In brief: Web site will show best lights

Flickering, multicolored light displays have become as much a part of Christmas as Santa himself. We want to help you find the best shows in town.

If you’ve got a holiday light display or want to recommend a neighbor’s house, go to spokesmanreview.com/ holidaylights and tell us about it.

Later this month, you’ll be able to go back to the Web site and map your own light tour. We’ll also publish a list of displays in the newspaper.

– From staff reports

Kiwanis holding apple sale

The Downtown Spokane Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Apple Sale now through Dec. 20.

Washington Fuji apples are available in two kinds of gift boxes. A decorative gift box with 20 individually wrapped apples is available for $30, and a case of 80 unwrapped apples is available for $45.

The boxes will be delivered for free by Kiwanis members.

The proceeds will benefit children throughout Spokane and community service programs downtown.

To place an order, call Duane Costa at 747-5086.

– Lisa Leinberger

MANITO

Holiday lights at conservatory

The Spokane Parks and Recreation Department’s holiday light display at Gaiser Conservatory at Manito Park begins Friday at 8 a.m. and will continue through Dec. 16.

The conservatory will be decked out with some 30,000 holiday lights, which play off the ongoing plant displays inside the warm greenhouses.

Spokane’s 101-year-old Christmas cactus should be in bloom. Also, the plant display will include a collection of poinsettias and other tropical flowers.

Hours of viewing are from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Because of crowds, Parks officials suggest attending the show about 4 p.m. when the sun sets.

– Mike Prager

CHENEY

Energy savers can get cash reward

If your house plugs into Cheney’s electrical line, you can likely get some money back for appliances you buy labeled “energy star.”

A city program honors those purchases by giving residents up to 40 percent back of the money the appliance saved as it conserved energy.

Washers, dishwashers and refrigerators are the most common appliances for the “energy star” program, said an official at the Sears store in Cheney.

To qualify, people must present proof they use Cheney Light Department power and the proof of purchase or receipt for the appliance. The resulting refund is decided with a computer program designed by the Bonneville Power Administration.

For more information, contact the Cheney Light Department at 498-9230 or bring the necessary paperwork to the City Utility Building at 112 Anderson Road.

– From staff reports