West Plains Briefs

Feed ML pre-Thanksgiving

Feed Medical Lake is holding a pre-Thanksgiving bake sale on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 1 – 5 p.m. at Denny’s Harvest Foods in Medical Lake. Stop in and pick up your baked goods for the holiday.

Funds raised will be matched 50 cents to the dollar by Thrivent Financial Foundation. For more information call 714-1150.

Christmas gifts now open

Sign ups and donations are underway for the Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids gift drive.

The registration deadline for families with children wishing to receive gifts is 11:30 a.m., Dec. 17. Signups are at Cheney Outreach, 616 Third St. Call 235-8900 for times.

Donation boxes for items are now at Apex Physical Therapy, Bank of America, City Hall, Cheney Dental Clinic, Cheney Federal Credit Union, Cheney Libray, Cheney Rockwood Clinic, Cheney Owl Pharmacy, Cheney Trading Company, Jarms Ace Hardware, Jazzercise, Mitchell’s Harvest Foods, Sears, SNAP Fitness, State Farm, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and United Church of Christ.

Cheney book club meets

“Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher,” the biography of a pioneer photographer, is the November selection of the Book Discussion Group of the Friends of the Cheney Community Library. The group meets Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at the library. All are welcome to attend.

“Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis” describes how Curtis set out in the early 20th century to photograph and record the lives of Native Americans in the United States. Facing many challenges, he eventually produced 20 volumes treasured for their magnificent photographs and descriptions of Indian customs and cultures.

For more information, please call 235-4490.