GFWC Woman's Club of Spokane Happenings

      Forty-one 2'X2'X'2' holes, and yards of basalt rocks pulled out of those holes at the GFWC Woman's Club of Spokane, July 2, 2011

With a grant from the Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane and bump outs at 9th and 8th on Walnut planned for this summer, the GFWC Woman's Club of Spokane is continuing it's efforts to remain a place of pride in Historic Cannon's Addition.  This is all part of a plan that included the planting in 2009, and 2010, of  three new trees strategically placed to eventually shade both clubhouse and the adjacent sidewalks.                           
    The foundation plants of a new, 800 square foot perennial and own root rose garden, should be in place by the end of this second week of July 2011.  The theme is roses named after women, with choices and placement suggested by Master Gardener/Owner Carol Newcomb, of Northland Rosarium.  Club members, and volunteer SPARC clients, have, so far, provided about 200 hours of 'hard" labor to prep the rocky south hill soils that around the building. Planting and mulching are next on the agenda.  In about three years it should be just beautiful in flower season.
    The other news at the clubhouse is traffic calming bump outs on Walnut, at the 8th Ave and 9th Ave intersections. These street improvements are paid for through the City of Spokane red light ticket program. Once installed [sometime this summer we hope] this block will be safer for both neighborhood pedestrians, and clubhouse renters.  At the corners, there will 16 fewer feet between curbs, and the parking area on both sides of the street will be defined. Traffic calming on neighborhood arterials was emphasized in the Cliff Cannon Stakeholders citizen designed planning study.