Spokane Calendar

Sun., Feb. 12, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Today

Whitewater safety – Seminar offered by Northwest Whitewater Association; 9 a.m. at the Valley YMCA, 2421 N. Discovery Place. $25 for non-members; (208) 661-3042.

St. John Vianney’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner – Served from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the church, 503 N. Walnut; $20 family of six, $6 adults, $5 seniors and children 6-12, free for children under 6; 926-5428.

Upcoming

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Guest speaker Tom Connelly, owner of Pilot Used Books, will discuss his business, noon Monday at Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.

Surviving war – Excerpts of the documentary “The Pilot” and discussion on the mental and emotional impact of war will be facilitated by Robert Smith, former director of psychiatry at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 3 p.m. Monday at Spokane Community College Learning Resources Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.

Poverty – The United National Association-Spokane hosts Bart Haggin of the Spokane County Growth Management steering committee will speak on the fundamentals of poverty, 7 p.m. Monday at Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 624-3608.

Valentine’s Day Dance – Spokane Valley Senior Center will host the dance with music by Uncle Harold’s Dance Band, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Refreshments will be served. 18 and over only; $5; 926-1927.

“The Bicycle Corps” – A film on the creation of the Bicycle Corps in 1897 by the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Spokane Community College Learning Resource Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-7382.

Black History Month – Spokane Falls Community College hosts Dan John, director of student programs and multicultural student services at Lower Columbia College, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Sub Lounges A and B, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive; 533-3240.

Spokane City Forum – Guest speaker Theresa Sanders, executive vice president-business development for the Spokane Area Economic Development Council, will present discussion on “Spokane’s Economic Development Succeeds with Leaps of Faith,” 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar. Reservations are required. Lunch is $8.50, $5 for students; child care available by reservation; 777-1555.

Whitworth College Great Decisions Lecture Series – Guest speaker John Yoder, professor of political studies at Whitworth, will speak on the “Democratization and Elections: Perspectives on Liberia” 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Weyerhaeuser Hall, 300 W. Hawthorne Road. Yoder served on The Carter Center’s international monitoring team that observed the elections in Liberia; 777-3270.

American Association of University Women – Guest speaker Kathy Carman, who lived in South America, will give a presentation about the Cuna Indians, 10 a.m. Saturday at Chic-A-Ria, 1812 W. Francis. Reservations are required. Lunch is $15; 487-1080.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – The guest speaker is Jayne Singleton, curator of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, noon Feb. 20 at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $12; 244-3467.

Oil supply lecture – Dr. Melissa Ahern, associate professor of health policy and administration, will speak on “Global Oil Depletion and Implications for Community Health and Sustainability: A Research Synthesis,” noon Feb. 22 at the Phase I auditorium, WSU Spokane, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.; (509) 358-7982.

Slave spirituality – The Rev. Moses Berry, curator of the Ozarks African-American Heritage Museum, will speak on “Slave Spirituality and the Ancient African Church,” 9:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the SCC Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene Street. He will also speak on “Slave Spirituality and the African-American Experience today” at 10:30 a.m.; 533-7185.

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