In brief: Program gets kids fit for Bloomsday

Thu., Jan. 21, 2010

From Local Reports

SPOKANE COUNTY – Elementary schools in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are invited and encouraged to sign up for the Fit for Bloomsday … Fit for Life youth fitness program.

The program, now in its 24th year, was developed by Bloomsday volunteers in cooperation with physical education instructors, coaches and parents in the Spokane area. Fit for Bloomsday runs 8 to 10 weeks and prepares kids to run or walk Bloomsday while teaching them about fitness, nutrition and safety.

To register, visit www.bloomsdayrun.org and mail the completed form to the Bloomsday office at 1610 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. The registration deadline is Monday.

Teeth whitening event aids Guilds’

GARLAND – The Spokane Guilds’ School Foundation’s “Smiles” Teeth Whitening fundraiser will begin Feb. 1 and will run through March 31.

For $99, patients can get their teeth whitened professionally by one of more than 20 participating dentists.

All proceeds benefit the Spokane Guilds’ School Foundation.

For a referral, call (509) 720-3798.

For more information on the Spokane Guilds’ School, call (509) 326-1651 or visit www.guildschool.org.

Boater education will be Saturday

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Spokane County Sheriff’s Marine Training Unit will hold a free boater education class on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Training Center, 10319 E. Appleway Blvd.

As of Jan. 1, all boat operators age 30 and younger must take the mandatory course to operate a boat or personal watercraft. In 2011, the age limit will rise to 35, and will increase each year in five-year increments to the age of 60. Persons born before 1955 are exempt from the mandatory education requirements.

To register and for more information, call (509) 477-3552 or e-mail jcgoodwin@ spokanecounty.org. Pre-registration is required.

Lincoln Center plans barn dance

DOWNTOWN – The Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St., will host the Free Rein Therapeutic Riding Barn Dance on Feb. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The evening includes silent and live auctions, a scrip casino with blackjack and roulette, a barbecue dinner and a Bluegrass band.

Tickets are $75 per person or $600 for a table of eight.

To purchase tickets and for more information, call (509) 974-1468 or e-mail freereinspokane@hotmail. com or visit www.freereinspokane.org.

Concert, dinner on Valentine’s Day

POST FALLS – As part of its Valentine’s Day concert “A Tribute to Judy Garland,” the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., will feature dinner at Rosa’s Italian Market and Deli for the Feb. 14 event.

The Italian meal will be served at 5 p.m. at Rosa’s, 120 E. Fourth Ave. in Post Falls, and will include Fire Roasted Tomato Ancho Soup, Caesar Salad, Penne al a Vodka, toasted garlic bread, Red Velvet Sweetheart Cupcakes, iced tea, Italian brewed coffee and San Pellegrino water.

Dinner is $24.95 per person, and reservations are required by Feb. 10. For reservations and for more information, call (208) 777-7400.

Tickets to the concert are $20 per person. To purchase tickets and for more information, call (208) 457-8950.

Give donation, get free haircut

RIVERSIDE – On Wednesday, Fathom SalonSpa, 1618 W. Second Ave., will give complimentary haircuts to adults with a minimum donation of $10 to benefit the Volunteers of America.

Participants may also donate items for Volunteers of America for a free haircut, including clothing for men, women and children, personal hygiene items and household goods.

To reserve a spot for a haircut and for more information, call (509) 473-9932.

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