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Rooked... by Karen Tuininga
Let's see. The Mohawk
will get scalped due to Rookerie. Two historic
Spokaloo buildings that have, shamefully, been
neglected so long as to create a state of near ruin.
Seemingly, conventional wisdom is to pave, park, and
forget. I've been appalled by this sort of mind set
since the city, irregardless of public opinion,
demolished the Spokane train yards to bring in Expo
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Vol.2
Issue 23, December 10, 2005
Kids
Christmas in Hillyard
Brooke
Plastino
This
Christmas over 500 children in the
Hillyard community will receive
presents due to the generosity and
labors of a small group of un-sung
heroes.
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The
Holiday Shopping Event was a huge success!
Held on
Saturday,
December 3rd from
10:00 am to 7:00 pm
SpokaneCity.org Girls Day Out
Christmas Raffle
Winners!
Winners for the Christmas Raffle
was held Saturday, December 10th
at 10:15 at Ma Barker's Cafe.
2nd Place: Chris
White
Blanket, complete turkey
dinner from Safeway,
Market St.
3rd Place: Carey,
Hot Rod Tattoo
Mikasa train figurine,
Pie from Shari's,
Franklin Park Mall
Bonnie Sherer
(COPS NE) held the bucket while Ma Barker had the
honor of drawing the winning tickets. Other people
present included Sandy Martin (Historic Hillyard
Partnership), Dave Griswold (Historic-Hillyard.com)
and the cafe's patrons and staff.
A
total of 674 tickets were sold in the 3-week time
frame. Other fund raisers included blinkers,
sweatshirts, and photos with Santa.
After all purchases and
expenses, the 2005 Holiday
Celebration netted $588.57. This
money will be held in an account
at the Bank of America and will
fund the 2006 Holiday
Celebration.
Special thanks goes to the
following people and businesses
for their generous donations and
time. Without them the
Holiday Celebration would not
have been possible.
COPS NE | Bank of America |
Big Sky's Tavern | Historic Hillyard
Partnership | Greenboro Screen Printing
|
Ma Barker's Cafe | Pilot Book Store |
United Hillyard Mall
