In brief: Balance workshop offers tips on improving movement

Thu., Jan. 26, 2012

WEST HILLS – Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Drive, will offer an introductory workshop on the Alexander Technique from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

The course, taught by William Conable, will teach participants a simple and practical method for improving ease and freedom of movement, balance, support, flexibility and coordination to enhance performance.

The workshop costs $10. To register and for more information, call (509) 326-9516.

Drivers needed for treat deliveries Feb. 14

CLIFF/CANNON – Meals on Wheels Spokane is in need of volunteers to help deliver sweet treats to seniors on Feb. 14.

Local cupids have purchased Cinn-A-Grams to brighten Valentine’s Day for senior citizens, but help is needed to make the deliveries. About 60 volunteers are needed for the deliveries that will begin at 8 a.m. in Spokane and some outlying areas. Pick up will be at Central Lutheran Church, 512 S. Bernard St.

Volunteers also are needed to put the goodies together. Volunteers will meet at noon on Feb. 13 for about four hours.

The Cinn-A-Gram event is a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels and funds from each Valentine’s treat sold will feed five hungry seniors a hot, nutritious meal.

To volunteer and for more details, call (509) 456-0397.

Cancer Resource Centers seek more volunteers

SPOKANE COUNTY – Volunteers are needed for the American Cancer Society’s Spokane Cancer Resource Centers. The Cancer Resource Centers are a partnership between the American Cancer Society and Deaconess Hospital/Rockwood Health Systems, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, and Valley Hospital and Medical Center.

Volunteers are not trained medical personnel, but they have access to up-to-date cancer information and free programs and services available in this area. They are also trained to navigate the society’s website and community resource database. Those wishing to volunteer for the Cancer Resource Centers should have some basic computer skills or the ability to learn, but most of all they should be compassionate to the needs of the patients. Former cancer patients are encouraged to apply.

For information on how to volunteer, call Bonnie Abernethy at (509) 242-8292 or email bonnie.abernethy@ cancer.org.

Whitworth Founder’s Day events begin Feb. 2

SPOKANE COUNTY – Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne Road, will kick off Heritage Month 2012 with its annual Founder’s Day Convocation Feb. 2 in the Cowles Auditorium at 11 a.m.

The event will include music and worship, Provost and Executive Vice President Michael Le Roy and campus historian and professor Dale Soden will speak, and top students will be honored.

Heritage Month commemorates the university’s founding on Feb. 20, 1890. Themed “Whitworth in the ’70s,” the upcoming celebration will include a gospel explosion performance on Feb. 10; the fourth annual Leonard A. Oakland Film Festival, Feb. 16 through Feb. 18; and the lecture “Expo ’74 and the Transformation of Spokane,” on Feb. 22.

For details and a full list of events, visit www.whitworth.edu.

‘Portraits’ at StageWest opens Feb. 3 in Cheney

CHENEY – StageWest Community Theatre will perform “Portraits,” beginning Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 639 Elm St., in Cheney.

Other performance dates include Feb. 4, Feb. 10-11, and Feb. 17-18 at 7 p.m. Sunday shows will be held on Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at 3 p.m.

The play, written by Jonathan Bell, is a collection of stories of those affected by the 9/11 tragedy.

Tickets are $12 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors, age 60 and older. Tickets may be purchased by calling (509) 951-1355, or by emailing StageWestCT@ yahoo.com.

For more information, visit www.stagewestct.org.

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