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Sat., Dec. 18, 2010

Today

Christmas tree sale – Through Sunday. Proceeds will benefit Hutton’s community service club. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Hutton Settlement, 9907 E. Wellesley. (509) 926-1027.

‘Little Mermaid’ – 4 and 7 p.m. Spokane Valley Partners, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. $10/general, $5/age 12 and younger. (509) 995-6718.

Spokane Valley Heritage Museum - “Under One Sky,” highlighting Spokane Valley history from 1800-1899, including Antoine Plante, Chief Andrew Seltice, Chief Spokan Garry and the Horse Slaughter camp. Also, “On a Wing and a Prayer,” aviation history of Felts Field profiling local pioneer aviators. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 12114 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane Valley. $6/adults, $5/seniors, $4/children. (509) 922-4570.

Sunday

Dance - The annual Christmas party. 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

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

‘The Economic Forecast’ - Engineers Forum of Spokane with speaker Shaun Higgins, The Spokesman-Review marketing director, who will report on the economic forecast. 12:30 p.m. Timber Creek Grill Buffet, 9211 E. Montgomery Ave. $9/lunch and beverage, $2/beverage only. (509) 244-3467.

Tuesday

Bingo night - Play Bingo the third Tuesday of every month for 25 cents a card; 7-8:30 p.m. McIntosh Grange, 319 S. First, Rockford. (509) 535-1165.

Drop in basketball - 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. through Dec. 21. Nonmarking shoes are required and showers are available. Valley HUB, 19619 E. Cataldo. $4 per session. (509) 927-0602.

Spokane County Library meeting - The board of trustees will discuss the 2011 budget; 4 p.m. Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road. (509) 893-8200.

ALS Patient and Caregiver meeting - Sponsored by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association Evergreen Chapter, Spokane Branch; 10 a.m.-noon. Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 12606 E. Mission Ave. (877) 201-3610.

Spokane Novelists Group - Strong critiquing of fiction only, novels and short stories. No poetry, nonfiction, memoirs, etc., please. Bring five-10 pages to read to the group and six-eight copies. Group meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month; noon. Argonne Library, 4332 N. Argonne Road, Millwood. Free. (509) 891-1695.

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