3,000 Expected To Attend Northwest Mining Convention

Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus will speak Tuesday at the 103rd annual meeting of the Northwest Mining Association.

The mining convention which begins today will continue through Friday at the DoubleTree Hotel-Spokane City Center and the Spokane Convention Center & Agricultural Trade Center. More than 3,000 participants are expected.

Andrus will address the convention Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the convention center theater.

Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, will discuss mining law reform, federal land management practices and the Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup in a luncheon talk Wednesday at the DoubleTree.

Miners will reveal their literary sides in the fourth annual Prospector’s Poetry session Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree.

In other events this week:

Today

The Washington State Horticultural Association holds its annual meeting and trade show at the Wenatchee Convention Center through Wednesday. For information call (509) 665-9641.

The Washington Association of Conservation Districts meets through Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel City Center in downtown Spokane to discuss issues including salmon restoration, water rights and forestry. For more information call (206) 546-7690.

State Sen. Bob Morton, R-7th, meets with Lincoln County Ranchers at 6 p.m. at Me and Ma’s Cafe in Wilbur. For information call Tom Platt at (509) 725-4171.

Tuesday

The Northwest Washington Hay Growers Association conference is at the Deer Park Fairgrounds. Admission is $8 at the door. Call John Fouts at 447-2401.

The Washington State University extension office holds a workshop on children coping with divorce from 6 to 10 p.m. in Colville at the WSU Stevens County Extension, 985 E. Elm. Call (509) 684-2588.

The Spokane Regional International Trade Alliance sponsors a Spokane-Jilin Sister City meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathay Inn, 3714 N. Division. For information call Philip Sandifur at 835-2242.

Wednesday

U.S. Bank and The Journal of Business present the 1998 Regional Economic Forecast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Ridpath Hotel. Featured speakers are John Mitchell, senior vice president and chief economist for U.S. Bancorp., and Shaun Higgins, director of sales and marketing for Cowles Publishing Co. Call 459-1111.

Thursday

The Montana Association of Conservation Districts sponsors a Watershed Symposium through Friday at the Great Falls Holiday Inn. Call Mike Volesky at (406) 443-5711.

The Spokane County Cattlemen’s Association sponsors a meeting on holistic management at 6 p.m. at the Willow Springs Restaurant in Cheney. For information call 725-4171.

Friday

The Washington Association of Wheat Growers holds its annual convention at the Ridpath Hotel in Spokane through Sunday. Call (509) 659-0610.

The Inland Northwest Partners sponsors a 1997 Inland Northwest Economic Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. For information, call 744-3350 in Spokane. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Graphic: Measuring the Economy - Sales tax receipts

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More workers Through October, Boeing added 14,800 workers to the Washington State payroll this year, bringing its total of employees in the state to 102,000 - still below the company’s state record of 106,713 in November 1989. Limited hiring is continuing to offset production delays. Boeing job totals: Companywide jobs: 234,850 Pre-merger total: 125,822 Washington State: 102,000 Former McDonnell Douglas: 63,000 California: 43,250 Wichita, Kan.: 22,050 St. Louis: 22,050 Spokane: 575 Other locations: 39,200