Dec. 25 is also the first day of Hanukkah. A Hanukkah party will take place at Temple Beth Shalom Spokane later in the week. Information on the event can be found here.

“At Westminster, we say we’re a downtown church with a heart for Spokane,” Kelly Cox, the church’s moderator, wrote in the release. “Being a part of the solution along with these other ...

"The peace light was nowhere in Washington ... and bring it back to Spokane in time for the Third Sunday of Advent. The Peace Light now resides at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, where it has ...