Designer jeans offered at discount

Designer jeans will be available for discount prices during a fundraiser Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eastern Washington University Pence Union Building, rooms 204 and 205.

The nonprofit Charity Denim is joining together with the EWU Office of Student Activities and EWU Panhellenic, the council that oversees the sororities on the EWU campus. All designer jeans will be available for under $100. Call 475-7698 for more information.

Spokane County

Libraries closed Friday for training

All branches of the Spokane County Library District will be closed Friday for staff training.

District officials say regular hours will resume on Saturday.

Lincoln Heights

Bazaar and brunch to benefit food bank

Harvard Park Retirement Community is holding its Fall Bazaar and Brunch on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Harvard Park, 1616 E. 30th Ave.

A waffle and omelet bar will be available from 10 to 11:45 a.m. and a salad and pasta bar will be available from noon to 4 p.m.

Brunch is $5 or a donation of three cans of food.

The event will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank and the Union Gospel Mission.

Call Harvard Park at 747-2703 for more information.

Downtown

Riverfront Park attractions open

Riverfront Park has announced its seasonal hours and is open for business.

The Ice Palace opened Wednesday and will be open through March 1. Visit www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com for information on hours, lessons, day or season passes, and drop-in hockey.

For the Halloween season, Riverfront Park’s new feature is the Riverfront Fright Haunted Pavilion. It will be open through Nov. 1. Visit the Park’s Web site for details.

For IMAX showtimes and information visit www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com/imax.php.

The Carrousel’s daily hours are noon to 5 p.m.

The Spokane Falls Skyride is open Fridays through Sundays during the winter from noon to 5 p.m., and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Spokane Public Schools holidays.

West Hills

Academy holding dinner, auction

“Building Dreams, Building the Future,” Cornerstone Christian Academy’s second annual auction, will be held on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. at Life Center, 1202 N. Government Way.

A silent auction will include sporting event tickets and vacations. An Italian dinner and live auction will follow the silent auction.

Tickets are $20 per person or $125 for tables of eight. Tickets can be purchased at the school.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit community outreach programs and the building fund for the school.

Call Kim Richards at 835-1235 or e-mail krichards@cchristianacademy.com for more information.

Northwest

Permit approved for work at Albi

The Spokane city hearing examiner has approved a conditional use permit to the city parks and recreation department to allow development of a sports complex at Joe Albi Stadium. The permit was needed prior to construction of $11.6 million in improvements, including a new softball complex.

Hearing examiner Greg Smith said in his decision Monday that the expansion of sports facilities would not cause any adverse impacts to the area. Concerns have been raised about additional traffic that the center would generate, and that conditions could be imposed on the project to mitigate any potential problems.

However, a center turn lane on Assembly Street north of Wellesley Avenue, which was suggested by residents in the area, is not needed under the proposal, Smith said.

Albi improvements were included in a $42.9 million pools and parks improvement bond issue approved by voters a year ago. Construction of swimming pools has started and several new splash pad spray water features have been completed.

The Albi complex is expected to get a five-diamond softball complex, multiple soccer fields, a BMX track, a skate park, a preschool play area, restrooms, parking and paving.

Construction is expected to start this fall with completion of the softball fields late next summer and completion of the soccer fields by spring 2010.

Downtown

Gallery announces featured artist

The Avenue West Gallery, 120 S. Monroe St., will host Elizabeth Scott as its artist of the month. Scott will also be honored at a reception at the gallery at First Friday on Nov. 7, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Local musician Tracy Carr will be singing and playing guitar at the reception.

Call Dian Zahner at 838-4999 for more information.

From staff reports