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🌱 Patch AM: How Spokane wildfire survivors are getting food and long-term support
Spotted on the Spokane calendar: Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Good morning Spokane! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Spokane wildfire survivors are getting food and long-term support
- How Spokane firefighters are quietly helping families sort through the ashes
- What long-term help Spokane wildfire survivors can tap into right now
Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 95 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Very hot, temps: high: 100, low: 65.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Community partners step up to help wildfire-impacted families facing food insecurity (yaktrinews.com) — Families in Spokane hit by this summer's wildfires are getting large-scale food support as Second Harvest Inland Northwest runs mobile markets and disaster-center distributions serving over 1,000 households a day. Pasco churches and food banks are sending truckloads of donated essentials north, while Second Harvest plans long-term assistance recognizing that Spokane's recovery will take months or years. 
2. Firefighters who battled Spokane Complex Fires return to help families recover (krem.com) — Firefighters who battled the Spokane Complex Fires are now volunteering in Spokane County neighborhoods, handing out supplies and helping families sift through what's left of their homes. Their visits offer both practical help and emotional support, especially from firefighters who previously lost homes in local fires and can personally guide residents through the long recovery ahead.
3. Spokane wildfire recovery efforts shift focus as survivors begin long rebuilding process (king5.com) — Spokane and Stevens County wildfire survivors are moving from emergency shelter to the long grind of rebuilding, with new state grants and Red Cross financial help now available. Officials are assessing damage to unlock possible FEMA aid, while recovery workers stress checking on neighbors as emotional needs emerge after the Spokane Complex fires.
4. Montana State program coming off strong Big Sky season set to visit Gonzaga on Nov. 14 (spokesman.com) — Gonzaga men's basketball is set to host Montana State on Nov. 17, one of at least four nonconference games the Zags will play in Spokane without leaving town for much of November. The story also spotlights Spokane-based Spokesman-Review journalists and illustrator Molly Quinn, whose distinctive artwork has become a familiar part of local coverage.
5. Kelsey Cook bets on herself with Netflix 'Happy Hour' that turns grief into joy (baltimoresun.com) — Spokane readers might enjoy knowing that comedian and world champion foosball player Kelsey Cook still returns to her hometown to play weekly tournaments with her dad when she's not touring. Her new self-financed Netflix special "Happy Hour," filmed in Minneapolis, blends sharp stand-up with candid stories about depression and her mother's dementia, aiming to leave audiences feeling lighter and more understood.
📸 Around Spokane
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spokane
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- Let's Make a Movie: Movie Camp
Spokane Public Library Central - Video Studio
1:00 pm - Memory Cafe
Spokane Public Library Shadle Park - Shadle Park Events
2:00 pm - Plant Clinic with WSU Spokane County Master Gardeners
Spokane Public Library Shadle Park - Shadle Marketplace
11:00 am - Irish Dancing
Spokane Public Library Shadle Park - Shadle Park Events
2:30 pm - Launch Conferences
Lewis & Clark High School 521 W 4th Ave, Spokane, WA 99204, USA
8:00 am - Adaptive Tai Chi
Spokane Public Library Shadle Park - Shadle Park Events
10:00 am - Video Studio Drop-In
Spokane Public Library Central - Video Studio
10:00 am - Lunchtime Sit & Stitch in the Chase Gallery at City Hall
Spokane Public Library The Hive -
11:00 am - Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
Riverside Place, 1110 W Riverside Ave, Spokane
5:30 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson →
Davenport Hotel, Autograph Collection, 10 S Post St, Spokane
6:30 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Pink Floyd →
Davenport Hotel, Autograph Collection, 10 S Post St, Spokane
8:30 pm
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Saturday August 29
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📣 Spokane Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Illuminations: The Art of Calligraphy
Spokane Public Library Central - Inland Northwest Special Collection
11:00 am - Let's Make a Movie: Movie Camp
Spokane Public Library Central - Video Studio
1:00 pm - Dungeons and Dragons: Table 1
Spokane Public Library Shadle Park - Shadle Park Classroom
3:15 pm - Thrive Monthly
Spokane Public Library Liberty Park -
4:30 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dryer not heating.
Looking for a honest individual, who is knowledgeable of the appliance. Please be able to quote price before the fix, not after. Thank You (Nextdoor Minnehaha) - Had to go to urgent care today.
It really didn't take very long,but I wish they would put magazines back in the exam room for something to read beside your phone (Nextdoor South Perry District)
- Amazon posted a job opening for Warehouse Equipment Operator in Spokane. Apply here.
- Target Corporation posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T0915) in Spokane. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spokane here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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