Don't forget that the Liberty Lake City Council is having a retreat tonight at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 22170 E. Country Vista Drive. The agenda for the evening shows they will be discussing the project list for street maintenance, status of the Valleyway and Lakeside road improvements, the city arboretum, budget goals for 2012 and council districting. It should be an interesting discussion. The meeting is open to the public, but no public comment will be taken.

Also making news in Liberty Lake is a resident who traces his family tree back to George Washington's brother. Check out this story by SR reporter Mike Prager for more. Also, the lengthy saga surrounding the 4th district senate seat vacated by Bob McCaslin and filled by Jeff Baxter continues. Former state representative and former judge Mike Padden has announced he will run for the seat in November. Reporter John Craig has the details.

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