You might see Salvation Army bins around your neighborhood drugstores and grocery stores. What do you fill them with? Backpacks and school supplies.
Spokane's Salvation Army starts early on this because there are close to 2,500 children in need to school supplies. In 2009, they served 1,600 children and in 2010, they served 1,987 children.
For those of you who have been eagerly anticipating the Cherry Pickers Trot & Pit Spit - it is finally here! Your chance once again to try and break those Pit Spit records of 32 feet 9 inches for the women or 49 feet 4 inches for the men or if you'd just like to have some fun Thursday evening, July 21st starting around 5pm, why not head out to Green Bluff for the annual Cherry Pickers Trot and Pit Spit. This event supports the Green Bluff Fire Station and is put on by the Green Bluff Growers. The festivites include hamburgers and hot dogs beginning at 5pm with fre
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.
