calendar

Today

On Sacred Grounds - Third annual amateur show, sale, Jan. 12-26, with reception Jan. 22, 4-7 p.m. On Sacred Grounds, 12212 E. Palouse Highway, Valleyford. (509) 747-6294.

Valley Youth Soccer Registration - Sign-up for Spring (April/May) 2010, for ages 4-14 (born 1995 through 2005). 9116 E. Sprague Ave. No. 138. $40. (509) 924-7661.

Sunday

Dance - Music by the Country Jammers. Refreshments will be served. Admission is by donation. 1-4 p.m. Tri Community Grange, one block north of Trent on Starr Road. (509) 926-3803.

Monday

“Amateur Radio-Emergency Radio - Getting the Message Through” - Engineers Forum of Spokane with Jack Tiley, registered instructor for Races AEC; 12:30 p.m. Timber Creek Grill Buffet, 9211 E. Montgomery Ave. $9/lunch and beverage, $2/beverage only. (509) 244-3467.

Naranon - Support group for relatives and friends of drug addicts; 6:30 p.m. Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines Road. (509) 230-5423, (509) 921-0361, (509) 467-9774.

Pickleball - Games are Monday through Thursday; 1-3 p.m. Hepton Community Center, 1831 S. Barker Road. $1 per day. (509) 570-2875.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly - The group meets every Monday; 9-11 a.m. Broadway Court Estates, 13505 E. Broadway. (509) 922-3874.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly-Valley Fourth - The group meets every Monday; 7-8 p.m. Valley Fourth Memorial Church, 2303 S. Bowdish. (509) 928-9158.

Tuesday

Breast Cancer Support Group - For women who want information and support through stages of cancer; 5:30 p.m. Cancer Care Northwest, 12615 E. Mission Ave., Suite 200. (509) 228-1244.

Grief Share - For those experiencing a loss and struggling to cope; 7 p.m. Dishman Baptist Church, 315 N. Argonne Road. (509) 891-1111 or (509) 924-0339.

Parliamentary Law Study - The group meets the third Tuesday of each month; 7 p.m. Central Valley SCOPE, 115 N. Evergreen. (509) 924-2476.

Pickleball - Games are Monday through Thursday; 1-3 p.m. Hepton Community Center, 1831 S. Barker Rd. $1 per day. (509) 570-2875.

Spokane Valley City Council Study Session – Tentative agenda items include a report on the city’s paveback program and a proposed animal control amendment; 6 p.m. Spokane Valley City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague Ave. (509) 921-1000.

Spokane Valley Executive Network - An association of business professionals who meet to exchange business leads and fellowship with one another; 8:30 a.m. Conley’s Place Restaurant, 12618 E. Sprague Ave. (509) 315-4536, (509) 928-7528.

Wednesday

60-plus Singles - Meets Wednesdays; 9-10:30 a.m. Old Country Buffet, 12209 E. Sprague Ave. (509) 892-7394.

E-mail Basics - Learn how to use email and set up a free Web-based e-mail account; 2 p.m. Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave. Free. (509) 893-8390.

Nicotine Anonymous - Twelve-step support group offering our experience to those who want to quit smoking; 3-4 p.m. Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. (509) 926-9804 or (509) 474-1845.

OSG Readers Club - Discuss “Noble House,” by James Clavell; 1 p.m. On Sacred Grounds, 12212 E. Palouse Highway. (509) 747-6294.

Pickleball - Games are Monday through Thursday; 1-3 p.m. Hepton Community Center, 1831 S. Barker Rd. $1 per day. (509) 570-2875.

Senior badminton - Games are every Wednesday; 1-3 p.m. Hepton Community Center, 1831 S. Barker Road. $1 per day. (509) 570-2875.

Spokane Valley Book Discussion Club - “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid,” by Bill Bryson; 2 p.m. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave. Free. (509) 893-8400.