Christmas tree disposal not free
The Spokane County Regional Solid Waste System wants residents to know that it does not dispose of Christmas trees for free at regional transfer stations or at the Waste to Energy facility on Geiger Boulevard. Some news reports on Dec. 28 indicated that free disposal was available.
According to a news release, residents may take their tree to any of the transfer stations in the Spokane Valley or in north Spokane county or the Geiger Boulevard facility for disposal. Trees must be completely stripped of lights, ornaments and tinsel in order for it to qualify as “clean green.”
Trees should be no taller/longer than six-feet and the trunk/branches less than 3 inches in diameter so it will fit in the wood chipper. There is a minimum charge of $7 for the first 280 pounds of clean green disposal at the Spokane Valley and North transfer stations.
At the Waste-to-Energy facility, the cost for self-hauled clean green is a minimum of $5.61 per vehicle, or $52.70 per ton.
For more information, go online to http://www.spokanecountysolidwaste.org.
Radical Rick science programs bring hands-on experiments
Spokane County Library District is bringing the “Extreme Science with Radical Rick: Forces” program to area libraries beginning in January. Extreme Science offers an interactive science program for kids, grades 4 and up, that explores the forces that create tornadoes, vortexes, and gyroscopes through hands-on experiments with local favorite Radical Rick.
The programs take place on Saturdays, starting Jan. 13 and running through March 3.
Locally, the program will be at the Airway Heights, Cheney and Medical Lake libraries on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Airway Heights appearance runs from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., with Medical Lake’s taking place from 1 – 2 p.m. and Cheney’s from 3 – 4 p.m.
Parents and guardians can register their kids, grades four and up, for Extreme Science with Radical Rick: Forces at http://bit.ly/extreme-science.
For more information on Spokane County libraries and programs, go online to http://www.scld.org or call (509) 893-8200.
Patrick Kennedy featured at EWU mental health forum
Eastern Washington University and Providence Health Care are sponsoring “A conversation with the honorable Patrick J. Kennedy” as part of their “Making Mental Health Essential Health” community health forum on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The forum takes place at the Spokane Convention Center, and is also supported through sponsorships from Empire Health Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.
Kennedy is the son of the late Massachusetts representative Edward Kennedy. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, founder of the Kennedy Forum — which unites the community of mental health — and co-founder of One Mind for Research, a global leader in open science collaboration in brain research.
Kennedy is also the co-author of “A Common Struggle,” which outlines both his personal story and a plan for the future of mental health in America.
The forum features access to community resources from 5 – 6 p.m. along with the keynote and panel of experts discussion from 6 – 8 p.m. More information is available at phc.org.
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