Seven Teachers Receive Forest Education Grants
The Idaho Forest Products Commission has awarded education grants to seven North Idaho teachers. The teachers and their schools are: Dave Ballard, Lakes Middle School, Coeur d’Alene; Lori Frank, Coeur d’Alene High School; Jennifer Lamb, Seltice Elementary, Post Falls; Janet Langley, Spirit Lake Elementary; Mitch Santos, St. Maries High School; Lynnette Wade, New Century Classroom, Coeur d’Alene; and Ed White, Mullan School District.
More than $2,700 in grant money was given to help implement forest-related education projects in Idaho schools. Fifteen grant winners were selected from more than 80 applications throughout the state.
Navy Fireman Curtis A.
Niebuhr, son of Jan Niebuhr of Post Falls, recently received a Letter of Commendation while assigned aboard the guided missile frigate USS Curt, Yokosuka, Japan.
Niebuhr was recognized for superior performance of duty. He is a 1993 graduate of Lakeland High School in Rathdrum who joined the Navy in August 1993.
The Kootenai Medical Foundation has named its leaders for the 1995 Festival of Trees, an annual Thanksgiving weekend fund-raiser for the foundation.
Cyndi Hippler, festival director, has named the following people as committee leaders:
Konni Leichner, assistant director; Becky DeArmond, tree decorating; Linda Beal, Family Day, sponsored by the Kootenai-Behewah Medical Society; Diane Murray, Children’s Workshop, sponsored by Burger King and Snyder’s Bakery; Maritom Picket and Holli Pugsley, Holiday Fashion Show and High Tea.
Madge Williams and Linda Teets, Festival Shoppe, sponsored by Northern State Bank; Bonnie Delyea, finance; Karen Ouren and Mary Eastman, Friday de Lights and “A Country Christmas Dance”; Michael Regan, promotion.
Marilyn Miller, Senior Social, sponsored by Coeur d’Alene Eye Clinic and Ironwood Medical Supply and Oxygen; Paulette Fabian, Terri Ahlf and Cyndi Ramsden, Festival Gala; Jill Stilwell and Jan Feely, features; and P.J. Miller and Laura Britton, Breakfast with Santa, sponsored by Super 1 Foods.
This year’s festival, “A Jingle Bell Season,” will be Nov. 24 to 27 at The Coeur d’Alene Resort.
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