Volunteers (from left) Marla and Steve Montagne, Steve Moran, and Andrea Shanklin make sure some of the stuffed animals are soft enough for children to enjoy at the Holidays and Heroes event on Dec. 4 in the Greyhound Park and Event Center. Their goal is to give kids a special day centered around making them happy.
December 6, 2022
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Holidays and Heroes celebration pairs kids with cops for countless gifts
For 130 kids through Spokane and Kootenai counties, Holidays and Heroes on Dec. 4 was a day just for them. They were taken shopping for Christmas presents for their families by sheriff’s deputies, police, firemen, detectives and more, followed by gifts galore at the Greyhound Park and Event Center.