Representatives from Comcast announced at the City Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, that they have agreed to purchase the cable TV system in Deer Park. Currently, the City has a cable franchise agreement with Northstar Broadband. The next step in the acquisition is for the city to approve transferring the franchise agreement to Comcast.
Terry Davis, who is a Director of External Affairs for Comcast Cable, stated that they will be upgrading the entire cable system in Deer Park. He also indicated that the full line of Comcast services would be available in about six months after the franchise transfer is approved.
Shirley McRae Passes Away at 91
January 23, 2026
Shirley Eleanor (Kintschi) McRae, 91, of Spokane and formerly Deer Park, passed away on December 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Shirley was born to Morris Kintschi and Anna (Tanner) Kintschi on April 29, 1934, in Edwall, Washington. She graduated from Edwall High School in 1952, where she met her husband-to-be, John McRae. John and Shirley were married in 1954, and they lived in Redondo Beach, California, while John served in the U.S. Navy. They returned to Spokane in 1955, living on Five Mile Prairie, then at Dartford, and finally in the house that John designed and built in Deer Park in 1976, where the family lived for over 42 years.
