According to one KXLY reader, Spokane Valley Fire Department "performed CPR" on a broken hydrant earlier this evening. It was all in good jest and Heidi Tucker says it made all of them laugh.

“A truck was going [too] fast, slid down our small hill [at] Thierman and 11th,” Tucker said. She continued, “...went into our yard knocking over our fire hydrant.”

Winter weather conditions cause many roads in the region to become unsafe. Knock on wood that things more serious than a broken hydrant don’t occur. Drive safely and enjoy a little snow if we get it!

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Some of you probably rushed to your bedroom window this morning to catch a glimpse at what the weather brought us. Nothing. The ground was bare.

Depending on your point of view, Mother Nature either hates or loves Spokane. Snow fall played leap frog over Spokane and dived right into North Idaho where it snowed a few inches.

Thanks to the National Weather Service, we have some statistics that show the snowiest days in recorded history at Spokane International Airport. Some of you may remember these dates like they were yesterday especially the number two and three slot dedicated to December of 2008 when snow turned the city upside down.

1. January 21st, 1954 - 12.7 inches

2. December 17th, 2008 - 12.5 inches

3. December 18th, 2008 - 11.1 inches

4. December 21st, 1951 - 11.1 inches

5. February 19th, 1993 - 11.0 inches

6. January 6th, 1950 - 10.4 inches

7. January 26th, 1969 - 9.8 inches

8. February 25th, 1919 - 9.6 inches

9. November 4th, 1973 - 9.0 inches

10. December 19th, 1895 - 8.9 inches

Something interesting to note. In Seattle, their heaviest snowfall was January 13th, 1950. They received 20 inches of snow. Their second ranked stat was 14.9 inches on January 27th, 1969. After that Spokane beats their snowfall.

Each month, Dollar Per Month selects three charities for you to vote on. Dollar Per Month posts information about the charities to help you evaluate each and make your decision. I talked with one of its founders Jason Clerget who told me what the charity is trying to accomplish.

Why did you decide to start DPM?

The story of how www.DollarPerMonth.org (DPM) was created is a long one. The short version is that Doug and I wanted to create a fun community based platform that removed all the barriers to being philanthropic. There are several factors that stand in the way of the average person giving back. With 1.4 million charities when someone wants to donate who should they donate to? Will the money they donate go to the actual cause or towards unnecessary overhead? Will the amount that they have to give really make a difference? Doug and I had faced these issues in our own lives and felt there was a way to make things more efficient and fun. Once we had a system in place we felt that others would benefit from our research and the tools we used.