Buried Bones

Thursday

LEWISTON - A full day of discussions is planned as part of the 26th annual Lewis-Clark State College Native American Awareness Week on the campus today. This year's theme is "Knowledge Through Stories" and today's free events are all in the Williams Conference Center.

9 a.m. - Native American Student Presentation & Discussion of Stories and Culture, led by LCSC English Professor Chris Norden.

10:30 a.m. - A panel discussion titled "Nez Perce History: a Focus on the Early 1900s" which includes Chris Riggs, LCSC social science professor, and Leroy Seth, Wilfred (Scotty) Scott and Diane Mallickan, Nez Perce elders and leaders.

1:30 p.m. - "Building Community Through Relationships," featuring Johnny Lake, diversity consultant and assistant education professor at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore.

6 p.m. - Friendship Banquet, featuring presentation of the NAAW Lifetime Achievement Award, the Isaac (Ike) Wilson Memorial Scholarship and other scholarships.

Friday

LEWISTON - Hard Travelin' will bring their "folk music with an edge" Friday to the Blue Lantern Coffee House & Wine Bar here, 326 Main St.

The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. and, according to a news release, those who enjoy close harmonies blended with fine instrumentals of the hard-driving acoustic groups from the 1950s and '60s will enjoy Hard Travelin'.

The band formed in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley and features Dale Vallandigham on banjo, guitar, congas and vocals; Bill Johnson on banjo, guitar and vocals; and Bob Hopkins on guitar, bass and vocals.

Saturday

COLTON - The 33rd annual Steak and Wine Dinner and Benefit Auction at Guardian Angel-St. Boniface School begins at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Colton Booster & Gun Club here. Dinner includes a grilled-to-order steak dinner that includes a salad bar, roll and baked potato. In addition, the casino is open all night featuring blackjack and dice, and at 8:30 p.m., a live auction begins.

Dinner tickets are $30 each and may be purchased by calling Kim and Greg at (509) 229-3336 or Niki and Frank at (509) 229-3216.

The event benefits the school and its students, providing more than 80 percent of the Home and School Associations fundraising budget that goes toward books, computer equipment, teaching materials and salaries.

Saturday-Sunday

POTLATCH - Two benefit breakfasts are planned this weekend here.

The Potlatch Veterans of Foreign Wars Fundraiser Breakfast is from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the VFW Hall, 735 Pine St. The menu includes biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, orange juice and coffee, and the cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children.

On Sunday, the Potlatch Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast from 7-11:30 a.m. at Potlatch Elementary School. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-12; free for children 5 and younger; and $18 for an entire immediate family.

Wednesday

MOSCOW - Brandon R. Schrand of Moscow will read from his new memoir, "Works Cited: An Alphabetical Odyssey of Mayhem & Misbehavior" at 7:30 p.m. at BookPeople here, 521 S. Main St.

The author will sign copies of his book which will be for sale, and refreshments will be provided. There will also be a no-host bar.

Schrand also wrote "The Enders Hotel," a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Selection. His work has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies, including the Utne Reader, Tin House, Shenandoah and the Missouri Review, and he has won Shenandoah's Carter Prize and the Pushcart Prize.