In brief: VFW to host egg hunt Saturday

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1435 annual Easter egg hunt will be at noon Saturday at Edgecliff Park, 800 S. Park Road.

The hunt is for children ages 1 to 11. The Easter Bunny will visit.

For more information, call Michelle (509) 230-2958.

Driver safety class offered April 25

SPOKANE VALLEY – AARP will offer its driver safety program at the Good Samaritan Society Community Center, 17121 E. Eighth Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25.

The program will include defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws and rules of the road.

Cost is $12 for AARP members, $14 for nonmembers.

To register and for more information, call Carol Ann Christnacht at (509) 924-6161, ext. 650.

Cchildren’s art classes start soon

CLIFF/CANNON – The Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh Ave., will have classes for children ages 2 through 13, beginning April 16. Registration is required.

Classes include:

Little Leonardos, for ages 3-5. Begins April 16 and runs for six weeks. The class is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays. Cost is $45 per person.

Mom and Me Make Art, for ages 3-5. Begins April 16 and runs for six weeks. The class is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays. Cost is $45 per person.

Art Exploration, for ages 7-13. Begins April 16 and runs for six weeks. The class is from 4-5:30 p.m. Mondays. Cost is $49 per person.

Mom and Me Science Exploration, for ages 2-4. Begins April 18 and runs for six weeks. The class is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Cost is $45 per person.

Drawing Basics, for ages 6-12. Begins April 18 and runs for five weeks. The class is from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost is $45 per person.

Enchanted Adventure, for ages 3-5. Begins April 19 and runs for six weeks. The class is from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Cost is $45 per person.

To register and for more information, call (509) 625-6677 or visit www.spokaneparks.org.>

Adoption event ran out of animals

SPOKANE COUNTY – Local shelters and pet rescue organizations were able to find homes for 184 pets during a free pet adoption event last weekend, said Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service director Nancy Hill. “We probably could have adopted out more animals, but we ran out,” Hill said.

Running out of animals is a nice problem for an adoption event to have. The event at Subaru of Spokane was spearheaded by SCRAPS and organizers hoped to adopt out 222 pets. “It was a great collaborative effort,” Hill said.

Though hugely successful, the event was logistically challenging, Hill said. “It was crazy wild,” she said. “The first two hours of the event were slightly controlled chaos. There were so many people there. It was very encouraging to see people come out.”