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Will your region have a White Christmas?

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 6:51pm
Will your region have a White Christmas?

Consider this our holiday greeting card arriving just in time for the holiday weekend. It's a map displaying the probability of a white Christmas in areas around the United States using data from the National Climatic Data Center.

There's no way to zoom in, but if you look carefully at the Eastern Washington and North Idaho regions, our chances of a white Christmas range from 26-100 percent depending on where you're located.

Have a safe weekend and don't forget to email weather photos at news4@kxly.com.

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Spokane Valley Camaro drives with Christmas cheer

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 6:29pm
Spokane Valley Camaro drives with Christmas cheer

Deck the car with reindeers and duct tape. Nicholas Spragg, Spokane Valley resident, has made his 2002 Camaro into a mobile Christmas decoration. He emailed us to say he started decorating his car for Halloween and then Thanksgiving. Why not Christmas?

Spragg write, "The car is covered with duct tape and currently has over 26 decorations made completely out of duct tape."

Curious minds want to know how Spragg will decorate his car for National Fruitcake Day.

Share: Have a great photo you want to send KXLY? Email: nicoleh@kxly.com.

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Take A Seat At The Silver Cafe

Submitted by Colleen O'Brien, Weekend Anchor / Reporter
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 3:19pm
Take A Seat At The Silver Cafe

Spokane is on the cutting edge – at least for Spokane County's Meals on Wheels program.

The county is about to enter territory that has never been explored by opening a Silver Cafe to the public. Normally, Silver Cafes are built in senior homes, where those 60-years-of-age and older can enjoy a home cooked meal for very little or no cost.

The idea to open the cafe to the public started with Pam Almeida, the Executive Director of the county's Meals on Wheels program (not to be confused with Mid-City Concerns Meals on Wheels, which is a different agency.)

“We had been told many times before that our food was good and restaurant quality,” Almeida said. So she thought why should our seniors be the only ones to enjoy the food?

Almeida has been to the Moose Crossing Cafe along Nevada in North Spokane before, but on this particular day there was a sign that simply said: “Because of road construction, we couldn't maintain our customer base.”

They were closed.

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Free Pet Adoptions Were A Hit!

Submitted by Robyn Nance, Good Morning Northwest Anchor
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 10:27am
Free Pet Adoptions Were A Hit!

It's not too late to take home a cat or dog for Christmas for next to nothing! SpokAnimal is cutting deals!

The shelter held an adoption fair, of sorts yesterday at Appleway Subaru on East Sprague. As part of Subaru's “Share The Love” event, the dealership paid for all pet adoptions yesterday.

SpokAnimal brought a total of 27 animals... all but a dog and a handful of cats found homes. Now, it wants the remaining critters to find a home for the holidays. So, SpokAnimal is adopting available dogs and cats for the cost of a license and rabies vaccination ($38 for dogs and $28 for cats) today and tomorrow (December 23rd and 24th).

I just can't believe the cat in the picture hasn't been adopted yet. Her name is Fur Elise (I would change that the second I took possession of her). If I remember correctly, she is four-years-old.

She has beautiful green eyes, really cool markings and has an awesome temperment. My daughter, McKensie (who's arm is in the picture) kept trying to take her home. If YOU adopt her, send me an email (with her new name) ;)

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Last minute gift wrapping ideas from the Spokane peanut gallery

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 9:52am
Last minute gift wrapping ideas from the Spokane peanut gallery

Happy Festivus - save your airing of grievances for dinner tonight. Here’s a little more alternative way to wrap those gifts for that other holiday that happens in two days. Take a deep breath - you’re going to need it. Forget that you have family coming over and your may home looks like it’s still recovering from Thanksgiving. Let’s focus on creativity.

Once a year we can really bring out the artist in ourselves - wrapping gifts. A few regional readers share their gift wrapping practices:

Spokane Valley resident, Stacy, says her household uses the classic craft - funny pages gift wrap. She also says she cuts up paper sacks and dresses them up with wrapping paper scraps. I suppose that’s in case the newspaper goes rogue and ends up in a dark and damp ditch on the side of the road.

Carol, a South Hill neighbor, dittos the gift wrap by funny pages. However, she makes sure Mutts is always shown at the the very top. I wonder if her gift recipients ever stop to notice that.

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Thieves Steal 15 Kindles

Submitted by Kristy Mylroie, Spokane Public Schools Blogger
Friday, December 23rd, 2011, 12:41am
Thieves Steal 15 Kindles

They might be avid readers, but Pullman Police say they're thieves. They arrested two men for stealing 15 Kindle book readers in two burglaries from the Pullman Wal-Mart.

Police arrested 20-year-old Cody Richardson in Pullman Wednesday. Detectives arrested his accomplice, Deandre Johnson, at his home in Spokane Valley Thursday.

Police say the two admit to stealing the book readers, a value of $2500. Police have recovered six of the stolen Kindles. The men face felony burglary and theft charges.

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Classic '36 Ford Vanishes From Valley Home

Submitted by Jerry Post, News Director
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011, 4:12pm
Classic '36 Ford Vanishes From Valley Home

Dr. Robert Clark has put 21 years of blood, sweat, and tears into the restoration of his beloved 1936 Ford five-window Coupe. Not to mention a few bucks.

Yesterday, his pride and joy vanished from his home in Veradale. As far as Dr. Clark can tell, there's only one clue: a set of tire tracks that appear to be from a dual-wheel pickup. He theorizes a thief pulled up in the dually around noon Wednesday, hooked up his Ford, and simply towed it away.

Aside from being a beautiful vehicle, the Ford holds many special memories for Dr. Clark and his wife, Diane. It was the first car their grand kids ever rode in, each newborn riding shotgun in a baby seat on the trip home from the hospital. Dr. Clark and his Ford have taken part in their share of local parades, too.

Nobody deserves to have their car stolen, but after chatting with the Clarks, well, you can't help but wonder why bad things happen to good people. Dr. Clark has owned Critter Care Mobile Veterinarian for 20 years. Yes, he actually makes house calls. Diane says he's done pro-bono work for folks who've fallen on hard times, and judging from online reviews, his clients think he's the best vet in town.

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