Cindy Hval
Freelance Columnist, Front Porch at The Spokesman-Review
News Reporter at SpokaneFAVS
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15 hours ago |
spokesman.com | Cindy Hval
Bids were offered, contracts ensued, and tricks were played at the Southside Community Center on Friday. Members of the Spokane Duplicate Bridge Club focused intently on the cards they’d been dealt. “It’s more exciting than party bridge,” Brenda Simpson said. “We change tables every three hands.
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15 hours ago |
spokesman.com | Cindy Hval
Last week, my husband had his second hip replacement surgery. “You’ll be my ‘Six Million Dollar Man,’ ” I said, referring to the TV series from the ’70s. Because he’s good at math and handy with Google, Derek corrected me. “Actually, adjusted for inflation, I’m your 32 million dollar man.”On the morning of his surgery, the gentleman escorting him to the OR area asked, “Does your wife write for The Spokesman-Review?”“Yes, but don’t hold that against me,” Derek replied. “Oh! I won’t.
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1 day ago |
spokesman.com | Cindy Hval
A new spot in Spokane Valley offers tasty treats and beverages with shamrock flair. Lucky Bistro opened last month at the site of the former Casual Friday Donuts on Sullivan. The restaurant was inspired by the owners’ struggle to find an open coffee shop in Spokane Valley. Many closed early in the day when they still had scheduled meetings. “My wife and I are serial entrepreneurs,” Tony Strand said.
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3 days ago |
spokesman.com | Cindy Hval
On a snowy December day in 2022, Ginny Taft surveyed the men sipping beverages at Starbucks in Coeur d’ Alene. Which one was Bill Irving? She’d written a poem about climate change and shared it at a writers’ group that met in the Coeur d’ Alene Library. They liked the poem and shared it with Bill Irving, a new member writing a book about the topic. Taft wasn’t at that meeting, but members encouraged Irving to interview her. He reached out via email and arranged the time and place.
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1 week ago |
spokesman.com | Cindy Hval
Stephanie Johnson’s collection had a wild beginning. “I’ve been collecting raccoons since 1972 when I bought a 4-week-old raccoon from a local pet store in California,” she said. She named the kit Mercy and soon added another critter. “I rescued Sadie out of an attic,” Johnson said. “I enjoyed raising them from little babies.”Raccoons love to make their dens in attics, and Johnson rescued and rehomed several litters while living in California.
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