Northwest Notes Sept. 8, 2011

Pring to speak

at NIC luncheon

Local businessman and entrepreneur Jack Pring will be the speaker at the North Idaho College Booster Club luncheon on Tuesday in the Coeur d'Alene Resort Shore Lounge.

Pring has worked with auto dealerships for more than 56 years, running nine different franchises as part of the Appleway Automotive Group in Spokane Valley. He also become involved in thoroughbred horse racing in the late 1970s and purchased Playfair Race Course in 1981 and is still involved in the horseracing arena.

The luncheon is open to the public, but the cost of lunch is not provided.

Information: 769-3348 or www.nicathletics.com

Tickets on sale

for Chiefs games

Tickets to individual games for the Spokane Chiefs regular season will go on sale today at 9 a.m. at the Chiefs' office and all TicketsWest outlets.

Spokane will host the Tri-City Americans on Saturday, Oct. 1 in the home opener. Of the 36 home games, 26 will be played on the weekend with nine Fridays, 15 Saturdays and two Sunday games and will play two on a Monday, including a special 2:05 p.m. start on Jan. 16 against Seattle.

Sunday games begin at 6:05. All others will begin at 7:05.

Information: (509) 535-PUCK (7825).

Pre-sale for annual Battle in Seattle

SPOKANE - Pre-sale tickets for the State Farm Battle in Seattle will be available to Spokane residents and members of the State Farm Battle in Seattle mailing list at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

The pre-sale will go until Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. and are available at Fred Meyer locations in Spokane and Veradale.

Gonzaga will face Arizona in the game on Dec. 4, matching teams who won their respective conference titles in 2010-11. Arizona is coming off a trip to the Elite 8, nearly reaching the Final Four.

It will be the fourth all-time meeting between the teams, with Arizona winning the previous three games. The two teams last faced each other Dec. 14, 2009, in Phoenix with the Wildcats beating Gonzaga 69-64.

Information: www.battleinseattle.com