Forum to offer safety information

Internet predators, gangs, and fire and safety prevention will be among presentations offered at a safety forum Thursday night at Lewis and Clark High School.

The event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., is free and open to the public.

Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick will give opening remarks and be available to meet residents, said police spokesman Cpl. Tom Lee. Mayor Dennis Hession, school Superintendent Brian Benzel and Fire Chief Bobby Williams will also participate.

Presentations will be offered throughout the evening in classrooms.

Girl Scouts will be available to provide child care for kids age 3 and older, Lee said.

The forum is a twice-yearly collaboration of Spokane’s police, fire and public schools as well as Safe Schools-Healthy Students.

Moscow, Idaho

Student campaign to aid food banks

A student group at the University of Idaho is planning a week-long campaign against hunger.

The War on Hunger began on campus Monday. Organizers will host food drives this week to collect items to stock the shelves at regional food banks.

Last year, more than 700 families came to the Moscow Food Bank for help, said director Linda Nickels. When the site opened 30 years ago, about one person came in per week.

“In the beginning, it was meant to be an emergency pantry,” Nickels said. “Now it’s become a food source. We are the other grocery store.”

Coeur d’Alene

Volunteers needed for Tubbs Hill

Coeur d’Alene’s Tubbs Hill is getting a large-scale fall cleanup Saturday and volunteers are needed.

Starbucks Coffee is sponsoring the cleanup with the Tubbs Hill Foundation and the city Parks Department. Starbucks will donate $10 for every person who shows up. The donations will go to the foundation for long-term care and preservation of the waterfront park.

Starbucks also will provide bags, gloves and free coffee.

The 9 a.m. cleanup starts at the Third Street entrance.

For more information, call the Parks Department, (208) 769-2252.