SPOKANE CALENDAR
Today
Free Home Improvement Workshops – Home Depot stores offer clinics through August. Today’s clinic at 2 p.m. is titled “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux.” Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.
Sons of Norway Pancake Breakfast – All the pancakes you can eat with scrambled eggs, sausage, juice and coffee, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. Tickets are $3.50/adults, $2/children ages 12 and under. For more information, call 326-9211.
12th annual Kids Day at the Zoo – Activities include roar-a-thon, face painting, food, prizes, music and special guest appearances, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Cat Tales Zoological Park, 17020 Newport Highway, Mead. Admission is $6/adults, $5/seniors/students, and free to children ages 12 and under. For more information, call 238-4126 or visit www.cattales.org.
Upcoming
Free Home Improvement Workshops – Home Depot stores offer clinics through August. They are: “You Can Decorate a Window,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Lay Outdoor Pavers,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Install a Center Set Faucet,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux,” Sundays at 2 p.m. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.
Pend Oreille Cougar Task Force Meeting – Wednesday, 7 p.m. in the conference room of the Cusick, Wash., American Legion. For more information, call (509) 445-1235.
Columbia Basin Development League and Odessa Sub-Area Aquifer Steering Committee Meeting – Thursday, 6 p.m. at the Moses Lake Fire Hall, 701 W. Third. Topic will be support for solving the Odessa Aquifer issue and continued development of the Columbia Basin Project. Odessa Sub-area Aquifer Steering Committee will also meet at 3 p.m. Contact Alice Parker at 346-9442 for more information.
Friend to Friend 25th Anniversary Celebration – Long-term care facility visitation program will celebrate anniversary Saturday, noon-2 p.m., at Mission Park. Festivities include entertainment, door prizes and lunch. Reservations required by calling 483-1600.
SFCC and Coeur d’Escrime Fencing Club Stage Combat Workshop – Presented by fight master Brad Waller, Washington, D.C., Saturday through next Sunday at SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Cost: $100 for both days; a portion of the proceeds will benefit the school’s drama program. For reservations, call Mike Winderman at (208) 765-3028 or e-mail bookery@bookerycda.com.
Women’s Equality Day Celebration – Aug. 26, 4-6 p.m., Comstock Park. Voter registration will be available. Contact Jan Polek at 448-2189 for more information.
Tour of Ferris Perennial Garden – Sept. 2, 6 p.m. at Manito Park. For more information, call 456-8038 or visit www.thefriendsofmanito.org.
Survivor Citizen Action Team Meeting – Survivors of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide from impaired drivers will meet Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m. at the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council’s Prevention Center, 8104 E. Sprague. Meeting is open to anyone interested in the enforcement and changes of existing DUI laws and the education of DUI accidents, victims or non-victims. Call 922-8383 or (208) 687-6996 for more information.
Dog Training Classes – Mandatory registration meeting for training classes through Spokane Dog Training Club Inc. on Sept. 8, 7 p.m., 2620 N. Locust Road. Classes will be Sept. 13 to Nov. 4. Instruction includes puppy pre-school, puppy kindergarten, home companion, competition obedience, jumping, rally, agility, flyball, herding and tracking. Current shot records - rabies and DHLPP - are required. Call 922-2645 for more information.
Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Meeting – Sept. 11, 12:30 p.m. in the main branch of the Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main. Topic will be “Ten Minute Talks From Ten Speakers.” For more information, call Shirley Penna-Oakes at 276-1740.
Family Identification Plan – Presented by COPS Northwest, offers IDs for all children and other family members at risk. ID packets are available at COPS Northwest on the first Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will receive a computer disk copy of their photo and a fingerprint card. A $1 donation is requested to cover costs, but no one is turned away. For more information, call or visit COPS Northwest, 2215 W. Wellesley, Suite D, Shadle Park Mall, on weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 625-3336.