In brief: Pancake Day raises $23,000

SPOKANE COUNTY/COEUR D’ALENE – IHOP locations in Spokane Valley, Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, owned locally by CARDAN Hospitality Inc., participated in National Pancake Day on Feb. 23, to benefit Children’s Miracle Network.

The event raised more than $23,000 – all staying locally with Children’s Miracle Network of the Inland Northwest. The IHOP at Spokane Valley Mall led the entire western division (over 400 stores) in the raising of funds for CMN and the other three, including the Coeur d’Alene restaurant, finished in the top 10.

Restaurant employees sold “Miracle Balloons” prior to Pancake Day to add to the fundraising efforts, which were displayed on the restaurant walls.

For more information on Pancake Day and to make a donation, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

For more information about Children’s Miracle Network, call (509) 473-6370.

Tell us about summer camps

INLAND NORTHWEST – Deadline for inclusion in The Spokesman-Review Summer Camps Guide is April 14. The section will be published May 5.

E-mail submissions to summercamps@spokesman.com; mail them to Summer Camps, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210. Fax submissions to (509) 459-5083.

Any questions can be directed to call Joe Butler at (509) 459-5059.

Workshop on oral history

BOUNDARY COUNTY – The Boundary County Historical Society will host an oral history workshop on March 24 at the Boundary County Museum, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kathy Hodges, oral historian with the Idaho State Historical Society, will run the workshop. She will lead a discussion about memory, story and history, and explain some of the basics of recording and preserving oral narratives, using examples from the 2,500-plus interviews in the Idaho State Historical Society’s collection. The workshop will provide a full day of training for interviewers and community historians.

Cost is $20 and includes a workbook and lunch.

To register and for more information call Gini Woodward at (208) 267-5638 or pre-register at the Boundary County Museum, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free wellness classes offered

HAYDEN – The Panhandle Health District, 8500 N. Atlas Road in Hayden, will have “Living Well in Idaho” workshops, beginning March 24.

The six-week workshops will help participants manage chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes and arthritis. Experts trained at Stanford University will teach classes on healthy eating, breathing techniques, handling depression, working with doctors, medication use, and relaxation techniques.

Classes are offered from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m.

The workshops are free and open to the public.

To register and for more information call Mary Dickson at (208) 623-6040 or (208) 304-0313.