HOLIDAY NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Monday, November 25 2002
Nov. 26, 2002^A variety of holiday events and opportunities will take place at University of Idaho during the coming weeks.^Attention Book Lovers – The annual UI Press holiday book sale is Friday, Dec. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Commons Clearwater Room. For more information, contact Susan Franko, (208) 885-3305, sfranko@uidaho.edu or, browse UI Press’ catalog at www.uidaho.edu/uipress/catalog.html^Holiday Centerpiece – Vandal Brand Meats is taking orders for hams and turkeys; sausage and cheese gift packs also are available. For more information, contact Ron Richard at (208) 885-6727, rrichard@uidaho.edu. Orders may be picked up the third week in December at the UI Meat Lab, Livestock Pavilion, West Sixth Street. ^Poinsettia Sale – The university’s Plant and Soil Science Club is sponsoring a poinsettia sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5-6 at the Commons. Red and rose plants range from $8 and $10. Proceeds help pay for students’ spring fieldtrip and the Ardie Gustafson scholarship for club members with academic achievement. Contact: Bob Tripepi, adviser, 885-6635, btripepi@uidaho.edu^Fall Choral Concert - The Vandaleers Concert Choir and University Chorus present "Gloria!" Sunday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), University Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door: $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens.^Annual Gift to the Community – The Jazz Choirs’ Holiday Concert is at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center. No admission charge. Get ready to rock.^The Gift of Jazz - Tickets for the 2003 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival (Feb. 19-22) go on sale Monday, Dec. 2, at North Campus Center and G&B Ticket outlets. A “Remembering Hamp Tribute” and a host of jazz celebrities are scheduled. Tickets range from $20-30 each.^Help Santa with Toys for Needy - UI Alumni Office and Student Alumni Relations Board, Moscow School District, the Moscow Mentors Program and Vandal Athletics are conducting a campus toy drive to provide a little cheer for 95 local kids who need it. New unwrapped toys can be deposited at drop-boxes in Greek and campus living groups. Or, toys and cash contributions may be taken to the UI Alumni Office on Blake Street until Dec. 5. The donations will be distributed to area children at the Santa Celebration 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at the University Inn. For more details, contact the SArb office at 885-5557 or Kristy Mayer, Alumni Office, (208) 885-5366, kristym@uidaho.edu^Annual ‘skunking-up’ of evergreens begins today on the UI campus. Landscape crews are spraying trees with a mix of skunk scent and coyote urine. The trees look beautiful and smell fine as long as the temperature stays cool. Bring them into a 55-degree environment, and you’ll wish you hadn’t. The warmth evokes “eau de pew.” Landscape chief Charles Zillinger says the program has saved specimens from being cut since it began in 1990. For details, contact Zillinger (208) 885-6633, charlesz@uidaho.edu^Contact: Leslie Einhaus, (208) 885-6489, lesliee@uidaho.edu or Nancy Hilliard, (208) 885-6567, hilliard@uidaho.edu, University Communications^-30-^LE/NH-11/26/02-TIPS^
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