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Sun., Sept. 5, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Free Home Improvement Workshop – Home Depot stores offer the clinic “You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux Painting” at 2 p.m. today and every Sunday this month. Call (800) 430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com for more information.

Humane Society Pet Food Drive – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Albertsons, 13606 E. 32nd Ave. To contribute, drop off food items or purchase and place into drive containers. The Humane Society will also be on-hand with pets available for adoption. Contact Dave at 892-2112 for more information.

Upcoming

Compass Club Luncheon – Tuesday at the Spokane Country Club, 2010 Waikiki Road. Topic will be “Fox Theater’s Future,” with speaker Betsy Godlewski. Registration begins at 11 a.m.; lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $14. Contact Joyce at 927-4673 for more information.

Free Home Improvement Workshops – Home Depot stores offer clinics through September. They are: “Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw to Build a Picture Frame,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Decorate a Child’s Bedroom,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Update Your Countertop and Cabinets,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Laminate Flooring,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Save Energy in Your Home,” 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.

Lilac City Dog Training Club’s Fall Classes – Registration, Wednesday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 1612 E. Houston. Classes begin Sept. 13 and includes puppy through advanced obedience, advanced rally, and puppy agility. Owners can bring dogs to registration. Free behavioral consultations will be available; bring vaccination records. Call 487-9542 or visit www.lilaccitydogtrainingclub.com for more information.

Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute Meeting – Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., in Room 137 of the Eastern Washington University science building, Cheney. Topic will be “The Mysterious Mima Mounds of Eastern Washington,” given by Ted Doughty, associate professor of geology at EWU. Call 559-5818 for more information.

Dog Training Classes – Mandatory registration meeting for training classes through Spokane Dog Training Club Inc., Wednesday, 7 p.m., 2620 N. Locust Road. Instruction includes puppy pre-school, puppy kindergarten, home companion, competition obedience, jumping, rally, agility, flyball, herding and tracking. Bring current shot records; rabies and DHLPP are required. Classes begin Sept. 13 and will run through Nov. 4. Call 922-2645 for more information.

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Meeting – Saturday, 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, contact Shirley Penna-Oakes at 276-1740.

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