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ADAMS COUNTY Othello
Beanie Baby alert! Here’s your chance to own two baskets filled with bean-stuffed animals and help a worthy cause. Delta Upsilon sorority is holding a Beanie Baby raffle to raise money for the Othello Fire Department’s Christmas baskets for the needy fund. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased by calling (509) 488-5248.
FERRY COUNTY Republic
Some say it took a miracle to whip the flood-damaged Ferry County Fairgrounds into shape for this year’s fair. Others say it took WSU Cooperative Extension agent Dan Fagerlie. Fagerlie was chosen “Fair Person of the Year” for his tireless efforts to make sure the show went on. He spearheaded the drive for money and volunteer labor, a call hundreds of locals took to heart to rebuild the facilities.
GRANT COUNTY Moses Lake
A recent study of county growth and economic development says if current trends continue, the 2018 population in the basin will be 104,391. By that time, only 55 percent of Grant County’s population will live in cities, with 45 percent of residents preferring unincorporated areas, the study projects.
LINCOLN COUNTY Odessa
Hikers with a penchant for geology will be pleased that the long-awaited Lake Creek Trail will make its debut this spring. The trail, a 12-mile trek through Lake Creek and ending at Pacific Lake, has been in use for some time but lacks a trail head and services. The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to put in restrooms, an information kiosk and a loading chute in time for spring hiking and biking.
PEND OREILLE COUNTY Usk
A potluck and variety show benefit is planned to help a Camelot family who lost their home in a recent fire. Van and Linda Lee were caring for a sick relative in Spokane when the fire broke out. Their teenage daughter Gemin was at the home and got out unscathed. The potluck dinner is set for Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at the Usk Community Hall.
SPOKANE COUNTY Medical Lake
The city’s Waterfront Park closed for the season last week, but officials say the walking trail will remain open year-round. Vehicle access to the park is available through the upper lot off Pine Street.
STEVENS COUNTY Chewelah
Tourism information about Chewelah may soon be just a click away. The Chamber of Commerce recently asked the City Council for $30,000 in hotel/motel tax funds to purchase television advertisements. The ad campaign would run eight months during 1999 and feature Chewelah as an entertainment and tourism center.
WHITMAN COUNTY Colfax
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center administrator Gordon McLean was presented the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award at the meeting of the Washington State Hospital Association in Bellevue recently. The peer-selected award is the only one presented at the association’s annual banquet. McLean has been the Colfax hospital administrator since 1987.
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BENEWAH COUNTY Plummer
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe recently opened a Senior Citizen Center in Plummer. This is one of many long-term goals of the tribe. Other goals include an industrial and manufacturing facility, housing development, extended-care facility and a cultural facility.
BONNER COUNTY Priest River
Priest River Mayor Tom Hartliep appointed Mark Williams to the position of building official/planning and zoning administrator at Monday’s City Council meeting. Hartliep also appointed Theresa Wright to a vacant library board position. It was also announced at the meeting that Joel Saccomanno resigned his position with the police department to take a job with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department.
BOUNDARY COUNTY Bonners Ferry
Bonners Ferry law enforcement officers are challenging District Court Judge James R. Michaud’s decision to have officers leave their weapons outside the courtroom. Officers argue that the order violates their charge to protect the public and leaves the police vulnerable because the public is not required to leave weapons outside the courtroom.
KOOTENAI COUNTY Post Falls
Billy Miller received the Harry Button Award for Excellence Saturday during the Post Falls Ambulance annual awards banquet. Miller is a supervisor and advanced EMT in the Rathdrum division, and is a member of the Post Falls Ambulance Board of Directors.
LATAH COUNTY Moscow
Victoria Bellner Boone has been named executive director of the Office of Development of the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. William “Ran” Railey was appointed associated director. Boone came to UI in 1992 as assistant director of the UI Foundation, served as associate director from 1994 to 1998, then became director of development for the College of Business and Economics. Railey has served as director of major gifts and campaign coordinator for UI since 1995.
SHOSHONE COUNTY Kellogg
Sunnyside Elementary is holding a “Pennies for our Playground” campaign to raise money for playground equipment at the new school. The equipment was not included in the school bond levy passed by voters in October of 1997. Estimated cost for the new equipment is $45,000. Donations can be sent to Sunnyside Elementary, 101 W. Riverside, Kellogg, ID 83837.
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LINCOLN COUNTY Troy
The Troy Fine Arts Council is looking for work by Troy area residents to display in the new Troy Medical Arts Complex. Art must be suitable for hanging on walls. The artist’s name and price of the artwork, if it’s for sale, can be displayed with the art. For information, call Jeanie Gentry at (406) 295-7012.