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Sun., March 20, 2005

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Today

Sons of Norway Pancake Breakfast – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Sons of Norway Lodge, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. All the pancakes you can eat with sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. Tickets are $4/adults, $2.50/children. Call 326-9211 or visit www.sonspokane.com for more information.

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Monday at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Travels in Nepal,” presented by Monica Spicker, Spokane Community College natural resource instructor. Lunch will be served for $11 at noon; program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 or e-mail engineersforuminfo@att.net.

Spokane Mountaineers meeting and slide show – Monday, 7 p.m. at the Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Slide show will include members’ “Ten Best Slides.” Call 838-4974 or visit www.spokanemountaineers.org for more information.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – March 28 at the Airport Holiday Inn, 1616 Windsor Drive. Topic will be “Waste Water – How Are We Doing?” presented by Russell Mau, Gonzaga University and CT Engineers. Lunch will be served for $11 at noon; program begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 244-3467 or e-mail engineersforuminfo@att.net.

Eighth annual Community Comgress on Race Relations – March 30, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Lair-Student Center at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Presenters include Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe, diversity consultants, and Jorge Cherbosque, clinical and industrial psychologist. Lectures are free; lunch is available for $5. Call 623-2050.

Humanist Focus Group meeting – April 2, 8 a.m. at the Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Program will be presented by Charlie Mason, geologist; breakfast will be available for $7. Call 448-2516 for more information.

Whitworth Hawaiian Club, Na Pu’uwai o Hawai’i (The Heart of Hawai’i), Annual Luau – This year’s theme will be “The Polynesian Islands,” and will include Polynesian food and cultural events and information, April 2 at 5 p.m. at the Whitworth Fieldhouse, 300 W. Hawthorne. Tickets are $15/adults, $8/children ages 6-12, and free to children under the age of 5. Call 777-4233 or e-mail na_puuwai@hotmail.com..

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