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Also this week: We size up the bowl prospects for the Cougs and Vandals (page 27); we chart the comeback of the Brown Derby bar (page 31); and we weigh in on the best albums of the year (page 40). Happy holidays!

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inter is taking over the Idaho Panhandle landscape. Snow falling in spits and spurts covers up the shaggy leftovers of autumn and lends character to the hills in the background. Amazing how a blanket of snow turns those hills into mountains for four months or so every year about this time.

Christmas brings memories of good times together with families and friends, carols and music everywhere, the pleasant smell of cookies baking in the kitchen mingling with the scent of a fresh Christmas tree.

But this Christmas has a different feel. Maybe it’s because we just went through a very long, very difficult election. And we are now going through the strangest transition in my memory, as each announcement of a presidential appointee sparks a shock wave of disbelief.

For this Christmas, I’m offering you a smattering of tried and true proverbs, ancient sayings and old wise words to live by.

hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

Old proverbs also say: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Which brings us to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Trump’s Attorney General nominee. Sessions has denounced the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and called the American Civil Liberties Union “un-American.”

Again, old proverbs say: Birds of a feather flock together. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him think.

When President-elect Trump announced the appointment of a climate-change denier, Oklaet’s start with our money. The Presidenthoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, to head the elect has chosen Steven Mnuchin, former Environmental Protection Agency, environmenpartner at Goldman Sachs, as his Secretal groups erupted in horror. Pruitt himself has tary of the Treasury. He would be the principal boasted that he is “a leading advocate against the economic adviser to the president, offering critiEPA’s activist agenda.” cal recommendations on all important financial During his tenure, Pruitt has generously policy issues. defended the interests of fossil fuel corporations.

During the long presidential campaign, And these corporations have in return been genDonald Trump singled out Goldman Sachs as an erous with their campaign contributions to Pruitt. example of a major player in “a rigged finanThey include ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, Alcial system.” He promised to rip control of the liance Coal and American Fuel & Petrochemical economy away from Wall Street, and accused Manufacturers, among others.

Hillary Clinton of being Wall Street’s tool.

As for ExxonMobil, its Chief Executive According to CNN, Mnuchin’s profits from Officer, Rex Tillerson, is Trump’s choice to be the 2008 housing crisis turned him into a bilSecretary of State, the prime American diplomat lionaire, and he is promising, as Secretary of the to the rest of the world’s nations, many of which Treasury, to recommend the biggest tax cuts since have already taken visible steps to prepare for the Ronald Reagan. rising tides and serious storms that accompany Old proverbs say: God helps those who help themthe warming of the globe. selves. We beggars can’t be choosers.

Trump has retreated a few Old proverbs also say: Mr. steps from his statement during LETTERS Trump may have thought the folks at the campaign that global warming Send comments to Goldman were crooked as a dog’s hind is a “hoax”; his Secretary of State editor@inlander.com. leg, but the campaign was yesterday nominee will not have the luxury and this is now. We should hope for of denying scientific reality. the best but prepare for the worst. So the financial system Old proverbs say: If you’re not part of the solution, is rigged — if you can’t beat them, join them. Also, the you’re part of the problem. The road to hell is paved with President-elect seems to be comfortable speaking out of both good intentions. sides of his mouth. started this discussion with praise for the Another alumnus of Goldman Sachs is beauty of winter. But one can only receive a Stephen Bannon, the President-elect’s chief stratemodicum of pleasure from talking about the gist who has been widely criticized for his role weather. Winter is here to stay for a short few as executive chair of Breitbart News, notable for months; President-elect Trump is potentially with its racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic leadership of us for four long years. the alt-right. “Alt-right” almost sounds respectOld proverbs say: Win some, lose some. Don’t cry able; it’s so close to ALL right. But it’s not all over spilled milk. Get over it. Buck up, Buckaroo. Life is right at all. The alt-right’s stand regarding white tough in the far, far West. It’s a blessing as well as a curse supremacy puts it in bed with the Ku Klux Klan. to live in interesting times. n Old quote: Nelson Mandela said, “No one is born

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Last week, Inslee released his plan to fund education. It proposes $4 billion in new taxes for the upcoming two-year budget to fund K-12 schools.

“We face an opportunity — and an obligation — in this upcoming session to not just put more money into the system than we already have, but to invest in the kind of education system all our children deserve,” Inslee said in a statement.

His proposal would include money to recruit and retain teachers and would fund positions for school nurses and counselors. It would cut local tax levies that pay for teacher salaries in many districts.

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COMMENT | ACTIVISM increasingly risky things. As Martin Luther King Jr. explained, “a riot is the language of the unheard.” When done strategically, organized protest efforts actually provide people with a voice, thus helping to prevent more disorganized acts of destruction. Instead of treating the symptom as a sickness to be “cured,” we must diagnose the deeper cause of action. Next time you are confronted with protest, instead of getting annoyed, stop and listen.

You might be able to hear the sound of history in the making.

Direct action is like the immune system of our body politic. It shows us where things aren’t working and where a healing response is required.

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Positive Protest Why peaceful action should be understood as a point of national pride

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merica is at the dawn of a “movement moment” with all signs pointing to turbulence ahead. How we weather this storm will be shaped by how we make sense of the time-honored American tradition of peaceful, direct action. This form of civic expression is varied and complex, yet can also be elegant in its simplicity. By making an effort to understand it we can strengthen our democracy, rather than restricting rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.

The different types of demonstration are as broad

and varied as the people who engage in them. At one end, simply wearing a sticker or voting for a non-mainstream party candidate can be seen as an act of protest.

On the other end, actions like the Boston Tea Party, when met with repression, ultimately escalated into the American Revolution. There is no bright line between “legitimate” and “illegitimate” forms of protest. Focusing on the context and content of the cause is always more constructive than a crackdown on tactics.

Direct action is like the immune system of our body politic. It shows us where things aren’t working and where a healing response is required. People who feel they have no means of effective expression will do

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The power of protest to create change is so great, there is a long pattern of “agent provocateurs” who seek to undermine a movement’s message by inciting violence.

This is why demonstrations organized by civic groups typically include “peacekeepers” trained in the art of de-escalation. They can be the difference between the purpose of the protest reaching a broader audience, or the media focusing on a sideshow instead.

Criminalizing political expression is a slippery slope that Spokane slid down more than 100 years ago. When local employment agencies convinced the city council to make speech on sidewalks illegal, 103 demonstrators were beaten and arrested for stepping up to speak in one day. The number of arrests climbed to 500 before the council admitted their error, thus concluding one of the most significant union-led battles to protect free speech in American history.

Unfortunately, Washington State Sen. Doug Ericksen recently introduced a bill to label certain actions as “economic terrorism.” This is an attack on the beating heart of our civil society. Protest is the ultimate expression of patriotism, in that it shows you love something enough to demand that it become a better version of itself. This deep American tradition has bent the arc of our history toward freedom. Any attempt to bend it backward will be met with a resistance so strong, we will again snap toward justice.  Mariah McKay is a fourth-generation daughter of Spokane and a community organizer campaigning for racial, social and economic justice. She currently serves as a public health advocate.

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(12/15/16). Getting better value from your health care, which was urged in the article, is in my experience a herculean task. During this last year I spent countless hours convincing Sacred Heart Medical Center and its Portland outsourced billing department to remove a $4,679.04 charge for a test the hospital had never done. The ongoing dispute began April 5 and was not resolved until Sept. 16, more than 6 months later. It was not a complicated matter, because the medical records department admitted on May 12 that LETTERS the hospital did not have a record of Send comments to the test in their file. I remember calleditor@inlander.com. ing at that point thinking that surely the issue was now resolved. But no, it still had to go back to the committee for additional review! A review that would take five more months. My doctor was extremely helpful and submitted that the test was never ordered or completed.

On one phone call with billing, I was asked if I had paid out of pocket for the test, suggesting that if I hadn’t, I really shouldn’t care that much that the charge was bogus. Equally concerning to me was that my health insurer, Group Health, refused to even make note in their payment file that I was disputing the charge. Yet, Group Health is quoted in your article for the proposition that patients should be involved in their own health care.

I care about accurate health care billing, high health care costs, and competent and responsive processes to resolve billing disputes. There is tremendous room for improvement on all these issues with our local providers and insurers. A follow-up article on the number of actual billing disputes that occur locally, and the ridiculous processes used by insurers and providers, could be equally enlightening for your readers.

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Family Ties The city of Spokane’s new human resources director’s brother-inlaw is the longtime president of the city of Spokane’s biggest union. Is that a problem?

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ltimately — after a tumultuous year where the city’s human resources department was the target of intense criticism — only a single member of the Spokane City Council voted against confirming HR veteran Chris Cavanaugh as the department’s new director.

That “no” vote, from city councilwoman Karen Stratton, wasn’t because of who Cavanaugh is. It was because of who her husband’s brother is.

“I have had a handful of employees express concerns to me,” Stratton says.

You see, Chris Cavanaugh’s brother-in-law, Joe Cavanaugh, is the head of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 270, the largest city union. And that’s why Stratton worries about at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

“I think we have some conflicts there that are going to prohibit employees from coming forward [to human resources],” Stratton says. “If I’m a Local 270 employee and I have a problem with Joe Cavanaugh, am I going to go to Chris Cavanaugh? I don’t know.”

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Human Resources Director Chris Cavanaugh says her appointment was championed by employees and department heads throughout the city.

In a city with approximately 2,000 employees, of course, it’s not surprising that a few of them are related.

Last month, for example, Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl’s wife, Lt. Tracie Meidl, was appointed to investigate officer misconduct. Even though she won’t be reporting directly to her husband, critics of the police department reacted with skepticism.

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When there’s a complaint — about your boss, a co-worker or working conditions — HR typically investigates. HR sits at the negotiating table as unions hammer out their labor contracts with the city. It’s also the department which interprets that contract language when questions arise.

So when an HR director has a family member in a city department, it can complicate the job.

That was the case for the previous HR director, Heather Lowe. Her husband was a police officer with the Spokane Police Department from 2013 until failing his probationary period in April of 2015.

Because of the danger of a perceived conflict of interest, Lowe separated herself from nearly everything involving the police department, including contract negotiations, labor questions and handling complaints. She even wrote a letter in December of 2012 explicitly outlining her recusal.

But there were complications to Lowe keeping her distance.

For example, when former police department spokeswoman Monique Cotton alleged that former police chief Frank Straub had sexually harassed her, the city attorney told City Administrator Theresa Sanders that she couldn’t initially discuss the accusation with Lowe, because of Lowe’s conflict of interest. “‘Heather cannot be involved,’ is what [the city attorney] said,” Sanders told independent investigator Kris Cappel.

Ultimately, Cappel’s final report detailed serious problems with the HR department: The HR department “routinely overlooked” its own procedures. It had enforced its policies inconsistently.

The policies themselves, Cappel concluded, were often vague and even self-contradictory.

After Lowe left the city in June, it’s been up to Chris Cavanaugh to help lead the effort to rewrite the policies, and improve how HR applies them.

In the midst of all this, there are two potential conflicts that Cavanaugh has to navigate. First, Cavanaugh’s husband of a dozen years, Mike Cavanaugh, is the warehouse foreman for the water department. (She actually met him across the negotiations table — a love story that’s not all that unusual at HR conferences, she says.)

Second is Mike’s brother, Joe Cavanaugh, who’s been president of Local 270 for more than a decade. Local 270 represents around half of the

the other areas when human resources intersects with Local 270. She sees her own potential conflict as different from Lowe’s.

“This is my brother-in-law, not my husband,” Cavanaugh explains.

She notes that human resources’ decisions go through multiple levels of scrutiny — including soon by a new “labor relations manager” who will handle much of the work with labor unions.

“Anything that would directly impact [Joe Cavanaugh], I will step away,” she says. She notes that recently hired HR analyst Jennifer Jackson planned to take a similar approach. Jackson’s husband is David Lewis, president of the Spokane Managerial and Professional Association.

Lewis, concerned about maintaining trust and transparency, says he’s stepping down from his union role in order to eliminate any concerns that his wife’s new role could pose.

“That’s just too much baggage,” Lewis says.

“Even though we have the processes in place, I now realize that’s not going to be enough.”

“Suddenly you’re talking about who’s married to who, instead of ‘Is that a bad idea or not?’” city of Spokane’s employees — including drivers, probation officers, engineering technicians and clerical staff. In this sense, he has much more influence over a far larger part of the city than Lowe’s husband ever did as a rookie cop. Multiple requests for comment from Joe Cavanaugh were not returned.

“I will not engage at any point of time in labor-negotiation contracts [with Local 270],” Chris Cavanaugh promises. “That in my mind is a bright line.”

But unlike Lowe, Chris Cavanaugh has not written a letter recusing herself from dealing with

THE CONFLICT OF APPEARANCE

Often, city councilman Breean Beggs says, the trouble with the appearance of a conflict of interest is the way it hands ammunition to cynics.

“People who are already disgruntled folks seize on things like that to distract us from decisions,” Beggs says. “Suddenly you’re talking

Councilwoman Karen Stratton serves on a subcommittee with HR Director Chris Cavanaugh that will be reworking the city’s harassment policies. Y0UNG KWAK PHOTO about who’s married to who, instead of ‘Is that a bad idea or not?’”

Beggs suggests amending the city’s ethics code to provide more guidance.

After all, even Stratton herself has to navigate the appearance of a conflict: Her husband, Chris Wright, is president of the Spokane Park Board, a volunteer position. (Inlander Publisher Ted S. McGregor also serves on the board.) She says she’s spoken LETTERS with the city attorney’s office Send comments to frequently to make sure she’s editor@inlander.com. abstaining on pertinent votes.

“It’s tricky,” Stratton says.

“I always make sure I err on the side of caution.”

Stratton, however, says that some employees feel the problems with HR are embedded deeply within the culture, and worry that the Cavanaugh pick won’t be enough of a shift.

“There were a lot of people who would have preferred this be a national search,” Stratton says.

She says the city needs to clearly communicate about how it’s navigating around family relationships in circumstances like those of the Meidls and the Cavanaughs.

“Have a citywide communication from HR that says we recognize that these situations may cause concern,” Stratton says. “[Say] ‘Here’s what we’re doing to alleviate those concerns.’”

Chris Cavanaugh, for her part, urges anyone with concerns to speak with her. Look at her record at the city, she says, and her ability to win trust from every single sector, ranging from line workers to department heads to elected officials.

“I think if people look at my past history — and talk to people who have dealt with me for 18 years — they will be comforted, and understand that I think the city made a very good choice,” she says. n danielw@inlander.com

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PROPERTY CRIME For a few days, it looked like U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was going to be appointed

by Donald Trump as his Secretary of the Interior. But that was long enough for two of the would-have-been candidates to replace her — state Sen. Michael Baumgartner and Spokane County Sheriff OZZIE KNEZOVICH — to get into a heated dispute about property crime. In an interview with the Inlander, Baumgartner argued that “Ozzie has overseen an alarming level of property crime.” Knezovich objected, arguing that despite the region’s sky-high property crime rate, he’d done a much better job than the Spokane Police Department at halting the increase in property crime. Instead, Knezovich returned fire at Baumgartner, blaming him for years of state budgets that failed to fund state supervision for those convicted of property crimes. (DANIEL WALTERS) • In Memory of Dr. Emil W. Deeg •

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EDUCATION Nearly two dozen people, including parents, teachers and community leaders, have called on Spokane Public Schools to condemn BULLYING inspired by the election of Donald Trump. During the district’s school board meeting last week, several parents shared stories about their children being bullied using Trump’s name, including one eighth-grade girl being told, “It’s because of people like you that I would vote for Trump.”

But while it’s certainly possible that bullies are using Trump’s name more than in the past, district data suggests that the number of bullying incidents since the start of the school year has actually gone down compared to last year. The school board told parents it cannot discuss any statement condemning the bullying until its next open meeting in January.

(WILSON CRISCIONE)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Law enforcement’s use of CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS is being criticized nationwide as a tactic that sends young and vulnerable people to do high-risk police work on the cheap. Shrouded in secrecy, CI programs can operate with little oversight. A recent Justice Department report found millions of dollars paid to discredited DEA informants and no records linking those expenditures to specific outcomes, such as convictions or seizures. Reports of informants turning up dead during botched drug busts that have surfaced throughout the country, along with those raising questions about the credibility of jailhouse snitches, have drawn calls for reform. Some suggested changes include banning the use of minors as informants, compelling police to advise recruits of their right to speak with an attorney, and requiring that testimony by jailhouse informants be corroborated by other evidence. (MITCH RYALS)

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Dismissal Appealed Jameison case heads to a higher court over “extreme indifference” standard; plus, Idaho Supreme Court reverses course regarding payment of attorneys’ fees SHOTS IN THE DARK

A Spokane judge dismissed first-degree murder charges against LaSHAWN JAMEISON in June, but Spokane County prosecutors are appealing that decision. The Washington State Court of Appeals has agreed to weigh in.

Jameison, a former Eastern Washington University football player, was involved in a shootout near a North Spokane club that left one man dead earlier this year.

The question now is: Even if Jameison did not fire the fatal shot, can he be held responsible?

Jameison was charged under Washington state’s murder by “extreme indifference” law, which implicates someone whose actions create a “grave risk of death to any person” and “causes the death of a person.”

In the early morning hours of Jan. 18, Jameison and a friend left the Palomino Club after a night of partying.

That friend, Kwame Bates, got into a confrontation with another man, Anthony Williams, which spilled out into the parking lot. All three men armed themselves with handguns, according to police records. Jameison was not involved in the confrontation and crouched behind a nearby car as Williams fired the first shot. Eduardo Villagomez, 21, was standing on the street just behind Jameison and Bates. Villagomez was hit in the head by

Williams’ bullet and died. Bates returned multiple shots, and Jameison fired at least once in the opposite direction of the victim, according to video surveillance footage.

Neither Bates’ nor Jameison’s bullets hit anyone.

When Spokane Superior Court Judge Michael Price dismissed the murder charge against Jameison, he wrestled with the line between murder and self-defense.

Although reckless, Price said, there was no evidence to show Jameison’s actions caused the death of Villagomez.

Spokane prosecutors, in their appeal, argue that Price’s ruling sets a precedent, making it impossible to charge anyone as an accomplice to murder under Washington’s “extreme indifference” clause.

Jameison, through his attorney Joshua Maurer, argues that prosecutors twisted Price’s ruling in their request for an appeal, and misrepresented the narrative as it appears in surveillance video. (MITCH RYALS)

PAY UP, LOSER

Lose a lawsuit in IDAHO, and you might be paying for the other side’s attorneys’ fees, thanks to a recent ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court that overturns decades of Idaho case law.

The “loser pays” system is common in civil courts throughout the world, but is at odds with the “Ameri-

can rule,” which says that each side pays for their own lawyers unless a specific law allows otherwise. Only a handful of other states have similar laws, but with strict parameters.

Idaho has had one such law on the books since 1976, and the statute was further defined in a 1979 court ruling.

However, that rule limited the court’s discretion to award attorneys’ fees to the winning side in cases “brought, pursued or defended frivolously, unreasonably or without foundation.” In 1987, the Idaho legislature clarified its intent to “grant prevailing litigants in civil action the right to be made whole for attorney’s fees and costs when justice so requires.”

In its 3-2 decision, the high court says it can no longer ignore the legislature’s intent.

Those four words — “when justice so requires” — giving courts much wider discretion to award attorneys’ fees, have Idaho lawyers and legal scholars wondering about the future of the state’s legal landscape.

In his dissent, Justice Roger Burdick writes: “I believe that the majority’s analysis will further inhibit access to justice and tilt the table even further toward moneyed interests in our courts.”

Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a D.C.-based libertarian think tank, praised the decision in a blog post this week as “consistent with the interests of justice.” Olson argues that the loser-pay system effectively stamps out “speculative claims and defenses” and promotes settlements. He does warn against the risk that fees can vary wildly from courtroom to courtroom as the change takes place.

The Idaho Supreme Court delayed the new rule until March 2017, giving the legislature a chance to enact a new law. (MITCH RYALS)

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NEWS | EDUCATION As the state legislature has increased its general education funding for public schools as part of the state supreme court’s McCleary decision, a new report released by the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction calls the education for kids in institutional programs “neither fair nor equitable.”

Since 2010-11, total state funding for institutional education in Washington has dropped by nearly $3.5 million, according to OSPI data. And while that largely is because the number of students has dropped due to changing juvenile justice laws, that doesn’t mean institutional programs don’t need that money, says Kathleen Sande, institutional education program supervisor for OSPI. “Even though the number of kids has lowered across the state,” Sande says, “the toughness and the rigor we need to use for those kids is higher. We’re needing more psychologists, counselors and paraeducators in the classrooms.”

The OSPI report calls on the state legislature to adjust its outdated way of funding institutional education.

“These kids are going to be everybody’s neighbors,” says Sande. “They’re going to move in right next door again, where they were, when they get out. And the public needs to think about: Do they want them to come out without an education? Or do they want them to come out with a better education?”

W After he earns his GED at the SAC school, 16-year-old Spencer wants to take courses at a local community college.

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Shortchanged Leaders say the state has neglected schools at juvenile detention and rehab centers — often the only path to success for thousands of kids in Washington

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or a moment, it seemed like Spencer had run out of chances. He had already been expelled from one high school by the time he was a sophomore in spring 2015. Then, at Spokane’s North Central High, he lit a teacher’s door poster on fire, leaving it to burn as he walked away.

That school, too, told him to leave and never come back.

He’s since been in and out of juvenile detention, treated for the psychotic episodes that got him kicked out of school, and placed on electronic home monitoring and probation.

But on a frigid December day, the 16-year-old is hopeful.

“Tomorrow will be my last day of high school,” Spencer says.

That’s because Spencer’s education continued even though he never went back to a traditional high school.

He had no choice but to do schoolwork while he was in juvenile detention. When he got out, he was courtordered to continue learning at Structured Alternative Confinement (SAC), a school adjacent to the juvenile

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detention facility for kids who commit crimes.

There, Spencer flourished. Now, he’s ready to finish secondary education on his own terms and earn his GED. “I just really like the atmosphere here,” he says. “I came in with good intentions, and I’m leaving with my GED, which I never thought I was going to be able to do.”

Thousands of kids in the state attend schools in an institution like the juvenile detention facility each year. In 2014-15, there were nearly 11,000 institutional education students in Washington; in Spokane, there were more than 1,000.

These schools, often forgotten in the public school system, can represent the last chance for a good education among the most vulnerable kids — those with learning disabilities, behavioral problems, mental health issues or drug addiction. But right now, these schools say they are hampered by a lack of resources. The state’s funding system for institutional education, which hasn’t been updated in 20 years, leaves these schools scraping by to pay for teachers, counseling services and materials.

hen kids are sent to the Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center, they spend hours a day in school. The coursework is supposed to be tailored to each student’s individual needs and coordinate with what they were learning before they were placed there.

That means teachers like Dan Fuller may have a classroom full of a half-dozen kids who are all different grade levels, and all learning something different. The average length of stay at the detention center is about 12 days.

“It’s not a whole lot of time, but at least it’s a springboard to get them started,” Fuller says.

The goal is to prepare students to find a way to get back to school, wherever that may be, says Larry Gardner, principal of the detention school and SAC school.

Gardner also heads the Martin Hall Detention Center school in Medical Lake, which serves kids from nine Eastern Washington counties other than Spokane.

When kids get out of juvenile detention, many end up with a court order to attend the SAC school next door. Both schools offer smaller class sizes and more individualized education, and Kathi Tribby-Moore, a teacher at the SAC school, says that’s just what they need.

“These kids are kids a lot of society has given up on,” she says.

The number of kids served in institutional schools has gone down in recent years, in part because of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, aimed at reducing overcrowding in detention centers. But the ones who still fall into juvenile detention, says Tribby-Moore, often are the most at risk, even though the schools get less funding if there are fewer students.

“As the needs of our kids have increased,” TribbyMoore says, “our funding has decreased.”

Mick Miller, assistant superintendent for the NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101, oversees the three programs in the area. He says the programs have had to “tighten their belts” because of the lack of money coming from the state. For example, while many of these kids need mental health services, Miller says the only way they can provide a mental health counselor is from a grant, not state funding.

“We’re at a point where we’re running about as efficiently as we possibly can,” he says.

One of the main problems with the state’s funding formula is how the state decides how to allocate money each month, based on the count on the first day of school, Gardner says. The count days happen on the first day of the month that school is in place, but Gardner says that doesn’t make sense, because there could be an influx of kids who come in to juvenile detention the next day.

He argues that it should count the average of the month, not the one-day count, like in other public schools.

The report recently released by OSPI agrees. And in addition to the change in the funding formula, the report recommends an additional $12.9 million for 2017-18 for institutional education across the state.

That would allow Gardner to hire more staff, such as certificated math teachers, along with another educational advocate to help kids transition out of the institutional schools. Since they currently don’t receive extra funding for special education students, more money would also help hire a mental health counselor.

“Are we on our last legs? Absolutely not,” Miller says. “Could we do more with greater resources? Yes, we could.”

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imilar to detention facilities, students stay overnight at rehab facilities like Daybreak Youth Services. There, too, they can continue their education.

But Daybreak and other area youth rehab centers, like Excelsior and the Healing Lodge, are not considered to be institutional education schools.

“Although we should be,” says Annette Klinefelter, executive director for Daybreak.

Instead, Daybreak gets money from Spokane Public Schools.

Even though the district recently increased its allocation for Daybreak, Klinefelter says it’s still not enough.

Klinefelter says it would be a “huge game-changer” if youth rehab centers instead received money directly from the state.

“It would be a much more appropriate fit, because we are nothing like a public school. We are much more like an institutional education school,” she says. “So being under that category would make so much more sense.”

The Daybreak facility served more than 200 girls last year, says Sandy Tipton, Daybreak’s only teacher in Spokane. Excelsior served about 140, and the Healing Lodge served 165.

Tipton says that teens can be in treatment for months at a time — much longer than the average stay at a detention facility.

Like the juvenile detention school, Daybreak bases its curriculum on what students were working on in their previous school.

Rehab centers also have a large population of students who are referred there from a juvenile court.

Klinefelter says that more teachers are needed to improve the teacher-to-student ratio at Daybreak, which she says is now at one teacher for every 30 kids.

“Sandy does a phenomenal job,” Klinefelter says. “I just can only imagine what she could do if she had two additional teachers to support her.”

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pencer, long blond hair flowing from beneath his beanie, remembers a teacher he had in third grade at Longfellow Elementary School. He remembers her because she actually talked to him, unlike other teachers who saw him as just another student from any other class.

If he would get in trouble, he would go out in the hall and she’d give him a dictionary. It made him like school.

“She really just understood and set me down the right path,” Spencer says.

He says he didn’t have any other teachers like that until he came to the SAC school, where the three teachers can spend more time with students. But when he tells people about the school, they usually have no idea what he’s talking about.

Elisa Vanhoff, one of Spencer’s teachers at the SAC school, says the staff understands that the kids they serve all have experienced some kind of trauma in their life. If students act out, they work with them, kind of like Spencer’s third-grade teacher.

That means kicking a student out of school is not really an option, Vanhoff says.

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Former Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub

1889: CITY COUNCIL PIGS OUT AFTER GREAT FIRE

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or nearly a year, the city of Spokane was caught in the thick of a scandal. This one was about the firing of a profane police chief who’d been accused by a city spokeswoman of sexual harassment. The accusation, at the spokeswoman’s request, had been covered up by the mayor and his staff. She received a raise and a transfer. It was only after the mayor’s reelection that the city released public records revealing the truth.

The fallout was financial, with lawsuits and an independent investigation costing the city more than $600,000. But the fallout was also psychological, leaving the mayor and the city council drained from all the fighting, distrust and accusations that followed.

Yet Spokane has been here before. A police chief accused of abusing his power. Allegations of sexual impropriety. Lies. A cover-up. An investigation itself dogged by controversy. Resignations. A recall effort. City lawyers accused of

he great fire of 1889 decimated the city of Spokane. Starting in a small lodging house and restaurant, the fire spread, fueled by shifting wind and wooden buildings. It moved toward the city’s business district, then south to the freight depot. Explosions boomed across the city, as the mayor had ordered buildings in the fire’s way to be demolished. By the time the fire mercifully died out, more than 30 square blocks had been burned, including the entire downtown area.

But one group of people used the fire as an opportunity: the Spokane City Council.

News of the fire spread across the entire nation, and Spokane was overwhelmed with relief packages. There was too much food for the city to handle.

So city officials and councilmen accepted the burden. As servants of the charred city of Spokane, they took the excess food and goods home by the wagonload.

Councilmembers had stored the food — including, presumably, pig products — in the cellars of their homes. Someone decided to dub them the “Ham Council.” The name was too good not to stick.

Members of the Ham Council were indicted, but there was never a trial. A year later, councilmembers accused each other of bribery and dishonesty over unrelated matters. When Ham member F.A. Bettis accused a former Ham member, Stephen Bailey, of dishonesty for paying $325 for a horse worth no more than $25, there was chaos. Bailey doused Bettis with a glass of water, according to the History of the City of Spokane and Spokane Country, and was arrested. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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illegally withholding public records.

From its very founding, the city has been dogged by scandal, and long stretches of its history have been consumed by one scandal or another.

Spokane spent a decade drowning in the scandals and conspiracies surrounding the convoluted River Park Square parking garage deal — and as soon as it emerged for a gasp of fresh air, it was immediately dragged back under the murky waters of a mayoral sex scandal, then a police abuse scandal.

From today’s vantage point, of course, the scandals of the past can seem quaint and overblown — or more outrageous than ever. What was taboo becomes commonplace, and what was commonplace becomes taboo.

We’ve taken a few of the biggest scandals in Spokane’s tempestuous history, and scrutinized them through modern eyes.

— DANIEL WALTERS, Scandal! editor

1906-1910: PETTY POWER STRUGGLE PLANTS RUMOR ABOUT SPOKANE MILLIONAIRE MATRON AND SUFFRAGETTE

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ne of the most prominent women in Spokane’s history, May Arkwright Hutton was — quite literally for the times — larger than life.

She was outspoken and articulate, with liberal political views, and was not exactly svelte, weighing around 225 pounds. After becoming a member of the city’s elite class when she and husband Levi struck it rich in the North Idaho silver mines, Hutton was not one to adopt the manners of high society. As a social activist and staunch suffrage leader with the benefit of all women in mind, she wanted to shake things up. Several of her high society peers didn’t like what they saw in Hutton, calling her “aggressive” and “peculiar.”

Two of those fellow suffragettes, Seattle-based Emma DeVoe and Cora Eaton, found Hutton’s outspoken nature so abhorrent, they encouraged a rumor that she had been a whorehouse matron known as “Bootleg Mary” before making her fortune. While this claim was never proven, their apparent goal was to expel Hutton from membership in the Washington Equal Suffrage Association.

The ongoing feud between Hutton and DeVoe

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and Eaton was also spurred by an east-versus-west divide in Washington state’s fight for the women’s vote.

Despite working together amicably in the early years of state suffrage work, Hutton was critical of the Seattle women’s antagonistic approach to campaigning — ironic, given their accusations of

aggression against Hutton.

Despite DeVoe and Eaton’s attempts to tarnish her name, Hutton claimed to be the first woman to register to vote in Washington state in 1910. She was widely praised for her efforts to help women claim their right to vote. (CHEY SCOTT)

1904: ‘HUMAN MONSTERS SELL THE SOULS OF SPOKANE GIRLS’

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hen a letter to the editor tipped off the Spokane Press to an underground human trafficking market, the newspaper took the accusation seriously. Employing East Coast newspaperwoman Sara Serl to go undercover, the paper confirmed that local employment agencies were indeed sending young (mostly impoverished and naive) women to prostitution in brothels, under the guise of legitimate work such as house cleaning.

The Spokane Press then ran attention-grabbing exposés with headlines like “Clutching for the Almighty Dollar, Human Monsters Sell the Souls of Spokane Girls,” which recounted Serl’s investigation. In some instances, she would pretend to want to procure girls for a fake brothel owner; other times she’d play a young woman looking for employment. With few exceptions, most employment agency owners agreed to her requests.

In plain-spoken and harsh language, Serl wrote her opinion of the men supposedly engaged in reputable business: “It’s GREED, GREED, GREED, with never a thought for the blighted lives of the girls, whose souls they are offering as a sacrifice on the altar of avarice.”

Owners of the local employment agencies, however, said that if they didn’t cash in on this opportunity, someone else would. There was no other choice, they said.

In the days and weeks that followed, the Spokesman-Review continued to run ads from many of the employment agencies cited, the mayor refused to do anything, and the Spokane Press was eventually sued by one of the agencies, which claimed the whole investigation was libelous (a suit the paper later won).

But Serl’s reporting eventually took its toll over the next year, causing multiple employment agents to be sent to prison and the scandalized employment offices to close their doors. (LAURA JOHNSON)

1909: MUCKRAKING GAL TOSSED INTO THE CLINK, EXPOSES SPOKANE JAIL DEPRAVITIES AND ABUSE

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free speech battle in Spokane was just the beginning for the woman who’d eventually help found the American Civil Liberties Union (in 1920), and become leader of the U.S. Communist Party (in 1961).

The famous and fiery Elizabeth Gurley Flynn began traveling around the U.S. in 1907 as an organizer for the socialist group Industrial Workers of the World, passionately imploring the oppressed working class to join her in the fight for their due rights.

Soon after, Flynn’s calling would bring her to Spokane, where she would not only lead the charge of protest, but help uncover unjust treatment and behavior by the city’s law enforcement.

In 1909, life in the young city of Spokane was tough for many; perhaps especially so for the town’s “floaters,” transient laborers who went from job to job just to get by.

What was even worse for the floaters?

The “sharks” who preyed upon them under the guise of a job. These Spokanebased labor agencies would find you one, yes, but you’d have to pay a hefty price first — up to a dollar (that’s more than $25 today). Even so, many workers found no work when they showed up to a job site, or were dismissed days later. Then the whole process would start all over again.

When word of this cyclical scam was picked up by the Chicago-based IWW, colloquially known as the Wobblies, Flynn and her fellow activists declared war. IWW members orated on the streets to working class crowds, protesting the ills foisted upon them by the employment offices.

The sharks bit back, though, successfully urging the city of Spokane to pass an ordinance banning any public speaking on downtown streets — except by the Salvation Army — a decision that was a clear violation of the First Amendment’s right to free speech.

On Nov. 2, 1909, Spokane IWW members organized a peaceful protest of the ordinance by speaking atop soapboxes, with the intent of being arrested

and thus overfilling the jail. What they experienced in the slammer was yet another outrage.

Conditions and the treatment of prisoners was despicable. More than 20 protesters were packed into 6-foot-by-8foot cells, called “sweat boxes,” where they often passed out or became feverish from the heat. “Human Bedlam in the City Bastille” proclaimed the front page of the Nov. 4 Spokane Press. Men and women — and even a few boys who ended up being arrested for their IWW associations — were beaten and nearly starved by police.

Not long after arriving in the city to aid the movement, Spokane police arrested the 19-year-old Flynn on charges of conspiracy for inciting violations of the city’s public speaking ban. The Wobbly leader spent one night inside the jail, in a shared cell with two other women arrested on separate charges. Though the women were kind to Flynn, herself a feminist, she was shocked that one of them was escorted in the middle of the night by jail staff to visit men on a floor below.

Flynn very publicly accused the jail of being a “municipal brothel” for the police in the Dec. 10 edition of the Wobblies’ Spokane-based newspaper, the Industrial Worker.

The cops cracked down, attempting to seize and destroy all copies of that issue before distribution. Reportedly, only eight copies of the issue were saved, and no apparent record of that edition’s contents have been recovered.

While Flynn’s accusations of a jail-run brothel were never proved nor disproved, the animosity between the free speech protesters — and the IWW in general — and local law enforcement ran deep. In the following week’s Industrial Worker issue on Dec. 15, Flynn recounted her horror in a furious manifesto, “Story of My Arrest and Imprisonment”: “The whole performance bore the earmarks to me of a putrid state of morals inside the county jail of Spokane. Taking a woman prisoner out of her cell at the dead hours of night several times to visit sweethearts looked to me as if she were

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn practicing her profession inside of jail as well as out!” she wrote.

The Wobblies eventually prevailed in their hard-won free speech fight, when in March of 1910, the city overturned the public speaking ban. Not long after, the city also told the labor sharks to get out of town. (CHEY SCOTT)

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HISTORY’S BIGGEST SCANDALS 1911: SPOKANE’S J (ALLEGEDLY)

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ohn T. Sullivan had a slow and steady rise through the Spokane police ranks — his ascension abruptly ended by corruption charges and an assassin’s bullet less than two years after being named the city’s top cop.

Sullivan was a friend to Spokane’s elite, a supportive mayor and the Spokesman-Review, but his thuggish tactics made him many enemies, including the Industrial Workers of the World and labor-promoting Spokane Press. Mere months after becoming chief, he was locked in a highprofile battle with the IWW, thanks to their campaign against Spokane’s anti-public-gathering laws. The Wobblies’ Industrial Worker newspaper regularly lambasted Sullivan and promoted his alleged involvement in all manner of corrup-

tion — including being in cahoots with a prostitution ring — while also proclaiming a distaste for Sullivan as a person.

“Chief of Police Sullivan,” reads an article in the Nov. John T. Sullivan 10, 1909, issue, is “a long, lean, rank, fishy-eyed individual, whose personality can best be likened to that of a gila monster, and who is alike despised by all men and women, and by even the fat-jowled men that serve under him.”

Sullivan eventually resigned his post under pressure from the Wobblies and the Spokane City Council after repeated accusations of corruption and misconduct, but remained a captain in the department until he was shot on Jan. 5, 1911.

He survived for a couple of days, reportedly saying from his hospital bed that he believed labor agitators from the Spokane Press were behind the shooting. Investigators believed it was a professional hitman, based on the bullet used. But his brother thought Sullivan was killed by some of Spokane’s power players, as Sullivan was to talk about graft and corruption among city officials to a grand jury convened a few weeks before the assassination.

The case remains unsolved. (DAN NAILEN)

1925-1927: COMMISSIONER BRIBED INTO IGNORING

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hen Charles Hedger took over as Spokane’s public safety commissioner in 1925, he was intent on protecting the people — particularly, their God-given right to drink booze.

The only problem? Booze was illegal at the time. Law enforcement, during Prohibition, was supposed to make sure that people had no access to alcohol.

Hedger made sure the opposite was true.

Soon after Hedger was put in charge of the police department, citizens noticed that the police were taking it easy on liquor establishments. Newspapers at the time questioned why feds and the sheriff’s office — but not the city police — were willing to raid speakeasies.

In January 1926, within a year of Hedger being named commissioner, thousands of citizens signed a petition calling for him to be recalled, to no avail.

“He was well-connected and he had a lot of friends,” says local historian and former Pend Oreille County Sheriff Tony Bamonte.

But as soon as Spokane County Sheriff Floyd Brower started asking questions, Hedger’s days as police commissioner were numbered.

The sheriff’s office discovered that Spokane establishments were linked to a gambling circuit that extended to Seattle and Portland. The sheriff and county prosecutor also found that Spokane police officers had been ordered to “lay off” liquor taverns. One officer said that he had been told to keep order on the streets, but that their “duties ended there.”

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Spokane officers who actually wanted to do their jobs were punished by being given undesirable assignments.

As one prosecutor stated at the time, “Officers have stood in this room and told me that they had been treated in a shabby manner because they insisted on enforcing the law.”

There was a simple explanation for why police gave liquor taverns a pass: They were bribing the cops to look the other way. Over the course of 18 months, establishments had paid a sum of $100,000 for protection — mostly in monthly installments of between $75 and $200.

By contrast, Sheriff Brower could Liquor establishments bribed cops to look the other way. not be so easily bought. At one point, according to an account in Police Files: The city council approved a motion for Fleming to The Spokane Experience, Brower arrested two men who become public safety commissioner, but Hedger didn’t were transporting a coal car containing $10,000 worth of get to become mayor. Instead, he was made commisliquor. One of the men offered the sheriff a $500 bribe to sioner of public utilities. ignore the crime, but Brower declined.

Hedger would later be indicted on “maintenance of

By January 1927, before the news broke about public nuisance” and 11 different counts of conspiracy, speakeasies paying for protection, Hedger had resigned, sales, possession, manufacturing or transportation of declaring that he no longer wanted to embarrass the liquor. Others were indicted as well, including a bootlegcity council. However, he wasn’t ready to leave a posiger, a cigar man, a barber, a hotel operator and a liquor tion of power entirely. Being a reasonable man, Hedger dealer. proposed a compromise: He would humbly step down But in the end, Hedger and the rest of the cops who as commissioner and assume the role of mayor, trading were charged got off scot-free. (WILSON CRISCIONE) positions with then-mayor Charles Fleming.

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he trouble began when a few teenage girls ran away from the Spokane Children’s Home. Picked up by a police officer, the girls begged and pleaded not to go back. Eventually they admitted that they didn’t feel safe. The home’s superintendent, Fred Hunter, was not only physically abusive to many of the children, he was having “improper relations” with some of the boys.

This led to an investigation of the children’s home, and damning evidence that led to the arrest of Hunter, as well as his assistant, Fred Schueler.

The public was so outraged that the case quickly went to court, and each man, who tearfully confessed his crimes of raping boys, received 10 years in prison.

One year later, the orphanage wanted to make the public forget the scandal. Under new management, their solution was simple: the Spokane Children’s Home board (made up mostly of Ladies Benevolent Society members) unanimously voted to remove the African American and Native American children housed at the facility, even though they had nothing to do with the molestation case.

At the time, there was no public outrage. No one seemed to mind. It was only two orphans who were affected, after all.

One of those kids, Carl Maxey, was just 11 years old at the time. Maxey, Carl Maxey described in his New York Times obituary as “a scrappy civil rights lawyer credited with virtually singlehandedly desegregating much of the inland Northwest,” cited that terrible time in his life as giving him the fire to succeed.

(LAURA JOHNSON)

1944: MAVERICK COPS RAID GAMBLING DEN, SPARKING CHIEF’S RESIGNATION

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our plainclothes patrolmen walked into Al Morse’s establishment in the middle of the afternoon. It was a Friday in late summer 1944. They walked out with tables, chairs, cash boxes, playing cards and 52 men in handcuffs.

The gamblers were charged with misdemeanors. Harry Shulman, the joint’s manager, was charged with running a gambling club — a felony.

The raid of the illegal gambling den in downtown Spokane grabbed hold of the public’s attention and sucked up several days’ worth of front-page ink in the daily papers. It would cost three of the officers about two weeks’ pay, and almost ended the career of the fourth.

Almost.

Instead, the raid was the downfall of Spokane’s longest tenured police chief, Ira A. Martin, who joined the Spokane Police Department in 1917 and resigned nearly a month after the raid, ending 27 years with the department.

Martin’s decision to suspend the officers who led the raid turned the police department on itself, pitting some of the rank and file against their commanding officers.

The decision also confounded some members of the public, who wanted to rid their town of the apparently well-known, yet tacitly condoned, gambling dens.

“I always have, in my 27 years of service, lived and worked under the civil service rules and police manual,” Martin told the Spokane Daily Chronicle after his resignation. “And if they want to tear out a few sheets, I don’t feel that I want to serve any longer.”

Here’s what happened: Patrolman William Schussler led the four-man crew into the club at 425 West Main St. around 2 pm, but didn’t tell his bosses. By 4 pm, according to news reports

at the time, all four rogue cops had turned in their badges and guns. Three of the four were suspended for 15 days. Schussler, the ringleader, was charged with insubordination and conduct unbecoming, and given a “permanent suspension.”

Police brass also accused him of shaking down known proprietors of other known gambling establishments, and even doing a little betting himself while on duty.

Schussler appealed the sanction, and the public was outraged. News reports show an “overflowing” Civil Service Commission hearing in the council chambers at City Hall.

Church organizations even wrote letters to Schussler and thenPublic Safety Commissioner A.B. Colburn in protest, demanding “that the public shall be fully informed concerning the background of recent happenings in your department.”

To Schussler, the church groups wrote: “We feel that you are perhaps the one man in this city who can throw light on the background of all that is happening.”

Similar to a more contemporary charge of insubordination at the SPD involving the unauthorized movement of office furniture, the public pointed to the obvious: Why punish this cop for doing what he thought needed to be done?

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Chief Ira A. Martin During Schussler’s appeal hearings, he asserted that his bosses knew of the gambling around town, but were doing nothing to stop it. He said that’s why he didn’t tell them; Schussler claimed he was trying to “clean up the city.”

But the rules, Martin and Colburn argued, were the cornerstone of an effective police department — the only line between order and chaos.

Schussler’s permanent suspension was eventually overturned, and Martin resigned, forgoing his monthly salary of $315 for $125 a month in pension pay.

As for the gamblers? A handful were either acquitted or the charges against them were dropped, and 31 men initially failed to appear in court. Five dealers and three gamblers were found guilty, and each were sentenced to 30 days in jail. Each of the gamblers were fined $6.50 — about $90 today. (MITCH RYALS)

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HISTORY’S BIGGEST SCANDALS 1969: GONZAGA, SPOKANE POLICE GIVE PEDOPHILE PRIEST A FREE PASS

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n 1961, John P. Leary, a Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) became president of Gonzaga University. Seen as a visionary leader in the realm of educational theory, Leary was beloved at the university and oversaw the school during a period of growth.

But in 1969, Leary left Spokane abruptly. A regional Jesuit leader told the community that Leary had resigned for health reasons, and the priest was reassigned to other posts in the western United States. The university released a similar statement.

Thirty-seven years later, the real reason for Leary’s departure became public — the priest was a pedophile who’d molested several young boys and at least one Gonzaga student, the order later admitted. Back in 1969, Spokane police, fully aware of Leary’s monstrous behavior, didn’t arrest the priest. Instead, they gave him the opportunity to leave Spokane within 24 hours.

Leary went on to continue working in education, eventually founding the New College of California, a progressive univerFr. John P. Leary sity in San Francisco that was unaffiliated with the church, which eventually folded in 2008.

He also launched innovative educational endeavors throughout California and was widely regarded as a pedagogical guru. Leary died in 1993 here in Spokane, which didn’t say much for the police’s already reprehensible choice to allow him to leave town instead of facing charges.

After the Society of Jesus made the public aware of Leary’s misdeeds, the order settled with two of Leary’s victims for an undisclosed amount.

Attorneys for those men said that one of them was abused as a Gonzaga freshman while serving as the priest’s driver in 1965. The other was a then-12-year-old boy who Leary found riding a bike in the neighborhood. The priest lured him to his office, where the boy was molested, attorneys say.

Gonzaga officials told the boy not to tell his parents about the incident.

When the news was revealed in 2006, Gonzaga sent out more than 55,000 letters to alumni describing Leary’s actions and encouraging any other victims to come forward. A decade later, you’ll find all the university’s past presidents listed on the Gonzaga website, with a corresponding photo popping up if you hover your cursor over a name. No photo comes up for Leary’s name, though. (MIKE BOOKEY)

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1994-2006: A DEAL TO SAVE DOWNTOWN LEADS TO YEARS TRAPPED IN PARKING GARAGE HELL

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nce upon a time, the very fate of an entire city seemed to hinge on a Nordstrom deal.

It was the mid’90s. Downtown Spokane was dying, as stores like J.C. Penney had already fled. If Nordstrom, the sole anchor tenant of the struggling downtown core, left as well? That sort of blow could be fatal.

The Cowles family — owners of the Spokesman-Review and one of the city’s most prominent and wealthiest families — presented the promise of urban salvation: Convince Nordstrom to stay, and use that as

the foundation to turn River Park Square into a gleaming, $110 million modern shopping mall.

The city of Spokane was more than willing to help, borrowing $23 million in HUD-backed federal loans to help with the mall’s construction, and selling $31.5 million in bonds to build the parking garage attached the facility.

If the garage lost money, the city would pay the difference.

As early as 1996, the Inlander had reported on multiple experts raising major red flags about relying on the parking consultant’s study used to justify the deal.

Indeed, the study turned out to

be deliriously over-optimistic. The moment the ribbon was cut at River Park Square, the garage — and therefore, the city of Spokane — started hemorrhaging huge amounts of cash.

Feeling cheated, the Spokane City Council refused to pay part of what the deal said the city owed.

“I think people went into panic mode,” says City of Spokane Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley, who joined the city in 2003. “The minute it didn’t work exactly as planned, we did the unthinkable. We didn’t pay our bonds.”

Defaulting on their loans, Cooley suggests, may have taken a big mistake and turned into a huge one. The

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city’s credit rating plunged to barelyabove-junk-bond status. It took years for the city to claw back. In retrospect, Cooley says, patience might have been a lot smarter. With time, downtown emerged from its slump, and parking revenue picked up.

Ultimately, downtown was saved.

The mid-2000s became known as the “Downtown Spokane Renaissance,” as developments sprung up in the surrounding blocks. But the bill, to say the least, was steep.

The debacle may have cost not one but three different mayors — Jack Geraghty, John Talbott and John Powers — their shot at re-election.

The city spent seven years after the

opening of River Park Square mired in a complicated tangle of lawsuits, financial maneuvering and investigations.

“The civic discourse was absolutely frozen,” Cooley says.

A lawsuit accusing city attorneys of withholding public records about the deal (sound familiar?) rose all the way to the Washington State Supreme Court, resulting in what was then the largest award for a public records case in the state of Washington.

For years, cynics continued to weave elaborate conspiracies about the Cowles family’s influence on Spokane. The Spokesman-Review’s reputation also took a hit. According to an independent analysis commissioned by the Spokesman in

2007, it had allowed River Park Square developer Betsy Cowles to influence the editing of its stories, some of which hyped up the deal and downplayed its dangers.

A bitter taste remained. “Public-private partnership” became a dirty word, and the city shied away from anything that smelled of risk.

We’re still paying for it in a literal sense. Every time you feed a parking meter downtown, spare a moment to think of River Park Square: Until 2027, part of that money goes to pay the bonds for the settlement of the lawsuit over the garage built by the developer to keep the store that saved downtown Spokane.

(DANIEL WALTERS)

t wasn’t just that the anti-gay mayor was attracted to men. Though that was a lot of it.

There had long been rumors. But the Spokesman-Review went to incredible, tabloidy lengths to prove them. The newspaper hired a consultant (code name: Moto-Brock) to pretend to be a 17-year-old boy and flirt — in explicit detail — with the anonymous account on Gay.com that Spokesman reporters believed was Spokane Mayor Jim West (pictured). It was only when Moto-Brock pretended to turn 18 that West agreed to meet him in person. The newspaper was there, secretly photographing the mayor.

The Spokesman had everything it needed to show that the mayor had offered internships and volunteer appointments to the young men he’d met online. But it went even further, alleging that West may have molested boys in the mid-1970s.

The paper never could prove that element of the story, but it scarcely mattered: Social liberals saw a hypocrite, while social conservatives saw a pervert.

West was defiant. He refused to resign.

So the city rose up against him, recalling the once-popular mayor in a landslide. West died less than eight months later, due to complications following cancer surgery.

It’s impossible to know how the scandal would have unfolded differently in today’s landscape. On the one hand, a middle-aged mayor using city internships to lure teens he’s sexually interested in? Still scandalous.

But public opinion on few issues has changed as swiftly as it has regarding gay rights. A decade later, gay marriage was legalized in all 50 states. Today, West may still have hidden his attraction to men behind the wall of internet anonymity.

Or perhaps he wouldn’t have felt the need to. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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2006-2012: SPOKANE COPS LIE ABOUT THE BEATING OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED JANITOR, AIDED BY CITY ATTORNEY

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ithin 10 seconds after Otto Zehm entered the now infamous Zip Trip, a white-haired police officer brandishing a baton rushed up behind him. Zehm, a developmentally disabled janitor, retreated and was knocked to the floor. He raised a two-liter Diet Pepsi bottle to defend himself from Officer Karl Thompson’s blows. He was tased and hogtied as he struggled on the floor.

“All I wanted was a Snickers!” he shouted.

Zehm died two days later in a Spokane hospital.

Spokane police defended Thompson’s actions. They claimed that Zehm “lunged” and “attacked” Thompson that night in March 2006.

It would take months before the public would know the truth about what happened in the North Spokane convenience store. Thompson was convicted of excessive force and lying to cover it up, and was sentenced to time in a federal prison. Other officers on the force were found to have lied as well, and former Assistant City Attorney Rocky Treppiedi, who helped orchestrate the story that blamed Zehm for his

own death, was eventually fired.

Treppiedi withheld crucial video evidence from police and the public. That footage, which Treppiedi told investigators “showed nothing of value,” revealed Zehm being blindsided

by Thompson and using the soda bottle to protect himself from baton strikes.

The ensuing legal battles, stretching until 2012, would also reveal Treppiedi’s efforts to feed Thompson’s legal team pieces of the federal investigation against him.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez would later call the city and department’s handling of the investigation an “extensive cover-up” and a “violent abuse of power.” A federal prosecutor wrote in an email to the city that Treppiedi let his interests in defending

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a joke, a meme, fodder for a hundred think pieces about “transracialism.” She was a curiosity and an outrage.

But with time, fame and infamy are not so different. Next year, she’s coming out with a book, In Full Color. It’s written with the help of a white man previously best known for writing about the bluffs and deceptions of competitive poker.

Yet locally, to those who’d once defended her and marched beside her, her legacy is different.

Before Dolezal was exposed, Spokesman-Review columnist Shawn Vestal had written a piece chiding those with “a tendency to dismiss and disregard” hate crime claims like Dolezal’s.

But a year later, watching with horror at how Dolezal’s lies have been cited by those

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Zehm’s death and the subsequent cover-up may be Spokane’s biggest scandal of the past decade. The department, now led by Chief Craig Meidl, who saluted Thompson after he was convicted, is still struggling to regain the public’s trust. (MITCH RYALS)

2015: RACHEL DOLEZAL TURNS OUT TO HAVE BEEN WHITE THIS ENTIRE TIME achel Dolezal is not a black woman.

But she played one in the pages of the Inlander. She also played a black woman as a lecturer for local universities, as a victim of several alleged hate crimes, as a leader of Black Lives Matter protests, and — most glaringly — as the president of the local NAACP. And then the Coeur d’Alene Press exposed the truth, birth certificate and all. No, she hadn’t been born in South Africa. No, she hadn’t been punished with baboon whips as a child. And no, she wasn’t black.

Dolezal had darkened her skin, done up her hair, and invented a backstory, but she was born a white woman. And upon closer examination, many of her hate crime claims looked awfully suspicious, too.

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he Holiday Bowl itself was in jeopardy less than a week and a half before Washington State was set to face off against Minnesota in San Diego on Tuesday, but just 36 hours after the Golden Gophers decided to boycott the game, they changed their minds.

Minnesota players decided to boycott “all football activities” in an attempt to get 10 of their teammates, suspended after a sexual assault investigation, reinstated for the bowl game. School administration did not budge, and soon the documents from both the police and university investigations were leaked. Those reports included the account of a young woman who says she was forced to have sex with the 10 players in question, among others, at a party following a September football game. With the stomach-turning details out in the public, support for the boycott quickly waned.

“As a team we understand that what has occurred these last few days, and playing football for the University of Minnesota, is larger than just us,” Golden Gophers senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky said at a press conference.

In Pullman, WSU head coach Mike Leach is keeping his team focused on preparation for the game. After practice the day before the end to the boycott was announced, Leach told reporters that he would kick anyone who tried

to boycott a game off of his team.

“I’m not going to worry about what’s going on with those other guys,” says Leach. “We don’t have boycotts here, so we are just worried about ourselves.”

The Cougars, who like the Golden Gophers have an 8-4 record, are coming off a 45-17 loss to No. 4 Washington in the Apple Cup. The team, which has been practicing for the past two weeks in between their final exams, didn’t start analyzing film until they finished finals and the bowl preparation became their sole focus.

“Overall, I think we have had two pretty good weeks,” says redshirt junior quarterback Luke Falk.

Minnesota’s defense is stingy, ranked in or near the top 25 in several areas and allowing more than 300 passing yards in just two games this season. On the other side of the ball, the Cougars tout first team All-American guard Cody O’Connell, who anchors a strong offensive line.

“You call a play, do the right look and then they execute. So they have to go out there and execute, and they have done a tremendous job. They really played well together this year,” Falk says of his line. “I think that was the biggest key to their success, and the team’s success.

Where they go, we go.”

On offense, the Cougars’ recent propensity for the

run game could be slowed by the Golden Gophers’ strong run defense. WSU’s running back trio of redshirt juniors Jamal Morrow and Gerard Wicks and redshirt freshman James Williams combined for a collective 1,584 yards and 22 touchdowns as the Cougars amassed more rushing yards than any other Leach-coached WSU team.

Led by sophomore running back Rodney Smith, who ran for 1,084 yards and 15 touchdowns, Minnesota totaled 2,237 rushing yards on the season, averaging 186.4 per game.

Senior quarterback Mitch Leidner threw for 2,040 yards and seven touchdowns, five to Wolitarsky, who served as the team’s spokesman during the boycott.

WSU defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, headed to his second bowl game in as many years with the Cougars, coached a unit that snagged 12 interceptions, forced 11 fumbles and allowed 1,595 rushing yards this season.

Redshirt junior Peyton Pelluer leads the team in tackles with 89.

Falk says that Grinch elevated the play of the defense quickly after he came to WSU in spring 2015. The defense’s rise correlated with the team’s rise after going 3-9 in 2014. Grinch says the Cougars’ recent success only serves as drive for future success.

“The bar just keeps getting higher and higher,” he says.

Grinch says the long break — the Cougs haven’t played since losing to the Huskies on Nov. 25 — will help the players refocus and prepare for the bowl game. He says the team, motivated by the Apple Cup loss, wants to bring the Holiday Bowl trophy back to Pullman.

“Every game you lose, those are unfortunately the ones you remember the most,” Grinch says. “And when you win eight games, do those things and you earn a bowl game, a quality bowl game in the Holiday Bowl, you hate to dwell on those things.” n Holiday Bowl • Tue, Dec. 27, at 4 pm • Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego • Televised on ESPN

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The loss capped a season that began with Cooper Kupp — Ketner’s older and more famous brother — announcing that he was coming back for his senior season, even though the wide receiver was already a sure NFL draft pick. Kupp said in training camp that he came back, in part, because he thought the team could win an NCAA championship. As it turned out, he was onto something.

The season began with the Eagles knocking off Washington State (which would go on to nearly win the Pac-12 North) in Pullman, and featured 11 more victories, with their only regularBY MIKE BOOKEY season loss in overtime at North or several seconds, many of the Dakota State, a team coming off five Eastern Washington Univerconsecutive NCAA championships. sity fans who’d just stood in Redshirt sophomore Gage Gubrud barely above-zero temperatures for the quarterbacked the team — coming previous three and a half hours had seemingly out of nowhere — and no idea why the referee was signaling eventually ended the season with an a touchdown on the last play of the FCS-record 5,160 passing yards. game. Those warm at home watching Cooper Kupp, who battled a bum this FCS semifinal game on national shoulder for most of the season, took television couldn’t figure it out, either. home his fourth consecutive All-AmerTrailing 38-34, Youngstown State ica designation. He’s the first player to had just driven down the field and earn those honors four times. Kupp’s had time enough left for one play from final career stat line: 428 receptions, the 5-yard line, a toss to the back of 6,464 receiving yards and 73 touchthe end zone, where the down receptions. All of C O O P E R K U P P ’ S those are records not ball appeared to have FINAL CAREER disappeared into the just for FCS football, back of Eagles linebacker N U M B E R S but for all of Division Ketner Kupp. SomeI. Kupp caught 10 balls 428 receptions how, Youngstown State for 180 yards and a pair 6,464 receiving yards tight end Kevin Rader of scores on Saturday in 73 touchdown catches pinned the ball against his final performance in All are Division I records Kupp’s back. Replay an Eagles jersey — and video confirmed that it was, indeed, a it’s unlikely that any other player will touchdown. Although there was one ever wear No. 10 for EWU. second left and the Eagles would try With Kupp go several other stellar to lateral their way down the field on seniors who helped bring a lot of wins the ensuing kickoff, Eastern’s season to Cheney, and a lot of fans out to the was over.

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I couldn’t tell — I couldn’t call it from “It’s such an amazing group and my vantage point, put it that way,” was gave us so many memories,” he said. all that Eagles head coach Beau Bald“It was a resilient bunch the entire win could say about the play following year, and they played the toughest the game. schedule in school history.” n

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he Vandals’ season began on the heels of the announcement last spring that Idaho would become the first FBS program to drop down to the FCS ranks after the 2017 season. Some fans welcomed the change, while others wrote angry letters to the university’s president and athletic director. And to pour salt and lime into the wound, news came that the school was going to crack down on drinking at pregame tailgate parties.

It seemed that the Vandals couldn’t catch a break. But, believe it or not, Idaho has made a bowl game, just the third in the program’s 21-season experiment in big-time football. Paul Petrino’s Vandals went 8-4 this year, notching more wins in one season than the program had in the four prior seasons combined. Petrino won the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year award for his revitalization effort. Even with the demotion looming, Idaho has reason to celebrate on Thursday afternoon in Boise, where they take on Colorado State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Idaho began the season with a win over Montana State, soon to be a conference rival, but then suffered consecutive blowout losses at Washington and Washington State before settling into a groove and competing well in Sun Belt play. They ended up winning their last four games of the season.

The Vandals had something to prove, given that the conference had voted them out, and did so behind the arm of quarterback Matt Linehan, who had a bevy of targets to choose from, including Coeur d’Alene native Deon Watson and Trent Cowan, both seniors. Aaron Duckworth and Isaiah Saunders shared the ground attack, all part of what’s become a potent Vandals offense.

Colorado State comes to Boise as 13-point favorites after finishing in fifth place in the Mountain West Conference’s loaded Mountain Division. The 7-5 Rams finished their season with a surprising throttling of San Diego State, a nine-win team with one of college football’s most prolific running backs. CSU has diversified its offense behind backup quarterback Nick Stevens, who emerged after a season-ending knee injury to Collin Hill. The Rams will run the ball with Dalyn Dawkins and Izzy Matthews, who combined for more than 1,500 yards on the ground this year.

Adding a wrinkle to the excitement around the game in Boise is a game-time temperature expected to hover around freezing. That could be interesting for the Vandals, who play their home games inside the Kibbie Dome. n Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • Thu, Dec. 22, at 4 pm • Albertsons Stadium, Boise • Televised on ESPN

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BY LAURA JOHNSON

APPAREL Earlier this month, the Seattle Sounders won the 2016 MLS Cup, capping an unexpected run through the Major League Soccer playoffs. That means you need a SEATTLE SOUNDERS MLS CHAMPIONS T-SHIRT (mlsstore.com) to commemorate the win — just like you needed 10 shirts when the Seahawks won the Super Bowl. So while our men’s national team continues to flounder in its quest to simply qualify for the next World Cup, at least you can feel cozy in your Adidas Sounders tee, celebrating a team that surprisingly won it all.

Brit Marling (right) created, wrote and stars in the OA.

riter and actress Brit Marling has the power to bring her audience along with her into hazy, mystical realms that could be described as sci-fi, but feel a lot deeper than that cheapened genre tag suggests. She had us believing in time travel in Sound of My Voice and made a good case for the existence of a carbon copy of our planet in Another Earth. Her characters, which she writes to perform herself, carry these stories past genre boundaries.

This time, Marling and her collaborator Zal Batmanglij have taken their cerebral spookiness to Netflix for the eight-part series The OA. The topic? Death. Or the afterlife. Or maybe it’s about finding yourself. I’m not really sure, but it’s a hell of a ride that takes you down a rabbit hole; you’re either going to gleefully descend, or immediately pull yourself out of it. I find no room for ambivalence regarding this series, which means that some of you will hate it.

Marling plays Prairie Johnson, a blind woman in her late 20s who went missing at 21 and then was seen jumping off a bridge —

and surviving — seven years later. The FBI wants to know where she’s been, but she won’t tell them, as her parents take her to their cookie-cutter, half-finished subdivision in middle-American suburbia. There, she recruits a diverse crew of high school kids, all struggling in their own way, as well as their depressed teacher (played stunningly by The Office’s Phyllis Smith… yes, that Phyllis).

Prairie — or the OA, as we’ll come to know her — tells her five disciples where she’s been, giving us two timelines to follow.

What begins as a psychological thriller turns increasingly weird, to a point where you feel like it’s something you should be making fun of, but you’re too engrossed to do so. The visuals are often stunning, and it’s shot with a cinematic flair that eschews a lot of television trappings.

Again, you could hate it. It’s all about how deep you’re willing to dive with Marling and Batmanglij.

— MIKE BOOKEY

OUR HOLIDAY SOUNDTRACK

Deck the Halls

Just as parents claim that it’s challenging to pick one’s favorite child, it wasn’t easy for the Inlander editorial staff to choose only one Christmas song each for a new playlist. This selection of timeless, dorky and sad-sack tunes aren’t necessarily our all-time favorites, but they’ve certainly had an effect on us — maybe even melted our frosty journalist hearts a time or two. Featuring everything from Chuck Berry to the Muppets, you’ll want to check out this playlist immediately on Inlander.com.

BOOK After finally finishing those four Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life episodes on Netflix, it’s time to jump into Lauren Graham’s recent New York Times best-selling memoir TALKING AS FAST AS I CAN: FROM GILMORE GIRLS TO GILMORE GIRLS (AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN). Here the actress, most famous for playing Lorelai Gilmore, gets into what it’s truly like to memorize all of those words for one show (challenging), her childhood and breaking into Hollywood. In the same vein as other funny women who’ve recently written books (Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer), Graham’s experiences are told in witty if simple prose, old photos and even diary entries.

MUSIC Big Freedia’s most recent release, A VERY BIG FREEDIA CHRISTMAZZ, is here to bring you a much-needed dose of holiday cheer.

Things get feisty from the get-go in “Rudy, The Big Booty Reindeer” when Santa says to Rudy: “I need a break from all this work / Won’t you teach me how to twerk?” Too often artists go for sickly-sweet schmaltz on their Christmas records, but simply by utilizing New Orleans-style bounce hip-hop, with its booty-bumpin’ beats and ridiculous lyrics, Freedia’s new EP exists mostly to make folks dance. n

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CULTURE | MUSEUMS

Leadership Search The MAC hasn’t found an executive director yet as it encounters a period of change

BY MIKE BOOKEY

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fter the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture worked to bring a United Arab Emirates art exhibit to fired executive director Forrest Rodgers in Februthe MAC, mentioned that former U.S. ambassadors often ary, the museum’s board of directors initiated take part-time or temporary leadership positions. It just a search for a new director to guide the organization so happens that Butler’s husband, Tim Carney, is a forforward. The MAC was coming off a successful Lego mer ambassador to Haiti and Sudan. He also oversaw the exhibit and awaiting the arrival of a high-profile Egypeconomic rebuilding of Iraq in 2007 at the appointment tian show, but there was work to be done in the wake of of then-Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.

Rodgers’ dismissal.

The board voted — with Butler recusing herself — to Now, more than 10 months since have passed since hire Carney to an interim position in early December the MAC has had an actual executive director. The that’s expected to last three months. Carney and Butler museum’s deputy director, John Moredo-Burich, served live in Washington, D.C., but have connections to as interim director during the search, but was recently Spokane through Butler’s family. The couple has secured replaced by Tim Carney, a former U.S. ambassador and a temporary residence in Spokane while Carney serves the husband of a MAC board member who floated his at the MAC. He’s being paid $6,250 per month and not name for the job. The search continues for someone to taking state benefits. lead the museum while it operates with a few band-aids Following the hiring, Butler stepped down from the in place, including a new board president, as the centuryboard, which didn’t make efforts to publicize Carney’s old Browne’s Addition institution prepares for one of its hiring. biggest ever exhibits.

“We did not make a big deal of this at the time. No New board president Donna Weaver, who’s led a big splash was necessary — this is a 90-day deal, then number of successful businesses in Coeur d’Alene since we’re going to make a big announcement of our hire,” arriving there in the early 1990s, says that the board says Weaver, who later acknowledged that the board nearly had a candidate who’d could have made the hiring more flown out to Spokane a couple of public. times, but that fell through because Carney acknowledges that the search committee neglected to although his MAC tenure will be include the pay of the position on brief, there is work to be done, some the job listing.

• Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science of which includes examining how “We had assumed that he’d to improve on past mistakes. Past • Best of Broadway costume exhibit gone on the government website director Rodgers was initially fired • Linda Hyatt Cancel paintings and figured out how much the job in 2012, then rehired, before wading • My Spokane: A vintage look at Spokane was going to pay. But after we made into one controversy after another. A through the screenprints of Chris Bovey the offer, we were told that it was state investigation in 2013 concluded $100,000 less than he was already that his leadership had a “significant making,” says Weaver, who had been on the MAC board and detrimental impact” on the museum. This year, for more than five years before becoming president last Rodgers was fired by a board frustrated by his missed month after Toni Pessemier stepped down. deadlines and “insubordination,” before yet another state The board then looked to find a temporary replaceinvestigation concluded that Rodgers had violated state ment for the spot, considering that Moredo-Burich would ethics law, improperly been paid bonuses and attempted need to devote attention to the upcoming Titans of the to interfere with a whistleblower investigation.

Ice Age exhibit that opens on Feb. 11 and requires 8,500 Carney is focusing on increasing the museum’s square feet of the museum’s space. Weaver says that membership, which in addition to private donations Victoria Butler, a board member who had previously and allocated money from the state is a key part of the

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The MAC has a big exhibit and a new leader on the way. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO MAC’s funding model.

“It’s critical and it’s something we’re working on. We need to get the word out that membership is the only sensible way to sustain the museum,” says Carney.

He also is well aware of the communication problems that plagued the MAC and were included in the state’s investigations into Rodgers’ tenure. He calls communication the top priority of his time at the museum.

“Regardless of the organization, the essence of communication is that you have to structure it so that different departments are talking to each other. That is something we can work on here,” he says.

Carney also acknowledged that both he and the board are working to ensure that tribal leaders have a voice at the museum (which oversees a collection of Native American artifacts), which has been an issue in the past. He also says that the MAC could improve the way it works with its benefactors, and hopes to make them feel more a part of the museum, rather than just writing a check.

The board is on target to have a new director selected in February, but no official date has been set. n

Brown Derby co-owners Dave Jones, his stepsons Casey Yahrling and Sean Yahrling, have revived the historic bar in the Garland District. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Tapping its Potential The Brown Derby retains its historic vibe through a dramatic makeover

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or months, pedestrians and drivers on Garland Avenue saw the Brown Derby’s windows covered, and the weathered and worn exterior giving no indication of the dramatic makeover happening inside.

Eventually, there were signs of life — electricity fueling the old sign jutting from the roof, the windows offering views of a shiny new interior, a sandwich board on the sidewalk proclaiming “Beer, Pizza, Pool — The Ultimate Dream?”

For new owners Dave Jones and his stepsons, Sean and Casey Yahrling, the “new” Derby is a dream of sorts, an opportunity for the family to work together while preserving the Garland District’s venerable, historic bar, a place that started selling one kind of booze or another the day after Prohibition ended in 1933. But it’s a dream realized only after months of nightmarish construction delays

BY DAN NAILEN and headaches that at times stressed their checkbooks and their sanity.

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hen Jones first bought the Brown Derby in the spring of 2015, he considered knocking it down to create parking for his adjacent Ferguson’s Café. Instead, he partnered up with Casey and Sean to keep the drinks flowing, operating the tavern as they found it for about a year until deciding it was time to make their vision of the Derby come to life.

In the process, they ended up doing everything but knocking the place down to revamp it. The ceiling, beer cooler doors and a revered painting are the only things untouched.

“The first three months it was like, ‘OK, I can take this,’” Sean Yahrling, 26, says of the remodeling job

begun in early May. “A month more and I was like, ‘Oh God, is it ever going to end?’ When it was the fifth month, I was like, ‘I can see the end.’ But it was still way the f--- out there.”

Sean and Casey, 28, worked alongside a contractor and carpenter through the summer that saw all their planned reopenings fly on by, from Independence Day to the Garland Street Fair in August to Halloween. To make ends meet, they’d work shifts at Ferguson’s between toiling on the Brown Derby space. They finally got to open their doors on Nov. 28 — the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend.

“It was really hard thinking, ‘We’re going to be done in three weeks,’ and then seeing that day fly by,” says Casey of their long, hot summer. “It was frustrating say...continued on next page

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Sean says the whole job cost about $240,000. And while much of that went into things not obvious to the casual observer — new electrical and plumbing projects, redone walls — there’s no mistaking that the Brown Derby has undergone a serious facelift.

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he new bar is topped by one continuous piece of blue pine, while the tables and decorative flourishes behind the bar showcase natural wood inspired by the way the place looked in the Derby’s famous painting by Bill Swanson, put in place in 1950 and running a good 10 feet wide on the wall opposite the bar. The rendering of a few dozen customers was important enough to preserve that they worked around it, even as they rebuilt nearby walls and floors. When they unveiled the painting from its protective cover, the stench of decades of cigarettes coming off the painting was so strong they realized that cleaning it was yet another project to add to their list.

Visitors to the old Brown Derby will recognize the setup: a bar to the right of the door, a few tables, pool tables and a jukebox toward the back. But the Derby has added a liquor license, making the “Tavern” label on its exterior sign obsolete, and with it a kitchen serving pizzas, sandwiches and bar grub. The beer selection has grown beyond cans of Rainier to include craft beers both local and regional, too; on a recent visit, No-Li, River City, Elysian and Kona were all part of an expanded tap lineup.

The remodel and addition of liquor and food was always part of the bigger plan, Jones says. He was inspired to buy the place in order to have some control over the activities next door to Ferguson’s, and as an investment to one day help the 58-year-old retire from his days slinging breakfast at the diner. He also wanted to give his boys the opportunity to earn the experience of running a business, and the changes undertaken this summer should go a long way in helping the place survive and thrive.

“My plan was always to shut it down and make it nice,” Jones says. “I’m a firm believer that if it’s a dump, people aren’t going to come to a dump. Not that it was a total dump, it was just a dive bar and needed more. It didn’t have hard liquor, it didn’t have food — all it had were Slim Jims and potato chips. That really limits the amount of money you can make, if you just have beer and wine and pull tabs.”

For the Yahrlings, running the Derby represents the potential opportunity of a lifetime. Sean, an Army reservist, had returned from a tour of Afghanistan and was considering flight school when the opportunity came along. Casey was living in Seattle, but moved back to Spokane since “I’d dreamed of owning something myself” and he knew he and his brother would “be able to work together and have it work.”

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here have been challenges since Jones and the Yahrlings took over that go beyond the construction. When they took over, they found that the Brown Derby didn’t take in nearly as much as they’d imagined. And when a longtime bartender left, many of the old regulars went with him.

The “new” Derby just might bring some of them back, eventually. Jim Horton — known better as “Navy Jim” — is one of those old regulars who spent the months waiting for the Derby’s reopening “bar-hopping” through places like the Hub and the Hi-Neighbor. While he likes what they’ve done with the place, he says the old vibe was “like Cheers” and it might take some time for the old crew to feel comfortable in the new environs. “I think it will be a while, if the old guys come around,” Horton says.

From their perspective, the Yahrlings and Jones just hope people give the “new” Brown Derby a chance.

“It’s really cool just having the opportunity to have a blank slate,” Casey says. “It’s just an open-ended thing to make this our dream. However we want it to work out, we can do that right now. Literally, whatever we want to do, we can do.” n The Brown Derby • 808 W. Garland • Open Mon-Sat, 11 am-2 am; Sun, 9:30 am-2 am • Facebook: The Brown Derby Spokane • 327-5742

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Nudo owner Jingou Hissong took the concept of her successful downtown restaurant to the Northside. JENNIFER DEBARROS PHOTO

Northside Noodles A second location for Nudo Ramen House brings the trendy Japanese cuisine to North Spokane

BY CHEY SCOTT

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oodle-loving folks from North Spokane and beyond can now get their fill of Nudo’s brothy bowls in the restaurant’s new spot at Northpointe Plaza.

After opening in late September, the second location offers the same menu, familiar to diners who’ve frequent-

ed the ramen house that first opened in downtown Spokane in 2014. Nudo was one of the first Japanese-style ramen restaurants to open in the region, serving bowls of thick egg noodles submerged in a hearty meat (pork or beef) or vegetarian broth, topped with hard-boiled eggs and fresh veggies. This ramen is nothing like the dehy-

drated packets of noodles regularly consumed by college students and starving artists alike. And while fresh ramen may no longer be a novelty in the Inland Northwest, owner Jingou Hissong says that many customers at her new spot hadn’t yet been introduced to the concept.

“A lot of people didn’t know how ramen could be, and people really like it. We feel like we’re introducing ramen to the north side of Spokane,” Hissong says.

For diners looking for something to enjoy alongside — or even in place of — the steaming noodles ($9-$14), Nudo’s two Spokane locations continue to offer yakitori ($2-$4), single-serving skewers of grilled meat or veggies, alongside rice bowls ($9-$14), chow mein ($12) and other Asian-style appetizers; gyozas, edamame, calamari, seaweed salad and more. Perhaps the R E S TA U R A N T most unusual item on FINDER the menu remains the Looking for a new place to Americanized ramen eat? Search the region’s burger ($12), a beef most comprehensive bar patty served between and restaurant guide at two formed “buns” of Inlander.com/places. ramen noodles. Most will want to eat this messy and slippery creation with a knife and fork, which makes for easy dipping in the side of tangy tonkatsu sauce.

Repeat customers of Nudo will notice a consistently sleek, minimalist design at the Northpointe location, designed by Spokane-based HDG Architecture and featuring bold, pop-art graphics by Jesse Scheller along the walls. With more seating than downtown’s Nudo, inside capacity is just under 100 seats, with a patio that adds about 50 seats during warmer months.

This new Nudo shares half of a building with the also new Sweeto Burrito, a regional fast-casual chain with a drive-through. The stand-alone building was formerly the home of Shakey’s Pizza until early 2015.

Hissong adds that there are plans to continue expanding Nudo across the Inland Northwest, most likely with a restaurant in the Tri-Cities next.

Because of its location in one of the neighborhood’s biggest shopping centers, directly visible from Highway 2, Hissong says the new location has been noticeably busy since opening.

“We get a lot of walk-ins and take-out,” she says.

“We’ve been really busy with the [holiday] shopping season, and people are like, ‘Let’s go to Nudo.’ A lot of people say, ‘We’re so glad you’re on the Northside now.’” n cheys@inlander.com Nudo Ramen House • 9602 N. Newport Hwy. • Open Mon-Thu and Sun, from 11 am-9 pm; Fri-Sat, 11 am10 pm • nudoramen.com • 467-0292

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FOOD | HEALTH

Lean and Clean Grabbagreen offers healthy fast food in Coeur d’Alene

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

Grabbagreen aims to make healthy food more accessible and affordable.

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or some, the New Year means resetting the holiday season’s tendency toward gastronomical excess.

But as a new diet is contemplated, one wonders about taste, fullness and variety. And, of course, expense.

Grabbagreen, says franchise owner Christina Horton, has just the thing.

“Juice detoxes are a great way to give your digestive system a break while flooding your body with nutrients,” she says. The store’s Gingerly juice, for example, is watermelon, pear, ginger and lime ($6/12 ounces). Grabbagreen’s one- to three-day detox package is 20 pounds of fruits and veggies liquefied into six juices and two elixirs ($50/day).

If you’d rather chew your way to good health, Grabbagreen has more than 50 items on the menu that will help you leave your bad habits behind, including salads,

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grain-based entrées, breakfast wraps, fruit cups and a customizable menu of grains, proteins and other ingredients.

The Patagonia grain bowl, for example, features quinoa, (hormone and antibiotic-free) steak, red pepper, red onion, black beans, corn, cilantro and chimichurri ($10).

The Orange County salad includes spinach, chicken, cucumber, bean sprouts, red cabbage, edamame, carrot, green onion, cilantro and orange cashews ($10). For breakfast wraps, Grabbagreen uses collard greens in lieu of breads or tortillas, stuffing them with steak and eggs, chicken and green onion, or veggies ($7).

Grabbagreen emphasizes clean eating: mostly organic, non-GMO foods, gluten-free and also preservativefree. The Arizona-based company also sources from regional farms, including Wilcox Farms in Roy, Washington.

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Horton’s interest in clean eating resulted from family health issues — her father’s cancer and her son’s autism — prompting her to research the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet linking digestive health to overall health. She started the Coeur d’Alene franchise — a Spokane location is in the works for the summer of 2017 — partly to share her knowledge with other people who might be facing similar health issues, or who are just looking for healthier fast-food options.

“I wanted to do my small part in making people’s lives easier,” she says. n Grabbagreen • 405 W. Neider Ave., Suite 108, Coeur d’Alene • Open Mon-Sat, 7 am-8 pm; Sun, 10 am-3 pm • Facebook: Grabbagreen Coeur d’Alene • 208277-9700

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its doors in the Perry Neighborhood in 2009. The Lantern welcomes everyone with an inviting and relaxed environment, with plenty of seating and a full menu to complement the craft beers on draft, local wines and spirits. The menu’s inspiration comes from the desire to offer all scratchmade food that elevates the quality and experience from that of typical pubs.

THE BACKYARD PUBLIC HOUSE 1811 W. Broadway | 822-7338 The Backyard takes over the former home of the Broadway Bar and Grill, and the former dive bar has been overhauled, both physically and gastronomically. The spot exudes the feel of a neighborhood pub, serving the sort of creative (yet affordable) cuisine that might come as a surprise. With interior walls of reclaimed wood from Kettle Falls, high wooden tables and warm lighting, there’s a comforting vibe that’s easy to sink into. The menu features comfort food, burgers and a long list of shareable appetizers.

CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN 523 Sherman Ave. | Coeur d’Alene 208-292-4813 Location, décor and menu are the main draw of Crafted Tap House, 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.

Appetizers include the pretzel and white cheddar Hefeweizen fondue, super fuzz chicken wings with blood

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GENO’S 1414 N. Hamilton | 368-9087 A member of the Elk Public House family of casual neighborhood restaurants, Geno’s differs from its sisters in at least one significant way: french fries. Its spacious dining area opens to a patio protected from the

hubbub of Hamilton Street, and the bar offers a selection of exclusive craft beers. Here’s a tip: Order the Smash Burger (with fries, of course) and a can of Rainier, then settle in for a basketball game (or the whole afternoon on Sundays, when happy hour goes all day).

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SARANAC PUBLIC HOUSE 21 W. Main | 473-9455 This is the type of restaurant that does it all, and does it well. Need to place for a quiet lunch? Done.

Excellent happy hour? They’ve got it. A place to start a raucous night of partying? Covered. Their thoughtful vegetarian and gluten-free dishes are clearly marked on the menu. But their buffalo chicken sandwich is killer, as is their beer selection. And there’s nothing wrong with staying there all night, if that’s your scene.

Sunday is all-day happy hour, so most drinks are $5 or under, and it’s a comfortable spot for drinks with friends or a beer before a movie at the neighboring Magic Lantern Theatre, which is open again, if you haven’t heard. n

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Nobody Rides for Free The sharp sci-fi of Passengers sputters before long

BY PAUL CONSTANT

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hough Passengers is based on an original concept, bly creepy Shining vibes by Michael Sheen. it feels as though it could be adapted from a Then a sleeping beauty named Aurora (Jennifer Lawgolden-age Ray Bradbury tale, which is about rence) wakes up, and Passengers becomes a romance. Pratt the highest compliment I could give a sci-fi movie. The has the more interesting work to do here; Lawrence’s starship Avalon rockets to a distant planet, main job, unfortunately, is to react to his actions carrying more than 5,000 comatose PASSENGERS and emotions. The pair have great chemistry, earthlings. At the end of its decades-long and watching two people in peak physical Rated PG-13 flight, Avalon will rouse the humans from condition seduce each other on an impeccably Directed by Morten Tyldum their suspended animation, but in the designed starship could never be a boring Starring Jennifer Lawrence, meantime it chugs through space on aumoviegoing experience. An early twist involvChris Pratt topilot, as it was designed to do. Avalon’s ing Aurora’s awakening adds a difficult moral automated vacuum cleaners and artificiallayer to the film that Pratt eagerly embraces, intelligence bots go about their lonely work with a chipand Lawrence does some of her best acting around those per can-do spirit, evoking the post-apocalyptic automated scenes. house of Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains.”

But there’s a point in Passengers when the movie colOf course, something goes wrong. Jim (Chris Pratt) lapses under its own premise, and it never fully recovers is roused from his cryogenic slumber about 90 years too from that catastrophe. I’ll avoid spoilers, but suffice it soon, and for the first half-hour of the film, he’s the only to say that a complex story about love and responsibilliving human being for light-years in every direction. ity, and how the choices we make affect others, rapidly Pratt is at his best in these scenes, acting out equal parts descends into a string of sci-fi clichés and poor characterwish fulfillment — imagine being the only person on a ization. luxury cruise — and the nagging sensation that he’s the Although Pratt and Lawrence both lose sight of butt of a bad cosmic joke. His only companionship comes their characters at important moments, Passengers’ failure from a robot bartender named Arthur, played with amicadoesn’t reflect poorly on them. On the contrary, they’re

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among the only big-budget American actors who could sustain a film that’s basically a two-hour duet. No, most of the blame must go to director Morten Tyldum, whose previous film, The Imitation Game, was also emotionally flat.

Under Tyldum’s guidance, Passengers is missing both nuance and cleverness. Its score is obvious to the point of annoyance. Its action beats feel perfunctory. A special cameo midway through the movie feels like a waste of a great actor. Of all the behind-the-scenes contributions, only the visual design is especially great. A more minimalist director could’ve found the heart in this script without relying on a weak array of bullshit directorial tricks we’ve all seen a thousand times on basic cable. (Just thinking of what Steven Soderbergh could’ve done with this thing is enough to make a critic weep bitter tears.)

All that said, I can’t help but compare Passengers favorably to the recently released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

I’d rather watch a dozen half-great original sci-fi concepts than one more chunk of Disney brand management which fills in some trivial blanks that George Lucas left in a screenplay 39 years ago. Better that an original sci-fi film starts strong and fails spectacularly, as Passengers does, than to languish in the morass of franchise mediocrity. 

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You can tell just by the powerhouse cast that this is not your typical cheesy video game adaptation, as Michael Fassbender takes on the role of Callum Lynch, a tough dude who — through some sci-fi technology wonders — taps into the memories of his ancestors, in this case a 15th century assassin, and brings those old-world skills to the modern world to take down some oppressive bad guys. Joining Fassbender in the time-traveling frenzy is Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling and Michael K. Williams, better known as legendary badass Omar from The Wire. (DN) Rated PG-13

PASSENGERS

The starship Avalon rockets to a distant planet, carrying more than 5,000 comatose earthlings. At the end of its decades-long flight, Avalon will rouse the humans from their suspended animation, but then Jim (Chris Pratt) is roused from his cryogenic slumber about 90 years too soon, and for the

first half-hour of the film, he’s the only living human being for light years in every direction. Eventually, a young woman named Aurora (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes up, too, and they need to figure out what’s gone wrong. (PC) Rated PG-13

SING

Here’s a tale of theatrical impresario Buster Moon (voice of Matthew McConaughey), a koala, who in a last-ditch attempt to save his grand but failing theater, decides to put on a voice-talent show, open to anyone. This brings animals of all shapes and sizes to work up routines to perform. (MB) Rated PG

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Bryan Cranston plays a dad who joins his family on a trip to visit his adult daughter’s bad boy tech industry billionaire boyfriend (James Franco).

Soon, he realizes that the ridiculously rich and ridiculously behaved d-bag is about to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage. This does not please the dad. (MB) Rated R

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Two assassins (Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard) meet in North Africa in 1942, each attempting to kill the same Nazi official. They fall in love, move to London, and attempt to settle down and live a life of normalcy. But when you’re on the brink of another war and you’ve known all along that the one you love is a cold-blooded killer, how can you be sure they won’t turn on you? (HM) Rated R

ARRIVAL

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

BAD SANTA 2

Billy Bob Thornton is back after more than a decade as the drunk and naughty Willie Stokes, a man for whom Christmas is a time to take advantage of whoever possible; this time, a Chicago charity. Mark Waters (of Mean Girls’ fame) directs, and Kathy Bates joins the cast as Stokes’ mother. (HM) Rated R

CERTAIN WOMEN

Written and directed by Kelly Reichardt and set in modern small-town Montana, this drama displays the intersecting lives of three independent

women. Lawyer Laura Wells (Laura Dern) deals with sexism in the office and an unruly, disgruntled male client. Gina Lewis (Michelle Williams), a wife and mother, is trying to build her family’s new house from the ground up, despite her husband’s constant undermining of her. Beth Travis (Kristen Stewart), a young law teacher working multiple jobs, relates to a curious female ranch hand who stumbles into a class Beth is teaching. (EG) Rated R

A NEW CAREER IS IN THE CARDS.

COLLATERAL BEAUTY

Collateral Beauty tells the story of a once charismatic man (Will Smith) who loses his young daughter and retreats into himself in grief. In order to cope, he writes abstract letters to Love, Time, and Death; much to his surprise, and disdain, they show up in his life personified. The cast includes Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Michael Pena, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, and more. (HM) Rated PG-13

EAGLE HUNTRESS

Aisholphan is a 13-year-old girl living as part of a nomadic Kazakh tribe who wants to be the first woman in her family to learn how to hunt with an eagle, which is a tradition to her people. This uplifting documentary takes a look into a unique culture while telling an inspiring story. At AMC (MB) Rated G

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brother, Darian, and her overbearing, emotionally unstable mother (Kyra Sedgwick). Nadine’s lone ray of hope in this teenage wasteland is her best (and literally only) friend, Krista (Haley Lu Richardson). But when a hungover Nadine stumbles in on Krista and her bro hooking up, her whole world becomes a fog of crushing loneliness. (SS) Rated R

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

J.K. Rowling’s fanciful picture depicts magical creatures roaming throughout 1926 New York City. This is the consequence of unregistered wizard Newt Scamander letting them escape. Scamander travels the Wizarding World collecting magical creatures and keeping them in a magical case that allows them to roam in their habitats. Scamander’s arrival in America disrupts the secret magical society there and challenges societal norms regarding magical and non-magical people. (EG) Rated PG–13

HACKSAW RIDGE

Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) is an earnest young man as America goes to war in 1941. He’s determined to do his duty in service to his country, but, as a devout Seventh-day Adventist, he is adamant in his refusal to take up arms against another human being. So as he leaves behind his fiancée, Dorothy (Teresa Palmer), and parents (Hugo Weaving and Rachel Griffiths) with the intention of serving as a medic, he believes he can serve by saving lives rather than taking them — until he reaches basic training, and faces a U.S. Army that has no idea what to do with this guy.

Directed by Mel Gibson. (MJ) Rated R.

INFERNO

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

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

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

LOVING

Writer-director Jeff Nichols tells a story,

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and an important story in American history: the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia that rendered states’ anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional, and affirmed the marriage of a white Virginia man, Richard Loving (Joel Edgerton), to his “colored” wife, Mildred (Ruth Negga).

On a certain level, though, Loving is about people who find that they have no choice but to insert their lives into something bigger, even when it might seem simpler and easier not to fight.

(SR) Rated PG-13

A MAN CALLED OVE

Ove, the curmudgeon in this Swedish import, walks around with the puckered face of a man who’s seemingly spent a lifetime sucking on lemons, a true crank after the death of his wife.

But the Swedish film has a charming upside, even if there are dark elements surrounding Ove. At Magic Lantern (SD) Rated PG-13

MANCHESTER

BY THE SEA

Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is a handyman in several Boston-area apartment buildings, who gets news from his coastal Massachusetts hometown of Manchester-by-the-Sea that his brother, Joe (Kyle Chandler), has finally succumbed to a long battle with heart disease. What he does not expect upon his return — to a place filled with ghosts, and where everyone speaks his name like he’s a local boogeyman — is that Joe has named Lee as the guardian for Joe’s 16-year-old son Patrick (Lucas Hedges), forcing Lee to confront a past that has left him broken. Rated R

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

When outcast Florida teen Jacob (Asa Butterfield) goes to check on his beloved grandpa (Terence Stamp) after a distressed phone call, he finds the old man dying and sees monsters nearby.

Based on his cryptic dying words, Jacob follows the path of his granddad’s fantastical bedtime stories about his time at Miss Peregrine’s (a wonderfully stern Eva Green) orphanage. After events lead Jacob through a time portal, he discovers that the children (known as peculiars) do exist, possessing powers like super strength and the ability to rapidly grow plants. (MJ) Rated PG-13

MISS SLOANE

Jessica Chastain plays Elizabeth Sloane,

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a renowned lobbyist in D.C. with a track record of success and a history of cunning on behalf of her corporate clients.

When she is asked to take on the gun lobby, she risks her career and the safety of the people she cares about.

(HM) Rated R

MOANA

Moana is driven to find out what lies beyond the reefs off her beautiful South Pacific island paradise, reefs beyond which her people are forbidden to venture. What makes her special is how she will achieve this: she is chosen by the ocean itself, as a reward for a kind act toward a sea creature, to take on a quest involving a long and dangerous journey that will, hopefully, save her island and her people. (MJ) Rated PG-13

MOONLIGHT

Written and directed by Barry Jenkins, the film follows the life of Chiron, beginning as a 9-year-old drug dealer in Miami, as he grows up struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

In the latest from Tom Ford (A Single Man) comes this psychological thriller about a woman (Amy Adams) whose ex-husband (Jake Gyllenhaal) sends her a novel he’s written that’s dedicated to her. The problem is that it’s a revenge tale and brings her back to the awful thing she did that ended their marriage. (MB) Rated R

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY

What do you do when your CEO sister attempts to close the branch you manage right before the holidays? If you’re Clay (TJ Miller), you solve the problem by dressing up as Santa, hiring a DJ, and partying hard. This movie boasts a packed cast, with Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, Courtney B. Vance, Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, Randall Park, and at least one reindeer. (HM) Rated R

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

Set before A New Hope, Rogue One follows Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), the daughter of Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen). When Rebel intelligence soldier Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) rescues Jyn from prison, she becomes part of the mission to find out if there is any way to stop the new project that her father designed — the Death Star.

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ince the comparison is inevitable, let’s get creates an alchemy with the animation that brings this out of the way right now: Yes, Sing — the character to spectacularly vivid and utterly from Illumination, the animation studio charming life. (John C. Reilly as the voice of Edwhich gave us the Despicable Me movies and The die, Buster’s sheep best friend, is a close second.)

Secret Life of Pets, among others — bears a lot of I don’t mean to imply that there’s a single voice similarities to Disney’s Zootopia. Both are set in performance here that isn’t terrific, but there’s an human-free worlds in which many species of anextra spark of magic in McConaughey’s. thropomorphized animals live together in relative As is probably inevitable in a story populated harmony. But that’s about the extent of it. The by animals of all sizes, shapes and colors, the two movies are very different in tone notion that people (as these animals and humor and drama and intent. most definitely are) are perfectly SING They’re not really much more simicapable of getting along just fine Rated PG lar than any two movies in which all with other people who look differDirected by Christophe the characters are homo sapiens. ent — sometimes very different — is Lourdelet, Garth Jennings You shouldn’t miss this one: inherent in the tale. But that goes Starring the voices of John C. Sing is a total delight: smart, sweet, unspoken here, unlike in Zootopia, Reilly, Matthew McConaughey, gently funny. This could well be and instead there’s a strong running Reese Witherspoon a movie produced in the city of motif of people needing to feel useZootopia; its Pitch Perfect, perhaps. It’s ful, accepted for their talents, and the tale of theatrical impresario Buster Moon, not taken for granted. a koala, who in a last-ditch attempt to save his Rather than Zootopia, Sing might bear a strongrand but failing theater decides to put on a ger resemblance, at least thematically, to writer voice-talent show, open to anyone. (Sing’s music and co-director Garth Jennings’ Son of Rambow, might even get human kids interested in classic his 2007 comedy about a couple of preteen boys pop standards à la Irving Berlin and Frank Sinawho make a First Blood-inspired home movie. tra. There’s tons of modern pop here, too.)

For if Sing is about anything other than animals One of the chief, and most unexpected, dressed up in people clothes and walking on their pleasures of Sing is Matthew McConaughey, who hind legs for our amusement, it is this: talent is wonderfully exuberant as the voice of Buster. can be found everywhere, and often needs only More than any other cartoon voice performance a confidence boost and the right opportunity to that springs to mind — with the exception of express itself. That’s a nice, important message Jason Bateman as Nick the fox in Zootopia — his for kids. And for grown-ups, too. n

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Bon Iver put out one of our writer’s favorite album of 2016.

LISTEN Inlander music writers reveal which new albums they appreciated most in 2016

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n a year when so many music legends passed away, it’s important to note that artists still made great records. With the following Top 10 album lists, you’ll find very few overlapping picks — as each writer has distinct musical tastes, just like you.

Whether you agree with our selections or not, we hope you find at least one new and enticing album to take for a spin.

LAURA JOHNSON, MUSIC EDITOR

10. The Goon Sax: Up to Anything 9. Angel Olsen: My Woman 8. Dinosaur Jr.: Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not 7. Whitney: Light Upon the Lake 6. Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial 5. Chance the Rapper: Coloring Book 4. Beyoncé: Lemonade 3. Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth 2. Kanye West: The Life of Pablo 1. Bon Iver: 22, A Million With this triumphant return, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon created not only a record of note, but an expansive musical universe.

With his folk act’s first work in five years (after feigning potential retirement), the singer-songwriter dips his toe into even deeper electronic waters than his previous effort, peppering his vast atmospheric landscapes with digital beeps, stutters and even some Kanye West. For fans of Bon Iver’s first acoustic and forlorn breakout album For Emma, Forever Ago, that same layered vocal falsetto is still here, but the tunes now feel more meaty and

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meandering, like Vernon is trying to capture space and time in a single perfect song. Thank goodness his music keeps evolving.

As stated in the album’s opening track: “It might be over soon.”

DAN NAILEN, STAFF WRITER

10. Twin Peaks: Down In Heaven 9. Anderson .Paak: Malibu 8. Margaret Glaspy: Emotions and Math 7. Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth 6. A Tribe Called Quest: We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service 5. Alejandro Escovedo: Burn Something Beautiful 4. Lydia Loveless: Real 3. Parker Millsap: The Very Last Day 2. Margo Price: Midwest Farmer’s Daughter 1. Drive-By Truckers: American Band Twenty years and 11 albums into their career, the Drive-By Truckers considerably broadened their lyrical worldview beyond the characters and history of their revered “Dirty South” to tackle America’s current maddeningly divided state. Co-founders and songwriters Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood lyrically touch on everything from Black Lives Matter to gun violence, systemic American racism to small-town poverty. And while proving deft at topical tunes, the band delivers a mighty guitar roar and serious rhythmic kick to drive their messages home on songs like “Surrender Under Protest,” “Guns of Umpqua” and “Ramon Casiano.”

BEN SALMON, CONTRIBUTOR

10. Dreamboat: Dreamboat 9. Western Centuries: Weight of the World 8. The Hotelier: Goodness 8. Jamila Woods: HEAVN 6. Woman Is the Earth: Torch of Our Final Night 5. Hurry: Guided Meditation 4. Doug Tuttle: It Calls On Me 3. Weyes Blood: Front Row Seat to Earth 2. Kevin Gates: Islah 1. Pinegrove: Cardinal When a record grabs the tentative top spot on your year-end list in January, you spend all year waiting for something to come along and take its place, right? But in 2016, Pinegrove’s Cardinal fought off all the competition by sinking its claws in deep and making itself indispensable. Core songwriter Evan Stephens Hall has an incredible gift for capturing the challenges of adulthood in interesting and endearing ways, while his band expertly embellishes its crunchy indie rock with charming, rootsy elements. The result is an effortlessly appealing collection of anthems for anyone who’s ever been unsure of themselves: aka, everyone.

JORDAN SATTERFIELD, CONTRIBUTOR

10. The Orb: COW / Chill Out, World 9. Frank Ocean: Blonde 8. The Avalanches: Wildflower 7. Angel Olsen: My Woman 6. Blood Orange: Freetown Sound 5. Beyoncé: Lemonade 4. Anohni: Hopelessness 3. Solange: A Seat at the Table 2. A Tribe Called Quest: We Got It From Here…

Thank You 4 Your Service 1. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Skeleton Tree Crippling, stark and absolutely stunning, Nick Cave’s 16th album with the Bad Seeds paints an honest picture that depicts loss and confusion in an approachable, relatable way. After recording sessions were interrupted by the tragic, accidental death of his 15-year-old son, Cave would have had every reason to scrap what he had compiled and lay down an album of desolate nihilism. Instead, he funneled that desperation into arguably the most therapeutic songs he has ever released.

There is palpable catharsis in Cave’s furious, helpless tone, and we can all learn a little something from the way he tackles his misery.

CONNOR DINNISON, CONTRIBUTOR

10. Masayoshi Fujita & Jan Jelinek: Schaum 9. The I Don’t Cares: Wild Stab 8. Devendra Banhart: Ape in Pink Marble 7. The Amazing: Ambulance 6. Shay Roselip: Ever Present Calm 5. Cass McCombs: Mangy Love 4. Animal Collective: Painting With 3. Andy Shauf: The Party 2. Xiu Xiu: Plays the Music of Twin Peaks 1. Dungen: Häxan The Swedish quartet Dungen (pronounced DOON-yen) are something of an anachronism in today’s glossy, digital pop landscape. At the height of their popularity here in the States, the band just quietly released Häxan (“The Witch”), an entirely instrumental, tape-recorded soundtrack to a silent animated film from 1926, The Adventures of Prince Achmed. The guitars soar, soothe and scream around drummer Johan Holmegard’s spidery jazz fills, as mastermind Gustav Ejstes weaves organ and flute (!) through the haze. It’s a record of eerie ambience, disorienting fuzz and groovy decadence. It’s soul talk for the musichead whose heart aches for the smoky acid-rock clubs and music festivals of yesteryear. n

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t’s been five years since Olympia folk artist Kim Linson has played a Spokane show, but next week she’s back. Growing up in the Coeur d’Alene area, the singer-songwriter was once known around these parts as Kim Sorenson, before moving away and getting married. Her music continues to utilize mostly sparse guitar, banjo and piano instrumentation; her full-bodied alto croon takes center stage. On her recent album Side Show, Linson’s vocals aren’t always pitch perfect, but her tone is breathtaking, her lyrics imaginative. Opening Linson’s Bartlett show is Andy Crateau, most recently seen on tour with Idaho-based rock act the Ongoing Concept.

— LAURA JOHNSON Kim Linson with Andy Crateau • Thu, Dec. 29, at 8 pm • $5/$8 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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Thursday, 12/22

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Fireside Music Series feat. KOSH BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Danny McCollim, Sunny Nights Duo BEEROCRACY, Open Mic BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Randy Campbell acoustic show J BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BUCKHORN INN, The Spokane River Band J CHAPS, Spare Parts COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, PJ Destiny CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Kicho J HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK, Stella Jones goes holiday THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Open mic with Adrian and Leo THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown THE RESERVE, Liquid with DJ Funk RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL, Truck Mills and special guests Jam Night THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE (4433796), Spokane River Band J THE PIN!, Skeemn Snow Bash and black and white party feat. Bendi, All Day Trey, Alley Griff, Treveezy, Kenton Walker, TMS ZOLA, Sammy Eubanks

Friday, 12/23

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Fireside Music Series feat. Just Plain Darin J BABY BAR, Local Pavlov, Balonely, Jer’s Cat J THE BARTLETT, The Round No. 24

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is the season for people to come home for the holidays, and two nights before Christmas, Joel Weston Howard returns to the music scene that produced him. Now a resident of Orlando, Florida, Howard works as a sound engineer, but he’s still making original folk-rock tunes. Recently completing his first full-length record Open Eyes — which has a fitting opening track called “Come Home” — with his band Weston Howard, the artist continues to push himself, blending in bluegrass and classic rock. Through it all, Howard’s pure vocals shine. Expect the upcoming Observatory show to be a homecoming of sorts for many who were once in the local scene.

— LAURA JOHNSON Weston Howard with Von the Baptist, Ben Ham and Street Tang (Tyler Aker of Pine League) • Fri, Dec. 23, at 8 pm • $5 • 21+ • The Observatory • 15 S. Howard • observatoryspokane.com • 598-8933 feat. Silver Treason, Zack Graham, Derrick Freeland, Lucas Brookbank Brown BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Sterling BOLO’S, Destiny THE CELLAR, Kosh COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Bill Bozly CURLEY’S, YESTERDAYSCAKE FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Wyatt Wood FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Chris Rieser Duo IRON GOAT BREWING CO.(4740722), Festivus Celebration with Stella Jones MOOSE LOUNGE, Whack-A-Mole NASHVILLE NORTH, Ugly Sweater party with Luke Jaxon NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Patrick NYNE, Step Brothers J THE OBSERVATORY, Weston

Howard (See story above), Von the Baptist, Ben Ham, Street Tang PAOLA’S RAINBOW RESORT (208262-9001), Christmas with the Coopers PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Truck Mills THE RESERVE, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Mark Norton, Mark Stephens, Pat Barclay THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Hannah Rebecca SILVER FOX, Christmas Party with Bag O’ Trix J THE PIN!, Christmas Vibrations with Levi David Mokhtari, Dale McNutt, Enfeeble Ataxia, Destiny Wallace, Legion Sik, Wille Barber, Eddie Banning, Aaron Massey, The

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BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BLACK DIAMOND, Nicolas DJ Stud COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Bill Bozly CURLEY’S, YESTERDAYSCAKE THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Patrick THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROADHOUSE, Christmas with Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes

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DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open jam O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish Music THE ROADHOUSE, Christmas with Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes

Monday, 12/26

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

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THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MIK’S, DJ Brentano  MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP, Cynthia Brando  POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), DJ Charley RED ROOM LOUNGE, Tuesday Takeover w/ Storme THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam night with Gil Rivas THE VENUE, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, Homeschool Dropouts

Wednesday, 12/28

GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES (368-9087), Open Mic with T & T THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 RED ROOM LOUNGE, Hip Hop Is A Culture, Writer’s Cup THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Piano Bar with Christan Raxter SAPPHIRE LOUNGE (747-1041), Just Plain Darin SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic THE PIN!, DJ Freaky Fred

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David Raitt & The Baja Boogie Band, Dec. 31, 7:30-9:30 pm.

KNITTING FACTORY, Small Town Nation NYE Reunion show with Punks in Drublic, Velafire, Good Kids Bad Ideas, Ragtag Romantics, Dec. 31, 7:30 pm.

THE ROADHOUSE, NYE with The Hankers, Dec. 31, 8 pm.

THE VENUE, NYE Festival feat.

SamWize, Radikill, Fallout, 5quar3, Lucal, Dec. 31 THE BARTLETT, New Year’s Eve with the Cave Singers, the Smokes, Dec. 31 HOTEL RL BY RED LION AT THE PARK,

Rockin’ New Years Eve with Smash Hit Carnival, Dec. 31 THE OBSERVATORY, GOODBYE TWENTYSUCKSTEEN! feat. Fun Ladies, Peru Resh, Wild Pacific, DEER, Dec. 31 POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Son of Brad New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Stagecoach West, Dec. 31 THE PIN!, New Year’s Eve Party and Tedd TurnherBunzout Ep release, Dec. 31 JOHN’S ALLEY, NYE with Mother Yeti, Dec. 31 THE HIVE, New Year’s Eve Ball with Pimps of Joytime, Dec. 31 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Spin Doctors, Dec. 31 THE BIG DIPPER, CloZee & Psymbionic, Brainfunk, Vaporizing Dreams, Radikill, Jan. 6 THE BARTLETT, “Brown Friday” with Kevin Brown & the Beloved Country, the Caleb Brown Jazz Quartet, Jan. 6 THE OBSERVATORY, Joseph Hein, Lucas Brookbank Brown, Fancy Boy, Jan. 6 THE BARTLETT, T.S. The Solution with Lou Era, Willie B the MC, Coaster, Jan. 7 THE BARTLETT, Trace Bundy, Jan. 8 THE PIN!, Emily Davis and the Murder Police, Rylei Franks, Jan. 10 THE BARTLETT, Kyle Morton (of Typhoon), Jan. 10 THE PALOMINO, Resurgence, Charlie Drown, Nogunaso, Thunder Knife, Heart Avail, Ragtag Romantics, Jan. 12 THE PIN!, This Wild Life, Royal Teeth, Jan. 12 CHATEAU RIVE, An Evening With Wylie & The Wild West, Jan. 12 THE OBSERVATORY, Resurrection Records Spin & Swap, Jan. 12 THE OBSERVATORY, The Drip CD Release! w/ East Sherman, Xingaia, Askevault, Jan. 13 KNITTING FACTORY, Hell’s Belles, Evan Egerer, Elephant Gun Riot, Jan. 14 KNITTING FACTORY, Chevelle, Black Map, Dinosaur, Pile-Up, Jan. 17 KNITTING FACTORY, The Nixon Rodeo, Project Kings, Wasted Breath, Itchy Kitty, Jan. 20 THE BARTLETT, The Round No. 25 feat. Communist Daughter, Lauren Gilmore, Isaac Grambo, Ben Cartwright, Jan. 20 THE OBSERVATORY, World’s Finest, Hey! Is for Horses, Jan. 20 THE BIG DIPPER, Blackwater Prophet album fundraiser, Von the Baptist, Deer, Jan. 21.

THE OBSERVATORY, Choir Boy, Water Monster, Local Pavlov, Jan. 22 THE PIN!, Armed for Apocalypse, Witchburn, Deathbed Confessions, Withheld Judgement, Vultra, Jan. 23 THE BIG DIPPER, Supervillian, Duke Evers, Griffey, the South Hill, Jan. 26 THE BARTLETT, Young in the City, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Jan. 26

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SPORTS HOME ON THE ICE

The Chiefs’ next two home games at the Spokane Arena come at roughly the midpoint of the current 2016-17 season.

Wednesday night, Spokane meets the Seattle Thunderbirds, whom the Chiefs have beaten twice in three meetings (as of press time). Two nights later, Spokane faces off against the Tri-City Americans, their regional rivals whom the Chiefs have beaten just once in four attempts this season. Get out of the house and get rowdy as you cheer on the home team during what can feel like a slow, dull week between Christmas and New Year’s.

— CHEY SCOTT Spokane Chiefs • Wed, Dec. 28 (vs. Seattle) and Fri, Dec. 30 (vs. Tri-City), at 7:05 pm • $10-$23 • Spokane Arena • 720 W. Mallon • spokanechiefs.com

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THEATER REBUILT CLASSIC

Choosing between a winter outing and staying home can be hard when the wind is howling or the temperatures are sub-optimal.

And It’s a Wonderful Life — Frank Capra’s classic tale of George Bailey’s magical, life-changing Christmas Eve — is on TV often during the holidays. But Christmas is at least partly about community, and you can share a unique experience through this live production of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play, which tells the familiar story through the production of a radio broadcast, with voice actors and Foley artists bringing the show to vibrant life.

— DAN NAILEN It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play • Fri, Dec. 23 and Sat, Dec. 24, at 6 pm • $21.50 adults/$13.50 students • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

MUSEUM EXITING EXHIBIT

Sometimes, when there’s a cool museum exhibit or other longrunning attraction in town, it’s easy to justify to ourselves putting off going because “there’s still plenty of time.” That’s not the case any longer for the blockbuster exhibit that’s been on display for months now in the new home of Mobius Science Center; Bodies Human opened in July but is soon to depart. The final days of 2016 also offer the last chance to see real, preserved human specimens on display — six full bodies, and more than 100 organs (because of its subject matter, this show is recommended for ages 10 and up).

Each specimen has been preserved through plastination, a process that replaces bodily fluids with plastics. Take a break from the holiday rush and go learn some cool things about our bodies, the most fascinating living machines.

— CHEY SCOTT Bodies Human • Through Dec. 31; open Dec. 22-23 and Dec. 26-30, 10 am-5 pm; Dec. 31, 10 am-9 pm • $7/members; $15/nonmembers • Mobius Science Center • 331 N. Post • mobiusspokane. org • 321-7133

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Before the gifts under the tree are unwrapped, or before the whole family sits down for your group’s annual Mario Kart single-elimination tournament this holiday weekend, warm up your gamer skills during a fun, retro gaming extravaganza at the Jedi Alliance arcade. Before we all settle in for a cozy holiday weekend, the Alliance’s owners, brothers Tim and Tyler Arnold, are inviting the community to come down for an all-ages celebration and potluck, offering all-you-can-play games for $10 a person. They’ll be playing classic holiday films throughout the night, hosting an ugly sweater contest and trivia; each admission also includes two tickets into a drawing for a private party at the venue.

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Philip Kopczynski and Harry J. Riley (pictured above), two of Spokane’s most established comedians, come together next week at the Bartlett for a night of stand-up. But it won’t be a business-as-usual-type set; this time they’ll each take to the microphone to tell mostly true stories of their misadventures in fatherhood. Called Bro-Dads Comedy Night, the event will be a safe space for all dads — the cool and not-so-cool — looking for a little hilarity in their lives. It’s always good to know you’re not alone.

— LAURA JOHNSON Bro-Dads Comedy Night with Philip Kopczynski and Harry J. Riley • Wed, Dec. 28, at 8 pm • $5/$7 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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BENEFIT

KEEP THE CHANGE BluBerry is donating all tips through December to ACCOIN to aid in its mission of serving, education, supporting, and advocating for local families affected by childhood cancer. Blu Berry Frozen Yogurt, 3007 E. 57th Ave. acco.org (443-6588) PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ The Spokane Symphony’s annual gala, following the orchestra’s traditional performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Includes a dinner, dancing and more. Dec. 31, 9 pm. $120. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post. spokanesymphony.org

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from

8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. (244-3279) ANDREW RIVERS Andrew has appeared as a standup comedian on the Seattle-based TV Show “Up Late NW” and contributed as a writer and actor to several of the sketches as well. Dec. 22-23, 8 pm, also Dec. 23 at 10:30 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com EXPEDITION A highly interactive improv show appropriate for the whole family. Dec. 23 and 30, at 8 pm. $7.

Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. 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. (838-6688)

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I SAW YOU SPOKANE AIRPORT FIGHT FROM SEATTLE 12/1 Dear Sunny H in CDA. I’ve been thinking of you since you initiated the conversation on our flight from Seattle. I enjoyed our conversation, your eyes, your smile and sense of humor. It made my trip and was a good end to a long day. You had had a longer day coming in from Paris, but you were in good spirits and our conversation lasted the whole flight. I wish I would have asked if you wanted to get a drink after we landed, but thought of it too late. If you ever want to chat again between your traveling, I’d like to see you again. There are several coffee shops between your office and mine in the Downtown Spokane area.

I’ve messaged you through FB but had no luck in you seeing it. If not, not worries and wish you Happy Holidays.

OSWALD COBBLEPOT We past by each other countless times Friday evening (12/6) at the N. Side Winco exchanging countless smiles. You were wearing shorts despite the single digit temps but they fit your cute quirky style perfectly.

I was the short haired blonde shopping with my son. We ended up in checkouts next to each other I wanted to talk more but what kind of father would I be striking up a convo with a known outlaw? Let’s meet up for a drink, I’d love to see that villainous smile of yours again!

MY BEAUTIFUL REDHEAD To my future wife, I can’t wait to marry you. Everything

about you is a blessing to my life, you and your son have finally made me feel complete, you’ve embraced my daughter as your own and we finally have the family we’ve both been lo going for. I was in love with you from the first moment I saw you, even though you cheat at table shuffleboard and pool I couldn’t be happier with my life.... I told you I had a place MY DEAREST SQUIRREL!! Oh how I long for the day for you to be in my arms again! You are my Angel, my Inspiration, my Muse, my Teacher. You are the only one who follows me into the dark, even though you’re afraid of the dark, and tells me the truth. I dream of the day we can be together again! I am so proud of you for never giving up on US. My fear of myself is what took us apart. Now that I am facing those demons, and learning to love those dark parts of myself, I can finally see that the only things in life that matter are the relationships we have with those around us... the ones who love us for who we really are!! You always saw me for who I really was and were never afraid of the monster inside.

Only I was afraid, afraid that the monster would take you too! But he didn’t take you, you stood up to him and said, stop it, you’re scaring these people.... and I ran away. I ran to the opposite corner of the country, only to find you here waiting for me. I’m so glad that you were here when I arrived. I’ve realized that you’ve always been waiting for me. You waited for me to find you when we met 3 years ago, if only I was ready then....

Sometimes life throws into the rings, even if we’re not ready, hoping that we summon the courage to overcome our fears. Now that I can finally see the truth, I want to join you again and live out the remainder of our lives helping others to find their truth. To finally become who we were meant to be.... Soulmates, Partners, Lovers, and most of all Friends!!! I may be physically thousands of miles apart, but I’m forever there in your Soul. I will visit you there frequently and kiss you on your forehead ever so gently and tell you that I Love You!! Yours forever and ever, Your Peacock NICE CLAWS Audrey (?) the nurse (?), @ Zola, Saturday 12/17. I enjoyed your charm, wit, and feisty attitude during our verbal intercourse. You were wearing a

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Cats and bunnies cannot survive on their own here. I’ve seen both frozen. It’s not pretty.

Santa hat with the word “Nice” embroidered on it, and a fun dress with multipositioned Santa’s printed on it... We were chatting at the bar when the band started it’s final set. I was/am the hairy guy discussing South Park, and army brats with you. If you happen to read this, I would be thrilled to meet up with you to see if we had chemistry or if our exciting conversation was simply a byproduct of alcohol. Steve SMACKY’S I saw you at Smacky’s on Broadway Monday 12/19 around noon. I was buying some gift cards for my brother. I should’ve bought your sandwich, but I was in a hurry to get my shopping done.

Can I buy you a sandwich sometime?

SHOUT OUT TO THOSE WHO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS during the holiday season.

Thank you for recognizing that time spent together is more important than any gift under the Christmas tree. Why? Because it’s priceless. Merry Christmas to all of you!

911/POLICE RESPONSE AMAZING!!!

Thank you 911 for coordinating with the police department a quick response to and the handling of a disturbed individual near 9th and Perry Wednesday evening. you deserve more credit than you typically receive. Us neighbors really appreciate it. All of you have a happy holidays and we wish your families all the best!!! Cheers 3 CHRISTMAS ANGELS My car died on Trent near Pines. I was unable to start my

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL SOMEONE? Surprise them for the holidays!

JEERS DEAR JEERS TO PORN It’s not the porn that ruined your marriage, lots of couples love porn... It’s your projections of your insecurities on to inanimate objects and your husband that ruined it for you.

Please seek personal enlightenment before your next relationship or read a self help book about self esteem. Rooting for you and your mental health.

BAR SECURITY You can’t walk over and say you love someone then stab them in the back in a sick attempt at more love (by more people), please! Oh it’s just a paycheck. I was treated like a guy just kicked out of a pawn shop. Why did you ruin nights and nights of sleep in a sick attempt at being famous in Hollywood?

Yes you may be better. Where did you go!? You keep saying life is better and better without me, then I think about myself and I agree; please. Stop e-mailing me. Ciao bella.

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NOT SO BUNNY You brought home bunnies for Easter. Left them out on the street when they weren’t so much fun. We put some food out for them, but when the cold snap hit, they were not prepared.

All have perished in the cold. Think again before you buy a “living being” gift for your entertainment. Pets are forever, for their life depends on you. Cats and bunnies cannot survive on their own here.

I’ve seen both frozen. It’s not pretty.

TO THE 3 IDIOTS IN THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHO RAN. IDIOTS!!!!!! You were going too fast on slick roads, went around a curve and hit my relative’s truck. You asked if he was okay and was going to call the police. he said ‘yes’ to both questions. All three of you proceeded to run and take off. You are a bunch of freaking a$$holes!!!!! The police were still called and a description of your vehicle given. Now that you ran, when you are caught, you will get A LOT MORE punishment than had you stayed. What were you three running from? Obviously you three are GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY of something!!! Shame on you three!!! You WILL be caught, and you WILL be punished! Idiots! 

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LOVE TREES! To the person I met briefly on December 14 and talked a bit about trees, books about trees, love of trees — I wish the conversation had been longer — far longer. Trees — SO MUCH to love and to to talk about! I will plan on being in the same place Wednesday Dec. 21, a week from today, between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. if you want to “visit” some more. Hope to see you there.

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EVENTS | CALENDAR SAFARI Fast-paced, short-form improv games based on audience suggestions.

(Recommended for ages 16+) Saturdays at 8 pm, through Dec. 17. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) MONDAY NIGHT COMEDY A weekly comedy open mic on Mondays, hosted

by Nick Cavasier. Sign-up at 7:30, show at 8 pm. Free. The Reserve, 120 N. Wall. facebook.com/spokomedy (598-8783) SPOKANE COMEDY’S STANDUP SHOWDOWN Comedians get a topic and have four minutes to perform; the crowd then votes for a winner. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. (598-8933) TRIVIA + OPEN MIC COMEDY: Trivia starts at 8 pm; stick around for open mic comedy afterward. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. Checkerboard Bar, 1716 E. Sprague Ave. checkerboardbar.com BRO DADS Featuring Spokane standup comics Harry J. Riley and Phillip Kopczynski (cop sin ski) in a storytelling show about two guys growing up with their kids. Headliner Harry J. Riley tours nationally, is a top 5 finalist in Seattle International Comedy Competition, and has acted in SCYF’s Z Nation. Dec. 28, 8-9:30 pm. $5/$7. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague Ave. thebartlettspokane.com OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) ORNY ADAMS Adams has written jokes for Jay Leno, Garry Shandling, and many other top comedians, and performed in many TV and late night programs. Dec. 29-30, 8 pm; also Dec. 30, 10:30 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) AFTER DARK An adult-rated version of the Blue Door’s monthly, Friday show; on the first and last Friday of the month, at 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. bluedoortheatre.com

COMMUNITY

BODIES HUMAN: ANATOMY IN MOTION For the first exhibit in its new home, Mobius hosts “BODIES HUMAN: Anatomy in Motion,” which includes six whole bodies, more than 100 individual organs, and transparent body slices that have been preserved through plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids with reactive plastics. Exhibit runs through Dec. 31; hours are Tu-Sat, 10 am-5 pm and Sun, 11 am-5 pm. (Recommended for ages 10+.) $15.

Mobius Science Center, 331 N. Post. mobiusspokane.org (509-321-7137) HOLIDAY LIGHTS SHOW + JOURNEY TO THE NORTH POLE The 30th annual holiday event includes the “Journey to the North Pole” lake cruises. Lights on display through Jan. 2; cruises depart nightly on the lake. $7.50-$22.50. The Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second. cdaresort.com (208-765-4000) COMMUNITY OPEN DANCE An all-ages dance, offering all types of music and styles od dance. Thursdays, at 7 pm. $5.

Western Dance Center, 1901 N. Sullivan Rd. squaredancespokane.org DROP-N-SHOP Parents can drop the kids off for a few hours of supervised fun at the HUB while they finish up last minute holiday shopping. Open to boys and girls in grades 1-6. Pre-registration

by Dec. 20 required. Dec. 22, 5-8 pm. $10-$15. HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo. hubsportscenter.org

FIRST ROBOTICS Be part of the First Robotic Competition (FRC) and build a 5- foot-tall, 120-pound robot that can do things like kick a soccer ball or shoot hoops. It’s as true to real-life, hands-on engineering as you can get.

Meets Thursdays, from 3-6 pm, through Dec. $50. Gizmo-cda, 806 N. Fourth St. gizmo-cda.org (208-651-6200) FROZEN SING-A-LONG Make your own magical wand and then wave it along during an interactive Frozen Sing-along. Dec. 22, 2-4:30 pm. Free. Fairfield Library, 305 E. Main St. (893-8320) GINGERBREAD HOUSE BUILDING Take home your creation after this fun, no-pressure gingerbread house build, with all materials supplied by the library. Dec. 22, 3:30-5:30 pm. Free. Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave. (509-893-8390) HOLIDAY LIGHTS HELICOPTER TOURS Join Inland Helicopters for an evening flight over the Spokane Falls and experience the holiday lights from above.

Call for reservations, tours available daily through Dec. 31. $75/person, in groups of three. Felts Field, 6105 E. Rutter Rd. Inlanhelicopters.com LOST EGYPT: ANCIENT SECRETS, MODERN SCIENCE Explore ancient Egypt with hands-on activities, human and animal mummies and real Egyptian artifacts. Through Jan. 6; open Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm (until 8 pm on Wed; halfprice admission on Tue). $5-$10/admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) WINTER GLOW SPECTACULAR The third annual holiday lights display relocates to the fairgrounds this year due to construction in Riverfront Park. New features include the Enchanted Forest, fireworks shows on select nights, and Santa’s North Pole workshop. Dec. 1523 and 26-30, from 4-10 pm. $5-$7.

Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. spokanewinterglow. com (509-477-1766) CHRISTMAS ARCADE PINBALL PARTY A night of all-you-can play arcade and pinball, with a potluck, holiday movies, trivia, ugly sweater contest and more.

Dec. 23, 8-11 pm. $10. Jedi Alliance, 2024 E. Boone. facebook.com/JediAlliance-171640086514284 CAMPBELL HOUSE HOLIDAYS Experience what it might have felt like to celebrate Christmas in turn-of-the-century Spokane as a member of the Campbell family. Enjoy holiday decor, talk to costumed actors and more. Dec. 24 and 31, from noon-4 pm. $2 with museum admission. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) CHRISTMAS EVE CAROLS The second annual caroling night, with a reading of the Christmas story and complimentary hot cocoa. Opens at 1 pm, festivities at 4:30 pm. Dec. 24, 4:30 pm. Free to attend. Bellwether Brewing Co., 2019 N. Monroe. bit.ly/2h714lj (509-280-8345) FROZEN SING-A-LONG Make your own magical wand and then wave it along during an interactive Frozen Sing-a-long. Dec. 28, 2-4:30 pm. Free.

Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main.

(509-893-8400) ORIGIN STORIES Kids in grades 3-6 can write and illustrate their own comic spread featuring characters and narratives built around the idea of superpowers and origin stories. Register online. Dec. 28-29, 10 am-noon. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-

westcentral.org (509-279-0299) SPOKANE CONTRA DANCE Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly dance, with music by Brown’s Mountain Boys and caller Karen Wilson-Bell. This is a community dance; no experience needed.

Beginner workshop at 7:15 pm. Dec. 28, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5-$7. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. spokanefolklore.org (598-9111) GINGERBREAD HOUSE BUILDING Take home your creation after this fun, no-pressure gingerbread house build, with all materials supplied by the library. Dec. 29, 4-7 pm. Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. (509-893-8350) CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING Boy Scout Troop 400 recycles natural Christmas trees at CVHS and U-High.

Home pickup also available. Proceeds support the troop’s outdoor activities, service projects, leadership training and more. Drop-off open Sat-Sun, Dec. 31-Jan. 8, from 9 am-3 pm. $5-$10 suggested donation. Spokane Valley, Spokane Valley. troop400.net/trees NEW YEAR’S EVE BALLROOM BASH The NYE celebration includes door prizes, dancing, live DJ and band, and more. Dec. 31, 7:45 pm. $30-$35. Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. mirabeauparkhotel.com (924-9000) NOON YEAR’S EVE PARTIES A special family New Year’s Eve celebration, with a noon ballon drop countdown and more. Open to families and kids of all ages; young kids should be accompanied by an adult. Also at the South Hill and Indian Trail branches. Dec. 31, 11 am.

Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley St. (509-444-5390) FIRST NIGHT SPOKANE The annual family-friendly celebration of the new year includes activities for all-ages at venues across downtown, including live music, art, artist demos, kids activities, games and more. Dec. 31. $15-$18. firstnightspokane.com

FILM

MINIONS A free screening at the library; young children should be accompanied by a caregiver. Rated PG for action and rude humor. Dec. 22, 2 pm.

Free. East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. (444-5331) SUDS & CINEMA: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION Come for a screening of the classic holiday comedy, with beer from Rainier, an ugly sweater contest, prizes/giveaways and more. Dec. 22, 6 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. garlandtheater.com DOCTOR STRANGE Marvel’s latest follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Showing Jan. 5-8, times vary. $3-$6. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)

FOOD & DRINK

SCOTCH & CIGARS Select a flight of whiskey, scotch or bourbon paired with a recommended cigar from Cigar Train during an event on the headed, outdoor patio. Thursdays, from 6-10 pm. $15-$25. Prohibition Gastropub, 1914 N. Monroe. (474-9040)

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Advice Goddess RUMP FOR JOY

I am a curvy girl with a big butt. I hate it. I have a small waist, and it makes my butt look even bigger. I don’t care that the Kardashians have made big butts cool. I’d like to lose weight in that area. However, my boyfriend LOVES my butt and told me there’s research that says girls with bigger butts are smarter and healthier. Is that true? That can’t be true. —Tushy Galore

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Welcome to the science-inspired catcall: “Woooo, girl… you look like a nuclear physicist in them hot pants!”

Yes, there seems to be a cognitive edge in being a woman with a big caboose — provided you have a low “waist-to-hip ratio.” That’s professor-speak for women who have small waists relative to their hips — an “hourglass figure” like yours, as opposed to a body that’s more No. 2 pencil-esque or beerguttylicious.

Epidemiologist William Lassek and anthropologist Steven Gaulin find that being voluptuous in the way you are is associated with both being a bit smarter and having smarter children. To understand why starts with understanding “parent-offspring conflict,” evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers’ term for how it’s in each child’s genetic interest to suck as much in the way of resources out of their parent as they can.

This battle for resources starts early, which is to say a fetus is a little hog. It hoovers up its share of nutrients and then may go after some of its mother’s share, too — not so much that it kills her but maybe, “Hey, Ma, enjoy the gestational diabetes!”

Lassek and Gaulin note that this competition for resources is especially rough on teen mommies, whose own brains are still developing. Both the teen mother-to-be and her child are prone to having their cognitive development “impaired” — irreversibly diminished from what it could be — when she’s forced to compete for a limited supply of nutrients with the fast-growing fetusmonster.

However, Lassek and Gaulin find that women with bodies like yours seem to be cushioned — or, you could say, “seat-cushioned” — against this cognitive impairment, apparently because the butt and hip area serves as a supplemental food storage locker for the developing fetus. There’s a special kind of fat that gets deposited in this area — gluteofemoral fat.

This booty fat is different from and healthier than belly fat. It’s loaded with omega-3 fatty acids — especially DHA, docosahexaenoic acid — which we can only get from things we ingest, like seafood, walnuts, cooked spinach, and krill oil supplements.

DHA is essential for day-to-day cognitive functioning in all people. And, Gaulin emphasized to me, it’s “the most important brain building resource” for little fetus people. He and Lassek controlled for things like parents’ income and education and the number of dollars spent per student and found mothers’ higher DHA to be the strongest predictor of kids scoring significantly higher on tests in math, reading, and science.

You’re packing more DHA than a woman who carries her fat Santa-style, but any woman can increase her DHA through diet, especially by eating fish. As for your desire to shave off some of Mount Buttmore, bad news: Gluteofemoral fat is extremely resistant to weight loss (as that basically would amount to throwing away some of your brain’s lunch).

But to lose weight overall — while feeding your brain and protecting it from cognitive decline — consider this from Lassek and Gaulin’s book, “Why Women Need Fat”: “The single dietary factor most strongly related to women’s weight gain was the amount of omega-6 linoleic acid in their diet.”

A major source of omega-6 is factory Frankenstein oils — polyunsaturated, heatprocessed seed oils like soybean, sunflower, corn, and canola. (Extra-virgin olive oil is healthy — an omega-3 source.) And, surprise! Eating fish cooked in these omega6-packed Franken-oils makes us “unlikely to retain the valuable omega-3 present in the fish.”

Getting back to your back end, it seems you owe it an apology. Maybe you were swayed in what you find attractive by the cadaverishly thin women that gay male designers send out to faint on the catwalk. Consider that you may be confusing body weight and booty shape in how self-conscious you feel about your behindquarters.

Now, whether men prefer heavier or slimmer women varies by culture. However, the late evolutionary psychologist Devendra Singh found that men across cultures overwhelmingly are hotter for the smarter-baby-producing hourglass bod that you have -though without any conscious understanding of why this preference evolved. (No, their penises didn’t put on their reading glasses and pore over Gaulin and Lassek’s research.)

Instead of longing for a body type that men don’t find as sexy, maybe resolve to start appreciating what you have — including your own special version of the trickiest no-win question a woman can ask a man: “Baby, does our future Einstein look fat in these pants?” n ©2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR TASTEFUL THURSDAYS The public is invited to come enjoy live music while sampling a variety of wine, beer, and cheese from local vendors. Thursdays, 5-7 pm, through Dec. 22. Free. Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. 5th St. moscowfoodcoop.com (208-882-8537) THURSDAY WINE SOCIAL The weekly complimentary wine tasting event features different wine themes and samples of the shop’s gourmet goods.

Thursdays, from 4-6 pm. Free. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com (208-762-1333) VINO WINE TASTING Sample a selection of Vino’s favorites. Wines also available by the glass. Tastings include cheese and crackers. Dec. 23, 3-6:30 pm. Vino! A Wine Shop, 222 S. Washington. vinowine.com (509-838-1229) CHRISTMAS DINNER BUFFET Leave the cooking to someone else, and enjoy a Christmas Eve or Day Holiday buffet, with breakfast, lunch and dinner offered, Dec. 24 and 25, from 6 am-11 pm.

Max at Mirabeau, 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. maxatmirabeau.com (509-922-6252) VETERANS FREE CHRISTMAS EVE BRUNCH A free brunch for past and active duty veterans and their immediate families. Volunteers consisting of employees, friends and family of The Blackbird & Manito Tap House prepare and serve food. Reservations required.

Dec. 24, 10 am-2 pm. Free. The Blackbird Tavern + Kitchen, 905 N. Washington. (392-4000) NECTAR’S FAREWELL PARTY Before closing for a renovation and rebrand, hit up the downtown tasting room one more time before it reopens in Feb. 2017. Includes live music by Dan Conrad, giveaways and more. Dec. 28, 5-9 pm. Nectar Tasting Room, 120 N. Stevens St. bit.ly/2glEEhi (869-1572) PERRY STRET BREWING FROSTED FORMAL NYE An evening of food, beer, a midnight keg drop, special release beers, prizes, a live DJ and more. Tickets required, ages 21+. $40/person; $60/ couple; includes food, champagne/ beer toast, and photos. Dec. 31, at 8 pm.

Perry Street Brewing Co., 1025 S. Perry. bit.ly/2hnULrp HOW TO MAKE SUSHI AT HOME Instructor Alex Austin teaches the basics of sushi making; from cooking the rice to the endless possibilities you can create. Jan. 5, 5:30 pm. $49. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. (328-3335)

house event, with Christmas organ music, carols, festive decor and more.

Starts at Manito Presbyterian, at 2 pm, followed by Westminster UCC, and Central Lutheran. Featuring music by Helen and Leonard Byrne, Verne Windham, Janet Satre Ahrend, Paul Brueggemeier, Alice Hostetter. Dec. 26. Free and open to the public. spokaneago.org FROZEN SING ALONG The second annual music event invites all ages to come sing along with a special interactive screening of the Disney’s beloved new animated film. Characters from the film, including Anna, Elsa, Olaf and Kristoff join in. Dec. 30-31, at 2 pm. $15-$25. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com SPOKANE SYMPHONY NEW YEAR’S EVE: BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Since conductor Eckart Preu introduced the custom from his native Germany years ago, this annual concert featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has become a traditional part of holiday festivities in Spokane. Dec. 31, 7:30 pm. $16-$28. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org (624-1200)

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Dec. 23, 8 pm. $5-$8. The Bartlett, 228 W. Sprague. thebartlettspokane.com CHRISTMAS EVE CARILLON Featuring guest carilloneur Jonathan Lehrer’s recital of Christmas music, followed by harp music at 3:30 and a family Christmas Eucharist at 4 pm. At 9:45 pm the Festival Choral Eucharist includes carillon music and Vivaldi’s “Gloria.” Midnight mass procession begins at 10:30 pm. Dec. 24, 3 pm. Free and open to the public. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. (838-4277) AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS CHURCH WALK Three South Hill and downtown churches host an open

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SPOKANE BADMINTON CLUB Meets Sundays, from 4:30-7:30 pm, and Wednesdays, from 7-10 pm. $5+/visit.

West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt St. spokanebadminton.com SPOKANE TABLE TENNIS CLUB The club meets Wednesday, from 6-9:30 pm and Sunday, from 1-4 pm. $2/visit.

Southside Senior & Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. (509-535-0803) WEST CENTRAL TABLE TENNIS The local ping-pong club hosts open dropin sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, from 6:30-9:30 pm. Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and N. Idaho, 1404 N. Ash. westcentraltabletennis.com NBC CAMPS HOLIDAY HOOP CAMP Come join NBC Camps for basketball training at a two-day camp. Bring a ball and sack lunch both days, Dec. 28-29, 9 am-3 pm. $110. The Warehouse, 800 N. Hamilton. nbccamps.com (466-4690) SPOKANE CHIEFS Dec. 28 vs. Seattle Thunderbirds; Dec. 30 vs. Tri-City Americans. $10-$23. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. spokanearena.com

ALL IS CALM In 1914, at the Western front, a German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, and peace. Through Dec. 24; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $26-$32. The Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org CHRISTMAS CAROLE: THE MUSICAL A new musical based on the Charles Dickens classic, with music by composer John Maio. Dec. 16-17, 22-23 at 8 pm, Dec. 18 at 3:30 pm. $10.50-$16. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org THE SANTALAND DIARIES Moscow Art Theatre (Too) presents this holiday play by David Sedaris about a cynical, sarcastic, soap opera-loving slacker in desperate need of a job who finds work as an elf at Macy’s Santaland. Dec. 21-22 at 7:30 pm. $10. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)

TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS The annual, Radio City Music Hall-style show features classic Christmas songs brought to life with song and dance. Dec. 21-23; shows at 3 pm and 7 pm. $20-$33. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. traditionsofchristmasnw.com IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A RADIO PLAY Showcasing the beloved holiday classic, this behind-the-scenes radioshow experience is performed live on stage, just before Christmas. Dec. 2324, 6 pm. $13.50-$21.50. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. friendsofthebing.org (534-5805) PLAY IN A DAY CYT North Idaho’s annual fundraiser invites local kids to come put on a play, from start to finish, in 24 hours’ time. This year’s show is “The Pied Piper of Hamelin.” For ages 10-18; register online. Dec. 27-28. Free.

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18TH SMALL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL The annual show features 200+ new artworks by 32 regional artists that are all smaller than 12-inches by 12-inches. Through Jan. 7; gallery open daily 11 am-6 pm (except 12/2526). Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Featuring new works by Stacy Bester, Linda Besse, Debbie Hughbanks and Tom Hanson and others. Show continues through the holidays, Tue-Fri, 10 am–5 pm and Sat 10 am-2 pm. Free. Pacific Flyway Gallery, 409 S. Dishman Mica. pacificflywaygallery.blogspot.com JEFF + JEFF ART SHOW Jeff Weir and Jeff Spencer team up for Emerge’s last art show of the year. Open Thu-Sat, 10 am-4 pm, through Dec. 31. Free.

Emerge, 208 N. Fourth. emergecda.org LINDA HYATT CANCEL: THE RISING In this solo exhibition, Cancel’s work depicts the landscapes of the 130-mile Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Through Jan. 1; open Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm (until 8 pm on Wed; half-price admission on Tue). $5-$10/admission.

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org SAS ORNAMENT & SMALL WORKS SHOW The Spokane Art School’s annual holiday show; featuring a variety of artwork from 30+ local artists. Through Dec. 23; open Mon-Fri, 10 am-5 pm and Sat, 10 am-4 pm. Spokane Art School, 809 W. Garland. spokaneartschool.net

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DECEMBER 22, 2016 INLANDER 53

Mind and Body At the Ashtanga Yoga School of Spokane, teacher Shelley Enlow leads students toward self-knowledge

BY ROBIN HAMILTON BRODT

Shelley Enlow, right, helps Leanna Howlette with a forward bend during an Ashtanga class last month.

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t’s 6:30 am at the Ashtanga Yoga School of Spokane, and the members of the early morning yoga crew are quietly, purposefully working on their individual practices under the watchful eye of teacher Shelley Enlow.

Some are more advanced, doing forearm balances that turn into upside-down lotus postures; others are struggling to balance in tree pose.

Sixty-something women and men practice side-byside with much younger, stronger and more flexible counterparts. Everyone seems to get the same attention and encouragement, regardless of their abilities.

Nancy Enz Lill, a dark-haired, lithe 56-year-old who has practiced with Enlow for five years, is 30 minutes into her practice as she gets ready to do a deep backbend.

She kneels, takes a breath and prepares to arch backward, bringing her head to the floor.

Enlow supports Lill as her head touches down and her hands find her feet. The two begin to breathe together. Lill changes her hand position, and with the top of her head still on the floor, takes another five breaths.

“Yes, Nancy, good job!” Enlow tells her.

In these classes, known as Mysore, or self-practice, Enlow offers the yoga equivalent of personal training.

“Yes” is the word she uses most often.

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nlow is tiny — barely 5 feet tall — but, at age 45, is so strong that she can assist men three times her size.

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Her own practice is quite advanced — she is a senior apprentice to David Garrigues, one of the few yoga teachers certified to teach the Ashtanga method by its late founder, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She recently assisted Garrigues at an advanced Ashtanga workshop in London. In turn, Garrigues has taught several workshops at AYS Spokane, as has another star in the Ashtanga yoga firmament, Tim Miller, both of whom have national and international followers. That was unusual, and a treat for Spokane’s yoga community.

As a wife and mother of two, Enlow divides her time between mom duties, managing the studio and teaching the majority of the classes along with her husband, Brett, an emergency room physician. The studio is dedicated solely to the practice of Ashtanga, which is rare in the age of “yoga plus” — yoga and spinning, yoga and Pilates, yoga and weight training, not to mention yoga and pot, beer and chocolate.

“The Ashtanga method is so complete,” Enlow says.

“Yes, you can get a leaner, stronger and more flexible body by doing Ashtanga, but those are just by-products of the physical practice.

“Ashtanga yoga is an exploration of your entire being — body, mind, spirit. It’s a practice of going inward and learning to still the mind (or at least becoming aware of the way you think), so that you can begin to see your own truth, what your life is really about, and how you have a connection to everything and everyone.”

The students, whose professional and personal lives

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are varied enough to include medical doctors, artists, homemakers, professors and college students, come to the practice with a variety of yoga experience.

Bridget Gies, a former U.S. Navy pilot, has been practicing with Enlow for three years. Gies describes Ashtanga as “a demanding physical practice that integrates breath and focus to reduce the mental clutter that often keeps us from being our best selves.” It’s a skill, she says, that transfers to all aspects of life, “even landing on an aircraft carrier.”

Clark Karoses, 42, is a certified nursing assistant at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene. He says Enlow “consistently challenges my limits — in body, mind and spirit — and shows me a path that allows me to transcend them, if my will is steadfast.”

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or those working with injuries, the practice can be a great teacher. Students learn to be patient and kind to themselves. Longtime student Connie Ramsey has seen her share of physical challenges, including a torn ACL, rotator cuff surgery and back pain. Enlow has helped her not only continue to practice, but to thrive.

“I am a better practitioner — and person — because of Shelley’s influence,” Ramsey says. “And she has this great laugh!”

Karoses seconds that assessment. “She shows me my heart,” he says, “and demands that I use it.” n This article first appeared in InHealth magazine.