Parade And Carnival Highlights Of West Valley Family Days
Food, folly and fun await friends and neighbors at next Saturday’s West Valley Family Days celebration.
A parade through Millwood kicks off the third annual Family Days celebration at 11 a.m. A carnival at Millwood Park caps the day’s events.
Classic cars, fire engines, sheriff’s patrol cars, and Sheriff John Goldman are expected to join the 30-minute procession that will snake along the town’s streets and end up at Millwood Park.
The parade route starts at the corner of Fairview Court and Boeing Road and travels west along Grace Avenue. It then turns south on Willow Road, west on Buckeye Avenue and north onto Stout Road.
It makes a final turn east onto Frederick Avenue, and winds up three blocks later.
The carnival featuring a bicycle rodeo, miniature train rides, and a drawing for boys’ and girls’ bikes will follow the parade.
Crash Test Dummies Vince and Larry, crime fighters McGruff the Crime Dog and Scruffy, and Doc the Clown will join the festivities.
Door prizes, hot dogs, pop and chips will be available for a small charge at the carnival which closes at 4 p.m.
Family Days, sponsored by SCOPE West Valley, has quickly become a popular neighborhood celebration, drawing about 800 people its first year and more than 1,000 last year.
County to hold stormwater meeting
Issues surrounding the Chester Creek wetlands, flood relief and channel cleaning are on the agenda for a series of public workshops beginning this week.
The first meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3606 S. Schafer. Topics include the wetlands and permit issues.
County Public Utilities Division officials also will explain the summer clean-up project planned for Chester Creek and answer questions.
A second meeting is scheduled for July 17, also at 7 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church. The final meeting will be held in August to review the summer channel cleaning and construction activities.
Position available
Spokane County commissioners are accepting applications for an opening on the library district board of trustees.
The library district is an autonomous junior taxing district. It provides library services to residents in the unincorporated areas of the county and annexed cities and towns.
The district is governed by a five-member board of trustees and a library district director. Funding comes primarily from a property tax levy.
Anyone interested in applying should send an application and resume to the county commissioners by June 18. Application forms are available in the commissioners’ office, 1116 W. Broadway.
Applicants must be residents of the tax district.
For more information contact library district Director Michael Wirt at 924-4122.
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