In brief: Valley street sweeping underway

Thu., March 12, 2015

From Local Reports

SPOKANE VALLEY – Regular street sweeping in residential areas has begun and will continue through May.

Most sweeping will happen between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Residents are encouraged to move vehicles and basketball hoops out of the way, and to keep vegetation and bushes trimmed back from the curb and out of the right of way.

Overhead vegetation should be trimmed to 14 feet above the street.

The spring sweeping keeps debris from clogging storm drains and improves air quality by removing dust and particulates that may be blown into the air.

SCC offers small business camp

SPOKANE – Spokane Community College is offering an eight-week workshop for aspiring and beginning business owners.

Small Business Boot Camp will cover such topics as determining the feasibility of a business idea, calculating start-up costs and marketing.

The workshop meets 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 14 through June 4 at SCC, 1810 N. Greene St.

The program costs $525. Participants must register by April 7.

For more information, visit www.campusce.net/ spokane/ and search for Small Business Boot Camp.

COPS Northeast to host blood drive

NORTHEAST SPOKANE – COPS Northeast is having a blood drive on March 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the COPS shop on 5208 N. Market St.

Make an appointment online at www.inbcsaves.org or by calling (800) 423-0151.

Business group to host Wick

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Spokane Valley Business Association meets 7:30 a.m. today at the Valley Fire Department’s Administration Building, 2120 N. Wilbur Road.

Councilman Ben Wick is the featured speaker and he will present news and updates from Olympia, the Barker Road Interchange and the long-range Bridging the Valley project.

Nonmembers are welcome.

For information, call (509) 842-2322.

Church hosts monthly food pickup

MILLWOOD – Second Harvest Inland Northwest has its monthly food distribution at Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.

No appointments necessary. Recipients must be present.

Please bring boxes for food donation transport. Call (509) 924-2350 for information.

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