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Spokane County offices closed Wednesday, City offices open

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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - All Spokane County offices will be closed in observance of Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11. 

The County Courthouse and Public Safety Building will also be closed, which means the Sheriff’s Office, Superior Court, District Court and the City of Spokane’s Municipal Court will all be closed. 

To report a non-life threatening emergency or to file a police report, please call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.  For a life-threatening emergency, dial 911 for an immediate response from fire, law enforcement or ambulance service. 

City of Spokane

Parking meters don’t have to be plugged on Wednesday, November 11, because of the Veterans Day holiday. 

City of Spokane offices and libraries are open as usual on Wednesday and garbage pickup and curbside recycling will proceed on a normal schedule. 

Veterans Day Program

The Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena will host a Veterans Day program on Wednesday scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

The event is open to the public and will feature:

  • Keynote Speaker Ryan Crocker - Ambassador to Iraq (2007-2009)
  • Air National Guard Band of the Northwest
  • The Gold Star Mothers will lay a Wreath of Remembrance
  • Two Purple Heart presentations will be made

Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and the Director of the Spokane VA Medical Center, Sharon Helman, are scheduled to speak at the event.

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