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Whitworth University recently announced its spring graduates. The following area students are listed by their hometowns. All degrees are bachelor's. Colbert

St. John Vianney Catholic School will host its 21st annual school auction, "A World of Possibilities," at Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road, on Saturday. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and will include dinner, and silent and live auctions. To see items available in the auctions, visit stjohnvianney.maestroweb.com.

On Saturday, Cancer and Community Charities will host A Wonderland of Wine and Food at the Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn. The evening, filled with entertainment, a 50-50 raffle, a silent and live auction, will begin at 6 p.m. Tim Heinig of the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course will be the featured chef for the event.

Enjoy Theater Arts for Children's presentation of "Hansel and Gretel" today, and help Spokane Valley families in need have food for Thanksgiving. The show begins at 5 p.m. in the auditorium at Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. For admission, bring nonperishable Thanksgiving food items, such as canned yams, canned cranberries, olives, Jell-O, canned pumpkin and cake mixes.

Breast Cancer Awareness month continues at Macy's at Northtown Mall on Friday with the seventh annual Fit for the Cure, sponsored by Wacoal. Beginning at 11 a.m., women are encouraged to make an appointment at Macy's lingerie department, but walk-ins are welcome.

Huckleberry's Natural Market, 926 S. Monroe Ave., continues to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Ribbon wine tasting on Friday. Beginning at 7 p.m., "pink friendly" wines, such as Luna di Luna Pink Merlot, Terra D'Oro Barbera, and Chateau St. Michelle Pinot Grigio and Syrah and a taste plate filled with cheese, crackers, and breads will be served to raise money for the Spokane Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and breast cancer research.

The following area residents recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Air Force Airman Sarah Dring is the daughter of Teri Dring of Nine Mile Falls and a 2006 graduate of Quincy Senior High School.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Northwest Woman Magazine, Deaconess Medical Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Valley Medical Center, Rockwood Clinic, Cancer Care Northwest, Holy Family Hospital, Women's Health Connection, and Kootenai Medical Center will hold the annual Because There is Hope on Monday. From noon to 8:30 p.m., the region's cancer specialists and physicians will be on hand with information on diagnosis, treatment options, survivorship, support groups, and more at the Spokane Community College Lair.

The following area residents recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Air Force Airman Tyler Bush is the son of Gloria Yingling of Electric City, Wash., and graduated in 2006 from Lake Roosevelt High School, Coulee Dam.

Steven Lippert of Ferris High School was selected to spend two weeks in the Earthwatch Institute's Student Challenge Awards summer program. “ William Cornwell, a senior at Ferris High School, recently was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award given in Boy Scouting. Cornwell is a member of Troop 272, and his project was providing 56 soccer balls, goal nets, training equipment and T-shirts for children at a mission in Comayagua, Honduras. He is the son of Charles and Gail Cornwell of Spokane.

The following is a continuation of Spokane students who received scholarships by the Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation for this academic year. Spokane: Theodoro Acosta, $1,200 Max Snyder Scholarship; Starcia Ague, $1,800 Jennifer McLaughlin Memorial Scholarship; Ettore Albuquerque, $2,100 Kendall Family Scholarship; Jerry Allen, $2,000 Spokane Central Lions Club Scholarship; Michelle Andre, $2,400 Touch the Future Scholarship; Kevin Armstrong, $500 Glenn Emmons Graphic Design Scholarship; Eric Beal, $2,400 Touch the Future; Bruce Benson, $2,400 Touch the Future; Holly Bohnert, $2,400 Touch the Future; Michelle Bradshaw, $2,100 Kendall Family; Aaron Boyd, $300 Mark and Lori Hall Scholarship; Irl Burlson, $500 Wagstaff Scholarship; Aileen Bursch, $2,400 Touch the Future; Devon Bursch, $2,400 Touch the Future; Richard Caldwell, $500 Wagstaff Scholarship; Karissa Calhoun, $2,100 Kendall Family; Kellie Clark, $2,100 Bob Baker Scholarship; Sean Coulson, $500 Vision Care Technology Scholarship; Michael Deal, $2,400 Touch the Future; Rebecca DeGroot, $500 WHCA/WCAL-Chapter 10 Scholarship; Megan Delzell, $2,100 Kendall Family; Sean Drummond, $500 Rotaract Club of Spokane Scholarship, $2,400 Touch the Future; David Easterly, $500 Wagstaff; Thomas Ferrell, $500 Wagstaff; Lori Flynn, $2,100 Richard and Susan Stannard Scholarship; Matthew Franczak, $1,500 Avista Corp. Scholarship; Marc Freer, $500 Wagstaff; Sharon Gerlach, $2,400 Eikrem Scholarship; Regina Giffing, $2,100 Kendall Family; Gavin Gloor, $2,100 Jeanne Abrams Wood Scholarship; Edwin Gowin, $500 Wagstaff; Rachel Gross, $2,400 Touch the Future; Roberto Guzman, $750 Opal and Pat Thompson Scholarship; Ashton Hall, $2,100 Bob Baker; Meagan Helean, $2,400 Touch the Future; Chris Henley, $500 Wagstaff; Todd Hestand, $500 Wagstaff; Angela Hill, $2,400 Eikrem; Ana Maianu Hotnog, $1,740 Margaret Davis Living Treasure Scholarship; Brandy Hunter, $2,100 Kendall Family; Jessica Johnson, $2,100 Bob Baker; Stephanie Johnson, $900 Embanet/John Thompson; Katherine Raley Jones, $1,200 Health Science Scholarship, $500 GFWC Woman's Club of Spokane Scholarship; Rayann Jordan-Dodson, $1,200 Helen Owen Health Sciences Scholarship; Robin Juamion, $2,400 Pence Health Science Scholarship; Jacqueline Kennedy, $2,400 Pence Health Science; Sergey Kurakin, $2,100 Raymond and Lois Hanson Scholarship; Artem Kuzmenko, $1,500 Kaiser Aluminum Manufacturing Scholarship; Camelia Lambert, $2,400 President's Award for Academic Excellence Scholarship; Stephen Latoszek, $2,400 Red Lion Hospitality Scholarship; Justin Lukes, $2,400 Touch the Future; Anne Kitchens, $2,100 Bob Baker; Farba M'Bow, $500 Wagstaff; Marenda Mallory, $2,400 Touch the Future; Michelle Martin, $2,400 Touch the Future, $500 WHCA/WCAL-Chapter 10 Scholarship; Lisa Meier, $2,400 Touch the Future; Cara Meyers, $2,100 Bank of America Scholarship; Ashlee Michelson, $2,000 Alma Treed Scholarship; Courtney Michelson, $2,400 Touch the Future; Ryan Naccarato, $1,500 Stevenson Family Scholarship; Damal Neil, $2,400 Touch the Future; Natasha Nelson, $900 Richard H. Stevenson Scholarship, $750 St. Luke's Nursing Alumnae Scholarship; Sardar Khan Nezamuddin, $500 Wagstaff; Michael Olson, $1,500 Avista Corp.; Denise Pascal, $900 Embanet/John Thompson; Jim Pernsteiner, $500 Vision Care Technology Scholarship; Erick Reeve, $2,400 Academic Achievement Scholarship; Brandi Revere, $2,400 Touch the Future; John Robinson, $500 Wagstaff; Josh Sanders, $500 Wagstaff; Allison Seymour, $1,500 Avista Corp.; Michael Shelton, $1,500 Avista Corp.; James Short, $2,400 Touch the Future; BrynAnne Smith, $2,100 Kendall Family; Rachel Smith, $2,100 Kendall Family; Dylan Stafford, $2,400 Touch the Future; Amber Stamps, $2,100 Kendall Family; Christopher Stephenson, $2,000 Alma Treed; Maria Votava, $2,400 J. Nau Memorial; and Alecia Wilke, $2,400 Touch the Future.

Mobius Kids, in the lower level of River Park Square, is hosting its annual Mixing at Mobius and giving the grown-ups a chance to share in the fun on Friday. From 6 to 9 p.m., martinis and hors d'oeuvres will be served, while the Nick Herman Trio will perform. A silent auction also will be held.

Tyler Wasson of Spokane was accepted for the Peace Corps and departed for Bulgaria in early August. Wasson is a graduate of East Valley High School and is the son of Vince and Donna Wasson of Spokane. Janelle Wagnild of Spokane Valley has been named an All-American Scholar. Wagnild is a student at Valley Christian School and is the daughter of Ed and Debbie Wagnild of Spokane Valley.

The Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation recently awarded more than 170 worth more than $317,000 to incoming and returning students for the 2007-08 academic year. Students are listed by their hometowns. Airway Heights: Al Greer, $1,000 Footsteps to Follow Scholarship, $1,350 Mary Crouse Memorial Scholarship.

The eighth annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at North Idaho College begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 30. Racers can register for $20 online at www.komencda.org or call (208) 665-9888 until midnight on Friday. Registration the day of the race is $30.

Join Wishing Star Foundation for an "Evening with the Stars" on Sept. 29 for the second annual Dishes for Wishes benefit dinner. The dinner and live auction will take place in the Skyline Ballroom at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive at 5:30 p.m.

This is a continuation of Washington State University's spring quarter 2007 president's honor roll with Spokane students. Spokane: Christopher Aldrich, Kimberly Allen, Joan Amistoso, Kate Anderson, Rebecca Anderson, Amy Arthur, Brandon Arthur, Chad Baker, Stephanie Bardin, Fred Barker, Brandon Barnes, Linda Beal, Chad Bemis, Ross Bindler, Amity Bishop, Kendra Bishop, Cheryl Bisson, Joshua Bland, Nicholas Bowman, Mikaela Brandon, Dennis Bridgeman, Mary Brim, Katherine Brooks, Casey Brown, Kayla Brown, Sean Brown, Susan Schmidt Bruner, Dianna Budgeon, Nicole Burdick, Matthew Burgermyer, Jacob Burnham, Cody Burns, Trevor Burns-McLay, Margaret Cahalan, Logan Callen, Mary Mendoza Capiral, Karleen Caples, Andrea Carnahan, Marissa Caryl, Thomas Cauley IV, Zachary Cazier, Mandy Charbonneau, Cynthiann Chase, Kathleen Chastek, Kara Christen, Erin Corder, Stephanie Correll, Bianca Cortez, Todd Cox, Jacob Crisp, John Curtis, Monica Daniels, Alyson Dempsey, Jackie Dewey, Edward Dewitt Jr., Victoria Dubigk, Jaime Ellis, Danielle Ellzey, Rebekah Eschenbacher, Joshua Escusa, Jennifer Eshelman, Ho-Hyun Eum, Tara Evans, Renee Fagras, Kateri Farrell, Jessica Finney, Jessica Flikke, Benjamin Floyd, William Floyd, Ashley Foster, Molly Fuhs, Spencer Funk, Ashley Gaddy, Corinne Gavrun, David Gigler, Jennifer Glockling, Jessica Gordon, Jason Graham, Zane Graham, Benjamin Greif, Jessica Gruber, Megan Guske, Nikole Hahn, Nicholas Hamad, Eimi Hara, Andrew Harbison, Joy Hardt, Stephanie Harton, Allison Hatcher, Michael Hauschild, Crystal Hawkins, Courtney Hayden, Emilee Hearrean, Molly Hennessy, Christopher Hensz, Nathaniel Hood, Danielle Hutchens, Rachel Inman, Tracy Isaacson, Adam Jaccard, Jonathon Jeffreys, Jenell Jennings, Benjamin Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Yolande Johnson, Leah Jordan, Samuel Jordan, Dino Karahodzic, Brian Kazemba, Lisa Kellerman, Michael Kestell, Mary Khalil, Felicia Kienbaum, Brandi Kimpel, Josh Kinder, Ellen Kirschbaum, Shannon Klein, Sanja Kovacevic, Mary Kowal, Lindsey Krauser, Cassandra Krum, Anastasia Kurrus, Allison Lake, Christine Lanegan, Tatyana Lapik, Michael Larkin, Anne Laucella, Jamie Lawson, Lesley Le, Alison Leach, Ina Lee, Jesse Lehman, Noriko Leitch, Brandee Lineback, Felicia Litzenberger, Erin Lockhert, Hilary Love, Kim Lyman, Yvonne Mai, Cassie Malecha, Amanda Malone, Tara Malone, Brittany Marshall, Erica Martin, Leah Masten, Heather Mathia, Jeffrey Mattson, Kendall Mays, Jessica McFaul, Shelby McGowan, Chelsey McLean, Robin McMullin, Travis McSpadden, Sarah Mellgren, Sara Merriman, Corinne Miller, Jessica Miller, Sarah Miller, Nancy Mortlock, Jill Munstedt, Emily Myers, Jason Neumiller, Lara Newburn, Scott Newton, Lira Nikolayevx, Shoba Nishek, Leann Noone, Kathleen O'Callaghan, Daisy O'Dell, Elizabeth Oens, Kimberly Parkey, Haley Parsons, Adam Peterson, Kristina Peterson, Kenneth Poppe, Brian Porter, Thomas Porter, Kenneth Powell, Erin Price, Janelle Probst, Kenneth Purdy, Heather Rainwater, Kristin Ramsay, Jennifer Rasmussen, Wesley Rasmussen, Andrea Read, Kendra Rechtschaffen, Kevin Reed, Ryan Reisert, Cara Rettig, Haley Rettig, Chase Rhodes, Taylor Rhodes, Zac Rhodes, Sara Richardson, Bobbie Riley, Laura Ripley, Sara Robinson, Carlos Rodriguez, Jennifer Ross, Johanna Rothstrom, Brian Rowbotham, Casey Rowell, Liliya Rusavskaya, Calley Ryan, Mara Ryan, Chloe Sahai, Phillip Sandefer, Brianna Schlaich, Benjamin Schmelzer, Bradley Schuldt, Ana Schultz, Raechelle Scott, Andrea Sears, Vicki Signer, Steven Smith, Samantha Spears, Molly Spencer, Candice Stancil, Alex Stanley, John Stark, Jessica Stebbins, Tiffany Stinson, Austin Storhaug, Jordan Storhaug, Katherine Swanson, Heather Sybouts, Laura Syhlman-Annal, Majid-Theodore Tanas, April Thomas, Justin Thornley, Ryan Town, Tuyen Truong, Nicholas Ulrich, Stephanie Underhill, Patrick Valeri, Amber Vanden Berg, Michael Varga, Evan Verduin, Shirley Wagoner, Melinda Wallis, Debbie Ward, Jonathon Waunch, Steven Weaver, Bethany Webley, John Welch, Kelsey White, Annalee Wilson, Jennifer Wilson, Michele Wolfe, Thomas Wright, Glenn Wyrick, Carolyn Yake, Ryan Zentz.

The following is a continuation of Washington State University's local Washington students named to the spring 2007 president's honor roll. Students are listed by their hometowns. Colbert: Erica Bourson, Carolyn Green, Tamara Hall, Leah Kelsch, Dana Saulibio, Lisa Shawen, Jennifer Sherwood, Jennifer Smith, Sirena Van Leuven, Dustin Walsh, Shana Whorton, Eric Williams.

Washington State University recently announced the spring 2007 President's honor roll Students are listed by their hometowns. Idaho

On Thursday, join Wishing Star at the Coeur d'Alene Resort for the seventh annual Wishing Star Celebrity Appetizer Challenge. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include appetizers prepared by Coeur d'Alene Resort chefs. Nine local "celebrities" have provided each chef with their favorite recipes.