Special education screenings

If your child is in the East Valley School District and has a disability, he or she may be eligible for special education, related services or specialized educational accommodations.

Disabilities include mental, physical or developmental impairment. The age range is from birth to 21 years.

To refer your child for screening and for more information, contact the Special Services Department at 12325 E. Grace Ave. or call 927-9511.

Fire District 8

Volunteer recruitment

Spokane County Fire District 8 is recruiting for volunteer on-duty firefighters.

This program allows residents to volunteer, regardless of where they live.

Volunteers for the District 8 program will be required to be on duty at a fire station for two 12-hour shifts per month and for scheduled monthly training.

No experience is necessary. The district will provide fire and medical training.

For more information, call the district at 926-6699 or go to www.scfd8.org.

Public safety

Thieves have unusual tastes

Odd items have been stolen lately from various Spokane Valley businesses.

Somebody stole the bouncy-ball vending machine from the Rite Aid pharmacy at 1443 N. Argonne Road this week, said Spokane Valley Police spokesman Sgt. Dave Reagan.

The machine was just inside the door at the pharmacy. The value of the machine and its cache of bouncy balls is unknown, Reagan said.

Also, somebody in the last 30 days stole 15 plastic outhouse waste liners worth $4,500, Reagan said. The liners are designed to hold human excrement.

An employee at CXT Inc. where the liners were stolen, said he could not see a reason why anyone would try to steal the liners.

Anyone with information is asked to call 242-TIPS.

Edgecliff

Crafts fair today

Feeling crafty? Then come by the fourth annual crafts fair in the Edgecliff neighborhood today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This year’s fair will feature vintage cars, music, a dunk tank and free train rides for kids in addition to the vendors.

The event, sponsored by Edgecliff SCOPE, will take place at Edgecliff Park at Eighth Avenue and Park Road.