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If the words “industrial,” “salvaged” and “rustic” mean anything to you, it’s time to get a-pickin’ and a-grinnin’ through piles of seemingly useless yet fantastic junk.

Television shows like American Pickers and The Picker Sisters romanticize knocking on a hoarder’s door and haggling for vintage goods, but thanks to the annual Funky Junk Antique Show, you can pick with good conscience.

Plus, the vintage arts and crafts and collections are kitschy, glamorous and mostly affordable.  Check out the showApril 14-15 from 10 am-4 pm at the Spokane Public Market (24 W. Second Ave. ). Tickets: $2

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Locally Speaking

SPD interim chief acknowledges mistakes in Otto Zehm case — It's the first such admission by a high-ranking official (SR) KREM has an interview with the chief.

Spokane recycle-truck workers save old man's life — Shawn Clark and Mitch Atkinson spotted the man, who was bleeding heavily from a ruptured dialysis tube, just in time. (KREM)

Wanted to Buy: Grandma's ashes — A Loon Lake family whose matriarch's ashes were stolen from the home is turning to Craiglist to get them back. (KXLY)

Gregoire ready to wield veto pen — The governor's staff is combing the fine print on the special-session budget passed earlier this week. (SR)

Time for studded tires to come off — The deadline is Monday. (KHQ)

Out There

North Korea: Doing it wrong — "For the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, his government's failure to put a satellite into orbit on Friday was a $1 billion humiliation." (NYT)

Zimmerman may get bail next week (Atlantic)

Anders Behring Breivik: The father's story — Dad had no idea that his son could have been responsible for the massacres in Norway. He's still dealing with the pain. (Guardian)

Serbian police recover Cezanne masterpiece (LA Times)

Newark Mayor Cory Booker rushes into burning building to save a neighbor's life — Come to think of it, we never see Booker and Superman in the same place at the same time... (CBS)

We'll leave the light on for y ... owwwww! — Gator bites Louisiana Motel 6 guest. (Raw Story)

Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse strikes? — In honor of Colson Whitehead's appearance at Get Lit tonight: this zombie-survival map, showing danger zones, armories and food sources for the entire U.S. (mapofthedead.com)

Buenos Aires Becomes Inception Theme Park

Lots of all-ages shows this week! As always, you can pick up a paper copy of The Inlander and look at our music listings for the blue stars: those shows are open to fans of any age. 

Thursday, 4/12

A Club, Guitar Night feat. Ewan Dobson, Gareth Pearson, Matthew Sintos, Craig D'Andrea

Baby Bar, Andrew Taylor, Ian Miles, Wombo Combo, True FO, Grew Up and Died

The Hop!, Word One, Aubrey Major, B Vicious, Brandon B, Jay Fleezy, Twitch MC

Friday, 4/13

A Club, KYRS Benefit feat. The Federales

The Hop! Scary Jane, Morbid Inc, Chouls Crypt, A Stagnant Motion, Mosaik USA, Dysfunktynal Kaos

Knitting Factory, Blistered Earth Metallica Tribute Band, Damn the Sun, White Knuckle

Mezzo Pazzo Wine Bar, Ken Davis, Danny Rodriguez

Mikey's Gyros (Moscow), King Elephant, Tim Blood and the Gutpanthers, Art Fad

Museum of Arts & Culture, Begin! feat. Nude (see story here)

Saturday, 4/14

The Hop! The Sammus Theory, 5 Times Over, Victims of Negligence, Faded Identity, Somatic, the Brown Notes, Tap Wielding Heathers

Sunday, 4/15

A Club, The Word Alive, In Fear & Faith, For All Those Sleeping, Casino Madrid, Adestria, Light Up the Sky

Monday, 4/16

The Hop!, The Ongoing Concept, Vultra, One Match Left, Hero Shine, the Monroe Divide

Knitting Factory, Lacuna Coil, Otherwise

Tuesday, 4/17

A Club, K. Flay (see story here), Jaeda, Cherub

Wednesday, 4/18

Scout, Eternal Fair, Liz Rognes

Local

That officer whose daughter shot herself in the leg with his service weapon? — He's got a long list of disciplinary actions. (SR)

Spokane couple's car stolen three times in six months — For the record, it was a Honda Civic. (KHQ)

Burglary ring busted in South Perry neighborhood — Or the Indian Trail neighborhood, depending on which part of this story you choose to believe. (KXLY)

Give-and-take in Olympia — The Seattle Times has a good wrap-up of the deals and compromises that went into the recently approved state budget.

Local tribes get piece of federal apology — The Coeur d'Alenes will receive $18 million and the Colvilles $193 million in a settlement over mismanagement of tribal resources. (SR) 

Beyond

Gingrich says CNN is less biased than Fox News — He blames his former employers for backing Romney. (ABC)

Trayvon's mom believes it was an accident — She told Today that she thinks the situation just got out of hand. This, the day after George Zimmerman was arrested. (Atlantic)

Texas Christian school fires pregnant unwed teacher — The teacher had been in a committed relationship and even offered to get married to solve the problem. (Raw Story) 

Boeing jumps into the phone business — The company is working on a secure Android-based communication device for the government defense and security market. (Geekwire) 

The best possible way to eat toast

Spokane Public Schools has narrowed down their search for the next superintendent to the last two applicants. One, Shelley Redinger, just spent a year as a superintendent in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and the other Alexander Apostle, was superintendent in Missoula, Montana for the past four years.

Tonight and tomorrow, community members will have a chance to grill the candidates on their dark pasts, their pedagogical quirks, and whether they still remember how to do elementary-style long division.

 The schedule follows.

Wednesday, April 11, 5:30 - 6:30 pm at Sacajawea Middle School (401 E. 33rd Avenue) to meet with Dr. Shelley Redinger.

Thursday, April 12, 5:30 - 6:30 pm at Glover Middle School (2404 W. Longfellow Avenue) to meet with Dr. Alexander Apostle.

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Rock City Grill, in downtown Spokane, serves up happy hour from 3-6 pm. Specials include: discounted appetizers and $1 off wells and draft beers. 

Rick's Ringside, in north Spokane, ushers in happy hour from 4-7 pm. Specials include: $2.50 domestic drafts and $3 wells.

Fast Eddies, in downtown Spokane, celebrates happy hour from 3-4 pm with $1 domestic drafts and $2 micro drafts. From 4-7 pm receive $3 large domestic drafts and $4.50 large micro drafts. From 3-6 pm receive discounted appetizers.

Famous Ed's, on the south hill, serves up happy hour from 3-4 pm with $1 domestic drafts and $2 micro drafts. From 4-6 pm receive $3 wells and $4 select glasses of wine.

Olympia finally passes a budget — Legislators worked all night to produce a bill that closes a half-billion shortfall. Then they adjourned the special session. (Olympian)

But Condon's now facing his own budget — The mayor said yesterday that he would not raise taxes, despite what looks like a $10 million shortfall. (SR)

Wait, did anyone else know that Spokane has its own flag?! (SR)

Deputy's daughter apparently shoots herself in the leg with dad's gun (KXLY)

Idaho's only black legislator gets letter from KKK — Boise Rep. Cherie Buckner-Webb posted the threatening letter to her Facebook wall. (KREM)

Idaho trucker snags a piece of the Mega Millions jackpot — Joseph Graham's ticket matched five out of six of the numbers, netting him $250,000. (KHQ)

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Local Stuff

Knezovich fighting back on property crime — The sheriff announced a plan yesterday that would put more deputies on the beat. (SR)

Condon hoping to spur business with Certified Sites initiative — The program gives the official seal of approval to developers trying to lure big companies with ready-made properties. (KXLY)

SUV found abandoned in Spokane River — No one was found in the vehicle, which was traced to western Washington but had not been reported stolen. (KXLY)

Condon dismisses building official — Joe Wizner is the fifth major casualty of the new administration. (SR)

Around and About

Soldiers at war in fog of psychotropic drugs — USAF pilot Patrick Burke had been popping dexedrine all day before he arrived home and attacked his friend, yelling, "Jack Bauer told me this was going to happen!" (Seattle Times)

Police working on their memory — Law enforcement officers from all over the region descended on the Portland area recently to test what they remember in the line of fire — and what they don't. (Oregonian)

More bars open to smoking? — A House bill was amended in Olympia on Friday night to include provisions that would allow cigar smoking at up to 100 bars and 500 tobacco retailers in Washington. (Olympian)

Facebook buys Instagram. But for what? (CBS)

Ozzie Guillen suspended for five games for Castro comments — The Miami Marlins manager told Time last week, "I respect Fidel Castro. ... You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that motherf***ker is still here." (USA Today)

California inmates get better health care than ordinary citizens (Daily Beast)

Three teacher friends outside Baltimore will split one of the three winning Mega Millions tickets — Each will receive around $35 million after taxes. (ABC)

And This Stupid Video

In honor of yesterday's announcement that Journey will appear at Northern Quest's summer concert series

That's right, we're not all going to die from the medication shortage plaguing Spokane paramedics.

At least, not yet.

Last week's' announcement of the drug shortages was a response to a Seattle Times article citing concern by the American Medical Association, according to Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer. In other words, no one has died or had their life endangered as a result, Schaeffer writes in an email.

Currently, Spokane emergency first responders are replacing drugs like Fentanyl with Morphine, and Versed with Valium, Schaeffer writes in an email.

The shortage has been affecting first responders for about a year, he says.  

In other news, there's a City Council meeting tonight. Grab your agenda packet from the toggle switch on the left margin midway down the page.  

Head here for more o' the eyeball. 

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Northern Quest Casino pulled back the curtain on this summer's outdoor concert series this morning — and they're upping the ante from last year, in my opinion. Here's the lineup:

June 15 - John Fogerty

July 13 - Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band

July 19 - Earth, Wind & Fire

July 29 - Journey featuring Pat Benatar and Loverboy

August 4 - Darius Rucker

August 16 - Sugarland

September 9 - Heart

Pretty awesome huh? Check out Northern Quest's website for ticket information. I'll be seeing you — front and center — at that Journey show.