The Garland Business District held a meeting Feb. 20 about bringing a COPS shop to the Garland area. Close to 100 people and many city officials were at the meeting, said Julie Shepard-Hall, a business owner who has spearheaded the campaign to bring a COPS shop there.
On a gloomy February afternoon the lobby of the Magic Lantern Theatre sparkled with laughter, conversation and tiaras. The Magic Lantern Girlfriends Club had convened to celebrate February birthdays and watch a special screening of “Fried Green Tomatoes.”
SPOKANE - Starting on March 1, the SpokeFest Association will be accepting grant applications from schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations looking to fund projects promoting bicycle safety, education or commuting. Since 2010, SpokeFest has purchased bicycles and helmets for schools and paid for teacher training, among other projects.
SPOKANE VALLEY – Today is the last day for children and teens to sign up for the spring soccer season offered through Valley Youth Soccer. The season is April 6 through May 18 and the games are played on Saturdays at Spokane Valley schools – most are played at Trent Elementary School.
Behind a secret door in the back of Glamarita, 911 ½ W. Garland Ave., is a long hallway with warm fabric draped on the walls. At the end of the hallway is another door that leads to a room dedicated to the imagination; it is 1,195 square feet that oozes feminine charm where fashion and accessories are dreamt of and then brought to fruition.
The Liberty Lake Police Department investigated an unusual auto theft Saturday evening on Interstate 90. A car had broken down on the freeway near the Liberty Lake exit. The driver called police at 8:15 p.m. to report that when a tow truck arrived to pick up his car, the vehicle was gone.
I got a bit of a surprise last week when John Hancock emailed me a picture of an enormous cluster of adult lady beetles he found basking in the sun at his Deep Creek home. They appeared to have been overwintering in the grass and were taking advantage of the first sun since the snow melted. As it was way too early for them to come out, they likely warmed themselves for awhile and then retreated back to the shelter of the sod for a few more weeks.
The Miss Spokane Scholarship Program and Pageant selected its titleholders Feb. 17. The winners will go on to state and perhaps national pageants in addition to representing Spokane at community events. Miss Spokane is an official preliminary pageant of the Miss America Organization.
• The Community Assembly will meet Friday at 4 p.m. in the Council Briefing Center, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • The Cliff/Cannon Neighborhood Council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 1428 W. Ninth Ave.
There were a few shrieks Friday afternoon as 10 men and women dashed into the chilly water of Liberty Lake through a hole cut in the ice. They lingered a bit to pose for a picture and exchange high-fives with two divers dressed in dry suits, then they made for shore and a warming tent or the hot tub. It’s not unusual for people to partake in a polar plunge. This group of die-hards were super plungers, who took the plunge 24 times between dawn and dusk in a bid to raise money for Special Olympics.
The bell heralded the end of the school day, but learning didn’t stop for a few Centennial Middle School seventh-graders who stayed behind to tinker with their lithium battery-powered cars. Two teams of students are preparing for the Inland Northwest Regional Science Bowl where they’ll race against other teams and test their knowledge.
This week Heritage Celebration – Saturday, building tours available 4-5:45 p.m., followed by the church’s Centennial Celebration Dinner at 6 p.m., catered by Meals on Wheels at Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines Road. Entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m.; tickets $10. (509) 924-9750.
Two artisan benches featuring decorative rabbits were stolen from the Saltese Cemetery last summer, and caretakers are offering a reward for their return. Caretaker Mary Cabbage hopes someone has seen the seats and will help return them to their place inside a gazebo at the cemetery.
For the week of March 4-8. Monday – Option 1: Pork roast with gravy, scalloped potatoes, steamed vegetables, bread, dessert. Option 2: Meat taco with cheese, steamed vegetables, dessert.
Lodging tax funds were a focal point of the Spokane Valley City Council’s winter retreat on Tuesday. A clause in state law that allows lodging tax money to be spent on festivals and operations for nonprofit organizations involved in tourism expires this year, and the Association of Washington Cities has introduced bills in each chamber of the Legislature to allow those uses to continue.
Second Harvest Inland Northwest - Second Harvest is in need of volunteers to help sort and pack produce, food drive or bulk food items in preparation for delivery to the food bank’s emergency food outlets. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and be able to stand for two hours. For more information, call (509) 252-6257 or visit www.2-harvest.org.
