Five Mile Prairie issues focus of summit with city

Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan will host the third annual Five Mile Prairie Summit at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Five Mile Grange.

Five Mile residents, property owners, adjoining neighbors, developers and city and county service providers are invited to attend the meeting.

Issues to be discussed include traffic and street improvements, sewer and water utility extensions and coordinating city and county work.

For more information, contact John Mercer at 625-6065.

SFCC presents tree seminars

Spokane Falls Community College presents a demonstration by Northwest Plant Health Care, a local tree service, on growing healthy ponderosa pines at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the cluster of ponderosa pines, southeast of the athletic field, adjacent to parking lot 9P, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive.

Participants will learn how to remove dead limbs from their trees. Arborists use ropes and no spikes to scale the tree and the dead limbs are cut to the trunk of a limb or the tree itself.

The event is free, and refreshments will be served.

On Wednesday, a panel discussion on the significance of trees takes place at 11:30 a.m. in SFCC’s SUB Lounges A and B, Building 17.

The panel members include: Rich Baker, working arborist; Carrie Anderson, Urban Forestry Council; Jim Flott, private tree consultant and former Spokane City forester; and Joe Zubaly, owner of Northwest Plant Health Care Inc.

For more information, contact Paul Haeder, Paulha@spokanefalls.edu.

Meetings

“The Bemiss Neighborhood Council meets at 7 tonight at Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook St.

“The North Hill Neighborhood Council meets at 7 tonight at Willard Elementary School, 500 W. Longfellow Ave.

“The Logan Neighborhood Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fourth Memorial Church, 2000 N. Standard St. Please use front parking lot entrance.

“The Hillyard Neighborhood Council meets at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook St.

“The Chief Garry Park Neighborhood Council meets at 7 p.m., next Thursday at Stevens School, 1717 E. Sinto Ave.

“The Northwest Neighborhood Council meets at 7 p.m. next Thursday at Audubon Park United Methodist Church, 3908 N. Driscoll Blvd. Election of officers is scheduled and updates on Albi Stadium.

“The Greater Morgan Acres Neighborhood Association meets at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday at Fire Station 98, 6606 N. Regal St.