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On Sacred Grounds - Customers can stop in with pets 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for photos by Valleyford photographer Richard Slover. Cost is $10 for a 5x7 color photo and a digital image. Pets must be leashed or caged. 12212 E. Palouse Highway, Valleyford. (509) 747-6294, www.onsacredgrounds.com.

Boomer’s - Singles club is having a dinner presentation; 6 p.m. Black Pearl Restaurant, 2104 N. Pines Road. (509) 290-5484.

Chili and hot dog feed - Benefits Edgecliff SCOPE; 4-7 p.m. VFW Post 1435, 212 S. David. $4.50 adults, $3 kids age 6-12; kids 5 and younger are free. (509) 477-6345.

Spokane Boat Show - Jan. 28-Feb. 4. “Only in a Boat.” Featuring the biggest dealers in the region. Sponsored by the Spokane Yacht Club. Hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Monday-Friday, noon- 8 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. $8/adults, $5/ages 12-17, free/age 11 and younger. Free parking.

Spokane Novelists Group - Strong critiquing of fiction only, novels and short stories. No poetry, nonfiction, memoirs, etc., please. Bring 5-10 pages to read to the group and 6-8 copies. Group meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month; noon. Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave. Free. (509) 891-1695.

Valley Chamber Gala - The evening begins with a social hour and silent auction, followed by dinner, awards and dancing; 6 p.m. Mirabeau Hotel and Convention Center, 1100 N. Sullivan Road. $50. (509) 924-4994.

Valley Fire open house - The Spokane Valley Fire Department will host an open house at Station 3 to get input on what name to give the station. There will be station tours, refreshments and a visit from Mako the arson dog; 1-4 p.m. Spokane Valley Fire Station 3, 2218 N. Harvard Road. (509) 892-4126.