Spokane calendar

Today

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 $4/adults, and $2.50/children ages 12 and under. Call 326-9211 for more information.

Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores through December. Workshops include: “Power Tools 101: You Can Try It Before You Buy It,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install a Garage Door Opener,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Track Lighting,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Refinish Furniture,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Enhance Your Home with Holiday Lighting,” 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.

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Riverpoint Campus Nursing Building/Washington State University College of Nursing,” presented by Gary Joralemon of Integrus Architecture. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 for more information.

Friendly Sons of the St. Patrick Paddy’s Day Parade meeting – Wednesday, 6 p.m. at O’Doherty’s Irish Grille. Meeting includes a slide show of Pat Hoy and Paul Delaney’s recent trip to Ireland. Reservations must be made by calling 465-9918 or e-mail eculkin@friendlysonsofstpatrick.com.

Ferris High School Christmas Tree Recycling – Drop off Christmas trees for recycling on Jan. 2, 8 and 9 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Ferris High School parking lot, corner of 37th and Regal. A $5 donation is requested, proceeds benefit the class of 2005 Senior All-Nighter. Contact Ted at 448-4118 for more information.

Burn Clean/Burn Safe seminar – Learn clean burning techniques that are cost effective and safe at a free informational seminar on Jan. 8, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at Spokane Fireplace and Patio, 27 W. Boone. For more information, call the Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority at 477-4727, ext. 115.

Geology lecture – “Glimpsing the Edge of the Universe: Results from the Hubble Space Telescope,” will be presented by Dr. Bruce Margon, associate director for science at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Jan. 13, 7 p.m. in the Lair Student Center auditorium at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Contact Andy Buddington at 533-8017 for more information.

Spokane Chiefs Hockey mascot Boomer’s appearances – Boomer will visit Supercuts stores: Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m., 9205 N. Newport Highway; Feb.7, 4-5 p.m., 1235 N. Liberty Lake Road; and March 5, 1-2 p.m., 14109 E. Sprague. Includes autographs, special drawings, and hair care product giveaways. Call 326-1891 for more information.

Spokane City Forum – Jan. 19 at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Topic will be “Navigating the Collaborative Sea: Enhancing Community Wellness,” presented by Anthony D. Bonanzino, Ph.D., incoming chair of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce. Lunch will be served for $8.50 at 11:45 a.m., program begins at 12:15 p.m. Reservations must be made by 10 a.m. Jan. 17. For more information, call 777-1555, e-mail spokanecityforum@yahoo.com or visit www.spokanecityforum.org.

Washington State Quilters – Spokane Chapter meetings – Jan. 20, 1 and 7 p.m., in the common room at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Speaker will be Bonnie McCaffrey, quilt artist. Admission is $7 to nonmembers, free to members. For more information, call Jeanne Williams at 467-6480 or visit www.geocities.com/wsqspokanechapter.

Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association presentation – Jan. 26, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook. Presentation will be given by Kirsten Franklin-Temple, Peace Corps recruiter from Seattle. Call (800) 424-8580 or e-mail KFranklin@peacecorps.gov for more information

Adult literacy programs – Education services provided by Rural Resources Community Action for Ferry, Pend Oreille and Stevens counties include English as a second language, adult basic education, GED preparedness, individual tutoring, family literacy and homeless/institutional education. For more information, call Jackie Henderson at (509) 685-6132, or Alva Palin at (509) 685-6133 or (800) 776-2178.

Neighborhood meetings – Held by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office to discuss neighborhood problems and terrorism. Call 477-3055 for dates, times and location.

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.