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POST FALLS – While many historical Post Falls buildings have gone the way of the wrecking ball in the name of progress, one of the city's remaining older buildings will be preserved as the home of the Post Falls Historical Society's new museum. The brick Chapin Building on the northeast corner of Spokane Street and Fourth Avenue has been the site of an early Post Falls drugstore, a Laundromat, the Post Falls Police Department and now the Post Falls Parks and Recreation Department. But when the new City Hall opens later this spring, the Post Falls Historical Society will move inside.

Weekly activities Post Falls Church of the Nazarene - Sunday worship, 10 a.m. Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Opportunities for all ages at the church, 308 W. 12th Ave., Post Falls. 773-4621.

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Pedestrians in Spokane's Riverfront Park may find their paths blocked over the next few months due to park construction, and the Red Wagon sculpture is off-limits temporarily for the same reason. The Spokane Parks Department has hired Dardan Enterprises of Post Falls to replace wooden decking on three pedestrian bridges crossing the Spokane River in the park.

For the week of March 10-14. Post Falls School District

For 03-06-2008

For the week of March 10-14 Monday – Veal with sour cream sauce over pasta, vegetables, sliced summer squash, sourdough bread, tapioca pudding with Mandarin oranges.

James Pallardy and Kalah Pratt of Shadle Park High School and Abbos Yunusov of Ferris High School have been accepted into the first phase of Washington Aerospace Scholars. This phase of the program incorporates distance learning with a NASA-designed curriculum which discusses the history of space exploration, the space shuttle, the International Space Station, the moon and Mars.

Gonzaga Prep Head coach: James Pizelo

The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents. The list of requests is coordinated by the Volunteers of America in cooperation with recognized social service agencies in Spokane. If you have an item to donate, please contact the social service agency directly. Donors who can deliver items are especially appreciated.

Melissa Mauro couldn't imagine a day like Tuesday when she first walked onto the West Valley High School campus as an incoming freshman four years ago. Tuesday morning, bright and early, Mauro and her girls basketball teammates stepped onto a bus and headed off across the mountains to Tacoma, where the Eagles opened the State Class 2A tournament – their first state appearance in the sport in 11 seasons.

Not everything Athol Elementary kids learn comes from books. Last Thursday marked the first science day at the school. Staged in the gym, displays were set up with various projects, by grade level. I found one of the parent volunteers, Darby Tonkin, who graciously guided me through the displays.

Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th Ave., will hold its 67th Annual Kosher Dinner Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The temple will serve more than 1,600 pounds of beef brisket, 3,600 pounds of potato knishes, 300 pounds of carrots and more.

A new outdoor swimming pool to replace the former Shadle Park pools could be placed at any of three parks in northwest Spokane with Loma Vista Park gaining an edge from residents who showed up at a pool planning meeting this week. Loma Vista – on Alberta Street between Francis and Rowan avenues – is centrally located, has easy street access and is closer to the city's northernmost neighborhoods of Indian Trail, Woodridge, Pacific Park and Five Mile, said proponents of the location.

Three Spokane County school districts are holding levy elections Tuesday. Voters should already have their ballots. This is the first election in which a simple majority, rather than a supermajority, is needed to pass the funding measures, the result of an initiative voters passed last November. Mead School District

Yips, yaps and yelps echoed throughout the Lilac City Dog Training Club in north Spokane on Feb. 23, when the Dachshund Club of Spokane sponsored a Dog Training Day. For a $5 donation to Dachshund Rescue NW, pets and their people could participate in a variety of classes. What started out as a hobby for Margo Mossburg, director of Dachshund Rescue NW, has turned into a passion and a calling. She was a Dachshund breeder for 25 years but eventually decided that rescuing was the best way to care for these energetic dogs. "I started checking and found a lot of wieners were being put down."

Southside Senior Activity Center – Volunteers are needed to serve as travel department van drivers. Interested volunteers must be willing to operate a 15 passenger van. All lunches and expenses for drivers will be covered. Contact Nina Mott at 535-0803. Spokane Valley Meals on Wheels – Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to elderly and disabled persons in the Spokane Valley. Volunteers must use their own vehicles to deliver meals and must pass a background check. Contact Pam Almeida at 924-6976.

Five public meetings are scheduled this month to discuss a wildfire protection plan being developed for Spokane County. The plan, required by the national Healthy Forests Restoration Act, is to cover land management and other measures for reducing fire danger in semirural areas.

More than 30 Central Valley High School students have shown they mean business. They won recognition in a recent Future Business Leaders of America regional contest. The events held Feb. 14 at Faith Bible Church in Spokane allowed members to demonstrate business concepts, career competencies, business knowledge and job-related skills. Those students placing in the top five in their events qualified to attend the State FBLA Business Conference in Bellevue in April.