Mount Spokane Study Group May Enter Bid To Operate Hill
The Mount Spokane 2000 Study Group, a private organization seeking to improve the Mount Spokane Ski Area, may decide this week if it will submit a bid to manage the ski hill.
Spokesman Ted Stiles said the group will decide Tuesday if it wants to enter a bid, or merely assist the Washington Parks Department in finding the best manager for the ski area.
The current contract to run the ski hill expires this June, and the state plans to make a decision in the next few months.
The Parks Department is negotiating with the current operator, Mount Spokane Ski Corp., but continues to look for other interested bidders for the ski site.
In other events this week:
Today
President Clinton proposes his budget for the 1996 fiscal year.
A Community Colleges of Spokane Small Business Development Center seminar on patents, trademarks and copyrights begins at 6 p.m. at SIRTI, N665 Riverpoint Blvd. The law firm of Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory and Matkin will teach the class. Cost: $35. Call 358-2050.
Tuesday
1995 Idaho Ag Summit opens in Boise, running through Wednesday. Call 208-345-0706.
The Washington State Potato Conference & Trade Show opens at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, running through Thursday. Call 509-765-8845.
Santa Fe Pacific Corp. and Burlington Northern Inc. scheduled to hold separate shareholders’ meetings on proposed merger.
U.S. Department of Labor reports on fourth quarter productivity.
Federal Reserve reports on consumer credit for December.
Wednesday
Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce and Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce combine for two-day legislative visit in Olympia.
Thursday
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal in Ottawa is scheduled to rule on whether minimum prices for red and golden delicious apples can be set to keep Washington growers from dumping apples in Canada at prices below the cost of production.
German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and President Clinton meet in Washington, D.C., to discuss economic and European security issues.
Pacific Northwest Warehousemen’s Conference opens in Wenatchee.
Friday
Spokane Mayor Jack Geraghty speaks at 7:30 a.m. to the Good Morning Spokane Area meeting at the Sheraton-Spokane Hotel. Cost: $7. Call 624-1393.
Tom Talkington, manager of Senske Lawn & Tree Care in Spokane, speaks at noon to the Spokane Ag Bureau at the Stockyards Restaurant.
Labor Department reports on January producer prices.
Saturday
Armando Orellan, trade office manager of the IdahoMexico Trade Office, begins two-week, statewide tour to help companies develop international business.
xxxx On the shelf Business Week, Feb. 6: Canadian Bombardier Inc., which operates a wholesale distribution center in Post Falls for its Ski-Doo snowmobiles division, is working on a joint rail venture in China. Business Week says the deal could cement its role as a worldwide transportation powerhouse. Mineral revenues 1994 revenues collected by Northwest states from mineral leases on federal lands. Alaska: $5,176,389 Idaho: $2,397,490 Montana: $24,637,234 Oregon: $48,955 Washington: $236,958 Source: Dept. of the Interior