In brief: Car, truck show Saturday in Latah

Thu., July 21, 2011

LATAH – The fifth annual “Cruizin’ the Palouse to Latah” is happening Saturday in the town of Latah in south Spokane County. The car and truck show is hosted by the Cruizin’ Inland Northwest Car Club (formerly the Cruizin’ Corvettes).

Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the park on Main Street. The cost is $10, or $5 for students. The car show will start at 10 a.m., and awards will be handed out at 2 p.m. There will also be games, vendors, a barbecue and a raffle. The event benefits the local food bank.

The Latah post office will even get in on the event by selling stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 and using a special postmark. The post office is located at 123 W. Market St.

To reach Latah, head south from Spokane Valley on Highway 27.

MLK center book event starts Friday

EAST CENTRAL – The Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center, 845 S. Sherman St., will have its annual 24-hour Read-a-Thon on Friday, beginning at 9 a.m., as part of the Summer Youth Academy program.

The goal of “The Amazing Reading Race” is to have participants read 600 books in 24 hours. Barnes & Noble in Northtown Mall will join in the fun and hold a free children’s scavenger hunt, from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday. School-age children are invited to follow the clues to special books, receiving a prize at the end of their hunt. Children may also listen to a story at storytime, held at 10 a.m. On Saturday, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Barnes & Noble will have a free costume contest. Children, ages 4 to 12, are invited to dress up as their favorite storybook character. They will be judged in three age groups: 4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. Prizes will be awarded in each category.

Proceeds from purchases made during the two-day event at Barnes & Noble will benefit the center. Customers who want to help may use the code #1050447 for any books, DVDs, music or cafe items in-store or online.

For more information about the Read-a-Thon or the Family Outreach Center visit www.mlkspokane.org.