Special council meeting Monday

The Spokane Valley City Council will conduct a special meeting Monday to speed up its review of the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan.

The meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the second-floor conference room at City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague Ave.

Although the meeting is public, no public comments are accepted during any of the council’s ongoing deliberations on the proposed zoning code.

The code also will be the focus of Tuesday’s regular City Council meeting at 6 p.m., and council members are to decide then whether to schedule another special meeting on Jan. 26.

Tentatively, the council expects to wrap up the deliberations at its Feb. 3 meeting. If the schedule holds, the council will conduct a public hearing on March 3.

More information on the plan is available on the city’s Web site, www.spokanevalley.org, or by calling senior planner Scott Kuhta at 688-0049.

John Craig

East Valley

Asthma meeting for parents

Parents interested in learning more about asthma can attend the “A Breath of Fresh Air” meeting about asthma and allergy management at home and school hosted by East Valley Middle School.

The informational meeting will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 4920 N. Progress Road. The discussion will be led by Dr. Michael Kraemer of the Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic.

Refreshments will be provided and there will be door prizes. Child care will be available. For more information about the discussion or to make a child-care reservation, call Shannon Stookey at 924-9383.

Nina Culver

Spokane Valley

‘Mind Capture’ author to speak

Tony Rubleski, the author of “Mind Capture: How You Can Stand Out In The Age of Advertising Deficit Disorder” will be at Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Road, Thursday, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., to present his seminar “The Mind of Your Customers.”

Rubleski’s program will focus on: who the best salespeople in the world are; the number one mistake 99 percent of businesses and organizations make in marketing; proven ways to win referrals and repeat business; and simple and low-cost ways to supercharge current marketing efforts.

He is the president of Mind Capture Group, focusing on direct marketing consulting, copywriting, advanced public relations and sales and marketing training for business groups and sales teams.

For more information, contact Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Eldonna Shaw at 924-4994 or e-mail eldonna@spokane valleychamber.org.

Rainey Coffin