The Slice Word Got Out, Chewelah Had The Really Good Treats

Carl and Myra Ecklund, who live on Main Street in Chewelah, had 581 trick-or-treaters Thursday night. And they despensed their famous popcorn balls to 95 adult escorts.

A 16-year-old exchange student from Indonesia staying with the Ecklunds had never before experienced Halloween.

He has now.

Spokane’s best at saying “buh-bye” to people at the conclusion of their interaction: Brenda at the downtown Spokane Seafirst branch’s groundfloor information desk.

Real life-inspired tip for people visiting patients after surgery: When leaning over to kiss the person in the hospital bed, don’t steady yourself by putting your weight on a hand that you’ve placed on the precise area of that individual’s operation.

Slice answer: “I don’t know what place on the Monopoly board Spokane would be, but in Clue Spokane would be Mr. Green in the kitchen with a candlestick,” wrote Rocky Morrow.

Thanks: For the entries in the “How I Got Banged Up on the Slopes” and “The Most Commonly Encountered Attitude/Behavior” contests. Stay tuned for the results.

Top this: “My husband and I, with enthusiastic input from our 7-year-old daughter Kailan, have decided that we have the coolest place to vote in the Spokane area - Duncan Garden at Manito Park.” - Susan Tyler-Babkirk

Overheard on Riverside in downtown Spokane (one fortysomething woman to another): “Well, I don’t like The Slice.”

OK, that’s not exactly a terrific “overheard.” But we think you would have enjoyed seeing the expression on our face. Of course, in order to imagine that it probably would help if you knew what we look like. And inasmuch as we have utterly no interest in anyone knowing what we look like, uh, let’s just drop it.

Warm-up question: Wouldn’t you like it if, maybe once a month, one of the local TV news teams dropped the upbeat “We’re here to comfort you” act and allowed themselves to be as cranky and sarcastic as they wanted?

Today’s Slice question: From precisely where do you get the most unexpected/intriguing view of the top of the Spokane County Courthouse? (Please enclose a snapshot with your answer.)

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