Apr 30th, Wed,  Deadline for Heritage Funds Grants application May 10th & 11th, Sat/Sun,  noon to 4:00.  Museum's Mother's Day Tour of Historic Homes. Tour homes with Olmsted-related landscapes. Volunteers needed. Jun 10th, Tue, 5:30. General Meeting at the Glover Mansion, 321 W. 8th. Sep 9th, Tue, 5:30. General Meeting at Rick Singer's Photography Studio (rooftop garden and old hotel - flat-soled shoes only please), 415 1/2 W. Main. Dec 6th, Sat, noon to 4 pm. 2008 Holiday Heritage Home Tour at 12th & Adams on Spokane's South Hill. Dec 13th, Sat, 6 to 9 pm. 2008 Holiday Party at the Morehouse-Williams House, 407 E. 14th Ave.

Possible Rehabilitation of the Historic Jensen-Byrd Building (see below)

Designed by architect Albert Held in 1909 for the Marshall-Wells Hardware Company of Duluth, Minnesota, the Jensen-Byrd Building was built as a warehouse during the peak of Spokane's early twentieth century prosperity.  It features a classically-detailed facade that wraps around three sides, linking Downtown Spokane, the WSU Riverpoint Campus, and the emerging University District.  WSU has recently issued a Request for Proposals for redevelopment of a 3.5 acre parcel that includes this important building.  In a notable change of position, WSU will not, for now, consider demolition.  For more information, read the full ad SPA Advocacy Committee ran in the April 6th issue of the Spokesman Review.