Plans to open a Spokane Healthy Corner Store were canceled late last week. Parkside Grocery in the West Central Neighborhood was set to debut July 21st with the help of Spokane Regional Health District and West Central's Healthy Neighbors Committee. Complications with EBT authorization is delaying the opening. Store owner, Chuck Redmon, says they're going to try again next week.
"40% of our business down here is EBT and we wouldn't be able to sell to them," Redmon said.
Oil Can Henry's “Make a Change for the Cure” fundraiser kicked off Saturday at their various Spokane locations. Their team will be wearing pink hats and bowties to support the mission to fight breast cancer.
Submitted by Mark Peterson, Anchor on Good Morning Northwest
Thursday, July 14th, 2011, 4:06pm
Northwest Grand Prix is a three day event at Spokane County Raceway this Friday through Sunday with gates openning at 9am each day. Several styles of cars will be on the track at the same time with lots of passing, braking and speeds reaching 165 mph. Two organizations will be helped by the event , the Parkinson's Resource Center and Operation Spokane Heros. Great Clips will give buzz cuts with all the proceeds going into the charitable fund. Go to http://www.northwestmotorsports.org for all the details.
Tincan uses information technology and interactive media for education and community development. It is a non-profit organization that makes online information available to the people in the area. Workshops are available for no-cost. Please find a list of several workshops below.
July 19 - Blogging Basics (5:30-6:30) - Learn about the different free options one has to start their own blog.
The Washington Secretary of State office is opening up nominations on Friday for this year's Corporations for Communities 2011 Award. Last year, Secretary of State Sam Reed, selected two corporations, one large and one small corporation that were recognized as exceptional Washington businesses that demonstrated a commitment to giving. GLY Construction in Bellevue and Dissmore's Foods in Pullman were selected as the winners, picked from a statewide pool of nominees.
Submitted by Kristy Mylroie, Spokane Public Schools Blogger
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, 5:24pm
Beer and charity! Talk about a great mix. The 3rd Annual Monroe Street Pub Crawl is just weeks away. The bender includes a 3.5 mile trek along Spokane's historic Monroe Street and includes visits to about 10 establishments, depending of course on your endurance. It's all to raise money for health care for kids in Jamaica.
For all of the details, here's a look at the official Pub Crawl flyer.
