Fashion Show Will Benefit Goodwill

FOR THE RECORD: (May 2, 1995): Dorothy Powers will speak to the Esther Reed Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at 1 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The date was incorrect in Sunday’s society column.

Is there anything that makes a person feel more smug than getting a really good bargain on something? Isn’t it more fun to receive a compliment on something new when you know how little you paid for it?

There must be something energizing about finding nice things at a good price. If not, garage and yard sales wouldn’t bloom like wildflowers at the first sign of warm weather.

The chance to find the perfect fashions at the perfect price will be presented at “New York, New York,” Goodwill Industries’ 12th annual fashion show.

The event happens May 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ridpath Hotel Empire Ballrooms.

The fashions, designer styles included, will be for sale immediately after the fashion show and brunch. Hundreds of garments will be available at a fraction of the original prices.

Bobbi Johnson, president of Goodwill, will emcee the show. Special entertainment will be presented by Victoria Nicavvcia, 1995 Miss Spokane; Tracie Olin and the Carol Lee Dancers. Models will include Miss Spokane and Tiffany Brickner, 1992 Lilac Queen. Other models are Una McDowell, Georgie Barr, Bev Maerk, Toni Garman, Julie Rogers, Heather Carlson, Jan Wigen, Raquel Shrum, Rob Behm, David Baptiste, Clark Brekke, Lane Bueche, Christopher Lefevre and Josh Carlson.

Children who will model in the show are Jeremy and Jennifer Van Orman, Mary Waller, Kelli Tikker, Margeaux and Adrienne Fox, and Jason Stobie.

All proceeds from the fashion show and brunch will benefit Goodwill Industries’ office-equipment growth fund. Reservations are required by May 11.

Call Goodwill, 838-4246, ext. 420, for further information.

Ronald McDonald House happenings

The Friends of the Ronald McDonald House will hold their annual luncheon on May 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crescent Court. Christy Schammell is chair of this year’s luncheon. Cost for the luncheon is $20, and reservations can be made by calling the house, 624-0500.

April 22 was Spring Fling Day for all the Ronald McDonald House locations throughout the country. As a special benefit, Servicemaster provided heavy spring cleaning at every house. Carpets and upholstery were cleaned, and windows and walls washed.

Two new members recently joined the board of directors of the Spokane RMH. Rich Goodloe, owner/operator of the Kellogg McDonald’s, and Dr. Gary Livingston, School District 81 superintendent, were welcomed to the board.

Bloomin’ Bluegrass

Tune for Bloom will take on a new meaning on Saturday when the Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association presents “A Bloomin’ Bluegrass Show” at 7:30 p.m. at The Met.

Bluegrass Conspiracy, from Utah, will headline the event. The Full Moon Bluegrass String Quartet will open for them.

A jam session will follow the performance. A bake sale will be held throughout the evening.

Admission is $10 for INBA members and $15 for non-members. For further information, call Gloria Brayshaw, 624-5033.

Student ambassador celebration

“Eine Grosse Feier,” - German for “A Great Party” - will be presented May 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. by the Spokane-Lubeck Sister City Association to introduce the newly selected student ambassadors to their upcoming life in Lubeck.

The event, to be held at the German Hall, 35 W. Third, will feature German food, customs and music. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for students, and prepaid reservations are required. For further information, call 535-5603.

Mother’s Day neighborhood tour

This year’s sixth-annual Mother’s Day Historic Neighborhood Tour will feature homes on Sumner Avenue.

A self-guided walking tour brochure highlighting the broad range of architectural styles found in the neighborhood will be available. In addition, six homes will be open for first-floor interior tours.

Homes on Sumner Avenue were designed by several of Spokane’s most well-known architects: Cutter, Held, Hughes, Jones, Malmgren, Pehrson, Price, Stoddard, Westcott and Whitehouse.

The street will be closed to traffic from 1 to 4 p.m. A free shuttle bus will connect the tour area with free parking at Roosevelt School at 14th and Bernard, the Medical-Dental Building at 15th and Bernard, and the Cathedral of St. John parking area on 13th off Grand Boulevard (behind Lindaman’s).

Tickets are limited, and advance purchase is recommended. Tickets are $8 per person and are available after Monday at the Cheney Cowles Museum, 2316 W. First. They will also be sold after 12:30 p.m. on the day of the tour at the cathedral parking area.

No food, smoking, photography, backpacks or strollers will be allowed in the homes.

Powers of speech

Dorothy Powers, a well-known Spokane journalist, will be the featured speaker at a heritage tea sponsored by the Esther Reed Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

The event will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 314 S. Spruce, in Browne’s Addition.

Powers, author of “Dorothy: Powers to the People,” and “Heritage from Heroes,” will speak about the people who built Spokane. Her books will be available for purchase at the tea.

Helen Marie Frankart, Kay Peterson and Carmen Hagman are in charge of the arrangements for the tea. A donation of $3 per person is requested.

Nursing conference

The Rural Nurse Organization will hold its 10th Annual Conference at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park beginning Tuesday.

The three-day conference, “Uncharted Pathways to the Future - To Boldly Go Where No Nurse Has Gone Before,” will feature Diane Miller, a consultant with Creative Nursing Management in Minneapolis, Minn.

As part of the conference, a public fundraiser dance with music from the ‘50s and ‘60s will be held on Wednesday. Proceeds will benefit the RNO’s effort to advance education of nurses serving rural communities.

Tickets are available at all G & B Select-ASeat outlets or by calling 325-SEAT. For further information about the conference or the dance, call 459-4698 or 1-800-752-4890.

Gonzaga art exhibit

An exhibition of artwork selected from the thesis portfolios of Gonzaga University’s graduating senior art students will be on display at GU through May 13.

The exhibition in the school’s Ad Gallery features paintings, ceramic sculptures, drawings and prints. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information call Robert Gilmore at 328-4220, ext. 3212.

WAMPUM aid

The beneficiaries of Saturday night’s 27th annual WAMPUM, “The Lost Treasures of Atlantis,” are Allegro Baroque and Beyond, the Connoisseur Concerts Association Festival at Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and the Greater Spokane Music and Allied Arts Festival.

Others beneficiaries include Holy Names Music Center’s Music for Youth program, Spokane Art School, Spokane Chamber Music Association, Spokane Civic Theatre, Interplayers, Spokane Parks and Recreation Foundation, Spokane Area Children’s Chorus, Uptown Opera of Spokane, and Spokane’s public radio station, KPBX.