In brief: Grange plans open house, potluck

GREEN BLUFF – The Green Bluff Grange, 9809 Green Bluff Road, will have an open house and potluck Saturday at 6 p.m.

The family event will bring the community together, recognize local scholarship recipients and offer entertainment by the Hillyard Belles.

Attendees should bring a favorite dish to share.

Volunteers needed for tax preparation sites

SPOKANE – Spokane County United Way and AARP are in need of volunteers to work at free tax preparation sites February through April to help area low-income workers and others who struggle financially.

Volunteers may be asked to greet, assist clients by filling out tax returns, act as shift coordinators, technical advisers and/or to serve as translators and interpreters. Each volunteer will be asked to commit four hours a week or 40 hours total for the tax season.

To volunteer, sign up with AARP at www.volunteers.aarp.org or visit the United Way website at www.unitedwayspokane.org or e-mail freetaxprep@united wayspokane.org.

SCC craft, food fair planned

CHIEF GARRY PARK – Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St., will have its fall art, craft and food fair Saturday in the Lair-Student Center, Building No. 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Approximately 95 vendors from the Inland Northwest will be selling art, crafts and food items. The event also includes raffles, demonstrations and music.

Proceeds from the fair will benefit SCC’s environmental sciences student clubs.

Admission and parking to the fair are.

For more information, call Darcy Staudinger at (509) 487-7815.

Community Thanksgiving dinner will be Saturday

EMERSON/GARFIELD – The Women’s and Children’s Free Restaurant, 1620 N. Monroe St., will serve its annual community Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday at Rogers High School, 1622 E. Wellesley Ave., from 4 to 7 p.m.

All members of the community are welcome.

For more information, call (509) 324-1995 or visit (509) 324-1995.