Golf Tourney A Tribute To Lynne Schuster, And Fundraiser For Miss Spokane Program
Grab those golf clubs! Early bird golfers still have time this morning to participate in the Lynne Schuster Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Miss Spokane Scholarship Program.
The tournament begins at 7 (last tee time is 9:15) at Esmeralda Golf Course, 3933 E. Courtland. Prior registration is not necessary.
The $35 entrance fee includes a barbecue lunch and door prizes with all proceeds benefiting the Miss Spokane Scholarship Program.
The tournament also pays tribute to Lynne Schuster, executive director for six years of the scholarship program; she died July 11.
“Lynne Schuster was a very close, personal friend as well as the most incredibly organized executive director I have ever met,” said Gail Gallik. “As executive director, she was the driving force behind the program.”
It was a year-round project for Schuster, consisting of organizing volunteers, putting the pageant together, coordinating fund-raising efforts and preparing each Miss Spokane for the Miss Washington pageant.
Said Gallik, “Lynne was a second mother and advisor to the numerous young women who have competed in the Miss Spokane pageant. She believed passionately in the Miss America program and the scholarship opportunities it affords young women.”
Family Events
Come play and celebrate families during the Family Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at Comstock Park at 29th and Post.
This first Family Festival, free and open to the public, is sponsored by Sta-Fit athletic clubs and Spokane Youth Sports.
Activities for all ages will include modified baseball and volleyball, pickle ball, swimming and a pie-eating contest. Families are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy non-competitive play. Additionally, several non-profit agencies serving Spokane families will be present.
The African-American Festival, sponsored by the Cheney Cowles Museum, will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Included both days will be music, crafts, art demonstrations and children’s events (sponsored by the Children’s Museum of Spokane), to broaden the African-American experience. The event was initiated by the museum’s two current exhibits: “Jacob-Lawrence: Thirty Years of Prints (1963-1993)”; and “I Am Somebody: A Century of African-American Life in Spokane.”
Regular museum admission fees apply. For more information, call 456-3931.
There will be a time for alums to share memories and renew friendships during the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Hidden Valley Camp for Boys and Girls on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26.
The private summer camp is at 24314 Hidden Valley Road near Granite Falls.
Saturday activities include a cookout, campfire and dance. On Sunday, volunteers are invited to help with a variety of work projects around the camp.
For more information about the free public event, call (206) 334-1040.
Community events
Audition tapes are being accepted for the sixth annual Songwriters’ Showcase contest. Any original music, including pop, country, blues, classical, folk and rap, may be submitted. Performance is limited to small acoustic acts and a capella groups.
Selected songwriters will play their music before an audience on Nov. 17 at Chili-D’s restaurant while being judged by a panel of musical experts. Winners will receive studio recording time and various musical equipment.
The regional contest draws musicians from Montana, North Idaho and Eastern Washington.
Songwriters should submit a tape of two songs and $10, payable to Inland Empire Events, P.O. 20097, Spokane, WA 99204. Deadline is Oct. 18. For more information, call 747-1335.
The Onyx Theatre Troupe of Spokane presents “African-American Women: Past and Present,” at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 28, in the auditorium of the Cheney Cowles Museum.
The troupe will offer character sketches of several black women who have made major contributions to American history, such as Phillis Wheatley, Sojourner Truth and Madame C.J. Walker.
The Onyx Theatre Troupe was formed in 1993 for the dedication and promotion of African-American history and art within the Spokane community.
The event, part of the museum’s Wednesday Night Program Series, is free, but donations are welcome.
Christmas arrives early this year at Kootenai Medical Center. From 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, the Kootenai Medical Center Foundation’s Festival of Trees will sponsor Bob Crane, a nationally-known Christmas decorator.
Crane will give a demonstration and lecture that afternoon. While this event is not open to the general public, those who expect to be involved in the Festival of Trees are invited to attend.
Register no later than Monday by calling (208) 666-TREE.
The Festival of Trees at the Coeur d’Alene Resort, Nov. 29 through Dec. 2, will raise funds for the Kootenai Medical Center.
Nonprofit notes
Today is the last day for The Toobers & Zots Creative Challenge for Children to benefit Very Special Arts, at Toytropolis on the lower floor of The Bon Marche in downtown Spokane.
From noon to 5 p.m., children can help construct a giant sculpture from Toobers & Zots & Oobles, a creative construction toy made of colorful foam.
Children, whose names will be attached to the sculpture, are encouraged to donate a dollar or more to support Very Special Arts, an international nonprofit organization which creates learning opportunities through the arts for children and youth with disabilities.
For more information, call Toytropolis, 626-6692.
Kudos to Jean Merrill and the Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority for the recent fund-raiser which collected $18,000 in pledges for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Capture For Kids, a jail-and-bail event broadcast by KDRK-FM radio, “captured” local business men and women and held them hostage at Finnerty’s Red Lion, where they could regain their freedom by soliciting telephone pledges.
“There are many big hearts in Spokane who pledged big bucks for this event,” said Merrill.
The Mission Community Outreach Center has moved to 1906 E. Mission.
The center’s clothing bank, which opens Monday, needs donations of children’s clothing. Gently used clothing can be dropped at the center on Mondays, 4 to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 536-1084.
Community notes
Project Joy, a Senior Entertainment Program, encourages people 50 and older to use their talents and abilities to share joy with others.
The group, sponsored by the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, furnishes entertainment for convalescent and retirement centers as well as fraternal and civic organizations.
Volunteers are needed for the group’s kitchen band, orchestra, puppet shows, Joyettes (women’s chorus) and Minstrels (men’s chorus) as well as a guitarist, vocalist, pianist - and a clown.
To join, or for more information, call Lorna Nollette at 535-0584.
Four Spokane Public Library branches now offer CD and audiocassette players for use in the library.
The listening devices may be reserved for one or two hours a day, depending on customer demand. They are not available for checkout, and picture identification is required to use the equipment.
Patrons may use the players to listen to personal or library materials and may reserve the CD and cassette players by calling the following branches: Downtown (626-5336), East Side (626-5375), Hillyard (626-5380) and South Hill (626-5385).
The program is funded by the 1990 Municipal Library Bond Issue.
All Spokane Public Libraries will be closed Aug. 26 through Aug. 31 as part of the Leave Without Pay Program.
To ensure customers are not unnecessarily fined, library officials have declared the week a fine-free period. However, only materials that normally would have fallen due during the week of closure will be exempt. Overdue materials prior to that week will not be affected.
The library system will be also be closed Sept. 2, for the regularly scheduled Labor Day holiday.
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