Greetings!
New year, new hopes, and a new “normal.” There have been many changes for all the past two years, but one constant is how much we rely on outdoor recreation and the role it plays in our lives. Citizens and visitors have high expectations for facilities and amenities, seeking safe connections and opportunities to get outside into nature.
Thanks to dedicated support, your 30+ year old Spokane River Centennial Trail is receiving exciting project investments:
Asphalt Overlay
State of Washington funding is committed for 24 miles of a new Centennial Trail asphalt overlay. By June of 2023, Washington Parks and Recreation will complete this project and you’ll feel like you are on a brand-new trail!
Trail Re-Measuring and New Mile Markers
Gap completion and trail realignment projects have moved Centennial Trail mile lengths over the years. If your fitness tracker seems off when you’re tracking your miles, believe it! It is time to re-measure the Washington side, replace rotting mile markers, and update signs. Partnering with Washington State Parks, we hope to invest Trail Builder’s Fund donations to get this done. Please contact me if you would like to contribute to this project or give here!
Argonne Gap
With over 30,000 cars/day traveling on Argonne Road, the pedestrian push-button crosswalk at Upriver Drive as the Centennial Trail crossing needs serious consideration. Spokane County plans to launch a feasibility study on how to solve this trail gap in a growing neighborhood with huge traffic. We ask that they fully fund such a study and prioritize the solution. Argonne gap completion has been our #1 goal for 30 years.
Don Kardong Bridge
We are grateful to the City of Spokane for committing bridge renovation funds to move this project forward. Including Miracle Mile Medallion inscriptions on the bridge railing panels is a project highlight for us and the 4,000 donors who helped fund initial trail construction. Proofreading medallion text is underway with several of our Board member volunteers!
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Grateful thanks to our past and present Friends of the Centennial Trail Board of Directors. These community volunteer leaders serve two consecutive three-year terms and meet ten months out of the year, on and off the Centennial Trail. Terms recently ended for Amy Condon, Itron; Dan Maguire, TC Energy; and Gair Petrie, retired attorney, and Nick Murto, Seven2. In their place, we have welcomed Andy Anderson, Itron; Sally Jane McLaughlin, TC Energy; and Jim O’Hare, retired counselor.
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Thank you FCT Members and Adopt-a-Mile Partners! |
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Individual and Family Membership
Kenneth Kellner, Jr.; Timothy Hansen, Gary Reymers, Pam Remmel, Michael Rocks, Nancy Correll, Cindy Whaley, Judy Colenso, Tom Engdahl, Donald Barden, Coleen Wisenor, Meg Hergert, Sharon De Mills-Wood, Jean Petro, Max & Tula Patterson, Barbara & Garry Kehr, Helen & Leonard Byrne, Susan & Truman Bradley, Kathleen Johnson, Carol & Bob Christianson, Ginger & Jerry Carlson, Terence B. Allen, M.D. & Kim M. Thorburn, M.D.; John & Barbara Beaton, Sue & Gene Blankenship, William & Sandra McMillan, Cris Currie & Nora Searing, Richard & Judith Gammon, Darcy Kelly, Denise Attwood & James Conner, Thomas & Shannen Buerke.
Welcome New Members!
Andy Anderson, Dennis Miller, Lindsey Shaw, Bradley Schmauss, Sally Jane McLaughlin, Tom Sahlberg.
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Century & Millennium Club Members
Victoria Mayes & Jon Newkirk, Dennis Fredrickson, Jackie Post, Tighe & Mary Beth Smith, Greg & Loreen McFaul, Steve & Linda Swartley, Sallye Prenger, Bruce & Debra Howard, Rika Ream Fund, Nancy Barthelmess, Todd & Christine Weaver, Lunell Haught & Robert Pyle, Inge Hendron, Richard & Lois Steury, Dan & Celeste Sterrett, Jim & Linda Hunt, Jim Harless & Sheila Wagner-Harless, Mike & Christie Hinnen, Melanie Keiser, Linda Milsow, Eileen Hyatt & Michael Conley, David & Pamela Zack, Stephen & Theresa Lamp, Ann Ruth Band, Ted & Diane Ketcham.
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Dennis Spurlock, Jr. Family |
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Looking to give back and leave things better than you found them? State Parks Volunteer Coordinator Rex Schultz is your contact for Centennial Trail volunteer projects. Rex oversees individual and group volunteers, and you can contact him by email here to offer your time.
Thank you for enjoying and supporting your Spokane River Centennial Trail! We hope this finds you and yours in a healthy place with lots of time recreating outdoors in our beautiful community. Spring is on the way!
Many thanks,
Loreen McFaul, CFRE
Executive Director
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