In brief: Contest to draw recycling poster

SPOKANE COUNTY – Students in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to enter the 2015 Spokane County Recycles Poster Contest. The theme is “Real Heroes Recycle: Be a Spokane County Superhero!”

Winning illustrations will be used in the 2016 Spokane County Recycles calendar.

Students must live in or attend school in a jurisdiction that participates in the Spokane County Regional Solid Waste System.

Posters must be on letter-size paper, oriented horizontally, and done in colored pencils, markers or crayons (no 3-D collages). The student’s name must not appear on the front of the poster.

Artwork must be submitted by Oct. 16 to the Waste to Energy facility, 2900 S. Geiger Blvd.

Finalists will be displayed at River Park Square from Oct. 27-Nov. 16. Fifteen posters will be selected for the calendar.

A list of participating school districts, rules and a registration form are at www.spokanecounty solidwaste.org. For more information, call (509) 625-6580.

Coats collected for distribution

WEST PLAINS – Collection boxes for children’s and adult coats are at many Cheney schools, churches and local businesses. Donations are being collected through Oct. 11.

Cleaned coats will be distributed 3-5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Sunset Elementary School 12824 W. 12th in Airway Heights, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 17 at Salnave Elementary School, 1015 Salnave Road in Cheney. Remaining coats will be available during Feed Cheney at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Wren Pierson Building, 615 Fourth St.

Garage sale Sunday at center

SOUTH HILL – The Southside Senior and Community Center is holding a garage sale 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Items for sale include books, clothes, toys, kitchenware and jewelry.

The center is at 3151 E. 27th Ave. For more information, call (509) 535-0803.

Lincoln Heights district on agenda

LINCOLN HEIGHTS – City planners will host an open house Wednesday to allow residents to address interests and concerns for the Lincoln Heights commercial district.

A technical assistance panel from the Urban Land Institute visited Lincoln Heights in June. That report is available at https://static.spokane city.org/documents/ projects/lincolnheights/ lincoln-heights-tap- report.pdf.

The city is using that report, plus input from individuals and neighborhood groups, to guide planning for the area.

The open house will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with a presentation at 6:30 p.m., at Southside Christian Church, 2934 E. 27th Ave.