Washington Voices

For 07-05-2014

For the week of July 7-11. Monday – Option 1: Tuna noodle casserole, roll, steamed vegetables, fruit. Option 2: Potato soup, ham and cheese sandwich, fruit.

For soccer coaches across the country, the World Cup is the ultimate teaching moment. In match after match, it’s the beautiful game at its highest level, played with the kind of passion and pride that grows out of national pride.

The Spokane Valley Fire Department and Spokane County Fire District 8 now have an automatic aid agreement, meaning the closest crew will respond to an incident, no matter which side of the boundary it’s on. “It’s better for the customer and it’s better for the department,” said Spokane Valley Chief Bryan Collins.

American Cancer Society Discovery Shop - Volunteers are needed for the Discovery Shop, 805 W. Garland Ave., for help with a number of duties. For more information, call Joanne at (509) 465-1607. Anna Ogden Hall Long Term Recovery Shelter - Volunteer opportunities include in the nursery and kitchen; various program class teachers; reception work; and help in the medical clinic. Required introductory classes are offered three times per month. For more information, call (509) 535-8510 or visit www.ugmspokane.org.

In hindsight, Hoopfest probably wasn’t the right venue for a fundraiser to support the Avista Center for Entrepreneurship at Spokane Community Colleges. Throughout the basketball tournament volunteers in pink overalls, carrying signs, worked the crowd for $5 donations. They raised $500.

East Valley High School has announced its honor roll for the second semester of the 2013-14 school year. 12th grade

Today Fallen Heroes Patriotic Run - Presented by Friends of Pavillion Park. 5:45 p.m. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Road, Liberty Lake. (509) 499-3180.

FRANKLIN PARK – The North Hill Mobile COPS Unit will be in the south parking lot at Franklin Park, 5100 N. Division St., on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with crime prevention information, Block Watch and identity theft/fraud information. Bike registration and Operation Family ID will also be available.

Lottery winners in Spokane County for the week of June 22-29. $1,000

• The Whitman Neighborhood Council will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook St. • The Public Safety Committee will meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the YMCA of the Inland Northwest Corporate Office, 1126 N. Monroe St.

When, at the behest of a reader, I started focusing on beginning gardening topics this year, I never expected to write about this one. I am having multiple crop failures this year in the vegetable garden. The consolation is that it happens to everyone at some point – even experienced gardeners. The first crop I started having trouble with was my garlic. It emerged from under its blanket of winter mulch in fine shape with 100 percent survival. Maybe that should have been my first clue. I fertilized it with blood meal in late April and thought I was good to go.