Sta Holding One Last Meeting On Proposed Bus Route Changes

The Spokane Transit Authority holds one last public meeting to get feedback on revisions to proposed changes for the bus routes.

The drop-in meeting will be open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the STA Plaza in downtown Spokane.

STA recently changed its proposal because riders, including many of the more than 200 at a public hearing in October, expressed displeasure with the initial plan. The final proposal goes to the STA board for a vote Dec. 17.

In other events this week:

Today

Treasury bill auction in Washington, D.C.

Tuesday

Researchers from Canada, Washington, Oregon and Idaho attend the Apple Horticulture and Pathology Research Review of projects funded by the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission starting at 8 a.m. at the Wenatchee DoubleTree Hotel. Call 509-493-4415 for information.

Far West Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association and the Western Crop Protection Association hold their annual meeting at the Spokane Convention Center through Thursday.

Wednesday

The Washington State Department of Agriculture hears public comments on penalties for wholesale food storage and manufacturing firms that continue to expose the public to unsafe or adulterated food at 10 a.m. in Room 259 of the Natural Resources Building, 111 Washington St. SE in Olympia. Call 360-902-1815.

This is the deadline for public comment on the Idaho Public Utilities Commission’s plan to consider a request by Washington Water Power Co. to increase its natural gas rates. Written comments requesting a public hearing or addressing any aspect of WWP’s request should be mailed to the IPUC Commission Secretary, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0074. The Moscow-Latah County Economic Development Council holds its fall membership luncheon at the University Inn Best Western in Moscow, Idaho. Call 208-885-3801 for information.

The Washington State Fruit Commission holds its directors meeting from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the W.L. Hansen Building meeting room, 105 S. 18th St., Yakima. Call 509-453-4837 for information.

Thursday

Those who still need their pesticide license credits can attend two workshops at the Spokane County Agricultural Center, 222 N. Havana. For information call 509-533-2048.

Friday

WWP Chairman and CEO Paul Redmond will speak on shaping the Northwest’s electric future at 7:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree City Center Hotel in Spokane. Call the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce at 624-1393.

The Washington State University Research Forum, hosted by the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Congressman George Nethercutt, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Riverpoint Higher Education Campus Classroom Building 1. Call 459-4117 for information.

The U.S. Labor Department releases November producer prices.

, DataTimes MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: On the shelf Money’s Forecast 1998 issue: says investors will be “on a teeter-totter with a bear” next year as the Dow “swings between 7000 and 8500.” BusinessWeek in its Dec. 8 edition publishes its second annual list of best and worst corporate boards: Best: 1) Campbell Soup 2) General Electric 3) Compaq Computer 4) Microsoft 5) IBM 6) Chrysler 7) General Motors 8) Intel 9) Colgate Palmolive 10) Texas Instruments Worst: 1) Disney 2) AT&T 3) H.J. Heinz 4) Archer Daniels Midland 5) Dow Jones 6) Dillard’s 7) Rollins International 8) Occidental Petroleum 9) Ogden 10) Maxxam