1947 fire engine has new home

Mike Ferguson, owner of Way Out West, said he has purchased a 1947 fire engine that was being sold by the GreenHouse Community Center in Deer Park to raise money for a new fence.

Ferguson said he moved the fire engine to his business on the West Plains along Interstate 90 where it can be seen from the freeway. Visitors to the business may also see the engine, which is believed to have originally belong to the Reardan Fire Protection District. He said he will probably drive the engine in next summer’s parade in Cheney.

Way Out West is on White Road a short distance south of the Medical Lake interchange (Exit 270) on I-90.

Mike Prager

Whitworth

University plans many events

Whitworth University will hold a number of events during October.

Today the dedication of the Ernst F. Lied Center for the Visual Arts will be at 4:30 p.m. Also today, Jim McPherson, Whitworth Associate Professor of Communication Studies and author of “The Conservative Resurgence and the Press: The Media’s Role in the Rise of the Right,” will have a reading and signing at Borders Books, 9980 N. Newport Hwy, at 7 p.m.

The event is free.

•“The Cradle Will Rock” will be performed Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Cowles Auditorium. A matinee will also be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday and there will performances on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $7; $5 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased by calling 777-3707 or at the door.

David Oliver Relin, author of “Three Cups of Tea” will be at Cowles Auditorium on Monday to discuss his book and social issues.

Call 777-4263 for information.

The event is free and open to the public.

•Through the Oct. 19, “Old Bones in a New Vernacular: Whitworth Permanent Collection” will be in display in the Bryan Oliver Gallery, room 201 of the Ernst F. Lied Center for the Visual Arts.

Admission is free.

For Gallery Hours call 777-3258.

•The annual fall luncheon, “A Journey Through Time with Music and Vintage Costumes” for the Whitworth Auxiliary will be Oct. 28 at the First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St. The Bazaar will begin at 11 a.m., seating for lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., and the program will start at 12:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and can only be purchased in advance.

Call Ada Brown at 466-6081 for tickets and more information.

From staff reports