In brief: Conference focuses on crime prevention
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will host a Neighborhood Watch Crime Prevention Conference on Tuesday at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The event is open to the public. The cost of the daylong conference is $15, which includes a continental breakfast, lunch and materials.
Class topics include home security, cyber stalking, crime scene investigation, personal safety, gangs and sex offender crimes. A boating safety class, now mandatory for many boaters, will also be offered during the day.
Class sizes are limited. For more information or to register, call (509) 477-3055 or visit www.spokanesheriff.org and click on the Neighborhood Watch link.
University
Wranglers putting on ‘Jubilee’
The Bar D Wranglers, out of Durango, Colo., will perform “Cowboy Jubilee” at the University High School Theater on Friday. The evening will begin with “Something Brilliant” as the opening act at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6.
Tickets are $10 per person; kids 12 and under are admitted for $6. A special price for families is $30.
For reservations or for more information, call (509) 927-3080 or (509) 389-6827 or e-mail keys_girl@comcast.net.
Comstock
Kosher dinner March 15
Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th Ave., will hold its 68th annual Kosher Dinner March 15 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
More than 240 volunteers are organizing and will be cooking and serving the traditional kosher beef brisket dinner. The authentic meal will also include appetizers, side dishes and dessert. Jewish entertainment will also be a feature of the evening, including the Klezmer band, Chutzpah, The Kosher Redhot’s, and the Maven’s.
Homemade baked goodies will be for sale in the Del Bar and unique items made in Israel, along with handmade jewelry, books, greeting cards designed by Temple Beth Shalom students, traditional Judaica gifts, and more, will also be for sale.
General admission is $14 per person and children 11 and younger are $7. Tickets are available at Huppins Hi-Fi Photo and Video, 421 W. Main Ave.; Manito Ship and Copy, 2920 S. Grand Blvd.; Pawn 1 North, 8014 N. Division St.; Pawn 1 Valley, 11812 E. Sprague Ave.; Pawn 1 Post Falls, 2427 E. Seltice Way.
Tickets also will be at the door on the day of the dinner. For more information, call (509) 747-3304, ext. 32.
Spokane County
Burger fundraiser nets $26,000
The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery received a check from Red Robin Gourmet Burgers for $26,173 – the amount raised from the restaurants’ Ninth Annual Burgers with a Heart campaign.
From Feb. 9 through 22, 50 cents from every burger sold was donated to the nursery which provides a safe place for children at risk of being abused or neglected in the Spokane area.
Along with the funds from hamburgers sold, customers could buy a paper heart for $1.
Downtown
St. Patrick’s Day Parade is March 14
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will be celebrating their favorite holiday on March 14 with their 31st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Local businesses and political groups are welcome to support the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and advertise in the parade. Registration forms will be accepted online until Monday. Participants can also register the day of the parade.
The Friendly Sons and Second Harvest are joining together to collect food for the hungry as well. Paradegoers are urged to bring nonperishable food items or donate to Second Harvest.
The food and money collected will help feed and support the more than 48,000 people who come to Spokane County food banks each week.
For registration forms visit www.friendlysonsof stpatrick.com, call (509) 880-2785 or e-mail kim@mail.friendly sonsofstpatrick.com. For information about Friendly Sons, call (509) 534-1516, ext. 11.
West Central
Project HOPE hosting speakers
Project HOPE, Riverfront Farms, and Jobs Not Jails will host an evening conversation with Amy Grey, founder of Backyard Harvest, and Jackie Aitchison, the director of the Poulsbo Farmers Market and executive director of the Washington State Farmers Market Association, on March 13. The event will be held at Salem Lutheran Church, 1428 W. Broadway Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m.
Participants are asked to bring a potluck dish, salad or dessert to share.
The event is free and open to the public; those attending are asked to bring a nonperishable donation to the Our Place Food Bank, which serves the West Central neighborhood.
For more information about Project HOPE and related programs, visit www.projecthopespokane.com.
Bemiss
Fair aimed at new homebuyers
Prospective homebuyers will have an opportunity to learn information about down-payment assistance, credit counseling, mortgage financing options, budget counseling, self-help homeownership programs, insurance and educational opportunities, and more March 28 at the Homeownership Resource Fair. The informative fair will be at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event features nonprofit and for-profit organizations and businesses, including the Arc of Spokane, Banner Bank, the Community Colleges of Spokane, Greenstone Homes, Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs, the Spokane Low-Income Housing Consortium, Habitat for Humanity, State Farm Insurance, USDA Rural Development, Washington Trust Bank and Wells and Co.
The event is sponsored by Community Frameworks, which supports and develops affordable housing as a foundation upon which individuals, families and neighborhoods can build vital communities.
For more information, go to www.communityframeworks.org.