Celebrity Items On Auction Block

Don’t gripe about the drop in temperature - our recent cold snap is somewhat reassuring. It’s nice to know that even Mother Nature, who is supposed to set and follow seasonal patterns, gets confused once in a while.

It seems she had a lapse in decorum this winter and spent most of the season flirting with spring. Heaven only knows what woke her up, but she obviously decided to make the most of winter while there was still time.

In spite of her fourth-quarter efforts, spring is not far off and we can look forward to longer days, the greening of lawns and trees - and relegating winter clothing to the back of the closet.

To help get ready for warmer weather, The Spokane Guilds’ School and Neuromuscular Center will present “South of the Border,” its 14th-annual auction and dinner, on Saturday, March 11, in Gonzaga University’s COG.

Mike Price, head football coach at Washington State University, is honorary chairman and master of ceremonies. He will be joined by Dan Kleckner, sports reporter on KHQ-TV.

The Guilds’ School auction has a wellearned reputation for celebrity auction items, and this year is no exception. An autographed book by Gary Larsen will appeal to those mourning the retirement of “The Far Side” comic strip. Or how about an original “Dennis the Menace” comic strip autographed by Hank Ketcham?

Other celebrity goods include an autographed “For Better or Worse” book by Lynn Johnson; a Mary Tyler Moore script; an autographed shirt from the Statler Brothers; a digital clock autographed by Don Rickles; and a book autographed by Arnold Palmer.

On the local front, Milt Priggee, political cartoonist for The Spokesman-Review, contributed his Marilyn Monroe commemorative stamp cartoon.

The auction catalog also includes jewelry, trips, dinners, a Super Sonics game package, a mystery dinner party, a Lake Coeur d’Alene cruise and much more.

Doors open for previewing at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7, followed by the loud auction. Silent auction tables will close throughout the night.

Cost is $30 if reservations are made by March 4; $35 after that. For reservations, call 326-1651.

All auction proceeds benefit the Spokane Guilds’ School, which annually serves 165 to 200 children and their families. For 34 years, the Guilds’ School has worked with children from birth to 3 years old who experience developmental delays. It is the only comprehensive assessment and treatment center in Eastern Washington.

Papa Eats Out

Guests at the annual Spokane P.E.O. Reciprocity Association Spring Luncheon needn’t look to out-of-town celebrities to find stars. Guest speaker Margo Long, a teacher in the gifted and talented program in Whitworth College’s education department, will present “A Star You Are: Woman of the ‘90s.”

“Star Struck” is the theme for this year’s 11:30 luncheon in the Skyline Ballroom of Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park. Jacqueline Summers is president of the group’s Spokane Reciprocity, and JoAnn Nielsen is chair of the luncheon.

The event is open to members of all Inland Northwest P.E.O. chapters. State officers, past presidents and 50-year members will be honored. For further information, contact Betty Tiffany, 747-8786.

P.E.O., whose initials are a well-guarded secret known only by members, is a philanthropic and educational organization founded in 1869 at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Today the international organization has more than 248,000 active members.

Western Art Show

Cancer Patient Care of Spokane County will be a beneficiary of the annual Spokane Western Art Show and Auction Friday, Saturday and next Sunday at the WestCoast Ridpath Hotel.

Ten artists donated art works for the Cancer Patient Care to sell. In addition, a custom hand-made pair of boots, donated by McGlasson Boots, will be raffled at 3 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit low-income residents struck with cancer. Sunday. Raffle tickets are $1. Admission to the art show is free.

Subject: Healing children

Dr. Eric Johnson will discuss his experience with Heal the Children and its work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the Spokane College Women’s Association meeting Wednesday noon at Cavanaugh’s River Inn.

In Ethiopia, team members performed surgery to correct congenital heart defects on 24 children. For this mission, nearly 1 ton of medical supplies and equipment were packed by 29 Spokane volunteers.

For luncheon reservations, contact Rhoda Zobrist, 624-4522.

Music and drama

Dorothy Darby Smith and Pasqua Enochson will present scenes from two plays for the Friday Musical Club’s Feb. 24 meeting at the home of Irene McGrady. Pianist Charlotte Krocker, will also perform.

Assistant hostesses are Helen Byrne, Mary Virginia Miller, Chelle Baravalle and Kathleen Malindez.

Aging healthily

Members of Alpha Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae will gather for a noon luncheon Saturday at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park.

Gail Goeller, who wrote “Spokane’s Guide to Healthy Aging” with her husband, John, will present the program.

All alumnae are invited to attend. For reservations, contact Kay Stipe, 924-5067; or Nancy Nethercutt, 325-5167.

Slide show

Glenn Leitz, Fairfield, will present a slide show on his trip to southern Germany and the Ukraine to the Greater Spokane Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia next Sunday at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, S314 Spruce.

Leitz’s trip included an agricultural tour in the Ukraine and some ancestral research in Stuttgart.

Anyone interested in the heritage of Germans from Russia, or in genealogy research of this ancestry, is welcome to attend. For further information, call 328-7292 or 325-0843.

GU’s guild meets

The Greater Gonzaga University Guild meets Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Schoenberg Conference Center on campus. Corrine McGuigan, dean and associate professor of GU’s school of education, will be guest speaker.

Coffee is at 10 a.m., followed by the program at 10:30. For more information, call 327-4558 or 466-9453.

DAR members installed

Betty Jane Smith Chase and Sharon Lorraine Baker Holt, both of Spokane, and Bonita Arlene Daniel and Shelly E. Miller, both from Plummer, Idaho, were recently installed as members of the Jonas Babcock Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Chapter Chaplain Julie Hendricks presided over the installation and Linda Shiflett, chapter regent, presented the new members with DAR pins.

East meets West

Harry and Karen Goedde of the Spokane Valley will be special guests for the 94th state conference of the Washington State Society’s Daughters of the American Revolution in Seattle, Feb. 26 through March 1.

Goedde will tell of his World War II experience. The 40 state DAR chapters were asked to submit names of WWII veterans to speak at the National Defense and World War II Commemorative Banquet on Feb. 28. Goedde was the Eastern Washington veteran selected.

Shiflett and Jackie Daniels, first vice regent, will be delegates of the Jonas Babcock Chapter. Chapter member Dorothy Blosser, state treasurer, will also attend.

Lifesavers awarded

On Wednesday, March 1, the American Red Cross will honor 31 Inland Northwest people who risked their lives or have given unselfishly for the sake of someone else.

The awards will be presented at a banquet at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park. A no-host reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and award presentations.

Banquet tickets are $50, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the local ARC chapter.

To purchase tickets, send a check to American Red Cross, Lifesaver Awards, W315 Nora, Spokane, WA 99205.

Visiting artist at museum

Amalia Mesa-Bains, a San Francisco artist, curator and critic, will be the featured guest Feb. 21 in the National Endowment for the Arts Visiting Artist Series. The session will be held at the Cheney Cowles Museum.

The series program is sponsored by the Cheney Cowles Museum, Eastern Washington University and Spokane Falls Community College with matching NEA funds.

For further information, call 456-3932.