Fri-Sun, April 3-5 - Home & Garden Show at Spokane's new convention center. Fri: noon-9pm, Sat: 10am-8pm, Sun: 10am-5pm. Come get new ideas for your upcoming remodel or new landscape, or just to learn more about what you have now.
Saturday, April 11, 10am-3pm - North County Chipping and Composting Event at Fire Station 49, Hwy 395 & Monroe Road. Kids, come and meet Smokey the Bear! Bring in your natural vegetation for free chipping/disposal.* Attend a seminar on composting and you can receive a free home compost bin (one per household-bring ID). You can also learn about protecting your home from wildfires and find out about the new outdoor burning rules.
*The following items will not be accepted for chipping: branches over 3" wide and 6" long, stumps, root balls, soil, lumber, or trash. Please bring a shovel or pitchfork to help us unload your debris.
Saturday, April 25, 11am-2pm--Arbor Day Fair at Finch Arboretum. Attend composting seminars and get a free recycled compost bin at the end (one per household-bring ID). There are also worm bins for the kids to check out. Other local organizations will have booths and there will be a tree planting. Call the recycling hotline at 625-6800 for more info.
Saturday, April 25, 10am-3pm--Master Gardener Open House at the County Extension Education Office on Havana--next to the fairgrounds. Education clinic open for questions with many free publications. Plant sale, yard and garden sale, and displays and demonstrations throughout the building. Special features include cooking demonstrations, a gardening activity room for the kids, and tickets for raffle prizes with a horticulture theme are available. Refreshments are provided. For more info, call 477-2181.
Sunday, April 26, 11am-3pm - Earth Day Celebration at Riverfront Park. There will be live music and educational booths at the event. Bring the kids to the EnviroKids' Club booths to participate in many hands-on activities.
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With the help of Inland Northwest Bank, a stone engraving company moves forward despite a rough economy.
Airway Heights, WA:GardenStone Creations (http://www.gardenstonecreations.com) announced its expansion into a large custom storefront. This Spokane, WA area business has grown into its new accommodations despite the economic recession – and thanks to help and support from the local community. GardenStone Creations, a stone engraving company, began as a small division of sister company Cascading Creations, a landscaping, hardscaping and custom water features company.
Since its Inception, GardenStone Creations has unveiled an online store, expanded its product range and now, is ready to do business from a retail location the company built from the ground up. In an era where small businesses are failing due to a combination of poor consumer confidence and institutions unwilling to extend credit, the company has enjoyed improved business based on two factors: customer loyalty and the unwavering support of Inland Northwest Bank.
“It's tough times for a lot of people, but we've been fortunate enough to be part of a great community,” said GardenStone Creations owner Monte Tareski. “We have strong roots here in the Pacific Northwest. People care about us as a business and as people. I really have to hand it to Inland Northwest Bank for recognizing our potential and backing us up, even as other banks are leery of investing in small business.
“The Spokane Valley Insider has also helped us with a ‘buy local' profile, and great people like our concrete contractor, Smiley's Construction, have done tremendous things for us. Really, there are too many people to thank in a few short sentences.”
GardenStone Creations has kept a video diary of the store's development on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/CascadingCreations. Visitors will be able to see examples of the company's stone engraving, buy engraved garden stones and other decorations, and order custom work.
About GardenStone Creations
Airway Heights, WA based GardenStone Creations (http://www.gardenstonecreations.com) specializes in engraving stone for special occasions, landscaping features and indoor décor. Founded as a division of Spokane-area landscaping company Cascading Creations, GardenStone has grown into a distinct business offering personalized garden stones and other engravings featuring text and images, rendered in high quality by experienced artisans. Contact info@gardenstonecreations.comfor more information about the company and its products.
*Web Site: http://www.gardenstonecreations.com
*Email: info@gardenstonecreations.com
Contact Details: GardenStone Creations
*Street: 1515 S Lyons
*City: Airway Heights, WA
*Country: USA
Zip Code: 99001
Telephone NO: (509)244-0900
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