Special Edition, Tuesday, May 4, 2010

What kind of leader are you? Find out by taking the quiz at MyLeadershipInstinct.com. Then, register to attend a FREE Leadership Instinct Simulcast on Wednesday, May 5, where you'll learn how to maneuver through the leadership jungle and hear from experts about characteristics that make great leaders - and some that don't. Entering their 17th year of business serving Spokane County, Express Employment Professionals owners Susan and Ira Amstadter would like to extend a warm welcome to attend this FREE leadership simulcast. Co-sponsors are: Leadership Spokane and Spokane Falls Community College. Attending presents an excellent opportunity to jumpstart the training of a new leader, or to refresh a more experienced leader's skills. The event will begin with a brief presentation from the Children's Miracle Network. Andy Buckley (better known as David Wallace from the hit show, The Office) will emcee the event and persenters are Jim Stovall, author of "The Ultimate Gift"; Ann Phillips, consulting partner with The Ken Blanchard Companies; Russ Moen, VP of human resources at Express Employment Professionals; and Bob Funk, founder and chairman of Express Employment Professionals. Leadership Instinct Simulcast will be held at Spokane Falls Community College from 2 to 5pm on Wed., May 5. For more information and to register, visit www.MyLeadershipInstinct.com.

Corrected Dates from yesterday's story:

Mountain Gear and Huppin's have partnered up for the 2nd Annual 10 Million Dollar Warehouse Sale, Friday May 14 through Sunday, May 16 at Mountain Gear's warehouse, 6021 E. Mansfield in Spokane Valley. Friday hours are noon to 8pm; Saturday & Sunday are 9am to 6pm. The sale offers discounts up to 85% on outdoor gear and clothing with discounts up to 65% on home electronics.

Two former Spokane residents have made the Time Magazine Top 100 list for this year; the list details "the people who most affect our world." Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins met at Mead High School in 1993. Mike was the artist and Jerry was the writer. They both were obsessed with video games. They both would have been successful in whatever field they went into, but they decided to produce an online comic strip about video games called Penny Arcade, which they started in 1998. Two years later it was popular enough that the two were able to quit their day jobs. Penny Arcade currently runs three times a week and has about 3.5 million readers. In 2003, they began a charity called Child's Play that provides video games to children who are patients in more than 60 hospitals around the world. In 2004 they started the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), a convention in Seattle that celebrates gaming culture. Last year more than 60,000 people turned out for it. They recently finished the East Coast version in Boston. Their website is www.penny-arcade.com.

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