At 9:30 Saturday morning, it was time for the babies to be changed – all 34 of them. In hopes of raising awareness about the environmental perks of cloth diapers, the Great Cloth Diaper Change got under way at the Woman’s Club of Spokane, part of a worldwide effort to break the Guinness World Record for the most cloth diapers changed at the same time. “(Cloth diapers) reduce the amount of waste you produce,” said Christina Weedon, who runs the Spokane Cloth Diapering Facebook page. “They’re friendlier to the baby’s tush, they’re cute, they’re cost-effective, they’re fun, and they’re constantly evolving and getting better. There aren’t any more huge diaper pins to poke your baby.” Although Earth Day 2012 is officially today, the mass diaper change was one of a raft of events that celebrated the day on a sun-splashed Saturday in Spokane/Jacob Palmer, SR. More here. (Dan Pelle SR photo: Gabby Alvarez, 11, and her sisters – Izzy, 9, Gracie, 7, and Annie, 7 – of Spokane, arm themselves with garden shovels as they prepare to plant strawberries at the MAC on Saturday for Earth Day)

• Coeur d'Alene joins world record Guinness diaper attempt/Bill Buley, CdA Press

Question: Anyone still use cloth diapers?