Spokane calendar

Sun., Feb. 20, 2005

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Sons of Norway pancake breakfast – All the pancakes you can eat with 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, $2.50/children ages 10 and under. For more information, call 326-9211 or visit www.sonspokane.com.

Free home improvement workshops – Offered at Home Depot stores this month. Workshops include: “Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw to Cut Molding and Trim,” Tuesdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions,” Thursdays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Install a Faucet,” Fridays at 7 p.m.; “You Can Update Your Countertops and Cabinets,” Saturdays at 10 a.m.; “You Can Measure, Cut and Install Molding and Trim,” Saturdays at 2 p.m.; and “You Can Have Fun with Color 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 Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Long-term Care,” presented by Spike Cunningham. Lunch will be served at noon for $11; program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 or e-mail EngineersForumInfo@att.net for more information.

Spokane Mountaineers meeting and slideshow– Monday 7 p.m., Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Presentation and slideshow topic will be Spokane Mountaineer Tammy Filliater’s trip to Africa. Call 838-4974 or visit www.spokanemountaineers.org online for more information.

Greater Gonzaga University Guild lecture – Presented by Julie McCulloh, dean of admissions, Tuesday in the Hogan Lecture Hall, GU School of Business, 502 E. Boone. Coffee will be served at 11 a.m., lecture begins at 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Carol Speltz at 747-2218 or e-mail kcspeltz@msn.com, or Mallene Herzog by e-mail at hfcearlylearn@msn.com.

Stevens County Board of Commissioners public hearing – Tuesday, 2:30 p.m., Room 215 of the Stevens County Court House, 215 S. Oak, Colville. Topic will be the establishment and modification of application fees for the planning and building divisions of the Stevens County Land Services Department. For more information, call (509) 684-8325.

Tarot card classes – Beginning Tuesday, 6 p.m. at New Dawn Books, 509 W. Sprague. Presented by Carolyne ‘Chevy’ Pickup, nine-year experienced tarot card reader. For more information, call 838-3717 or visit www.newdawnbooks.com.

“Making Money in the Atlantic: Slavery and Western Wealth,” lecture – Presented by James Walvin, Ph.D., professor of history at the University of York, England, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. in the Robison Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall, Whitworth College, 300 W. Hawthorne. For more information, call 777-4303.

Out, United Together Conference – Spokane Falls Community College Gay/Straight Alliance Club and the Spokane Kootenai Pride Foundation are co-sponsoring this conference for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender high school students, Wednesday, at the SFCC SUB, Building 17, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Attendees will discuss how to fight homophobia, prevent hate crimes, understand gender identity and coming out. For information, call Heather Keast at 533-4507.

EWU Women’s Studies lecture – Wednesday, noon-1 p.m., Room 207 of Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University, Cheney. Topic “GLBT Health Care in the Northwest: How Discrimination Fears Impact Service Utilization” will be presented by Nick Jackson, associate professor of counseling, educational and developmental psychology. For more information, contact Carol Vines at 359-2898.

Women’s health and the sunshine deficit lecture – Presented by Laurie Winn Carlson, Thursday, noon-1 p.m., Room 207 of Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University, Cheney. For more information, call Carol Vines at 359-2898.

DNA LifePrint Child Safety Program – Bring your child to Chaffin Dental Care, 605 E. Holland Ave., No. 214, Friday, 3-7 p.m., or Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., to have a free DNA “fingerprint” made. The DNA kit is endorsed by John Walsh, child advocate and crime fighter. For more information, call (954) 584-1117 or visit www.dna-lifeprint.com.

Right to Life of Spokane presentation – Topic will be, “What Are Your Investments Supporting?” presented by Dean Whitman, Friday, 7 p.m., in the Fireside Room at the Salvation Army, 222 E. Indiana. Call 747-6678 for more information.

German American Society dinner and dance – Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Deutsches Haus, 25 W. Third. Dinner includes rouladen, red cabbage, potatoes and gravy, salad, dessert and coffee. Lives music includes the Norm Seeberger band. Tickets are $11; call 325-1113 or 838-8164 for reservations.

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