Entertainment

North Pend Oreille Valley Lions end excursion train rides

From humble beginnings in 1981, North Pend Oreille Valley Lions' Excursion Train Ride will roll to a stop after 35 years of providing family fun on Oct. 23.

PBS to air documentary on UW's 1936 Olympic rowing championship

PBS’s American Experience announced today that “The Boys of ’36,” a new one-hour documentary inspired by Daniel James Brown’s critically acclaimed non-fiction book, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, will premiere on Aug. 2.

Video: Top Five selling American Idol songs

Here are the songs from American Idol that have sold the most copies

Video: Colorful homemade Easter Peeps

Sarah Carey is joined by her friend and colleague Jen Aaronson from The Test Kitchen, watch them make adorably delicious Marshmallow Critters for Easter in this how to video.

HGTV to detail Deer Lake property search

A Spokane Couple’s search for a waterfront cabin on Deer Lake will be the subject of an episode of HGTV’s “Lakefront Bargain Hunt” on April 24 and 25.

"Makey Makey" kits coming to select Stevens County libraries

More than 20 local libraries throughout Washington will receive educational (“Makey Makey”) invention kits for children to use for a limited time, courtesy of the Washington State Library.

MAC to discuss Prestini's work

Spokane’s Museum Arts & Culture will present “Leno Prestini’s World” at 6:30 p.m. April 13 at the MAC’s Eric A. Johnson Auditorium, E2316 First St., Spokane.
The program and slide show will be conducted by teacher, author and naturalist Jack Nisbet.

DPHS choirs will be busy in March

The Deer Park schools’ Choral Department have stayed busy this winter.

DPHS to host poetry slam

High school students from Deer Park, Riverside, and Newport will compete for the newly coveted title of “First-Ever-Winner” of the Northern Slam poetry event to be held at the Deer Park High School auditorium, S800 Weber Road, on March 15 at 7 p.m.

Video: "Spotlight" tabbed Academy Awards' best picture

Church sex abuse drama "Spotlight" takes "Best Picture" Oscar, "Revenant" director Inarritu wins second year in a row.