Event Helps Aid Family Of Dan Vickrey
Friends and the community are rallying to aid the family of the late Dan Vickrey.
A group of his Central Valley High classmates is planning a dinner, dance and silent auction the evening of May 9, the date of the Strandberg Invitational Track Meet, to provide financial help for his family.
Timing couldn’t be more perfect. A 1979 graduate, Vickrey was a record-setting track athlete at CV who died in an auto accident last month.
He left his pregnant wife, Shannon, and six-year-old daughter, Jordan, without life insurance.
The dinner, dance and auction will be in the CV High multi-purpose room, beginning at 5 p.m. Cost for a family of four (two adults and two children) will be $10, with an additional $2 per person thereafter.
Already sports memorabilia and a week at a Palm Springs condo have been donated to the auction. The band “Loose Change” and area vendors have also donated services.
Anyone wishing to contribute further can do so by calling 891-2543.
A trust fund in Vickrey’s behalf has been established at Washington Trust Bank, 407 N. Sullivan, Veradale, WA 99037.
Good hands for Smallfoot
Ryan Smallfoot, a fifth grader at Chester Elementary, finished third during the regional Elks Hoop Shoot last weekend in Portland.
Smallfoot made 17 of 25 free throws during the competition, which qualified the winner to nationals in Massachusetts.
He competed in the 10-11 age group category against state winners from Alaska, Idaho and Oregon.
It was his fourth Elks Hoop Shoot competition in a series. Out of 100 total free throws, Smallfoot made 75.
Previously, he had won in local, district and state competitions in Spokane, Wenatchee and Seattle.
March Madness
Northwest Gymnastics Academy will host its 1997 March Madness Cup Friday through Sunday at its 11712 E. Montgomery facility.
The meet will attract 516 gymnasts from all levels, beginner through advanced.
Twenty-two teams from three states will participate in eight girls sessions, Friday at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 1:40 and 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m., 1:40 and 5:30 p.m.
There will also be a session for 63 boys competitor Friday at 6:40 p.m.
Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children.
For information call 924-3341.
County softball signup
Registration for Spokane County Parks and Recreation softball programs begins Monday and continues through March 24.
Leagues for men, women and co-recreational teams will begin play April 24 and continue through summer, including a post-season tournament. For information, call 456-4730.
Valley Baseball coaches meeting
Spring coaches meeting for prospective coaches of Spokane Valley Baseball League teams will be Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the Evergreen Junior High cafeteria, 14221 E. 16th.
League rules and policies will be explained at the time.
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