In brief: Girls softball league taking registrations

SPOKANE VALLEY – The Spokane Valley Girls Softball League is registering girlsages 5 through 18 interested in playing softball for the 2011 summer season.

Practices begin May 16 and the regular season runs June 13 through July 20. The end-of-the-season tournament will be July 25 through July 30, for 10U through 18U players. All games will be played at the East Valley High School complex at Wellesley Avenue and Sullivan Road.

Girls can register online at www.SVGSA.com or email info@svgsa.com. Cost is $40 per person and online registration ends on April 17.

For more information call (509) 922-3979.

Mayor giving speech at several locations

SPOKANE VALLEY – Spokane Valley Mayor Tom Towey will present his State of the City and Community Forum in a series of events starting next week.

“I’ll talk a little bit about some of the same things at each one, but the people who come will decide what we’ll talk about according to what is important to them,” Towey said.

The presentations will be held Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Valley Fourth Memorial Church, 2303 S. Bowdish Road; Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place; April 21 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Seth Woodard Elementary School in the gym, 7401 E. Mission Ave., and April 28 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

The first half hour of the meetings will be a presentation of a few highlights from 2010, some words on the budget and a brief outline of 2011 goals.

For more information, call Spokane Valley City Hall at (509) 921-1000.

City surveying attitude on services

SPOKANE VALLEY – The city of Spokane Valley will conduct a survey on city services.

Around 1,200 postcards were mailed this week to randomly selected households to let the residents know they have been selected for the survey. A questionnaire will arrive next week.

Residents will be asked to rate aspects of the quality of life, safety and their satisfaction with city services.

No identifying questions will be asked and all responses will be anonymous.

Results are expected to be presented to the City Council sometime this summer.