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Vigil for Community Safety Promotes Faith-Based Opposition to GTN Pipeline Expansion
News Story by John McCallum | FāVS News It’s probably safe to say nobody wakes up in the morning hoping for increased fire danger in their neighborhood, or heightened risk of a natural gas explosion near their children’s school or playground. “Did you wake up wanting these things?” Earth Ministry Interfaith Power and Light advocacy manager Sarah Robinson asked the gathering of 30-plus people at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Spokane on a chilly, calm Nov. 5 Sunday night.
Vigil to Be Held Nov. 5 in Opposition to GTN Pipeline Expansion
News Story by John McCallum | FaVsNews Opponents of a pipeline capacity expansion are planning a “Vigil for Community Safety” this Sunday, Nov. 5, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Spokane. The pipeline brings natural gas from Canada through populated areas of eastern Spokane County and then south, passing near the Snake and Columbia rivers on its way to California.
Whitworth Event Addresses Defending Libraries for Democracy
Please consider donating to the FāVS Fund for Social Justice Reporting News Story by John McCallum | FāVS News Libraries and the professionals who work in them are under siege, facing harassment, threats, censorship and even defunding and closure over the very rights they embody and seek to uphold.
Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane to Hold 3-Day Organizing & Issues Conference
News Story by John McCallum | FāVS News The Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane (PJALS) is holding its 14th annual action conference Sept. 28 – 30. The conference is designed to help activists “sharpen skills, deepen analysis and strengthen relationships.” “It’s really unlike any event that happens in the Inland Northwest,” PJALS community organizer Union Carter said.
More than a Building — East Valley Presbyterian Seeks to Live on after Closing - FāVS News
More than a Building — East Valley Presbyterian Seeks to Live on after Closing Contributions from FāVS from readers like you make this news story possible. Thank you. News Story by John McCallum Scientists theorize the first stars in the universe burned hot and bright. But, not long enough to generate conditions for life, ending their million-years existences in violent explosions that scattered elements they created throughout the cosmos.
‘New Story Spokane Festival’ Presents a New Way of Looking at Climate Change - FāVS News
‘New Story Spokane Festival’ Presents a New Way of Looking at Climate Change Contributions from FāVS from readers like you make this news story possible. Thank you. News Story by John McCallum There’s a new story building behind sustainable, socially-responsible and ecologically-friendly living, and a new Spokane nonprofit organization wants to tell that story to the community through a two-day festival in May at Gonzaga University.
Presbyterian Capital Campaign for Nimiipuu Churches Is about Repairing Buildings and Relations
Presbyterian Capital Campaign for Nimiipuu Churches Is about Repairing Buildings and Relations This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you. News Story by John McCallum The Presbytery of the Inland Northwest’s (PIN) “Building Towards Reconciliation” campaign is more than just raising money to repair six churches on the Nez Perce Reservation in north-central Idaho — churches that are the oldest in the presbytery and among the oldest in the state.
Temple Beth Shalom Discusses Judaism & Trans Identity in Hot Topics Program
Temple Beth Shalom Discusses Judaism & Trans Identity in Hot Topics Program This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you.
People’s Hearing on Proposed Expansion of Spokane Valley/Liberty Lake Area Pipeline to be Held Virtually Feb. 13
People’s Hearing on Proposed Expansion of Spokane Valley/Liberty Lake Area Pipeline to be Held Virtually Feb. 13 This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you. News Story by John McCallum Capacity expansion of a natural gas pipeline running under southeast Spokane Valley and western and northwest Liberty Lake will be the subject of a “People’s Hearing” on Monday evening, Feb. 13.
Justice for Tyre Nichols March Calls for Changes with Spokane Police Policy, Culture
Justice for Tyre Nichols March Calls for Changes with Spokane Police Policy, Culture News Story by John McCallum This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you. It may have been billed as “Justice for Tyre Nichols,” but Saturday afternoon’s rally and march of about 200 people in Spokane was really about calls for action from the community to enact change in its police department.
Robert Feeny to be installed Jan. 14 as pastor at Spokane’s Westminster Congregational UCC
Robert Feeny to be installed Jan. 14 as pastor at Spokane’s Westminster Congregational UCC This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you. News Story by John McCallum Sometimes, something was just meant to be. That appears to be the case with regards to Spokane’s Westminster Congregational United Church of Christ and its new pastor, the Rev. Robert Feeny. Feeny, who began in July 2022, will be installed as pastor at a ceremony on Saturday (Jan. 14).
Faith organizations, government team up to provide beds at Spokane’s Trent homeless shelter
Faith organizations, government team up to provide beds at Spokane’s Trent homeless shelter This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you. News story by John McCallum Thanks to some quick coordination between government and faith-based institutions, some homeless in Spokane now have new and safer places to sleep.
Spokane’s Side by Side Ministry Brings People With & Without Disabilities Together in Friendship
Spokane’s Side by Side Ministry Brings People With & Without Disabilities Together in Friendship This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you. By John McCallum At Spokane’s Side by Side Ministry, the words “volunteer” and “client” don’t really exist. Instead, people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and those without such challenges who have come alongside them in friendships have created their own term: Side-By-Siders.
Spokane Unity Spiritual Center to host Day of the Dead service Oct. 30
Home/News/Spokane Unity Spiritual Center to host Day of the Dead service Oct. 30 News 21 Views Spokane Unity Spiritual Center to host Day of the Dead service Oct. 30 This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers like you. Thank you.
Not at odds: Education Curriculum Blends Science, Faith to Understand Climate Change
Not at odds: Education Curriculum Blends Science, Faith to Understand Climate Change This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers and members like you. Thank you. By John McCallum Sometimes, fear is good — especially when it propels people toward positive actions.
Spokane’s Growing Neighbors Program Puts Faith Into Practice Through Growing Relationships - SpokaneFāVS
Home/COVID-19/Spokane’s Growing Neighbors Program Puts Faith Into Practice Through Growing Relationships COVID-19, News 20 Views Spokane’s Growing Neighbors Program Puts Faith Into Practice Through Growing Relationships This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers and members like you. Thank you.
Doing Good Work? Virtual Tour Guatemala Offers Insights & Discussion On The Current State of Mission Work
Home/News/Doing Good Work? Virtual Tour Guatemala Offers Insights & Discussion On The Current State of Mission Work News 15 Views Doing Good Work? Virtual Tour Guatemala Offers Insights & Discussion On The Current State of Mission Work This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers and members like you. Thank you. By John McCallum Mission work is one of the central tenants of the Christian faith.
“How Not to Be Afraid” Author Gareth Higgins to Speak in Spokane on Fear, Storytelling and Community
“How Not to Be Afraid” Author Gareth Higgins to Speak in Spokane on Fear, Storytelling and Community By John McCallum All of us experience fear. It’s as natural as breathing. Dealing with our fears is part of navigating our lives — steered sometimes by a bit of guiding instruction. “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt told an economically-devastated nation fearing for the future.
More webinars offered on federal nonprofit security grand funding
Home/News/More webinars offered on federal nonprofit security grand funding News 19 Views More webinars offered on federal nonprofit security grand funding The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering additional webinars to assist with organizations wishing to apply for federal security funding.
Earth Day vigil in Spokane seeks to unite those experiencing ecological devastation with those working on remediation
Earth Day vigil in Spokane seeks to unite those experiencing ecological devastation with those working on remediation By John McCallum This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers and members like you. Thank you. This Friday’s “A Vigil for the Healing of the Earth” isn’t just an Earth Day observance to draw attention to the ecological devastation inflicted on our planet by pollution, overpopulation and other manmade elements.
Presbyterian Churches, Including Sandpoint Congregation, Focus on Environment This Lenten Season
Presbyterian Churches, Including Sandpoint Congregation, Focus on Environment This Lenten Season This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers and members like you. Thank you. By John McCallum Christians view the Lenten season as a time to slow down and reflect, mainly on the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It’s about challenging the individual to examine how their spiritual beliefs are reflected in their daily lives.
Webinars Offered on Nonprofit Security Grant Funding
Lock button on the keyboard/DepositPhoto John McCallum 3 hours ago News 53 Views Webinars Offered on Nonprofit Security Grant Funding The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), invites faith-based, community and nonprofit organizations to participate in upcoming webinars...
Funds Available to Spokane Area Houses of Worship, Non-Profits Through National Security Grant Program. Here’s How To Apply. - SpokaneFāVS
Funds Available to Spokane Area Houses of Worship, Non-Profits Through National Security Grant Program. Here’s How To Apply. This news story was made possible by contributions to FāVS from readers and members like you. Thank you. By John McCallum Domestic terrorism incidents are rising across the nation, but so is federal funding for organizations who are targets of hate crimes and seek protection for themselves and those they serve.
Potential for damaging impacts
Weather service forecasting strong wind for region Sunday afternoon through Monday morning SPOKANE — National Weather Service officials are tracking a powerful cold front that will be passing through the region this weekend, bringing with it the potential for very strong winds on Sunday into Monday that could create blowing dust conditions and damage from downed trees and power lines. Projections at a Friday press briefing are for winds increasing throughout the day on Sunday.
State moving to Phase 3 reopening March 22
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced at a March 18 news conference that effective March 22, the entire state will enter Phase 3 of its Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery. He also said evaluation of COVID-19 metrics will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county process. The governor also announced a new third phase of the Roadmap, a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school sports.
Regional Australia hungry for care
As the New Year dawns and thoughts of Christmas lunch fade, spare a thought for the Aged Care Royal Commissioners who still have plenty on their plate over the next month and a half. Having listened to almost two years of evidence, Commissioners Tony Pagone and Lynelle Briggs now have to sift through all the ingredients that will form their recommendations due in late February.
Great Conjunction
By John McCallum Managing Editor Great Conjunction Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 12/17/2020 at 8:54am It’s been a difficult year for us all. I know that’s an understatement. But methinks I shouldn’t have to go into many details to explain why. Unfortunately, those reasons are still all around us. It’s said hard times bring out the best and worst in people. I’ve come to see the truth in that first-hand, and — put mildly — it’s disheartening.
The Nietzsche School of Management
When all is said and done, business executives are essentially in the explanation business. If they can accurately identify and explain problems—such as declining market share, deteriorating employee morale, or a falling share price—they are well on their way to figuring out if the issue can be fixed. As a result, anything that helps them do this contributes to the practice of management. Enter Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
EWU reporting COVID-19 cases
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor EWU reporting COVID-19 cases Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 10/7/2020 at 11:09pm CHENEY -- Eastern Washington University officials are reporting an uptick in cases of COVID-19 since instruction resumed in an online format Sept. 23. According to the university's Risk Management website, 64 students living off-campus in Cheney have tested positive for the disease since Sept. 6, with 41 testing positive the week of Sept.
Still time to take the census
Responses help determine federal funding amounts for local needs, congressional representation PORTLAND, Ore. – Officials want Washington residents to know there is still time to respond to the U.S. Census – especially residents in Eastern Washington. The count conducted every 10 years is important in that it determines congressional representation, helps with awarding billions of federal dollars to communities each year and provides information that will impact communities for years to come.
Still time to take the census
Responses help determine federal funding amounts for local needs, congressional representation PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials want Washington residents to know there is still time to respond to the U.S. Census — especially residents in Eastern Washington. The count conducted every 10 years is important in that it determines congressional representation, helps with awarding billions of federal dollars to communities each year and provides information that will impact communities for years to come.
Badger Lake fire grows
By John McCallum Cheney Free Press Badger Lake fire grows Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 8/18/2020 at 11:12am Donald Marshall A Conair Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss waterbombers makes a water drop over the Badger Lake fire Sunday evening, Aug. 16. CHENEY – A series of small wildfires has grown into a 200-acre-plus blaze near Badger Lake about 15 miles south of Cheney.
Cullinan steps down at EWU
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor Cullinan steps down at EWU Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 8/4/2020 at 9:29am CHENEY — Eastern Washington University President Mary Cullinan has announced she is retiring from her position, effective immediately. The university's Board of Trustees has named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs David May to serve as interim president. The announcement came at a virtual board of trustees meeting this morning, Aug. 4.
EWU board approves reduction targets
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor EWU board approves reduction targets Trustees take middle ground in requiring cuts, approve use of more reserves Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 7/24/2020 at 5:47pm CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s Board of Trustees have approved using more cash reserves and an allocation of reduction targets in order to close a $22.54 million operating budget shortfall.
Testing times for all nursing homes
We must help each other by sharing whatever information is gained by these outbreaks and that facilities act quickly and decisively in the first instance of a positive test. But it’s not just staff and management who are being asked to practice perfect hygiene in nursing homes, we all have a part to play. After all staff and family are coming from the community into aged care homes.
World War II warbirds flyover Eastern Washington
By JOHN McCALLUM Managing Editor World War II warbirds flyover Eastern Washington July 4 'Let Freedom Reign' tour takes vintage planes over or near many local cities and towns Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 7/2/2020 at 2:14pm Technical Specs, History and Pictures The B-25 Mitchell bomber, made famous in the Doolittle Raid, will lead a formation of four other World War II fighter planes in a July 4 flyover of Eastern Washington.
A journey of 91 years, and five blocks
By John McCallum Cheney Free Press A journey of 91 years, and five blocks Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 7/1/2020 at 4:48pm John McCallum | Cheney Free Press DB Davis crew member Chad Krause uses hydraulics at his station at the rear of the structure to help transition the depot over rough spots in the terrain.
Lenny's in Cheney closes for good
State requirements for dine-in restaurants to deal with coronavirus prove to be too much for owners to economically handle CHENEY – A dining favorite in the city has shut its doors permanently. Lenny's American and Italian Fine Cuisine on 1st Street has officially closed.
EWU looking at $2.1 million in athletic budget cuts
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University’s Athletics Department is eyeing an estimated $2.1 million loss in revenue, Athletics Director Lynn Hickey said during the weekly “Lunch & Learn” show on the department’s Facebook page.
Eastern students won't return to campus in the fall
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University officials announced that they will continue with the current online instruction format created about seven weeks ago in response to measures imposed to slow the spread of the acute respiratory disease COVID-19. "Eastern is moving forward with an online first approach to the fall terms," EWU Provost Dr. David May said during a Tuesday, May 5, morning telebriefing.
Kalispel Tribe to reopen all facilities
By John McCallum Managing Editor Kalispel Tribe to reopen all facilities Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 4/29/2020 at 6:13pm AIRWAY HEIGHTS -- Citing entertainment and hospitality as essential businesses needed to run their government, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians announced today (April 29) that they will be reopening all of their facilities on May 5 -- including Northern Quest Resort & Casino on the West Plains. The announcement came just before Gov.
Turning the state's recovery dial
Inslee announces some recovery steps; chief of staff addresses moves to defy state closure restrictions OLYMPIA – Praising Washingtonians for their efforts in what appears to be a slowing of the spread of the COVID-19 disease, Gov. Jay Inslee announced some plans to reopen the state’s economy during a televised address Tuesday afternoon, April 21.
Expanded unemployment filing begins this weekend
OLYMPIA -- Beginning this Sunday, Washingtonians currently ineligible to receive unemployment benefits may get a chance to receive financial help. In a press conference this afternoon with Gov.
Eastern Washington cancels in-person commencement
By John McCallum Cheney Free Press Eastern Washington cancels in-person commencement June 13 ceremony will be moved to an online format Share Tweet 0 Comments Last updated 4/16/2020 at 6:57pm CHENEY — Eastern Washington University President Mary Cullinan has announced that the university's June13 commencement will be switching from an in-person ceremony to an online format as part of protective measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
Washington state to release 950 inmates from DOC
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee and Department of Corrections Secretary Stephen Sinclair have announced plans to release up to 950 state inmates from facilities who are part of population vulnerable to COVID-19, including nonviolent individuals due to be released within the coming weeks and months.
West Coast states form recovery pact
Three Western states accounting for one-sixth of U.S. population to team up in reopening economies and controlling COVID-19 OLYMPIA -- Washington, Oregon and California governors announced they have agreed on a shared vision to reopen their states economies and provide unified efforts to control COVID-19 in the future.
Coronavirus prompts early end of school year
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that school campuses will remain closed the rest of the 2019-20 school year. The executive order generally prohibits in-person instruction through June 19. Facilities remain accessible for limited use. Many local school districts, including Cheney and Medical Lake, have already begun online instruction, offering curriculum content via special pages on their websites.
DNR enacts early burn ban in Eastern Washington
OLYMPIA – The state Department of Natural Resources is implementing burn restrictions on DNR-protected lands in Eastern Washington, beginning Friday, April 10. DNR officials cited a front scheduled to pass through the region the next couple of days creating dry conditions and forecasted gusty winds as a reason for instituting the ban earlier than normal.
Spokane County COVID cases top 200
SPOKANE -- COVID19 cases in Spokane County have topped 200, with the death toll from the severe acute respiratory disease rising as well. In an April 4 news release, Spokane County Department of Emergency Management officials said the total number of individuals with the disease was 209, up from 194 on April 3. The death toll also increased from seven to 10.
Kalispel Tribe, Northern Quest file suit against 3M, Tyco Fire Products
AIRWAY HEIGHTS --The Kalispel Tribe of Indians, its economic authority and the Northern Quest Resort & Casino have filed a $21.27 million lawsuit against companies including 3M and Tyco Fire Products along with the United States government over chemicals used in firefighting foam that have contaminated drinking water sources in Airway Heights, including tribal lands.
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