Motorcycle poker run Saturday

Area motorcycle clubs will hold a scenic ride and poker run Saturday to benefit the Colon Cancer Foundation and a local rider who is fighting the disease.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Slab Inn at 800 W. Seltice Way in Post Falls. Breakfast will be available there before the ride, which starts at 10:30 a.m.

Registration is $10. To RSVP or to donate items for the raffle, contact Dustin Thurman at 599-0226 or firebuck7@msn.com.

The route concludes with a raffle drawing, poker prizes and taco bar at the Pit Stop in Post Falls.

After dinner, riders will meet at Big Al’s, 6361 W. Seltice Way in Post Falls, where proceeds from the bull ride also will benefit the cause.

Traffic focus of discussion

Traffic between Spokane Valley and Rathdrum Prairie will be the topic of discussion Wednesday when transportation officials meet with the public at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley.

What’s needed are public opinions on what roads connecting the communities work and which ones need improvement, according to the Spokane Regional Transportation Council. The two-hour meeting begins at 5 p.m. at 821 S. Sullivan Road.

Those comments will be rolled into a study on the future transportation needs of the eastern portion of Spokane Valley and west Rathdrum Prairie from Sullivan Road in the Valley to Highway 41 in Post Falls. Travel needs along north-south roads between Trent Avenue and to the ridge along Mica Peak will also be studied.