Carolyn Lamberson

Carolyn Lamberson is Features Editor for The Spokesman-Review in the Features department. She oversees features, food and entertainment coverage.

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Email: carolynl@spokesman.com
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Recent stories by Carolyn

WV grad St. John SpIFFs up resumé

February 3, 2012 in Features on Page C1 “In the Family” is a drama that has garnered positive reviews since it was released last year. For Spokane audiences, however, a familiar actor may prove reason enough to draw …
Local authors to sign at Hastings

January 29, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Two regional authors will be signing books at Hastings on Saturday. • Coeur d’Alene author Cora Cole will be at the Veradale Hastings, 15312 E. Sprague Ave., from 2 to …
Spotlight: Symphony extends Preu, Nakahara’s contracts

January 29, 2012 in Features on Page D5 It looks like Eckart Preu and Morihiko Nakahara are sticking around. The Spokane Symphony on Wednesday announced it had reached contract agreements with Preu, the music director, and Nakahara, the …
‘Catfish Moon’ promises hilarity among friends

January 26, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Three old buddies pack up their fishing gear, head to their favorite lake haunt, and in the course of the weekend deal head-on with adult issues and the meaning of …
Spotlight: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ starts CdA’s 45th season

January 22, 2012 in Features on Page D6 It’s revival time at Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre. The company is kicking off its 45th season with a production of “Hello, Dolly!” starring Ellen Travolta and Jack Bannon.
Inland Northwest ready to become comedy central

January 15, 2012 in Features on Page D7 Here in the Inland Northwest, we are a hardy folk. Still, we could use a dose of laughter to help get us through the gray, freezing chill that is winter …
Book Notes: Auntie’s offers answers to e-book worries

January 8, 2012 in Features on Page D7 So you got that Kindle Fire/Nook Tablet/iPad for Christmas, and you’re still figuring out it works. If buying local is your thing, Auntie’s Bookstore can help you navigate the e-book …
Spotlight: Lake City Playhouse hires Prep director

January 8, 2012 in Features on Page D7 Lake City Playhouse in Coeur d’Alene has hired a new Playhouse Prep director. Dustin Sorrell, who studied theater at Ball State University in Indiana and is a former children’s theater …
Spokane couple witness ‘carnage’

September 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 Jenifer Passmore and her husband, Christopher, have visited the Reno Air Races eight times since 1994. They take vacations from their jobs – she works for The Spokesman-Review’s prepress department, …
Pearl Harbor survivor dies

June 5, 2011 in City on Page B1 Ray Daves, the Navy radioman who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, died Friday at the Spokane Veterans …
‘Radioman,’ tower namesake, dies at age 91

June 4, 2011 in City Ray Daves, the Navy radioman who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway, died Friday at the Spokane Veterans … 4
Flood warning in effect for much of Inland Northwest

May 15, 2011 in City on Page B3 Hope you soaked up as much vitamin D as you could on Saturday. It’s going to have to last you a few days. Today begins the first in a series …
Longtime radio man, Kennel voice Harv Clark dies at 69

April 3, 2011 in City on Page B1 A longtime Spokane radio announcer who spent nearly two decades as the public address announcer for Gonzaga University men’s and women’s basketball games has died. Harv Clark died Friday after …
Fake bomb found near Kootenai County sheriff’s office

January 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 A bomb scare closed part of Government Way in Coeur d’Alene for several hours Saturday, before the Spokane bomb squad was able to determine the device was a fake. The …
SCRAPS seizes 123 animals from Idaho Road home

January 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Animal control officers on Saturday raided the home of a convicted animal hoarder and seized an estimated 123 animals. The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service executed a search warrant … 1
Assault suspect chase locks down school

September 30, 2010 in City on Page A6 The search for a man wanted on assault and weapons charges briefly locked down Liberty Lake Elementary School on Wednesday. Liberty Lake police were looking for Jason B. Brioso, 26, …
8-year-old missing girl last seen at campground

August 22, 2010 in City on Page B1 Stevens County officials scoured the area around Flodelle Creek Campground on Saturday searching for a girl missing since Friday afternoon. Paige Wilson, 8, was last seen at the campground, where … 3
Lysacek back as whirlwind slows

May 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 In the four months since Evan Lysacek was last in Spokane, he’s had quite a time of it. An Olympic gold medal in Vancouver, B.C. A second-place finish on the … 2
Olympic medalists join new skating champions to close event

January 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 Again they took to the ice and dazzled with their athleticism and grace. And again, the spectators inside Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena cheered, clapped and tossed trinkets. 2
Bridge grad found right time, place

June 7, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Christina Abrahamson’s journey to high school graduation began in 2003, when she started at Lakeside High School in Plummer. After nearly two years of struggling to fit in, she dropped …