Annual quilt show coming this weekend

The 30th annual Quilt Show will be held Friday through Sunday at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St.

“Winter Harmony” will feature 600 quilts, quilted clothing and wall hangings, along with hourly free quilting demonstrations and a quilters’ boutique.

Hours for Friday and Saturday are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $7 for all three days and will be sold at the door. Children age 11 and under are admitted free.

The Quilt Show is sponsored by the Spokane Chapter of the Washington State Quilters.

For more information, call Lorie Jones, Quilt Show chair, at 466-7812 or visit www.geocities.com/wsqspokanechapter.

Rainey Coffin

Spokane Valley

Spaghetti feed benefits Kids Club

The “Angels Among Us” Kids Club is having an all you can eat spaghetti feed at Aracelia’s Mexican Restaurant, 7905 E. Trent Ave., on Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

The feed includes salad, bread, dessert and a raffle, and costs $6 per person or $20 per family – two adults and two children.

The Kids Club is an ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease Awareness group for kids. Proceeds benefit ALSSO, an ALS Service Organization and offers hope to patients and families with ALS.

For more informatio,call 893-3773.

From staff reports

Spokane

Coaches needed for basketball league

Volunteer coaches are urgently needed for the Midnight Basketball League. For the past eight years, Hoopfest has partnered with Spokane Public Schools and conducted the Midnight Basketball League. The program is for students in grades 6 through 8 who attend schools within the district’s central urban neighborhoods.

Approximately 300 students have participated in Midnight Basketball. Chad Smith, operations manager for Hoopfest, said, “This program provides a safe and positive environment for many children, which allows them to learn about teamwork and sportsmanship while giving them the tools they need to combat social challenges they face on a daily basis.”

The first coaches meeting will take place today, and the league will run from Oct. 23-Nov. 15. One-hour practices will be held on Thursdays with games and workshops on Saturdays.

Those interested in serving as volunteer coaches are asked to contact Chad Smith at 624-2414, ext. 14 or e-mail chad@spokanehoopfest.net.

Cindy Hval

Logan

Tree-planting volunteers sought

The Doing It committee of the Spokane Preservation Advocates is planning a tree planting job in the Logan Neighborhood on Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will gather at 424 E. Sinto Ave. and will plant several red oaks in the historic neighborhood.

Volunteers for the morning work party are being sought, and are asked to bring gloves, a shovel or pick. Coffee and snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Susan Traver at 624-6555.

Susan Schreiner of SPA said the event also is intended to call attention to the benefit of street trees, including their cooling shade and ability to absorb stormwater runoff and carbon dioxide.

Mike Prager

North Spokane County

Library supporters holding book sale

The Friends of the North Spokane County Library plans its semiannual used-books sale on Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the library at 44 E. Hawthorne Road.

Hardback books will sell for $1; paperbacks for 50 cents. Proceeds are used for programs including the Spokane Is Reading summer reading programs for children, teens and adults; purchase of Early Literacy Station, staff development, and other projects not publicly funded.

Membership in the Friends group is open to anyone interested in helping to further literacy and reading in the community.

Cliff/Cannon

Art center workshops ongoing

Fall workshops continue at the Corbin Art Center, in the Daniel House, 507 W. Seventh Ave.

Youth Sewing, for ages 9 to 13, will begin on Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. and runs for four weeks. The cost is $25.

Portraits – Tips and Tricks of Photographing People, Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. The cost is $19.

Pesto – Italian Cooking, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. The cost is $22.

To register, receive a class schedule, or for more information, call 625-6677 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.

From staff reports