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Fri., Sept. 24, 2004

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39th Annual Mushroom Foray – All go hunting for mushrooms and then come back and identify the various species and learn the characteristics, today through Sunday. Hill’s Resort, 4777 W. Lakeshore Road, Priest River. (208) 443-2551.

Fall Festival - With live music, pumpkins, fresh herbs and vegetables, local raw honey, hand-made soaps, beeswax candles, pots for herbs and perennials ready for planting, arts and crafts. Music by The West Plains Drifters, Brad Keeler & Friends, The Honeybuckets, Banjo Bob Trapp, the Tuesday Bluesgrass Jam, and Bonnie Haines & Don Vaughn. Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Trees Company: Take I-90 to exit 270, Cheney-Four Lakes Road, 1.4 miles south and look for orange streamers on left. Free. 624-1901.

Green Zone Fall Festival - Free event for the whole family featuring 20-minute minisessions on a variety of home and yard topics for fall and winter. Live music and kids art projects, including building musical instruments from recycled materials. All your gardening questions answered at The Plant Clinic. Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 210 N. Havana. Free. 477-2048.

Autumn Joys and Jobs - Sundays in the Garden with Maralee Karwoski, presented by The Friends of Manito. Oct. 3, 2 p.m., Manito Park meeting room, east of Gaiser Conservatory. $5/general, free to Friends of Manito members. 456-8038.

Naturalizing Your Garden - Three-part series offered by WSU Extension. Courses are Oct. 7: Naturalizing Your Garden; Oct. 14: Plant Materials for Naturalized Landscapes; and Oct. 21: Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Prevention. 222 N. Havana. $50/person, $65/family. 477-2048.

Gardeners’ Gala Luncheon - Sponsored by Inland Empire Gardeners, with speaker Sue Goetz, creative gardener from Gig Harbor, on “Gifts From the Garden: Inspirations and Samples of Crafting, Culinary and Fragrant Gifts.” Oct. 16, noon, Ramada Inn at the Airport. $25. 535-8434.

Inland Empire Iris Society - Meets the fourth Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Manito Garden Center. 483-6918.

Manito Park Tour - Learn of areas that are 100 years old this year, sponsored by Spokane Parks and Recreation. Nov. 5, 1-4 p.m.; meet at Pioneer Park, lower parking lot, 507 W. Seventh. $13. 625-6200.

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