Holistic Health Fair Idaho

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Holistic approaches to autism - Organized by the Autism Society of Spokane. Chairman is Dr. Elizabeth Hesse Sheehan. Wednesday, 6:30-20:00, at St. Luke Institute for Rehabilitation, Room No. 200, S. 711 Cowley St. Social time and refreshments 6-6:30 pm E-mail @ Spokane ofwa.org autismsociety www.autism societyofwa.org or visit for more information.

Taking a stand against GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) - Participants learn about the movement of GMOs and non-GMO. Wednesday, 6:30-20:00, at the Pilgrim Center of Health Education, 1316 N. Fourth St., Coeur d'Alene.The cost is free. Call (208) 676-9730 for more information and to register.

Colds, flu and immune system - Public lecture covers how herbs and supplements may help ward off the cold, the construction of defense against the flu and boost your immune system. Thursday, 6:30-20:00, at the Pilgrim Center of Health Education, 1316 N. Fourth St., Coeur d'Alene. The cost is free. Call (208) 676-9730 for more information and to register.

Workshop Weight Loss Hypnosis - Eight one-week workshop using hypnosis, imagery, and EFT for weight loss with long-term results. Multiple therapeutic tools address underlying issues which play important roles in weight loss and maintenance. Held Tuesdays, Oct. 25-Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m., at 1411 W. Garland Ave., Suite B. Cost is $225, includes booklet and CDs. Preregistration and payment at www.steppingstones education.com required by Saturday. Call (509) 326-5350 or (509) 270-3161 for more information.

Coeur d’Alene Holistic Chamber of Commerce Third Semiannual Holistic Fair – Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at The Harding Center, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d’Alene. Free. Call (208) 676-9912 for more information.

“Big Bucks, Big Pharma – Marketing Disease and Pushing Drugs” – Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media presents a viewing and discussion of “Big Bucks, Big Pharma – Marketing Disease and Pushing Drugs” – a film that challenges people to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being. Video focuses on the industry’s marketing practices, media scholars, and health professionals to help viewers understand the ways in which direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication. Oct. 26, 6 p.m., at Gonzaga University’s Jundt Art Museum, Room 110, 502 E. Boone Ave. Admission is free, donations appreciated. Call (509) 313-3578, email nw-arm@gonzaga.edu, or visit www.nwresponsiblemedia.org for more information.

Hello from Idaho!

Years ago, I rescued a wild starling. He had a badly shattered wing and other wounds, and was a breeding age adult- full feathers and breeding plumage. He became an almost instant pet, and tamed up very quickly to become my best friend and the focus of my life. The wing healed crookedly and he never regained his ability to fly, however, he could hop and flap. He was an incredibly happy boy, and he loved me very much. However, my mother decided he had diseases and put him outside into a large parrot cage with widely spaced iron bars. He either fell or got his head pulled through by a predator, and he broke his neck. He stayed alive, waiting for me, until I found him, and died ten minutes later with horrible seizures. He said his goodbyes, but that didn't make it any better for me. I had lost my very best friend, and I miss Shadow every day even now. Now, three years later, my parents are divorced, and I have the opportunity to get another starling- this time, safely out of my mother's vicious reach. She disapproves heavily, but she has no control over what happens at my dad's house. I am getting a year old, surgically sexed hen. She was parent raised, so not tame yet, but if a wild starling can be tamed, I'm sure this one can. I was lucky enough to have a really cool flight cage that is starling safe fall into my lap from a yard sale, and she arrives next week from a breeder in Kansas. 10 chickens: Ali and Ariel, white leghorns, Sarah, a black frizzle cochin, Violet, a blue cochin, Eleanore, a red EE, Victoria, a buff laced polish, Helen, a partridge silkie, Rumor Has It, a WCB polish cockerel and my baby boy and two nasty birds, an EE roo named Rex and his lovely girlfriend, a Rhode island red named Melonie. Those two are separated from the rest for agression to the other birds, Melonie has nearly killed and Rex is the only bird she'll tolerate, and he tries to kill Rumor.

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