City looking at new street design

The city of Spokane Valley is considering new street design standards, which includes new street design, construction, inspection and maintenance requirements. The proposed changes will be available online at www.spokanevalley.org after Monday.

Those interested may also request an electronic copy on a CD by calling Patty Romero at 688-0297. Public comments will be accepted on the proposed changes until Jan. 30 and can be e-mailed to promero@spokanevalley.org or mailed to Spokane Valley City Hall, Attn: Patty Romero, 11707 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley, WA 99206.

Dig out hydrants near your home

The Spokane Valley Fire Department is warning residents and businesses to make sure fire hydrants are shoveled out and accessible.

Fire response could be slowed if firefighters have to dig out a hydrant during a house fire. It is the responsibility of residents to make sure hydrants aren’t buried in snow.

Mead

Ski, snowboard instructors needed

Volunteers are needed for ski and snowboard training clinics, held at Mount Spokane next Saturday through Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The lessons are a one-to-one or one-to-two instructor/student ratio, and instruction methods follow the Professional Ski Instructors of America American Teaching System.

Lesson include: sit skiing, or nonambulatory skiing for paraplegics, quadriplegics, those with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, etc., providing an opportunity to achieve dramatic levels of control and maneuverability (proportional to the disability) on slopes of varying degrees of difficulty. Register early as class inventory is limited.

Students in blind skiing will learn from a sighted instructor how to respond to verbal signals as well as to “see with their feet.” Outrigger skiing allows leg amputees to ski with or without their prosthetic leg(s) in a three or four-track method. Students with balance deficits also use this method.

A limited amount of scholarship money is available for individuals needing assistance.

For volunteer, scholarship and further information call, Alice Busch at 625-6245.

Garland

Items for dolls at Discovery Shop

Martha Hibbard, and Terri and Bill Myrhang are busy designing cradles and clothing for dolls and Teddy Bears, a task they work on all year. The toys and accessories are sold annually at the American Cancer Society’s Spokane Discovery Shop, 805 W. Garland Ave.

Sales from all toys go directly to the American Cancer Society and their fight to find a cure for a disease.

For more information or to learn how to volunteer for the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, contact Karen Sullens at 328-9373.