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efore it was Fairchild Air Force Base, it was the Spokane Air Depot, where damaged aircraft were repaired. Later, during the Cold War, it was home to bombers and ballistic missiles.

In the ’90s, the bombers were phased out in favor of tankers. Earlier this year, the base was chosen to take on more KC-135s, with plans to make it the largest tanker base in the nation. Now, as Fairchild celebrates its 75th anniversary, staff writer Wilson Criscione looks at the skies ahead: What happens to Fairchild when its aging fleet of tankers are inevitably retired from service? Don’t miss Criscione’s report (page 20) or our preview of Skyfest, which returns to Fairchild this weekend.

Also this week: staff reporter Mitch Ryals spends time with people living along the river, in the shadow of Kendall Yards, who were mocked by a TV reporter and then evicted by police (page 54).

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CHRISTINA SILLS No. Why? Because why cover it when it can be filled with sunshine? That’s why you come outdoors to a park; you want to be out in the elements. We have plenty of covered spaces elsewhere, so no, I wouldn’t want it covered.

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Give a Wolf a Chance Idaho wants public input on whether to allow baiting in wolf hunting; here’s an emphatic “No!”

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he Idaho Fish and Game Department wants to let wolf hunters use bait to lure their prey. Accidental roadkill collected on state highways would be the seductive bait.

Fish and Game is asking the public for permission. It’s always nice to be asked, but I’m urging the public to respond with a resounding NO! The issue of baiting is one of fairness and sportsmanship. We teach children not to bully on the playground. Baiting and bullying are two words that describe a situation in which one party attempts to assert a power advantage over another.

A sportsman with a gun obviously starts with a definite advantage over a wolf whose best defense is four strong legs, a good nose, a wily brain and rough terrain.

Is it sport to lure a wolf with a smelly piece of roadkill that masks a trap, which turns the wolf into a sitting duck? I think not.

There is a world of difference between an animal shot to add food to the freezer and a wild animal collected as a trophy. The former is enjoyed as a welcome gift to the family budget.

The latter gives bragging rights and a big boost to the ego. In the days of Teddy Roosevelt, it was fashionable to hang stuffed wild animals on the walls of the wealthy as proof of the manliness of the head of the household.

But we live in a very different era. The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, recognizing that our rich natural heritage is of “esthetic, ecological, educational, recreational, and scientific value to our Nation and its people.”

It also recognized that many wild animals and plants are at risk of extinction when they are not given protection.

It was alarming to read very recently that Congressional Republicans are tampering with this iconic law, passed 44 years ago with the blessing of Republican President Richard Nixon.

Is nothing sacred?

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hen the gray wolf was reintroduced into the United States in 1995, there was much excitement among environmentalists, academic circles and the general public. Among Idaho cattle and sheep men, not so much.

Elementary schoolchildren helped give names to the first wolves that were dropped into the Idaho wilderness. Schoolchildren, always fascinated by wild things, adopted individual wolves by proxy into their classrooms.

In fairly short order, the labeling was changed from names to impersonal numbers, as public excitement dwindled and political positions took over. The mood of the Idaho Legislature reflected the mood of their constituents. Farmers and ranchers turned their hatred and fear of coyotes

to hatred and fear of wolves.

Nevertheless, wolves rebounded quickly, and in Idaho were delisted from the Endangered Species Act in 2011.

Immediately, they were declared fair game by the Fish and Game Commission, and Governor Otter announced his desire to shoot one. The political needle of support for wolves had swung south.

The number of wolves in the state is currently estimated to be around 786 critters. In 2015, hunting, trapping, traffic accidents and professional shooting all combined to kill 358 wolves. That comes very close to a 50 percent kill rate. Human predation of the wolf in Idaho is fairly successful. Adding bait to the Idaho hunter’s toolkit would be overkill.

At this time, these 786 wolves avoid human contact in every way possible. They fear humans, which is a wise attitude on their behalf and a healthy one on our human side as well.

It would not be smart of us to establish any kind of attraction for wolves to human-touched food. In the process of colLETTERS lecting roadkill, Send comments to the scent of editor@inlander.com. humans would be all over it.

We certainly don’t want wolves to start liking sugar, or any other food that would tempt them to rob garbage cans and camp larders.

I have always considered baiting bears to be unsportsmanlike behavior. The bait is a bundle of sugar-loaded donuts or some such bakery fare.

It probably does take a lot of skill to snare a bear, either with bait or hunting with dogs. But bear meat is cooked and eaten, and the bear grease is treasured as the answer to baking a perfect pie crust. I have never run across a recipe for cooking wolf meat.

f wolves must be harvested, there should be a way to prevent the indiscriminate killing of the heads of the pack. The alpha male and female defend the pack against all intruders, and they are the first heads-up target at the sound of approaching danger. The surviving pack members may be teenage wolves who can cause even more damage to a herd of sheep.

One might suggest this opposition to baiting wolves is like crying over spilled huckleberries — not worth the ink. I argue that wolf-baiting is bad public policy, bad sportsmanship and simply a bad idea. Our public policies must reflect what kind of people we are and want to be. n

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COMMENT | COMMUNITY outside of Newport, the only traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastic community in the West. Led by the Venerable Thubten Chodron, an internationally renowned author and spiritual teacher, the Abbey has a mission to “create peace in a chaotic world.”

This center has made unique partnerships possible, including one with Spokane Valley’s Russell Kolts, a national leader in compassion-focused therapy. Through his Inland Northwest Compassionate Mind Center, Kolts has led innovative work in prisons, helping people to overcome intense anger and suffering. Other efforts, such as Spokane’s Pura Vida Recovery, offer former addicts a supportive peer environment in which to maintain their sobriety. Throughout our social and safety service

At a grassroots level, everyday people are forming nonviolent communication circles.

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Hope from Hardship What if our region was at the forefront of human healing and transformation?

BY MARIAH McKAY

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nteresting things take place in the margins. In ecology where two environments meet, you’ll find rare forms of life taking advantage of the conditions there. The same is true with society. In major centers of culture and commerce, there are established formulas for “success.” However, in a place that’s off the beaten path, we have the flexibility to reinvent ourselves and grow in new ways. What if we saw our local strengths as leading us toward a vision for collective human flourishing? You may be surprised to hear about some of the exciting things already pointing

us in this direction.

Before the white people arrived, our region was — and still is — rich with the cultural traditions and spiritual teachings of local tribes. Today, ambitious revitalization efforts such as the Salish School seek to preserve endangered languages and keep alive a wiser way of understanding our place within this great land.

Then the missionaries came, laying a foundation for salvation-seeking and dedicated religious participation that continues to this day. Groups like the Spokane Interfaith Council flourish among diverse congregations that range from traditional to new age. One little-known example of our region’s religious assets is Sravasti Abbey

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sectors, education is occurring around trauma-informed care, teaching professionals about the ways that adverse childhood experiences shape how people of all ages cope with stress, and what protective factors can help to build resilience.

In the family realm, Spokane is home to the Circle of Security, a model for “secure attachment parenting” developed by three pioneering psychologists over several years. The trainings from this work improve the health of parent-child relationships and have a growing audience of adherents all over the world. At a grassroots level, everyday people are forming nonviolent communication circles, speaking in ways that connect rather than divide, at a time when this skill is more important than ever.

While it’s difficult to know how unique this collection of personal improvement initiatives is, it’s easy to believe they are somehow born out of our hard-won collective experience. With historic adversity comes opportunity.

While we celebrate the success of the Inland Northwest, we will never achieve our full potential until we embrace the imperative of addressing the full needs of those with the least among us. With so much innovation in this realm, why not recognize Spokane as an emerging center for human renewal? Let’s acknowledge and celebrate these compassionate resources that do so much to turn our community in a hopeful direction. n Mariah McKay is a fourth-generation daughter of Spokane and a community organizer campaigning for racial, social and economic justice. She has worked in biotech and government and currently serves as a public health advocate.

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‘Sweetheart’ scammers woo victims online.

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or months now, you’ve been chatting online with this amazing guy in Arkansas. Work keeps him from visiting Spokane, and you’ve never met face to face.

But he texts you throughout the day with compliments.

sweetheart scam in 2015 alone. And those were just the reported cases.

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Signs your relationship might be a con.

You’ve stayed in constant contact. You’ve grown close.

While the scam varies, there are some common signs of trouble, Fuher says.

He never can meet in person.

“One of the warning signs is that they’re unable or unwilling to meet in person,” he says. “Something keeps coming up. They often say they’re working outside of the country.”

She uses pet names or other emotionally manipulative tactics.

Then trouble strikes. While traveling out of the country, he suffers a medical emergency ― but he can’t access his own financial institution. He needs money right now. If you could deposit a check in your account and wire the cash — or give him your online banking password, so he can deposit the check himself — the nightmare will end.

He can’t count on anyone but you. And that’s when the real trouble starts.

Sometimes the scammer will send the victim a copy of their passport or photos of themselves. But details don’t add up, because the passport is a fake or the photos are stolen from other websites.

Nothing sweet about it

She asks you to wire money.

Worst-case scenario: It ends with the victim being conned out of hundreds or thousands of dollars.

It’s that trust that makes smart people ignore red flags.

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“In the end, it all comes down to the same thing,” Fuher says. “At some point, somebody who you’ve never met in person is asking you to send them money.

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She suffers an emergency that requires money.

He asks for your online banking login information.

The “sweetheart scam” varies: Maybe you were matched on a dating website. Maybe you’ve been chatting for a couple of weeks or for a few years. Maybe the “traveling abroad” story has a different spin.

“I’ve seen the sweetheart scam from every facet you can imagine,” says James Fuher, STCU fraud prevention manager. “I’ve found that the bad guys will even pay the membership fees for dating websites, and they will troll these sites to try and find someone who clicks.

Then they start to build this trust by e-mailing and messaging.”

He provides vague or inconsistent personal details.

Need help?

If you know or suspect you’ve been scammed, call your financial institution right away. Then file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

COMMENT | FROM READERS

Local attorney Rob Cossey

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HEenjoyed WOULD CALL COSSEY your article on Rob Cossey (“The Badge and Their Shield,”

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7/20/17). I worked for the Spokane County District Court for 12 years from 1984-96 and then at the Snohomish County District Count until I retired a few years ago. Mr. Cossey was one of my favorite attorneys in my years at the courts. I met him as a young attorney. He always respected your opinion, even when he disagreed with it. Once we were off duty you could enjoy his company and forget about talking about the law. I think one of the secrets of his success was his ability to listen to all sides and then make his case, rather than making up his mind before he knew all the facts. Good job writer Mitch Ryals and best wishes to Rob Cossey.

JOEL WHITAKER, RETIRED PROBATION OFFICER Spokane, Wash.

ANOTHER OPINION ON DUNKIRK heez, someone needs to give Seth Sommerfeld the “Smells Like Teen

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Spirit” Award for film reviewing (“Battle Scarred,” 7/20/17). As for complaints about dialogue and audio mix, if previewed in a theater here, less than optimal cinematic and audio presentation should be expected? But I would suggest that the complaint about a “lack of humanity” is what makes this review most suspect, along with his apparent need for something “inherently enjoyable,” considering the film’s subject and contexts. There was “no fun” at Dunkirk, and I can only conclude that he would have preferred to have seen a more romanticized production or at least one offering a feel-good conclusion, rather than accuracy.

WILLIAM THOMPSON Spokane, Wash.

PAVILION AS SOLAR PANEL n keeping with the original intent of Expo ’74 (“Uncoverup”, 6/9/17), I

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propose that the U.S. Pavilion be covered with lightweight, flexible, solar “panels” or sheets that would be a source of energy for park power needs, and perhaps beyond, and be a symbol for all to see that Spokane believes in protecting the environment. Many new homes and commercial buildings could utilize solar more effectively than they are. Europe is miles ahead of us in using this technology. We could be leaders in this field but alas, we are not.

This is not a frivolous suggestion. I would hope that the city would consider this idea as having merit.

H.A. KRAUSS Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Last year, city council candidate Andy Dunau resigned from the Park Board — and now he’s accusing the board of failing to adequately inform the public about how the project has evolved.

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In the Dark on the Park The city council president and several former Park Board members argue that the public has been kept out of the loop about major changes to the Riverfront Park renovation

BY DANIEL WALTERS

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he last time the $64.3 million Riverfront Park renovation was being hammered by doubts and criticisms, Riverfront Park committee chair Andy Dunau hit back against the fears.

“There’s a lot of hyperventilating going on out there,” he said at a March 2016 Park Board meeting.

The delayed start date of construction amounted to a “big whoop,” he argued. Despite reports of projects overrunning budgets, they were on target overall, he said, and making necessary choices.

“You know, it’s really easy for people to take shots in this,” Dunau said. “I’m just going to ask people to be patient and trust that people are working really hard to make it happen.”

Two months later, Dunau suddenly resigned from the Park Board and wouldn’t publicly say why.

Now, the Riverfront Park project is under fire once

more, with the news that the centerpiece of the project — the U.S. Pavilion — may not be re-covered, despite what voters were told when they passed the bond three years ago. It’s caused City Council President Ben Stuckart to question the 100-year independence of the Park Board.

Park Board President Chris Wright shrugs off what he sees as a “very small minority of people focused on a cover.” He points to the new grants and interest revenue that has allowed the city to improve the project.

And now, as Dunau runs for city council and several pieces of the project have been cut, he’s emerged to lend his voice to the chorus of former Park Board members with serious concerns about the renovation.

“They’re playing three-card monte with the budget and musical chairs with what might not be built,” Dunau says of the current Park Board. “Apparently, the public is going to be the last to be consulted and the last to know.”

But Wright — whose wife Karen Stratton sits on the city council — also sees a more “politically expedient” motive for Dunau’s recent comments.

“Andy is a candidate for office now,” Wright says.

“He’s finding a convenient line of argument for this campaign that is simply not true.”

Dunau counters by saying that Wright is “full of shit.”

He argues that recent events have proven his worries correct.

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Dunau believes that the park rehab’s troubles started at the very beginning. The master plan for the bond that voters passed in 2014 was “underbaked,” he says, woefully underestimating the costs for several major projects. Projects grew bigger: The planned ice-skating ...continued on next page

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rink became an ice-skating ribbon, complete with a full-scale kitchen. Surprise extra costs, like the need to fix the Howard Street Bridge, were heaped onto the project.

He says he argued that the board needed to constrain costs and start private fundraising. He even gave a PowerPoint presentation in 2015, identifying ways to save money. (One suggestion, listed under “Out There Ideas,” included “Don’t Cover Pavilion.”)

Instead, he says, as the budgets for early pieces grew, the funding for later pieces quietly shrank.

“If you decided you want to spend more money on the ribbon, you should be telling people where you’re taking the money from,” Dunau says. “The fact that conversation hasn’t been happening with the public raises a credibility problem.”

As his dissatisfaction with the increasing cost of consultant contracts and add-ons increased, Dunau opted to resign. Initially, he refused to go public about why.

“Me publicly saying, ‘I think you’re going in the wrong direction’ would have caused a kerfuffle in newspaper headlines, but it wasn’t going to change where we were going,” Dunau says.

Now, with doubts regarding whether the city will reach the final “north bank” phase of the project at all, he says he had to speak up.

In his home office on the South Hill, Dunau methodically runs through spreadsheets with a ruler, comparing four separate iterations of Riverfront Park bond budgets since 2014.

The funding for the meadow with the giant red wagon and the spot formerly known as Canada Island? Almost entirely gone. The funding for renovated park shelters? Gone. The pavilion budget? Slashed, for now, from $24 million to $19.6 million — or $21.5 million if pavilion funding from another part of the budget is included.

When the news emerged last month that the Park Board may ditch plans to re-cover the pavilion, it outraged former Park Board president Randy Cameron, who charged that the board had abandoned a promise to voters.

“Candidly, looking at all of this, I need to see facts about how you’re going to spend the rest of the money,” Cameron says. “You’ve totally lost my trust.”

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Dunau, however, wasn’t surprised. In late 2015, he says, he sat down with Riverfront Park program manager Berry Ellison to try to hammer out a realistic budget. To compensate for the increase in other project costs, his draft budget slashed $8 million from the pavilion budget — a full third of the bond funding for the iconic landmark. He hoped that the Park Board would be able to restore the full funding later on, but that still hasn’t happened.

“There really is no choice about the cover/no cover,” Dunau argues. “They’re already in that corner. Right now, they don’t have that option.”

DEGREES OF OPACITY

Wright, however, is as optimistic as Dunau is pessimistic. He says that Canada Island and the red-wagon meadow were cut from the project because they weren’t part of the original bond.

He says events that would have taken place in the new park shelters can take place in the Looff Carrousel and the pavilion. He says the board is still considering a private capital campaign to raise more money.

And he says the Park Board is looking at ways to restore the full $24 million to the pavilion budget, partly by using new interest revenue — though he says the structural issues preclude a tent-style covering.

Wright says there’s a ton of good news about the project. Bond market timing means the city won’t have to shell out $4.3 million for debt service. The parks department successfully snagged $600,000 in brownfield cleanup grants to help with soil remediation costs and $500,000 in state grants for a regional playground. And the slow implementation of the bond has given the project $2.5 million in extra interest — with more on its way.

(The catch? $633,000 of that extra interest will go to help pay for another nasty surprise — a busted Rotary Fountain.)

Wright rejects the idea that the Park Board hasn’t been transparent.

“Every budget we pass is done on the dais,” Wright says. “We don’t have secret meetings.”

Dunau, however, says it’s unrealistic to expect people to show up to every Park Board meeting.

“They have chosen to hide behind the cur-

tain of ‘You can come to an 8 am meeting whenever you want,’” Dunau says. “If you can’t do better than that, don’t expect the public to be anything but disgusted and frustrated.”

Even Ken Van Voorhis, who spent six years on the Park Board, says he had struggled to get clear answers from the parks department about what was being cut. One reason why? The budget categories kept shifting, sometimes obscuring budget cuts.

For example, at first, the budget category for the U.S. Pavilion only included the pavilion. Then, it also included park shelters.

After that, the category was renamed “Havermale Island” and included all the projects in the surrounding area. Now, it’s back to just the pavilion.

“They’d just reshuffle the deck differently,” Van Voorhis says.

He resigned at the end of last year, partly because of his frustrations with the Riverfront Park project.

Only four of the 10 volunteer Park Board members at the March 2016 meeting remain on the board today.

“We lost a lot of history here,” Van Voorhis says.

STRUCTURE AND RESTRUCTURE

Stuckart, the council president, thought he knew what was happening with Riverfront Park. He’d campaigned for the bond, writing an op-ed with the mayor that championed the plan to cover the pavilion.

“If you can’t do better than that, don’t expect the public to be anything but disgusted and frustrated.”

But he didn’t know about the park shelter changes. He didn’t know about the pavilion budget cuts. And he didn’t know the board was considering not covering the pavilion, despite two meetings with the Park Board shortly before the news broke.

“They mentioned none of the problems,” Stuckart says.

“They mentioned none of the decisions they were making.”

The frustration pushed him to consider a radical change. For the past century, the Park Board has had its own autonomy, and its own budget that can’t be altered by the city council. Stuckart is bandying about the idea of undoing that. He says that the change would force the Park Board to come to city council to explain major changes, resulting in more transparency and accountability.

But here, at least, Wright and Dunau are united: Both think this is a terrible proposal, especially considering the success of Spokane’s parks over the past 100 years. Dunau argues that there’s nothing stopping the council from asking the board more questions.

Inlander Publisher Ted S. McGregor Jr. — Dunau’s replacement as the Riverfront Park Committee chair — says the Park Board is considering another way to change its management structure: Turn management of Riverfront Park into an “enterprise fund,” allowing money raised at the park to be used directly for future Riverfront Park improvements. The fund, he says, could be controlled by a mix of council members, mayoral appointees and Park Board members.

For now, however, the debate over the pavilion continues. On Monday, former city councilman Steve Eugster filed an attempt at a last-minute voter initiative, asking voters to demand a recovered pavilion with a hockey rink at the center.

Wright remains an optimist. He believes that when the ice ribbon is finished, when the carrousel opens, when the pavilion upgrade is constructed, the fear and anger about the project will begin to evaporate.

“Some of the notions that might be floating out there are going to fade away,” Wright says. “People are going to see what we’ve done with their money.” n danielw@inlander.com EDITOR’S NOTE: Publisher Ted S. McGregor Jr. sits on the Spokane Park Board; per Inlander policy, he does not edit columns or news stories involving any park business.

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As part of the deal, there will be no layoffs.

It’s a boon for Avista’s shareholders, and Avista has attempted to assure local residents that Hydro One will continue to invest in the region, nearly doubling their current levels of “community contributions.” “With Hydro One as our partner, we will continue to uphold our longstanding commitment to environmental responsibility, innovation, safety and reliability,” Avista wrote. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

CAMPAIGN FINANCE When the Spokane County Democratic Party was facing a state attorney general investigation into months of late-reported, unreported and misreported Public Disclosure Commission reports, they hired former PDC chair Michael Connelly as an attorney to review their response. But now, another PDC complaint has accused Spokane County Democrats of yet another PDC VIOLATION — for failing to report the money they paid or owed Connelly.

Andrew Biviano, pictured, chair of the Spokane County Democrats, said that shortly before the Inlander alerted him to the complaint earlier this month, his team had already identified the error and amended their filings to include the money the Democrats owe Connelly. Biviano praises his of team of volunteers for accurately reporting most filings, and catching what few errors were made. He accuses prolific complainant Glen Morgan of sensationalism. “But this is the best he’s got with a fine-toothed comb,” Biviano says. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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Filling the Gap Three-way partnership will benefit pediatric patients in North Idaho; plus, failure to fix Hirst takes down Washington’s capital budget HOSPITABLE HOSPITAL

Adults, children and families being treated for severe illnesses in Kootenai County will soon have an affordable place to sleep at night. Thanks to a partnership between the Community Cancer Fund, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest and KOOTENAI HEALTH, plans for a new “hospitality center” are underway. The center is expected to offer 14 adult rooms and six rooms for pediatric patient families free of charge, or at significantly reduced rates, according to an announcement this week from the three organizations.

“The demand for a Ronald McDonald House at Kootenai Health stems from the recent expansion of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as expanding pediatric services,” says Mike Forness, executive director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest, in a statement. “It will provide a free place where patients can stay so they can be close to their baby.”

The center will have a kitchen space, laundry facilities and recreational spaces. Some guests will have access to meal programs and a pet therapy program. Construction on the multimillion-dollar project is expected to begin in the summer of 2018 on an empty lot on Kootenai Health’s campus. The organizations anticipate the center will open early in 2019.

A celebrity golf fundraiser for the Community Cancer Fund is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.

Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few, former NHL goalie Grant Fuhr and a handful of other former pro athletes are expected to play.

“The collaboration between the Community Cancer Fund, Ronald McDonald House Charities and Kootenai Health on this project has been remarkable,” Kootenai Health CEO Jon Ness adds in a prepared statement. “The hospitality center shows the positive impact we can make when the missions of three great organizations are in alignment.” (MITCH RYALS)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Going into the 2017 session, Republican state lawmakers in Washington promised they would “fix” last year’s state Supreme Court ruling known as the HIRST decision, which made it more difficult for property owners to obtain a permit to drill a well in some parts of the state. The decision, they argued, impaired property rights for individuals in rural areas and unfairly halted rural development.

Now, with no “fix” agreed upon, the disagreement over the Hirst decision has taken the state capital budget down with it. The state Legislature adjourned last week without passing a $4 billion construction budget, which pays for state-authorized projects in Washington. That includes construction and renovation of public schools and parks, and help with transportation projects.

Republicans in control of the state Senate refused to hold a vote on the capital budget until a deal was agreed upon to address the Hirst decision. House Democrats and Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a 24-month delay of the Hirst ruling while negotiations on a permanent fix continued, but Senate Republicans rejected the idea.

Senate Republicans blame Democrats for refusing to hear the bill to fix Hirst, “killing the bill before the House could vote on it,” the Senate Republican Caucus says in a press release. Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, who sponsored the Senate bill to overturn Hirst, says she has been disappointed with the House during negotiations.

“To say the least,” she says, “negotiations have been challenging, if not frustrating.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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ine months after an Eastern Washington University student was nearly beaten to death by a group of young men with a metal baseball bat, he’s still struggling with debilitating injuries, and two men found guilty in the incident have been sent to prison.

No one seems totally satisfied with the results of a criminal process that started that night at the Grove Apartments in Cheney — a night that friends and family of those involved say they wish would never have happened.

Early last October, Robert “Drew” Schreiber, now 21, was repeatedly hit in the head with a bat while surrounded by a group of three or more young men. Witnesses said the men yelled they were after Schreiber for kicking in the back window of the car they’d been in.

The car belonged to John Todd “JT” Mellgren, now 25, who a jury found guilty of attempted murder and first-degree assault after a trial this April. Mellgren, the state argued and the jury agreed, had been the one with the bat. He was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison.

Another man involved, Damian Dunigan Jr., now 21, will serve 21 months (with credit for time served) after he pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in a plea bargain with the state rather than take his case to trial. He originally faced the same charges as Mellgren.

Mellgren’s family, as well as Schreiber and his family, say that Dunigan’s lighter sentence represents a failure of the justice system.

‘JUSTICE ISN’T ALWAYS FAIR’

On Oct. 8, the night of the incident, Dunigan drove Mellgren’s car to the Grove Apartments, a popular party spot for Eastern students. About six people were in the car, and as they drove into the parking lot, they noticed a man, Schreiber, shouting at them from his second-story window.

Witnesses say Schreiber jumped from the window, chased the car, jumped on the trunk and kicked in the back window, shattering glass onto the trunk and people in the back seat, including Mellgren and his girlfriend, as well as another couple, according to statements gathered by Cheney police. It remains unclear why, but it appears that Schreiber may have believed another man was in the car, a man who he had gotten mad at earlier that night.

About a dozen interviews are summarized in the 176-page Cheney police report on the incident, a copy of which was provided to the Inlander by Mellgren’s sister, Sarah Mulkey.

From there, it’s less clear what exactly

A smashed car window sparked the brutal beating. happened, but according to the police report, it went something like this: Schreiber was chased by three or more men, who beat him up near a basketball court; he then managed to run away.

He pounded on the door of a woman who didn’t know him, asking for help — she didn’t let him in — and ran away as a group chased him. Schreiber was then attacked again by three to five men, one of whom beat him repeatedly with a baseball bat, even as people who had driven up to the scene near the gate to the apartment complex yelled for him to stop.

Schreiber was kept in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and hospitalized for more than a month. He is still recovering from injuries at home in Yakima.

Mellgren’s father, Scott Mellgren, says that he knows his son was involved, but he questions whether JT was the one wielding the bat that night, why his son wasn’t allowed to ask for the same plea deal that Dunigan got, and why a third suspect was never brought into custody.

While Cheney police have identified a third suspect, he still hasn’t been interviewed or charged in the incident. Capt. Rick Beghtol, now Cheney’s lead detective on the case, says he believes there is probable cause to arrest the third man, but he’s going to consult with the prosecutor’s office first.

“Generally speaking, we don’t do that. I make a determination as to whether there’s probable cause or not,” Beghtol says. “But since this case has already had a trial and somebody has pled out, we want to get some buy-in with the prosecution.”

Because the investigation seemed to have dropped off after Mellgren and Dunigan were arrested, and there are conflicting accounts from witnesses as to who was the person swinging the bat, Mellgren’s relatives question whether the justice system did its job in this case.

“If you’ve got multiple assailants, there

should be equal charges and you should let the law play its part.

It should have been up to a jury to decide if Mr. Dunigan was guilty of those charges,” Mulkey says. “I understand that justice isn’t always fair, but it should be set up to be as fair as possible.”

Deputy Prosecutor Jennifer Zappone says the evidence indicated “this resolution was in the best interest of justice.”

“The witnesses at trial testified that while Mr. Mellgren was beating Mr. Schreiber with the metal bat, Mr. Dunigan was either standing by or at worst kicked Mr. Schreiber. The evidence at trial showed that Damian Dunigan knew Mr. Mellgren would hit Mr. Schreiber with the bat, but not to the degree of attempted first degree murder or first degree assault,” Zappone says in an email.

“Mr. Dunigan received the maximum punishment under the law for Second Degree Assault with a Deadly Weapon Enhancement.”

‘I WISH I DIDN’T GO OUT’

“I would love to live a normal life, and be able to go back to the way things were before,” Schreiber writes to Judge John Cooney in a victim statement describing the many health issues he has as a result of the incident. “I would love to have a day with no pain, but I don’t have a single second without pain. ... I would like to reiterate I think it is a failure of the justice system that Dunigan is getting so little punishment. If you could give him a heavier sentence, you should do so.”

Schreiber’s mother, Amy Karau, reads his letter to the court at Dunigan’s sentencing hearing on July 12, before reading her own letter.

Because of the attack, her son has impaired vision, an impaired ability to read and do tasks that were once easy for him, and a myriad of continuing health issues. The former track athlete tried to start running again this spring, but an unrelated leg injury has kept him from doing so, she says to the court. Any surgery he needs in the future is more dangerous, she says, as his brain injury makes anesthesia riskier. When he was out mountain biking in recent weeks, he fell and suffered a concussion.

“An ordinary week in our house now consists of six or more doctor and therapist visits and 15 or more home therapy sessions,” Karau says during the sentencing. “My husband and I went from being empty nesters to having our son back in our home, needing 24-hour-a-day support. … We believe the sentence should be far greater than what has been agreed.”

Karau and her husband, Fred Karau, Schreiber’s stepfather, declined to comment for this article.

“While I do not believe that there is any good solution for the results of that unfortunate night, and while I am not a legal expert, I cannot understand why one young man would have 15 years of his prime life stripped from him, and another young man in the same situation may get only 2,” Mellgren’s cousin Joshua Porter says in a statement to the court. “The disparity seems quite unjust.”

When given the chance to speak at the hearing, Dunigan’s public defender, Kari Reardon, says her client has a lot of guilt about what happened that night, and she’s not sure how anyone could be expected to stop someone with a bat. With no felony history, she says the sentence Dunigan would receive is “very severe for somebody who just turned 21.”

“I imagine if every person involved in this incident could go back and change one tiny little thing leading up to what occurred, they would,” Reardon says to Judge Cooney during the sentencing. “I know speaking with Damian, he said, ‘I wish I didn’t go out. I wish I would have stayed home.’”

Reardon declined to comment for this article, and says that Dunigan will not speak with media on the advice of counsel.

Dunigan was sentenced to serve the maximum for that offense, plus added time with a weapons enhancement, because a gun that wasn’t used in the attack was later found in the car.

Mellgren has appealed his case.

“My brother will potentially just be entering the appeal process when Mr. Dunigan gets out of jail,” Mulkey says.

Both Dunigan and Mellgren are currently at Washington Corrections Center, a Department of Corrections prison in Shelton, on the Olympic Peninsula. n samanthaw@inlander.com

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n a Fairchild Air Force Base hangar, a gray airplane sits with its wing flaps extended and the skin torn off part of its body. Country music echoes throughout the 75-year-old building — the oldest building at Fairchild — as Sgt. Derrick Brooke tells the crew to act natural in front of the camera.

“Oh, I gotta do my hair!” laughs one member of the crew.

The plane is a KC-135A Stratotanker. The airmen inspecting it are cleaning some corrosion, which isn’t uncommon on these planes. But this tanker, more than 50 years old, is actually one of the newest KC-135s in the U.S. Air Force fleet. It’s been modernized throughout the years, and it’s had at least three different types of engines.

The goal, says Brooke, is to make these planes live to 100.

“We’re trying to milk another 40 years out of these, essentially,” he says.

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Fairchild, the largest tanker base in the western United States, was selected earlier this year to take on 12 more KC-135s, bringing the number of tankers on the base to 56 by 2020. It will then be the largest tanker base not just in the West, but in the entire country.

The news of the new tankers was mostly sold as a win for both Fairchild and the surrounding community.

But some see it as bittersweet: The KC-135 tankers were announced only after Fairchild was overlooked for KC46 tankers, a more efficient and modernized aircraft than the KC-135. In the coming decades, the older KC-135s will be phased out of the Air Force.

It makes some community members nervous about Fairchild, as the Trump administration pushes for a new round of base realignment and closures. The base has evolved throughout its 75-year history to the benefit of both the military and the local economy, yet the future of the base still seems uncertain.

“When the Air Force is done getting rid of the KC135 tanker, then what’s our next mission?” wonders Spokane County Commissioner Al French. “What’s the lifeline to keep it a critical part of our national defense?”

EVOLVING MISSION

Today, the operations at Fairchild allow the Air Force to have true global reach, says Colonel Ryan Samuelson, the current commander of Fairchild’s 92nd Air Refueling Wing, which provides the fuel needed for missions across the entire world.

At any given point, half of the 44 tankers currently stationed at Fairchild are somewhere else, he says.

“Sometimes they’re launching here to go out to other missions, and they won’t be back for two to three months,” Samuelson says.

The Inland Northwest location provides the most direct route to operations out in the Pacific, and there are

no other large tanker bases in the Northwest. It’s away from natural disasters (aside from the Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980). If there were any emergencies at the Air Force bases on the west side of the state, those planes could stage at Fairchild.

Yet this represents a significant change from Fairchild’s past role in the nation’s defense. In 1942, it was called Spokane Air Depot and served to repair damaged aircraft. It wasn’t named Fairchild until 1951, after Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Muir S. Fairchild, a Washington native who died a year earlier.

During the Cold War, Fairchild was home to bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles. In the 1950s, there were three crashes at the base. The last one, in September 1958, killed 13 crew members when two B-52 bombers collided. That was also the year the first KC-135 Stratotanker arrived; it was called the “Queen of the Inland Empire.” During the Vietnam War, Fairchild

tankers and bombers flew out to join the conflict. After the war, Fairchild’s mission transitioned back to strategic deterrence, ready to respond to any attack, as more KC135 tankers came to Fairchild.

Decades later, in 1994, the bombers started to be phased out from the base in favor of the tankers. The last B-52 at Fairchild crashed in June 1994 while practicing for an air show, killing four airmen. With no more bombers, Fairchild officially no longer was home to the 92nd Bombardment Wing, and it was redesignated as the 92nd Air Refueling Wing with its KC-135 tankers, which became the largest tanker wing in the Air Force. It was the first time in 47 years that there were no bombers at Fairchild.

Samuelson says that’s when Fairchild, along with the rest of the Air Force, saw what he calls the beginning of a “drawdown.” When Samuelson joined the Air Force in 1993, he remembers there were more than 550,000

people in the service. That number has since dropped by more than 200,000. At the same time, the number of tankers at Fairchild slowly dwindled.

“That drawdown of the base was very much in line with the drawdown of the Air Force as a whole,” Samuelson says.

Many saw the decline in KC-135 tankers in the 1990s and 2000s as evidence that something was wrong; that Fairchild would be the target of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) and shut down.

In 2005, 24 bases were closed due to BRAC; Fairchild survived.

Yet the fact that Fairchild was denied the new KC46A tankers in recent years left a bad taste in the mouths of local lawmakers. In 2013, Fairchild was listed as a “reasonable alternative” for the new tankers, which were sent to McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas. In January ...continued on next page

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FAIRCHILD “ON THE HORIZON,” CONTINUED... of this year, two other bases — one in New Jersey and the other in California — were listed as the preferred bases for the tankers.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Sen. Patty Murray, who helped push for Fairchild to be chosen, blamed the selection process itself. Murray said she was “outraged.” And McMorris Rodgers tells the Inlander that she continues to have questions about how Fairchild was not chosen. She says the process didn’t recognize that Fairchild is a very strategic location.

“I don’t believe the criteria really provided for that to be recognized,” McMorris Rodgers says.

So McMorris Rodgers, along with Sens. Murray and Maria Cantwell, wrote to the Air Force in March, urging that Fairchild be chosen for the new KC-135s, after losing out on the newer KC-46s. It worked. By 2020, Fairchild will return to its status as the largest tanker base in the Air Force, with 56 KC-135s on base.

“After years of watching the base get smaller and smaller, with concerns about the long-term health of the base of this community, I think we’re up on a growth pattern that is very well sustainable,” Samuelson says.

Still, that didn’t alleviate all concerns about Fairchild’s future. Heightening tensions for the base, the Trump administration has pushed for a new BRAC process that could shut down some bases, though the House rejected the effort weeks ago.

Even if there were more BRAC closures, McMorris Rodgers remains confident that Fairchild will stay. The tankers at Fairchild now, she says, are “never going to be reassigned.” As for the KC-46 tankers, she remains optimistic.

“It is a matter of time before Fairchild will be getting the KC-46s,” she says.

Others aren’t so confident. French says that since Fairchild was second in line for KC-46s four years ago, and this year was third in line, it may be on a downward trend that doesn’t bode well should a BRAC occur. The BRAC process, he says, is a “political decision” that he feels has little to do with what the Air Force does or doesn’t want.

“Everything has to do with political decisions and funding policy. Because it’s a political decision,” French says, “a closure can happen at any time.”

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Samuelson’s first exposure to the Spokane community, before he became commander at Fairchild last year, came in 1999 for the Air Force’s survival training. The Air Force’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training school, which teaches around 20,000 people per year, is located at Fairchild.

“I came through the school here and they gave me a day off, and I got to go downtown and eat at an incredible restaurant,” Samuelson says. “That was my first exposure to Spokane and I loved it.”

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KC-135s are known as the gas stations of the sky. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO

Having a base like Fairchild located in the Inland Northwest provides the Air Force with a unique advantage for its survival school, where airmen learn how to survive should their aircraft go down, or should they become prisoners of war. The Air Force chose Fairchild for SERE training because of its access to a variety of terrain. Go east to Idaho, and airmen can get trained on a mountain. Go an hour or two west, and they’re trained in a desert. Fly over to the Olympic Mountains, and there are near-rainforest-like conditions.

“The capabilities that the survival school uses can only be found here in the state of Washington,” says Samuelson. “The Inland Northwest has a very unique, specific climate that makes SERE training up here absolutely ideal.”

Just as Fairchild benefits from being located in the Inland Northwest, community leaders say the community benefits greatly from having Fairchild there in the first place. It’s why politicians advocate so hard for new tankers that they feel would benefit Fairchild.

Todd Mielke, CEO of Greater Spokane Incorporated, points out that businesses and citizens donated money to buy the land Fairchild sits on back in 1941. It started a long partnership that the business community would

in firefighting foam on the base and others around the country, which are all systematically being checked for contamination.

In early phases of testing, both residents near the base and thousands who get water from the city of Airway Heights were told to only drink bottled water after their wells tested higher than recommended health levels. After flushing city wells with Spokane water, Airway

have with the base. Preserving it comes down to a simple equation, Mielke says.

“More planes equals more staff, equals more capital investment,” Mielke says. “That equals less chance of a closure or reduction and effort. So that’s been our pursuit.”

That directly helps the economy too, he says.

Fairchild is already the largest single-site employer in the region which includes Eastern Washington, North Idaho, western Montana and northeast Oregon. Mielke says that last year, Fairchild conducted $40 million in construction projects on the base, using local contractors. By the time the 12 additional tankers come to the base, there will be about 400 more active duty personnel on base, along with their families.

“They’re not just doing their job protecting their country — they’re part of the community. They go to restaurants. They pursue entertainment. They buy houses.

They have kids in our schools,” Mielke says.

Many see another part to the equation in preserving the strength of the base: preventing development from encroaching on base operations.

In recent years, Spokane County has been in the process of shutting down trailer parks in the Fairchild

Heights is back to using its water for drinking.

Meanwhile, residents whose private wells were contaminated are waiting to see what longterm options they have, which could include filtration.

In the latest phase of testing that started near Fairchild on July 10, officials have tested 50 residential wells just north of the base off Highway 2 and south of the base near Highway

902. Preliminary results of those tests are expected back this week.

Studies have linked the chemicals with low birth weights, kidney and testicular cancers, and immune issues. Most people in the U.S. have some exposure to them, as they’re used in a variety of commercial applications, from food wrappers to sunscreens, clothing to carpets. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

BETTER WITH TIME For more than 50 years, the KC-135 Stratotanker has refueled aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. It’s also capable of transporting litters of the injured, and ambulatory patients.

The fuel in the 136-foot-long KC-135 is pumped through the “flying boom” by the boom operator during flight in order to refuel aircraft. The planes can fly at speeds of 530 miles per hour at 30,000 feet, and can carry a transfer fuel load of 200,000 pounds.

The basic airframe was built and designed in the 1950s. It has the body of a Boeing 707. The four turbofan engines are mounted under 35-degree swept wings. The planes can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo.

The first KC-135 flew in August 1956, according to the Air Force, and the last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965. A majority of the 732 KC-135s built were modified with new engines, enabling the planes to offload 50 percent more fuel and be 25 percent more fuel-efficient.

Additionally, KC-135s continue to upgrade communications, navigation, autopilot and surveillance equipment to meet the needs of the Air Force.

Colonel Alan Hart, commander of the 92nd Maintenance Group at Fairchild, says that while the KC-135 is an old airplane, “it still has the ability to take the fight to anywhere in the world.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)

crash zone and moving the residents to low-income housing nearby. More visibly, the Spokane County Commission, including French, has opposed the development of a Spokane Tribe casino, alleging that it threatens Fairchild. The Air Force has officially remained neutral on the development, though it had some concerns related to air traffic around the casino.

There’s been no evidence that encroachment concerns played any role in decisions about Fairchild potentially taking in new planes. Yet the support hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Air Force, says Samuelson.

“I don’t say this flippantly,” Samuelson says. “I’m third-generation Air Force. I’ve been in the Air Force for 23 years. Fairchild has by far the most incredible community support I have ever seen.”

Fairchild is continuing to improve the base in a way that will make it valuable even after the KC-135s are phased out in the coming decades. Samuelson says that’s a benefit to both the Air Force and the community.

“We have an important mission to do now, but we have to strategically place this base in a position that it can accept any mission,” he says. “We’re focused on being the center of excellence for air refueling for at least the next 30 to 35 years. But we’re also going to position the base to be here and be robust for 50-plus years as well.” n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR WILSON CRISCIONE, born and raised in Spokane, is an Inlander staff writer who covers education and county government. His work previously appeared in publications including the Spokesman-Review, and before joining the Inlander in 2016 he wrote about education and crime for the Bellingham Herald. Contact him at wilsonc@inlander.com or 509-3250634 ext. 282.

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his weekend, Fairchild’s focus turns away from air refueling routines to some of the most spectacular piloting the Air Force has to offer. Fairchild Air Force Base has attracted special guests alongside a wide array of demonstrations to celebrate its 75th anniversary.

Attendees will have the unique opportunity to watch the world’s most talented stunt pilots and air performers soar over Fairchild for free on July 29 and 30.

The celebration’s most anticipated performance, the United States Air Force THUNDERBIRDS, last appeared at Fairchild in 2014’s Skyfest. Six pilots will perform formation maneuvers, as well as some solo demos, showing off the skills of the Air Force’s most talented pilots in an hour-long demonstration. The stunt team has a 64-year history of dazzling audiences around the world. Their aircraft of choice is the supersonic F16C fighter jet, which costs nearly $19 million each. The nimble “Fighting Falcon” can reach speeds of up to 1,500 miles per hour, but performing speeds are much lower.

The diamond loop is a staple opening maneuver of the Thunderbirds. Four pilots fly in a diamond formation, with just three feet between the tips of their wings, and pull a massive loop in unison. Some stunts involve the whole team; some involve just one pilot.

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in her specifically engineered Extra 300 monoplane.

Beginning her high-flying career at the age of 50, Warda, who practiced flying at Felts Field, claims on her website that she was the first woman to enter the industry of solo aerobatics. Now 63, she has performed at air shows all around the world, including the prestigious Al Ain Air Championship in the United Arab Emirates, where she was the first woman to do so. The origin of her love for flying came from going to air shows with her father, who was also a pilot. Before becoming a stunt pilot, she was a private pilot as well as a biplane racer. With thousands of hours of flying experience, Warda’s low-altitude stunts Jumping from the behemoth C-130 Hercules, the are sure to wow the crowd.

WINGS OF BLUE will dive from thousands of feet Not all of the performers will be in the cockpit. Carol above the venue. The parachuting team is also an Air Pilon and Kelly Garvin perform with their feet firmly Force tradition, dating back to 1962 when a group of Air planted on the wings of a fire-engine-red biplane with Force Academy cadets began jumping from local pilots’ THIRD STRIKE WINGWALKING. Performing planes with survival parachutes without separately, Pilon and Garvin begin their the Academy’s approval. The group shows clinging to the struts between the Skyfest 2017 today is much different. Each member wings and holding on tight through loops, Free • July 29-30 of the Wings of Blue team is a certified corkscrews and barrel rolls. They careGates open to the public at 9 am, basic free-fall parachuting instructor or with the feature show scheduled to fully climb up the plane and stand on the jumpmaster. With the Wings of Blue’s run from 11 am to 4 pm. All events top wing with their arms in the air. Taking help, hundreds of cadets complete five it a step further, Pilon and Garvin seemare planned to take place both jumps to earn their parachutist badge. ingly defy gravity, standing tall through days. Tickets for guaranteed seats The stunt group brings their countless steep turns and loops. According to Third near the show are available online hours of experience and unparalleled Strike Wingwalking’s website, they value for $12 to $19. Tickets for excluskill to every show, where they perform preserving the historical traditions of sive seating, shaded lounge, light in groups as large as 14 jumpers, wingwalking, which includes performing breakfast, lunch buffet and afterdemonstrating diving and parachuting without parachutes. noon snacks are also available onformations. Upon landing, the Wings Skyfest will also feature fly-bys and line ($29 for kids, $79 for adults). move to the audience for autographs Members of the military receive a displays of other notable aircraft like the and pictures.

A-10 Thunderbolt II and Fairchild’s own 10 percent discount.

Apart from the military demonstraKC-135 and UH-1 combat rescue helicoptions, career stunt pilot JACQUIE B. WARDA will ter. Military ID cardholders can watch rehearsals for free perform 10 minutes of aerial maneuvers only possible between 11 am and 4 pm on Friday, July 28. n

Skyfest returns with a diverse roster of demonstrations in the air and on the ground

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Skyfest is back at Fairchild to celebrate the base’s 75th anniversary.

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“A very good counselor told me once, ‘It doesn’t matter what you call it, it matters how you deal with it.’”

Clockwise, from left: “Those Ones” (collaboration), “One With Goatman” (collaboration) and “Yola” (Cole).

VISUAL ARTS

Teamwork’s Rewards Artists Melissa Cole and Ric Gendron bring disparate styles to the mix, creating works greater than their individual elements

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

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ollaboration: If it were easy, everyone would do it (and do it well). The concept is revered in education, business and government, yet some professions would seem to be antithetical to collaboration.

Artists, for example, tend to work alone, which is what Melissa Cole and Ric Gendron have done for decades. They’ve built separate, successful careers and a loyal following with exhibitions ranging from boutique galleries to contemporary venues such as the Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene. Their work is as familiar as Cole’s “River Dance” in the Spokane Convention Center and Gendron’s vibrant paintings of musicians outside

Hotel Ruby in downtown Spokane.

Yet something powerful can be unleashed when two artists share not only exhibition space, but also the same canvas. Life | Stories at the Northwest Museum of Art and Culture includes works by each artist, as well as something not often seen in the visual arts: artwork in which both artists fully participate, exchanging a single canvas back and forth to create something greater than its parts.

“It is unusual to see collaboration in two-dimensional, canvas form,” says MAC Director Wesley Jessup. “[Cole and Gendron] share an energy that is based on color and imaginative interpretations of familiar figures and forms.”

Cole and Gendron had known of each other for

nearly two decades, traveling in similar circles the way many regional artists do, seeing each other during ArtWalk, participating in the same events like ArtFest. In that time, they had developed an appreciation for each other’s work.

“I liked the outlines and the energy [Ric’s work] had,” says Cole. “And I liked that it wasn’t all just Native work.

It had a lot of musicians, and weird-looking people, and animals.”

Gendron remembers the Cole painting that first grabbed his attention: a Native American dancer — the only Native subject matter Cole has ever rendered — who ...continued on next page

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They didn’t meet, however, until 2001, when both were working on a River Park Square mural. Over the course of a week, they realized some commonalities, like their intense need to be in the studio.

“I feel like I have to do it because I just need to create,” says Cole. Because she travels so much, says Cole — Mexico, France, the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador, among other places — she is antsy to get back in the studio with a brain full of images and ideas from her travels.

Gendron, who jokes that he doesn’t go anywhere, shares a similar compulsion, painting every day when possible. He doesn’t think about working or creating all that much, he says; he just does it. “It’s like what Chuck Close says: ‘Inspiration is for amateurs.’”

Laura Bracken, principal at Design Spike in Spokane, has several works by each artist. “It is the richness and textures of the paintings that draws me in and lets me sit with their works,” says Bracken. “In fact, each time I sit with Melissa’s crow or her bright red robins, I see lights and reflections in the beads and glass that I hadn’t seen before. Ric’s “Sun” and “Dreaming Man” show the complexities of the Native soul. Having pieces of original art from these painters is a gift they gave to me.”

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lthough both artists are known for their use of color and are strongly influenced by family and culture, it manifests in different ways. Cole, who is Asian Indian, graduated with a degree in zoology and marine ecology and eventually launched an art career influenced by her upbringing in India and other international locales. Her mother’s vocation as an artist and her husband’s work as an underwater wildlife photographer also inform her work, recognizable for its strong patterning, vibrant colors, and tendency towards flora and fauna, particularly marine life.

“Fall Fortune,” for example, is a large canvas teeming with koi fish against a luscious green background, all of it richly patterned. “Rabbit Hole,” however, features three-dimensional doors containing objects and is a new direction for Cole, who has moved from heavily textured surfaces to incorporating glass and other flat accents into her work to working with more three-dimensional forms.

Gendron, a dual-enrolled member of the Arrow Lakes Band of Confederated Tribes of the Colville and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, grew up in a large, musical family who encouraged his artistic and musical pursuits. His academic background includes Spokane Falls Community College and Cornish College of the Arts, yet his work is often shaped by pop culture, music, literature and history, and tends to have more narrative and occasional political overtones.

Collaborative pieces by Ric Gendron and Melissa Cole.

Gendron’s “Standing Rock,” for example, is an obvious reference to the 2016 opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline led by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, who were joined by indigenous peoples nationwide.

“Medicine Lodge,” however, includes strong patterning, similar to how Cole works, and the pair admit that they sometimes influence each other. “I just really love his figurative work,” says Cole, who has been incorporating more people into her work, such as in “Jaipur Market” and “Yola.”

“We aren’t competitive together; we learn from each other, and that’s really hard to find,” says Cole. “He’s one of the only people around the art world in Spokane that I can talk to about the business and people in it.”

That level of trust and respect enabled the two artists to broach the idea of collaborating on a shared canvas, which they did for a 2015 exhibition at Radius Gallery in Missoula.

Gendron was apprehensive at first. “I was kind of a little inhibited to actually start making marks on Melissa’s paintings, but then after a while I thought, ‘What the hell?’”

They’re having fun with the process and have em-

braced the idea that they won’t know what will happen with each piece, says Cole.

“Take These Broken Wings and Learn to Fly,” for example, features recognizable elements from both artists: Gendron’s depiction of a man playing guitar, and Cole’s birds. Some collaborative works are more jarring, like “Turtle Head” or “Smoked Salmon,” both of which employ unusual compositional devices and potent color to fairly buzz within their canvas frames.

“One With Goatman” is the largest and the most harmonious work, depicting a heavily patterned, mermaidlike figure entwined with and merging into a figure with exaggerated arms and a goat-like skull.

They don’t discuss the collaboration as they’re working. “I didn’t want any input,” says Gendron. Cole laughs, admitting that’s one more thing they have in common. “That’s one more reason we’re friends,” she says.

“We just let the other person be.” n Life | Stories: Melissa Cole and Ric Gendron • Through Sept. 10, 2017 • Free artists’ discussion, Sun, Aug. 20 at 2 pm • Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture • 2316 W. First • northwestmuseum.org • 456-3931

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Spiritual Space John Herrington took his Native American roots to infinity and beyond

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ohn Herrington has a life story that begs to be told. First-generation college student. Navy test pilot. First Native American astronaut in space. A 13-day Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station, a trip including three spacewalks for Herrington totaling nearly 20 hours.

Fifteen years after that life-changing journey, Herrington decided to write a children’s book, Mission to Space, rather than an autobiography, in hopes of showing children — especially Native American kids (he’s an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation) — that dreams can come true, no matter where you start in life.

“I played astronaut as a kid. I used to sit in a cardboard box and dream I was going to the moon,” Herrington recalls. That dream is what kids connect to, he says, and why he wrote a book full of colorful images of him on the shuttle, in space and training for the journey, as well as of Chickasaws celebrating the feat.

“This is not a stereotypical Plains Indian on horseback with a war bonnet,” he says. “This is a Native person who’s proud of where he comes from, who’s gone through a collegiate career and professional career, but still honors where he came from.”

A children’s book is a natural step for the astronaut, who has spent much of the past decade working on children’s and tribal issues. In 2008, he rode a bike cross-country, visiting reservations and NASA Explorer schools, and telling his story of self-motivation and supportive mentors pushing him to places he could never have imagined as a kid.

On the ride, he fell in love with a woman from Lewiston, Idaho, and he moved there in 2009. His passion for working with kids drove him to get a Ph.D. in education at the University of Idaho in 2014, and he’s currently working with Rosetta Stone to preserve the Chickasaw language. In fact, the last two pages of Mission to Space — which he’ll sign and discuss at Auntie’s on Saturday — are dedicated to translations of Chickasaw terms for English words like “astronaut,” “gravity” and “spacewalk.”

Herrington’s excitement about his space travels comes through in the book, and even more so in conversation. Asked how he describes walking in space to us Earth-bound folks, he describes how “your mind will play tricks on you in space.”

“It will flip you upside down instantaneously in your brain, because gravity is not telling you which way is down anymore,” Herrington says.

“Your body doesn’t have that sensation of being pulled down. So if you’re looking at something, your mind will say, ‘That’s right-side up.’ But you know full well you’re upside down. The first time it happens, you go, ‘Whaaaaa?’ It’s weird.”

Herrington’s space career was cut short when Columbia, the Space Shuttle mission after his trip, exploded and killed seven of his friends —

After leaving NASA, Herrington rode a bike cross-country and fell in love with a woman in Lewiston, Idaho, where he lives now. including Spokane’s Michael Anderson — a year later in 2003, putting the program on hold. Then he was diagnosed with osteoporosis, putting him at risk of breaking his back on the trip. A short dalliance with commercial space travel took him out of NASA, and its failure ultimately led to that cross-country bike trip. But the memory of space remains as fresh now as when he exited the shuttle for his first spacewalk.

“There are times during a spacewalk when you kind of stop and go, ‘Wow, you are here.

Hey, there are the Bahamas, right beneath me,’” Herrington says. “And then you go, ‘Well, that was cool’ and you get back to work because you’re not there to sightsee.”

His memories of his space travels are hairraising and enthralling, and they may still make it into an autobiography for adults. Just not yet.

“My story is not really done, and I don’t want it to be just a ‘space book,’ because then you end up on the ‘space’ shelf,” Herrington says.

“I want it to be a story about this journey that includes this segment of my life that changed my life, but also the things that came before and after, that made me who I am. And hopefully it’s a story that resonates, not just on the ‘space’ shelf.” n Signing with astronaut John Herrington • Sat, July 29 from 1:30-3:30 pm • Auntie’s Bookstore • 402 W. Main • auntiesbookstore.com • 838-0206

Petunias’ new owners, Matt Dolan (left) and Tammy and Russell Fleming, plan to carry on its local legacy.

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MARKET

Everything’s Coming Up Petunias The specialty market’s trio of new owners plan to continue offering a familiar lineup of food, classes and events

BY CARA STRICKLAND

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ust a few months ago, Russell and Tammy Fleming were looking for a space to develop into a commercial kitchen to take Mutu Coffee Roasters, their fair-trade, organic coffee roasting business, to the next level. The couple’s friend Matt Dolan — then wine and beer steward at Rocket Market on Spokane’s South Hill — heard that Petunias Marketplace on the Northside was up for sale, and encouraged them to take a look.

“We came in and checked it out and felt the vibe,” says Russell. “We looked at each other like, ‘Wow, this place is loaded with opportunities.’ It had a way larger scope than what we first had our sights on, but we said ‘OK, if that’s where we’re led, we’ll embrace it.’”

This was just what former Petunias owner Stacy Blowers wanted to hear.

“She said she almost gave up on the idea that somebody would walk in and see the opportunity,” says Russell. “Both Tammy and I were [saying] ‘Wow, Stacy, you’ve created something really unique here. We want to know what you’ve done, and carry that on like a legacy.’”

Besides making the market’s former owner happy, this was what Blowers’ customers, many of whom have been loyal to her business since she opened Petunias seven years ago, wanted to hear, too.

Petunias devotees know they can find wine, beer, coffee, chocolate, deli meats and cheeses, local eggs, and specialty, imported and local products at the postagestamp-sized market tucked just past Northwest Boulevard on Madison Street.

While the Flemings hope to grow the market’s offerings and put their own stamp on the products offered there, they’re already in full-on learning mode; learning from both Stacy, who’s offering pearls of wisdom before moving out of the area, and their customers.

“I have customers come in and they’ll say, ‘Well, do you have this?’ and I say, ‘I don’t know, let’s look,’ and we look on the shelves together,” says Tammy. “Or they know exactly what they’re looking for, because this is the only place they can get it in Spokane, and so I’ll say, ‘What do you use it on at home? How do you love to

use this?’ and then they get to tell me their story, and I can convey that to other people. It’s this beautiful way of learning.”

It made sense for the Flemings to ask Dolan to be part of the venture, and he joined the team of proprietors, bringing along his wine and beer knowledge, as well as a desire to pair food and drinks.

“What’s exciting about this particular chapter is that it gives me a chance to go deeper into my curiosity about food, and really develop that,” says Dolan.

He’s planning weekly food and drink events, and monthly dinner events. The proposed schedule ranges from a grilling demonstration with Ramstead Ranch — featuring specialty sauces and Spiceology rubs, all carried at Petunias — to a Spanish tapas and wine event with a guest importer on hand to discuss the nuances of Spanish vino. Dolan also envisions a rosé and bubbly tasting with light snacks, and has much more still to plan. And he’s always open to suggestions. ...continued on next page

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Cooking classes are another big part of Petunias. As the weather gets cooler, Russell is excited to feature fresh pasta-making classes.

“I’ve been making pasta since I was a little boy — I’m Italian on my mother’s side,” he says. “It’s wonderful to see all of the experiences we each have coming together here.”

For classes and events, the tiny retail space is transformed into a family-style dining room. “I see this as a restaurant alternative,” says Russell. “This is the kind of dining experience I’ve longed for.”

In classes they’ve already hosted, he’s seen just the kind of guest engagement they’ve been hoping would happen: “It was like a secret club. There’s a magic here, and we want to tap into that.”

Though there are many plans for the future, including coffee, beer and wine service and seating for impromptu meals fresh from the kitchen, the team is doing their best to build slowly and sustainably.

For every member of the Petunias team, community is the word of the day. They want customers to feel that they are a part of the family, complete with a greeting from Bella, the shop dog (delightfully, the Flemings’ dog has the same name as Blowers’ dog, who also presided over the shop).

To further aid in the continuity of ownership, the new team is adding a massage therapist and an esthetician upstairs (Blowers managed both of those roles, in addition to running the store), so that former clients can keep coming to the same place for those services.

“It will be new faces, but a similar feel, building off of what [Stacy] has already created,” says Tammy. “Because you can always find somewhere to buy something, but to find somewhere where you connect on a deeper level, I think, is the exciting thing.”

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f only the walls could talk at 1901 Sherman Avenue, where Relic Smokehouse & Pub recently revamped the wooden Quonset hut originally built for troops at Farragut Naval Station. The walls would talk of long-ago bar fights, when the place was known as Lake City Saloon, and echo the sounds of endless loads being washed and dried in the laundromat once housed there.

Since the building was transported from the base to East Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene several decades ago, it has been many businesses, including another barbecue place. New owners Todd and Michele Clark are giving the old relic of a building new life as a family-friendly restaurant featuring from-scratch appetizers, sandwiches, salads and entrées.

Todd, a journeyman electrician, is in his element at Relic because he gets to cook, a lot: up to 500 pounds of meat at a time in their smoker, says wife Michele, who has 38 years in the restaurant industry, most of those spent launching new restaurants like the Four Seasons in Hawaii.

Rather than choose a single style of barbecue sauce, such as Kansas City (tangy, sweet and tomatoey)

or Carolina (with vinegar and chile flakes), Relic serves the meat “naked,” as they call it, allowing you to apply your own sauce (or not). Try the brisket ($13.50) with mild sauce or the Messy Pig (marinated pulled pork) with the honey mustard sauce ($9). Save the really hot sauce for the smoked chicken halves ($13.50). Entrées are served with two sides, such as baked beans with bacon, corn on the cob or coleslaw.

The Clarks brine their own pork belly for the bacon that wraps the smokin’ hot Moose Turds — jalapeños stuffed with cayenne pepper cream cheese ($7.50/$14) — and the BLT ($8.50). Salmon is another popular appetizer, served smoked with crackers and cream cheese ($12).

On weekends, head to Relic for an unadvertised special: smoked prime rib, which Michele says is packing the house. Or, as they say on their menu: all fired up and kicking ash. n Relic Smokehouse & Pub • 1901 E. Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene • Open Tue-Thu and Sun, 11 am10 pm; Fri-Sat, 11 am-midnight • facebook.com/ therelicsmokehouse • 208-966-4082

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Beyond Avocado Toast The new book An Avocado a Day shares numerous other uses for this versatile green fruit

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s a child, Lara Ferroni wasn’t a fan of avocados (though she thinks this is largely because her brother used to chase her around with them) but since then, she’s fallen completely under the avocado’s spell. This is clear as soon as you pick up her new book, An Avocado a Day, which was released earlier this year.

The book is a vast exploration of everything the avocado has to offer, from the guacamole we know and love (Ferroni includes four recipes, although, she says, she could have added many more), along with more than 60 other recipes and uses you might not have expected,

like a cocktail or smoothie, or as a substitute for cheese in your mac.

For Ferroni, who has styled and photographed more than 20 cookbooks, including Put an Egg on It and Real Snacks: Make Your Favorite Childhood Treats Without All the Junk, some of the most surprising uses discovered while writing the book came in the form of desserts.

“People don’t normally think of avocado in a sweet context — although certainly in Southeast Asia it’s actually more commonly used as a sweet than a savory ingredient — but just the texture it could give to a sweet

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dessert, replacing something like sweetened condensed milk to do a pudding, or in a shake to just give it a little bit of really creamy, smooth texture,” she says.

Another unexpected standout was the avocado pickle.

“I wouldn’t can them, but if you do a quick pickle on an avocado, it makes a really nice addition to sandwiches,” says Ferroni. “It’s a really great use of avocados that are maybe just a little firmer than you were expecting.”

You may have heard about avocados’ many health benefits — all good reasons to eat one every day — but might not be aware that avocados can also enhance other healthy ingredients.

“When you eat a lot of greens that are obviously very high in nutrients like kale or spinach, if you don’t have some sort of fat, you don’t get as much nutrients out of those as you might expect,” explains Ferroni.

“If you have some sort of healthy fat — a salad dressing acts the same way, but if you can use an avocado which brings its own nutrients, you’ll not only get the nutrients out of the avocado, which have all kinds of hearthealthy benefits to them, but you also get more nutrients out of all the greens in your salad as well. You’re going to get more out of both.”

This is also true if you like to throw a little spinach or kale into your green smoothie.

Although we can’t grow avocados in the Inland Northwest, there’s something else we can grow here, the author says.

“Avocado leaves can be dried, and they have a really nice flavor to them. In Portland, I grew some plants from avocado pits to make houseplants,” she says. “Then, you can take the leaves off, dry them, and you can make an avocado salt. It’s got a slightly anise flavor to it that’s really quite tasty.”

Avocado leaves are a staple of Latin American cuisine, with wide-ranging uses.

Just in case all of this wasn’t enough to convince you of their benefits, avocados can be your new best friend when baking.

“If you want to swap out some butter or oil in some baking, it works really well,” says Ferroni. “The chocolate chip cookies that it makes have a really nice texture to them — they hold up well over time — they don’t get super crumbly, they maintain a nice softness; crisp on the outside but soft in the middle.”

Even with all of her recipe testing, Ferroni still isn’t tired of this versatile fruit: “I think I went through about 300 avocados making this book, and even after all of that, they’re still one of my favorite foods.”

Pick up Ferroni’s book, available at Auntie’s and other local booksellers, and avocados just might become one of your favorites, too — if they aren’t already. n food@inlander.com

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Ghost Story is only a horror movie inasmuch as life itself is a horror Thus begins the ghost’s true journey — searching for some unknowable movie. Death is coming for you. Death is coming for everyone you closure. That journey begins with his wife’s sorrow. Mara’s stunning portrayal love. Having to deal with the traumatic loss of someone you care about of grief cuts to the core, and the ghost can only stand silently a few feet away sends chills to the bone. And it’d be terrifying to drift in a confused, incorporeand watch. Each nuance of Mara’s performance pokes the wound of pain in a al reality, detached from time while having to watch the loved ones you’ve left genuine way. It may sound ludicrous, but the (now somewhat infamous) scene grieve. With A Ghost Story, writer-director David Lowery creates a beautiful and of her channeling her emotions into eating a whole pie in two extended long odd cinematic tone poem about the horror of life and loss. takes of uncontrollable sniffling and awkward, angry fork-clawAddressing the elephant — or rather, the man in a white ing manages to be can’t-turn-away compelling. Mara actually A GHOST STORY sheet with eyeholes cut out — in the corner of the room, A begins the movie talking about her penchant for leaving small, Rated R Ghost Story is a very serious drama about a bedsheet ghost. almost impossibly hidden notes — little pieces of herself — in Directed by David Lowery Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara play an unnamed married her various childhood homes, and the one she hides in a crack Starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara couple who share a deep bond, displayed almost wordlessly. in the wall at the couple’s home soon becomes something the Lowery portrays initial moments with the pair, and their nuzghost picks at in vain for a seemingly fruitless eternity. zling affection, in such a delicate, silent manner that there’s almost a tension in So why does the ghost linger? It’s clear he still has a connection to his wife, taking an audible breath, for fear of disturbing their world. But it all gets ripped but he seems adrift — losing sense of both time and purpose. Rooted in the apart when Affleck’s character meets his unexpected demise. house, he begins to see people other than just his wife spending time between Mara can’t even look at her husband’s face as his body lies covered on a the walls. Most compelling among these living souls is the classic hyperhospital slate. And as soon as the room is cleared, the body and the sheet rise, intelligent guy at the party, an oversharing pseudo-philosopher played by Will thus beginning Affleck’s second spiritual life. (It should be noted that if you’re Oldham (better known as the musician Bonnie “Prince” Billy). He spouts off uncomfortable with Affleck’s movies because he’s a grade-A harassing creep about the importance of art, Beethoven and the meaninglessness of existence in real life, you’re treated to his visage being hidden for a majority of the film.) while delivering one of those monologues that’s gripping because it’s equal The white-sheet ghost slowly wanders the hallways knowing he has a direction, parts pretentious and insightful. In the film’s lone moments of levity, the ghost but unsure where exactly to go. communicates with an even more lost bedsheet ghost residing in the house The way Lowery and cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo manage to next door. capture the wandering movements of the ghost are breathtaking. They prove For the ghost, things take drastic and unexpected turns that reach to be masterful at both lingering shots and extended single takes. The shot for dense existential concepts, but the constants throughout remain of the ghost trekking across an open grassy field with his excess sheet Lowery’s ability to gorgeously frame the ghost as a sad, sympathetic flowing behind like an extravagant bridal train might end up being the being, and to capture the original tug of the couple’s love. most majestic film image of 2017. Eventually the ghost finds what he was It’s not easy to shake A Ghost Story. It’s haunting in all the right searching for: the couple’s home. ways. n

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A bloody, no-frills action movie featuring Charlize Theron as a kick-ass MI6 agent and set to a soundtrack of newwave pop hits? Count us in. Based on the graphic novel The Coldest City, the film follows Theron’s Lorraine Broughton as she travels to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent who was also her lover.

James McAvoy co-stars as her partner in crime. (NW) Rated R

THE EMOJI MOVIE

Sure, feature films have been predicated on concepts less substantial than that quirky emoticon alphabet your parents use way too much in texts, but does that mean this movie needed to be made? Dreamworks Animation offers up another family-friendly allegory about the importance of being yourself, this time with a “meh” emoji (voiced by T.J. Miller) discovering he has more than one emotion. Who knows — maybe this will possess the same self-aware verve as the Lego movies. (NW) Rated PG

A GHOST STORY

The premise might sound ridiculous, but writer-director David Lowery’s newest film is a beautiful and odd cinematic tone poem about the horror of life and loss. Casey Affleck plays an unnamed man who dies unexpectedly. His spirit, clad only in a white bedsheet with eyeholes cut out of it, sticks around to haunt his old house, even after his wife (Rooney Mara) and son move out. A meditation on mortality and the legacies we leave behind, this is not an easy movie to shake. (SS) Rated R

HARE KRISHNA!

A documentary chronicling the life of the Hindu religious leader Srila Prabhupada, who traveled from India to America in the mid-1960s and spearheaded the Hare Krishna movement. According to reviews, the film is a mostly hagiographic depiction of Prabhupada, who died in 1977, and features a wealth of archival footage.

At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Not Rated

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The latest genre deconstruction from writer-director Edgar Wright is a highenergy heist thriller starring Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars) as a for-hire getaway driver who scores all of his jobs to personal playlists. Just as he’s settling into a relationship with a charming waitress (Lily James), he’s pulled deeper into the criminal underworld, getting wrapped up in a plan that’s destined to self-destruct. The car chases are stellar and the soundtrack is fully loaded; no surprises there. But the key to Baby Driver’s success turns out to be its deceptively sweet love story.

(SS) Rated R

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Salma Hayek stars as a lower-middleclass masseuse who’s invited to a wealthy dinner party out of kindness, only to find her ultra-liberal beliefs clashing spectacularly with one of the guests, a boorish real estate magnate played by John Lithgow. Although well-acted and tightly paced, the film’s jabs at class disparity and racial intolerance are a bit mealy-mouthed, and the ending is frustrating in its moral ambiguity. At the Magic Lantern (NW) Rated R

THE BEGUILED

Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s pulp novel, previously filmed in 1971 with Clint Eastwood, is a humid, slow-burning Southern gothic tale set in an isolated all-girls boarding school during the Civil War. When a wounded Union soldier comes upon the place and is allowed to recuperate there, his presence sets all the women on edge, and the sexual tension soon devolves into violence. The film smolders with a dark slowness, and nearly every shot is perfectly placed, but the lovely ve-

neer can’t disguise the story’s genuine cheesiness. (SS) Rated R

THE BIG SICK

Inspired by the unlikely but true courtship of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon (who also wrote the script), this is the rare rom-com that’s both consistently funny and genuinely emotional. Nanjiani plays himself, a struggling stand-up comedian who meets and falls in love with Gordon (played

by Zoe Kazan). There’s only one problem: He’s keeping their relationship a secret from his traditional Pakistani parents. This is further complicated when Emily is put into a medically induced coma. (SS) Rated R

CARS 3

Pixar’s franchise set in a universe of sentient automobiles has always been a bigger hit with kids than critics, and this third installment is unlikely to reverse that trend. This time, the once-great Lightning McQueen (again voiced by Owen Wilson), consistently outpaced on the track by newer, faster cars, throws himself into one last Big Race. Parents: Be prepared to shell out for even more tie-in merchandise.

(NW) Rated G

DESPICABLE ME 3

The hugely popular animated series, which also spawned those inescapable Minions, continues unabated, and this time reformed bad guy Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) has just been kicked out of the Anti-Villain League. Enter his long-lost identical twin brother Dru, who convinces Gru to go back to his evil-causing ways. (NW) Rated PG

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picting the bloody Battle of Dunkirk, is a remarkable example of sheer filmmaking craft. The only thing it’s missing is a little humanity. Although the technical skill on display — from Hans Zimmer’s score to Hoyte Van Hoytema’s IMAX cinematography — is dazzling to behold, Nolan’s attempts to elicit any emotion from the audience feel strangely calculated because every character in the film is essentially a disposable pawn on a chessboard. (SS) Rated PG-13

GIRLS TRIP

The latest entry in the women-behaving-badly comedy subgenre assembles a quartet of likable actresses — Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish — and takes them on a gleefully R-rated cross-country trip, this time to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival. “Crude and sexual content,” per the MPAA, abounds. From director Malcolm D. Lee, best known for his popular Best Man movies. (NW) Rated R

THE HERO

Sam Elliott plays a faded Western star who gets a grave health diagnosis just as he finds his career on an unexpected upswing. Like director Brett Haley’s previous film, the Blythe Danner showcase I’ll See You in My Dreams, this Sundance-approved drama is pretty thin, but it just barely gets by on a stellar central performance from an old pro who doesn’t get nearly enough lead roles. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated R

MAUDIE

The life of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, known for painting hundreds of colorful country scenes as her rheumatoid arthritis gradually worsened, is chronicled in this modest biopic. The film is at its best when it’s focused on the starring performance by the great Sally Hawkins, who embodies Lewis both physically and emotionally; less convincing is Ethan Hawke, playing her stern, weathered husband. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Rated PG-13

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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

There was a time when Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow could enliven any tired script, but that ship has long since sailed. The bloated Disney behemoth splashes back into theaters, and this fifth big-budget adventure involves a zombie pirate hunter and a magical trident… or something. It’s about as much fun as waiting in an endless amusement park line on a 100-degree day. (MJ) Rated PG-13

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

After being mistreated in his last few movies, Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego finally get another feature worthy of the character’s long history.

Now that fresh-faced Tom Holland is donning Spidey’s spandex, the SpiderMan franchise feels more grounded and human than it did in earlier installments, with Peter’s high school drama taking just as much precedence as the large-scale superhero set pieces. Let’s hope there are more bright adventures to come before they reboot the character all over again. (ES) Rated PG-13

TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT

For a franchise that has claimed to be “more than meets the eye,” the Transformers movies don’t have much more to offer: They’re reliably big, loud and dumb, and they never seem to end. In fact, if you were to sit through all of the live-action features, including this fifth installment, you’d have devoted more than 12 hours of your life to Michael Bay’s clanging, chauvinistic robot-bro saga. And they’ll just keep cranking ’em out. (NW) Rated PG-13

VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS

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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Who would have ever thought that a reboot of Planet of the Apes would have spawned one of the best blockbuster franchises of the 21st century?

This third installment is another sophisticated sci-fi epic, with super-intelligent primate Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his simian army taking on a human warlord (Woody Harrelson). Despite its militaristic title, director Matt Reeves’ film is more focused on its nuanced characters than action, and it’s amazing how emotionally involved we get in the trials of CGI apes. (ES) Rated PG-13

WISH UPON

An unpopular and self-absorbed teenage girl is gifted an ornate Chinese box and discovers that it successfully grants wishes, allowing her to climb the high school social ladder. The downside: All her friends and loved ones start succumbing to bizarre accidents. Of the many lowlights in this ridiculous horror film, the most unintentionally hilarious include a death by garbage disposal, an inexplicable Jerry O’Connell cameo and Ryan Phillippe soulfully performing bad smooth jazz on a saxophone. (NW) Rated PG-13

WONDER WOMAN

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

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

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None of this makes a lick of sense, and it somehow manages to be translucently thin and needlessly convoluted at the same time. But there are some stellar action sequences, including one that nicely encapsulates the film’s madcap verve: Valerian, pursuing the creatures who have kidnapped his commander (a slumming Clive Owen), goes crashing through walls, zipping glowering sense of detachment. (He calls through underwater caverns and tumbling himself a “galaxy-hopping bad boy,” which through space, all while his spacesuit inis something a true galaxy-hopping bad stantly adapts to each new environment. boy would never need to announce.) He’s The mad puppeteer pulling all these always professing his love for Laureline, strings is writer-director Luc Besson, whose though she’s dubious regarding personal brand of gaudy, canhis intentions, especially since dy-colored excess is visible in VALERIAN he keeps a digital log of all his every lovingly detailed frame.

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THOUSAND PLANETS As he did in The Fifth Element The plot, you ask? As far and Lucy, Besson indulges here Rated PG-13 as I can parse, it involves an in a bizarre, fitfully amusing Directed by Luc Besson enchanted pearl, which once mixture of steampunk, psyStarring Dane DeHaan, Cara belonged to the sparkly huchedelia and Looney Tunes-style Delevingne, Clive Owen manoid inhabitants of a paraslapstick, and the first 80 or so dise planet that was decimated minutes of Valerian are relentyears ago by Earthlings. This pearl, we’re lessly, breathlessly kinetic. Too bad that it told, is the last of its kind and apparently then plods on for another hour. harnesses enough energy to destroy entire Besson has clearly put an awful lot of galaxies, so when Valerian and Laureline care (and money — its budget reportedly get their hands on it, they’re chased about exceeded $200 million) into the outlandish by all manner of ruffians, including its rightsets, costumes, character designs and special ful owners. effects. His script, meanwhile, is wooden, True to its unwieldy title, every scene espousing tired themes about the imporin Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets tance of human decency. (At one point, seems to take place in an entirely different Delevingne actually utters the truism “Love solar system with its own unique ecosysis more powerful than anything else” with tem. We bounce around from place to place an admirably straight face.) This film is without much rhyme or reason, encoundaffy, exhausting, occasionally dazzling and tering scrap merchants, back-alley arms frequently befuddling, unbelievably dumb dealers, flesh-eating toad-men, wisecracking but with visual imagination to spare. alien sidekicks and such strange supporting Your eyes will be popping when they characters as a cowboy-hat-sporting pimp aren’t rolling. n

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here’s a lot to look at in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and almost nothing to think about. The film’s primary concern is to wow us with the enormity of its own vision, as if it’s constantly challenging itself to be the single most elaborate sci-fi bauble ever made, and it certainly succeeds as sheer spectacle. If it could physically bust out from the confines of the screen, it would.

The movie is inspired by a long-running French comic book series that debuted in 1967 and reportedly influenced Star Wars, so you’ll recognize a lot of similarities here — the bustling marketplaces, the laser gun battles, massive squads of warring ships, stern generals backed by faceless battalions, solemn summits between outer space diplomats. And as if it’s doubling down on the films’ shared DNA, a character in Valerian takes the time to utter that well-worn Star Wars catchphrase: “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”

If only we got any characters as engaging as Han Solo. Our heroes here are two complete blanks named Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne), space agents who get into various skirmishes and scrapes throughout the galaxy in the 28th century. Valerian is meant to be, I guess, some kind of intergalactic Errol Flynn, though DeHaan plays him with a

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henever Joel Ansett plays a show in Spokane, it’s something of a family reunion.

The singer-songwriter was born and raised in the area — his parents still live on the South Hill, and he comes back a couple of times every year — but he’s lived in Denver for the past few years, pursuing a music career.

“I got married, we threw all our stuff in storage — we didn’t want to pay rent while we were on the road — and went on a three- or four-month tour playing coffee shops and little bars that were looking for gigs,” Ansett says from his Colorado home. “While we were on the road for that, Denver popped up as a place we might want to go.”

And that’s where Ansett, 27, and his wife ended up in 2014. Since then, they’ve had a son, now 16 months old, and Ansett released his first LP, 2015’s The Nature of Us. It was a big step for a guy who says he didn’t start to seriously pursue a music career until college.

“I consider myself more of a songwriter than a musician, honestly,” Ansett says, noting that his first experience making music was formulating melodies to accompany his sister’s poems. “It was in high school choir class where I really started to love the way harmonies worked,” he says, and from there he started writing his own material while he was working toward a history degree at Pittsburgh’s Grove City College. ...continued on next page

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Culling from such influences as Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, U2 and Chris Martin of Coldplay (“As a melody writer more than a lyricist,” Ansett says, “though I think he would even say that about himself”), Ansett started cultivating a musical following around Pittsburgh.

Now he’s feeling his way in the music scene of his current home city.

“It’s a family, for sure, and I’m still finding my way in the family,” Ansett says. “The closest cities are seven- to eight-hour drives, so for that reason it’s its own little community that’s isolated and grows together. From what I’ve seen, everyone has each other’s backs.”

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he Nature of Us was funded through Kickstarter (Ansett raised $25,000 in just 30 days; “I took that as a sign,” he says with a laugh) and recorded over the course of a month at Iron Wing Studios in Covington, Kentucky, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Ansett admits that he walked into the sessions without many fully formed songs, but the finished product offers a lusher, glossier and sometimes poppier sound than the spare folk tunes featured on its predecessor, the appropriately titled Living Room EP. The influences of those arena rock and indie pop artists Ansett talked about also come through more clearly.

The process of recording that album represented something of a turning point for Ansett, both stylistically and pragmatically. If it worked out, he says, he knew music was a legitimate ca-

reer move. And if it didn’t? Well, maybe he could still play a few shows on the side.

“It was teetering on the line between hobby and profession,” he says. “But since putting that out, it has become a profession. … It was honestly a big learning experience for me. I didn’t go into the studio as prepared as I could have been, but it being the first full-length, we made the best of it and came away with something I’m proud of.”

Music is now Ansett’s primary focus: He performs with a trio around Denver, he works on the weekends as the music and arts director at a local church, and he’s started a songwriting collaboration with Ryan Innes, a contestant on the reality competition series The Voice. And when he hits Spokane on Friday night, it’ll be just Ansett and his wife running the whole operation.

Ansett last performed at the Bartlett in November when he was home for the holidays, and he’s returning with the same minimalist setup — a guitar, a vocal effects pedal and a whole lot of hometown fans.

“They usually end up being more introspective shows, very stripped and hopefully thoughtprovoking,” Ansett says. “I’m really comfortable with that, and I enjoy the simplicity of it and the honesty of it.” n Joel Ansett with Mark Ward • Fri, July 28 at 8 pm • $8/$10 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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Walking Wounded Seattle sludge-metal trio Wounded Giant comes roaring back on Vae Victis

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ack Endino is a legend.

He’s a man with many accomplishments on his résumé, but he’d earn that status for no other reason than he famously recorded Nirvana’s debut album Bleach for $600.

That’s true around the world. It’s especially true in Seattle.

So when Seattle heavy metal trio Wounded Giant had the opportunity to record its sophomore full-length with respected Portland-based producer Billy Anderson, they couldn’t say no.

But before they could say yes, there was one thing they had to do.

“Jack’s great. I’ve worked with Jack a lot. He mixed and mastered [our first album] Lightning Medicine,” says Wounded Giant vocalist and guitarist Bobby James. “I actually asked his permission before we went with Billy.”

Endino gave the union his blessing, and the payoff can be found all over Vae Victis, the outstanding new Wounded Giant album released earlier this year by STB Records. At once hulking and airy, Vae Victis (translation from Latin: “woe to the defeated”) is a sizable step forward from Lightning Medicine, moving the band from standard-issue, heavy-footed stoner/sludge act to forward-looking metal explorers with a vision beyond thudding riffs.

Not that Vae Victis isn’t heavy, mind you. It is. But heaviness is the foundation upon which Wounded Giant stacks memorable melodies, psychedelic sounds, weird spoken-word clips and more. It’s noticeably more ambitious than the band’s previous work.

“When we recorded the first record, to be honest, we were so high that we played everything a little slower than we usually do,” James says with a laugh. “I hear it now, and I’m like,

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Of course, Wounded Giant made Lightning Medicine nearly four years ago, when they were a younger, less experienced band. For Vae Victis, they worked harder on the songs, did more prep for the studio, and then spent more time layering on sounds. The presence of Anderson – best known for his work with bands like Sleep, Jawbreaker and Pallbearer – was key, too, James says.

“Billy is kind of a Jackson Pollock kind of guy. He’ll throw paint around and we’ll just see what happens,” he says. “If we have an idea, he’ll chase it.”

Regardless of the album’s sonic qualities, it grew out of a “darker, more pissed-off” place, James says. Lyrically, it uses a character — an insane charismatic cult leader — to explore themes of cynicism, faith, freedom, conformity and the grey areas in between.

An instrumental interlude, “Immanentize the Eschaton,” features samples of famed Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones proselytizing. In the rumbling “Scum of the Earth,” James chants “Nothing is true / Everything is real / Everything is true / Nothing is real.” But in “Dystheist,” that agnosticism has given way to a bleaker view: “All hail nothing! All hail no one!” James sings atop a caustic churn of electric guitar and thunderous drums.

The contrast between Wounded Giant’s slightly more accessible sound and its roots in personal misery are not lost on James.

“We were like, ‘We’re gonna make a pissedoff record and try to get a little catharsis out of this,’” he says. “We were trying to get out some negative energy, so I don’t know — maybe we’re pretty when we’re mad.”

Now, Wounded Giant is back out on the road for the first time in two years, and James is loving every minute in the van with drummer Alex Bytnar and bassist Mark Haber. The time off happened for several reasons: day jobs, making a new record, a new baby, and James having recently moved with his family to Luxembourg.

“We are now officially an international band,” James says. “I’m gonna get back here as much as I can, and I’m hoping to turn it into something where we can get to Europe more. But for now, we’re getting the rust off our wings. Going two years without touring was terrible, man.” n Wounded Giant with SwampheavY, Tsuga and Sweet Home • Wed, Aug. 2 at 7 pm • $7/$10 day of • All-ages • The Pin! • 412 W. Sprague • thepinevents.com • 368-4077

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t’s going to take some serious two-steppin’ talent to dance during the Asleep at the Wheel show, given the Bing’s permanent seating. But sitting through a set delivered by honky-tonk lifers Ray Benson and company is simply not an option. Whether Asleep at the Wheel is doing their country-rock originals or dipping into their considerable bag of Bob Wills-penned Western-swing covers, you’ll want to be on your feet. The band’s most recent album is Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and you can tell how much the Wheel’s music is respected by their fellow musicians by the list of folks joining them on the project: Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, George Strait and the Avett Brothers, among others. Expect Texas songs spanning decades when these folks hit the stage.

— DAN NAILEN Asleep at the Wheel • Sun, July 30 at 7:30 pm • $30/$40/$48 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

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ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, KOSH J J THE BARTLETT, Parker Millsap, Parc Crecelius BEEROCRACY, Open Mic J THE BIG DIPPER, Through the Roots, River City Roots, Sun Dried Vibes BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen J COEUR D’ALENE PARK, Jackie Fox and the Hounds CORBY’S BAR, Open Mic and Karaoke CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Kicho CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred CRUISERS, Open Mic Jam Slam FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Wyatt Wood J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall THE JACKSON ST., David Gordon LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow THE MASON JAR, Karen McCormick NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), PJ Destiny THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown J THE PIN!, Battle of the NW Illest POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Robby French RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic THE RESERVE, Karaoke with DJ Dave THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler J RIVERSTONE PARK, David Gerald Blues ZOLA, Blake Braley

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andleader Thomas Lauderdale says, “Pink Martini is a rollicking, aroundthe-world musical adventure. If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” It’s hard to imagine a band that could do a better job than the Portland-based “little orchestra” that originally formed to provide quality music at political fundraisers for causes like civil rights, affordable housing and parks. Having grown into an internationally touring phenomenon, Pink Martini’s jazzy roots have expanded to include strong branches of world music, swing and cool retro-pop. Their most recent album, Je dis oui! (French for “I say yes!”), features no less than eight languages (French, Farsi, Armenian, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish, Xhosa and English), but I guarantee that won’t stop Pink Martini from inciting a sing-along or two at their upcoming Festival at Sandpoint gig.

There’s no opening act, so don’t be late.

— DAN NAILEN Pink Martini • Thu, Aug. 3 at 7:30 pm • $45 • War Memorial Field, 855 Ontario St., Sandpoint, Idaho • festivalatsandpoint.com • 888-265-4554

Friday, 07/28

J J THE BARTLETT, Joel Ansett (see page 39), Marc Ward BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Capatilist Casualties, Sentient Divide, Askevault, 7Chains, Deformer BIGFOOT PUB, NightShift BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Sterling BOLO’S, Piper CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Donnie Emerson

and Nancy Sophia J CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, The Cronkites CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke CURLEY’S, Gigawatt J DI LUNA’S CAFE, Runa THE EMPEROR ROOM, NC-17, Snuggs, Radikill, Apollotone FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Mike McCafferty J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Watershed Festival

J HOTEL RL AT THE PARK, Eclectic Approach IRON HORSE BAR, Dragonfly JACKSON ST., Spokane River Band KING’S BAR & GRILL, Raised in a Barn Band MOOSE LOUNGE, Aftermath MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Amy Jo NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), Chris Rieser and Snap the Nerve

NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, DJ Patrick O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots J PARK BENCH CAFE, Wyatt Wood PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, David Walsh REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Coyote Willow THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler

THE ROADHOUSE, Gladhammer THE ROCK BAR & LOUNGE, DJ Steve Manning SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, Christy Lee THE SNAKE PIT, Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots ZOLA, Tell the Boys

Saturday, 07/29

12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO, Kane Brown J THE BARTLETT, Human Ottoman BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BIGFOOT PUB, NightShift BLACK DIAMOND, DJ Stud BOLO’S, Piper CHECKERBOARD BAR, Jacob Vanknowe CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), Donnie Emerson and Nancy Sophia J CONKLING MARINA AND RESORT, The Cronkites CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Dawna Stafford CURLEY’S, Gigawatt DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Usual Suspects EAGLE’S LODGE, Smash Hit Carnival

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THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler THE ROADHOUSE, Christy Lee, The Broken Rosary, Whiskey Thieves J THE SHOP, Folkinception, Daniel Hall SNUG BAR, Black Jack Bar THE THIRSTY DOG, DJ Dave ZOLA, Tell the Boys

Sunday, 07/30

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Soul Proprietor BEVERLY’S, Ron Greene BIG BARN BREWING CO., Alchemy J J BING CROSBY THEATER, Asleep at the Wheel (see facing page) CHINOOK STEAK, PASTA AND SPIRITS (CDA CASINO), KOSH J CONKLING MARINA & RESORT, The Cronkites CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Ron Greene CURLEY’S, Itt’s Cuzzen DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Watershed Festival IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Phil and the Prescriptions LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish Music J THE PIN!, Johnny Quest, B-Pac, E Dogg THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Sunday Karaoke Night THE ROADHOUSE, Tommy G

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J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills ETSI BRAVO, Cynthia Brando RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

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J J THE BARTLETT, Post Animal, Salve THE EMPEROR ROOM, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx THE JACKSON ST., Dave McRae LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MIK’S, DJ Brentano J MORAN PRAIRIE LIBRARY, Ragtag Romantics THE OBSERVATORY, Armed for Apocalypse, Lungs, Eyehategottfried, Effluvia J THE PIN!, Madchild, Doobie RED LION HOTEL RIVER INN, Land of Voices RED ROOM LOUNGE, Tuesday Takeover with Storme THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Ghosts of Dublin RIPPLES RIVERSIDE GRILL, Land of Voices J SHERMAN SQUARE PARK, The Hankers UP NORTH DISTILLERY, Christy Lee ZOLA, Dueling Cronkites

Wednesday, 08/2

J J THE BARTLETT, James McMurtry, Jonny Burke BLACK DIAMOND, Dave McRae GENO’S, Open Mic w/Travis Goulding LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil LITTLE GARDEN CAFE, Brandon and Jennifer Pyle LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J MCEUEN PARK, Smash Hit Carnival J THE NEST AT KENDALL YARDS, The Harmaleighs J PARKSIDE EVENT CENTER, Curtis Salgado J J THE PIN!, Wounded Giant (see page 41), SwampheavY, Tsuga, Sweet Home REPUBLIC BREWING, Wood & Wire THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Live Piano RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL, Jam Night: Truck Mills and guests J SOUTH PERRY PIZZA, Son of Brad THE THIRSTY DOG, DJ Dave ZOLA, Donnie Emerson and Nancy Sophia

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Local DJs and artists converge on downtown Spokane for Unifest this Saturday.

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Local art and music collide at Unifest, a relatively new annual event that’s going to fill downtown Spokane with colorful sights and sounds on Saturday afternoon. Live music starts at 4 pm, and the main stage features two bands from Seattle (the experimental hip-hop of Cosmos and the electro-pop of Dead Rich) and two local acts (the R&B-inspired Super Sparkle and the soaring instrumental quartet Deer). You can also visit the so-called “Dance Dome,” where you can groove to the electronica stylings of Tech Tax and the belly-dance troupe Picaresque. And beyond the music, you’ll have a lot more to see and do: There will be a pop-up shop marketplace selling art and wares, timed art battles and a No-Li beer garden featuring sets from DJs Orange and Case.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER Unifest • Sat, July 29 from 4-10 pm • $15 general, $50 for groups of five • All-ages • Downtown Spokane • 207 N. Wall • unifestnorthwest.com

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OUTDOORS PEDAL THE VALLEY

Spokane Valley offers much more to see than suburban neighborhoods, retail centers and industrial complexes. Explore some of the scenic beauty in and around the Valley during the fifth annual Cycle Celebration bike ride along the Centennial Trail and Spokane River.

With routes of varying lengths that cater both to serious riders and young cyclists looking to get comfortable on a bike, riders can choose from 10-, 25- and 50-mile routes with “comfort stations” set up along each route where riders can recharge. Children (ages 10 and under) can learn about bike safety and participate in bike riding activities at the free bike rodeo from 10 am to noon back at Mirabeau Point Park, where there also will be a food truck and live music.

— BRAD BROWN Spokane Valley Cycle Celebration • Sun, July 30 at 8 am • $15/ person; $8/kids age 12 and under • Mirabeau Point Park • 13500 E. Mirabeau Pkwy. • cyclecelebration.com

FILM COUNTER-RELIGION

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to start a religious movement. Hare Krishna! is a newly released documentary about a 70-year-old Indian Hindu spiritual teacher who moved to New York City at a tumultuous time in American history with little to his name. Arriving in 1965, Srila Prabhupada began encouraging whoever would listen to seek freedom and happiness through introspection. Over the next few years, the Hare Krishna movement was established and became a pillar of American counterculture.

Forty years after Prabhupada’s death, Hare Krishna! explores the ups and downs of going from poor immigrant to religious icon.

— FORREST HOLT ­Hare Krishna! • Fri, July 28 through Thu, Aug. 3 at 7 pm • $7 • Magic Lantern Theatre • 25 W. Main • magiclanternonmain.com • 209-2383

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Pig out.

FESTIVAL ANIME AWAITS

Thousands of anime fans — many donning elaborate costumes of their favorite characters — are descending on downtown Spokane this weekend for the city’s ninth annual anime and Japanese culture festival, KuroNekoCon. For what’s expected to be the local show’s biggest year yet, fans and those out there simply curious about the cultural relevance of anime fandom will gather for contests, dances, concerts, panels, games and more. Run entirely by volunteers, KuroNekoCon welcomes fans of all ages and backgrounds to its annual celebration, where fans of this diverse and incredibly popular genre of pop culture can meet and connect over their shared interests.

— CHEY SCOTT

Rock out.

Geek out.

KuroNekoCon • Sat, July 29 from 10 am-11 pm; Sun, July 30 from 10 am-10 pm • $15-$35; ages 5 and under free • Spokane Convention Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • kuronekocon.com

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OUTDOORS LOCAL OASES

Get inspired to sweat and toil in your own backyard as you tour three spectacular private gardens in the Coeur d’Alene area during the Coeur d’Alene Garden Club’s 20th anniversary tour, themed “Nature’s Reflections.” Of the three featured gardens, guests get the rare opportunity to stroll through the Hagadone family’s (owners of the Coeur d’Alene Resort) famous, 11-acre backyard oasis after taking a scenic boat cruise across the lake. The two other gardens in the self-tour include a robust vegetable plot and numerous other beautiful features. Along with live music at each location, local nurseries and garden experts are on hand to answer questions and get you started on your own backyard overhaul. Ticket proceeds benefit local charities and a North Idaho College scholarship fund.

— CHEY SCOTT Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour • Sun, July 30 from 11 am-4 pm • $25/advance; $30/day of • Locations in and around Coeur d’Alene • cdagardenclub.com • 208-664-0987

Food Truck Fridays, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 8/13

Z Nation: Behind the Camera, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Through 9/10

Michael Ian Black, Spokane Comedy Club, 8/17-8/19

Gleason Fest, Riverfront Park, 8/12

Pig Out in the Park, Riverfront Park, 8/30-9/4

Don’t miss the next First Friday: September 1st, 2017

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I SAW YOU BOI I saw you and honked today. I was flooded with emotion, remembering how I treated you when I pushed you out of my life. I want to apologize. I know words do not soften the blow I dealt. I am changing. I am embarrassed for, and saddened by, my own inability to be kind to you when you needed kindness. Take good care of you. If you can ever forgive me enough to ponder friendship, well... you know where I live :)

last week. I was really impressed by your vocabulary and involvement/opinions.

You were wearing a button-down and a gorgeous smile with your tossled brown curls. I am not sure you noticed me making eyes at you during discussion. I was the blonde in the black dress. Can I buy you an ice-cream soda sometime?

YOU SAW ME I SAW YOU IN MY DREAMS... If this was your partial submission, and its B in PF, I think the inability to understand was in both corners. I waited so very long for you. And as I made changes in my life, removing and adding, you did not seek my association. I lost you a very long time ago. I just needed the objectivity to realize part of what is yours hurts me to the point i cannot have it in my life. I hope only the best for you. I cannot say I hope that for those using what remains of your life. I truly love loved and will miss your face. This, though is me, keeping my sanity or what remains of it. Take care of whatever remains in your life :) Goodbye.

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NORTHSIDE POOL HEARTBREAKER On Tuesday the 18th, I believe I saw the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life. You were in a gold 2 piece and had your adorable little boy with you. I couldn’t help but notice you as you played with your son in the shallow water. I thought I was going to die when you started over towards where I was playing with my son. Scrambling for something to say, I remarked on your child and how he seemed a bit reluctant.

We shared only a few more words after that but the conversation will forever be burned into my memory. Your beauty, kindness and the very obvious love you have for your child makes you the most beautiful creature my eyes have ever seen. If I never see you ever again, know that you are a Goddess among women.

I STILL HAVE YOUR BLUE SWEATSHIRT FROM THE LAKE... ... and I still love you like sweetgrass...More than a decade’s gone by, and I miss you more than ever; a thousand reminders course my way each day, and I wonder if it’s just wishful thinking all these signs from the tanzanite universe indicate that you’re on your way back around the circle, to me... You’ve appeared in my dreams now, and I can hear your voice, sweeter than ever! We had music and dance, rain, pink champagne, love letters, poetry and film...and while the void echoes with the ache of being apart, I believe more than ever that you just might be the love of my life... I’ll be waiting in Whitefish...

Forever! Cheers to you, and the best what-might-have-been ever...

PRETTY-EYED POLITI-BABE I saw you at the 3rd Legislative district Dems meeting

BROWNES ADDITION SIGN I would like to extend a big heartfelt “THANK YOU”

to all of the people driving/walking by the Brownes Addition sign by Rosaures on the morning of Wednesday July 19th.

All of your kind words were very much appreciated. Also another big “THANK YOU” to the very kind person who brought my team a case of water.

WALMART MOMMA To the mom at the Northside WalMart who publicly humiliated her sons by making them wear signs

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to the repair shop. Now, that’s service above and beyond and I wasn’t even a customer that day!

I GAVE YOU A LEAF WHEN I FIRST KISSED YOU ON YOU FRONT PORCH. Hey, I know I don’t tell you enough, but are an amazing human being. You Brittany are compassionate, smart, self disciplined, well balanced and unbelievably beautiful. I know we have been

thoughtlessly tossed out the window on or near my area. Seems a weekly ritual that I’m picking up someone else’s litter.

The beer and pop cans aren’t so bad (I can recycle those) but the bags, napkins, empty cigarette packs and such are just more garbage I have to pay to get rid of.

On the morning of 7/10 while getting my morning paper I saw a paper bag and napkins strewn around near my mailbox.

I picked all of it up and noticed a receipt

Stop acting like it’s my job to explain my culture to you like I’m some tour guide.

that said, “I was disrespectful” on Thurs.: You are an awesome mother! I love it that you held your sons accountable in a more creative way than a beating. I hope your sons grow up to be good citizens and learn from their mistakes. If more parents were like you, we’d have less crime and more responsible behavior, and the jobs that teachers and police do would be much easier.

CHEERS FOR VEGFEST Cheers to Josh Meckel, the Inland Northwest Vegans, and everyone involved in bringing us the best ever Spokane Vegfest. While we old folk are freaking out about losing our health coverage, these young visionaries are showing us the way to health. And they are doing it in such a fun, positive, delicious and compassionate way.

Cheers to Josh and the Inland Northwest Vegans.

FRUSTRATION TO ELATION It happened at City Food Mart, a convenience store at the intersection of South Maple and Third Avenue. On my way to work Thursday morning my car suddenly quit running and I coasted off the street into the store parking lot. I’m so grateful Henry was on duty at the store that day. The tow truck company I called failed to show. Henry realized my plight, found me another tow company, contacted them, and they arrived within half an hour. Then he made certain my car would be delivered

married ten years, but you still wow me.

I know there is nothing that YOU can not do. You are and (hopefully will remain) my best friend in this upside down and crazy world. Thank you for always being my rock and anchorage in terrible storms and guiding light when I am blinded.

Ten years! Holy cow! I still want to kiss you lovely hand with the ring I gave you and see your bed head in morning! You are currently asleep on our couch while I write this on your phone (tired mom of two)!! Love ya!!!!!! -J

JEERS KNOW YOURSELF To the guy who wants to get to know “colored people” simply because of our skin color, you ARE being patronizing. And racist. Why would I want to waste my time getting to know someone who doesn’t already realize this? What’s in it for me? Get over your white sense of entitlement and stop acting like it’s my job to explain my culture to you like I’m some tour guide. And please, stop staring at us.

IDIOTS ALL AROUND It isn’t enough my wife and I witness bad driving habits, blatant disregard of laws (expired tabs, talking/texting on the phone, studded tires, running of stop signs, speeding, etc.) everytime we go down the road, I also have to clean up the trash that’s

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in the bag for one Jumbo Cheese ordered at 1:34:26 am at Jack-in-the-Box. Below the order was “Law enforcement (50%) and the corresponding discount amount.

If an officer ordered this while on duty I can understand (we all get peckish at one time or another) but to throw it out the window on to someone’s property?

Why? Get ridding evidence? Should’ve kept the receipt then before tossing the bag, scooter! What kind of example are you setting, hmm? Still have the receipt... might call the restaurant and see if the drive-through surveillance footage is still available. If not; I can probably talk to the worker who served you. Let this be a reminder to all who litter...why not just take your trash home with you and dispose of it the correct way rather than proving what a selfish, uncaring, worthless waste of protoplasm you all are? n

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BENEFIT

BASKETS FOR BABIES BENEFIT DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT Participants compete for trophies, enjoy food, swag bags and more. All proceeds support the local nonprofit. July 29, 9 am. $30. High Bridge Park, Riverside and A St. basketsforbabies.org (214-2634) HELPING HANDS FUNDRAISER Shop the yard sale, enter a raffle and visit 40+ vendor booths in this fundraising event that accepts of toiletries and hygiene items for the UGM Women’s and Children’s Crisis Shelter. July 29, 8:30 am-4 pm. Free. North Church Spokane, 8303 N. Division. (993-1112) NEUROBLASTOMA BENEFIT A benefit featuring lawn games, live music and food to support a local boy diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk Neuroblastoma.

July 29, 2-8 pm. Free. Big Barn Brewing Co., 16004 N. Applewood Ln. (238-2489)

COMEDY

GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) JESSICA KIRSON The award-winning comedian has performed on the major comedy TV circuits, has a hit YouTube channel, podcast and has been featured on a long list of other specials/shows.

July 27-29 at 8 pm, July 29 at 10:30 pm. $10-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com DUOS Several BDT players are paired up two-by-two and given free rein for 15 minutes to do whatever style of improv they want. Last Friday of the month, at 10 pm. For mature audiences. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) EXPEDITION A game-based show with a few BDT twists and turns thrown in for laughs. Fridays at 8 pm, through Aug. 11.

For all ages. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com STAND-UP COMEDY Live comedy featuring established and up-and-coming local comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. No cover. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com AFTER DARK A mature-rated version of the Blue Door’s monthly, Friday show; on the first and last Saturday of the month, at 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com SAFARI The Blue Door’s fast-paced, short-form improv show based on audience suggestions. Saturdays at 8 pm. $7.

Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com THE DOPE SHOW A comedy showcase for which comedians joke, then toke, the joke some more. Hosted by Tyler Smith and featuring nationally touring comedians with various tolerances to marijuana.

Upcoming shows: July 30, Aug. 27 at 8 pm. $16-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, and hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, from 8-9:30 pm. Free.

The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com (822-7938) COMEDY OPEN MIC Five minutes for anyone who knows at least one joke.

Monday nights; signups at 8:30 pm, mic starts at 9. Ages 21+. Free. Garland Drinkery, 828 W. Garland. facebook.com/ drinkerynation/

MONDAY NIGHT COMEDY Hosted by Jared Chastain, with local acts followed by open mic. Mondays at 8 pm. Ages 21+.

Free. Etsi Bravo, 215 E. Main, Pullman. etsibravo.com (715-1037) MATT BRAUNGER Matt’s TV credits include a recurring role on NBC’s “Up All Night,” a series regular role on MADtv, and various roles on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and other late night shows. Aug. 2, 8 pm. $15-$22. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998) SPOKANE’S FUNNIEST PERSON CONTEST Twenty comedians compete for more than $1,000 in cash prizes as the audience judges their performance. Aug. 3-5 at 8 pm, also Aug. 5 at 10:30 pm. $10-$16. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

COMMUNITY

MOORE-TURNER HERITAGE GARDENS TOURS Learn about the discovery, the restoration and the two influential families of early Spokane who enjoyed them.

Upcoming tours (see site for times and other details): July 27 and 30; Aug. 31.

Free. Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens, 507 W. Seventh. heritagegardens.org COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE Register online to give blood (myinbc.org) during an on-site blood drive. July 28, 9:30 am2:45 pm. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. kroccda.org (208-667-1865) DROP IN & CODE FOR KIDS Explore the world of coding using game-based lessons on Code.org and Scratch. For kids grade 3 and up. Meets the last Friday of the month, 3-5:30 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. (279-0299) REPTILE NIGHT Evergreen Reptiles is at the science center with corn snakes, crested geckos, bearded dragons, and more. Visitors can learn, look, touch and even hold a reptile. RSVP requested. July 28, 5:30-7 pm. Mobius Science Center, 331 N. Post. mobiusspokane.org SCRAPS INFO SESSION Join presenters from Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service to learn about what SCRAPS does, how to become a volunteer, how to approach a stray, and what to do if your pet is lost. July 28, 2 pm.

Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spokanelibrary.org COMMUNITY DANCE Hosted by USA Dance of Sandpoint, at the Oden Hall (Sunnyside Rd.), with a foxtrot lesson and open dancing to live music from 8-10 pm. July 29, 7-10 pm. $5-$10. Sandpoint, n/a. sandpoint.com (208-699-0421) SPOKANE CORVETTE CLUB: GLASS ON GRASS The 25th annual show features more than 100 Corvettes ranging through all years and models. The Spokane Corvette Club is a philanthropic club; this year’s beneficiary is Spokane’s Shriner’s Hospital. July 29, 11 am-4 pm. Free. Riverfront Park, 705 N. Howard. spokanecorvetteclub.com (464-3731) SPOKANE RAGING GRANNIES & VETERANS FOR PEACE EVENT The Spokane Raging Grannies and Veterans for Peace present on their arrests and court case from peacefully blocking BNSF rail lines in Spokane last fall. A Q&A session and potluck will follow; please bring a food item to share. Donations welcome. July 29, 11 am-1 pm. Free. Gardenia Center, 400 Church St., Sandpoint. gardeniacenter.com SPOKANE VETS FOR PEACE FAIRCHILD PROTEST Join Spokane Veterans for

Peace in saying “NO” to what it views as the largest source of toxic emissions in the region. July 29, 10 am-1 pm. Free.

Fairchild Air Force Base, Airway Heights. spokaneveteransforpeace.org BEAUTY! BRAINZ! BOOM! Meet the Z Nation special effects makeup and digital visual effects teams and experience demonstrations of zombie makeup techniques. Also includes a Q&A session with participating cast and crew about the state of the art digital effects used on the show, followed by a no-host beer and wine reception (21+) with the chance to meet participating cast and crew. July 30, 2-4 pm. $5-$15. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) COEUR D’ALENE GARDEN TOUR The 20th anniversary tour features a scenic boat cruise across Lake CdA to enjoy a walk-through of the famous Hagadone gardens, as well as a tour of private gardens in Dalton Gardens and Hayden.

Each stop includes live music and artisan vendors, with garden-related items for sale. July 30, 11 am-4 pm. $25-$30. cdagardenclub.com YOUR GUIDE TO THE SOLAR ECLIPSE Join astronomer Dan Bakken as he explains the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21, and the safe ways to view it. This is the first solar eclipse visible in the continental US in almost 40 years. July 31, 6:30 pm. Free. South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. spokanelibrary.org (444-5331) NATIONAL NIGHT OUT An event that promotes giving crime and drugs “a going away party,” during which neighborhoods come together with law enforcement, firefighters, city and county officials and businesses to promote awareness, safety and unity throughout Spokane. Includes live bands, free food, vendors and activities. At the Spokane Valley Target store on E. Sprague. Aug. 1, 1-3 pm. Free. spokanecounty.org POLLINATORS IN PERIL Robbin Thorp, a retired UC Davis bee expert and UI adjunct professor visits Sandpoint Orchard to study the area’s bees, and will present during two community seminars (Aug. 1, 6:30 pm and Aug. 2, 6-7 pm) and a booth at the Sandpoint Farmers Market (Aug. 2, 3-5:30 pm). Free. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. (208-255-7801) THE STUDIO TOUR Tour the new video space on the second floor of the Spokane Valley Library. Aug. 1, 6-8 pm. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. scld.org TREE SCOUTS FOR HUNGER RELIEF Community members are invited to learn about the role of Tree Scouts in Spokane Edible Tree Project’s food recovery and hunger relief program, and find out how to get involved. Free to attend. All ages welcome. RSVP at tinyurl.com/ setp-scouts. Aug. 1, 6-8:30 pm. Free.

WSU Spokane County Extension, 222 N. Havana St. spokaneedibletreeproject.org YOUR GUIDE TO THE SOLAR ECLIPSE Join astronomer Dan Bakken as he explains the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21, and the safe ways to view it.

This is the first solar eclipse visible in the continental US in almost 40 years. Aug. 1, 6:30 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. spokanelibrary.org DISHMAN HILLS CONSERVANCY COMMUNITY PICNIC Enjoy food and drink (non-alcoholic), and learn about the Dishman Hills. The event is free and donations will be accepted. Please register for planning purposes. Aug. 3, 5:30-8 pm. Free. Dishman Hills, 625 S. Sargent Rd. dishmanhills.org/events (999-5100)

FESTIVAL

OLD TIME PICNIC The annual, three-day celebration is a reunion of families and friends of Harrison. Festivities start Friday with the coronation of the “Old Time Picnic” Royalty and a potluck dinner. A parade is on Sunday at 10 am, followed by fun “old time” games in the park. July 28-30. Harrison, Idaho. harrisonidaho.org KURONEKOCON Spokane’s 9th annual anime, gaming, and Japanese culture convention, featuring special guests, panels, contests, exhibitors, cosplay and more. July 29-30. $20-$35. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. kuronekocon.com (279-7000) SKYFEST 2017 Come celebrate the Air Force’s 70th Anniversary and Fairchild Air Force Base’s 75th Anniversary during the annual event, which features the Thunderbirds sky show, aircraft tours, a combat rescue demo and more. July 2930. Free. fairchildskyfest.com (247-5705) UNIFEST 2017 The annual event celebrates creativity and collaboration, and features eight live artists, five bands, three DJs, a pop-up makers marketplace, local beer, food trucks, a draw-off and more. July 29, 5-11 pm. $12-$15. Downtown Spokane. unifestnorthwest.com COEUR D’ALENE STREET FAIR The 26th annual summer festival in scenic downtown Coeur d’Alene features more than 250 vendors of fine arts and crafts, food, drink, live music and more. Aug. 4-6; FriSat from 10 am-8 pm, Sun from 10 am-5 pm. Free. Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Sherman Ave. cdadowntown.com

FILM

GARLAND SUMMER MOVIES: KUBO & THE TWO STRINGS The acclaimed new animated film, nominated for two Academy Awards, tells the story of a young boy who must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit. July 24-28, at 9:30 am.

Free. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com Z NATION: BEHIND THE CAMERA The MAC is a working TV studio and a celebration of the dozens of local artists behind the hit Syfy series Z Nation. Visitors can watch scenes being shot for season 4, learn how a TV series is made, and about the local crew members working on the show. The exhibit also features props, costumes and other items used in the show. Through Sept. 10; Tue-Sun, 10 am-5 pm. $5-$10. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org HARE KRISHNA! A new documentary film about the controversial religious movement during the 1960s. July 28Aug. 3 at 7 pm. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. magiclanternonmain.com MOVIES IN THE PARK: SING A screening of the new animated film, with premovie activities for kids an hour before show time, at dusk. July 28. Free. Mirabeau Meadows, 13500 Mirabeau Pkwy. spokanevalley.org SUMMER MOONLIGHT MOVIES: LEGO BATMAN A screening as part of the City of Airway Heights’ annual summer outdoor movie series. July 28, 9 pm. Free.

Sunset Park, S. King St. cahw.org CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Captain America and Iron Man are on opposite sides as the government seeks to limit superheroes’ actions. July 29, 2 pm. Free.

Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Rd. (444-5331)

CDA FREE MOVIES IN THE PARK Free family-friendly movies are screened in City Park at dusk on July 29 and Aug. 12 and 19. Coeur d’Alene City Park, 415 W. Mullan Rd. cdaid.org ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW The Garland hosts periodic screenings of the cult classic, at the midnight hour and with prop bags, shadow casts and more.

Upcoming showings on July 29, Sept. 9 and Oct. 27-28. $7. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. (327-1050) SOUTH PERRY SUMMER THEATER: MOANA Films start at dusk, with a short preshow fundraiser to benefit local charities.

Bring a lawn chair and blankets to set up in the parking lot for this annual summer tradition. July 29. Free. The Shop, 924 S. Perry. theshoponsouthperry.com GARLAND SUMMER MOVIES: ANGRY BIRDS Catch the animated film based on characters from the popular mobile game. July 31-Aug. 4, at 9:30 am. Free.

Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com SUMMER CAMP: THE PRINCESS BRIDE A screening of the classic film as part of the Garland’s 2017 summer film series.

Aug. 1, 7 pm. $2.50. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland. garlandtheater.com ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS CHIPWRECKED Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. Aug. 2-3 at 1 pm. $3. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org SCREEN ON THE GREEN: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN The UI Dept. of Student Involvement’s family summer movie series is held on Thursdays at the Theophilus Tower Lawn. Aug. 3, 8:45 pm. Free. University of Idaho, 709 S Deakin St. uidaho. edu (208-885-6111)

FOOD DRINK THIS! The Inland NW Food Network beverage tasting and education series is held every month on the fourth Thursday, from 6:30-8 pm. Locations vary; see link for schedule and registration. $10-$15. inwfoodnetwork.org SUSHI MAKING CLASS Learn the basics of making sushi; from cooking the rice to the types of seafood you’ll need. July 27, 5:30-7 pm. $49. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. thekitchenengine.com THAI-ON-ONE Create classic mouthwatering dishes and enjoy a Thai beer to complement the experience. July 27, 6-8 pm. $59. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy, 1810 N. Greene St. spokaneparks.org (533-8141) FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS A weekly summer event hosted by Downtown Spokane Partnership and featuring different regional food trucks each week. Fridays, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, through August. downtown.spokane.net WINE-CHEESE-CHARCUTERIE PAIRING A guest tasting featuring seven wines, cheese, charcuterie and artisan bread. July 28, 6:30 pm. $25. Petunias Marketplace, 2010 N. Madison St. petuniasmarket.com (509-328-4257) LATE JULY LOCAL BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL A local beer and food truck fest to raise funds for a community commercial kitchen in the Fairgrounds grange building. Also features live music. July 29, 4-10 pm. Free admission. Latah County Fairgrounds, 1021 Harold St. bit.ly/2tCIVyP

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Hot on the Market A look at a few new cannabis products worth trying

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ne of the joys of shopping for cannabis products: There continues to be countless new items for sale, many from companies who’ve just hopped into the market. From flowers to edibles to devices, it seems there’s always something new when you pop into a shop.

A recent stop at Spokane’s Green Star Cannabis gave us a look at a number of new-to-the-market items. Here are three of the items we checked out: 1

MADE RIGHT SURVIVAL KIT ($40)

You might not think of cannabis as something you’d gift to a friend or family member, but that’s probably because you haven’t seen the Survival Kit from Spokane-based producer and processor Made Right. For $40, you get a gram of flower, half a gram of oil, a pair of 10-milligram edible candies and a pre-rolled joint. You can wrap this up and give it to either an accomplished smoker or someone who wants to try a few different ways to get high, and either way you’re in good shape.

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Advice Goddess NO MORE MR. KNIFE GUY

You’ve answered some questions about online dating recently, but I haven’t seen you mention dating sites that do criminal background checks. Do you think it’s a smart idea to sign up for one of these, or is it just more marketing hogwash? --Wondering There’s that very attractive man you see on a dating site who spends “a lot of time abroad” -- as one must, when primarily employed as a drug mule.

AMY ALKON These dating sites that do criminal background checks probably seem like a wise choice. And they do offer their members something extra: a false sense of security. First, as one of the sites with “extensive background checks” admits: “Some people do manage to slip through the cracks. When in doubt, report it!”

Charming. Kind of like telling bank customers, “If you notice armed robbers in the bank, feel free to tackle them while yelling, ‘citizen’s arrest!’”

Of course safety is a primary concern, but ponder this: Your friends don’t background-check their party guests. Nor does the supermarket: “Hey, handsome, can’t let ya into the trendy baby veggies section till we check for outstanding warrants.” Also, not every person with a criminal record is someone to avoid. There’s being arrested because your little brother left a pillowcase of weed in your trunk versus being nabbed for your armed carjacking hobby: “No, officer, I swear…nothing of interest in the trunk…um, that is, if we don’t count the bound-and-gagged widow who owns the car.”

There are countless articles listing some pretty obvious ways to protect yourself: Drive your own car to the date; meet in a public place; don’t leave your drink unattended; and don’t front anyone money. Another common piece of advice is to tell someone where you’re going and whom you’re meeting. Right. Surefire psychopath-stopper: “I told my roommate all about you, so you’d better put away that huge knife, buster!”

One thing you can do to protect yourself -- in online dating or any dating scenario -- is gag the voice that’s shouting, “Happily ever after, here we come!” so you can pay attention to feelings that something just doesn’t add up. These feelings often don’t come out of nowhere. Research by neuroscientist Yue-jia Luo, among others, finds that our brain reacts to subtle signs we’re in danger -- including ones we aren’t consciously aware of. The brain messages the body to get ready for “fight or flight,” adrenaline courses, blood gets pumped to our extremities, and goosebumps form on our arms (part of the physical basis of feeling creeped out).

Online dating, like all dating, involves risk. Assess your level of risk and whether it’s worth the benefit -- immediate access to numerous potential partners. There are some crafty criminals out there, but odds are, the problems you’ll experience will be the ordinary kind -- finding out that a guy has a few girlfriends and not a few girlfriends out back under the tomatoes.

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I’m in recovery, and my best friend and I have sleepovers every few months. She’s come over drunk and/or high on pot the past few times. It’s not that it’s triggering for me; she’s just annoying and not herself when she’s loaded. How do I ask her to not come over trashed?

--Sober What does she do when she isn’t visiting you -- attend Mass in a “Lucifer Rules!”

T-shirt, pop by the animal rights march in a mink vest, and then park her ice cream truck outside the Jenny Craig meeting?

Though you know what you need to tell her -- don’t come over trashed -- you’re probably being tripped up by something I wrote about recently: how women evolved to be the confrontation-avoiders of our species, probably to protect their ability to have and care for children. In 1990, developmental psychologist Eleanor Maccoby reviewed the research on sex differences in communication and found what researchers continue to see today: A major goal of girls’ (and women’s) speech is “to be ‘nice’ and sustain social relationships,” while for males, “the agenda is more often the single one of selfassertion.”

Though being direct may not be natural for you, there are many things in our lives that aren’t “natural”: deodorant, motor vehicles, buying dinner at the supermarket instead of waiting behind a tree to club it with a rock. You’re simply asking your friend to be appropriate to the situation. You could open with an air bag of sorts -- “I love you and love having you over” -- and then say, “But, from now on, please don’t show up drunk or high for our sleepovers.” Enduring a little discomfort in the moment should keep you from being commandeered into future “fun” drinking games like “Let’s flip your cat over and do shots off her belly. I’ll do vodka; you do water. Last one to lose an eye wins!” n ©2017, 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 NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN LIVESTOCK Learn about the new Small Livestock Ordinances in this presentation by specialist Janice Swagerty. July 29, 3 pm. Free. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. spokanelibrary.org SCALLOPS CULINARY CLASS Join Chef Mark as he shares how to purchase, clean and cook scallops to perfection with three recipes. July 30, 2-3:30 pm. $59. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. thekitchenengine.com FIRESTONE WALKER BEER DINNER A special six-course dinner featuring pairings from Firestone Walker Brewing Co. July 31, 6-9 pm. $60. The Gilded Unicorn, 110 S. Monroe. bit.ly/2uUgP72 MOUTHWATERING MEDITERRANEAN PLATES Learn classic recipes for tapas, meze and antipasti. Wine pairings with each dish highlighted. Ages 21+. Aug. 3, 6-8 pm. $59. INCA, 1810 N. Greene St. spokaneparks.org (533-8141)

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MUSIC UNDER THE OAKS The Bemiss Neighborhood Council’s second annual community summer concert series, featuring live music this week by the Gleewood Band. July 28, 6:30-8:30 pm.

Free. Hays Park, Crestline and Providence. (934-5930) PIANIST DIANE COPELAND The local musician plays and sings the classic in an easy-going style. July 31, 6:30 pm.

Free. Touchmark South Hill, 2929 S. Waterford Dr. (536-2929) GRATEFUL DEAD MEET-UP AT THE MOVIES 2017 The one-night screening features the Dead’s previously unreleased July 12, 1989 concert from RFK Stadium in Washington D.C., on what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 75th birthday. At Regal Cinemas NorthTown and Riverstone (CdA). Aug. 1, 7 pm. $13. fathomevents.com FESTIVAL AT SANDPOINT The 35th year of the concert series features headliners including Pink Martini, The B-52s, Jake Oen, The Head and the Heart, Iration, The Wailers, George Thorogood and the Destroyers with White Buffalo and the Spokane Symphony. Concerts held Aug. 3-13. $6-$84/concert. Memorial Field, 801 Ontario Street. festivalatsandpoint.com (888-265-4554)

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NUMERICA SUMMER WORKOUTS Get fit with four nights of activity each week through August. All activities kick-off at 7:15 pm and last between 45 and 60 minutes. As a special bonus, Mobius Science Center is be open late on Thursdays with $5 admission. Free.

Spokane Tribal Gathering Place, 347 N Post St. bit.ly/2veZ2Vk SPOKANE INDIANS VS. EVERETT Home series; July 25-27 at 6:30 pm. $5$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. spokaneindiansbaseball.com THE SHOWCASE The 4th annual celebrity golf event and benefit has so far raised $5.8 million to fight cancer in the NW through the Community Cancer Fund. Events include parties, live entertainment, celebrity meet and greets, golf and more. July 28-29. CdA Resort, 115 S. Second. showcasegolf.com ADVENTURE HUNT SPOKANE A modern-day treasure hunt that offers

chances to win GoPros, loads of adventure gear and a free trip to Panama for two. July 29, 9 am-4 pm. bit.ly/2rkYtcW STRIDES FOR STRONG BONES he annual osteoporosis awareness 5K walk/ run also features a raffle, bone screenings and educational information and presentations. July 29, 9 am. $15-$25.

Waterfront Park, 1386 S. Lefevre St. signmeup.com/118035 (869-0252) BARE BUNS FUN RUN The nudist ranch hosts its 33rd annual clothing-optional 5K fun run/walk. July 30, 9:30 am. $24$30. Kaniksu Ranch, 4295 N. Deer Lake Rd. kaniksufamily.com (233-8202) CYCLE CELEBRATION Valleyfest presents the 5th annual community cycling event, offering riders’ choice of a 10mile family ride, 25-mile adventure ride, or a 50-mile “Around the Valley” ride. Also includes a kids’ bike rodeo from 10 am-noon. July 30, 8 am-3 pm. $10-$20. Mirabeau Point Park, 2426 N. Discovery Place. cyclecelebration.com TRI & DU IT New this year (replacing the West Plains WunderWoman Triathlon), the co-ed short-distance triathlon or duathlon race raises funds and awareness for osteoporosis research and education. July 30. $55/person, $100/team. Waterfront Park, 1386 S. Lefevre. wunderwomantriathlon.com WEDNESDAYS IN THE WOODS The summer-long series features a weekly program lineup, from live music to educational sessions on camp cooking, hiking and more. Wednesdays, from 6:30-8 pm. Discover Pass required for parking.

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BAD BUSINESS AT THE BREWERY, OR...WHO BOTCHED BESSIE’S BREW? Bessie’s husband is away at war and the landlord is threatening to take the brewery. Something is happening to her brew and profits. Will someone or something come to their rescue? Or will daughter Nellie be forced to marry the villain? Through July 30, Wed-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St. sixthstreetmelodrama.com CAROUSEL A local production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein story about a carnival worker who falls on hard times. Through Aug. 6; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $24-$30. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. facebook.com/lakecityplayhouse CIVIC ACADEMY: WANDA’S WORLD A feel-good, family musical performed by students in the 2017 Main Stage Academy. Through July 30; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $15-$20. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com (325-2507) THE SECRET GARDEN: A MUSICAL The enchanting classic of children’s literature is re-imagined in musical style.

Through Aug. 6; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm (also July 26); Sun at 2 pm. $20-$38.

Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Rd. svsummertheatre.com SOUTH PACIFIC A performance of one of the greatest musicals of the 20th century. Thorugh July 30; Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $27-$49. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasummertheatre.com FAIRY TALE MURDERS Due to the mysterious deaths of Grumpy and Pinocchio, tourism in Fairytale land has reached an all-time low, and an emer-

gency meeting has been called. July 28 at 7 pm. $40. Coeur d’Alene Cellars, 3890 N. Schreiber Way. cdamurdermysterytheatre.com (208-664-2336) MOSCOW COMMUNITY THEATRE: MURDER INN A mystery set in a dilapidated 18th century inn, supposedly haunted by a knife-throwing poltergeist. July 28-Aug. 6; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10-$15. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. moscowcommunitytheatre.org (208-882-4127) SYLVIA A modern romantic comedy about a marriage and a dog, by A.R. Gurney and directed by Chris Taylor.

July 14-30, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third Ave. spokanestageleft.org FROM WALLACE WITH LOVE Can Secret Agent Quintuple-O-Seven thwart the deplorable penny-counterfeiting plot of the boisterous Blohard Copperfinger? Aug. 2-27; Wed-Sat at 7 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St. sixthstreetmelodrama.com

VISUAL ARTS

CLOSING RECEPTION: RECLAIMING: A closing reception for the July show, highlighting local artists’ interpretations of “reclaiming.” July 28, 5-8:15 pm. Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, 115 S. Adams St. kolva-sullivangallery.com ART ON THE STREET WITH TOM O’DAY A community art-making event featuring several 8-foot easels placed in front of the Spokane Art School with a well-known local artist facilitating an impromptu drawing/art session. July 29, 1-3 pm. Free. Spokane Art School, 809 W. Garland. spokaneartschool.net DROP IN & DRAW Adults and teens are invited to drop in for a session led by artist Niah Ferlito. Wednesdays, 4-5:30 pm. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org

WORDS

READING: DAWN RENO LANGLEY The author reads from her book “The Mourning Parade,” about a mother seeking solace and healing after losing her sons in a school shooting. July 27, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com HARRISON 100 YEAR FIRE Robert Singletary from the Museum of North Idaho leads a historical presentation at the Harrison Grange with a walking tour to follow. July 29, 1:30 pm. Free. Harrison, Idaho. harrisonidaho.org READING: JOHN LAWTON A reading by the local writer, whose new book tells the saga of his family’s westward migration through letters, diaries and photographs. July 29, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com ASTRONAUT JOHN HERRINGTON The former astronaut made history as the first enrolled Native American to fly in space. Now he’s made history again with his first children’s book, “Mission to Space.” July 29, 1:30-3:30 pm. Free.

Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) AUTHOR & JOURNALIST LISA NAPOLI The Public Radio Marketplace and KCRW arts and culture reporter talks about her new book, “Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away.” Aug. 2, 7 pm. Free. CenterPlace Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place Dr. bit.ly/2tzEaHi (688-0300) n

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Destiny Brown and her dog Mister had camped along the river, until police told them they had to go.

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The homey space is decorated with wind chimes, a homemade bee trap and a smear of peanut butter hanging from the branches.

“There’s a little baby porcupine that comes around,” Brown says. “He likes the peanut butter.”

She lives here on the north bank of the Spokane River with a handful of other people, and her dog, Mister. The site is tidy except for the tennis balls and a chew toy spilling out of Mister’s doghouse.

Brown’s red tent is hidden from sun and prying eyes under a canopy of driftwood and branches. She has been homeless for the past few years, and in that time she’s learned to disappear. When you’re homeless, people can tell. They stare. They judge. Even other transient people will steal her stuff — or worse. The police are constantly on her ass to pick up and move, she says. Here, she’s finally found a place where only a few know she exists.

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problem. A KHQ TV reporter is standing on the other side of the river, mocking her and the other six people at the camp. In a live Facebook video, reporter Peter Maxwell calls their camp a “little Spokane Riviera Country Club,” and speculates that one man stole a pair of football shoulder pads. He tells viewers that he’s called the city’s code enforcement to ask what they can do to “evict these people out from this camp.”

Brown stays hidden while Maxwell films, but later she says it’s just one more reminder of their status as a spectacle — as second-class citizens. Maxwell didn’t bother to talk to her or the others, Brown says. If he had, he would have learned her story, why she’s homeless, and how she’s struggled to climb back on her feet.

“Maybe they should try and put their feet in our shoes,” she says. “See how well they would do.”

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rown is from Pennsylvania, Ashley Moore is from Portland and Dustin Earwood, the man they call “Country,” is from South Carolina.

Each one of them will tell you how they ended up here.

Brown “went a little crazy” after her mother died. She started hitchhiking across the country and got stuck in Spokane. She’s addicted to drugs, she says, and has been trying to quit.

“That’s part of the reason why I’m down here,” she says.

She also has three kids, and has been entangled in a custody dispute for the past few years.

Earwood says he moved to Washington state for the legal marijuana. He prefers the outdoors to shelters.

Moore also struggles with addiction. She came to Spokane for treatment. It’s an ongoing battle.

“I’m just trying to live,” she says. “I don’t ask for handouts, and I’m not up there going through people’s garages, stealing shit. I don’t believe in that. None of us believe in that.”

In the video — since deleted — posted to KHQ’s website last week, Maxwell explains that it was too dangerous to lug 50 pounds of equipment down to the camp. His news director, Traci Zeravica, says they looked into the camp after a viewer whose apartment looks down on it called the station.

“I’ll take ownership for this,” Zeravica says. “The reporter was flip. It was based on how the tip came in to us, and I think he’s learned something from it.”

Two days after the segment aired on KHQ, two Spokane police officers gave Brown and the rest of the people living by the river three hours to pack up and leave.

“If you want to get a job and get a piece of property and make your own kingdom, that’s your right,” Officer Dale Wells tells one of the men living there. “At some point you have to take responsibility, but we can’t let this become a transient camp.”

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he police are gone, and Brown begins to pack her things. She knows she can’t carry everything.

“I’m spending most of my time trying to hide from the police or making sure my shit is concealed so that we don’t get chased off,” she says. “We’re constantly having to move. I don’t know what we did to people to piss them off, but we’re not all that way. We’re not.”

Days later, the tents are gone, and so are the people.

Now, the site is littered with clothes and blankets they couldn’t carry. Mismatched shoes, a skillet and spatula and a half-bottle of Maker’s Mark bourbon are scattered across the ground.

The rotting eggs left behind emit a horrible stench, and fastened to the tree that once shaded Brown’s tent is a notice from the Spokane Police Department.

“It is unlawful to reside on and store personal property on City of Spokane property,” it reads. “You are hereby advised that you have 48 hours to remove your property by order of the City of Spokane.”

A list of shelters and social services centers is at the bottom.

The land wasn’t this filthy when the homeless people lived here. Walter Vielbig, one of the men who camped here, has found another spot elsewhere in the city. He says he saw Brown at the House of Charity recently, but doesn’t know where she’s staying now.

Before they were kicked out, Brown told the Inlander that she’s been on the waiting list for low-income housing for two years. She checks in with Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners weekly. So far, nothing.

“I just think people need to open their hearts and close their eyes, because we’re no different than them,” Brown says. “And if they can’t see us, then they can’t judge us.” n mitchr@inlander.com

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