In brief: Events will benefit breast cancer research
Two events benefiting breast cancer research and treatment will take place this weekend in Spokane.
The Spokane Women’s Show begins at 5 p.m. today in the Spokane Convention Center and continues through noon Sunday with entertainment, exhibitors and events including a “Battle of the Chefs” cook-off, dance show and fashion show. Admission is $5, children 12 and younger are free.
For information on hours and events, visit www.spokanewomensshow.com.
The second event is the third annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Sunday morning. Runners and walkers start and finish at the Spokane Convention Center, and more than 4,000 people are expected to participate. The goal is to raise $500,000 toward breast cancer research.
For more information on the race, including details on picking up race packets at the Women’s Show, visit www.komeneasternwashington.org.
- Addy Hatch
Spokane County
Burned firefighter in satisfactory condition
A Spokane County firefighter was listed in satisfactory condition Thursday at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center after he suffered burns while dousing a blaze near Mead.
Burning material got inside Chad Michael’s gear and burned his lower right leg, according to fire officials.
Michael and other firefighters from Spokane County Fire District No. 9 responded to the blaze at 8819 N. Lehman Road about 9:54 a.m. Thursday and found a 40-by-80 shop engulfed in flames, said Deputy Chief Jack Cates.
The shop and its contents – two boats, two cars and two recreational vehicles – were destroyed, Cates said
The estimated damage could be as much as $80,000. The cause of the fire was being investigated.
After the flames had been doused, firefighters were making sure the fire didn’t reignite, and that’s when Michael was hurt. He’s been with District No. 9 since Jan. 1, 2007.
- Jody Lawrence-Turner
Spokane Valley
Democratic delegates to gather Saturday
Spokane County Democrats expect as many as 1,500 delegates and alternates to gather Saturday at University High School in Spokane Valley to debate a platform and listen to candidates’ speeches.
The main speaker, however, is someone who isn’t running for election. Former Gov. Booth Gardner, who filed Initiative 1000, also known as the Death With Dignity Initiative, will deliver the keynote speech shortly after 10 a.m., county Chairwoman Kristine Reeves said. Candidates for congressional, county and legislative offices are also on the agenda.
This will be the second weekend a county party organization has held a convention in a local high school. Republicans held their convention, with about 540 delegates, last Saturday at Lewis and Clark.
– Jim Camden