Chattaroy quilter will be featured
Chattaroy resident Barbara Lambrecht has been selected the featured quilter and presenter for the Washington State Quilters 30th annual quilt show, set for Oct. 17-19 at the Spokane Interstate Fair and Expo Center.
Entry forms for the “Winter Harmony” quilt show will be available at the next WSQ meeting April 24 and at area quilt stores after that date. The first 100 entries received will be awarded a special commemorative pin.
Lambrecht is well-known for her award-winning quilts, creative quilting and style. She has been active with WSQ for 16 years and has fulfilled several board positions, including president for the past two years. She has also been featured online at RealWomenQuilt.com, has taught many classes throughout the area and is an active member of the Appliqué Society, which shows her detailed portrait quilts.
For more information visit the WSQ Web site at www.geocities.com /wsqspokanechapter/, or call 435-3889.
Northeast
Egg hunt Saturday at Hays Park
Every child will win, but the kids who find the gold or silver egg will win a special prize at a flashlight Easter egg hunt Saturday in Hays Park, Crestline Street and Providence Avenue, sponsored by the Northeast Youth Center.
The hunt is from 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. for children ages 4-6; 7:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. for ages 8-9, and from 8:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. for ages 10-13. Cost is $8.Call 482-0708 to register.
Spokane Valley
Police pursue, capture man
Officers arrested a 36-year-old Deer Park man about noon Monday after a short pursuit that ended when the car he was driving was pinned against a parked vehicle near North Pines Middle School.
Officer Chan Erdman attempted to stop Mark R. Yeager, 4871 Williams Valley Road, at Mission Avenue and Pines Road about 11:34 a.m., said Spokane Valley Police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.
The man fled from the officer, apparently because he had an outstanding Department of Corrections escape warrant.
Erdman also learned that the 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier Yeager was driving had been reported stolen from a Spokane Valley address on March 2.
Erdman initiated a pursuit which ended when officers used a Pursuit Immobilization Technique near the school.
Yeager ran from his pinned car but was chased down . Officers used a Taser to control the suspect for arrest at the end of the chase.
Yeager was arrested on a felony escape warrant and on a felony count of attempting to elude a police vehicle.
Yeager was not charged in connection with the stolen car after officers learned its taking might have been a civil, rather than criminal, matter.
West Central
Rummage sale in Girl Scout gym
The Junior League of Spokane will hold a rummage sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Girl Scouts Council Gymnasium, 1404 N. Ash St.
It features a large variety of low-priced items from more than 100 families, including clothing, toys, books, furniture, household items. All proceeds will go into projects benefiting the community.
The Junior League is a women’s volunteer and training nonprofit organization whose emphasis is helping women and children in the Spokane Community.
East Central
Seminar will focus on elder law
A seminar titled “Legal Issues Affecting Seniors” will be April 15 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the multipurpose room of the East Central Senior Center, 500 S. Stone St.
The presenter is elder law attorney Lynn St. Louis, who will discuss elder law and estate planning, including powers of attorney for financial and health matters, wills, health care directives/living wills and Medicaid long-term care benefits. St. Louis is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, serving as president of the Washington chapter for 2008.
The seminar is free, but reservations required. Call 625-6693 to reserve a seat, or stop by the senior center.
West Hills
Bloomsday training begins Saturday
Free training clinics for Bloomsday participants will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays starting March 15 for seven weeks prior to Bloomsday at the Spokane Falls Community College gym.
Meet at the gym for a training talk and warm-up activities followed by a walk or run on an outdoor course. Training begins with a one-mile course and increases a mile each week. Water stations, first aid, crossing guards and volunteer support staff will be available each week.
Registration is required in advance or at the clinics. Call 482-2356 for more information.
Spokane Valley
Chocolate gala benefits SCRAPS
Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service will host its third annual Chocolate Festival and Auction on March 28 to raise money for SCRAPS animal shelter, shelter programs and the Animal Medical Fund.
The event will be hld from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. The cost is $20. Call 477-2532 for tickets or more information.
Whitworth
Lecture will focus on Latin America
Lindy Scott, a Spanish professor at Whitworth University, will present, “Why Latin America is Shifting to the Left: We Need to Understand Our Southern Neighbors,” today at 7:30 p.m. in the Robinson Teaching Theatre of Weyerhaeuser Hall on the Whitworth campus, 300 W. Hawthorne Road.
Part of the school’s 51st annual Great Decisions Lecture Series, Scott is the co-editor of the book, “Terrorism and the War in Iraq: A Christian Word from Latin America,” and editor of the book, “Christians, the Care of Creation and Global Climate Change.” He holds a doctorate from Northwest University.
For more information, call Barbara Brodrick at 777-3270.
Spokane County
Beth Ann Daigre named to post
Beth Ann Daigre has been named to serve a three-year term on the Auxiliary Member Advisory Committee of the Military Officers Association of America.
Daigre, a member of the MOAA’s Spokane chapter, will join five other surviving spouses for the association’s 367,000 membership. She was nominated by Merl Gorton, president of MOAA’s Washington State Council of Chapters. She currently serves on the Spokane MOAA Chapter’s board of directors as the auxiliary liaison, Web page coordinator (Spokane MOAA.org) and newsletter editor.
Daigre and her husband moved to the Spokane area in 1991 after his retirement at his last duty station, North Island NAAS, Coronado, Calif.
The MOAA’s Spokane chapter serves more than 500 members in Northeast Washington and North Idaho. The nonprofit veterans association is dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserving the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors.
Girl Scout board installs new leader
Jan Richardson is the new board of directors chairwoman for Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Richardson has been the president of Spokane Motor Cars Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo since March 2004.
Richardson grew up with Girl Scouts and has served on the board of Directors of the Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council since 2004.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho is a newly merged council, combining resources and staff of the former Girl Scouts Inland Empire Council based in Spokane and Girl Scouts Mid-Columbia Council based in Kennewick. Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho currently serves more than 8,000 Girl Scouts and 2,500 adult volunteers in 32 counties.
Native American kids programs to be discussed
The public can attend the annual hearing for the Title VII Spokane Valley Native American Program to learn more about services for school-age children. The hearing is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 26 at the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, 8706 E. Upriver Drive.
Attendees can learn about the services the Native American program offers to students and their families and how the program is funded. Officers will be elected and public recommendations will be heard. Activities for children and light refreshments will be provided.
The Native American Program serves students with a Native American heritage in the Central Valley, East Valley, Freeman and West Valley school districts. For more information, call 288-5832.
United Way seeks award nominations
Each year the Spokane County United Way honors and recognizes volunteers who have devoted their time and talents to help make a difference in our community. Nomination categories include individual, business, senior, young adult and team.
Nominations are available online at www.unitedwayspokane.org or by contacting Lucille Simmons at the United Way at (509) 838-6581. All nominations must be received by March 21.
Winners will be named at the annual 2008 Volunteer of the Year Award Luncheon on Wednesday, April 16 at the Spokane Convention Center from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
– From staff reports