Celebration planned at East Central
The Karen refugees from Burma will host a holiday celebration on Dec. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone St.
The festivities include Karen youth singing and dancing, speeches and food.
The event is free and open to the public.
For information and questions, call Saw Gay Gay at 232-2817 or e-mail sgay@wr.org.
Mead
Ski clinic volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed for skiing and snowboarding training clinics, held at Mount Spokane Dec. 27 through Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The lessons are a one-to-one or one-to-two instructor/ student ratio, and instruction methods follow the PSIA American Teaching System.
Lesson include: sit skiing, or nonambulatory skiing for paraplegics, quadriplegics, those with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, etc., providing an opportunity to achieve dramatic levels of control and maneuverability (proportional to the disability) on slopes of varying degrees of difficulty. Register early as class inventory is limited.
Students in blind skiing will learn from a sighted instructor how to respond to verbal signals as well as to “see with their feet.” Outrigger skiing allows leg amputees to ski with or without their prosthetic leg(s) in a three- or four-track method. Students with balance deficits also use this method.
A limited amount of scholarship money is available for individuals needing assistance.
For volunteer, scholarship and further information, call Alice Busch at 625-6245.
Logan
Transitions starts Wish List Project
Transitions, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income families, women in crisis and at-risk children, recently kicked off its annual Wish List Project. The project is put together to collect items for programs: EduCare, The Women’s Hearth, Transitional Living Center and Miryam’s House.
Items needed include markers, crayons, diapers, baby wipes, children’s books and toys, socks, underwear, hats, gloves, scarves and more.
Transitions is at 1002 N. Superior St
For more information, call Terri Antonson at 328-6702, ext. 107, e-mail tantonson@help4women.org, or visit www.help4women.org.
Garland
Doll, teddy bear clothes sold at Discovery Shop
Martha Hibbard and Terri and Bill Myrhang are busy designing cradles and clothing for dolls and teddy bears, a task they work on all year. The toys and accessories are sold annually at the American Cancer Society’s Spokane Discovery Shop, at 805 W. Garland Ave.
Sales from all toys go directly to the American Cancer Society and their fight to find a cure for a disease.
For more information or how to volunteer for the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, contact Karen Sullens at 328-9373.
Downtown
Council meetings available online
Spokane City Council meetings dating back to January 2008, programs hosted by Mayor Mary Verner, and other informational shows are now available on a new online video archive from CityCable 5, the city of Spokane’s government-access cable station.
In addition to programs found in the archive, live streaming of City Council, Park Board and Plan Commission meetings may also be seen. Replays of the meetings are streamed simultaneously online.
To view the CityCable 5 archive visit www.spokanecity.org/services/ citycable5/streamingmedia. CityCable 5 is found on channel 5 on the Comcast cable system.