Sheriff seeking volunteers

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking applicants to fill numerous vacant positions in the sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Program.

Reserve Deputies perform much of the duties of regular deputy sheriffs, but on a volunteer basis. They can perform patrol duties alone or in pairs depending on their level of training, all of which is provided by the sheriff’s office.

Applicants must be 21 years old and a U.S. citizen, must be a high school graduate or GED equivalent, must be able to read and write English and must pass a thorough background review which includes an integrity interview and oral boards. And, for the first time, applicants must pass physical ability requirements, including a 300-meter sprint (in less than 71 seconds), 21 push-ups, 25 sit-ups within one minute, and a 1.5-mile run in under 14 and a half minutes.

The fitness ability test is scheduled on Sept. 13 at 9 a.m. at Spokane Community College, 501 N. Riverpoint Blvd. The next Reserve Academy will start in January or February 2009.

Persons interested in the Reserve Deputy Program can contact Lt. Steve Jones at 477-3355 or Deputy John Oliphant at 477-3211.

North Y groundbreaking St

The YMCA of the Inland Northwest and the YWCA of Spokane will break ground on their North Y facility on Saturday at 10 a.m. This is the second significant benchmark in a $40.5 million capital campaign to build two new YMCAs AND YWCAs in Spokane.

The organizations broke ground on their new Central location in fall of 2007. That building is currently being constructed at 930 N. Monroe St. The completion and opening of both locations is planned for spring 2009.

For more information call Trish McFarland at 326-1190, ext. 116 or e-mail trishm@ywcaspokane.org.

Latah Valley

Heritage group hosts dinner, auction

The Inland Northwest chapter of the Germans from Russia Heritage group will hold a potluck and silent auction on Aug. 9 at Cascade Mobile Community Park, 2311 W. 16th Ave. The event will begin at noon and is open to the public.

Guests are asked to bring a German food dish. Drinks and place settings will be provided. Attendees are also asked to bring items to be auctioned off as part of a fundraiser for the group.

For more information call Valerie at 220-6321 or Wanda at 929-6951.

From staff reports