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Call for a Short-Term Licensing Rep

Call for a Short-Term Licensing Rep

The Community Assembly is looking for a representative to serve on a Short-Term Licensing Committee. The purpose of the committee is to cogitate and arrive at recommendations for a proposed short-term licensing ordinance. This will affect things like AirBnB rentals. There will be a total of four meetings: June 4. Introduction to issue, brainstorming Jun 18. Explore and digest what other communities are doing, refine what we want to do in Spokane (e.g., taxes, safety, building) July 2. Review draft…

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Vendor Lineup for 2014 Opening Market

Vendor Lineup for 2014 Opening Market

Below is the vendor lineup for the 2014 season opening of the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market on Friday, June 6. Bollman’s Second Chance Plants The Farm Yard The Father’s Table Gluten Busters Hope’s Treasure Chest Howell’s Sauces Mary Beauregard Crafts JJ Goats Orange Thyme Pacific Produce Petunia’s Marketplace Pine Hills Farm Pleasant Prairie Farms Pop-n-Corn Ramstead Ranch Riverfront Farm Scone Ranger Shameless Sausages Simply Sweets Slingshots by Riley Vinegar Flats Even though some full-season vendors — such as Jennifer Michelle Massage, who many…

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Sara Brown Band
Help Sponsor E-G’s Concerts in the Park

Help Sponsor E-G’s Concerts in the Park

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council (EGNC) is gearing up for its second annual Concert in the Park! This year we’re joining up with Summer Parkways to create an all-out block party around Corbin Park on Friday, July 18 from 6 to 9pm. Sara Brown (of the Sara Brown Band) will be performing a duet from 6 to 8pm. We’re looking for private and business sponsors who will join us in making our neighborhood come alive. At least $500 needs to be raised to help pay for the permit,…

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Piper Farms Looking for Help

Piper Farms Looking for Help

Piper Farms, one of the vendors at this year’s Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market, is looking for a reliable and diligent part-time person to help around their U-pick blueberry and raspberry farm located six miles north of the Spokane Valley Mall. Days and hours are flexible. Most of the work will consist of helping with the weeding and picking berries at both farms. The work will continue through October. If interested, call Cindy at (509) 951-4755 for more information.

Trinity Cow Plop (June 7)

Trinity Cow Plop (June 7)

Trinity Catholic School (1306 W Montgomery) will be holding its 24th annual Cow Plop on Saturday, June 7 from 11am to 4pm. What’s a cow plop? Well, it makes a bingo-like sport out of natural bovine deposits. They graze and poop as usual, and depending on where the poop lands, it can earn you a heck of a lot of money. The top prize is a respectable $3,100, and there are 50 more cash prizes to be won. To keep everyone entertained…

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