In brief: EVHS craft fair this weekend
The East Valley High School craft fair, a fundraiser for band and marching band students, is Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Homemade crafts and baked good will be available at the school, 15711 E. Wellesley Ave. Admission is $1. For more information, call 226-1222.
MILLWOOD
WVHS band auction Saturday
A silent auction, barbecue dinner, live auction and a raffle highlight the West Valley High School band auction Saturday at 4 p.m.
Dinner is $5 per person or $20 per family at the school, 8301 E. Buckeye Ave. For more information call 922-5296.
– From staff reports
Tree lighting Friday at IEP
Inland Empire Paper Co., and the town of Millwood will present a tree lighting event on the west lawn of IEP Friday at 6 p.m.
Hot chocolate and cider will be served. For more information call Wayne Andersen at 924-1911.
– Valerie Putnam
FORT WRIGHT
Meth education event planned
The Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council will present a four-hour meth education event Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, building 11, 4000 Randolph Road.
The event will include presentations from the Spokane County Drug Endangered Children Project, the Washington State Patrol, and other organizations.
A buffet lunch will be provided.
The presentation is free, but participants should bring a new stuffed animal for the Teddy Bear for Drug Endangered Children project.
For more information, call 922-8383.
Lisa Leinberger
Cheney
Turnbull hosts winter festival
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge’s annual Winter Festival is Dec. 8, featuring the WSU raptor program, a track-making activity for children and music from local musicians.
Coffee and cookies and chili and cornbread will be provided. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. Donations will benefit the environmental education programs on the refuge. Call 235-2760 or 928-4673 for more information. Because of a detour at the railroad crossing on Cheney-Plaza Road, visitors should take Cheney-Spangle Road across the tracks, take the first right (on Alki Road), continue to Cheney-Plaza Road, then drive five miles south on Cheney-Plaza Road to the refuge entrance.
– From staff reports