Shadow Youth tryouts coming up

The Spokane Shadow Youth Soccer Club will conduct U-11 and U-12 tryouts under new director Sean Bushey.

All tryouts will be held at Dwight Merkel Complex (North Complex), 5034 N. Assembly St. Visit www.spokaneshadow.org for the most current tryout information as location, dates and times are subject to change due to weather.

•U12 boys: Feb. 23, 9-11 a.m. and 2-3:30 p.m.; Feb. 24, 2-3:30 p.m.

•U12 girls: Feb. 23, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3:30-5 p.m.; Feb. 24, 3:30-5 p.m.

•U11 boys: March 1. 9-10:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.; March 2, 1-2:30 p.m.

•U11 girls: March 1, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. March 2, 3-4:30 p.m.

Whitworth

Whitworth lecture series continues

Whitworth University will present Jonathan Isacoff, associate professor of political science and director of environmental students at Gonzaga University, next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre in Weyerhaeuser Hall on the Whitworth campus, 300 W. Hawthorne.

Part of the school’s Great Decisions Lecture Series, Isacoff will discuss, Terrorism and America’s Response: Offense, Defense and the War on Terror.

He is the author of, “Writing the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Pragmatism and Historical Inquiry.”

For more information about this event, call Barbara Brodrick at 777-3270.

Downtown

Parks and Rec job fair Saturday

Spokane Parks and Recreation will present its 16th Annual Job Fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pavilion near the IMAX Theater in Riverfront Park.

The fair will provide information about over 200 spring and summer jobs in the park. Jobs include facility and grounds maintenance, electro-mechanical technicians, food and attractions cashiers, food service cooks, attraction attendants (including the Carrousel, Gondola Skyride, Tour Train and rides), security officers, storeroom attendants, IMAX Theater projectionist and more.

Applicants must be at least 16 years old by March 15, and some positions may require applicants to be 18 or older.

Wages start at $8.15 per hour.

There will also be information about lifeguard positions for Spokane pools. Applicants only need to be at least 15 years old to attend a training class.

If you can’t attend the job fair but are interested in a seasonal job through Spokane Parks and Recreation, applications are available at the Riverfront Park Lobby at the IMAX from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.

For more information, visit www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com.

East Central

Chinese New Year activities planned

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the East Central Senior Center, 500 S. Stone St., Wednesday at 11 a.m.

The event will include Chinese dancers, decorations, traditional music and educational activities.

The menu will include Chinese dumplings, egg rolls, chow mein, beef and broccoli and steamed rice.

The cost is $5 and reservations are required.

For more information, call Kathy Armstrong at 625-6693.

West Hills

Calendar sales will benefit SNAP

Service-learning students at Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive, have partnered with Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs to create a 2008 monthly calendar to raise funds for the nonprofit group that helps feed, clothe and shelter the homeless.

The calendar features profiles of area homeless men and women who were interviewed and photographed by SFCC students. The project was designed to “put a face on homelessness” in Spokane because many people do not fully understand how a homeless person comes to be that way. A goal is to help dispel some commonly held beliefs about homelessness by sharing the short biographies of Spokane’s homeless.

Student photographers from instructor Ira Gardner’s photography class include Vanessa Hadford, D.W. Johnson, Carlena Hockersmith, Fran Haily, Jordan Andre, Marcia Rapier and Viktoriya Kuropatko. Student interviewers from instructor Polly McMahon’s speech class include Chris Balcom, Ranasha Davis and Cheryl Cross. Student designers Scott Zinn and Benjamin Grant worked with Laura Mincks, graphic designer, SFCC Media and Technical Services, to create the design.

Calendars are $10, available by visiting the SFCC Service-Learning and Community Engagement Office.

For information, contact project coordinator Kerry Rollins-Lampkin, community engagement specialist, 533-3140.

– From staff reports