Welcome to The Westerners, Spokane Corral
The Westerners, Spokane Corral is dedicated to history.
Our Partners
Our Liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost. Thomas Jefferson January 1786
Payment and Donations
The Spokane Corral of Westerners International is duly registered with Westerners International, an incorporated nonprofit in California, based at Canyon, Texas.
Guest Speakers
On February 17, Westerners member Stan Wills will present “Gladys Buroker: Washington State’s First Female Pilot.” Gladys was born in Bellingham, but moved to Coeur d’Alene upon marriage to her flight instructor. Together they purchased Weeks Airfield (where Silverwood Theme Park is now), performing acrobatic flying feats and wing walking there as well as all over Eastern Washington in the 1930s. Stan will discuss many of these daredevil feats of skill, and flying activities in the following decades.
Stan has been a Westerners speaker several times. He is a flag historian for the Sons of the American Revolution, and is director of the Spokane Flag Museum, located at Pines cemetery in Spokane.
Please call in your meal reservation no later than Sunday, February 13. Our caterer, Corbin Senior Center, needs to order the correct amount of food.
You may RSVP with our Secretary, Barbara J. Leiss, either by email: hbleiss@msn.com(anytime), or telephone (509) 276-5927 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. thru 4:00 p.m. You can leave a message. In both instances, please identify yourself as: The Westerners (on email Subject line), and also when you telephone.
The Pacific Northwesterner
see Publications/Journals section of this website for more information
Get Involved
The purpose of the Westerners is to bring together in warm fellowship men and women who have a common interest and zeal for discovering and disseminating knowledge and understanding of the American West.
To this end, Corrals generally meet on a monthly basis and are given a presentation on local or regional history, often times by a member of the Corral. Westerners encourage historical research and may popularize western lore and history though publications, awards, and preservation of archival records, documents, sites and other evidence of the Old West, which otherwise be lost to posterity.
Thank You
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or becoming a member, spreading our purpose through word-of-mouth, we thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.