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One-time events and ongoing activities (public and ticketed) in the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

Materials for the Dec 10 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Materials for the Dec 10 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Just a reminder that there’s an Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Holiday Potluck and meeting tomorrow (December 10) starting at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland).

As always, everyone who lives, works or socializes in Emerson-Garfield is welcome to attend both the potluck and the neighborhood council meeting. This isn’t an exclusive group, and we welcome participation and input from anyone with a stake in the neighborhood. Come one, come all!

The potluck portion will last about 45 minutes to an hour. It’s a great chance to meet your neighbors and find out what’s going on in E-G. Please bring something for sharing, whether it’s homemade cookies, a supermarket salad or a soft drink.

Guest speakers this month are both school-related: Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Redinger and Marcia Via. Shelley will address the 2015 bond and levy that will be on an upcoming ballot, and Marcia will talk about the mission and enrollment process for PRIDE Prep, a new Spokane charter school.

In addition to that, the EGNC will be discussing planting some edible fruit and nut trees in the neighborhood’s newly annexed land as well as looking ahead to see what 2015 holds.

You can download the December 10 meeting materials as PDFs here:

On Facebook? Please RSVP to the potluck and neighborhood council meeting on the dedicated event page.

Final Korean Food Sale of 2014 (Nov 15)

Final Korean Food Sale of 2014 (Nov 15)

Spokane Hope Christian Reformed Church (스포켄 소망교회) is holding its final Korean food sale of 2014 on Saturday, November 15 from 10am to 3pm. You can find them on the lower level of Knox Presbyterian (806 W Knox).

Final Korean food sale 2014

The menu is available for dining in or take out. It includes bulgogi (BBQ beef), spicy Korean pork, potstickers, bibimbap (mixed veggies), gimbap (vegetarian sushi) and more. Their kimchi is a popular favorite too.

Dishes range between $5 and $10; they also offer multi-meal or loyalty discounts. This sale acts a fundraiser for the church, which has shown itself to be very supportive of the neighborhood in general and the Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market in particular.

Their congregation won’t resume the food sale until next March, so this is the last chance to get your fix for a while.

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 the north side that ended in a nonfatal officer-involved shooting at the 2200 block of N Post here in E-G. The officer’s body camera was not on at the time.

The major agenda item is the allocation of just shy of $55,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to our neighborhood. As discussed at the October meeting, an ad hoc neighborhood CDBG committee met at Gerardo’s and developed a proposal to split the money in the following ways: $20,000 toward N. Monroe revitalization (in conjunction with the STA), $30,000 toward sidewalk installation and repair, and the remainder to neighborhood nonprofits. This proposal will be discussed and refined by everyone in attendance, then approved by voting members.

To that end, we’ll be hearing brief CDBG-related presentations and requests from the STA, The Lands Council (in partnership with Fulcrum) and the West Central Community Center. George Dahl, Human Services Manager at City of Spokane, will be on hand to answer questions about the possibilities and limits of funding.

This meeting could run a bit longer than usual, but we will aim to finish around 8pm. Considered, forward-thinking allocation of CDBG funding is important, so it’s worth the extra time.

As always, the EGNC welcomes everyone and anyone who has a stake in our neighborhood, whether you’re a resident (renter or homeowner), a business owner, a church leader, head of a nonprofit, or you have a child who attends one of the many schools in Emerson-Garfield.

You can download the November 12 meeting materials as PDFs here:

And if you’re on Facebook, you can RSVP for the neighborhood council meeting on the event page.

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.

spokane legal workshop Nov 13-14

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, Counts helped research, write and edit sections of the Handbook for Washington Seniors: Legal Rights and Resources.

The workshop is free and the public is invited. The first 45 minutes is presentation followed by 45 minutes of question and answers. To learn more, contact Joan Schrammeck, the Outreach Coordinator for Legal Voice, at (206) 399-8401 or Joan.LegalVoice@gmail.com.

If you miss the presentation at Corbin, you can catch it the following day from 10 to 11:30am at Hillyard Senior Center (4001 N Cook).

The PDF flyer for the event is available here.

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.

FBC Fall Cleanup 2014

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 in advance at (509) 326-9455.

FBC is looking for volunteers — not just from the church, but the wider neighborhood as well — to help rake and dispose of the leaves in the dumpsters. If you’re able to lend a hand or contribute a truck, rake or leaf blower, please let them know by calling the number above.

Facebook users can RSVP on the event page.