Spokane calendar

Tue., Jan. 24, 2006

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Neighborhood Alliance meeting – The Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County will have its annual meeting featuring guest speaker John Roskelly, former Spokane County commissioner, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Building, 35 W. Main; 466-0576.

Women’s Association Luncheon – The Spokane College Women’s Association hosts Judge Shannen Rosmiller speaking on “Counter-Intelligence on the Internet,” 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division. Reservations required by Jan. 21. Lunch is available for $13; 465-0362.

Supper and social dance – The Scottish St. Andrew’s Society of Spokane hosts an evening of haggis, whiskey, dinner and dancing to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns, 6 p.m. Saturday, Mukogawa Fort Wright Commons, 4000 W. Randolph Road. Reservations are required, $35; 922-3661.

Masquerade ball – Spokane Valley Senior Center hosts a Mardi Gras masquerade ball from 7:30-9:45 p.m. next Tuesday at CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Wear purple, green and/or gold and wear a mask. Refreshments will be served. Music will be by Uncle Harold’s Dance Band, 18 and over only. Tickets are $5; 926-1937.

Community Forum – The event sponsored by Spokane Public Schools, the Spokane Police Department and the Safe Schools, Healthy Students program will address traffic safety, pedestrian safety, Internet safety, preventing identity theft and gang identification, 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Shadle Park High School, 4327 N. Ash; 354-7387.

World of ice – The Cheney Palouse Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host guest speaker Eugene Kiver, professor emeritus of geology at Eastern Washington University, with a presentation on “Glaciers 101: The World of Ice.” The public is welcome; 559-5818.

Compass Club luncheon – The women’s club for welcoming newcomers to the area hosts guest speaker Julia McHugh of the Spokane Aquifer Board, 11 a.m. Feb. 7, Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road. Lunch is $19; reservations are required; 465-8163.

Geology lecture – Katrin Iken, assistant professor at the School of Fisheries and Ocean Studies at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, will speak on “Arctic Ocean Exploration in Light of a Changing Environment,” 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the SCC Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene; 533-8017.

Lakes conference – The fifth annual Eastern Washington/North Idaho Regional Lakes Conference for residents and lake associations to discuss local lakes and watersheds, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Spokane Community College Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene. It is free and open to the public. Reservations must be made by Feb. 1; 533-7266.

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