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Sun., Nov. 7, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Spokane Parks and Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services Benefit Breakfast – 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 302 E. Boone. Call 625-6245 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. Will also be held Nov. 21. 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 November. Workshops include: “Power Tools 101: You Can Try It Before You Buy It,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install a Center-Set Faucet,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Weatherize Your Home,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Modify Your Home to Age in Place, Saturdays at 11 a.m.; “You Can Enhance Your Home with Holiday Lighting,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting,” 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 Dr. Topic will be “Fifteen Years of Volunteer Dentistry Overseas,” presented by Bob Morrow, D.D.S. retired. Lunch will be served at noon for $11, program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 for more information.

Bridge dedication ceremony – Friends of the Centennial Trail and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will dedicate the West Link Project, a recreational trail linkage which includes a new bridge to connect downtown Spokane to Riverside State Park, in a ceremony on Monday at noon on the south bank of the Spokane River near High Bridge Park. Light refreshments will be served. Call 624-7188 or e-mail friends@spokanecentennialtrail.org for reservations.

Jane Jefferson Democrats meeting – Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Topic will be “The New Medicare Drug Program – Fact v. Fiction.” For more information, contact Irene at 535-0171.

Washington Citizens Advisory Committee Spokane River Basin meeting – Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. in the conference room of the Spokane City Water Department, 914 E. Foothills. Topic will be information regarding the federal and state cleanup of heavy metals and PCB contamination in the Spokane River. Contact Lloyd Brewer at 625-6968 for more information.

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

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