Washington Voices

The Manito/Cannon Hill Neighborhood Council is meeting Tuesday to evaluate three options for a new crosswalk at Manito Boulevard and 29th Avenue. That part of 29th Avenue is under construction and neighbors – who have long lobbied for a crosswalk at that intersection – wanted to make sure a crosswalk is installed as part of the bigger road construction project.

• The Building Stronger Neighborhoods Committee will meet Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Jack & Dan’s Restaurant, 1225 N. Hamilton St. • The Administration Committee will meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Office of Neighborhood Services, Sixth Floor, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Spokane First Church of the Nazarene, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd., will present the gospel quartet Fourgiven at 6 p.m. Sunday. The group is releasing its first CD, “His From the Start,” which will include new songs and old favorites like “Jesus Loves Me,” “Daystar” and “I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary.”

Krysten Amaya, a junior at Gonzaga Prep, won the Ignatian Service Award, along with a letter in community service. Amaya has completed more than 200 hours of community service as a Prep student. She has helped to raise awareness of domestic violence; she was the Prep Junior Varsity boys’ basketball trainer during the 2011-’12 school year; she volunteered a number of hours for Pop Warner Football; she kept books, was an umpire and helped coach Riverview’s Little Leagues; donated about 50 hours to bake sales to help the hungry and support a local children’s hospital; donated about 30 hours to help organize and run a fundraiser for a sports program; volunteered with Liberty Lake Days and helped raise money and awareness for youth programs in Liberty Lake.

For the week of Sept. 24-28. Monday – Option 1: Beef goulash with Mexicali corn, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, pears. Option 2: Chef salad, dinner roll, pears.

The Spokane Valley City Council declined to be the arbiter of grass length in the city when they turned down several proposed changes to the city’s nuisance code Tuesday. One of the proposed changes was to declare grass or weeds higher than 12 inches a nuisance. That proposal wasn’t well received. “How are we going to enforce it?” said Councilman Arne Woodard.

Area libraries offer storytimes for different ages. Here’s a look at some of the options: Baby lapsit

Victims’ Rights Response Team - Volunteers to become advocates for victims of sexual assault and other crimes. Community volunteers will provide medical and legal advocacy, crisis intervention and information referral to victims of sexual assault and other crimes. Comprehensive 35-hour training is provided and commitments of two evening or weekend shifts per month are required and stipends are available. For more information, contact Mandy Iverson, volunteer coordinator at (509) 343-5005. Women & Children’s Free Restaurant - To offer nutritious meals three times a week to women and children in need, volunteers are needed to pick up food, manage inventory, electronically keep statistics, and serve and clean up the meals. Call Karen Orlando at (509) 324-1995 or visit www.wcfrspokane.org.

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A woman avoided disaster last Saturday when a tire and wheel came off a car on the freeway and nearly landed in her lap. The woman was heading east, and the car that lost the tire was going west.

Today Art! on Broadway - Second annual event with more than 24 artisans with paintings, mixed-media art, mosaic glass, art glass, yard art, hand tie-dyed fashion and more. Taco Tumbras will be on site with Mexican cuisine; 10 a.m. Shear Illusions, 807 N. Argonne Road. Free admission. Free parking in the southeast corner. (509) 999-3583.