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Wed., Nov. 29, 2006

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Upcoming

Winter Festival – The annual event hosted at the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge includes elk tours, a presentation by the WSU Raptor Rehabilitation Program, refreshments and live music, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the refuge, three miles south of Cheney on Cheney-Plaza Road. Donations will be accepted, with proceeds benefiting the environmental education programs on the refuge. Call (509) 235-4723 to make reservations for the elk tour or (509) 235-2760 for other questions.

Community sing-along – First Presbyterian Church will host its annual community performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” Rehearsal for singers is at 4 p.m. Sunday, followed by the concert with orchestra and soloists at 6 p.m., 318 S. Cedar. (509) 747-1058.

Engineers Forum of Spokane – Guest speaker the Rev. Floyd Schneider of Plymouth Congregational Church will speak on “The Background of Islam: Its History and Where We Are Going,” noon Monday at the Holiday Inn Airport, 1616 Windsor Drive. Lunch is $13. (509) 244-3467.

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