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American Cancer Society Relay For Life Will Hold Annual Kickoff Party on January 19th 2012 at Spokane Community College Theater, – 985 S. Elm Street Colville, WA 99114, (West Entrance across from Colville Community Church), Colville, 5:30pm. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Stevens County will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at the SCC Theater for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year. The rally will feature a speaker from the American Cancer Society discussing the benefits our community has received from the funds raised at Relay and will honor the amazing efforts of the 2011 Relay For Life® participants and sponsors; snacks will be provided and prizes will be awarded. This also will be the first opportunity to register a team for the overnight event to be held starting on June 22nd 6PM at Colville High School. To join a Relay For Life Stevens County go to: www.relayforlife.org/stevenscountycolvillewa. The Relay planning committee is still looking for volunteers; contact Nikole Morrision for more info. The Youth Committee is now forming. The Youth Committee first started in 2011, comprised of mostly high school students and was successful in allowing our local young people to participate in an important community service project while earning hours towards their service achievement goals. All ages welcome. Join the fun and help fight cancer by emailing Lynn at davisauto@plix.com. The world’s largest grassroots fundraising movement, Relay For Life mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and provide participants with an opportunity to fight back against the disease. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups . . . people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Free Seminars sponsored by Longevity Health Clinic featuring East Asian/Traditional Chinese Medicine: Jan. 9 - Introduction to East Asian/Chinese Medicine, Jan. 16 - The treatment of Acute & Chronic Sickness and pain, Jan. 23 - Anxiety/Depression, insomnia, ADHD, PTSD, combat traumatic brain injury, and other emotional disorders, Jan. 30 - nicotine, drug and alcohol addiction, Feb. 6 - diabetes, obesity and hypertension. The seminars will be on Monday evening from 6 to 7 pm. Please mark your calendar and bring a friend and your questions. Longevity Health Clinic, 205 S. Park Street on Hwy 395 in Chewelah, 509-935-7444.

Do your New Year's resolutions include self-improvement, professional/personal development, such as improving your leadership and communication skills? Consider Colville Toastmasters. We meet every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at North East Washington Calvary Chapel, 233 S. Elm St., Colville, WA (Draper Memorial Building, across the street from the back side of the courthouse). Guests always welcome. It's lots of fun, too! Contact kathy@quintcareers.com for more information.

Lovitt Restaurant Presents: Seafood week, Jan 18 - 21, guest chef, Al Kowitz, tasting dinner, Jan. 28. lovittrestaurant.com or 509-684-544 for more information. Reservations recommended, 149 Hwy 395 S., Colville.

Mountain Path Yoga offers Yoga classes in the Iyengar and White Lotus traditions. Come experience yoga in our new studio at 818 E. Columbia! Intro to Yoga begins again Jan. 9 - Feb. 13, Mon. eves., 6-7:30, a six week series, $66, please call Sarah, 684-0965, for info and to register. Yoga on the Ball Wed. mornings and afternoons, call Tifanie Wells, 722-5281 for info and to register.

N.E.W. Animal Protection League presents the 3rd Annual Furball featuring The Fat Tones, Sat, Feb. 4, 8 pm to midnight. Dress up or dress down, just kick up your paws and have a tailwaggin time. Ag Trtade Center (Colville Fairgrounds), $10 at the door, cash bar. All proceeds to support our Spay and Neuter Clinic Fund.

North Country Artisans' Market will hold an off-season market on Wednesdays from 11am until 5pm at 282 W. Astor St. (The old North Country Co-Op ~ Across from the Ag Center). This effort to provide local vendors with an indoor space to sell their goods will include local farmers, artisans, and entrepreneurs offering a variety of produce, food products, art, hand-crafted goods, healing arts, live music, merchandise, information, prepared foods, hot and cold drinks, and more. Vendors are welcome to inquire about space availability, fees, and to request an application form by calling Deanna at 675-0084 or Sonia at 675-2085. We invite our local Colville community as well as our extended community in Stevens, Ferry, Pend O'reille counties and beyond to join us each week for an assortment of great products from local vendors in a warm and inviting space. Please stop by!

Heather’s Fairy Tale Bakery - Still baking?...Yes, I am. Breads and goodies at the Artisan/Farmers Market, Wednesdays, 282 W. Astor (look for the green/yellow building east of the fairgrounds). Select bread varieties are available at Meyers Falls Market. Special orders by phone or online at www.HeathersFairyTaleBakery.com. Minimums may apply. 576 N. Wynne, Colville, WA 509-684-6458

Will you help? Would you like to help people hurt by others? The child who is abused, the women who was beaten, the elderly who are ripped off. To stand up for them and provide your support, join the Family Support Center at Rural Resources as a volunteer. Your life will be richer for helping others! There are many volunteer duties from which to choose, such as Help Line, Office Advocate, Clerical Support, Safe Home provider, or serving as an Advisory Board Member. Call 685-3796 today for an application and we will help find the right volunteer fit for you.

Murphy's Law is ready to Rock! Dance and listen to your favorite rock and blues from five dedicated musicians with lead vocalists who have sung harmonies together since 1981; singer-songwriter Jim Murphy back from Nashville, Ruby, and Clifford Ward on fiddle and synth guitar, with hard-hitting drummer John Corcoran, and the innovative bass style of Randolph Knowles for an upbeat, fast-tempo dance beat! Are you planning a private party, wedding or event, then Murphy's Law would love to get your party rockin'! Contact us at 509-207-0404.

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