Meeting on Eurasian milfoil planned

The Greenfield Lane Homeowners Association on the southwest end of Silver Lake has organized a Eurasian milfoil informational meeting for Silver Lake property owners and anyone interested in milfoil issues.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. tonight at St. Anne’s Catholic Church Community Center, 708 E. Lake St., Medical Lake.

Several area lakes have been affected by this growing problem. Milfoil has been declared a noxious weed by the state.

The meeting is being held to inform area residents about the problem and what can be done to help eliminate the weed.

“Eurasian milfoil is a very rapidly growing seaweed that has infested Silver Lake and is destroying the natural habitat of the game fish in the lake, as well as overtaking much of the recreational waters around the lake and making it unusable to swimmers and boating,” Jim Patterson wrote in a news release.

Personnel from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Ecology will answer questions about controlling the weed.

For additional information, call Janet Carlson at 299-7765, Todd Hays at 299-3005 or Jim Patterson at 299-7357.

Wal-Mart documentary

“Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price,” a feature-length documentary by Robert Greenwald, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St.; at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Educational Service District 101 classroom building, 4202 S. Regal St.; and at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley Ave.

Spaghetti feed

The second-annual spaghetti feed fund-raiser to benefit the East Central Senior Center’s activities will be from 5 to 7 p.m. next Thursday.

Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children.

The dinner features spaghetti with homemade meat sauce, salad, garlic toast, spumoni ice cream and a beverage.

Tickets are available at East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone St., or by calling 625-6693.

Habitat home

Informational meetings regarding qualifying for a Habitat for Humanity home will be at the locations listed below. Eligibility criteria and/or homeownership applications are available only at the informational meetings.

Tuesday at 3 and 6 p.m. East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone St. A Russian translator will be available at the 3 p.m. meeting.

Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army Community Center, 222 E. Indiana Ave.

Wednesday at 6 p.m. Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway Ave.

Next Thursday at 3 p.m. at the West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt Ave.

Next Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook St.

For more information, contact Shelly O’Quinn, family services director, at 534-2552, ext. 12, or by e-mail at shelly@habitat-spokane.org.

Meetings

The Rockwood Neighborhood Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Guild Room of the Jewett House at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave.

The Comstock Neighborhood Council will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sacajawea Middle School cafeteria, 401 E. 33rd Ave. Those attending are asked to enter on the west side of the building.

Mark Anderson, associate superintendent with School Support Services, will make a presentation about the upcoming Spokane Public Schools levy. Prior to the guest speaker, there will be committee reports, including traffic, land use/parks, safety and Community Assembly.

Some issues that may be discussed briefly include the potential traffic impact to the neighborhood if Wal-Mart builds a superstore on Regal Street and tree removal on Bernard Street.

Nominations will be accepted for executive positions in the Comstock Neighborhood Council, with elections in March.

The Latah/Hangman Valley Neighborhood Council will meet at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Tidyman’s, on Cheney-Spokane Road off Highway 195.