SPOKANE, Wash. — The Harvester Restaurant in Spangle is helping support the families of two sheriff’s deputies who lost their lives.
Deputies Mason Acheson and Parker Perry were shot and killed near Spangle while responding to a domestic violence call on November 3.
“Nothing like this really happens in Spangle,” said Harvester Restaurant owner Melissa Bozarth. “I’ve been here for 18 years, you just never hear about any crime or anything happening. We are definitely supportive of the law enforcement in Spangle so everybody immediately was thinking what can we do to help?”
Bozarth said everyone in the community was impacted by this tragedy, and she is proud of how the community is stepping up.
“We’re hoping to help out with whatever those moms need,” she said. “Funeral expenses, house payments, whatever they need to move forward and whatever we can do to help.”
Bozarth said several people have already stopped by to drop off donations.
Many of the customers that came into the restaurant on Wednesday have a personal connection to the deputies who were killed, including Jim and Janet Pittmann, whose son went to school with deputy Parker Perry’s mom.
“In small towns, everybody knows everybody,” the couple said. “It’s a big deal for a tragedy to bring people together. It’s a sad deal.”
The Harvester will be collecting donations for the rest of this week.
On Saturday night, it is hosting a pasta dinner. All the proceeds from that dinner will go to the families of the fallen deputies.
For those who cannot make it to Harvester, Wake Up Call Coffee is also hosting a fundraiser to benefit the deputies’ families. You will be able to round up your order to make a donation at any of the Spokane County locations.
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