In brief: City services close at noon Monday
Spokane City Hall will be closed starting at noon on Monday and all day Tuesday, in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
The Spokane City Council will meet next on Wednesday, with a 3:30 p.m. briefing session and 6 p.m. legislative session. Both meetings will be held in the City Council Chambers in the lower level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Parking meters don’t have to be plugged on Tuesday.
All Spokane Public Library branches will be closed Tuesday, for New Year’s Day.
Garbage pickup and curbside recycling will be a day late following the Tuesday holiday, with normal Friday pickup occurring on Jan. 5. The waste-to-energy facility and the transfer stations will be closed Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the Riverfront Park attractions, including the Ice Palace, Imax Theater, Spokane Falls Skyride, and Carrousel, will be open on New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Check www.spokaneriverfront park.com for hours of operation.
East Central
Free baseball clinic for kids offered
A free baseball clinic for children age 7-10 will be offered next Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at East Central Community Center. The fundamentals of hitting, throwing and fielding will be taught.
Used youth-size baseball gloves are needed to give to participants. Please donate to help kids who want to play but cannot afford to buy a new mitt.
The clinic is sponsored by a grant from GSSAC and West Central and East Central Community Centers. Contact Rick at 323-7501 for registration information.
– From staff reports
SPOKANE
Reforest Spokane planted 110 trees
The Spokane Parks Foundation reported recently that its Reforest Spokane Trust Fund paid for planting nearly 110 trees at a value of $23,000 in 2007.
The fund was established to restore the city’s stands of trees in parks and along other public areas following an ice storm in 1996 that caused extensive damage to trees in the region. The program is funded through individual, corporate and agency donations.
– Mike Prager
SCC offers beauty, skin care spa
The Health and Beauty Spa returns to Spokane Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Jan. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Lair of Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St.
The weekend’s events will include massages, skin care, anti-aging treatments, manicures, airbrush tanning, facials, hairstyles and more. Each of these mini-treatments is $5.
There will also be tips on relaxation and relieving stress, nutrition, healthy cooking and living a healthy lifestyle.
Admission is $5.
For more information, visit www.healthbeautyshow.com.
– Lisa Leinberger