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

Neighborhood Council Meeting Tomorrow

Neighborhood Council Meeting Tomorrow

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (June 13) at the Corbin Senior Center [map] at 7pm.

What’s on the agenda for June? Among other things, we’re going to talk about this website and other grassroots communication efforts like Twitter and Facebook, issues with our parks and streets, and recap what happened at the Corbin Park Yard Sale last weekend as well as last night’s town hall meeting.

We’ll also hear from the ad hoc parks subcommittee and vote on how to allocate $21,000 in park funds. Repair cracks in Corbin’s tennis courts? Build a swing set in Emerson? Show up and become a voting member to have a say!

You can download the full agenda here as a PDF.

Also remember that the neighborhood planning meeting will take place one hour before the start of the EGNC meeting (i.e., at 6pm) in the same building.

The planning meeting has a hefty agenda of its own. We’ll be addressing how to use the demographic data provided by EWU, the results of our ongoing surveys, the October issues/solutions workshop (this will be a big event, so stay tuned), and shifting the planning meeting dates to avoid conflicts with EGNC meeting times.

That agenda is available for download here as a PDF.

Corbin Park Yard Sale Tomorrow

Corbin Park Yard Sale Tomorrow

The annual Corbin Park neighborhood yard sale takes place tomorrow, June 9, from 9am to 4pm, rain or shine — and with a bit of luck, there might be just enough shine amid all this wet weather.

The sale is huge and spans ten(!) blocks between Division and Post [map] in Emerson-Garfield. Homes on Waverly Place, Park Place, Cleveland, and Euclid will be selling antiques, collectibles, baby items, books, electronics, kitchenware, linen, glassware, tools, arts and crafts, CDs and DVDs, furniture, kids’ clothes and toys, and lots, lots more.

It’s one of Spokane’s biggest — if not the biggest — yard sale events.

Town Hall Meeting on June 11

Town Hall Meeting on June 11

There’s a town hall meeting on Monday, June 11 at 6pm at the West Central Community Center.

The town hall is an annual meeting where Spokane’s neighborhood councils present reports of their past and future activities to the city council and the mayor. It’s open to the general public and is televised.

Liorah Wichser, chair of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, will be making the slideshow presentation on behalf of the neighborhood. It’s an opportunity to voice our concerns and also to tell the city council what we’ve achieved over the past year and what we plan to do in the the coming year.

We’d obviously like Emerson-Garfield to have as much representation as possible, so please stop by. The meeting is only scheduled to last about 90 minutes. In addition to offering a show of support for your neighborhood, it will also give you a chance to catch up on what Emerson-Garfield’s priorities were in 2011-12 and what they will be into 2013 and beyond.

You’ll also be able to see what other Spokane neighborhoods have been up to, and whether their activity can serve as inspiration or a template for what we envision in our own neighborhood.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Trinity Cow Plop Tomorrow (June 2)

Trinity Cow Plop Tomorrow (June 2)

The moo-vers and shakers of the Trinity Cow Plop.

Trinity Catholic School [map] is holding its 22nd annual Cow Plop fundraiser tomorrow (June 2) from 11am to 4pm — or after the third “plop,” whichever comes sooner.

Should the idea of a cow plop should be somewhat foreign, think of it as large-scale bovine bingo. You pick a spot on a grid of grass, and hope that the cow eventually feels the need to do a number two there.

Trinity is calling this family-friendly event “The Greatest Plop on Earth.” It takes place directly in front of the school on Montgomery Ave. and will include a street carnival, pony rides, games, face painting, music, and food. Plus, of course, two cows for plopping. (Pictured above: the stars of a previous Trinity cow plop.)

All proceeds will benefit the school, although participants have the chance to walk away with up to $3,100 in first-place prize money. There will be 50 other cash prizes.

Tickets and T-shirts are available by calling the school on (509) 327-9369 or by e-mailing trinity [at] dioceseofspokane [dot] org.

Tossed & Found Barn Sale Today

Tossed & Found Barn Sale Today

Tossed and Found is holding its second annual Barn Sale today (sorry for the short notice) from 9am to 5pm. They’ve even repainted the barn in honor of the event!

In addition to their inventory of antiques, they’ll be hosting guest vendors such as Fringe & Fray (Facebook) who will have their own antiques, second-hand items, and handmade crafts.

Tossed and Found is located at 2607 N. Monroe Street, and there should be plenty of parking along Monroe as well as the neighboring residential streets like York and Chelan. Questions? Call Tossed and Found on (509) 325-2607.