LOWVILLE â Every year, Friends of Lewis County Hospice presents a giant symbolic check for a significant amount of money to Lewis County Health System in support of the unique care people receive at the end of their lives through Hospice.
On Friday, that check was for $125,000.
The financial relationship between Friends and Hospice is unique in that it is not driven strictly by the amount of money raised through donations or fundraising events and activities, but rather by the operating deficit for Hospice as shared with Friends by Health System Chief Executive Officer Gerald R. Cayer.
âWe wait for Lewis County hospital who goes over finances for the Hospice program and then the (Friends) board decides how much to give every year,â said Friends Treasurer Linda J. Noftsier.
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fter 12 years with Spokane s Twigs Bistro & Martini Bar, chef Jared Schlosser has reached the top of the ladder. A few months ago, Schlosser was promoted to Twigs corporate executive chef, going from overseeing the kitchen of its River Park Square location to all nine of Twigs regional restaurants in Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver and outside Washington in Utah, Idaho and Texas. Born and raised in the Inland Northwest, Schlosser says he s always loved to cook, and became hooked after landing one of his first restaurant jobs at the now closed El Sombrero Mexican restaurant in North Spokane. In 2004, he enrolled in the culinary program at Spokane Community College, and afterwards bounced around among a few local restaurants (Anthony s, Prospector s) before landing in 2008 at Twigs original location in Wandermere.