In brief: Pools close Friday for the season
Friday is the last day to get swim time in at Spokane Parks and Recreation’s public pools.
The pools close for the season at 4 p.m., with the exception of Witter Pool, which will be open for lap swimming from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Sept. 19.
The cost of lap swimming is $2 or a valid extended season lap pass.
The five outdoor pools are Cannon, at Maxwell Avenue and Elm Street; Comstock, at 29th Avenue and Howard Street; Hillyard, at Columbia Avenue and Market Street; Liberty, at Fifth Avenue and Pittsburg Street; and Witter, at East Mission Avenue and Upriver Drive.
Until Friday at 4 p.m., kids 17 and younger swim for free. Adults 18 and older swim for $2. Open swim at all five pools is from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
– Lisa Leinberger
North Side
Sheriff’s Office holds open house
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will hold an open house at SCOPE North, 9435 N. Newport Highway, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
SCOPE, or Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort, provides neighborhood outreach stations that provide a safe living environment for the community and increase citizen’s awareness of community-oriented services.
The open house will provide information about volunteer opportunities, the Neighborhood Watch program and Operation Family ID.
For more information, call Diana Somerville, the coordinator of Neighborhood Watch, at 477-6377.
– Lisa Leinberger
Mead
Speed limit to increase by plant
Mead-area residents are getting a higher speed limit where jobs used to slow them down.
The demise of Kaiser Aluminum’s Mead smelter eliminated much of the traffic congestion on Hawthorne Road, so county commissioners voted last week to raise the speed limit in front of the shuttered plant.
The limit was to go from 35 mph to 45 mph from a point 2,500 feet east of Nevada Street to Parksmith Drive as soon as new signs could be installed, which was expected to happen this week.
– John Craig
East Central
Donate supplies at Fred Meyer
A school supply drive to benefit needy students runs 2 to 5 p.m. today at the Fred Meyer at 400 S. Thor St.
Patrons can drop off donations of crayons, glue, paper and backpacks at any Fred Meyer location through Sept. 3. All donations will be given to the Salvation Army to be distributed to children in need and to children staying at Sally’s House, the charity’s emergency foster care program.
Families needing help with school expenses, including food and clothing, can call the Salvation Army Family Services Office at 325-6821.
– Staff reports