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Comic coming to Cutter

METALINE FALLS - Phillip Kopczynkski, a comic who has been on the Kill Tony live comedy podcast, as well as in a Superbowl commercial will appear at the Cutter Theatre in Metaline Falls Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m.

A dinner will be served at 6 p.m. for $20. Reservations for dinner are due by May 25. The cost for the show is $20.

Call the Cutter at 509-446-4108 for more information.

SNHU announces winter 2024 Dean’s List

MANCHESTER, NH - Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) announced Maggee Pankoke of Blanchard and Krystal Alston of Newport were named to the Winter 2024 Dean’s List.

The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with a 91-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 225,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, available online and on its 300-acre campus in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Food film presented at CREATE

NEWPORT - The documentary Food, Inc. 2: Back for Seconds will be shown, Sunday, June 2 starting at 2 p.m. at CREATE Arts Center, 900 West 4th St., in Newport.

CREATE Arts Center, Responsible Growth NE Washington, Selkirk Alliance for Science, and private donations are sponsoring the third film in the humanities series on the challenges of food production, agriculture, and agribusiness. Pend Oreille Conservation District will once again help with a presentation and related materials.

Since the first 2008 Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning documentary Food, Inc. multinational corporation have tightened their stronghold on US governments, and robbed workers of a fair wage and contributed to the global proliferation of ultra-processed foods; foods that are contributing to growing obesity and major health issues.

The film focuses on innovative farmers, future- thinking food producers, workers rights activists, and prominent legislators who are challenging the food producers in order to inspire change and build a healthier, more sustainable future, according to organizers.

Donations are welcomed at the door and refreshments will be served. Closed caption is provided. CREATE Arts Center is a handicapped accessible facility.

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NEWPORT – The Newport and Gem State Miner Newspapers are looking to share your life events with the community.

Submit births, weddings and engagements to The Miner for publication at no charge. The Miner can be reached at 509-447-2433, [email protected] or visit www.pendoreillerivervalley.com online, or stop by the office at 421 S. Spokane in Newport.