In brief: Library closed today for Ironman
COEUR D’ALENE – The Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front St., will be closed today due to street closures for Ironman triathlon.
The Hayden Branch Library, 8385 N. Government Way, will be open noon to 5 p.m.
The library will resume normal hours on Monday at 10 a.m.
For more information call (208) 769-2315 or visit www.cdalibrary.org.
1910 fire featured in exhibit at library
COEUR D’ALENE – A photo exhibit of the 1910 fires is now on display at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave.
The images were taken in the days following the great fires of Aug. 20 and Aug. 21, 1910, that burned more than 3 million acres of forest and killed 85 people, a number of them firefighters. The fires burned a large potion of Wallace and destroyed many towns in North Idaho and Montana.
The exhibit is the first of a series of summer activities to remember the 100th anniversary of the great fires. In August, the library, in partnership with the Museum of North Idaho, will host a movie about the fires, along with a tour of Forest Cemetery, including a Forest Service historian.
The Museum of North Idaho will also feature “History on Fire,” as one of its summer exhibits.
For more information, call (208) 769-2315 or go to www.cdalibrary.org.
Outdoor Pursuits offers kayak, climbing classes
COEUR D’ALENE – The North Idaho College Outdoor Pursuits program will offer Sea Kayak Quickstart clinics on NIC’s Yap-Keehn-Um beach in July and August.
The three-part clinic is designed for beginners and will provide a brief overview of techniques and will include a paddle tour of Lake Coeur d’Alene.
The clinics will be offered on Tuesdays, July 6-20 or Thursdays, July 8-22, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Additional clinics will be offered on Tuesdays, Aug. 3-17 or Thursdays, Aug. 5-19, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Cost is $100 per person and covers all necessary equipment. All participants must be able to swim.
The Outdoor Pursuits program is also offering three-day climbing clinics in July and August at Q’emiln Riverside Park in Post Falls.
The clinics are designed as an introduction to rock climbing for beginners and those with some rock climbing experience, and will cover safety training, knot tying, anchoring, belaying and climbing techniques.
Clinics will be offered Mondays, July 5-19, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., or Wednesdays, Aug. 4-18, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost is $100 per person and includes all equipment and transportation.
To register, visit the NIC Workforce Training Center website at www.workforcetraining.nic.edu.
For more information, call (208) 769-7809 or e-mail jon_totten@nic.edu.
Pirates plan Lake Coeur d’Alene cruises
COEUR D’ALENE – “The Pirates of the Coeur d’Alene” cruise on Lake Coeur d’Alene will make its debut Thursday and will run through Aug. 31.
The interactive cruise is intended for children and parents, and includes a bag of goodies, along with “pirate grog,” and plenty of pirate banter. The action takes place aboard a fully decked out ship, complete with cannons and costumed cast members from Lake City Playhouse.
The cruises will run twice daily; 1 to 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Tickets are $29 for adults and $19 for children age 6 to 12. Children 5 and younger are free.
To purchase tickets and for more information, call (208) 765-4000 or go to www.cdaresort.com.
Ride for pancreatic cancer Aug. 28
CENTENNIAL TRAIL – The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network “Purple Ride Spok-d’Alene” 2010 will be Aug. 28 on the Centennial Trail to raise money for pancreatic cancer research.
The 35-mile bike ride will begin in Mission Park in Spokane and end in Riverstone Park in Coeur d’Alene.
The ride will include a community picnic and prizes. The Kelly Hughes Band will perform live.
Cost is $20 per person and includes a T-shirt and a picnic ticket. Tickets to the picnic are $10 per person for people not participating in the bike ride.
To register and for more information, go to www.pancan.org/purpleride.