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BLANCHARD — Community Center breakfasts in Blanchard have begun. The Center is run by volunteers interested in making it a place where people of all ages can gather for group activities, social support and public information, as well as foster feelings of community and civic pride. Below is the new schedule of the free breakfasts. Donations are graciously accepted.

The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m. on the following Mondays: April 28, May 5 and 19, June 2, 23 and 30, July 7, 14 and 28, August 4, 11 and 25, September 8, 15 and 29, and October 6 and 20.

In other community center news, the annual Spring Fling is Saturday, May 17. Flyers are around town and on the website. Enjoy dinner, dancing and music with DJ Destry. Admission for adults is $15 each and children under 12 get in for $10 each. The Community Garage Sale and Gun Show is scheduled for June 21. Look for more details in future editions of The Miner.

Name a grave, win a prize

NEWPORT — River Valley Lifestyle, a Newport nonprofit organization, is finalizing its second project with the Pend Oreille County Museum.

Currently, the members are in the final stages of completing a Boot Hill Cemetery at the museum and are inviting the community to participate in naming three grave markers. The goal is to find fun and whimsical names that can be used on headstones. For example, Wendell Ottery or Noah S. Cape.

There will be three cash awards: first prize, $100, second prize, $50, and third prize, $25. Each winner will also receive two admission tickets to the museum on a day of their choosing.

To participate, entry forms will be available at Owen’s Grocery and Deli, the Newport Miner office and the Newport Library from April 16 to May 21 at noon. Submit an entry at the Miner and get 10% off a new subscription or a renewal. Winners will be notified on May 23, which coincides with the opening of the museum.

SFCC honor roll for Winter quarter 2025

SPOKANE — Spokane Falls Community College lists 1,611 students on its honor roll for winter quarter 2025, which ended in March. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above to be listed on the honor roll.

SFCC is one of two community colleges within the Spokane Colleges district and serves over 5,000 students.

Newport: Jamie Patterson, Athena Jones, Rebecca Harris, Isabelle Newman, Bethann Dean and Landen McCanna Usk: JoDee Hankey Cusick: Lacy Conlon and Ellie Holmes Priest River: Christina Herrbach