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Monday Spokane Valley Fire – 4 p.m. at Station 8, 2110 N. Wilbur.

Greenacres Park is moving forward after the Spokane Valley City Council approved funding for it on Tuesday. The city will make use of a $500,000 state grant and another $200,000 from the Civic Facilities fund. Parks and recreation director Mike Stone said the city hired a landscape architect and met with community members this spring to discuss what features to include in the park. The first phase is expected to cost $1.5 million and the city will nearly empty its Parks Capital Fund to build it.

The East Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will celebrate its pioneer heritage with a free family and community event today from 8 a.m. to noon at the Stake Center, 13608 E. 40th Ave. The day will begin with a parade and a musical tribute to the pioneers, followed by a free breakfast. The games and activities will all have a pioneer theme. There will be pony cart rides, gold panning, a log sawing contest, “meadow muffin” Frisbee golf and handcart races. The event is open to the public.

SPOKANE VALLEY – Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway Ave., will accept applications for its annual Smart Start school supply program Aug. 2 through 6. Families must be low-income residents of the Greater Spokane Valley area and have physical custody of the children receiving help. The children will receive new school supplies, including a backpack.

SPOKANE VALLEY – Valley Meals on Wheels will continue to honor local seniors with free ice cream socials at two of its Senior Lunch Program sites. Ice cream sundaes will be served at Edgecliff Neighborhood Center, 6903 E. Fourth Ave., on Aug. 10, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

There was a lot of discussion about the Neighborhood Center zone in the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan during a community meeting Thursday, but again there were few specific items of discontent voiced. The Neighborhood Center zones are clustered around major intersections along Sprague and don’t allow uses such as gas stations, self storage, casinos or adult entertainment stores. High density housing is a newly allowed use.

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For the week of July 26-30 Monday – Option 1: Orange chicken, vegetable chow mein, steamed rice, dinner roll, Mandarin oranges. Option 2: Bean soup, steamed rice, dinner roll, Mandarin oranges.

Picture Perfect is a scrapbook of the people and events that make your life in Spokane Valley special. We’ll publish your slice-of-life photographs for free. Just send them in via e-mail and include caption information, such as names, ages and locations, and provide a daytime phone number in case we have questions. Send your submissions to bartr@spokesman.com.

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