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Mon., Sept. 13, 1999

* Youth Leadership Spokane is accepting applications for its 1999-2000 class. The program is looking for sophomores and juniors with leadership potential. Classes meet twice monthly beginning in November. For an application, call (509) 742-9399. The deadline for applicants is Oct. 1. For more information, visit Youth Leadership Spokane on the Internet at http://cg.zip2.com/spokane/Groups-youthleadershipspokane.

* Corbin Art Center is hosting a series of classes on creative writing and poetry designed for adults and homeschool students. For more information, call (509) 625-6677.

* Free samples alert! The Spokesman-Review is looking for a teen to join its reader food panel. The panel meets one evening each month (usually the second Wednesday) to taste new supermarket products and to compare different name brands of the same item.

The only qualifications are a fondness for food and friendly conversation.

Interested? Send a short letter explaining why you’d be the perfect food panel member to: Food Panel, Features Department, The Spokesman-Review, PO Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210, fax to 459-5098 or e-mail rickb@spokesman.com. Be sure to include your full name, age and phone number.

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