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Materials for the Nov 12 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Materials for the Nov 12 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

We’re rapidly approaching the second Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for another Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting. It takes place tomorrow (November 12) starting at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). This month we’ll be hearing — no, really this time — from Tim Schwering, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Spokane Police Department, about the practicalities and policies of police body cameras. This is all the more topical in light of this weekend’s car chase across…

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Roundabouts Begin on W Montgomery

Roundabouts Begin on W Montgomery

The barriers and detour that have suddenly sprung up on the stretch of W Montgomery between N Monroe and Northwest Boulevard mark the start of construction for the traffic circles (aka roundabouts) that will help to abate speeding. The chain-link fence in the left of the photo below has been taken out twice in recent years due to speeders. This post from August shows the engineering designs and also contains links to the long but fairly smooth history of this…

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Life Planning for Seniors, Families and Caregivers (Nov 13)

Life Planning for Seniors, Families and Caregivers (Nov 13)

Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland) is hosting a free 90-minute workshop on life and end-of-life planning for seniors, their families and caregivers on Thursday, November 13 from 12:30 to 2pm. Retired attorney Anne Counts from the nonprofit organization Legal Voice will present legal and medical information for making key decisions in advance for later years and end-of-life. It covers powers of attorney, advance directives and a checklist for what to do when a death occurs. Over the past eight years,…

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Faith Bible Church Fall Clean Up Day (Nov 1)

Faith Bible Church Fall Clean Up Day (Nov 1)

Faith Bible Church is holding its first Fall Clean Up Day for Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood on Saturday, November 1 from 9am to 2pm. Residents of Emerson-Garfield neighborhood can bring their leaves and yard waste to FBC’s parking lot at 600 W Cora. They’ll have two dumpsters available for yard waste disposal. Also, volunteers from FBC will be going around the neighborhood south of the church and raking up leaves. If you’d like to make sure your address gets on their list, please contact them well…

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October Korean Food Sale (Oct 17 & 18)

October Korean Food Sale (Oct 17 & 18)

Spokane Hope Christian Reformed Church (스포켄 소망교회), the Korean congregation that shares a building with Knox Presbyterian (806 W Knox), is holding its October Korean food sale today (Friday, October 17) concurrent with the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market from 3 to 7pm and tomorrow (Saturday, October 18) from 11am to 3pm. As today is the final market of the season, this will also be the last Friday of the year that the church will hold the sale. Afterwards it will return to its monthly Saturday event. There’s bulgogi…

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