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July 17, 2021 5:43 PM Alex Crescenti
SPOKANE, Wash. With the temperatures once again expected to rise into the upper 90s, the city of Spokane is opening up their cooling centers to protect vulnerable people from the heat, but in previous instances the centers didn’t draw as many people as some imagined they would.
Starting Sunday at 11 a.m., the City of Spokane will open the Looff Carrousel as a cooling center. When the center was last open back in late June into early July only about 730 people utilized it, but the city says this is still a fairly new response to the extreme heat.
Spokane mayor hosting a public discussion to revise warming, cooling, and air ordinance
The public discussion will be held on Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Board Room. Author: Kelley Collins Updated: 5:02 PM PDT July 6, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash. Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward will be hosting a public discussion on a City ordinance that addresses temporary supplemental hazard sheltering for extreme weather conditions, unhealthy air quality, and other environmental hazards.
The public discussion will be held on Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Board Room.
City Council members, shelter providers, members of the human services board, city staff, and others are all welcome to attend the discussion.
Governor Inslee to visit Spokane as Washington fully reopens on Wednesday
It is part of Washington Ready where the governor is able to celebrate with the community, business leaders and elected officials. Author: Kelley Collins Updated: 5:56 PM PDT June 30, 2021
On Wednesday, Washington moved past the Roadmap to Recovery plan and all businesses were able to return to normal capacity and operations. Since May, all counties have been in the third phase of a four-stage reopening plan, with indoor capacity limited at 50%.
Governor Jay Inslee will be traveling to Spokane on Wednesday as part of a statewide celebration for the end of most COVID-19 restrictions and reopening the state. It is part of Washington Ready where the governor is able to celebrate with the community, business leaders and elected officials.
Korean War memorial dedicated in Spokane
Ceremony held on 71st anniversary of U.S. joining conflict By Kip Hill, The Spokesman-Review
Published: June 28, 2021, 6:32pm
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Spokane Temperatures near the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena climbed to near 100 on Sunday afternoon, but you couldn’t get 93-year-old Dick Kirkendall to take off his sweatshirt.
“This sweatshirt was a Father’s Day present from my two daughters,” a beaming Kirkendall told a group of visitors to Sunday’s dedication of a Korean War memorial in Spokane.
Screen-printed on the front was an image of the USS Southerland, where Kirkendall was stationed during the war that America entered 71 years ago Sunday. The six-year effort to get a monument to what is often referred to as America’s Forgotten War culminated in the dedication, attended by Kirkendall and fellow Korean War veteran Tom Carter, an Army sergeant who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
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