Spokane calendar
Today
Engineers Forum of Spokane – “Fifteen Years of Volunteer Dentistry Overseas,” presented by Bob Morrow, D.D.S. retired, at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch will be served at noon for $11, program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 for more information.
Bridge dedication ceremony – Friends of the Centennial Trail and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will dedicate the West Link Project, a recreational trail linkage which includes a new bridge to connect downtown Spokane to Riverside State Park, in a ceremony on the south bank of the Spokane River near Highbridge Park at noon. Light refreshments will be served. Call 624-7188 or e-mail friends@spokanecentennialtrail.org for reservations.
Upcoming
Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores through November. Workshops include: “Power Tools 101: You Can Try It Before You Buy It,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install a Center-Set Faucet,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Weatherize Your Home,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Modify Your Home to Age in Place, Saturdays at 11 a.m.; “You Can Enhance Your Home with Holiday Lighting,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting,” Sundays at 2 p.m. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.
Jane Jefferson Democrats meeting – Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Topic will be “The New Medicare Drug Program – Fact v. Fiction.” For more information, contact Irene at 535-0171.
Washington Citizens Advisory Committee Spokane River Basin meeting – Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. in the conference room of the Spokane City Water Department, 914 E. Foothills. Topic will be information regarding the federal and state cleanup of heavy metals and PCB contamination in the Spokane River. Contact Lloyd Brewer at 625-6968 for more information.
Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute meeting – Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., in room 137 of the science building on the Eastern Washington University campus, Cheney. Topic will be “The Aftermath of the Ice Age Floods and the Glacial Remnants in Douglas and Grant Counties,” presented by Charles Mason of the Wenatchee Valley Erratics Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute. For more information, call (509) 559-5818.
Landmark Education informational meeting – “Special Evening about the Landmark Forum,” Wednesday, 7-10 p.m. at the WestCoast Ridpath Hotel. Contact Bev Schauble at 648-3875 for more information.
Audubon Society meeting – Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., in the basement of the Riverside Retirement Home, 181 Upriver Drive. Topic will be Northern bog lemmings and the biodiversity of Northern Idaho bogs and their importance on the environment, presented by Dr. Jerry Boggs and Sherry Woods. A social hour will be held prior to the meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Loni at 466-3098.
Veterans Day program – Thursday, 11 a.m. at the Vietnam Memorial in Riverfront Park. A brief ceremony will be held, followed by the laying of a wreath to honor all veterans. Contact Phil White at 456-3595 for more information.
Spokane College Women’s Association luncheon and lecture – Topic will be “Ending the War on People: The Myth of Overpopulation,” presented by Steven Mosher, president of Population Research Institute and Family Life International, Nov. 17 at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Doors open at 11 a.m., program begins at noon. Lunch is available for $12, reservations must by made by Friday. Contact Priscilla DeWolf at 466-2156 for more information.
A Hair Happening Event – Sunday, 1-8 p.m. at the Ridpath Hotel. Presented by the Inland Empire Cosmetology Association, includes pin curling and finger waving, picture perfect evening make-up, ladies and gentleman fashion hair cutting, and elegant evening hair styles. Admission is $5. Contact Jeanette at 838-8242 or 624-9451 for more information.
Engineers Forum of Spokane – Next Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Morning Star Boys Ranch,” presented by P.J. Watters, marketing manager at the Morning Star Boys Ranch. Lunch will be served at noon for $11, program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 for more information.
Spokane Chiefs Hockey’s mascot “Boomer” appearances – At the following Supercuts stores: next Monday, 6-7 p.m., 922 N. Division; Dec. 13, 5-6 p.m., 3325 W. Indian Trail Road; Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m., 9205 N. Newport Highway; Feb.7, 4-5 p.m., 1235 N. Liberty Lake Road; and March 5, 1-2 p.m., 14109 E. Sprague. Includes autographs, special drawings, and hair care giveaways. Call 326-1891 for more information.
Spokane Mountaineers meeting and slide show – Next Monday, 7 p.m. at the Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Paul and Diana Jameson will present slide show of their hiking trip in Peru. For more information, call 838-4974 or visit www.spokanemountaineers.org.
Paleoindian Adaptations at the Allerod-Younger Dryas Transition: The View from the Columbia Plateau lecture – Nov. 16, 7 p.m. in the Sasquatch room of the Lair-Student Center, building 6, Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Presented by Jerry Galm, anthropology professor at Eastern Washington University. Contact Andy Buddington at 533-8017 for more information.
Washington State Boundary Review Board for Spokane County public hearing – on the annexation of 25 acres to the City of Spokane, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. at the Chase Middle School Library, 4747 E. 37th Ave. For more information, call 477-4237 or e-mail brb@spokanecounty.org.
1964 Olympic gold medalist and Native American to speak at Spokane Falls Community College – In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Billy Mills will lecture on “Global Unity through Global Diversity,” in the music auditorium of the Performing Arts building on the SFCC campus, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive, Nov. 17 at 11:30 a.m. Mills, an Oglala Lakota (Sioux), won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and was the first Native American to break the 10k Olympic record. For more information, contact Pam Austin at 533-3546.