Low-income seventh and eighth grade students who sign a pledge by June 30 of their eighth grade year are eligible for a College Bound Scholarship. This program is particularly important to Spokane Public Schools, since more than half of our students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

Catholic Charities of Spokane is once again looking for volunteers for its many programs. Their mission is to meet the social service needs of eastern Washington by being servants to the poor, supporters for families and aides to parishes and communities.  There are many programs needing volunteers at this time: for example, the House of Charity is in need of drivers for errands/people or goods, or someone volunteering at  their reception desk, their Senior Services program needs volunteers for yard work, minor home repairs, painting or building wheelchair ramp

Road construction in the area of Indiana and Sullivan is expected to begin in late July and last until early September. The $1.2 million project will replace the asphalt of the intersection with more durable concrete and install a new right turn lane from Indiana onto Sullivan. The project is funded by Spokane Transit Authority, the Washington State Department of Transportation and the City of Spokane Valley. To help prepare businesses and community members for the traffic impacts, an open house on the project is scheduled for Thursday, June 30th from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.