In brief: Daylong youth event at Riverfront Park

RIVERSIDE – Spokane’s Youth ’N Action will host Youth Day on Friday at Riverfront Park in the Gondola Meadows, from noon to 6 p.m.

The event will include a variety of activities, programs and youth programs available to local kids. The featured “Where’s Baldo?” scavenger hunt will begin at 4 p.m. Participants can search the park for clues, compete in a variety of unique competitions, and the winning individuals and teams will receive over $5,000 in prizes.

Youth Day is open and free to all area kids.

For more information, call Ryan Oelrich, Youth ‘N Action director at (509) 499-0536 or visit www.YouthNAction.org.

Indian encampment, powwow at park

DOWNTOWN SPOKANE– The 21st annual Spokane Falls Northwest Indian Encampment and Pow Wow will be held at Riverfront Park Friday and Saturday.

The event will feature arts, crafts, and food. Grand entry for the dance competitions and drum contests will be at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m. The celebration will also include a “Run for Health” Fun Run on Saturday. Registration is at 8 a.m. and the run begins at 9 a.m.

Admission is free for spectators.

For more information, call (509) 535-0886.

County fair offering discount tickets

SPOKANE VALLEY – Discounted preseason tickets for the 2010 Spokane County Interstate Fair are on sale and will be available at the discounted price through Sept. 9. The fair will be Sept. 10 through Sept. 19.

Ticket prices: adult, $7 preseason/$10 at the gate; senior tickets (65 and over), $5 preseason/$7 at the gate; juniors (7 to 13), $5 preseason/ $7 at the gate; children 6 and under are free.

Group tickets are available at the discounted price of $5 each through Friday. Groups of 20 or more are required to receive the group ticket price.

Family packs are available for $39. Packs are available at local Safeway stores.

Tickets are on sale at the Spokane County Interstate Fair office, 404 N. Havana St. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Tickets are also available online at TicketsWest at www.ticketswest.com and at TicketsWest outlets.

Donate at INBC, get free ice cream

RIVERSIDE/COEUR D’ALENE – The Inland Northwest Blood Center will have its “Pint for a Pint Blood Drive” next Thursday and Sept. 3, at INBC’s Spokane Center, 210 W. Cataldo Ave., and INBC’s Coeur d’Alene Center, 1341 Northwood Center Court.

When participants donate one pint of blood, the amount given in a regular blood donation, they will get a coupon for a free pint of ice cream. The ice cream can be picked up at Brain Freeze Creamery and Baskin Robbins locations.

For more information call (509) 624-0151 in Spokane or (208) 667-5461 in Coeur d’Alene.