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Lottery winners in Spokane County for the week of Feb. 4-Feb. 8. $1,000

• The Administration Committee will meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Office of Neighborhood Services, Sixth Floor, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • The Logan Neighborhood Council will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Fourth Memorial Church, 2000 N. Standard St.

Spokane Valley This week

For 02-14-2013

For the week of Feb. 18-22. Monday – Option 1: Beef goulash with Mexicali corn, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, pears. Option 2: Chef salad, dinner roll, pears.

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

Much of the snow in the lower elevations has melted across the Inland Northwest. Many are wondering if winter is coming to an end since the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, did not see his shadow on Feb. 2. According to legend, if the groundhog does not see his shadow, then an early spring is right around the corner. However, residents in the Northeast are digging out from one of the biggest snowstorms in recorded history. This historic blizzard in New England caused several deaths and left at least 650,000 homes and businesses without electricity.

Greater Spokane County/Valley Meals on Wheels - Volunteers are needed to deliver hot meals to elderly and disabled people. Volunteers will also need to check on the well-being of each person on their route. Volunteers may choose to drive a route any day, Monday through Friday, or drive as a substitute on flexible days.

The Spokane barbershop quartets are getting ready to deliver singing surprises to local sweethearts on Valentine’s Day. The quartets are all part of Pages of Harmony Men’s Chorus which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Every year, they take their show on the road for Valentine’s Day.

Bowdish Middle School recently announced the honor roll for first trimester. Eighth Grade

A mix of fires kept crews from the Spokane Valley Fire Department busy the week of Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, including a doghouse fire and an attic fire that was probably caused by a wood stove. The attic fire in the 900 block of North Vista Road was reported just after 4 p.m. Feb. 2. Four residents were able to get out of the home without injury. Crews found fire in the attic and the garage when they arrived.

The Spokane Valley Police Department targeted vehicle prowls and garage burglaries, netting 20 arrests. After the success of the emphasis patrol from mid-November to mid-December, the department is working to find a better way to work intelligence about crime patterns into its everyday workload, said property crimes Sgt. John Nowels.

Monday Spokane Valley Fire Department – 4 p.m. at the Administration Building, 2120 N. Wilbur Road.

MILLWOOD – The Spokane Valley Fire Department will use a home at 9621 E. Empire Ave. in Millwood for training Tuesday. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., smoke and flames will at times be visible from the home, which was donated to the department for training purposes. Empire Avenue will be closed between Woodruff Road and Boeing Road while the training is under way, but nearby homeowners will be allowed in and out. Traffic will be rerouted north on Woodruff Road to Dalton Avenue.