Clubs

Thu., May 11, 2006

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Flying Irish Running Club – Meets every Thursday at 5:45 p.m. at O’Doherty’s Irish Grille, 525 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Group runs three miles each week, walkers welcome; contact Tim at 747-0322.

Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association – Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) will meet the first Friday of the month, 5:3-6:30 p.m. at Conley’s Place Restaurant, 12618 E. Sprague; 928-0184.

Moms in Motion – Meets Wednesdays through the summer to train for local triathlon; all abilities welcome; call 327-9143 or visit www.momsinmotion.com.

Social/recreational

Sun Dance Sundowners Women’s Nine-Hole Golf League – Tee times are 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays. Call 466-4482 for information.Sun Dance Ladies 9-Hole Golf Club – Meets Tuesday mornings, Sun Dance Golf Course, 9725 N. Nine Mile Rd., Nine Mile Falls; contact Jane Trease at 466-8789.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) – Meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Southridge Community Church, 2607 S. Ray. For information, call 217-1989.

Trailhead Ladies Golf Club – Will meet on Wednesdays through the season at the Trailhead Golf Course, Liberty Lake; contact Sandi Hatcher at 928-5191.

Twice Blessed-North Spokane Mother’s of Multiples (twins and more) – Meets the second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Church of Christ on the North Side. Call 327-0715.

Wandermere Ladies 9-Hole Golf Club – Meets every Wednesday through the season. Contact Doris Durbin at 922-4878 for more information.

Special Interest

Embroiderers’ Guild of America – Mount Spokane Chapter meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, 1 p.m., at the Museum of Arts and Culture, Cheney Cowles Center; and 7 p.m. at Shriners Hospital. Open to anyone interested in the threaded needle arts. Contact Tana Carosella at 466-5054.

Greater Spokane Democratic Women’s Club – Meets the first Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m., Cafe Americana, Spokane Valley. Call 924-7212 for more information.

Lilac City Amateur Radio Club and 10=10 – Meets the second Tuesday of the month at St. Ann’s Parish Hall, 2120 E. First. 10=10 meetings begin at 7:15 p.m., radio club meets at 7:30 p.m. Call 534-8443 for more information.

Lilac City Crochet Guild of America – Meets Mondays, 5-8 p.m., Riverview Terrace Retirement Center library. For more information, contact Annie at 926-4851.

Learn to Tat – Meets the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hancock Fabrics, Sprague and Sullivan. For more information, call 624-7611, or visit www.shuttlebirds.com.

Northwest Decorative Painters, Tole Painters – Meets the third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. at Spokane Art Supply, 1303 N. Monroe. Call 292-0996 for more information.

Northwest Treasure Hunters – Meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m., Sinto Community Center, 1124 W. Sinto. Call 535-5931 or 534-4004.

Spokane Authors and Self Publishers – Meets the first Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m., Old Country Buffet, 5504 N. Division. Contact Barbara Cagle at 233-8051 or e-mail donbarbcagle@netzero.net.

Spokane Soaring Society – For people who enjoy flying sailplanes and gliders. Call 466-0206.

Shuttlebirds Tatting Guild – Meets the first Saturday of the month, 1-3 p.m., Sew Easy II, 603 W. Garland. For information, call 624-7611 or visit www.shuttlebirds.com.

Business/technical

American Businesswomen’s Association – Spokane Falls Chapter, providing personal growth and opportunity to businesswomen through leadership, education, networking and national recognition, meets the fourth Tuesday of the month for dinner and a meeting. For more information, call Nancy at 325-4967.

American Businesswomen’s Association – Willow Breeze chapter, meets the second Tuesday of the month. Call 483-6048.

American Society of Women Accountants – Meets the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m. with a speaker, at Red Lion Hotel at the Park. For more information, call Lisa Kroiss at 535-7464.

City of Spokane Design Review Committee – Open to the public, meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 5:30 p.m., council briefing room, basement level of City Hall. Agenda items are available the week before the meeting. For information, call the City Planning Department, 625-6060.

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