Locals rally to raise funds for fire victims

MEDICAL LAKE – Bringing a community together is helping to alleviate some of the loss people are dealing with here.

With that in mind, a community event was held on Aug. 23.

According to Chris Munoz, the Spokane County Firefighters Pipes and Drums group came up with an idea for a fundraiser with very little time to plan.

"We started planning the event less than 24 hours from the time we wanted to hold it," Munoz said. "We developed a logo honoring fire victims and had as many shirts printed as we could in the short time we had."

Munoz said the community turnout was tremendous, and the group co...