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Mobile Market distributing free food

NEWPORT — A Second Harvest Mobile Market is distributing free food in Newport this week.

The Mobile Market will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 12 at the Newport Rodeo Grounds. Accessible from Garden Avenue, the Mobile Market’s location is across from 103 Garden Ave.

Sponsored by the American Lutheran Church of Newport, this is a drive-thru event that can support up to 250 families, while supplies last. No appointment or documentation are required. For more information, visit www.2-harvest.org.

No Kings, Pride protests upcoming in Newport

NEWPORT — The Pend Oreille Democrats and Indivisible are participating in two peaceful protests over the next two weeks.

The first is the nationwide No Kings protest, which is in Newport from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at the Big Wheel in Centennial Plaza. No Kings is an “action to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like,” according to its website, and is on the same day of President Donald Trump’s birthday parade and celebration.

The second is a rally celebrating Pride Month, which is every June. This protest will be on June 21, also from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Big Wheel in Centennial Plaza.