken City) perfectly capotic, time in their lives, Straight Outta Compton’s bark is just tures the diminutive rapper’s street bravado and punchy as snarly-cool as its bite. Take that, Tipper Gore. n

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Jesse Eisenberg plays Mike Howell, a small-town stoner working at a convenience store whose spy-killer skills are suddenly “activated” by a mysterious stranger (Connie Britton). When dudes come to kill him, he fends off every attempt, along with some help from his girlfriend, Phoebe, played by Kristen Stewart. (MS) Rated R

HITMAN AGENT 47

Gamers will recognize Hitman Agent 47 for the video game series it is based on. Action film fans will see it as the reboot of the 2007 film Hitman, which has a similar structure — a bald white man is a genetically modified killer with superhuman abilities and, in the next 90-ish minutes, there’s lots of action and conspiracy. However, the 2015 reboot is more about that main character, known as Agent 47. (MS) Rated R

THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT

Sometimes a hypothesis only needs to be tested once. In the case of the horrifying Stanford Prison Experiment — a mock prison psychological experi-

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ment that supposed personality traits of guards and prisoners cause abusive behaviors amongst them — it lives on in textbooks, documentaries and now a new dramatic movie version of the event. The incident, which split up 15 male students into roles as prisoners and guards in a Stanford University building basement, comes chillingly to life in this dark tale. Even for those who know how it ends, getting up close and personal with the students-turnedabusers will leave you questioning human nature long after the film ends. At Magic Lantern (LJ) Rated R

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Director Matthew Heineman gained incredible access for this documentary to two vigilante groups, one on each side of the U.S.-Mexico border, both formed by fear of the havoc being wrought by Mexican drug cartels. In telling the stories of vigilante leaders Jose Mireles in Michoacán and Tim “Nailer” Foley in Arizona, we learn that their personal motivations are adequate stand-ins for the frustrations felt by many terrorized civilians in both countries. AtMagic Lantern (DN) Rated R

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Amy Winehouse only made two albums, and her chaotic personal life drew far more attention than her Grammy wins, monster hits and stunning voice. The documentary Amy puts the focus back on the singer’s artistry, at least for 90 minutes, as it tells the story of how a girl focused on the joy of music rose to fame — only to have that fame push her toward a dramatic and tragic demise at just 27. At Magic Lantern (DN) Rated R

ANT-MAN

Scott (Paul Rudd) was just released from prison and a return to a life of crime seems like the only option — until Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) shows up with a high-tech suit and a unique offer. He wants Scott to combine the suit’s abilities — communicating with and controlling ants, in addition to becoming the same size and strength as one — with his own breaking-andentering talents to shut down a sinister operation. Rated PG-13 (SR)

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Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg play, respectively, the acclaimed, late novelist David Foster Wallace and Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky in this film adaptation of Lipsy’s Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself.

The book and the film cover the five days the two spent together in 1996 in a traveling interview while Wallace toured for his novel Infinite Jest. During this time, they become close and explore what it means to be human.

(MS) Rated R

FANTASTIC FOUR

It’s been about a decade since the last version of the Fantastic Four came out (2005), but apparently since Marvel movies are all the rage these days, it’s already time for a reboot. This time, the new kids on the block are Kate Mara as Sue Storm, Miles Teller as Reed Richards, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Jamie Bell as The Thing. The film starts from the beginning of the F4 canon, showing us how the four brainiacs got their superpowers, and immediately enters them into conflict to save the world from the despicable Dr. Victor Von Doom. (CS) Rated PG-13

THE GIFT

Robyn and Simon have just moved back to Los Angeles when they run into Gordo in a shop. Simon doesn’t remember the guy at all, except that he was a bit of an oddball, which seems proven when Gordo shows up at the house without invitation several times, bearing increasingly and inappropriately extravagant gifts, and only when Robyn is home alone. Then things get even weirder. (MJ) Rated R

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Mark Ruffalo plays manic-depressive Cam Stuart, a father of two girls and a husband to Maggie (Zoe Saldana), who he is desperately trying to keep.

He does so by attempting to take care of his two stubborn, expressive and lively daughters to prove himself while his wife attends Columbia for an MBA. This upbeat comedy is the feature debut for writer-director Maya Forbes, whose 12-year-old daughter plays one of the Stuart sisters. (MS) Rated R ...continued on next page

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Pixar’s newest film (following 2013’s Monsters University) is a major “emotion” picture — it’s about how choices between conflicting emotions drive the life of a Minnesota family. Young Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) and her parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan) struggle with joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust — that’s Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kaling, respectively — and the personified emotions create their own problems inside Riley’s head. (MS) Rated PG

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Woody Allen directs this drama that features Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey and Emma Stone. Phoenix stars as a philosophy professor with a drinking problem and a midlife crisis. His student-turnedlover (Stone) gives him some purpose but doesn’t fulfill him. What does is overhearing a conversation that makes him contemplate murdering a corrupt judge.

At Magic Lantern (MS) Rated R

JURASSIC WORLD

This reimagining of the beloved trilogy features a familiar plot line but an entirely new cast, and even a new direction.

Though Steven Spielberg is executive producer, Colin Trevorrow has stepped up to the role of director for this fourth journey into the Jurassic extravaganza.

Set 22 years post-Jurassic Park, the dreamed-about, fully functioning dinosaur amusement park is finally a reality.

(KA) Rated PG-13

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Fury Road is astonishing in a way that makes you feel like you haven’t seen a true action movie in a while, underscoring how sterile the genre has been. Warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) thinks he’s sending his trusted Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) on a mission to bring back fuel from Gas Town to the Citadel he rules with an iron fist. (MJ) Rated R

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

The story begins in 1963 as CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) attempts to extract Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander) from East Berlin, with KGB operative Ilya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) in pursuit.

Gaby’s father (Christian Berkel) is a nuclear scientist who has disappeared, and she may be the key to finding him before neo-Nazis manage to obtain their own nuclear weapon. When it becomes clear to both the Americans and Soviets that this third-party threat is the true menace, they team up to recover the dangerous technology. (SR) Rated PG-13

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MINIONS

Minions opens with a grand history of the race, starting with their evolution from tiny one-yellow-celled creatures from the Despicable Me movies floating in the primordial seas through the form we see them in now. The film is overly thick with backstory about the cute little

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buggers and distracts from the charm they brought to the original films. (MJ) Rated PG

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise in full Tom Cruise mode) is disavowed by the U.S. government yet again, even as he chases down a criminal organization that just needs one more MacGuffin to take over the world. Hunt and his familiar crew (Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner and Ving Rhames) have to travel to Havana or Morocco or Minsk for reasons you won’t remember within 30 minutes of leaving the theater but will enjoy nevertheless. (PC) Rated PG-13

RICKI AND THE FLASH

Meryl Streep plays Ricki Rendazzo, a mother of three who abandoned her family to become a rockstar. Ricki returns home to her remarried ex-husband, Pete, after their daughter Julie (Streep’s reallife daughter Mamie Gummer) suffers a great heartbreak. As Ricki confronts what has become her past — children she didn’t raise, meeting the woman who became their mother and finding the responsibilities of motherhood — she seeks forgiveness and reconciliation.

(MS) Rated PG-13

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE

This is a film without words. There’s plenty of grunts, burps, squeaks, bahs and other noises, just no one talks — not even the humans, who express themselves in garbled tones. But the story, brought to life with claymation, is still well communicated. Our sheep hero Shaun must lead his flock on a rescue mission to the big city after an accident causes their farmer to leave the farm. (LJ) Rated PG

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Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), a kid raised in the foster care system, is already the undisputed, undefeated light heavyweight champion of the world when the film begins. He’s got a wife (Rachel McAdams) and a kid and things are well, at least until he finds himself responsible for an awful tragedy. He decides to get back in the ring and fight himself out of a hole. (SR)

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

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’80s rise of the group led by now-icons Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. Arriving from the dangerous streets overrun by L.A.’s gang culture, the group sold millions of albums thanks to songs full of violent and misogynist fantasies, inspiring a generation of West Coast rappers to follow suit — and the F.B.I. and President George H.W. Bush to label them domestic terrorists. Straight Outta Compton shows N.W.A.’s revolutionary career trajectory until the band exploded in a blast of professional jealousy and rage. (DN) Rated R

TANGERINE

Shot entirely on iPhones, Tangerine gives us Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and placid Alexandra (Mya Taylor), best friends who meet up for a donut on Christmas Eve right after Sin-Dee gets out of a 28-day stint in jail. Alexandra lets slip that Sin-Dee’s boyfriend and pimp Chester cheated on her when she was locked up. At Magic Lantern (DN) Rated R

TED 2

When Ted (a talking stuffed bear voiced by director, writer and producer Seth McFarlane) tries to have a baby with his new wife, he asks his best friend, John (Mark Wahlberg), to provide the sperm. But his help doesn’t stop there. When Ted and his wife are denied custody unless Ted can prove he is human, the two best bros team up with lawyer Samantha L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried) and take to the courts to defend Ted’s civil rights. (MS) Rated R

TRAINWRECK

In addition to starring, Amy Schumer wrote the script for Trainwreck, casting herself as a monogamy-averse magazine writer who doesn’t know quite how to handle herself when she gets involved in a real relationship with an interview subject, a nice-guy sports orthopedic surgeon (Bill Hader). . Rated R (SR)

VACATION

Ed Helms and Christina Applegate star as Rusty and Debbie Griswold, the parents of two boys. Rusty worries about bonding with his sons and keeping his marriage alive, so he decided to break out of the monotony of normal suburban life and do what his father (Chevy Chase) did: take the whole family on a cross country road trip. The final destination?

America’s favorite theme park: Walley World. (MS) Rated R 

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artel Land doesn’t rely on deep historical Mireles began a civilian group to fight the cartels research or the filmmaker’s interrogadestroying the communities in his region. He’s a tion skills to be one of the most intensely friendly doctor by day, but in his role leading the watchable and shocking documentaries in recent Autodefensa, you see how far a seemingly good memory. Instead, its effectiveness comes through man can be pushed by extreme circumstances the incredible access director Matthew Heineman when he orders one of his men, after kidnapping gained to two vigilante groups — one on each a cartel soldier, to “find out what you can, then side of the U.S.-Mexico border, both formed put him in the ground.” by fear of the havoc being wrought by Mexican The rationale behind Foley’s group of selfdrug cartels. appointed, heavily armed border guards is more There’s not a lot of “how did problematic. The drugs crossing we get here?” rumination in Cartel CARTEL LAND the border are a problem, and the Land, although in telling the stories Rated R U.S. government might lack the of vigilante leaders Jose Mireles wherewithal to do anything about Directed by Matthew Heineman in Michoacán and Tim “Nailer” it, but while the Mexican vigilantes Foley in Arizona, we learn that their rallied after violence in their front personal motivations are adequate stand-ins for yards, the American group seems to be reacting the frustrations felt by many terrorized civilians to perceived threats more than real ones. in both countries.

That makes the parts of the film focused Heineman jumps right in by putting the audion the American vigilantes far less compelling; ence in the midst of a midnight meth-cooking men roaming a vast, empty desert just aren’t as session in the desert, where the cooks brag about interesting as the gun battles and political intrigue having the “most quantity and best quality.” at every turn in Mireles’ town. Even so, HeineThey acknowledge the harm their product does man effectively shows how the devastation of the while saying God put them in this business, and cartels and the corruption that allows them to “as long as He allows it, we are going to make thrive has decimated people, both physically and drugs.” psychologically.

The gut-wrenching scenes that follow — a Cartel Land offers no easy answers, but it family burying 13 of its members killed by illuminates wonderfully questions that people on cartel henchmen, bodies hanging from highway both sides of the border will be dealing with well overpasses — make it easy to understand why into the future. n

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Naomi Punk’s music shines through on its own terms

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t’s raining in Olympia, which is pretty exciting for everybody,” says Travis Coster, shortly after answering the phone to chat with the Inlander about his punk band Naomi Punk.

“We haven’t had any rain basically all summer and everyone’s been really sad about it,”

he continues. “It’s just been hot and now it’s raining, and it’s like 60 degrees and everyone’s freaking out. It’s like money falling from the sky.

People are outside with their hands in the air.”

Coster laughs, before adding: “The freaks are unleashed.”

Indeed, Olympia, Washington, is not like

most towns. Home to Evergreen State College, the state’s capitol and the riot grrrl movement, Olympia is its own verdant and vibrant little world, which is why, at least in part, it’s also home to one of the country’s most fiercely independent music scenes. ...continued on next page

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Olympia’s an excellent match, then, for Coster and Naomi Punk, a three-piece band with a skewed take on rock ’n’ roll that attracted a global following and a deal with a respected indie record label over the past few years.

It would be overstatement, of course, to say that Coster, fellow guitarist Neil Gregerson and drummer Nicolas Luempert operate in their own little bubble. Like any band that experiences modest-or-greater success in the 21st century, Naomi Punk is subject to the confounding whims of Internet buzz, the demands of an often ignorant press and the completely reasonable expectations of Captured Tracks, the taste-making label that put out the band’s first two albums.

But even if he plays a part in it, Coster has no interest in the machine that clothes indie-rock emperors these days. He’s not necessarily that machine’s adversary; it’s just 100 percent antithetical to his own approach to art.

“I hate that shit, playing into that weird game,” Coster says. “Everything is sold and packaged in such a specific way with that, like, indie rock juggernaut music bullshit.

The music business is such a jivey vibekiller for me.”

Nonetheless, said business has been good to Naomi Punk. The band started out as a Coster solo project and released a self-

titled debut in 2009 before a small initial pressing of 2012’s The Feeling caught the ear of Captured Tracks, which reissued the album on a much wider scale. Its engaging sound — a reverberant collision of warped surf-rock, prickly guitars and disheveled basement pop — established Naomi Punk as a leader in a new wave of noisy DIY disciples, alongside bands like Milk Music, Destruction Unit and Purling Hiss.

Last August, the band released its third album, Television Man, and hit the road for almost a year, just wrapping up major touring for the record in June. That was fun, Coster says, but it’s this time — this time right now, in between the touring and releasing a new record — that seems to be the sweet spot for Naomi Punk.

“We’ve been (writing) a new album, and I feel like we’re making new music that’s more challenging, but also better than Television Man. It just feels really new and fresh right now, and it’s really exciting,” Coster says. “We’ve been jamming to just jam a jam, and there’s something inherently sacred and magical about that.”

The aforementioned industry cycle — release an album, promote it, tour behind it, write new songs and start all over again — is “not to the advantage of the creator at all,” Coster says, especially now that the planet’s relatively few record-pressing plants are

backlogged as they try to keep up with the ongoing vinyl revival. The time it takes for new songs to travel from the writing space to the general public has slowed to a crawl, he says, thanks to label schedules, production delays and other hurdles.

“By the time you’re playing it, it’s two years old,” Coster says. “It slows down the collective creativity of your music scene if you’re waiting for these cycles.”

So Naomi Punk pushes on. The band has a “crazy idea” for its follow-up to Television Man, though Coster won’t elaborate much beyond that. He does, however, hint at a plan to subvert the standard albumrelease process, putting more control in the hands of his band, rather than putting his band in the hands of others.

“I just wanna keep music weird. And basically a lot of people, I guess, like our music and think that we’re really cool, like critical reviewers or whatever,” he says. “But we’re not making a lot of money on this band. There’s really nothing to lose (if we) make an (ambitious) record. I want it to be a crazy world. Like, ‘Welcome to my world.

This is the shit I’m thinking about.’” n Naomi Punk with Broken Water • Fri, Aug. 21, at 8 pm • $8/$10 day of • Allages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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all it creepy, but Spotify knows what N9ne. Given that these genres/artists put on the we like. The trendy music streaming shows that consistently sell out the Knitting Facservice recently analyzed about 20 biltory and Spokane Arena, the music service has lion users’ song-listening habits in nearly 1,000 our city pegged fairly well. places worldwide to discover what folks uniquely listened to in their respective cities and towns.

Steven Tyler, the Aerosmith frontman turned Their findings included Spokane, revealing what American Idol judge, is singing country now. tunes we’re more likely to jam out to than folks Spokane especially likes his recent single “Love in other places.

Is Your Name.” And — no joke The Billboard charts and — people in town are into Finger Top 40 dance clubs keep Eleven’s rockish hit “Paralyzer,” us up on this week’s most which came out in 2007. popular music — apparently, Taylor Swift is never, ever, ever going anywhere. But • “21,” Hunter Hayes musical tastes have always • “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Spokane likes country music way more than Houston, which been regional, rooted in a Keith Urban community’s livelihood and • “Perfect World,” Allen Stone (playing prefers its rap music dirty. Seattle disproportionately likes the music culture. Scanning through a Knitting Factory Dec. 2) of Ratatat and Wilco, along particular city’s playlist could • “Buy Me A Boat,” Chris Janson with selections from Northwest offer insights about what it’s • “Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line bands like the Head and the like to live there.

• “Heavydirtysoul,” Twenty One Pilots Heart, Odesza and Chastity Here’s what we gleaned • “Heart Like Heaven,” Hillsong United Belt, but didn’t listen to as much from Spokane’s Spotify-curat- • “I Love This Life,” LoCash Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ed playlist: • “Love Is Your Name,” Steven Tyler as expected. Meanwhile, New • “Am I A Psycho?” Tech N9ne feat.

York City likes Tame Impala and B.o.B, Hopsin (playing Knitting Factory Spokane residents — as a Drake, and Berlin is into Jakob Oct. 20) whole; please don’t wrap Dylan. all of us up in this — can’t get enough of pop-country music (Keith Urban, We’re set in our ways here. Country may always Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line). Contempobe king, but through music streaming services, rary Christian artists (Hillsong United, Merlocal record stores and live music shows, there’s cyMe, Matt Maher) also make a strong showing. always more music to hear and fall in love with.

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hen you hear about a band having a “revolving lineup,” it’s usually code for “no one wants to work with the lead singer.” Given Ray Benson’s reputation as one of the coolest cats in country, that’s probably not why the band he’s been leading since the late ’60s has gone through upward of 80 (!) musicians. More likely, it’s Benson’s relentless focus on taking his retro-cool roots music on the road, usually for about 250 nights a year. An evangelist of Western Swing, Benson and his assorted sidekicks have won a slew of Grammys through the years, penned musicals dedicated to their musical inspiration Bob Wills, and collaborated with everyone from old hands like Willie and Merle to younger stars like Dixie Chicks and Dwight Yoakam. Seeing “The Wheel” in concert is a pretty much a must-do for any self-respecting Americana fan.

— DAN NAILEN

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Laura Sable J COEUR D’AlEnE PARk, Browne’s Addition Summer Concert Series feat. Alex Mabe THE CUlinARy STOnE (208-2774116), Son of Brad THE FlAME, DJ WesOne HAnDlEBARS, Muddy Frog Water J HAyDEn CiTy PARk, Swing Street Big Band JOHn’S AllEy, Micky & the Motorcars J lAGUnA CAFé, Just Plain Darin THE lAnTERn TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell J MOnARCH MOUnTAin COFFEE (208-265-9382), Open Mic hosted

by Scott Reid J PinnAClE nORTHWEST, CTR Underground show feat. Jay Savv, Sic Vicious, Willie B the MC, Spokane’s Illest with Johnny Casual J RivERSTOnE PARk, Global Summer Concert Series feat. Ian McFeron Band TRUE lEGEnDS GRill (892-3077), Dan Conrad THE vikinG BAR & GRill, Casey Ryan

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hink of this festival as a continuation of what once was essentially a huge house party at Levi Steverding’s octagon-shaped house in the Hillyard neighborhood.

Now, with 18 bands over two stages along with games and food trucks, Octapalooza is hitting the big time with a new location in Airway Heights. Featuring national touring acts (like headliners 12 Stones from Louisiana) as well as local talent, the goal is to bring in as many types of rock bands as possible. This year is the first time the festival is open to all ages, a perfect innovation, as last year’s event saw kids outside the fences trying to get a view of Norma Jean.

— LAURA JOHNSON Octapalooza feat. 12 Stones, Stolas, the Body Rampant, the Fail Safe Project, Moretta, Elephant Gun Riot and more • Sat, Aug. 22, at 3 pm (gates open at 1) • All-ages • $20/$30 day of • Spokane Polo Club • 10800 U.S. 2, Airway Heights • octapaloozarocks.com

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COEUR D’AlEnE CASinO, Last Chance Band COnklinG MARinA & RESORT, Uppercut CRAvE, Stoney Hawk THE FlAME, DJ WesOne Ladies Night HAnDlEBARS, Nightshift J THE HivE, Pimps of Joytime with Dimestore Prophets JOHn’S AllEy, Vial 8 J kniTTinG FACTORy, Three Days Grace, Otherwise, Like a Storm J lAGUnA CAFé, Diane Copeland lEFTBAnk WinE BAR, Carey Brazil MAx AT MiRABEAU, Ticking Time Bomb MUlliGAn’S BAR & GRillE (208765-3200), Son of Brad nORTHERn QUEST CASinO, DJ Ramsin J nynE, Silver Treason, Pine League, DJ C-Mad PAOlA’S RAinBOW RESORT (208-

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BEvERly’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BiG DiPPER, Lavoy, Ezza Rose, Kevin and the Spokes BiGFOOT PUB, Tracer BlACk DiAMOnD, The Diamond DJ J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Bill & Abby CARlin BAy RESORT, Chris Reiser & the Nerve THE CEllAR, Dog House Boyz J CHAPS, Just Plain Darin COEUR D’AlEnE CASinO, Catch a Wave - Beach Boys and Beatles tribute show COEUR D’AlEnE CEllARS, Ed Graves Duo COnklinG MARinA & RESORT, Uppercut CRAvE, Stoney Hawk J DOWnTOWn SAnDPOinT, Sandpoint Summer Sounds feat.

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Whiskey Dick Mountain HANDLEBARS, Nightshift J HARRISON, Harrison Summer Concerts feat. JamShack J HOPPED UP BREWING CO. (4132488), Art, Music & Beer Festival feat. Spokane Dan and the Blues Blazers THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Perén, Feral Anthem THE LARIAT INN, Robert Moss LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Karrie O’Neill MAX AT MIRABEAU, Ticking Time Bomb MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Michael Ross NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin NYNE, DJ Patrick PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Mike & Shanna J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, The Venture Crew J RED LION HOTEL AT THE PARK, Harliss Sweetwater THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler

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Sunday, 08/23

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, The Rhythm Dawgs J BABY BAR, DEAD, Drunk on Self Enlightenment, Lazarus Long BIG BARN BREWING CO., The Knutzen Brothers COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Mike Morris J COEUR D’ALENE CITY PARK, CdA City Park Concert Series feat. 9 Lives CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, Riverboat Band DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J GARAGELAND, Grand opening weekend feat. Loomer IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Dirk Swartz J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, A Morbid Curiosity, Etched in Stone, Vultra, Reign of Ashes SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Curtis/ Sutton & The Scavengers ZOLA, Soulful Max Trio

Monday, 08/24

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J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil MAIN STREET BISTRO (935-8484), Jam Session with Doug and Sally McQuain J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, King Conquer, Here Comes the Kraken, Enterprise Earth, Dealey Plaza, Extortionist, Serpentspire ZOLA, Nate Ostrander Trio

Tuesday, 08/25

315 MARTINIS & TAPAS, The Rub J THE BIG DIPPER, Maoli, 1 Tribe BROOKLYN DELI & LOUNGE, Open Mic J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Jess Fauver FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Open-ness KELLY’S IRISH PUB, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots J PINNACLE NORTHWEST, Elektro Grave J SHERMAN SQUARE PARK, Meet Revolver SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, The Bucket List

Wednesday, 08/26 BARRISTER WINERY (465-3591), Karrie O’Neill J CHAPS, Land of Voices with Dirk Swartz J DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE, Live After 5 feat. Sammy Eubanks EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Steve Starkey JOHN’S ALLEY, The Quick and Easy Boys LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Kori Ailene LITZ’S BAR & GRILL (327-7092), Nick Grow LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MAIN STREET BISTRO, Savannah Blain PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, David Lane Walsh THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam with Steve Ridler SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic with Son of Brad ZOLA, The Bossame

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315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BIG BARN BREWING • 16004 N. Applewood Ln, Mead • 238-2489 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BROOKLYN DELI • 122 S Monroe St # 101• 835-4177 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 CONKLING MARINA & RESORT • 20 W Jerry Ln, Worley • 208-686-1151 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 THE FOXHOLE• 829 E. Boone • 315-5327 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 HANDLEBARS • 12005 E. Trent, Spokane Valley • 309-3715 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 THE JACKSON ST. • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 PINNACLE NORTHWEST • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SULLIVAN SCOREBOARD • 205 N Sullivan Rd • 891-0880 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 TAMARACK • 912 W Sprague • 315-4846 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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SPORTS WATER COMPETITION

Are you one of those people who derives joy from holding onto a rope and letting a boat pull you at high speed across the surface of the water? Yeah? You any good? If you’re a wakeboarder, water skiier, wake surfer or kneeboarder (which apparently still exist) test your skills this weekend at Long Lake. The two-day event features competition in all the abovementioned disciplines and is both family- and spectator friendly. If you want to compete, don’t let yourself get intimidated — organizers say that everyone from novices to pros are welcome.

— MIKE BOOKEY INT Amateur Water Sports Season Finale • Sat, Aug. 22, at 9 am at Lake Spokane Campground; Sun, Aug. 23 at 7:30 am at Nine Mile Campground • $35/registration, $100/family of 3 or more, free for spectators • Register at intleague.com/ idaho/registration

WORDS BOOKS AND BICYCLES

For eight years, Jamie Bianchini rode a tandem bike by himself around the world. The empty backseat was left for strangers to hop on and join him on his journey. Now, after traveling in 81 countries, Bianchini has written a book titled A Bicycle Built for Two Billion to share his stories with readers. Bianchini has a stopover in Spokane as part of his book tour to give a talk, share photos and videos, and other stories of his travels. Show up a little bit early and get the chance to meet the author and purchase an autographed copy of the book.

— ERIN ROBINSON A Bicycle Built for Two Billion book tour • Mon, Aug. 24, from 7-9 pm • Free • Rocket Market • 726 E. 43rd • abicyclebuiltfortwobillion.com • 343-2253

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SPORTS SILVER VALLEY SLUGGIN’

Ex-pro boxer Rick Welliver dreams of reviving the Silver Valley’s boxing culture of decades past. Opportunities for kids outside of school are few in the rural towns of this North Idaho valley, but Welliver wants to change that. And it’s through boxing that he hopes to show these kids their potential for success. This Saturday, catch some of Welliver’s boxers swinging fists at 5,800 feet, atop Silver Mountain, during an amateur event that serves as a fundraiser to support the Silver Valley Boxing Club.

— CHEY SCOTT Fight Night at Silver • Sat, Aug. 22, at 5 pm • $15/adults; $10/ kids • Silver Mountain Resort • 610 Bunker Ave., Kellogg, Idaho • silvermt.com • 866-344-2675

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VISUAL ARTS ODE TO THE WEST

For three days, the Coeur d’Alene Resort transforms several of its hotel rooms into mini art galleries showcasing the work of more than 60 contemporary artists from around the Western U.S. The Heart of the West Art Show was formerly held in Great Falls, Montana, but is hosted at a new venue this year on the shores of scenic Lake Coeur d’Alene. The public is invited to view art, and watch artists in action during live “Quick Draws” throughout the weekend. Additionally, there are presentations and panels with the artists, and the weekend concludes with a live art auction on Saturday evening.

— CHEY SCOTT Heart of the West Art Show • Thu, Aug. 20-Sat, Aug. 22 • Free • Coeur d’Alene Resort • 115 S. Second Ave. • heartofthewestart.com

SEPTEMBER 25-27 & OCTOBER 2-4 HOURS: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

THEATER SHAKESPEARE ON THE GRASS

All plays, especially Shakespeare, are meant to be heard –– the words read from a page during a high school English class come alive and find new humor, drama and depth when spoken aloud by a talented thespian. It’s even better when it’s out on the lawn in one of our region’s beautiful parks, which happens twice this week in the Spokane area: at Liberty Lake’s Pavillion Park with Cyrano de Bergerac, a 1897 play by Edmond Rostand, and at Riverfront Park’s Lilac Bowl with Shakespeare’s classic comedy The Taming of the Shrew. These performances are made possible by Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, a theatrical outreach program of Montana State University’s College of Arts and Architecture, which began in 1973 and has since performed more than 2,000 times. The free summer events stretch across the Western U.S. — MATTHEW SALZANO Cyrano de Bergerac • Sat, Aug 22, at 5 pm • Free • Pavillion Park • 727 N. Molter Rd., Liberty Lake • The Taming of the Shrew • Sun, Aug 23, at 5 pm • Free • Riverfront Park, Lilac Bowl • shakespeareintheparks.org

EVENTS | CALENDAR

GUFFAW YOURSELF Open mic comedy night; every other Thursday at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) STAND-UP OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online.

Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s 2721 N. Market St. (483-7300)

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LITTLE BLACK DRESS OF THE YWCA A rooftop cocktail and a fashion show featuring stylings from the YWCA’s Our Sister’s Closet. Learn about programs and services at the YWCA and bring any gently-used professional clothing to donate. Aug. 20, 5:30-7 pm. $25.

YMCA Central Spokane, 930 N. Monroe St. ywcaspokane.org (777-6922) DINNER EN BLANC Farm-to-table dining under the stars to benefit the non-profit organization, The Full Bloom, which accepts donations of flowers after events and repurposes them for hospice and assisted living patients. The event includes drinks, live music and gourmet dining. Please wear white attire. Aug. 21, 7 pm. $75.

Flower Bar Co., 2026 Beebe Blvd. thefullbloom.org (208-665-3756) WHISKERS & WINE Partners for Pets’ annual fundraiser gala, with local food, beer and wine, and a silent auction, games, live music and more. Aug. 22, 5-9 pm. $25. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. on.fb. me/1SoQc07 (509-477-1766)

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W I SAW U YOU

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I SAW YOU VALLEY TWIGS 8/14 You told me to have a great weekend as you were leaving... missed you in the parking lot. You: cute lady, great smile in orangish-colored shirt. We made eyes across the bar.

Would like to have a chance to buy you a lemon drop...

SWINGING DOORS SHOCK Saturday night you were ribbing me about my handling of my crying granddaughter.

You were very sweet and I wondered minutes later why the heck didn't I ask you for your number. I wish I would have.

BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION Beauty at Inspiration Point in Riverfront Park. I saw you at the airport first and you asked for a ride. My heart jumped. We went to lunch. Had some fun. Headed to river front park and the walk was great.

I wanted to kiss you so many times but I was afraid. Then I couldn't take it any longer. I places my hands on your face and said here I go. WE KISSED. It was amazing. To this day you still take my breath away. I love you my sweet honeysuckle.

CHEERS TO MY LADY To my lady with dreads, your my dearest friend, my partner in crime, my helper through trials, my beloved bride. I love you more than words can explain, I'd lay down my life to keep you from pain. I love you lady, and everything you are, the stars are nothing

compared to how beautiful you are. I'll love you forever even after I'm gone, my grave will produce roses with the name Savannah thereupon.

when you're gone. - G

HELLO BATMAN Thinking of you every moment. Wish you could retire your Batman suit for a trip to a warm beach.

Take off your cape and mask and join me for a life of stress-free happiness. Loving you, Batgirl.

WRONG WAY ALLEYWAY Jeers to the morning commuter downtown who insists on driving the wrong way down the alley every morning. One way means

HAPPY SWEET 16!!!!!!! MSF you R my Blessing from God!!! I am so thankful He gave U to me 16 years ago at Deaconess Hospital. Please do not ever forget you are fearfully and wonderfully made. I'll love you for always. Mommy HAPPY BIRTHDAY "I once thought it was a cliché when people said that not a day goes by without them thinking about someone. I no longer think that. I will always remember how I dropped my bag, turned and gave you that first kiss back in November of 2001. Not a day has gone by since without me thinking of you. I love you and I always will. D MRS. MARIA ON RUBY Two years ago, we began a wonderful relationship. Aug 10 was our first anniversary of marriage.

You have made me the happiest man in the world, and fill my world with love, with your wonderful personality, beautiful eyes, and infectious smile. You make me want to be a better man, and I will forever strive to do that, and make your dreams come true, as best I can. And you will forever be my Polynesian Princess Queen/Bride! Cheers to Maria and Happy Anniversary! With All my Love, Scott!

JR. Here's to "Yuck, it tastes like acetone!" wine, and buying a bottle anyway.

To the beautifully bold shirt peeking out from a seriously subtle jacket. To the dive joint across the border with the yummy veggie pizza. Who knew?! To tattooed gorgeous girls, wise enough to not waste a smokin', swingin', samba, slurring 8 measures in: "I'm too drunk to dance this!" and bowing out gracefully. To a steady stripper beat that only Hip-Hoppers, and Jazz Drummers know down to their bones. To makin' out in the front seat, 'round back. No lights.

No cameras. Only action. Here's to lively Springs, hot Summers, and busy Falls and Winters. Here's to rememberin' when 30 seemed old! Here's to you for never, ever forgetting, ain't no sunshine

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made your political opinions known.

Someone told you to shut the f--- up (which you matched by yelling for them to shut the f--- up), the theater staff talked to you (and then you started TALKING not even seconds after they left) and then a dude dumped his ice on you for having ruined the whole movie talking. Nobody paid to hear you two to

There is a reason they don’t make pies out of pears... EVERYONE knows that Peaches go better with Cream!!!

— Jeers to Pears

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one way, not your way just because it's more convenient for you. Sincerely, everyone who drives the right way trying to get to their parking lot.

Riverwalk is a family community! There are kids and strollers and soon... bus loads of children! Go out on Mission if you are in a hurry!!

drunkenly whisper/talk over 75% of the dialog, and quite frankly, I wish I would have had enough in my drink to dump it on you too.

CASHING IN ON CASKETS Jeers to the funeral companies. You take advantage of a necessity in a completely vulnerable situation. The prices they charge for everything involved — caskets, cremation, everything that goes into ceremonies — are outrageous. Why can't there be affordable and beautiful options? Of course people want to honor their loved ones, but why should they have to end up in dept before they are even done grieving?

JEERS TO PEARS There is a reason they don't make pies out of pears...

EVERYONE knows that Peaches go better with Cream!!! Peaches... you know you are my heart and my soul and I know you will find your way back to me. There is a reason we can't and haven't walked away from each other. You are the owner of my heart and my one true soulmate.

I am forever your Princess and you will ALWAYS be my Frog!!! Love, Cream

LAKE CRUISES If you're planning to go on a cruise on a lake, don't waste your money. The staff was rude, and made no eye contact with me or my boyfriend. I wouldn't call it a buffet either, they ran out of vegetables before half the guests had gotten their plate. They give you a tiny piece of meat, sized for a child. And to top it off they ran out of forks, leaving us to eat our salad and meat with a spoon. After trying to get ahold of the manager for a week, he finally calls me and refuses a refund. I'm sorry but that was not worth the price. So if you take a chance and go on the cruise, expect to leave hungry and disappointed. 

BIKE RESPONSIBILITIES A friend and I go out on the bike trail every day. We are on mobility scooters. Very seldom do we have anybody tell us "passing on your left" or "passing on your right." People need to let someone in front, you're there. Say something or get a damn bell. Another thing: under the Monroe St. Bridge on both sides of the bridge. a sign says "Bikes need to be walked under the bridge." No one pays any attention to this sign. Bikes come both ways as fast as they can. There are not only scooters and wheel hairs, but also people with kids under the bridge and along the trail. If people don't watch and respect others, someone will get a kid hurt, or someone else. See how you feel then.

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.”

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RIVERWALK SOCCER MOMS Slow down!! The speed limit on Indiana (in Riverwalk) is 25 MPH, NOT 40!! It doesn't matter what time of day, but it's usually the same people. Mom's in their SUVs, with the kiddos strapped in, drinking their Starbucks, while on the phone!! Seriously! Could you set any worse example?? Slow down people!

BURNT WIND To the man at the intersection of 2nd and Maple who not only farted so loud I could hear it, but also caught a whiff of what smelled like a burning tire mixed with hot garbage coming from your car... you should probably see a doctor about that.

DRUNKEN MOVIE WOMEN Jeers to the two drunk women who decided talking the through the whole Straight Outta Compton movie Monday 8/17 at 6 pm, was even remotely acceptable. It says within seconds before a movie starts, do not talk or text both are distractions.

You two literally talked the whole movie matching the sound. When it was quiet you would whisper quietly, when it was loud you would whisper loudly, when there was police violence you very loudly

THIS WEEK'S ANSWERS

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EVENTS | CALENDAR EXPEDITION Live improv comedy show. Fridays August, at 8 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com (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. (838-6688) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions.

(Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) THIS, THAT OR THE OTHER Liberty Lake Community Theatre’s comedy improv troupe. Aug. 22 and Sept. 19 at 8 pm. $7. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway. (768-6429) DAVID LIEBE HART (OF ADULT SWIM) Following the release of his album “Astronaut,” the comedian heads across the U.S. to present songs, comedy, video and more. The show includes local supporting acts Jay Shingle and Sword of A Bad Speller. Aug. 23, 8 pm. $10-$12. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. thebartlettspokane.com STAND-UP OPEN MIC Mondays; signup at 9:30 pm, show at 10 pm. Ages 21+.

No cover. The Foxhole, 829 E. Boone.

(315-5327) IMPROV JAM SESSION An open-mic style improv comedy night, open to all regardless of experience. Tuesdays in August. $5. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com

COMMUNITY

SCRAPS PET TUNE-UP CLINIC Purchase a license for your pet during the clinic and receive a free rabies vaccination. Microchipping and other vaccinations are also available for a fee. Aug. 21, 3-6 pm. SCRAPS Regional Animal Shelter, 6815 E. Trent Ave. spokanecounty.org/scraps (477-2532) PAWS IN THE POOL Before the pools close for the season, the region’s fourlegged residents are invited to take a dip. Aug. 23-24; see website for details/ times. $5/dog (two dog limit). Valley Mission Park, 11123 E. Mission Ave. spokanevalley.org/recreation (688-0300) COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST SERIES FEAT. GEORGE NETHERCUTT Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt gives a talk on “Restoring American Citizenship.” In addition, he addresses topics of interest to seniors.

A served breakfast precedes Mr. Neth-

ercutt’s remarks. Aug. 26, 8 am. $25.

Southside Senior & Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. sssac.org (535-0803) HIRING HEROES CAREER & RESOURCE FAIR The third annual event hosted by the Inland Northwest Hiring Heroes features 140+ employers on site, with the goal of matching employers with well-qualified past/present military members and their families. Aug. 27, 10 am-3 pm. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. redcross.org/hiringheroes (325-9656)

world’s fastest sedan test drives. Aug. 20-22. $100-$250/person. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. thinkbigfestival.com (208-769-3300) AIRWAY HEIGHTS FESTIVAL The annual community festival includes the 32nd annual Ford Show, open to all makes/models, as well as live music, vendors, kids activities, the annual Watermelon Races and Airway’s Got Talent showcase. Aug. 21-22. Free. Sunset Park, S. King St. cawh.org CLAYTON COMMUNITY FAIR The annual community fair offers farm animal exhibitions, fair food, entertainment and more. Aug. 21-22, 9 am-7 pm; Aug. 23, 9 am-4 pm. $2. Clayton Fairgrounds, Clayton, Wash. claytoncommunityfair. com (276-2444) GREEN BLUFF PEACH FESTIVAL Head up to Green Bluff for fresh-picked peaches, peach ice cream, cobbler, and pies. Peaches fest runs Aug. 15 through Labor Day weekend. See individual orchard/grower schedules for hours and details. Green Bluff Growers, Mead and Colbert, Wash. greenbluffgrowers.com ART, MUSIC & BEER FESTIVAL The third annual event for all ages features art displays, live music, handmade goods, performances, food trucks, and locally brewed craft beer. Aug. 22, 2-9 pm. Free. Hopped Up Brewing Co., 10421 E. Sprague Ave. hoppedupbrew. com (509-413-2488) NORTH IDAHO FAIR This year’s theme is “Dive Right In,” and special events include a concert by Craig Campbell, the PRCA Rodeo, draft horse show and pull, demo derby and other traditional fair events. Aug. 26-30. $7-$10. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. northidahofair.com (208765-4969)

FESTIVAL

LINCOLN COUNTY FAIR The annual county fair event offers traditional ag demos/displays and contests, entertainment and more. Aug. 20-22. Davenport, Wash. co.lincoln.wa.us SEVENTH ANNUAL MILLWOOD DAZE The annual community celebration is a benefit for Meals on Wheels Spokane, and events include the 5K Fun Run, Red Wagon Parade, family activities, live music, food and more. Aug. 22. Millwood, Wash. mowspokane.org NORTHEAST WASHINGTON FAIR Stevens’ County’s annual community fair, this year themed “Make It, Grow It, Show It,” hosts agricultural exhibits in livestock and produce, a fair, parade and more. Aug. 20-23. Northeast Washington Fair Grounds, 317 W. Astor Ave., Colville, Wash. (509-684-2585) PEND OREILLE COUNTY FAIR “Summer Days, Country Ways,” is the theme of the 2015 fair, offering traditional events including ag exhibits, food, carnival rides, live entertainment, a rodeo and more. Aug. 20-23. $2-$7. Cusick Fairgrounds, 419152 Hwy 20. povn.com/ pocofair (445-1367) SASQUAN: WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION The 73rd annual Worldcon event, a gathering of fantasy and science fiction fans from around the world, features panels, presentations, readings, autograph sessions, discussion groups, cosplay events, and art show, music, games, and more. Aug. 19-23. $15-$70/day or $105-$240/full membership. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. sasquan.org (279-7000) THINK BIG FESTIVAL The annual robotics and A.I. festival features speakers from Microsoft, Boeing, Harbrick, Johns Hopkins, Tesla, Qualcomm Ventures, UCLA IDEAS Platform, Singularity, Tokyo City University, and more, along with self-driving car rides and the

FILM

THE BEATLES’ “HELP!” A special, one-night showing of the digitally remastered film, from 1965, in celebration of the film’s 50th anniversary. Event hosted by SPR’s Movies 101 reviewer Nathan Weinbender, and host Leonard Oakland. Aug. 20, 6:30 pm. $10. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. spokanepublicradio.org (227-7404) SPOKANE FILM SOCIETY The local group screens a film to get audiences thinking, with each month focusing on a new theme. Beer/wine and food for purchase during the show. Thursdays at 9 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. (327-1050)

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Advice Goddess Gone JuAn

AMY ALKON

I’m a 20-year-old woman, and for three months last year, I dated a 21-year-old guy. Suddenly, out of the blue, he stopped returning my calls. I spent about a month trying to find out what had happened, but he wouldn’t respond to texts or email, either. Well, last week, I ran into him, and he said he’d just gotten really busy with school. He wants to date again, and I really cared about him, so I’m tempted.

—Please Talk Me Out Of It

“Really busy with school,” huh? When…150 years ago, when there were no phones in the one-room schoolhouse in “Little House on the Prairie”?

There’s playing hard to get, and then there’s being impossible to locate. The first is a canny strategy; the second is casual cruelty in action. In this case, after three months of dating, a breakup phone call (in lieu of face-to-face) would have been semi-appropriate. A text would have been better than nothing. A telegram would at least have had historical flair. Yet, there you were, repeatedly trying to track him down and getting the reception most of us give random collect calls from “guests” in the long-term bed-and-breakfasts known as federal prisons.

As for your toying with the absolutely absurd notion of dating him again, your slacker of a brain is partly to blame. Admittedly, our brains require a lot of energy to operate, so they like to take energy-saving shortcuts whenever they can. They do this with what I call “thinkpacks” -- the brain’s version of those Lunchables combo boxes -- prepackaged thinking sets that allow us to act automatically (without thinking through every last little detail). These come in handy when, for example, we’re dining and we can just pick up a fork and use it; we don’t have to wonder what a fork is and whether we use the pointy bits to stab the food or the person next to us.

But in psychologically complicated situations, these mental shortcuts can get us in trouble. Take the state that social psychologist Leon Festinger named “cognitive dissonance” -- our simultaneously holding contradictory beliefs, such as “He’s not that into me!” and ”He’d make a great boyfriend!” Well, the inconsistency makes us very uncomfortable, so our mind wants to smooth it out pronto.

So, easy peasy, no problemo -- it typically just up and erases whichever belief goes most poorly with our ego. Unfortunately, reality isn’t so simply dispensed with, and before long, “He’s not that into me!” is back and “He’d make a great boyfriend!” is facedown in the storm drain behind the dive bar.

A way to avoid reality erasing is by getting in the habit of “metacognition” -basically, thinking about your thinking. The guy who came up with the term, developmental psychologist John Flavell, called it “a kind of quality control.” In this case, you unpack your thinking about this guy: “He’d make a great boyfriend!” and your wanting to believe things could be different. Lay those out on the bed next to the facts -- how he behaved -- because what you do reflects who you are and what you’re likely to do in the future. In other words, what you can trust about this guy is that you can’t trust him to show even the most minimal concern for your feelings -- not with even so much as a poop emoji goodbye.

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Like, ever. They go out with me once, and goodbye. I’m a gentleman, enthusiastic, complimentary, affectionate. What could be the problem?

—Puzzled There’s a chance you’re overdoing it in the Enthusiastic! Complimentary! Affectionate! department. (It’s good to keep a woman guessing a little, but not, “Am I on a date, or is this guy trying to enroll me in a pyramid scheme?”)

Consider “the principle of least interest,” sociologist Willard Waller’s term for how, in any relationship, the person who shows the least interest has the most power.

Conversely, the person who comes on with all the subtle nonchalance of a “Cash For Gold!” sign spinner -- especially before they even know the other person -- has the aura of a needy suck-up.

Try something: Cool it on your next five dates. This doesn’t mean acting catatonic.

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EVENTS | CALENDAR SUDS & CINEMA: HOT ROD Beer flows at 6:30 pm; movie shows at 8 pm. Bring your own chair for this special outdoor screening, featuring beer ($4) from River City, ice cream specials from Brain Freeze, food offerings from Kendall Yards’ restaurants.

Aug. 20. Free. The Nest at Kendall Yards, 1335 Summit Parkway. facebook.com/ kendallyards/events MOONLIGHT MOVIES: BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED Outdoor movie screening hosted by Airway Heights Parks and Recreation; movie starts at dusk. Aug. 21. Free. Sunset Park, S. King St., Airway Heights. cahw.org OUTDOOR MOVIES IN THE PARK: BIG HERO 6 The family movie night includes crafts for kids an hour before the show starts. Aug. 21, 8:10 pm. Free. Mirabeau Park Meadows, 13500 Mirabeau Pkwy. spokanevalley.orgMoviesInThePark CAPTAIN AMERICA Escape the Ordinary during a screening of the title film about this Marvel universe hero. Aug. 22, 2 pm. Free. Downtown Library, 906 W. Main Ave. (444-5336) KLINK’S RESORT SUMMER SHORT SCREENING Top entries from the annual short film competition are revealed during an outdoor, evening festival screening. Aug. 22. Klink’s on the Lake, 18617 Williams Lake Rd. facebook.com/TheKlinksResortSummerShort (235-2391) SOUTH PERRY SUMMER THEATER: INTERSTELLAR The annual summer movie series returns, screening at the parking lot of The Shop. Movies start at dusk, preceded by a fundraiser for a local charity. Aug. 22. Free. The Shop, 924 S. Perry St. (534-1647) SUMMER CAMP 2015: VISION QUEST The Garland’s summer movie series returns, and includes beer specials from River City Brewing. Tuesday’s showings also include contests and prizes. Aug. 23, 25 and 27. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. (327-1050) COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT All are invited to a free outdoor movie and popcorn night; bring blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy Finding Nemo. Aug. 30, at 8:30 pm. Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, 312 W. Hawthorne Rd. whitpres.org (466-1627)

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DOLE GET UP & GROW! Free tastings, a DIY smoothie bar and other hands-on fruit and veggie fun. Visitors who sign Dole’s Get Up and Grow Pledge have a chance to receive free produce and a wellness getaway. Aug. 20, 12-3 pm.

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ACCORDION CONCERT TRIBUTE TO ILMAR KULJUS Performed by the Spokane Accordion Ensemble and invited guests. Ilmar’s dedication to the accordion in the Spokane area has made a tremendous impact on the worldwide accordion community. Aug. 21, 7-9 pm.

Donations accepted. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 316 E. 24th Ave. (208-610-8426) GARAGELAND GRAND OPENING A new downtown Spokane record store celebrates its grand opening, with giveaways, snacks, discounts and perhaps some live music. Aug. 22-23, 10 am-6 pm. Free. Garageland, 230 W. Riverside. on.fb.me/1TwtVxZ (315-8324) DISNEY CONCERT BY THE LAKE A family concert at the CdA Resort Event Center Gardens featuring music from the vast Disney songbook, performed by members of the CdA Summer Theatre. Aug. 25, 7-9 pm. $20/adults; $15/ kids. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. (208-660-2958) NINA SIMONE: A NIGHT OF PERFORMANCE & FILM Local singer Heather Simmons sings some of Nina Simone’s classics during a neighborhood social meetup, from 6-7 pm. The lights go down at 7 pm for a viewing of the newly released documentary, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” Aug. 25, 6-9 pm. Free. Spark Center, 1214 W. Summit Parkway. sparkwestcentral.org

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KING OF THE CAGE Mixed martial arts event, line-up TBA. Aug. 20, 7-11 pm. $25-$60. Coeur d’Alene Casino, 37914 S Hwy 95. cdacasino.com SPOKANE INDIANS VS. VANCOUVER CANADIANS Six-game series, Aug. 2022, at 6:30 pm, and Aug. 28-30, Fri-Sat at 6:30 pm, Sun at 3:30 pm. Post-game firework shows on Aug. 21-22 and 29. $5-$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana. spokaneindiansbaseball.com CONQUEST OF THE CAGE Mixed martial arts event, featuring a dozen bouts with local and regional fighters, including undefeated West Valley H.S. grad Joel Thomas (6-0). Aug. 21, 7 pm. $45$125. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com BUBBLEBALL INVITATIONAL Bring your friends, family and teammates to “knock their socks off” and play BubbleBall Soccer. Aug. 22, 9 am-3 pm. $60/team. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo. hubsportscenter.orgbubbleball (927-0602)

FIGHT NIGHT AT SILVER An amateur boxing event, juniors to adults, atop the mountain; first ride up at 3 pm; boxing begins by 5:30 pm. Spokane Boxing Club is utilizing this event as a fundraiser to start up a youth boxing club in the Silver Valley. Aug. 22. $10-$15. Silver Mountain Ski Resort, 610 Bunker Ave., Kellogg, Idaho. (208-783-1111) HOT AUGUST NIGHTS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Spokane’s first all-ages outdoor wrestling tournament. Wrestle outside like the Romans. Hosted by Spokanewrestling.com. Aug. 22, 4-10 pm. Free/spectators; $35/wrestler.

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. spokanewrestling. com (993-3425) INT INLAND NORTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur water sports competition offering events in wakeboarding, wakesurf, wake skate, slalom skiing and more. For all ages and ability levels. Aug. 22 at the Lake Spokane Campground and Aug. 23 at the Nine Mile Resort, 11226 W. Charles Rd. $35. intleague.com/idaho/event-schedule/ (993-1076) BACKPACKER MAGAZINE “GET OUT MORE TOUR” An interactive presentation offering tips and techniques to help you travel safely and more comfortably on your next trip into the backcountry.

Backpacker Magazine also announces the launch of the 15th annual Get Out More Tour, an interactive mobile media and education outreach program designed to inspire readers and encourage participation in active outdoor pursuits. Aug. 24, 7-8 pm. Free, register to save a spot. REI, 1125 N. Monroe. rei. com/spokane (328-9900) FREE STATE PARKS DAY In celebration of Washington State Parks’ 102nd birthday, residents are offered access to any state park without needing a Discover Pass. Includes access locally to Riverside and Mount Spokane State Parks.

Upcoming free days in 2015: Aug. 25, Sept. 26, Nov. 11. Free. Riverside State Park, Spokane. parks.wa.gov

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Through Aug. 23, Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 pm. $27-$49. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasummertheatre.com (208-660-2958) THE VAMPIRE WHO LOVED IN VEIN OR ONE MONSTER OF A MELODRAMA! Will Count Guano infiltrate the Frankenbein’s castle, stealing the family secret (and the girl) while he’s at it? An original play written and directed by Eli and Brady Bourgard. Through Aug. 23; Wed-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St., Wallace, idaho. sixthstreetmelodrama.com THE WIZARD OF OZ Kicking off RTOP’s 2015-16 season, a stage musical based on the 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland. Aug. 20-30, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun at 1:30 pm. $12-$20. Regional Theatre of the Palouse, 122 N Grand, Pullman. (509-334-7033)

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Valleyfest Enjoy Spokane Valley by Western Dance Center, Sullivan Park registering today for Valleyfest’s 1901 N. Sullivan Rd, Spokane Valley Recreational Events! Sept 26th Exit 291B, off I-90, then North 5K/10K Run; Sept 27th - Boat/Bike/ Adults $12 • Seniors (65+) $10 Run Triathlon & Family Bike Ride.

Children (Under 12) $8 Visit valleyfest.org for For more information, complete details. please call 509-328-5654 or 509-981-3664

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“I don’t know what was behind it, but he was constantly thinking of what he could do for the city,” DiStefano recalls from the living room of her North Spokane home, a portfolio of newspaper clippings about her father’s flag sitting in her lap. “Because he was so involved, I think that was the inspiration, plus he just wanted to leave a legacy.”

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Spokane’s current flag (above), along with the first (bottom right) and second city flags (top right).

Fading Glory

The story of Spokane’s little-known, even less-seen municipal flags

BY CHEY SCOTT

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he green, white and blue doesn’t flap and snap in the breeze high above the streets anywhere in downtown Spokane. Not in front of City Hall; not in Riverfront Park.

The little-known emblem of our fair city doesn’t even show itself inside the dim, outdated lobby of 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Nor does it proudly hang in the gray City Council chambers below, beside Mr. Washington’s green glow and Old Glory’s stars and stripes. No, the vexillological symbol of sunny Spokane is relegated to a position of low prominence in a space most Spokanites likely won’t ever set foot, inside a City Hall conference room, where it drapes in soft folds from a bronze pole.

And although Mayor David Condon made an effort to reintroduce residents to its forgotten fabric early in his term, its symbology is still largely unknown.

The official municipal flag of Spokane has been designed a surprising three times, perhaps becoming less revered and celebrated by its citizens with each refresh.

Today’s version has been in use since 1975, when thenSpokane Mayor David Rodgers decided the previous version was unsuitable and outdated. Local artist and designer Lloyd L. Carlson, whose most recognizable work is the Expo ’74 mobius logo, took on the challenge.

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A white field is split on the left side by a wide, diagonal blue and green stripe. On the right, it proclaims “City of Spokane,” and just off center, a black ring is overlaid with a golden sun. Inside the ring, a grouping of blocky stick figures wave beneath the English translation of Spokane in the Salish language: “Children of the Sun.” Before the flag’s current nod to Expo, a Spokane businessman with civic pride proposed a redesign to replace an original flag introduced back in 1912. S. Luther Essick served as Chamber of Commerce president, president of the Lilac Festival Association, and wrote what was at the time Spokane’s official song, “The Song of Sunny Spokane.”

Essick’s lilac-hued banner served as the official flag from 1958-75, including the entirety of Expo ’74. In its center, a nod to the iconic Monroe Street Bridge and the Spokane River beneath, framed by a spray of lilac blossoms and a city skyline. Perhaps the only remaining banner of that design in existence today is in the possession of Essick’s daughter, Joyce DiStefano, 84. Signatures in deep purple ink flood the fabric borders: honored local members of the military, Miss Spokane women, city council members, Spokane’s sister city delegations, Richard Nixon and even Buzz Aldrin.

ome U.S. cities have invariably recognizable flags.

Take Chicago, for example. The Windy City’s flag is considered by vexillologists — those who study the design and history of flags — to be the epitome of good flag design: it’s simple, symbolic and distinctive. A child could draw it from memory. Chicago tourists can go to any gift shop and elements of its flag are everywhere, explains Roman Mars, host of the design-centric radio show 99% Invisible, during a recent TED Talk called “Why city flags might be the worst-designed thing you’ve never noticed.”

If vexillologists were to critique Spokane’s three flag versions, they’d likely praise the city’s first, created as the result of a contest overseen by the Spokane Ad Club. Three Spokane residents’ ideas for the first official flag were combined to create a final design. A geometric field of navy and white, the flag’s leftmost side features a 16-pointed sunburst inside of which a single ‘S’ in navy blue is placed.

The look is uncomplicated, memorable and emblematic.

An unbylined editorial in the Spokane Daily Chronicle from Aug. 2, 1912, states: “A new flag waves in the western breezes — a flag of peace, yet of never-ending conquest. Over the greater Spokane which is emerging from the hopes, the dreams, the struggles of today is to float a bright, beautiful banner of blue and white and gold — emblem and inspiration for a grander, better city, ever moving forward and upward, season by season, century by century.”

If only its writer could know we’d set aside and quickly forget this once profound icon, which was proudly displayed at community gatherings, during parades and ceremonies, and was even sent as a gift of goodwill to other cities across the country.

The only known original production of Spokane’s first flag is rolled up in massive sheets of tissue paper, inside the basement archives of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. The stiff white fabric is yellowed and dirt-smudged, and moths have nibbled a few ragged holes in the navy wool.

At each flag’s unveiling and in the recent years following their respective debuts, it’s romantic to assume that Spokane’s people were filled with a refreshing surge of civic pride. But now that each has mostly been forgotten, except to those with a sincere fascination for their symbology — whether due to family ties, historical appreciation or mayoral duty — is it time for redo number four?

This time, though, let it be final, and let’s wave Spokane’s colors proudly and often. n cheys@inlander.com

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 HALF MARATHON 10K RUN | 5K RUN TIMING The half marathon 10K and 5K will be chip timed by Milliseconds.

Participants must wear the bib with the timing chip imbedded that will be provided at check-in.

COURSE TIME LIMITS The course will officially open at 8:30 am on Sunday, Sept. 21st and close at 12:30 pm. The Finish Line also will close at 12:30 pm.

WATER STATIONS The course will have water and/or sports drink available at all water/ aid stations approximately every 1-2 miles on the course.

AWARDS All half-marathon finishers receive a medal. Half and 10k winners, age group winners, 3 deep in 5 year increments starting at 20-24 through 65-69 as well as below 19 and over 70, will be presented a medal at the awards ceremony.

All half marathoners receive a long sleeve technical shirt. 10k & 5k receive short sleeve shirts. There is also a no-shirt option. 10k age group winners 3 deep in 5 year increments starting at 20-24 through 65-69 as well as below 19 and over 70 will receive an award at the awards ceremony. 5K overall male and female top 3 winners will receive an award at the award ceremony.

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